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Like it or not, it's impossible to talk about the Steven Moffat years without discussing the single most ubiquitous other writer of the era, Moffat's longtime collaborator and co-creator of Sherlock, Mark Gatiss. In the first of many episodes about Gatiss' Who output, Kyle and Erik discuss "Victory of the Daleks" and "Night Terrors," one of which might even be better than you think.

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the first of his regular audio described theatre reviews for 2025. Vidar was reviewing mark Gatiss' retelling of Dickens' classic winter tale with ‘A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with description by professional Audio Describer Carolyn Smith for his first review of 2025. About A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Birmingham Rep presents a Nottingham Playhouse Production in association with Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Eilene Davidson Productions with A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story. It's a cold Christmas Eve and mean-spirited miser Ebenezer Scrooge has an unexpected visit from the spirit of his former business partner Jacob Marley. Bound in chains as punishment for a lifetime of greed, the unearthly figure explains it isn't too late for Scrooge to change his miserly ways in order to escape the same fate, but first he'll have to face three more eerie encounters. Filled with Dickensian, spine-tingling special effects, prepare to be frightened and delighted in equal measure as you enter the supernatural Victorian world of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story. Mark Gatiss‘ acclaimed retelling of Dickens' winter ghost story stars Matthew Cottle as Scrooge. “In the hands of Gatiss, Dickens' festive tale banishes all thoughts of ‘bah, humbug'.” - Evening Standard For more about access at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre along with details of audio described performances of their productions do visit - https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility/ (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

This time, we listened to and read Ringing the Changes by Robert Aickman. Robert Fordyce Aickman was an English conservationist and writer. As a conservationist, he played a key role in preserving and restoring England's inland canal system. As a writer, he is best known for his supernatural fiction, which he described as "strange stories."On his mother's side, Aickman was the grandson of the prolific Victorian novelist Richard Marsh. Marsh is known for his occult thriller The Beetle, a book as popular in its time as Bram Stoker's Dracula. Aickman is best known for his 48 "strange stories," published across eight volumes.Podcast favorite Jeremy Dyson has adapted Aickman's work in various forms. Listen to episode 8 for our most in-depth look at Jeremy's work. A musical version of Aickman's short story The Same Dog, co-written by Dyson and Joby Talbot, premiered in 2000 at the Barbican Concert Hall.In 2000, Dyson, along with his League of Gentlemen collaborator Mark Gatiss, adapted Ringing the Changes into a BBC Radio Four play, airing exactly twenty years after the CBC adaptation. This adaptation was intended to start a tradition of 'An Aickman Story for Halloween,' but unfortunately, it did not continue. Dyson also directed a 2002 short film based on Aickman's story The Cicerones, with Gatiss as the principal actor.It is this Dyson/Gatiss adaptation that we listened to for this episode. (Thanks to ‘Mysterious Magpie' for putting this up on YouTube so we could listen to it)The cast includes George Baker as Gerald. Baker is known for his roles in The Dam Busters as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, Tiberius in I, Claudius, D.C.I. Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Decider Logrin in the Doctor Who story Full Circle, and appearances in two James Bond films. Fiona Allen plays Phrynne. Allen is an actress and writer known for 24 Hour Party People, Smack the Pony, and Poirot. She has been married to Michael Parkinson since April 2001. This surprised Ross when writing this until he discovered it wasn't ‘That' Michael Parkinson (see episode 18 of this podcast for more about him). Instead, it's the patronymic son of the chat show legend, whom she met while he was working as a location manager on Smack the Pony. Confused? I am! Friend of the show Mark Gatiss appears as the Narrator and Mr. Pascoe, the landlord. Commandant Shortcroft is played by Michael Cochrane, known for his role in 280 episodes of The Archers, Arnold (Private Godfrey) Ridley in We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story, and for playing three different characters in three different episodes of Heartbeat.Barbara Shelley plays Mrs. Pascoe. Known to our podcast listeners for her portrayal of Barbara Judd in the Hammer version of Quatermass and the Pit (reviewed in episode 34), she also starred in The Village of the Damned (which we need to review soon), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (one of the Dracula films we still need to cover), Rasputin: The Mad Monk, The Gorgon, and the 1958 Hammer wannabe Blood of the Vampire, written by Jimmy Sangster. She also appeared in both Blake's 7 and Doctor Who— as I'm sure James is dying to know, we can tell you she played Sorasta in Planet of Fire and was considered for the role of Tanha in Snakedance… but that's enough Doctor Who for now… Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Créée par le talentueux duo Steven Moffat et Mark Gatiss, la première diffusion de la série Sherlock a eu lieu sur la BBC One, avec le tout premier épisode intitulé Une étude en rose, en 2010. Ce premier épisode a immédiatement captivé l'attention des spectateurs par son approche novatrice et sa relecture moderne des aventures de Sherlock Holmes. Et après, il y a eu l'explosion de la popularité de Benedict Cumberbatch et Martin Freeman, et vous connaissez le reste. Devenue un phénomène culturel, l'intégrale revient sur Netflix. Au total, Sherlock compte quatre saisons, pour un total de quatorze épisodes, ainsi que plusieurs épisodes spéciaux. Dans la première saison, Sherlock et Watson se rencontrent pour la première fois et forment leur duo. Ils enquêtent sur une série de suicides qui se révèlent être des meurtres orchestrés par un mystérieux tueur en série. Chaque épisode adapte librement une des célèbres histoires de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Le but de Sherlock est de résoudre le cas et de démasquer l'identité du tueur, tout en impressionnant Scotland Yard avec ses capacités déductives. Certains épisodes durent presque deux heures et sont plus comme des téléfilms. La série mélange enquête policière et thriller psychologique sans oublier la touche d'humour britannique. https://youtu.be/C6oY8zgdbsc?si=-TSQHI-mdDbeUlXT L'un des éléments-clés qui a immédiatement séduit le public est sans aucun doute le talentueux duo d'acteurs formé par Benedict Cumberbatch et Martin Freeman, interprétant respectivement Sherlock Holmes et le Dr John Watson. Leur alchimie à l'écran est palpable, apportant une dynamique électrisante à chaque épisode. Cumberbatch incarne magistralement la complexité du détective excentrique, tandis que Freeman apporte une touche d'humanité et de normalité en tant que fidèle compagnon de Sherlock. Leur partenariat est bien plus qu'une simple collaboration ; c'est une exploration des contrastes entre la logique implacable de Sherlock et l'humanité chaleureuse de Watson. Moffat et Gatiss ont réussi à moderniser les intrigues classiques de Sherlock Holmes tout en préservant l'essence même des récits de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Leurs scénarios astucieux, remplis de rebondissements inattendus et de mystères captivants, ont maintenu les téléspectateurs en haleine à chaque épisode. De Lestrade à Moriarty, les personnages secondaires ne sont pas en reste. Par ailleurs, son ennemi juré, Moriarty, joué de manière mémorable par Andrew Scott cristallise un autre élément-clé. Moriarty représente le côté obscur de l'intellect de Sherlock, un miroir déformé de sa propre génialité. Pourtant, il n'apparait que dans une poignée d'épisodes. Mais leur relation de jeu de chat et de souris, imprégné de tension et de fascination mutuelle élève la série. Côté visuel le « palais de la mémoire », la technique mnémonique que Sherlock Holmes utilise pour stocker et récupérer des informations importantes, impressionne assez. [bs_show url="sherlock"] De la confrontation avec Moriarty jusqu'aux révélations sur le passé de Sherlock, chaque saison approfondit les personnages et tisse des liens émotionnels plus forts. L'intégrale est à retrouver sur Netflix.

Step into the spotlight with illustrious actor Mark Gatiss, know best for his iconic roles in television series like 'Sherlock' and his captivating performances on stage. In this episode, Gatiss breaks down the layers of his favourite speech: a Hamlet monologue but as used in Jack Thorne's recent hit, 'The Motive and the Cue', in which Gatiss has wowed critics in his portrayal of John Gielgud. Join Lucy and Mark as they delve into the intricacies of Thorne's adaptation, exploring not only significance of Hamlet's advice to the players but also Gatiss' personal insights and experiences as a performer, writer and director. From portraying real-life figures to navigating the idiosyncrasies of different audiences, Gatiss' anecdotes offer a fascinating glimpse into the life of a true theatrical virtuoso.Catch Mark in 'The Motive and the Cue' at the Noël Coward Theatre, playing until 23 March 2024. And audiences worldwide can also enjoy the National Theatre Live capture of the original production in cinemas from 21 March. Tickets are available from NTLive.com.Hear Me Out is hosted by Lucy Eaton, a theatre producer and West End / screen actress best known for her role as Lucy in hit BBC comedy ‘Staged'. Other episodes of Hear Me Out include Adrian Lester, Brendan Coyle, Patsy Ferran and Corey Mylchreest.Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and X at @PodHearMeOut.** Join the family by subscribing on iTunes or becoming a Hear Me Out Patreon! www.patreon.com/podhearmeout **Now in the Top 10 theatre podcasts on Feedspot: https://blog.feedspot.com/theatre_pod...A Lucy Eaton Productions podcast. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe & David; 'Can it be that I have the world entirely wrong?' Gatiss is hailed the new hero of Doctor Who with his traditional script with a bigger budget but is it as old fashioned as it seems? David & Joe put this Dickens ghost story under the microscope to find out.

This week, in orbit of the Planet Neptune, a Doctor Who story is created which kills literally everyone who watches it. Which is why we should probably have thought twice before inviting the lovely Jeremy Radick to discuss it with us. Notes and links Steven Moffat's version of Dracula (2020) is actually Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss's version of Dracula. It stars the beautiful and terrifying Claes Bang in the title role, and it features the full complement of Moffat and Gatiss tropes, which will either be to your taste or not. And The Ring (2002) — a remake of the Japanese film Ringu (1998) — also contains a video which will kill all the people who watch it. (In seven days. It's nice to have a definite timeline.) Nathan and Erik Stadnik also share a birthday with Samuel Anderson. Forgot to mention that. Follow us Nathan is on X as @nathanbottomley, James is @ohjamessellwood, Simon is @simonmoore72, and Jeremy is @JeremyRadick. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on X at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll start monetising your toilet breaks, thereby creating one of the most horrific Doctor Who monsters imaginable. And more Our newest podcast is Startling Barbara Bain, our Space: 1999 commentary podcast, whose first episode was released just a couple of weeks ago. In that episode, we talked over the show's pilot Breakaway, in which the moon is hurled from its orbit by a terrible nuclear explosion. Maximum Power is continuing its journey through Series C of Blakes 7. This week, the crew of the Liberator encounter some pacifists with a surprisingly deadly weapon in the third episode, Volcano. And finally, there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. This week, we went back to Star Trek: Lower Decks for a violent and extremely cathartic holodeck episode called Crisis Point.

Few of us realise the dreams we have as 8-year-olds, but actor, screenwriter and director Mark Gatiss, obsessed with horror, Dr Who and Sherlock Holmes as a child, has managed to incorporate his early passions into his professional life. Now a grown-up with an astonishing catalogue of work, Gatiss no longer pursues the macabre with adolescent fervour, but a darkness continues to run through even the most camp and comedic additions to his oeuvre. From December 2023 he'll be starring in The Motive and the Cue at the Noel Coward Theatre whilst directing The Unfriend at Wyndham's Theatre next door. Tickets available now.

From time to time, the Doctor Who Show devotes an episode to a series writer. A great chance to talk about numerous diverse episodes, sometimes from totally different eras of the show, only related by the name on the script. In today's episode... Mark Gatiss. Possibly the most 'Marmite' of all Doctor Who writers, especially in the modern era. Fans tend to love and hate Gatiss' stories... but strangely can never agree which stories are meant to go in which column! Stories covered in this episode include: The Unquiet Dead The Idiot's Lantern Victory of the Daleks Night Terrors Cold War The Crimson Horror Robot of Sherwood Sleep No More The Empress of Mars Plus a number of 'extras' including Gatiss' New Adventure novels, Nightshade, and St. Anthony's Fire, and the 50th anniversary special, An Adventure in Space and Time. Before then we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including new cast members for the upcoming Ncuti Gatwa era; Davo's wife has written a book; and are there some missing episodes materialising from the ether in time for the 60th? Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

#439 Cucumber Coward - Richard is hoping to replace himself with an AI host and has left the emergency questions and some of the stand up to the robots. His guest, returning after a hiatus of just 400 episodes is the wonderful Mark Gatiss. They discuss the unfair tale of Jacob Marley, the influence of Robin Askwith, playing to camera 3 as Larry Grayson, Mark's many theatre projects, working with Anthony Hopkins after portraying him in TMWRNJ and directing Reece Shearsmith. But will we find out his favourite episode of Sherlock and will Rich be here next week?Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITE Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the joys of this format is that every once in a while, the show throws a curveball at us that sounds like a fun time and ends up being a real brainburner. Such is the case with series 8 episode 3, "Robot of Sherwood". On the Doctor Who political compass, this episode is resting comfortably in the square labeled "stupid" and "bad". The characters are across-the-board annoying this week, and the story is totally incoherent. At least it's a fun disaster! Sam | Jordan Twitter | Cohost | Tumblr | Patreon | Discord | YouTube

Mark Gatiss has spent his career writing about ghosts, but he's never actually seen one. Richard Coles though believes he's had his own real-life brushes with the supernatural. Last year, the two met for the first time and Richard invited Mark to visit his former parish in Finedon, Northamptonshire, reputedly the most haunted in England. Now the two of them - one believer, one atheist - are going ghost-hunting. Presented by Mark Gatiss and Richard Coles Produced by Gareth McLean and Simon Barnard Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King Music by Evelyn Sykes A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how a couple of Christmas TV traditions have developed over the years - the made-for-TV Christmas romcom and the festive ghost story. Inspired by The Hallmark Channel's first ever gay Christmas film, Ellen speaks to made-for-TV film aficionado Linda Holmes. They discuss what The Hallmark Channel is and why it has taken until 2022 for the channel to feature a gay lead in one of its films. Ellen also speaks to critic Caspar Salmon about what the recent increase in queer Christmas romcoms might mean for LGBT+ audiences. And Mark explores how the ghost story became a British TV Christmas staple, talking to writer and director Mark Gatiss about the 1968 film Whistle and I'll Come to You, which inspired the A Ghost Story for Christmas series, continued by Gatiss to this day. Mark then speaks to composer Rachel Portman about her score for the chilling 1989 ITV adaptation of Dame Susan Hill's The Women in Black. And Tangerine and Red Rocket director Sean Baker shares what he'll be watching this festive season. Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Writer/Director/Actor Mark Gatiss, best known for his work on Doctor Who, Sherlock, Dracula talks about his TV film Count Magnus, and the English tradition of ghost stories at Christmas, and he fascination of true ghost stories. When it comes to the English tradition of telling ghosts stories during Christmas, Charles Dickens still reigns supreme, with medieval scholar M.R. James in a very close second place. But in recent years Mark Gatiss has quickly earned mention alongside those two by reinvigorating the United Kingdom's heritage of holiday horror. Best known for his work on Doctor Who, Sherlock, Dracula and the comedy troupe League of Gentlemen, Gatiss has become the force behind the BBC's revival of A Ghost Story for Christmas series of television films. The original run of annuals was largely helmed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, and aired from 1971 until '78, before returning sporadically in 2005. Gatiss made his directorial debut in 2013 with The Tractate Middoth, the Ghost Story adaptation of James's work. He has since written and directed three more for the series — James adaptations Martin's Close and The Mezzotint, and the original story The Dead Room — along with writing mini-series Crooked House (2008) and writing and directing The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021) TV film, which both aired at Christmas. Now he is back as writer and director for “Count Magnus,” the long-anticipated adaptation of M.R. James' 1904 work, which airs December 23 on BBC Two, and drops the same day on streaming service BritBox. In this interview Gatiss speaks about his collection of real-life ghost stories, and his love for season's screamings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Characterising historical figures, Gatiss writing, rift origins, contrasting moralities, cultural force, immersive settings, binary oppositions, the drafting process, invective & idolatry, & more are discussed in this review of The Unquiet Dead, the 2005 Doctor Who Christmas episode from Mark Gatiss.… Continue reading →

This week we're joined by Steven from New to Who to discuss one of the great loves of our lives — Dame Diana Rigg, whose astonishing performance makes The Crimson Horror one of the best episodes of the era. Notes and links So, Diana Rigg. As we all know, her breakout role was as Mrs Peel in The Avengers from 1966 to 1968. And so this is not her first appearance on Flight Through Entirety. Before discussing The Seeds of Doom, Brendan, Nathan and Richard discussed the Avengers episode that undoubtedly inspired it: The Man Eater of Surrey Green (see Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope). Since then, on Bondfinger, we've discussed several more episodes of The Avengers that she starred in, as well as the 1969 Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), which also starred the recently-cancelled George Lazenby as Bond. Richard's Pick of the Week: the “almost unwatchable” German Super 8 films starring Diana Rigg — Der goldene Schlüssel (1966), minikillers (1969) and Diadem (1969). They're all available on YouTube, but we would completely understand if you decided not to follow the links. Mark Gatiss named Mr Sweet after his friend Matthew Sweet, the author of Inventing the Victorians (2001), which attempts to demythologise the culture of the Victorian era: turns out, they were just as much fun as we are, apparently. Sweet is also known for his probing interviews of Doctor Who actors which can be found as extras on many DVD and Blu-ray releases. We occasionally mention or allude to The League of Gentlemen, a sketch comedy series set in the fictional northern town of Royston Vasey, which ran for three seasons, a movie and a return season 15 years later. It doesn't totally hold up now, for many reasons, but it's certainly a useful text when it comes to understanding Mark Gatiss's interests as a writer. Richard points out that the opening scene of the episode echoes the famous Hovis Bread commercial from 1973, directed by Ridley Scott, which the people at Hovis (credibly) claim is “Britain's most iconic and heart-warming advert”. More about the ad here. Mrs Gillyflower's revival meeting reminds Nathan of Mrs Melrose Ape, the lady preacher from Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies, which we know that Mark Gatiss is aware of, because he plays a small role in Stephen Fry's film adaptation of the novel, Bright Young Things (2003). And finally, as a well-known Sherlockian, Gatiss ties this episode into the Holmes canon: in The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, Watson briefly refers to his notes on “the repulsive story of the red leech”. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos, Richard is @RichardLStone and Steven B is @steedstylin. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. Steven B is one of the hosts of the New to Who podcast, which discusses Classic Doctor Who stories and introduces the Classic series to new fans. You can follow New to Who on Twitter at @NewToWhoPodcast and check out the episodes wherever podcasts can be found. We're also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll sprinkle pepper down the front of our blouse instead of salt so we can laugh at the sound of your sneezing. And more You can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. We'll be releasing our final episode on The Power of the Doctor a couple of days after 23 October, turns out. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. We can also be heard on the Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power, which will be returning to your podcatcher with a second series (a Series B, if you will) even more action-packed and breathtaking than the first. And finally, there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. This week, we welcomed the USS Voyager's long-awaited return home in Endgame.

In this unique episode, Holmes and Watson travel to the coastal cliffs of Cornwall to exorcise their inner demons and solve the (possibly) supernatural mystery of The Devil's Foot!  We also hear behind-the-scenes stories from actor Damien Thomas (the villainous Mortimer Tregennis), writer Gary Hopkins, and series violinist Katharine Gowers. Plus, discussion and listener telegrams! The Sherlockian Relics Collection is now available! http://tinyurl.com/SherlockianRelics Feedback: contact@sherlockpodcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/sherlockpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/SherlockPod Twitter: www.twitter.com/sherlockpod Web: www.sherlockpodcast.com

This week, we're talking about A Study In Scarlet, the first full-length Sherlock Holmes novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. Join us for a discussion of frontier Mormonism, flatmate compatibility, and - of course - yelling about how badly Moffat and Gatiss botched it on the BBC. Give us a listen to find out what the cat thinks about it all.Content WarningsDiscussions of misogyny & animal death, Social MediaWebsite: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/Email: teachingmycattoread@gmail.comGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/130760733-teachmycat2read-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachmycat2read?s=09Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQSupport the show

In our Halloween Spooktacular, we're joined by Brad Friedman from Ah Sweet Mystery to discuss Agatha Christie's infamous 'Hallowe'en Party' and its 2011 British Television adaptation with a screenplay by Mark Gatiss. Taking very direct inspiration from elsewhere in her own franchises, Agatha Christie penned a derivative tale that Gatiss has reworked into a charming, if bizarre, romp for perfect Halloween viewing. From architectural antagonists to a nose-bludgeoning metaphor in the form of a bed-ridden author who can't come up with fresh ideas, the captivating performances of David Suchet and his co-stars turn this missable novel into something a bit more special.We also sit down to discuss our draft rankings for this year's 'Review Season', our annual year-end recommendations based on what we've covered through the year. If you have any opinions you want to squeeze onto our desks before the final rankings - send them to us via @FlexAndHerds on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter!

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In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie talks with Lee Gatiss about the final book in the Old Testament, the book of Malachi. Gatiss  is the director of Church Society and is an adjunct lecturer in church history at Union School of Theology in Wales. Gatiss is the senior editor of The NIV Proclamation Bible and is the author of numerous books including his recent book, The Forgotten Cross.Resources for teaching the book of Malachi:Lee Gatiss's leaders notes on Malachi (pdf)The Message of Malachi  by Peter AdamJoel, Obadiah, Malachi (NIV Application Commentary) by David BakerJohn Piper's sermon series on Malachi

O3Q4AP5FKXJ1 5% DISCOUNT CODE     REPRINTED TATDIS WIKI   BBV Productions Founded: Main ranges: Notable non-DWU work:   You may be looking for . Contents   BBV Productions (also known as Bill & Ben Video) was a  video production company founded by  in . The company was named for Baggs himself and his then-wife Helen, whose nickname is "Ben." It was a commercial enterprise that served  fans who were starved of content between the broadcasts of  and . Towards this end it heavily used Doctor Who actors and, when possible, characters. BBV therefore quickly gained the reputation for putting out content that was "almost official" or "nearly Doctor Who". In truth, though, its output was a bit more varied than that. Most of it could safely be put into one of five categories: documentaries fiction using characters owned by individual Doctor Who writers fiction using characters owned by the BBC whom the BBC gave BBV permission to use what  has called "", or things that were very close to Doctor Who, but the names were changed to keep the BBC at bay some wholly original material using nothing that connected to the DWU, aside possibly from Doctor Who actors Of these five types, this wiki is only interested in the first three. Because it's a little confusing,  appears below to demonstrate which are DWU stories and which are not.   Personnel |  BBV developed a repertory company of actors that appeared in many of their productions, often playing different roles. Many of these actors were previously known from their work in Doctor Who, and included former  actors , , , and  and companion actors , , , and . Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to achieve further notability, including , , and . A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera, including Briggs, Gatiss and Cumming, would go on to work on licenced Doctor Who spinoffs at , , and , as well as the  television revival of Doctor Who. Productions |  Work in Video |  BBV's first production was the  video release Summoned by Shadows, which was co-produced by the  and starred Colin Baker playing an unnamed character only known as the Stranger and Nicola Bryant as Miss Brown. The Stranger's adventures were chronicled on six videos and an audio adventure, many of which featured former Who cast members. The sixth video, Eye of the Beholder, was later re-released as the audio story Eye of the Storm. BBV's next release was the ecologically-themed thriller The Airzone Solution, which was about a near-future conspiracy. The video was released in , coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who and featured four actors previously cast as the Doctor. In , BBV released the first video in the  series, , which saw a departure for BBV as  was the only character from the Who universe to appear (although numerous Who actors made appearances as different characters). This proved problematic for the series, as Liz Shaw seemed very much changed following her leaving from UNIT; this was due to BBV only acquiring the rights to use the character and had no rights to the Doctor, meaning that the series could make no explicit reference to any other aspect of Who – including the stories where Liz was present. BBV's next series of spin-off videos focused on  and their battles with the . The first video of the series, , was originally to feature  as , however he had to withdraw due to ill health. The Brigadier was replaced by the original character of , an enigmatic UNIT agent played by . After the success of the Auton trilogy, BBV went on to produce Cyberon, which featured an alien race of cyborgs reminiscent of the  called the Cyberon. The Cyberon would later go on to appear in an audio story, Cybergeddon. In  BBV released the Doctor Who parody , in which Sylvester McCoy played a character called the Chiropodist (aka Foot Doctor) as he fought Cyberons, , and . In addition to references to past BBV productions, the film obliquely referenced various elements of Doctor Who and the unlicenced nature of BBV's body of work. BBV also ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as  and . BBV's only release in  was the drama , which featured  as both protagonists and antagonists. The main character  had previously appeared in Cyberon. The film had actually been mostly shot by , but initially scrapped; only after additional shooting years later was the film completed and released. In , BBV released, , the long-awaited return of the  series. Work in Audio |  After experimenting with audio for a few years, BBV began regularly releasing audio dramas in  under the umbrella title "". One line of adventures was The Time Travellers, starring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred as "" and ";" the two so closely resembled their Doctor Who characters that, by the seventh story, the BBC had stepped in and demanded changes to not infringe copyrights – the main change was that the main characters were now called "the Dominie" and "Alice." The first of the Audio Adventures that didn't feature McCoy and Aldred was a two-story series called The Wanderer, which featured  as an amnesiac space-traveller whom one of the other characters dubs "Fred". Briggs had previously played the Doctor for unlicenced fan audios made by ; the Wanderer stories were a deliberate continuation of that series in all but name.  was worried about getting sued by the BBC, so he wanted to further distance his 'Who Clone' products by casting someone who hadn't been the Doctor (officially)... Me! I was very reluctant, but Bill was relentless and persuasive. [...] He told me to write Doctor Who, but find some clever way of making it lawyer-proof! BBV moved away from audio stories about characters that could be the Doctor after the establishment of ' officially-licenced line of Doctor Who audio dramas, instead moving on to audios featuring other characters from the Who universe such as  (licenced from her creators ) as well as a thinly-veiled post-  (referred to only as "" to avoid infringement) and  (fully licenced from his creators  and .) As with their videos, BBV also produced audios featuring original characters battling invasions by licenced aliens (such as  and ) or close matches to Doctor Who monsters which were altered to avoid infringement (such as the -like "Cyberons.") BBV also released a series of stories by  about his history-spanning cult organisation, . In   BBV announced that it would be no longer producing audio stories, with the exception of Faction Paradox, and instead would focus on video releases. By  , past audio releases were being deleted from their catalogue.  However, the full Audio Adventures in Time & Space library became available once more in  as paid downloads from a revamped BBV Productions website, and a first new BBV audio release ultimately saw the light of day in the form of a reading of  by  himself. Work in Webcasts |  In  BBV released a series of short  webcasts on their  channel under the title of P.R.O.B.E. Online. After being released weekly, they were taken off the Internet (but for two) and collected as a paying release available through the BBV Website as P.R.O.B.E. Case Files. Current status |  The original BBV Productions website, bbvonline.co.uk, became inaccessible in late 2009. In January 2011, the domain was taken up by a new registrant and used for an unrelated site, a film blog. However the TARDIS Library website lists a number of BBV releases in 2012, beginning with DVD reissues of the PROBE series in March 2012, followed by August 2012 reissues of Do You Have a License to Save This Planet?, Cyberon and Bidding Adieu. Bill Baggs ultimately returned to DWU work with a new P.R.O.B.E. film, , in memory of , featuring Hazel Burrows taking over the role of Liz Shaw. It was released on  .  In 2018, BBV released Sunrise: Love Again, an independent feature film written and directed by Bill Baggs. In late  and continuing into , BBV Productions started uploading interviews of various vintages with Doctor Who cast and crew to their YouTube channel, as well as making Sunrise: Love Again available for free as a form of promotion on the same channel. They also revived the  series with a series of webcasts, "Case Files" starring a returning Bill Baggs as . These webcasts occasionally featured licensed appearances by, or references to, other DWU elements than P.R.O.B.E., including the  from . This preceded the revival of the BBV website in the first half of 2021, which made all of the company's back catalogue (both DWU and otherwise) available as paying downloads as well as permitting the order or preorder of home media releases. A new season of  was begun, including original P.R.O.B.E. stories featuring the "new team", as well as the reissuing of the hitherto-unrelated-to-BBV audio series The Minister of Chance as part of the label. Through partnerships with  and , ,  and  ebooks were also sold through the BBV website, even as they remained available through their primary publishers. Releases |  Video |  Story title Series Covered by this wiki? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Summoned by Shadows The Stranger No More than a Messiah The Stranger No In Memory Alone The Stranger No The Terror Game The Stranger No Breach of the Peace The Stranger No Eye of the Beholder The Stranger No The Airzone Solution N/A No Cyberon No Soul's Ark N/A No N/A See footnote Yes Sunrise: Love Again N/A No documentary Yes documentary Yes documentary Yes documentary Yes  Because of the fact that BBV released both unlicensed and semi-licensed works, our community had to examine each release on a case-by-case basis. Basically the rule of thumb for fictional video releases is this: did BBV obtain a license from either the  or a writer who owned rights to a character in order to make the video? If they did, then we assert that the video is a  narrative, and we therefore cover it. On the other hand, if BBV simply made up new characters and cast them with Doctor Who actors, then the video is not a part of the DWU and we don't cover it.  Co-Produced Between BBV & Western Union.  As this story is a lawful parody of , featuring licensed use of the , and , it warrants some coverage on this Wiki. However, due to its parodical nature, it is not considered part of  as we define it. Thus, it, and all related pages, must be marked . Audio |  The following list is ordered roughly by release date. See  for more information. Story title Series Covered by this wiki? Republica The Time Travellers No Island of Lost Souls The Time Travellers No Prosperity Island The Time Travellers No The Left Hand of Darkness The Time Travellers No The Other Side The Time Travellers No Guest for the Night The Time Travellers No Cyber-Hunt The Wanderer No The Last Mission The Stranger No Eye of the Storm The Stranger No Ghosts The Time Travellers No Vital Signs The Wanderer No Only Human The Time Travellers No Yes Blood Sports The Time Travellers No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Cybergeddon No Punchline The Time Travellers No Yes Infidel's Comet N/A No The Pattern N/A No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The Killing Stone N/A No The Boy Who Kicked Pigs none No Yes Yes The Minister of Chance No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes    Marketed as the "first part" of the  series, but it was the only audio ever produced in that "series".  Marketed as the "first part" of the Rani series, but it was the only audio ever produced in that "series".  Marketed as the "first part" of the  series, but it was the only audio ever produced in that "series".  Faction Paradox was marketed by BBV as both a part of season 4 of Audio Adventures in Time and Space, and as a wholly separate series.  Marketed as the "first part" of the Rutans series, but it was the only audio ever produced in that "series".  , author of The Killing Stone, guested on episode 297 of the podcast . While there, he revealed he was releasing the full version of The Killing Stone — which included 100% of the original script, plus more — later in . In doing so, he noted that the BBC were requiring him to change the names of all the characters involved, noting "the BBC copyright situation is rather tougher now than it was when I did The Killing Stone". In an interview published in , Baggs stated that he thought Franklin had cleared the publishing with the BBC, but that he mainly thought the publication was "fair" due to it featuring "his interpretations". Despite Bagg's claims, writer Dylan Rees still concludes that the publishing was and is "strictly speaking, illegal." Thus the original Killing Stone released by BBV is not currently considered a "licensed" work, and thus is no longer covered by this wiki. Webcast |  Starting in , BBV began releasing webcasts on their  channel. The following list is in release order. Story title Writer Series Ebooks |  Story title Writer Series Unproduced stories |  Title Author Featuring Type Home video Audio Audio Audio Home video External links |   (defunct; mirrored at the Internet Archive)  at the  Footnotes |    - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)   ↑      - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)   - www.galaxy4.co.uk  Originally released outside the Audio Adventures in Time & Space label but added to the line-up in the 2021 relaunch. ↑   Audiobook reading of a preexisting  short story.  Owned, and originally produced, by Radio Static; added to Audio Adventures line-up in May 2021 through  with BBV.  Audiobook reading of a preexisting short story featuring . [SHOW]  •  BBV PRODUCTIONS HOME VIDEOS [SHOW]  •  : + CAT Community content is available under  unless otherwise noted. Facts ... MORE ABOUT "" FILE:BBV LOGO 2021.JPG   

Steve is the editor of Flicks.co.nz. Listen to the audio above as he joins Francesca Rudkin to talk about the latest in entertainment news, including the release of Oscar-nominated film, The Father.Below, read a review of The Father by Wenlei Ma from news.com.auThe Father is not flashy. It doesn't have gunfights, a rousing monologue or an epic historical moment to memorialise. But it is an incredible film.It's incredible in a low-key way in that it's difficult to pinpoint one particular element that bursts through because this is a movie where everything is working at its peak to create a spectacular whole. It's a symphony of cinematic arts.From the production design and the editing to the screenplay by director Florian Zeller and famed scribe Christopher Hampton, plus the powerhouse performances from Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, there is no weak link in The Father.It balances anguish and sorrow with humour and farce, a tragicomedy that could have graced the most hallowed of stages.In fact, it did. French playwright Zeller adapted The Father from his stage production. (It had a run in Sydney with John Bell as the lead.) It's Zeller's movie directorial debut, working in collaboration with Hampton who had translated the play, La Pere, to English.The transition from stage to screen – often a staid misadventure – has served The Father well. Zeller maintains the dynamism of the emotional and psychological beats while Yorgos Lamprino's effective editing plunges audiences into the fractured mind of its title character.Hopkins portrays Anthony (a character that was previously unnamed in its stage iterations), an older man who has lived in the same apartment for many years. He likes to sit in his chair and listen to his records.His daughter Anne (Colman) visits daily but on this day, she brings with her two pieces of news. The first is his latest in-home helper has quit after a recent, blazing row. The second is that Anne is moving to Paris.Anthony insists he doesn't need another helper, especially ones he suspects of thieving his watch.The next day, Anthony finds a man (Mark Gatiss) he doesn't recognise in his apartment, but the man tells him his name is Paul, Anne's husband. When Anne comes home, Anthony is even more confused – as is the audience because instead of Olivia Colman walking in the door, it's now Olivia Williams.The Father plays with the audience's perspective by putting us in the shifting world of Anthony, throwing us for a curve every time Anthony is confused, belligerent or paranoid.This masterfully crafted film tells the story of dementia and memory loss in a way that makes it so visceral, triggering deep emotional reactions from anyone who has encountered the insidious disease in their family and friends.The staging of Anthony's apartment, subtly transformed from sequence to sequence is a rare example of a production design that doesn't just set the scene but is integral to the story and the character arc. Peter Francis' work here is superb and deserves to win the Oscar he's nominated for, one of six nods the film is vying for.The Father has been the quiet achiever of this year's awards season, unable to grab the headlines its competitors have been dominating but has been gathering nominations across various bodies as it's released globally.It risks being overlooked because an intimate family drama starring two acclaimed British actors doesn't have the pizzazz or excitement of some of the other rightly lauded titles this year, and the heaviness of its subject – the pain and indignity of ageing – can be confronting or off-putting.While it seems unnecessary to point out at this stage in his long career that Hopkins is an outstanding performer, it's in roles like he has here, where he can stretch his range without being asked to chew scenes, that it's profoundly undeniable.Watching him and Colman interact is an absolute gift while every supporting role, including Williams, Gatiss, Imogen...

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Pour ce nouvel épisode de Seriefonia, on vous propose de faire mumuse avec un mythe, le célèbre Comte Dracula, saigneur des Carpathes. C’est quoi, Dracula (de Moffat et Gatiss) ? En 1897, Jonathan Harker (John Heffernan) est... Cet article Dracula : “Pour le cou, on est mordu” | Seriefonia #8 est apparu en premier sur VL Média .

For the 10-year anniversary of The Blind Banker, we discuss Steve Thompson’s writing, issues of race and gender, and how this episode has contributed to the fandom. Additional Shownotes Consulting Fans: Drinkingcocoa, Johnlocked, Cumbercookie, Shannon Producer/Editor: Drinkingcocoa Race roundtable from TPP Ep 10 Transcript of race roundtable Sorting segment on Moffat, Gatiss, and Thompson from TPP Ep 25 Recreational Meta: Steve Thompson and his HUGE MATHEMATICAL BRAIN Suzhou numerals (misnamed as Hangzhou in the episode) mid0nz on A Strange Yellow Squiggle: Racism in TBB This segment was first released on August 1, 2020 in Episode 107: History Has Its Eyes on You. Music Credit Unless otherwise indicated, music is available for purchase through online retailers such as amazon.com and iTunes. A Decade of The Blind Banker – David Arnold and Michael Price, Sherlock: Original Television Soundtrack Music From Series One: Crates of Books, Library Books Production Credits Segment Producer: Drinkingcocoa Segment Editor: Drinkingcocoa Banner Art: Fox Estacado Distribution funded by fans! Contact Email: bored@three-patch.com Website: https://www.three-patch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threepatchpodcast Skype: threepatch.podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/threepatch Tumblr: http://threepatchpodcast.tumblr.com/ How to Cite APA Three Patch Productions (Producer). (2020, August 28). A Decade of the Blind Banker. Three Patch Podcast Episode 107 - History Has Its Eyes on You. Podcast segment retrieved from https://www.three-patch.com/casefiles/107-decade-tbb

In which we discuss episodes that weren’t as bad as we thought, and find the hidden gem of Torchwood Series 1. Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/B2TARDISpod Follow the hosts: Geoff: https://twitter.com/WheatleyDL Avery: https://twitter.com/FeetDetector Skyler: https://twitter.com/SkyHigh9_5 SHOW NOTES: S3E6: “The Lazarus Experiment” on TARDIS Data Core: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lazarus_Experiment_(TV_story) “The Lazarus Experiment” transcript: http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/29-6.htm Torchwood S1E9: “Random Shoes” on TARDIS Data Core: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Random_Shoes_(TV_story) “Random Shoes” transcript: http://www.chakoteya.net/Torchwood/109.htm Opening theme arranged and performed by Geoff Norman-Anderson Closing theme is "Deserted Dunes Welcome Weary Feet" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland/index.html

Cosa succede quando due Tellers si incontrano in ascensore? Oggi Enrico e Paolo, in questa corsa, chiacchierano sull'ultima creazione di Moffat e Gatiss: Dracula, produzione targata BBC.

The Mash Report’s Rachel Parris discusses why her private life rather than politics has inspired her new stand up show, All Change Please. As the Greater Manchester Combined Authority announces increased funding for arts venues across its ten boroughs, we talk to Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Culture Secretary Andy Burnham about the effect Local Government funding cuts have had on councils’ cultural activities. Actor and writer Mark Gatiss discusses his lifelong fascination with the artist Aubrey Beardsley, who died of tuberculosis in 1898 at the age of just 25. Gatiss has made a BBC4 film about Beardsley, famous for his distinctive black and white drawings, which coincides with an extensive new exhibition at Tate Britain of the artist’s work. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Sarah Johnson

On Episode 366 of The Harold & Maudecast, Sarah and Jake review and dissect the BBC/Netflix original mini series, Dracula. Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat (Sherlock)created the series based on the 1897 Bram Stoker book. The series stars Claes Bang (The Square) as Dracula, Dolly Wells (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) as Sister Agatha Van Helsing and John Heffernan as Jonathan Harker (Eye in the Sky). Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet his firm's client, Count Dracula, to finalize the purchase of a house in London. Harker quickly finds himself trapped in a terrifying maze-like castle of undead and a blood thirsty vampire whose ambition is to conquer the world. Gatiss and Moffat's new take on the tale begins in Victorian Transylvania and ends with a big twist in a more modern setting--if you're fans of Sherlock, it won't be that unexpected. Many of the characters from the book are reimagined like Sister Agatha...Van Helsing (Wells) who is fantastic as Sherlock to Dracula's Moriarity. We discuss in full -- there will be SPOILERS. For more episodes of The Harold & Maudecast and other popular podcast from The HMC, visit www.thehmcnetwork.com

Hoy en EL Alamanque nos ponemos sangrientos, porque la sangre son vidas. Y aprovechando la nueva vuelta de tuerca que Gatiss y Moffat dan a Dracula viajaremos por los mejores vampiros y vampiras de series, películas y libros! Con Héctor García, Gisela Giralt y Biel "Colmillos" Figueras!

GEOFF EDITING NOTE: my mic crapped out briefly during recording so I used a different recording feed to patch some dead audio at 22:47, but it’s a lot lower quality big oof In which Geoff gets a new mic, Avery learns the proper pronunciation of “Gatiss,” and the gang desperately tries to find something to say about a fairly “meh” episode of Doctor Who. Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/B2TARDISpod Follow the hosts: Geoff: https://twitter.com/WheatleyDL Avery: https://twitter.com/BigGayvery Skyler: https://twitter.com/SkyHigh9_5 SHOW NOTES: S1E3: “The Unquiet Dead” on Tardis Data Core: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Unquiet_Dead_(TV_story) Episode transcript: http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/27-3.htm Four saying “You’re a beautiful woman, probably.” (from the serial “City of Death): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT21zCzUPN0 Simon Callow (Charles Dickens)’s IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001003/ Scrapped Christmas special idea involving actual real-life TERF J.K Rowling: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/doctor-planning-harry-potter-christmas-special/ Opening and closing theme is "Deserted Dunes Welcome Weary Feet" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland/index.html

El Drácula de la BBC ha creado una indiscutible fractura entre los que han encumbrado el trabajo de Steven Moffat y Mark Gatiss y aquellos que, indignados, claman por sus cabezas. Los marcianos, ajenos a unos y a otros, dan su veredicto. Únete a nosotros en Telegram: t.me/marcianosenuntren Modera: Xevi Panda Participan: Daniel Gamero y Daniel Linero Edición y música: Daniel Linero Temas de: Rob Zombie, Iron Maiden, Outkast, Andrew Barnabas, Transylvania Pet Shop intro theme y Chiquito de la Calzada

Stanice BBC odstartovala nový rok s Draculou. Ve třídílné televizní minisérii dostali slavného upíra z románu Brama Stokera na hraní Steven Moffat a Mark Gatiss, tvůrci seriálu Sherlock, minisérie Jekyll a spoluautoři proslulého Pána času.

Stories from Mark Gatiss will dominate the small screen once again this festive season. Gatiss joins Kirsty to talk about his new adaptation of Dracula, in 3 hour and a half episodes, starring John Heffernan as Jonathan Harker and Danish actor Claes Bang as the tall, dark, handsome vampire. They also discuss Gatiss’s new version of the M R James Christmas story, Martin’s Close, with Peter Capaldi as a lawyer facing the infamous ‘hanging judge’, George Jeffreys. Martin’s Close is on BBC 4 on Christmas Eve at 10pm and Dracula begins on New Year’s Day at 9pm on BBC 1. Every Christmas folk singer Kate Rusby tours the country playing Christmas songs, old, new and, especially, from Sheffield's carol tradition. She has now released five albums of Christmas music (but nothing like Slade's or Wizzard's) and she performs from her latest, Holly Head. As Brighton prepares for its annual winter solstice celebration – Burning The Clocks - Professor Martin Johnes, author of Christmas and the British: A Modern History, and Mark Norman, creator and host of The Folklore Podcast, join Kirsty to explore the way new traditions are created. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Julian May

Adam Schaefer, film editor on Into the Woods, Ocean's Eight, and One Direction: This Is Us, brings his expertise to the discussion surrounding the BBC series Sherlock on Episode 5 of Comparing Notes. Email Rose & Liz at comparingnotes.hello@gmail.com Artwork designed by Alyssa Liegel: IG @dontcallmelyss Show song composed and preformed by Molly Gazay: IG @mollygazay Find Liz at: IG @lizzy_phillips

We review Invaders from Mars, the Big Finish Main Line release from 2002 featuring Paul McGann as Doctor Who. Ben and David laugh along with this fun story written and directed by Mark Gatiss and set at Halloween 1938. Gatiss creates a joyful pastiche from 1930s radio drama, gangster films, and a hearty dose of 1950s popular sci-fi done with the sketch-comedy stylings of The League of Gentlemen. Ben enjoyed listening to this with fresh ears nearly 18 years after its release and David wondered if the time fallout from Charley would have confused listeners as much as it did for him. Opening and closing music is by Alistair Lock's sound design for the story.

The Married Crew gathers to discuss Gatiss’s Season 5 contribution! We spend most of the time talking about absolutely anything else.

It’s time for Part 2 of our look at the latter works of writer Mark Gatiss in the Miniscope, featuring “Robot of Sherwood”, “Sleep No More”, and “Empress of Mars”! While these three stories aren’t at the level of “An Adventure in Space in Time” (or “Cold War” or “The Crimson Horror” for that matter), the Three Who Rule do their best to find the good amongst the bad, and.. they do? Tune in to find out! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gallifrey One 2020 tickets now on sale, hotel sold out – Review of The Runaway from Tribeca Film Festival – Doctor Who The Animation Collection, due June 4 in North America – Black Archive #30, Dalek Invasion of Earth, and #31, Warriors’ Gate – New To Who Podcast Hinchcliffe & Holmes retrospective with Chris and many others Miniscope: – Mark Gatiss – Robot of Sherwood – Sleep No More – Empress of Mars – First Mark Gatiss Miniscope, on Radio Free Skaro #323

Erstwhile gentleman, writer, actor and lifelong Doctor Who fan Mark Gatiss is the star attraction in not only this week’s Miniscope but the next, such was his prodigious output in the Steven Moffat era. This week we look at “Cold War”, “The Crimson Horror”, and the Who-adjacent and magnificent “An Adventure In Space And Time”! Plus Gallifrey One ticket news, Season 10 Blu-ray adulation, and more! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gallifrey One 2020 tickets now on sale – Gally 2020 90% sold out, Hotel block on sale April 26 – First look at The Runaway – Season 10 Blu-Ray set announced – Season 10 Blu-Ray trailer – Season 10 Blu-Ray set clean artwork – Series 4 Steelbook due in the UK May 27 – RTD wouldn’t return to Doctor Who – Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition 52 – Tosin Cole announced for Chicago TARDIS – The Doctor Who Society of Canada presents an escape room at Ottawa Comic-Con Miniscope: – Mark Gatiss – Cold War – The Crimson Horror – An Adventure in Space and Time – First Mark Gatiss Miniscope, on Radio Free Skaro #323

Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson discuss “The Lazarus Experiment”, the sixth episode from Doctor Who Series 3 in 2007, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, Mark Gatiss as Professor Richard Lazarus, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Letitia “Tish” Jones! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast  Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

In Focus: Mark Gatiss Mark Gattis has been a writer/actor with "Doctor Who" since the revival series began. He wrote nine episodes, featuring the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors - as well as making a few appearances as an actor. Jessica and Phillip travel through his many episodes, looking for common threads.In their look into the TARDIS library, the couple revisit the first season "Sherlock" episode, "The Great Game." This episode was written by Gatiss, who also co-developed the series --- as well as starring as Mycroft Holmes in the episode!What's your favorite Mark Gatiss episode?

In Focus: Mark Gatiss Mark Gattis has been a writer/actor with "Doctor Who" since the revival series began. He wrote nine episodes, featuring the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors - as well as making a few appearances as an actor. Jessica and Phillip travel through his many episodes, looking for common threads. In their look into the TARDIS library, the couple revisit the first season "Sherlock" episode, "The Great Game." This episode was written by Gatiss, who also co-developed the series --- as well as starring as Mycroft Holmes in the episode! What's your favorite Mark Gatiss episode?

In the last episode of the festive season, and indeed of the year, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at what makes a good Christmas ghost story. We have a chat about the latest BBC Ghost Story for Christmas, The Dead Room starring Simon Callow and written and directed by Mark Gatiss, which aired this Christmas Eve. And then we hear from the master of the ghost story himself, MR James, with three readings of various essays and articles where he outlined his own rules for writing ghost stories.

Analizamos en este programa los 3 episodios de 2017 de la cuarta temporada de Sherlock, la actualización de Moffat y Gatiss del personaje creado por Arthur Conan Doyle. Participan: José Ceballos y Vaca López | Dirige: Gonzalo Merat Selección de temas CC: Toni Deloni Encuéntranos en: www.marcianosenuntren.com @marcianosentren www.facebook.com/marcianosenuntren La música Creative Commons que ha sonado es: - Allegro non molto (Gavin Gamboa) - Helio Theme (Peter Rudenko) - Heather (Blue Dot Sessions) - 164 steps to awesome (Dana Boulé) - Wanderers ((Dana Boulé) - Take A Look Around (Kai Engel) - Changing Reality (Kai Engel) - Realness (Kai Engel) - Préface d'une journée ordinaire (Circus Marcus) Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

In this special Christmas Bonus episode, Mike and Will give their thoughts on Mark Gatiss' adaptation of ‘The Tractate Middoth' by M.R. James, which aired on UK TV last night along with Gatiss' documentary ‘M.R. James: Ghost Writer'. Please note that this episode contains spoilers about both programmes so if you are planning on watching […]

from wiki An Adventure in Space and Time is a British television  commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the science fiction series , which tells the story of its creation. It is written by the Doctor Who and  writer . Details of the film were announced by the BBC on 9 August 2012, with the programme airing on  in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2013, on  in the United States and  in Canada on 22 November 2013, on UKTV in New Zealand on 22 November 2013 and on  in Australia on 24 November 2013. The TV programme was shown in a pre-screening at the British Film Institute in  on 12 November 2013. Contents   []  Synopsis[] In 1966,  () is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as  and stands in front of the TARDIS console. First gazing at the ceiling, he lowers his head and closes his eyes. Three years earlier, BBC executive  () is asked to create a show that will fill the gap between  and . He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a "doctor", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague  () she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director,  (), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled Doctor Who and, despite some trepidation, he accepts. During a rehearsal, Hartnell is dissatisfied that the  lacks an interior set. Newman then compliments Hartnell's acting ability to save his producer from a troublesome conversation. However, Newman has misgivings about Lambert's handling of her job. This inspires Lambert to become more assertive and she forces the set designer to finally create the TARDIS interior. He does so effortlessly, impressing Lambert. The recording of the pilot episode is beset with difficulties; Newman dislikes the result and orders a re-shoot. Following this, he is finally contented and schedules a transmission date. After the broadcast of the , Lambert and Hussein are nervous, as it occurs the day after the  and its potential audience is diminished. Newman summons Lambert and tells her of Controller of BBC1 's () request to cancel the show, but Lambert emphasises her belief in it and asks him to repeat the first episode before the second is screened. For the next serial, Newman expresses his concern about the , referring to them as "bug-eyed monsters", which he refused to allow on the show since its creation. However, Lambert eventually convinces him. Following the transmission of the, Lambert realises its popularity when she spots children impersonating the creatures' catchphrase, "Exterminate". Newman is pleased to tell her that the programme achieved a viewership of 10 million and continued production is now assured. As most of the original cast and crew (including Hussein and Lambert) gradually move on to other projects, Hartnell's health declines, which leads to him forget lines and require scenes to be re-shot — something the BBC can ill-afford. Hartnell meets with Newman and asks for a reduced workload, but the decision has already been taken to replace him. Hartnell has grown to embrace playing the Doctor and struggles with his emotional attachment to the character. However, he reluctantly accepts the situation. As he later informs his wife, Heather (), of the news he breaks into tears and says, "I don't want to go." Before his final scene, Hartnell shares a brief exchange with his successor,  (). As the cameras are about to record, Hartnell looks across the main console. He sees , who will play the same role nearly 50 years later, and who silently acknowledges Hartnell's legacy. Production[] The drama is produced by Matt Strevens, and directed by . Filming began in February 2013. The production was based at the Wimbledon Studios in London, with shooting also taking place at . On Sunday 17 February 2013, location filming for the drama took place early in the morning on  in London. This involved replicas of 1960s  props crossing the bridge, in a recreation of a famous scene from the 1964 Doctor Who serial . Interior scenes replicating early Doctor Who production at  were also filmed, showing 1963-era cameras and studio equipment. To make the drama understandable to a general audience not knowledgeable about the history of Doctor Who, not all of those involved in its creation are represented in the script. For example, the programme's original story editor  does not appear, and his role is merged with that of associate producer . Part of the production involved the recreation of scenes from the classic series, some of which are from  such as. Mark Gatiss had stated that his ambitions included filming the death of  from the missing episode 12 of, using actress  (who originally played the character in 1965) to play the increasingly aging Sara, and using  footage of the  publicity photo-shoot for , but the budget could not accommodate them. Cast[] A number of the cast have appeared in Doctor Who at one time or another, most notably William Russell and Carole Ann Ford.  appeared in the  episode "", while  was in the Series 7 episode "", both alongside  as the Doctor;  was in the  serial  with ;  appeared as the title character in the  serial  with ;  has played the voice of the  since the series was revived in 2005 and  voiced the Elder Ood in . Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills, who both played companions to Hartnell's First Doctor also appeared during Verity Lambert's leaving party scene. Doctor Who actors[]  as , who portrayed the   as , who portrayed   as , who portrayed  Claudia Grant as , who portrayed  Anna-Lisa Drew as , who portrayed   as , who portrayed the  Sophie Holt as , who portrayed   as , original voice of the  and   as the Cyril the caveman Behind-the-scenes personnel[]  as , co-creator  as , original producer  as , original director Sarah Winter as , creator of composer 's theme tune recording  as , associate producer  as , director  as Richard Martin, director David Annen as , original production designer Sam Hoare as , director  as , controller of  Others[]  as Heather Hartnell, wife of William Hartnell Cara Jenkins as Judith "Jessica" Carney, granddaughter of William Hartnell  as Harry  as Joyce Ross Gurney-Randall as Reg Reece Pockney as Alan Charlie Kemp as Arthur Roger May as Len Kit Connor as Charlie[]  as himself  (uncredited cameo)  (uncredited cameo)  (uncredited cameo) Earlier proposals[] Gatiss first pitched the idea of such a drama to the BBC for the programme's fortieth anniversary in 2003, submitting a proposal to . However, the proposal was rejected by the BBC, and Gatiss was told there was no available slot or budget for such a programme. Ten years prior to Gatiss's pitch, at the time of Doctor Who's thirtieth anniversary in 1993, film-maker  had proposed a similar project called The Legend Begins to the BBC. The Legend Begins would have mixed documentary interviews with those responsible for the creation of Doctor Who with a dramatised strand showing the programme's beginnings. Eventually, the dramatisation idea was abandoned in favour of a standard documentary format looking at the entire history of Doctor Who, which was eventually broadcast on  as  in November 1993. When interviewed in 2003, Mark Gatiss said that he was unaware of Davies's earlier The Legend Begins proposal when he first came up with the idea for his programme. Home media[] The programme will be released on DVD on 2 December 2013. An Adventure in Space and Time is a British television  commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the science fiction series , which tells the story of its creation. It is written by the Doctor Who and  writer . Details of the film were announced by the BBC on 9 August 2012, with the programme airing on  in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2013, on  in the United States and  in Canada on 22 November 2013, on UKTV in New Zealand on 22 November 2013 and on  in Australia on 24 November 2013. The TV programme was shown in a pre-screening at the British Film Institute in  on 12 November 2013. Contents   []  Synopsis[] In 1966,  () is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as  and stands in front of the TARDIS console. First gazing at the ceiling, he lowers his head and closes his eyes. Three years earlier, BBC executive  () is asked to create a show that will fill the gap between  and . He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a "doctor", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague  () she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director,  (), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled Doctor Who and, despite some trepidation, he accepts. During a rehearsal, Hartnell is dissatisfied that the  lacks an interior set. Newman then compliments Hartnell's acting ability to save his producer from a troublesome conversation. However, Newman has misgivings about Lambert's handling of her job. This inspires Lambert to become more assertive and she forces the set designer to finally create the TARDIS interior. He does so effortlessly, impressing Lambert. The recording of the pilot episode is beset with difficulties; Newman dislikes the result and orders a re-shoot. Following this, he is finally contented and schedules a transmission date. After the broadcast of the , Lambert and Hussein are nervous, as it occurs the day after the  and its potential audience is diminished. Newman summons Lambert and tells her of Controller of BBC1 's () request to cancel the show, but Lambert emphasises her belief in it and asks him to repeat the first episode before the second is screened. For the next serial, Newman expresses his concern about the , referring to them as "bug-eyed monsters", which he refused to allow on the show since its creation. However, Lambert eventually convinces him. Following the transmission of the, Lambert realises its popularity when she spots children impersonating the creatures' catchphrase, "Exterminate". Newman is pleased to tell her that the programme achieved a viewership of 10 million and continued production is now assured. As most of the original cast and crew (including Hussein and Lambert) gradually move on to other projects, Hartnell's health declines, which leads to him forget lines and require scenes to be re-shot — something the BBC can ill-afford. Hartnell meets with Newman and asks for a reduced workload, but the decision has already been taken to replace him. Hartnell has grown to embrace playing the Doctor and struggles with his emotional attachment to the character. However, he reluctantly accepts the situation. As he later informs his wife, Heather (), of the news he breaks into tears and says, "I don't want to go." Before his final scene, Hartnell shares a brief exchange with his successor,  (). As the cameras are about to record, Hartnell looks across the main console. He sees , who will play the same role nearly 50 years later, and who silently acknowledges Hartnell's legacy. Production[] The drama is produced by Matt Strevens, and directed by . Filming began in February 2013. The production was based at the Wimbledon Studios in London, with shooting also taking place at . On Sunday 17 February 2013, location filming for the drama took place early in the morning on  in London. This involved replicas of 1960s  props crossing the bridge, in a recreation of a famous scene from the 1964 Doctor Who serial . Interior scenes replicating early Doctor Who production at  were also filmed, showing 1963-era cameras and studio equipment. To make the drama understandable to a general audience not knowledgeable about the history of Doctor Who, not all of those involved in its creation are represented in the script. For example, the programme's original story editor  does not appear, and his role is merged with that of associate producer . Part of the production involved the recreation of scenes from the classic series, some of which are from  such as. Mark Gatiss had stated that his ambitions included filming the death of  from the missing episode 12 of, using actress  (who originally played the character in 1965) to play the increasingly aging Sara, and using  footage of the  publicity photo-shoot for , but the budget could not accommodate them. Cast[] A number of the cast have appeared in Doctor Who at one time or another, most notably William Russell and Carole Ann Ford.  appeared in the  episode "", while  was in the Series 7 episode "", both alongside  as the Doctor;  was in the  serial  with ;  appeared as the title character in the  serial  with ;  has played the voice of the  since the series was revived in 2005 and  voiced the Elder Ood in . Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills, who both played companions to Hartnell's First Doctor also appeared during Verity Lambert's leaving party scene. Doctor Who actors[]  as , who portrayed the   as , who portrayed   as , who portrayed  Claudia Grant as , who portrayed  Anna-Lisa Drew as , who portrayed   as , who portrayed the  Sophie Holt as , who portrayed   as , original voice of the  and   as the Cyril the caveman Behind-the-scenes personnel[]  as , co-creator  as , original producer  as , original director Sarah Winter as , creator of composer 's theme tune recording  as , associate producer  as , director  as Richard Martin, director David Annen as , original production designer Sam Hoare as , director  as , controller of  Others[]  as Heather Hartnell, wife of William Hartnell Cara Jenkins as Judith "Jessica" Carney, granddaughter of William Hartnell  as Harry  as Joyce Ross Gurney-Randall as Reg Reece Pockney as Alan Charlie Kemp as Arthur Roger May as Len Kit Connor as Charlie[]  as himself  (uncredited cameo)  (uncredited cameo)  (uncredited cameo) Earlier proposals[] Gatiss first pitched the idea of such a drama to the BBC for the programme's fortieth anniversary in 2003, submitting a proposal to . However, the proposal was rejected by the BBC, and Gatiss was told there was no available slot or budget for such a programme. Ten years prior to Gatiss's pitch, at the time of Doctor Who's thirtieth anniversary in 1993, film-maker  had proposed a similar project called The Legend Begins to the BBC. The Legend Begins would have mixed documentary interviews with those responsible for the creation of Doctor Who with a dramatised strand showing the programme's beginnings. Eventually, the dramatisation idea was abandoned in favour of a standard documentary format looking at the entire history of Doctor Who, which was eventually broadcast on  as  in November 1993. When interviewed in 2003, Mark Gatiss said that he was unaware of Davies's earlier The Legend Begins proposal when he first came up with the idea for his programme. Home media[] The programme will be released on DVD on 2 December 2013.

DOCTOR WHO TIN DOG PODCAST REVIEWS From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 237 – "The Crimson Horror"  episode Cast  ()  () Others  - Mrs Gillyflower  - Ada  – Strax  – Jenny Flint  – Madame Vastra Eve de Leon Allen – Angie Kassius Carey Johnson – Artie  – Edmund & Mr Thursday Graham Turner – Amos Olivia Vinall – Effie Michelle Tate – Abigail Jack Oliver Hudson – Urchin Boy Production Writer Director Producer Marcus Wilson Executive producer(s) Steven Moffat Caroline Skinner Incidental music composer Series Length 45 minutes Originally broadcast 4 May 2013 Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → "" "" "The Crimson Horror" will be the eleventh episode of the  of the British science-fiction drama . It was written by  and directed by . The episode is also scheduled to be the 100th broadcast episode (not including mini-episodes) since the series was revived in 2005. []Production "The Crimson Horror" will see the return of Vastra, Jenny, and Strax from "". Executive producer  told  that the story would be from their point of view, for the audience "to see them tackle a case of their own, and stumble across the Doctor's path, quite accidentally". The episode was "specially written" for mother and daughter  and . It was the first time the two had worked together on screen. Gatiss had worked on a play with Stirling, who mentioned that she and Rigg had never appeared in something together, and Gatiss offered to "tailor" them into his Doctor Who episode, of which he had the basic idea of. Stirling said that Gatiss had written "an on-screen relationship between Ma and I that is truly delicious. We have never before worked together because the offers have not been tempting, but when such a funny and original script comes through you know the time has come." Gatiss also stated that he wanted to write "a properly northern Who" and revealed that Rigg was able to use her native accent for the first time. The episode began filming the week of 2 July 2012, with location filming done in , Caerphilly. []References ^   . . 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.  Moffat, Steven (30 March - 5 April 2013).  (). ^   Bowie-Sell, Daisy (2 July 2012).. . Retrieved 24 March 2013. ^   Mulkern, Patrick (28 April 2013)... Retrieved 28 April 2013. ^   Golder, Dave (2 July 2012). . . Retrieved 24 March 2013.  . . 3 July 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013. []External links

DOCTOR WHO TIN DOG PODCAST REVIEWS COLD WAR reprinted from wiki "Cold War" is the ninth episode of the  of the British science-fiction drama . It first aired on  on 13 April 2013. The episode stars as the  and  as . It is the first TV episode to feature the  since the  serial  in 1974. Contents   []  []Plot The episode opens on a  submarine sailing near the North Pole in 1983 during the . A nuclear weapons launch drill they are running is interrupted by Professor Grisenko. In the submarine's cargo hold a sailor prematurely begins to defrost a block of ice that Grisenko believes contains a frozen  and is attacked. The submarine begins sinking as the creature in the ice escapes and runs amok. The  materialises inside the submarine; Clara and the Doctor tumble out, believing that they are in . Although the sailors restrain them the Doctor convinces Captain Zhukov to maneuver the submarine to the side, landing it safely and preventing it from imploding. During this the TARDIS inexplicably dematerialises. The Doctor tells the captain and his crew that he and Clara are time travelers. They then encounter the escaped , Grand Marshall Skaldak. The Doctor convinces them that they must be peaceful, but a frightened soldier shocks Skaldak with a  knocking him out cold. The chained Skaldak calls for his brothers to find him. The Doctor convinces Captain Zhukov that someone must speak to Skaldak. The Captain insists but the Doctor refuses, saying that as an enemy soldier, Skaldak will not talk to him. Zhukov refuses to let the Doctor do it. As the only one who knows the Ice Warriors, the Doctor is too valuable to risk. Clara volunteers, and although reluctant, the Doctor allows her to go. She relays the Doctor's words to Skaldak but he knows that the Doctor is listening. After learning that he has been encased in the ice for 5000 years Skaldak laments the loss of his daughter and his people. Skaldak escapes from his armor, and stops broadcasting the signal to the other Ice Warriors, believing himself to be the only one of his kind left. The Doctor surmises that, thinking himself alone in the universe, Skaldak has nothing left to lose. Skaldak manages to grab and kill three members of the crew. Having learnt of the ongoing Cold War and the , Skaldak plans to use the submarine's nuclear missiles to provoke a global thermonuclear war and destroy humanity as revenge for the humans attacking him, as under Martian code humanity as a whole has declared war on the Ice Warrior race. Reaching the bridge, he is able to connect himself to the sub's missile guidance systems and activate the missiles. The Doctor and Clara attempt to persuade Skaldak to show mercy when the sub is rocked by a tractor beam from above. The Ice Warrior's people have arrived over the site of the submarine's undersea grounding, and haul it to the surface. Skaldak is beamed aboard the Ice Warriors spaceship, though the missile launch system is still active. Showing mercy, Skaldak deactives the missiles remotely. When the Doctor's sonic screwdriver informs him the TARDIS has reappeared, he informs Clara that it had "relocated" automatically as part of the H.A.D.S. (short for "Hostile Action Displacement System") at the South Pole. The Doctor sheepishly ask Zhukov for a lift. []Production Writer Mark Gatiss had been lobbying to bring back the Ice Warriors, and came up with new ideas which finally sold the episode. The Ice Warriors were a well-known villain of the original Doctor Who series. They appeared alongside the  () in  (1967) and  (1969) and returned in the  () stories (1972) and  (1974). Showrunner  had originally been hesitant to bring back the Ice Warriors, worrying that they were seen as "the default condition for what people thought of as rubbish Doctor Whomonsters — things that moved very, very slowly and spoke in a way that meant you couldn't hear a word they said." Writer , however, was a fan of the Ice Warriors' stories and had been campaigning to bring them back. In a phone conversation with Moffat that was originally supposed to be about their show , Gatiss pitched new and "very clever ideas" of what to do with the Ice Warriors, and Moffat agreed. What sold Moffat were the submarine setting and seeing what the Ice Warriors looked like underneath their suits. Gatiss felt that the Ice Warriors had a lot of gaps in their timeline and had not been featured in a while, which allowed a lot of room to explore them. The submarine was Gatiss's idea; he felt that Doctor Who called out to be set on a submarine. Executive producer Caroline Skinner described the story as "Letting a huge Ice Warrior loose at the heart of a classic  style submarine movie." Gatiss chose the time period because he was "kind of obsessed" with the Cold War, and felt that there were several times in the 1980s where the danger was close. Gatiss also described "Cold War" as a "love-letter" to the base-under-siege stories that were common during Troughton's time; the episode even contains a reference to Troughton's , which was the last time the TARDIS' HADS had been mentioned. The  for "Cold War" took place on 6 June 2012, with filming beginning on 13 June. For the submarine setting, the cast would be sprayed in between every take. The scenes in which the characters are drenched in water were achieved by constantly pouring "gallons and gallons of water" on the cast. Coleman found the experience fun, while Smith said that it made acting easier.Coleman said, "The whole make-up process was reversed as they would damp us down in the morning and rub my mascara off!" For the shots of the submarine in the ocean, a model was used. It was suspended upside-down with "shredded feathers" blown at it to give the effect of being under the sea. Unlike some other returning monsters, the Ice Warriors were not heavily redesigned. Gatiss insisted upon keeping the fundamentals of the original and Moffat explained that the original design was not well-known enough to put a new spin on it, and so Skaldak's shell is just a "super-version of the original". Of the original design, Millennium FX's Neill Gorton said, "My problem with the old ones is they had  hands and weird, spindly arms but a bulky body and these strange saddlebag hips, almost feminine. They had fur sticking out everywhere. So all of that together didn't suggest "ice warriors." They should be much beefier and stronger. We gave it more of a bodybuilder physique, changed the hands and styled the body to make it look more like armour-plating, even though it's reptilian." The costume was made of flexible urethane rubber instead of the fibreglass like the original, as it would damage less easily and be more comfortable to wear. The costume was made to specially fit . Though only some of the Skaldak's real appearance was shown on-screen, Gorton stated that they created a full animatronic body. []Broadcast and reception "Cold War" was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on  on 13 April 2013. Overnight ratings showed that 5.73 million viewers watched the episode live, a 28.8% audience share. The episode also received an  of 84. []Critical reception The episode received generally positive reviews. Dan Martin of  wrote that "Cold War" was "easily the best of this new series so far, and Mark Gatiss's finest contribution yet." He praised the reinvention of the Ice Warrior and felt that the elements came together to form a "tense, tightly wound, claustrophobic but also full of heart." 's Geoff Berkshire said that "Cold War" was better than Gatiss' previous episodes "" and "". He praised the guest cast, but wished "their characters had a bit more meat to them."  reviewer Neela Debnath described the story as "slick and intelligent" with "cinematic aesthetics and tone." Patrick Mulkern of  found an inconsistency with the TARDIS translation matrix, but overall was positive towards the acting, visual aspects, and story.  reviewer Gavin Fuller gave the episode four out of five stars, describing it as "finely crafted" and "thrilling." He praised the setting and the dialogue, but felt that the Russian characters were "perilously close to being ciphers." 's Morgan Jeffery awarded the episode five out of five stars, saying that it was "fresh and exciting" but also had a "wonderfully old-school tone." He wrote that it had "one of the best guest casts to have graced Doctor Who since the show returned in 2005" and also praised the reintroduction of the Ice Warriors and the production values. Alasdair Wilkins of  gave "Cold War" a grade of A, highlighting the tense atmosphere, the "bold new direction" taken with the Ice Warriors, the guest performances, and Clara's importance. Russell Lewin of  gave "Cold War" four out of five stars, praising the set and direction as well as the Ice Warrior. On the other hand, Lewin noted that, as a base-under-siege story, it did not play with the narrative form or "go anywhere we couldn't have predicted," with the exception of the Ice Warrior breaking out of its suit. 's Mark Snow gave the episode a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Snow praised the reintroduction of the Ice Warriors and called Skaldak "the show's most memorable villain in a while, thanks to his stern, occasionally psychopathic approach to problem solving, and an environment that helped make the bulky, heavy creature design imposing rather than laughably naff." However, he felt that some of Skaldak's effects were "laughably rubbery" and that his motivations were "psychotically random." []References ^    . SFX. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013. ^   . . 21 February 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013. ^   Setchfield, Nick (18 March 2013). . . Retrieved 19 March 2013. ^       (Video). BBC. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013. ^   Setchfield, Nick (9 April 2013). . . Retrieved 10 April 2013.  Gatiss, Mark (13 April 2013). . . Retrieved 14 April 2013. ^    Mulkern, Patrick (13 April 2013). . . Retrieved 14 April 2013.  . . Retrieved 14 April 2013. ^    (Press release). BBC. 18 March 2013. 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Reprinted from Wiki Pedia with all due respect "Night Terrors" is the ninth episode of the of the British television series , and was first broadcast on and on 3 September 2011. Contents [] [] Synopsis The Doctor decides to make a "house call" after his receives a message from George, a frightened 8-year-old child, asking his help in getting rid of the monsters in his bedroom. On arrival at a on present-day Earth, the Doctor, Amy, and Rory split up to try to locate the child. The Doctor, taking the guise of a social services worker, finds the right flat, and meets George's father, Alex, while his mother Claire is working a night shift. Through Alex's photo album, the Doctor learns that George has been frightened all his life, fearing many of the sounds and people around the flat and is helped to cope by various habits, including metaphorically placing his fears within his wardrobe. Meanwhile, Amy and Rory, while taking the lift down, suddenly find themselves in what appears to be an eighteenth-century house, but shortly discover most of the furnishings are wooden props. Other residents of the estate appear in the house, but are caught by life-sized that laugh and sing like children, and transform the residents into more dolls. Amy and Rory witness one transformation and try to flee, but Amy is caught and becomes a doll herself, joining the others in chasing Rory. The Doctor, suspecting that the wardrobe is containing the evil that George fears, opens it to find its contents are simply clothes and toys, including a doll house. The Doctor suddenly recalls from Alex's photo album that Claire did not appear pregnant in the weeks leading up to George's supposed birth, causing Alex to remember the fact that Claire was unable to have children. The Doctor asserts that George is a Tenza child, an empathic alien who took on the form of Alex and Claire's desired child through a , and has the ability to literally lock away his fears within the wardrobe. George begins to panic from this revelation and the Doctor and Alex are pulled into the wardrobe, joining Rory in the dollhouse. As the dolls descend on the three, the Doctor calls out to George to face his fears; George is able to open the wardrobe and appears in the dollhouse, but the dolls turn to advance on him. The Doctor realises that George is still frightened that Alex and Claire plan to send him away, having mistakenly interpreted a conversation they had earlier that night; Alex rushes through the dolls to embrace George as his son. They all soon find themselves back at the estate, restored to normal. Claire returns the next morning to find George no longer scared while Alex and the Doctor make him breakfast. After being thanked, the Doctor rejoins his companions to set off for their next adventure. [] Continuity The Doctor refers to "Snow White and the Seven Keys to Doomsday", "The Three Little Sontarans" and "The Emperor Dalek's New Clothes" as being among his childhood nursery stories, referencing the 1974 stage play and the and the , two of the series' recurring monsters. He also repeats his predilection for tea and from another Gatiss-written episode, "". He expresses his irritation that his sonic screwdriver still does not have "a setting for wood," a criticism also made by Rory in "" and "" and by in "". Rory states "we're dead again" after dropping down the lift shaft, referring to his previous deaths in "", "", "" and "", and Amy's in "". The episode's final shot continues the story arc for the second half of the series, showing the Teselecta file on the Doctor's date of death from "". [] Production The life-size dolls in "Night Terrors" are based on the of Germany and the Netherlands. told that he had always been scared of dolls, and was surprised that Doctor Who had never used them before. He was especially interested in , which he said were "the stuff of proper nightmares". In order to achieve a greater variety of stories in the first half of series 6 "Night Terrors" was moved to the second block of episodes, having been filmed as episode four. This necessitated minor changes to the episode, including the removal of a sequence featuring . [] Broadcast The episode achieved an overnight figure of 5.5m viewers, with an audience share of 25.9%, and Doctor Who was the fourth most-watched programme for Saturday [] Critical reception Reception to the episode has been largely positive. Assignment X gave a positive review "There's plenty of tension to be had in awaiting the arrival of the episode's central creatures – the creepiest dolls you will ever see. In fact, the horrific, bone-crunching transformation of human beings into dolls may trump the gas mask zombies as one of the most unsettling body horror moments in modern DOCTOR WHO. Amy's scene is probably the most affecting, although it's slightly undercut by the knowledge that she's going to be all right." Crave Online gave a positive review saying "This episode was reminiscent of "Fear Her," from the second season of the revived "Doctor Who." But "Night Terrors" fared a little bit better because it didn't rely on Jamie Oram's George to be anything more than a scared little boy. Matt Smith carried the day with another impressive outing as the Doctor. I think the key to Smith's tenure as the Doctor has been the sheer manic energy he throws into his performances. Some online commentators are already suggesting that the writer, Mark Gatiss might be the next showrunner after Steven Moffat." Dan Martin of the also commented on the suggestions of Gatiss as a future showrunner, commenting that the episode was an improvement on Gatiss' previous two episodes ("" and "Victory of the Daleks"). He complimented it overall as "a classy, creepy episode of retro Doctor Who" in comparison to "Let's Kill Hitler", though he saw its plot as over-similar to "" and other episodes written by Steven Moffat. [] References ^ . BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2011. Jones, Paul (19 August 2011). . . Retrieved 29 August 2011. "Episodes shuffle for the 2011 series...". (430): 7. 9 Feb 2011 (cover date). End of the Road (Torchwood) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 39 – "End of the Road" episode Cast Starring – – – – – - Others - - - Marina Benedict - - - - Noah - Blue-Eyed Man - - Claire - Shawnie David Desantos - Agent Baylor Nayo K Wallace - Wilson Production Writer Ryan Scott Director Gwyneth Horder-Payton Producer (UK unit) Executive producer(s) John Shiban (co-executive) (co-executive) Production code 108 Length 55 minutes Originally broadcast 26 August 2011 (US) 1 September 2011 (UK) Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → "" "" "End of the Road" is the eighth episode of the of British series , and was first broadcast in the United States on on 26 August 2011. Contents [] [] Plot summary The Torchwood team arrives at the Colasanto estate led by Olivia Colasanto, Angelo's granddaughter. At the estate, Jack finds Angelo, now an old man and in a coma, having lived that long trying to find out about the secrets of immortality. Olivia reveals that the ones responsible for the Miracle are called "The Families", the three mob bosses who bought Jack when he was captured in 1928 and were able to create the miracle, in some manner related to his blood. Jack explains that his immortality doesn't work like that, but the Miracle is real, and a lot of his blood was taken while he was imprisoned. Angelo initially tried to join the alliance with The Families due to their common goal, but Angelo was rejected because they frowned on his homosexuality. While Olivia explains this, a CIA team led by Brian Friedkin captures everyone in the mansion. Friedkin is trying to cover up The Families and his treason. Rex explains that he set Friedkin up, so that he could expose him to the CIA at large. Using the I-5 contact lenses, he transmits Friedkin gloating straight onto a monitor in front of their superior, Allen Shapiro. With their names cleared, Jack and Gwen decide to work with the CIA in order to find the whereabouts of The Families, and stop the Miracle. But one of their only leads is destroyed when Friedkin kills himself with a bomb along with Olivia. Jack then takes some time to say goodbye to his former lover, as alarms go off around him announcing that Angelo's just died. In annoyance he turns off the machines, until he realizes that unlike everyone else on the planet, the rules for the miracle do not apply to Angelo either; as he dies in front of Jack. In , Oswald asks Jilly to get him a prostitute on a whim, claiming he wants something normal in this new world. Jilly gets a new intern, unaware that she is a CIA agent. When the prostitute arrives at Oswald's room, she is surprised to learn that Oswald just wants to have dinner with her. She rejects his offer and tells him that as a celebrity, he is worshiped, but as a man, he's still hated for what he did and soon will become a "Category 0". Demanding answers, Jilly reveals that there is a new law that is being worked on that will classify criminals like Oswald as Category 0s and send them to the modules. Angered that PhiCorp used him for their plans and intended to abandon him once they were done with him, Oswald batters Jilly and runs away. Later, Jilly is met by a representative of The Families, who shoots the CIA mole. The mole's identity was revealed by another Family agent (and presumably member) within the CIA, Charlotte Wills, who happens to be a former teammate of Esther and Rex. After a one-question job interview, he takes Jilly to meet The Families. Esther gets in contact with her sister, who's currently in a secure mental facility, and finds out to her horror that her sister wants to volunteer herself and her children to become "Category 1". In desperation, Esther ignores Jack's pleading not to reveal a critical detail she noticed about Angelo's room (the floor). After removing the floor panelling, a mysterious device is discovered. After Shapiro orders Gwen to be deported, Jack explains it's a null field transmitter, which interferes with the morphic field he previously postulated was behind the Miracle. Although he claims to be broadly unfamiliar with the technology, he is forced to help disable it so it can be taken to Langley. Jack modifies the Null Field to target sound, so he can converse with Rex and Esther without being overheard. Jack explains the reason for his reticence: he is trying to protect humanity from technology they should not have access to, due to the damage to the timeline. He also explains that the tech is alien, and that it came from the . It was buried in the ruins as shown in the , but Angelo had people salvage the transmitter, preparing for the miracle. It's suggested that Jack is mortal because Angelo used the device to target him as well through his blood. Jack begs Rex and Esther to help him escape, to help save the shining future he's seen. He takes a critical piece of the technology so nobody can replicate it. On the way out, an agent shoots Jack and sees Esther helping. Rex knocks the agent unconscious, and Esther drives a wounded Jack away. The episode closes with Esther begging Jack to reply, as she drives not knowing where to go, while at the same time Gwen is on the plane leaving the US for the UK. [] Reception The HD Room gave a positive review "Cryptkeeper Angelo did more for the plot progression of the arc in Torchwood: Miracle Day 'End of the Road' than every line that has come out of Rex's mouth up to this point. Jilly's flip out was a long time coming and didn't disappoint and again, the writing is subtle and effective, like watching Ali fight. All in all, 'End of the Road' is another great episode that allowed all the players, even Mekhi Pfifer as Rex, to showcase their skills as actors/actresses. Tons of questions are answered, and tons more presented. The giant ball that is Torchwood: Miracle Day's story arc is now rolling at full speed." Den of Geek gave a positive review "The beauty of Miracle Day is that there are so many things going on that, if one element isn't working for you, there's something else not far away." "The three families, though, is just one of the balls that this episode was attempting to juggle, with sizeable success I should add. Esther, played impressively as always by Alexa Havins, is facing the tragedies and difficulties within her own family. If we follow the usual path of Torchwood, that suggests she's got a horrific decision at some point to face, and just two episodes in which to make it. Rex, meanwhile, hints at what's troubling him, in that his days might be numbered the minute the miracle is reversed. Which, presumably, it will be. Will he, and many others, just instantly die? That might make for a haunting final episode? We also get Jilly Kitzinger coming out of the shadows of Oswald Danes, and more importantly, being recruited by the three families. What, exactly, do they want her to do? Whatever it is, lots more Lauren Ambrose in the final two episodes would be very, very welcome. I still think the more focussed work in Immortal Sins has provide the highlight of the series to date. But I also liked that End Of The Road was so keen to tell so much story. Credit to Star Trek veteran John De Lancie, who eats up every minute of screen time he's allowed. His contribution is a welcome one. And given that few showrunners can put together a momentous penultimate episode to a series as Russell T Davies, I, for one, can't wait for next week…" In the UK the episode was watched by 3.5 million viewers, a 15% audience share. Dan Martin states that after weeks on end of the same episode, Miracle Day seems to finally becoming into it's own with a tidal wave of answers. Most of the answers are however nonsense but viewers positively embrace it. The series still has two hours left but it finally feels like it's moving on, with Martin hoping that we the audience may see some aliens before long. While the return of Jilly and Oswald sets things up nicely for the conclusion of their story arc. [] References . BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2011.