Elisabeth Sladen

Author : Elisabeth Sladen
Publisher : Aurum
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781845136857

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Elisabeth Sladen by Elisabeth Sladen Pdf

When Elisabeth Sladen debuted as journalist Sarah Jane Smith in 1973 Doctor Who story ‘The Time Warrior’, she had no idea that the character would become one of the most popular in the series’ history. When she quit the TARDIS in 1976, having traversed space and time alongside Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, the story was front page news. But you don’t just walk away from the Doctor. Elisabeth reprised her role many times, and went on to tour the weird and wonderful world of Doctor Who fandom. So when TV wunderkind Russell T. Davies approached her to come back again, this time to a show backed by multi-million pound budgets and garlanded with critical plaudits, how could she refuse? Completed only months before her death in April 2011, Elisabeth’s memoir is funny, ridiculous, insightful and entertaining, and a fitting tribute to a woman who will be sadly missed by millions.

Author : compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by Dr Googelberg
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781291079814

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Doctor Who-Guide 1/3 by compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by Dr Googelberg Pdf

Almost everything about the good doctor, his companions and travels, his enemies and friends. Additionally the actors etc. Part three contains all summaries of all TV episodes. Compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by Dr Googelberg.

Author : Julie M. Still,Zara T. Wilkinson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476637259

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Buffy to Batgirl by Julie M. Still,Zara T. Wilkinson Pdf

Science fiction and fantasy are often thought of as stereotypically male genres, yet both have a long and celebrated history of female creators, characters, and fans. In particular, the science fiction and fantasy heroine is a recognized figure made popular in media such as Alien, The Terminator, and Buffy, The Vampire Slayer. Though imperfect, she is strong and definitely does not need to be saved by a man. This figure has had an undeniable influence on The Hunger Games, Divergent, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and many other, more recent female-led book and movie franchises.Despite their popularity, these fictional women have received inconsistent scholarly interest. This collection of new essays is intended to help fill a gap in the serious discussion of women and gender in science fiction and fantasy. The contributors are scholars, teachers, practicing writers, and other professionals in fields related to the genre. Critically examining the depiction of women and gender in science fiction and fantasy on both page and screen, they focus on characters who are as varied as they are interesting, and who range from vampire slayers to time travelers, witches, and spacefarers.

Author : David Mellor,Matt Hills
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780857722867

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New Dimensions of Doctor Who by David Mellor,Matt Hills Pdf

The Doctor may have regenerated on many occasions, but so too has Doctor Who. Moving with the times, the show has evolved across fifty years...New Dimensions of Doctor Who explores contemporary developments in Doctor Who's music, design and representations of technology, as well as issues of showrunner authority and star authorship. Putting these new dimensions in context means thinking about changes in the TV industry such as the rise of branding and transmedia storytelling. Along with its faster narrative pace, and producer/fan interaction via Twitter, 'new Who' also has a new home at Roath Lock Studios, Cardiff Bay. Studying the 'Doctor Who Experience' in its Cardiff setting, and considering audience nostalgia alongside anniversary celebrations, this book explores how current Doctor Who relates to real-world spaces and times. New Directions of Doctor Who is the scholarly equivalent of a multi-Doctor story, bringing together the authors of Triumph of a Time Lord and TARDISbound, as well as the editors of Time and Relative Dissertations in Space, Impossible Worlds, Impossible Things, Torchwood Declassified and Doctor Who, The Eleventh Hour. It also features contributions from experts on TV brands, bioethics, transmedia and cultural icons. As 'new Who' creates ongoing mysteries and poses exciting questions, this collection demonstrates the vitality of Doctor Who studies.

Author : Karen Louise Hollis
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447805489

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The Other Side of the Table by Karen Louise Hollis Pdf

From being just an ordinary fan who had attended Doctor Who conventions and events since 1997, Karen was now experiencing The Other Side of the Table - being asked for autographs, being photographed, selling books and giving interviews. This second book covers the events she attended from September 2010 to July 2011 and includes her meeting over 100 of the Doctor Who cast and crew, star names such as Arthur Darvill, Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Kate O'Mara, Jacqueline Pearce, Barbara Shelley, Peter Purves, Bonnie Langford and Floella Benjamin. The Other Side of the Table also includes her views on the new series of Doctor Who, her ten hours spent watching an episode being filmed and her personal tributes to Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen. The Other Side of the Table is written in Karen's chatty, fun and light-hearted style. If readers attended any of the events mentioned, this book will hopefully bring back some great memories and for those that didn't go - well, now you will know what you missed!

Author : Lorna Jowett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781786731463

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Dancing with the Doctor by Lorna Jowett Pdf

Lorna Jowett delves into the distinctive stories and characters, including the Doctors themselves, their female and male companions, Captain Jack Harkness, Missy, Sarah Jane and her young comrades. She considers the showrunners, directors, producers and writers and the problems this flagship science fiction series has had in offering alternative gender models. Constructions of masculinity, the author function, and how gender intersects with the other facets of identity, race, ethnicity and age, are just some of the areas explored in this accessible and wide-ranging re-view of these hotly debated elements of the successful BBC franchise.

Author : Deborah Jermyn,Susan Holmes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137495129

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Women, Celebrity and Cultures of Ageing by Deborah Jermyn,Susan Holmes Pdf

This book studies the relationship between women, ageing and celebrity. Focusing on an array of case studies and star/celebrity images, it aims to examine the powerful, contradictory and sometimes celebratory ways in which celebrity culture offers a crucial site for the contemporary and historical construction of discourses on ageing femininities.

Author : Gillian I. Leitch,Sherry Ginn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476624129

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Who Travels with the Doctor? by Gillian I. Leitch,Sherry Ginn Pdf

Throughout the long-running BBC series Doctor Who, the Doctor has rarely been alone--his companions are essential. Male or (mostly) female, alien or (mostly) human, young or old (none as old as he), the dozens of companions who have travelled with him over the past 50 years have served as sympathetic proxies for the audience. Through their adventures the companions are perfected, facing danger and thus discovering their strengths and weaknesses. Yet they all pay a price, losing their innocence and sometimes their lives. This collection of new essays examines the role of the companion as an intermediate between viewers and the Doctor. The contributors discuss who travels with the Doctor and why, how they interact, how the companions influence the narrative and how their journeys change them.

Author : Gillian I. Leitch,Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476602240

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Doctor Who in Time and Space by Gillian I. Leitch,Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III Pdf

This collection of fresh essays addresses a broad range of topics in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, both old (1963-1989) and new (2005-present). The book begins with the fan: There are essays on how the show is viewed and identified with, fan interactions with each other, reactions to changes, the wilderness years when it wasn't in production. Essays then look at the ways in which the stories are told (e.g., their timeliness, their use of time travel as a device, etc.). After discussing the stories and devices and themes, the essays turn to looking at the Doctor's female companions and how they evolve, are used, and changed by their journey with the Doctor.

Author : Lynnette Porter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476600918

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The Doctor Who Franchise by Lynnette Porter Pdf

As Doctor Who nears its 50th anniversary, it is very much a part of British popular culture, and the Doctor has become a British icon. Nevertheless, thanks to BBC America and BBC Worldwide's marketing strategy, as well as the Doctor's and his companions' recent in-person visits to the U.S., the venerable series is becoming more susceptible to an "American influence," including the possibility of becoming "Americanized." Doctor Who and recent spinoffs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures offer American audiences very different insights into the Whoniverse and have met with varying degrees of success. Whereas Torchwood became a U.S.-U.K. co-production, The Sarah Jane Adventures was largely mismarketed. To complicate matters, the interrelationships that keep the Doctor Who franchise alive through radio dramas, audiobooks, comics, novels, etc., during hiatuses in television broadcasts, may give U.S. and U.K. audiences different understandings of the lead characters--the Doctor, Captain Jack Harkness, and Sarah Jane Smith. Although the past decade has been an exciting time in the Whoniverse, the Doctor--and the franchise--are poised for yet another regeneration.

Author : Vincent Terrace
Publisher : VNR AG
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Television broadcasting
ISBN : 0918432618

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Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials by Vincent Terrace Pdf

Author : Craig Cabell
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781782198246

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The Doctors Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord: Celebrating its 50th Year by Craig Cabell Pdf

Doctor Who is the world's longest-running science fiction television series, and has had children hiding behind sofa's since it was first broadcast in 1963. Eleven actors have played the famous Time Lord, starting with William Hartnell, and it has been a career landmark for all of them. Indeed, no other role in television history is as iconic, demanding, or as anticipated by its legions of fans as that of the famous time traveller with two hearts. Find out: * Who was a bouncer for The Rolling Stones before taking control of the Tardis. * Who was nearly blown up in the Second World War aboard HMS Hood. * Who had a fondness for woolly hats and had a grandson who would become Harry Potter's nemesis. * Who played a transvestite barmaid before becoming a Doctor Who heart-throb. Go back in time and read the human story behind a TV legend.

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476604541

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A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television by John Kenneth Muir Pdf

Since its inception in November 1963, the British science fiction television series Doctor Who has exerted an enormous impact on the world of science fiction (over 1,500 books have been written about the show). The series follows the adventures of a mysterious “Time Lord” from the distant planet Gallifrey who travels through time and space to fight evil and injustice. Along the way, he has visited Rome under the rule of Nero, played backgammon with Kublai Khan, and participated in the mythic gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Predating the Star Trek phenomenon by three years, Doctor Who seriously dealt with continuing characters, adult genre principles and futuristic philosophies. Critical and historical examinations of the ideas, philosophies, conceits and morals put forth in the Doctor Who series, which ran for 26 seasons and 159 episodes, are provided here. Also analyzed are thematic concepts, genre antecedents, the overall cinematography and the special effects of the long-running cult favorite. The various incarnations of Doctor Who, including television, stage, film, radio, and spin-offs are discussed. In addition, the book provides an extensive listing of print, Internet, and fan club resources for Doctor Who.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Doctor Who by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Bushman,Ken Deep
Publisher : Fayetteville Mafia Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781949024678

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The Companions of Doctor Who by David Bushman,Ken Deep Pdf

"Don't be alone, Doctor," Amy Pond tells the Eleventh Doctor in "The Angels Take Manhattan," and of course the irony is that in one sense the Doctor is always alone--a Gallifreyan whose regenerative powers mean he will outlast nearly everyone near and dear to him -- while at the same time he is rarely without one or more trusted companion by his side. This is a book about those companions--those fortunate few who accompany him on his journeys through space and time on--to quote the Ninth Doctor--"the trip of a lifetime." The editors of The Villains of Doctor Who are back with a new anthology of essays--paeans, really--to Donna Noble, Sarah Jane Smith, Rose Tyler, Wilfred Mott, Chang Lee, Clara Oswald, and more. Did your favorite companion make the cut? You're going to have to read to find out!