The Doctor Who Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

My Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD Blu-ray arrived today from Amazon marketplace seller HotShotRecordsGermany. They shipped on the 18th so it took five days to drop through my letterbox.

I know Susan was questioning of the contents specifically subtitles so here are a few pics i took from my tv screen.

The second image is the first thing you see when the disc loads. The fourth is regarding the new restoration.

Oh and it has a reversible sleeve which loses that green monstrosity 12 sticker.

Look forward to hearing the Newman /Gatiss commentary.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) about to discover who the new arrivals are in Silver Nemesis (1988)

[Susan Foreman]

Guest actors appearing in DRAGONFIRE who have previously appeared in the show:

• Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush)
• Tony Selby (Sabalom Glitz)
• Tony Osoba (Kracauer)
• Shirin Taylor (Customer)
• Leslie Meadows (The Creature)

Who: Before And After #864

Name: Sophie Aldred [1962 - ]
Year(s): 1987 - 1989
Stories: Dragonfire part 1 – Survival part 3
Character(s): Ace [31 episodes]

Note(s): Very active in the Whoniverse:

• Is married to Big Finish Who actor Vince Henderson
• Appeared as Ace in the 1990 mini episode 'Search Out Space' and the 1993 Children In Need special 'Dimensions in Time'
• Appeared as herself in the 2013 unofficial 50th anniversary special 'The Five(ish) Doctors (Reboot)'
• Appeared in the Webcast 'Death Comes to Time'
• Appeared in the trailer for the 26th series Blu-Ray release Ace Returns!
• Appeared as Ace in the 2020 Elisabeth Sladen tribute video Farewell Sarah-Jane

Appeared in the Direct-to-DVD adventures

• 'Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans' / 'The Zero Imperative' / 'Mindgame' / ''Mindgame Trilogy' / 'Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor'

Appeared in numerous Big Finish audio adventures:

• In the 'Doctor Who Main Range' stories 'The Fearmonger' / 'The Genocide Machine' / 'The Shadow of the Scourge' / 'Dust Breeding' / 'Colditz' / 'The Rapture' / 'The Dark Flame' / 'Zagreus' / 'The Harvest' / 'Dreamtime' / 'LIVE 34' / 'Night Thoughts' / 'The Settling' / 'No Man's Land' / 'Nocturne' / 'The Dark Husband' / 'Forty-Five' [False Gods' / 'Order of Simplicity' / 'Casualties of War' / 'The Word Lord'] / 'The Magic Mousetrap' / 'Enemy of the Daleks' / 'The Angel of Scutari' / 'Project: Destiny' / 'A Death in the Family' / 'Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge' / 'Protect and Survive' / 'Black and White' /'Gods and Monsters' / '1963: The Assassination Games' / 'Afterlife' / 'Revenge of the Swarm' / 'Mask of Tragedy' / 'Signs and Wonders' / 'You Are the Doctor and Other Stories' ['You Are the Doctor' / 'Come Die with Me' / 'The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel' / 'Dead to the World'] / 'A Life of Crime' / 'Fiesta of the Damned' / 'Shadow Planet' / 'World Apart' / 'The High Price of Parking' / [The Blood Furnace' / 'The Silurian Candidate' / 'Red Planets' / 'The Dispossessed' / 'The Quantum Possibility Engine' / 'Muse of Fire' / 'Concierge' / 'An Alien Werewolf in London' / 'Dark Universe' / 'The Flying Dutchman' / 'Displaced' / 'The Grey Man of the Mountain'
• Appeared in the 'Special Release; stories 'The Veiled Leopard' / 'The Light at the End' / 'The Legacy of Time' / 'The Split Infinitive'
• Appeared in the 'Lost Stories' adventures 'Thin Ice' / 'Crime of the Century' / 'Animal' / 'Earth Aid'
• Appeared in the adaptations of the novels 'Love and War' / 'Theatre of War' / 'All-Consuming Fire' / 'Nightshade'
• Appeared in the 'Companion Chronicles' story 'The Prisoner's Dilemma'
• Read the 'Destiny of the Doctor' audio story 'Shockwave'
• Read the 'Short Trips' audio stories 'Police and Shreeves' / 'Critical Mass' / 'The Riparian Ripper' / 'The Shadow Trader' / 'Dark Convoy' / 'Washington Burns' / 'Doctors and Dragons' / 'Dead Woman Walking' / 'Inside Story'
• Appeared in the Bernice Summerfield audio stories 'Beyond the Sun' / 'Many Happy Returns' / 'Random Ghosts' / 'The Lights of Skaro' / 'The Pyramid of Sutekh' / 'The Vault of Osiris' / 'The Eye of Horus' / 'The Tears of Isis
• Appeared in the 'Gallifrey' stories 'Intervention Earth' / 'Enemy Lines' / 'Celestial Intervention' / 'Soldier Obscura
• Appeared in the 'Eighth of March' audio story 'The Big Blue Book'
• Appeared in the 'UNIT' story 'Dominion'
• Appeared in the 'Class' audio story 'In Remembrance'
• Appeared in the 'Iris Wildthyme' audio story 'Iris at the Oche'
• Appeared in the 'Torchwood' audio story 'The Red List'

Read the audiobooks of:

• The Target Novelisations 'The Greatest Show in the Galaxy' / 'The Witchfinders'
• The BBC 'Past Doctor' Novel 'Illegal Alien'
• The BBC 'New Series' Adventures 'At Childhood's End'
• The BBC 'Children's Books' stories 'The Secret in Vault 13' / 'The Maze of Doom'
• The 'Interludes' story 'The Haunting of Bryck Place'
• The 'Puffin eshort' stories 'The Roots of Evil' / 'Something Borrowed'
• The 'Time Lord Fairy Tales' story 'Snow White and the Seven Keys to Doomsday'
• The 'Twelve Doctors of Christmas' stories 'All I Want for Christmas' / 'The Grotto' / 'Loose Wire'
• The 'Tales of Terror' stories 'The Living Image' / 'Blood Will Out' / 'The Mist of Sorrow'
• The 'Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories' adventure 'Time Lapse'
• The 'Wintertime Paradox' stories 'He's Behind You' / 'Father of the Daleks' / 'Inflicting Chri'stmas' / For the Girl Who Has Everything' / 'Visiting Hours' / 'We Will Feed You to the Trees' / 'Christmas with the Plasmavores' / 'A Girl Called Doubt' / 'A Perfect Christmas' / 'Missing Habitas Frond' / 'A Day to Yourselves' / 'The Paradox Moon

Has Writing Credits for:

• The Novel 'At Childhood's End'
• The Short works 'Timewyrm: Genesys' (foreword) / 'Set Piece' (afterword)
• The Reference Book 'Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era'

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: None

After Who:
Films: Thriller Theater! (2011), The Search for Simon (2013), A Wizard's Tale (2018)
Television: Corners [70 episodes as a Presenter (1987-1991)] / Jackanory: Never Kiss Frogs! and Other Stories [4 episodes as the storyteller (1989)] / Rainbow: Wrong Day (1990) / Playdays [20 episodes as the Storyteller (1990)] / Melvin & Maureen's Music-a-Grams [26 episodes as Maureen (1992-1993)] / Words and Pictures [76 episodes as a Presenter (1992-2001)] / Numbertime [63 episodes as the voice of Little Juan (1993-2001)] / EastEnders [2 episodes as Suzie (1993)] / Wimzie's House [20 episodes as the voice of Wimzie (1995)] / Jackanory: Potion Commotion (1996) / It's a Mystery [10 episodes as a Presenter (1996)] / WOW! [16 episodes as a Presenter (1996)] / Under the Influence [7 episodes as a Presenter (1997)] / Space Cadets: Omegas vs. Alphas (1997) / ZZZap! [41 episodes as Minnie the Mini Magician (1999-2001)] / Albie (2000) / Fetch the Vet: A Busy Day for Fetch (2000) / El Nombre [26 episodes as the voice of Little Juan (2001-2003)] / Sergeant Stripes [7 episodes as the voice of Stripes (2002-2004)] / Shadow Play [4 episodes as Ros (2004)] / Tiny and Crew [5 episodes as Sophie Socket (2008-2021)] / Noddy in Toyland [5 episodes (2009)] / Dennis & Gnasher [25 episodes as the voice of Dennis (2009-2010)] / Bob the Builder [11 episodes as the voice of Muck (2010-2011)] / Bananas in Pyjamas [4 episodes as the voice of Morgan (2011-2013)] / Tree Fu Tom [30 episodes as the voices of Tom / Puffy (2012-2014)] / Peter Rabbit [7 episodes as the voices of Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (2016)] / Cops and Monsters: Revolution in a Teacup (2016) / Gentrification [9 episodes as Tabitha (2020)]

[iank]

Rumours circulating that departing Eastenders actress and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has been cast as the new companion for the new Doctor and that an official announcement will be made before the end of August.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #865a

Name: Edward Peel [1943 - ]
Year(s): 1987
Stories: Dragonfire part 1 – Dragonfire part 3
Character(s): Kane
Note(s): Had previously been considered for the roles of Scobie, Bilton and Sheard in the 1982 story 'Time-Flight' and Nilson and Bulic in the 1983 story 'Warriors of the Deep'

Before Who:
Films: O Lucky Man! (1973), Daft As a Brush (1975), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), The Black Stuff (1980), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980), Shogun (1980), The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs (1981), Britannia Hospital (1982), Lassiter (1984)
Television: The Fellows: No Cage for This Bird (1967) / Fly Into Danger [6 episodes as Jeff Strong (1972)] / Country Matters: The Black Dog (1973) / Helen - A Woman of Today: Frank (1973) / Second City Firsts: If a Man Answers (1973) / Treasure Island [3 episodes as Abraham Gray (1977)] / All Creatures Great and Small [2 episodes, different characters (1978-1988)] / Out: I Wouldn't Take Your Hand If I Was Drowning (1978) / The Sweeney: Bait (1978) / Horse in the House: Strangles (1979) / Play for Today: Comedians (1979) / Breakaway [6 episodes as Sgt. Holiday (1980)] / Emmerdale Farm [32 episodes as Tom Merrick (1980-1982)] / Shogun [5 episodes as Pieterzoon (1980)] / Caleb Williams [2 episodes as Cox (1980)] / Bognor: Unbecoming Habits [6 episodes as Vivian (1981)] / Bread or Blood [2 episodes as Benett (1981)] / The Gentle Touch: Doubt (1981) / BBC2 Playhouse: The Grudge Fight (1981) / Minder: Broken Arrow (1982) / Strangers: A Much Underestimated Man (1982) / Bloomfield: Twilight for a Private Eye (1983) / Crown Court: Night Fever (1983) / The Fourth Arm [5 episodes as Sergeant Major Gidney (1983)] / The All Electric Amusement Arcade (1983) / Juliet Bravo [20 episodes as Detective Chief Inspector Mark Perrin (1983-1985)] / By the Sword Divided [14 episodes as Walter Jackman (1983-1985)] / Miracles Take Longer (1984) / Sorrell and Son (1984) / Fox Mystery Theater: A Distant Scream (1984) / Dempsey and Makepeace: Set a Thief (1985) / Screen Two: Coast to Coast (1987) / Truckers: Hired Guns (1987)

After Who:
Films: The First Kangaroos (1988), Unnatural Causes (1993), Bad Company (1993), Hillsborough (1996), Shakespeare's Globe: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014), Wasteland (2018)
Television: The Castle of Adventure [8 episodes as Mannheim (1990)] / Watt on Earth [2 episodes as Councillor Carrington (1991)] / Heartbeat [2 episodes, different characters (1992-2006)] / The Bill [3 episodes, different characters (1992-2006)] / Underbelly [2 episodes as Principal Officer Reeves (1992)] / Cracker [7 episodes as the Chief Superintendent (1993-1995)] / Emmerdale Farm [114 episodes as Anthony Cairns (1997-1998)] / Casualty: Trust (1998) / London's Burning [24 episodes as John Coleman (2000-2001)] / Clocking Off: Pat and Roy's Story (2003) / Doctors [6 episodes, different characters (2003-2020)] / Little Princess [25 episodes as the voice of The King (2007-2020)] / The Royal Today [2 episodes as David Collingworth (2008)] / Hollyoaks [2 episodes as Angus Harper-McBride (2011)] / The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby [2 episodes as Dr. Brightside (2012)] / Ripper Street: Tournament of Shadows (2013)

Who: Before And After #865b

Name: Nigel Miles-Thomas [1958 - ]
Year(s): 1987
Stories: Dragonfire part 1 – Dragonfire part 2
Character(s): Pudovkin

Before Who:
Films: Carry on Emmannuelle (1978),
Television: How's Your Father?: Rag Week (1980) / The Professionals: Need to Know (1980) / Juliet Bravo: Cages (1980) / Metal Mickey: Football Crazy Mickey (1981)

After Who:
Films: None
Television: Minder: An Officer and a Car Salesman (1988) / Uncle Jack and the Dark Side of the Moon: Kidnapped (1992) / Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy: A Dig at El Ninny (1993) / Middlemarch (1994) / Grange Hill [14 episodes as Mr. Davies (1995-1996)]

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Behind the scenes on Thin Ice (2017) as we see the cameras view of Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts.

[Susan Foreman]

The BBC have confirmed that the next episodes of 'Doctor Who' - the 'BBC Centennial Special' - will be broadcast sometime in October

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

The BBC have confirmed that the next episodes of 'Doctor Who' - the 'BBC Centennial Special' - will be broadcast sometime in October

It'll be before the 15th as it's previewed in the next issue of Doctor Who Magazine.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

It'll be before the 15th as it's previewed in the next issue of Doctor Who Magazine.

Hmmm!

It's being screened as part of a week of shows that celebrate the Centennial of the BBC

Remembering my media studies course at college, the British Broadcasting Company was formed on October 18th, 1922

October 17th, 2022 is a Monday, so it would make sense for the week long revelries to run from then until Sunday 23rd (unless it runs from Saturday 15th October until Friday 21st October)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Hmmm!

It's being screened as part of a week of shows that celebrate the Centennial of the BBC

Remembering my media studies course at college, the British Broadcasting Company was formed on October 18th, 1922

October 17th, 2022 is a Monday, so it would make sense for the week long revelries to run from then until Sunday 23rd (unless it runs from Saturday 15th October until Friday 21st October)

Surely if that were the case then the preview in the magazine would be in the following issue. Makes no sense to have it in this next one. They've always previewed as such in the past.