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The Diet Of Worms
''The Diet of Worms'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot Bernice applies for a job at the Depository - a place where all the great literary achievements of the human race are stored. Cast *Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman * Peter Summerfield - Thomas Grant *Panthea Vyse - Catherine Harvey *Myrtle Bunnage/Mrs Tishpishti/Robots - Beth Chalmers *Examiner - Matthew Sweet *Robots - Ralf Collie Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ... External linksBig Finish Productions - ''Professor Bernice Summerfield: The Diet of Worms'' Bernice Summerfield audio plays Fiction set in the 27th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from '' 2000 AD'', '' Blake's 7'', '' Dark Shadows'', ''Dracula'', '' Terrahawks'', '' Sapphire & Steel'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''Stargate'', ''The Avengers'', '' The Prisoner'', '' Timeslip'' and '' Torchwood''. History Founded in 1996, Big Finish in late 1998 began releasing audio plays adapted from the New Adventures, a series of novels from Virgin Books which had originally been licensed ''Doctor Who'' stories, but by then had become officially independent from the show and were based around the character of Bernice "Benny" Summerfield. In 1999, Big Finish obtained a non-exclusive licence to produce official ''Doctor Who'' plays, beginning with the multi-Doctor story '' The Sirens of Time' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction On Television
Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality. Story creation and scientific accuracy Science fiction tries to blend fiction and reality seamlessly so that the viewer can be immersed in the imaginative world. This includes characters, settings, and tools. Viewers often critique the scientific plausibility and accuracy of technology and technological concepts. In the 2020 series ''Away (TV series), Away'' a notable plot point in the eight episode, ''Vital Signs'' has astronauts listen intently for a sound boom picked up by a real-life Mars rover called InSight. Similarity, in 2022 scientists used InSight to listen for the landing of a real spacecraft. Visual production process and methods The need to portray imaginary settings or char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralf Collie
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in French. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish. * Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian. * Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Given name Middle Ages * Ralph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Harvey (British Writer)
Catherine Mary Caughey (née Harvey, 8 December 1923 – 12 April 2008) used Colossus computers for codebreaking at Bletchley Park during World War II. Early life Catherine Mary Harvey was born in Eldoret, Kenya, on 8 December 1923, and spent her early life on an isolated farm there. She was educated in England, at St Mary's School, Calne in Wiltshire, and Harcombe House Domestic Science School, in Dorset. World War II service Harvey was called up for war service in 1943. After thorough interviewing and testing, she was chosen to work as a "Wren" in the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), allocated to "Special Duties X" at Bletchley Park. Here from early 1944, she worked in the "Newmanry" (named after Max Newman) using the Colossus computers for deciphering German High Command messages. Later she was responsible for the teleprinter room in the Newmanry, where Tunny (Lorenz cipher) messages were received from the main intercept station located in Kent. Post-war life After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Grant (actor)
Thomas Grant may refer to: Sports * Tom Grant (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball player * Thomas Grant (cricketer) (1879–1934), Australian cricketer * Oliver Grant (rugby union) (Thomas Oliver Grant, born 1933), Scottish rugby player * Thomas Grant (footballer) (born 1995), Scottish footballer * Tommy Grant (Canadian football) (1935–2011), Canadian football player * Tommy Grant (ice hockey) (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player Other * Sir Thomas Tassell Grant (1795–1859), English inventor * Thomas Grant (bishop) (1816–1870), Catholic bishop * Thomas Vincent Grant (1876–1966), Canadian senator * Thomas Grant (barrister) (born 1969), English barrister and author * Tom Grant (jazz musician) (born 1946), American smooth jazz pianist and vocalist * Tommy Grant (EastEnders) The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2004, by order of first appearance. Dom Shaw Dom Shaw, played by Lloyd McGuire, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bernice Summerfield Characters
This is a list of recurring characters from the Bernice Summerfield stories, both the original ''Virgin New Adventures'' featuring Bernice and the subsequent and ongoing series of audio dramas and novels by Big Finish Productions. Bernice Summerfield was a companion of the Doctor in the ''New Adventures'', a series of books based on the long-running BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', but which latterly became based around the character of Bernice. B Irving Braxiatel C Clarence Clarence is an artificial intelligence from the People. The character was created and introduced by Simon Bucher-Jones for ''Ghost Devices'' in which Clarence appears in the form of an angel (he is named after the angel in ''It's a Wonderful Life'') to Benny. Clarence is an agent of God, the artificial intelligence that controls the People's Dyson sphere and is eventually revealed (in '' Tears of the Oracle'') to be a character from '' The Also People''. G God God is the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length '' Doctor Who'' novels, the '' New Adventures''. The ''New Adventures'' were authorised novels carrying on from where the ''Doctor Who'' television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel '' Love and War'' in 1992. History A 26th century archeologist, Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present right up until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in ''Happy Endings'' but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, '' The Dying Days''. That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene decided to cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations, and helps people in need. Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; in 2017, Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to officially play the role on television. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the series with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length '' Doctor Who'' novels, the '' New Adventures''. The ''New Adventures'' were authorised novels carrying on from where the ''Doctor Who'' television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel '' Love and War'' in 1992. History A 26th century archeologist, Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present right up until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in ''Happy Endings'' but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, '' The Dying Days''. That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene decided to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Sweet (writer)
Matthew Sweet (born 2 December 1969) is an English journalist, broadcaster, author, and cultural historian. A graduate of the University of Oxford, he has been interviewed on many documentaries about television for the BBC and Channel 4. Early life Born in Hull, Sweet received a doctorate from Oxford on Wilkie Collins. Career Sweet was among the contributors to '' The Oxford Companion to English Literature'' and was both film and television critic for ''The Independent on Sunday''. Sweet's book, ''Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema'' (2005) is a history of the British film business from the silent days, and includes interviews with surviving figures from the period. A television documentary series was adapted from the book. Sweet has written other television films and series, including ''Silent Britain'', ''Checking into History'', ''British Film Forever'', ''The Rules of Film Noir'', ''Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies'', and ''A Brief History of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Doctor Who Audio Plays By Big Finish
This is a list of audio productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' produced by Big Finish Productions. Overview These are the season and episode counts for all seasons and series released , ordered by the date that they were initially released. Cast The dramas feature both former actors who portrayed the Doctor and his companions, and new continuing characters as well as elements from other spin-off media. The canonicity of the audio dramas, as with other ''Doctor Who'' spin-off media, is unclear. To date, productions have featured the Fourth (Tom Baker), Fifth ( Peter Davison), Sixth (Colin Baker), Seventh (Sylvester McCoy), Eighth (Paul McGann), War ( Sir John Hurt), Ninth ( Christopher Eccleston) and Tenth (David Tennant) Doctors portrayed by their original actors. In April 2022, it was confirmed Jo Martin would reprise her role as the Fugitive Doctor in a series of audio adventures. Big Finish's current li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Days (Bernice Summerfield)
Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Who'' novels, the ''New Adventures''. The ''New Adventures'' were authorised novels carrying on from where the ''Doctor Who'' television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel '' Love and War'' in 1992. History A 26th century archeologist, Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present right up until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in ''Happy Endings'' but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, ''The Dying Days''. That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene decided to continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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