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(In 2005, the BBC relaunched Doctor Who after a 16-year absence from episodic television. The production team chose to restart the series numbering from scratch, but some fans of the programme prefer to label the 2005 series as Season 27, the 2006 series as Season 28, and so on. Also, for the first time since the 1965–66 season, each episode has an individual title.) List of Doctor Who serials - Series 1 2005. (Initially promoted as standalone episodes, all 13 episodes of the 2005 series ...

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As a child his ambition was to play football for his beloved Manchester United, but he found himself to be a much better actor than he was a footballer, and inspired by television dramas such as Boys from the Blackstuff, he took to acting as his profession. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and first came to public attention as Derek Bentley in the 1991 film Let Him Have It, based on true events. However, it was a regular role in the TV series Cracker (1993–94) — culminating in his character's dramatic death in the second series ...

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Christopher Eccleston, Christopher Eccleston - Biography, Christopher Eccleston - Doctor Who, Christopher Eccleston - After the Doctor, Christopher Eccleston - Filmography, Christopher Eccleston - Television, Christopher Eccleston - Radio and Narration, Christopher Eccleston - Theatre, Christopher Eccleston - Selected Awards and Nominations, Christopher Eccleston - Film & Television, Christopher Eccleston - Notes/Trivia

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Bill Nighy (born December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey) is an English actor. He started in television and theatre before appearing in cinema roles in 1981. He is together with but not married to the actress Diana Quick. They have one daughter, Mary. Nighy has starred in many radio and television dramas, notably the BBC serial, The Men's Room (1991), and more recently the thriller State of Play (2003) and costume drama He Knew He Was Right (2004). He played Sam in the 1981 BBC Radio dramatisation of The Lord of the Rings, and also appeared in the 1980s BBC ...

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Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. They are best known for their Doctor Who line; other properties include 2000 AD characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog; The Tomorrow People; Sapphire & Steel; Dalek Empire and The Adventures of Luther Arkwright. The Managing Director of the company is Jason Haigh-Ellery, with ...

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This is a list of television-related events in 2005. 2004 in film 2005 in film 2006 in film 2004 in home video 2005 in home video 2006 in home video 2004 in television 2005 in television 2006 in television 2005 in television - Events. January 1 - The U.S. channel package "PT East", originally created by the New York, New York, company PrimeTime 24, and ...

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28 Days Later is a 2002 post-apocalyptic science fiction movie directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. 28 Days Later is set in Britain at the beginning of the 21st century. 28 Days Later - Style and inspiration. The film is Boyle's re-interpretation of the "Zombie flick" genre, and was very well received both in the United Kingdom and internationally. "the power of the film is not that it hasn't been done before, but that it hasn't been done recently."

1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1964 - Events. 1964 - January. January 1 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 - Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the 15th century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I meet in ...

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Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p.m. (GMT) on November 23, 1963. The programme was born out of discussions and plans that had been going on for a year. The Head of Drama, Sydney Newman, was mainly responsible for developing it, with contributions by the Head of the Script Department (later Head of Serials), Donald Wilson, staff writer C. E. 'Bunny' Webber, writer Anthony Coburn, story editor David Whitaker and initial producer, Verity Lambert. The serie ...

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It was clear that even if he was convicted of murder, Craig would not face execution as he was below the age of 18. Bentley on the other hand was over 18, although much less mature. The case took place before the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Goddard, at the Old Bailey in London. The doctrine of 'constructive malice' meant that a charge of manslaughter was not an option, as the malicious intent of the armed robbery was transferred to the shooting. Bentley's best defence was that he was effectively under arrest when PC Miles was killed- however this was only after an attempt to esca ...

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Derek Bentley, Derek Bentley - The incident that led to the death sentence, Derek Bentley - Legal proceedings, Derek Bentley - After his death, Derek Bentley - External link

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The British Isles is one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the English-speaking world. Significant changes in dialect (pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary) may occur within one region. The four major divisions are normally classified as Southern English dialects, Midlands English dialects, and Northern English dialects, and Scottish English and the closely related dialects of Scots and Ulster Scots (varieties of Scots spoken in Ulster). There is also Hiberno-English (English as spoken in Ireland) and the form of English used in ...

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The programme is well known for its portrayal of fellow BBC employees, such as Radio 4 news reader Brian Perkins as a gangster ("Who's the daddy?") and then-Director General of the BBC Greg Dyke as a Michael Caine-like character (mi naim is Greg Dyke. Ai am Director General of the Bee bee Sea.). Newsreader Kirsty Wark (of Newsnight) regularly opens bulletins on the programme with a line from a popular song ("He was a skater boy, she said see you later boy, he wasn't good enough for her. More on that story later", "I'v ...

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History of Doctor Who - Adventures in time and space. After actors Hugh David (later a director on the series) and Geoffrey Bayldon had both turned down approaches to star in the series, Verity Lambert and the first serial's director Waris Hussein managed to persuade 55-year-old character actor William Hartnell to take the part of the Doctor. Hartnell was known mostly for playing army sergeants and other tough characters in a variety of films, but Lambert had been impressed with his sensitive performance as a Rugby League talent scout in the then-recent film version of This Sporting ...

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All songs written by John Harold Arnold Bramwell. I Am Kloot album - Singles. "Untitled #1" "Life In A Day" "3 Feet Tall" "From Your Favourite Sky" "Proof" (download only) ...

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I Am Kloot album, I Am Kloot album - Track List, I Am Kloot album - Singles, I Am Kloot album - Contributing Musicians

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David grew up in Ralston, Renfrewshire, where his father was the local minister, and later Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. At the age of three, David told his parents that he wanted to become an actor because he was mad about Doctor Who. Although such an aspiration might have been common for a Scottish child of the 1970s, Tennant says he was "absurdly single-minded" in pursuing his goal. He adopted the professional name "Tennant" — inspired by Neil Tennant, the lead singer of the Pet Shop BoysSee also:

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HIGNFY began on BBC Two on September 28, 1990 and transferred to BBC One in October 2000. Two series of around eight episodes are made each year. Over an hour's worth of the show is recorded for each 30-minute programme on Thursday evenings for broadcast on Friday, allowing the show to remain topical, while the BBC's lawyers have time to request cuts of potentially libellous material. The regulars have commented that if a guest says anything funny, it is usual ...

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In the TARDIS, Rose hesitantly asks the Doctor if they can go back to the day her father died so that she can be there for him when he does. The Doctor says that he can do this, but he is more concerned if Rose can handle it emotionally. He tells her to be careful what she wishes for. In another flashback, we see that the Doctor and Rose have already witnessed Jackie and Pete's wedding. The TARDIS materialises in 1987 on the street where Pete died. They stand on the pavement, Rose describing what happened as they watch it. Pete was la ...

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Father's Day Doctor Who, Father's Day Doctor Who - Synopsis, Father's Day Doctor Who - Plot, Father's Day Doctor Who - Cast, Father's Day Doctor Who - Notes

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The Ninth Doctor wakes up, curled into a fœtal position on the floor of a cupboard. He stumbles out in a daze, and is informed by a young woman, Lynda Moss, that his disorientation is due to the effects of the transmat. Lynda tells him that he has been chosen as the newest housemate. The Doctor looks around, noticing the cameras, and then a computerised voice requests that he report to the Diary Room. To his disbelief, he is in the Big BrotherSee also:

Bad Wolf, Bad Wolf - Synopsis, Bad Wolf - Plot, Bad Wolf - Cast, Bad Wolf - Notes

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In the programme, the Doctor's TARDIS is an obsolete Type 40 TT capsule (presumably TT stands for "time travel") that he unofficially "borrowed" when he departed his home planet of Gallifrey. There were 305 registered Type 40s, but all the others had been decommissioned and replaced by new, improved models (The Deadly Assassin). However, the changing appearance of the primary console room over the years and the Second Doctor's statement in The Three Doctors ("You've redecorated. I don't like it.") implies that the Doctor ...

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TARDIS, TARDIS - Conceptual history, TARDIS - General characteristics, TARDIS - The Doctor's TARDIS, TARDIS - The console rooms, TARDIS - TARDIS systems, TARDIS - Other TARDISes, TARDIS - Other appearances and merchandising, TARDIS - Footnotes

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Following from Rose, the Doctor asks Rose where she would like to go on her first trip in the TARDIS, and she selects the future. The Doctor takes her to the year 5.5/Apple/26 — five billion years in her future — on a space station named Platform One orbiting the Earth. In the eons since Rose's time, the Earth has emptied, mankind having left it long ago and the planet taken over by the National Trust. Although the expansion of the Sun takes millions of years, gravity satellites held the effects back, and the trust also mai ...

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The End of the World Doctor Who, The End of the World Doctor Who - Synopsis, The End of the World Doctor Who - Plot, The End of the World Doctor Who - Cast, The End of the World Doctor Who - Notes

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Time Lord - On screen. Details of the Time Lords' history within the show are sketchy and as is usual for Doctor Who continuity, fraught with supposition and contradiction. What little has actually been established on screen, arranged roughly in chronological order, is as follows. The Time Lords became the masters of time travel when one of their number, the scientist Omega created an energy source to power their experiments in time (The Three Doctors). To this end, Omega used a stellar manip ...

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Time Lord, Time Lord - Overview, Time Lord - Physical characteristics, Time Lord - Culture and society, Time Lord - Technology, Time Lord - History within the show, Time Lord - On screen, Time Lord - Spin-off media, Time Lord - Recent history, Time Lord - Partial list of Time Lords appearing in Doctor Who, Time Lord - The Doctor, Time Lord - Time Lords in the television series, Time Lord - Time Lords from spin-off media

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