Sometimes you’ve just got to look at the general vibe of 2020 (the furnace bit in Toy Story 3 but half the toys are drinking lighter fluid) and decide to write something positive. On my way to nursery, another dad was telling me how he found Sacha Dhawan’s performance as the Master in Doctor Who a high point of the last series, so inspired by that, let’s celebrate what was good about each actor to play the role on television. If nothing else, it’ll probably be good for my mental health and give someone a chance to type ‘Of course Roger Delgado was the original and best’ in context, so hopefully that’ll make them happy too.
Roger Delgado (or to give him his full name ‘Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto’ – which is Spanish for ‘Of course Roger Delgado was the original and best’) originated the role,...
Roger Delgado (or to give him his full name ‘Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto’ – which is Spanish for ‘Of course Roger Delgado was the original and best’) originated the role,...
- 11/3/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
John Simm is one of the most popular versions of the Master ever, thanks to his turns in three two-part storylines across the revived series of Doctor Who. He first appeared as the Doctor’s eternal nemesis at the end of season 3’s “Utopia” (2007), with Derek Jacobi’s incarnation regenerating into him. In the penultimate episode, “The Sound of Drums,” it’s revealed that the Master is, in fact, Harold Saxon, the mysterious and malevolent politician who’s been referenced throughout the season.
In the Russell T. Davies era, each season would have a recurring word or phrase that would be repeated throughout the episodes before it was explained in the finale. Though the reveal that the Master was actually Saxon, elected to the position of Prime Minister in “Sound of Drums,” came as a big shock to fans, maybe it shouldn’t have, as the clue was in the character’s name all along.
In the Russell T. Davies era, each season would have a recurring word or phrase that would be repeated throughout the episodes before it was explained in the finale. Though the reveal that the Master was actually Saxon, elected to the position of Prime Minister in “Sound of Drums,” came as a big shock to fans, maybe it shouldn’t have, as the clue was in the character’s name all along.
- 6/17/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Kayti Burt Jan 10, 2020
The Doctor Who cast discusses meeting the Master and incorporating more Classic Who into their era.
Warning: This Doctor Who article contains Major spoilers for the two-part Season 12 premiere. Proceed at your own peril. If you'd rather, you can read our spoiler-free review of the premiere here.
While Jodie Whittaker's first season of Doctor Who kept things fresh with mainly new villains for the Thirteenth Doctor and her companions to face off against, Season 12 has brought back the Doctor's "best enemy": The Master, played brilliantly by Sacha Dhawan (the youngest actor to play the role).
Den of Geek had the chance to chat with Jodie Whittaker (the Doctor), Mandip Gill (Yaz), and Tosin Cole (Ryan) about what it was like playing opposite Dhawan's Master, and what the actor brings to the table...
Who is the Master?
First seen in the 1971 Doctor Who episode "Terror of the Autons,...
The Doctor Who cast discusses meeting the Master and incorporating more Classic Who into their era.
Warning: This Doctor Who article contains Major spoilers for the two-part Season 12 premiere. Proceed at your own peril. If you'd rather, you can read our spoiler-free review of the premiere here.
While Jodie Whittaker's first season of Doctor Who kept things fresh with mainly new villains for the Thirteenth Doctor and her companions to face off against, Season 12 has brought back the Doctor's "best enemy": The Master, played brilliantly by Sacha Dhawan (the youngest actor to play the role).
Den of Geek had the chance to chat with Jodie Whittaker (the Doctor), Mandip Gill (Yaz), and Tosin Cole (Ryan) about what it was like playing opposite Dhawan's Master, and what the actor brings to the table...
Who is the Master?
First seen in the 1971 Doctor Who episode "Terror of the Autons,...
- 1/9/2020
- Den of Geek
2019 started with a big treat for Doctor Who fans as New Year’s Day brought us “Resolution,” the show’s annual winter special that featured Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor facing off against a Dalek for the first time. Unfortunately, the year definitely peaked early for Whovians, as there won’t be another episode of the show until 2020 – “very early 2020,” to be exact.
So. what are Who fans to do for the next 12 months of their lives? Well, thankfully, there’s still a lot of other Doctor Who content coming this year to keep us occupied and help keep the spirit of the series alive, even if the Tardis won’t materialize in this dimension for a while yet.
First of all, the obvious place to start is to just go back to the beginning and rewatch some classic Doctor Who. If that’s tickled your fancy, then you’re in luck.
So. what are Who fans to do for the next 12 months of their lives? Well, thankfully, there’s still a lot of other Doctor Who content coming this year to keep us occupied and help keep the spirit of the series alive, even if the Tardis won’t materialize in this dimension for a while yet.
First of all, the obvious place to start is to just go back to the beginning and rewatch some classic Doctor Who. If that’s tickled your fancy, then you’re in luck.
- 1/9/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Mark Harrison Jul 3, 2017
After the Doctor Who series 10 finale, what might be the future of the Master's character? Spoilers...
This feature contains spoilers for Series 10 of Doctor Who, including The Doctor Falls, from the very beginning.
See related Jurassic World review Looking back at Jurassic Park
Peoples of the universe, please attend carefully. In life, nothing is certain but death, taxes and the Master coming back to Doctor Who every once in a while. First appearing in 1971's Terror Of The Autons, Roger Delgado's original incarnation even appeared in every single story of the eighth season, with various nefarious schemes designed to threaten or simply annoy the Doctor.
Over the rest of the classic series, he menaced later Doctors as the decrepit Peter Pratt, the full-on Kentucky fried Geoffrey Beevers, the wry, murderous Anthony Ainley and the 90s action movie baddy Eric Roberts. He was a master of disguise,...
After the Doctor Who series 10 finale, what might be the future of the Master's character? Spoilers...
This feature contains spoilers for Series 10 of Doctor Who, including The Doctor Falls, from the very beginning.
See related Jurassic World review Looking back at Jurassic Park
Peoples of the universe, please attend carefully. In life, nothing is certain but death, taxes and the Master coming back to Doctor Who every once in a while. First appearing in 1971's Terror Of The Autons, Roger Delgado's original incarnation even appeared in every single story of the eighth season, with various nefarious schemes designed to threaten or simply annoy the Doctor.
Over the rest of the classic series, he menaced later Doctors as the decrepit Peter Pratt, the full-on Kentucky fried Geoffrey Beevers, the wry, murderous Anthony Ainley and the 90s action movie baddy Eric Roberts. He was a master of disguise,...
- 7/3/2017
- Den of Geek
With John Simm having made his return to Doctor Who for the first time since 2010 in last week’s episode “World Enough and Time,” it seems like an opportune moment to remind ourselves of the long history of the Doctor’s nemesis the Master, doesn’t it?
The short video you’ll see above runs through the Master’s many regenerations at a rather quick pace. If you need some reminding, the uber-villain has gone through seven different incarnations over the decades. First, there was Roger Delgado (1971-73), followed by a horribly disfigured version (Peter Pratt, 1976; Geoffrey Beevers, 1981) and then there was Anthony Ainley (1981-89). The one-off Doctor Who: The Movie featured Eric Roberts as the Master in 1997 before the revived series cast Derek Jacobi in 2007. John Simm then took over, followed by Michelle Gomez in 2014.
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The short video you’ll see above runs through the Master’s many regenerations at a rather quick pace. If you need some reminding, the uber-villain has gone through seven different incarnations over the decades. First, there was Roger Delgado (1971-73), followed by a horribly disfigured version (Peter Pratt, 1976; Geoffrey Beevers, 1981) and then there was Anthony Ainley (1981-89). The one-off Doctor Who: The Movie featured Eric Roberts as the Master in 1997 before the revived series cast Derek Jacobi in 2007. John Simm then took over, followed by Michelle Gomez in 2014.
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- 7/1/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Den Of Geek Apr 6, 2017
We've been asked to give a quick plug for this weekend's Doctor Who convention in Bedford. Happy to do so...
A quick word from the organisers of a Doctor Who convention in Bedford this coming weekend...
Bedford’s third Doctor Who charity convention is coming up on Saturday 8th April. Bedford Who Charity Cons are fairly new on the convention scene, but it’s worth saying that they’ve established a fine reputation as fun, relaxed, friendly and informal events, with audiences and guests equally strong in their praise.
This year, Maureen O’Brien will be coming; Maureen’s very seldom able to make Doctor Who conventions and this is a rare opportunity to meet her. Organiser Simon Danes wants to stress, though, that there’s no sense in which any guest is more important than any other; they’re all equally welcome! Joining Maureen will be her contemporary,...
We've been asked to give a quick plug for this weekend's Doctor Who convention in Bedford. Happy to do so...
A quick word from the organisers of a Doctor Who convention in Bedford this coming weekend...
Bedford’s third Doctor Who charity convention is coming up on Saturday 8th April. Bedford Who Charity Cons are fairly new on the convention scene, but it’s worth saying that they’ve established a fine reputation as fun, relaxed, friendly and informal events, with audiences and guests equally strong in their praise.
This year, Maureen O’Brien will be coming; Maureen’s very seldom able to make Doctor Who conventions and this is a rare opportunity to meet her. Organiser Simon Danes wants to stress, though, that there’s no sense in which any guest is more important than any other; they’re all equally welcome! Joining Maureen will be her contemporary,...
- 4/5/2017
- Den of Geek
Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
They are the Master, and you will obey them! This summer, Big Finish are bringing many-a-fans’ dreams alive with The Two Masters, played by the audio incarnations of the Time Lord, Geoffrey Beevers (who debuted in The Keeper of Traken) and Alex Macqueen. The different incarnations will meet the Fifth and Sixth Doctors separately before facing off against...
The post Big Finish Celebrate his 45th Anniversary with The Two Masters! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
They are the Master, and you will obey them! This summer, Big Finish are bringing many-a-fans’ dreams alive with The Two Masters, played by the audio incarnations of the Time Lord, Geoffrey Beevers (who debuted in The Keeper of Traken) and Alex Macqueen. The different incarnations will meet the Fifth and Sixth Doctors separately before facing off against...
The post Big Finish Celebrate his 45th Anniversary with The Two Masters! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 1/23/2016
- by Philip Bates
- Kasterborous.com
Geoffrey Beevers plays Queen Elizabeth II's starchy Equerry-in-Waiting in The Audience, opening the play and then returning at intervals to sketch in the historical background, illuminate the rituals of etiquette and even talk us through the décor of the room at Buckingham Palace in which the British sovereign holds weekly catch-up meetings with her Prime Minister. The equerry functions as a guide, which is appropriate, since Peter Morgan has written not so much a play as a high-toned Anglophile tourist attraction; a reverent theme park ride through six decades of crown and government. And while the writing
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- 3/9/2015
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Heroic producers of Doctor Who audio adventures Big Finish have released the stunning cover art for April’s Fourth Doctor Adventures release, Death Match, in which the Doctor, Leela and K9 find themselves face to face with the Master… Starring Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Leeson and with Geoffrey Beevers as the Master, the sysnopsis is intriguing…...
The post Cover Art for Death Match Starring Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Released! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
Heroic producers of Doctor Who audio adventures Big Finish have released the stunning cover art for April’s Fourth Doctor Adventures release, Death Match, in which the Doctor, Leela and K9 find themselves face to face with the Master… Starring Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Leeson and with Geoffrey Beevers as the Master, the sysnopsis is intriguing…...
The post Cover Art for Death Match Starring Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Released! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 2/15/2015
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
Missy -> Mistress -> Master. We should've really seen it coming, and to be fair, some of us did.
He's a notorious insatiable fibber, that Steven Moffat, so as soon as Doctor Who's head writer, executive producer and chief keeper of secrets declares an element from the show's past "over" and "done", it's a fair bet that said element will be rearing its head sometime soon.
Just so, Michelle Gomez was unveiled as the ninth actor to play the maniac Time Lord on Saturday night, and the first ever female to take on the part - a game-changing moment in Doctor Who history.
But if you're a series newcomer with no clue who this 'Master' is - or you're only familiar with depictions of the character post-2005 - then Digital Spy has assembled all of the pertinent information you'll need before this week's 'Death in Heaven'.
1971-73
Doctor Who...
He's a notorious insatiable fibber, that Steven Moffat, so as soon as Doctor Who's head writer, executive producer and chief keeper of secrets declares an element from the show's past "over" and "done", it's a fair bet that said element will be rearing its head sometime soon.
Just so, Michelle Gomez was unveiled as the ninth actor to play the maniac Time Lord on Saturday night, and the first ever female to take on the part - a game-changing moment in Doctor Who history.
But if you're a series newcomer with no clue who this 'Master' is - or you're only familiar with depictions of the character post-2005 - then Digital Spy has assembled all of the pertinent information you'll need before this week's 'Death in Heaven'.
1971-73
Doctor Who...
- 11/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Warning: This article contains spoilers which some readers may wish to avoid.
Doctor Who revealed the true identity of Missy (Michelle Gomez) in tonight's episode 'Dark Water'.
The enigmatic villain was unmasked as a new incarnation of The Master in the first of a two-part finale.
First appearing in Doctor Who in 1971, The Master – a rival Time Lord – was originally played by Roger Delgado.
Peter Pratt, Geoffrey Beevers, Anthony Ainley, Eric Roberts and Derek Jacobi have all taken on the part, with John Simm last playing the character in 2010.
Gomez – who first appeared as 'Missy' in Doctor Who's series eight premiere 'Deep Breath – is the first female actor to ever play The Master.
Doctor Who continues next Saturday (November 8) with special hour-long episode 'Death in Heaven' bringing its latest series to a close.
Doctor Who series 8 finale: Read synopsis for 'Death in Heaven'
Doctor Who:...
Doctor Who revealed the true identity of Missy (Michelle Gomez) in tonight's episode 'Dark Water'.
The enigmatic villain was unmasked as a new incarnation of The Master in the first of a two-part finale.
First appearing in Doctor Who in 1971, The Master – a rival Time Lord – was originally played by Roger Delgado.
Peter Pratt, Geoffrey Beevers, Anthony Ainley, Eric Roberts and Derek Jacobi have all taken on the part, with John Simm last playing the character in 2010.
Gomez – who first appeared as 'Missy' in Doctor Who's series eight premiere 'Deep Breath – is the first female actor to ever play The Master.
Doctor Who continues next Saturday (November 8) with special hour-long episode 'Death in Heaven' bringing its latest series to a close.
Doctor Who series 8 finale: Read synopsis for 'Death in Heaven'
Doctor Who:...
- 11/1/2014
- Digital Spy
Pinches of salt at the ready, The Daily Star has published its latest Doctor Who exclusive...
News
Potential spoilers for Doctor Who series 8 if there's the slightest chance this rumour is true.
First off, there might be something to this one, even if it does come from The Daily Star's wonder emporium.
Noises have been heard for a while now about the planned return of The Master to Doctor Who, and now a tabloid has thrown its er, weight behind them. As reported by Doctor Who TV, The Daily Star has announced that Who "bosses have secretly plotted to bring back the Time Lord's arch enemy for a big cliffhanger", adding "it's rumoured that they're looking for a Hollywood actor to take on the role".
John Simm was of course the most recent actor to take on the role of the Master in Doctor Who, the latest on a list...
News
Potential spoilers for Doctor Who series 8 if there's the slightest chance this rumour is true.
First off, there might be something to this one, even if it does come from The Daily Star's wonder emporium.
Noises have been heard for a while now about the planned return of The Master to Doctor Who, and now a tabloid has thrown its er, weight behind them. As reported by Doctor Who TV, The Daily Star has announced that Who "bosses have secretly plotted to bring back the Time Lord's arch enemy for a big cliffhanger", adding "it's rumoured that they're looking for a Hollywood actor to take on the role".
John Simm was of course the most recent actor to take on the role of the Master in Doctor Who, the latest on a list...
- 6/19/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Whether you’re into Doctor Who and Star Wars or The Wire and Sherlock, there’s a great line-up of special guests coming to the NEC on 22-23 March for McM Birmingham Comic Con and Memorabilia. Here are just a few of them!
British actor, writer and director Phil Davis has appeared in a host of top TV shows including Whitechapel; Sherlock, Being Human, Merlin and Doctor Who, while his movie credits include Alien 3, Quadrophenia, Notes On A Scandal, Secrets & Lies and Vera Drake, for which he was BAFTA-nominated. Paul McGann – Famous for playing the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film – a role he reprised in 72 audio dramas and the 2013 mini-episode ‘The Night of the Doctor’ – and for starring alongside Richard E. Grant in much-loved 1987 black comedy Withnail And I. Clarke Peters – Best known as detective Lester Freamon in acclaimed crime drama The Wire, as well as...
British actor, writer and director Phil Davis has appeared in a host of top TV shows including Whitechapel; Sherlock, Being Human, Merlin and Doctor Who, while his movie credits include Alien 3, Quadrophenia, Notes On A Scandal, Secrets & Lies and Vera Drake, for which he was BAFTA-nominated. Paul McGann – Famous for playing the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film – a role he reprised in 72 audio dramas and the 2013 mini-episode ‘The Night of the Doctor’ – and for starring alongside Richard E. Grant in much-loved 1987 black comedy Withnail And I. Clarke Peters – Best known as detective Lester Freamon in acclaimed crime drama The Wire, as well as...
- 3/11/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
New details of BBC Worldwide's Doctor Who 50th Celebration have been announced.
Peter Davison is the latest star to be added to the guest-list for the three-day event, which takes place at ExCeL London from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.
The fifth Doctor actor joins Matt Smith and former Doctors Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy in attending the celebration.
It has also been confirmed that 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' will be screened, in 2D and free of charge, on the evening of Saturday, November 23.
The screening will have limited availability and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with Saturday attendees due to be e-mailed shortly with details about how they can reserve a seat.
The full guest list for all three days is as follow:
Friday, November, 22:
Waris Hussein, Anneke Wills, Kate O'Mara, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse,...
Peter Davison is the latest star to be added to the guest-list for the three-day event, which takes place at ExCeL London from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.
The fifth Doctor actor joins Matt Smith and former Doctors Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy in attending the celebration.
It has also been confirmed that 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' will be screened, in 2D and free of charge, on the evening of Saturday, November 23.
The screening will have limited availability and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with Saturday attendees due to be e-mailed shortly with details about how they can reserve a seat.
The full guest list for all three days is as follow:
Friday, November, 22:
Waris Hussein, Anneke Wills, Kate O'Mara, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse,...
- 11/1/2013
- Digital Spy
Title: The Audience Director: Stephen Daldry Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Elwyn, Haydn Gwynne, Richard McCabe, Nathaniel Parker, Paul Ritter, Rufus Wright, Edward Fox, David Peart, Geoffrey Beevers, Bebe Cave, Maya Gerber, Nell Williams, Charlotte Moore, Harry Feltham, Matt Plumb, Spencer Kitchen, Elaine Solomon, Jonathan Coote, Ian Houghton, Jenny Ogilvie. ‘The Audience’ is an extraordinary experience that welds the noble art of theatre with that of film-making. The story spills out from the quill of Oscar nominated writer Peter Morgan and the direction of three-time Academy Award nominated and Tony award winning Stephen Daldry. The play screened live on June 13 from the Gielgud Theatre and was broadcast to cinemas around [ Read More ]
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- 10/27/2013
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Welcome to my Big Finish mega-review for the month of July! I’m also including one June release, since I wasn’t able to listen to it until just this month. Enjoy!
Companion Chronicles 8.01 – “Mastermind”
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
The Vault – an archive of alien artefacts securely stored deep beneath the Angel of the North.
There’s also a prisoner in the Vault. An extraterrestrial known as the Master. He has been on Earth for some time, but now he’s under lock and key.
This is his story.
Or, as Captain Ruth Matheson and Warrant Officer Charlie Sato discover… perhaps it is theirs.
Starring: Geoffrey Beevers (The Master), Daphne Ashbrook (Ruth Matheson), Yee Jee Tso (Charlie Sato)
This is easily the best audio this month, and one of the best Companion Chronicles stories period. The story itself revisits the Unit vault, previously seen a few chronicles ago, and brings...
Companion Chronicles 8.01 – “Mastermind”
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
The Vault – an archive of alien artefacts securely stored deep beneath the Angel of the North.
There’s also a prisoner in the Vault. An extraterrestrial known as the Master. He has been on Earth for some time, but now he’s under lock and key.
This is his story.
Or, as Captain Ruth Matheson and Warrant Officer Charlie Sato discover… perhaps it is theirs.
Starring: Geoffrey Beevers (The Master), Daphne Ashbrook (Ruth Matheson), Yee Jee Tso (Charlie Sato)
This is easily the best audio this month, and one of the best Companion Chronicles stories period. The story itself revisits the Unit vault, previously seen a few chronicles ago, and brings...
- 8/1/2013
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
Review Andrew Blair 15 Jul 2013 - 06:09
An oft-released Doctor Who adventure gets a high-definition reissue. Spearhead From Space is well worth picking up, Andrew writes...
Spearhead From Space has been released several times (twice on VHS, four times on DVD, and it's on iTunes). Due to it being entirely on film as opposed to video (industrial action meaning it had to be filmed largely on location, where film would be used instead), it is the only story from the original run of Doctor Who that can be released on Blu-ray without upconversion, and so here we are.
I was unable to get a copy of the omnibus edition I rented from a video shop in Hereford in 1994 for comparison, but certainly the picture quality here is as crisp as Quentin or Quavers. Blemish free, it's never looked better, and it's always looked good. Derek Martinus and his camera and editing crew throw in flourishes throughout,...
An oft-released Doctor Who adventure gets a high-definition reissue. Spearhead From Space is well worth picking up, Andrew writes...
Spearhead From Space has been released several times (twice on VHS, four times on DVD, and it's on iTunes). Due to it being entirely on film as opposed to video (industrial action meaning it had to be filmed largely on location, where film would be used instead), it is the only story from the original run of Doctor Who that can be released on Blu-ray without upconversion, and so here we are.
I was unable to get a copy of the omnibus edition I rented from a video shop in Hereford in 1994 for comparison, but certainly the picture quality here is as crisp as Quentin or Quavers. Blemish free, it's never looked better, and it's always looked good. Derek Martinus and his camera and editing crew throw in flourishes throughout,...
- 7/12/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Joining Helen Mirren who plays The Queen in the world premiere of Peter Morgan's The Audience are Michael Elwyn as Anthony Eden, Haydn Gwynne as Margaret Thatcher, Richard McCabe as Harold Wilson, Nathaniel Parker as Gordon Brown, Paul Ritter as John Major, Rufus Wright as David Cameron and Edward Fox as Winston Churchill. The Equerry is Geoffrey Beevers and the role of Young Elizabeth is played by Bebe Cave, Maya Gerber and Nell Williams. David Peart plays James Callaghan who is joined by ensemble members Jonathan Coote, Ian Houghton and Charlotte Moore. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.
- 2/28/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Joining Helen Mirren as The Queen in the world premiere of The Audience are Michael Elwyn as Anthony Eden, Haydn Gwynne as Margaret Thatcher, Robert Hardy as Winston Churchill, Richard McCabe as Harold Wilson, Nathaniel Parker as Gordon Brown, Paul Ritter as John Major and Rufus Wright as David Cameron. The Equerry is Geoffrey Beevers and the role of Young Elizabeth will be played by Bebe Cave, Maya Gerber and Nell Williams.
- 2/15/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Joining Helen Mirren as The Queen in this world premiere are Michael Elwyn as Anthony Eden, Haydn Gwynne as Margaret Thatcher, Robert Hardy as Winston Churchill, Richard McCabe as Harold Wilson, Nathaniel Parker as Gordon Brown, Paul Ritter as John Major and Rufus Wright as David Cameron. The Equerry is Geoffrey Beevers and the role of Young Elizabeth will be played by Bebe Cave, Maya Gerber and Nell Williams.
- 2/14/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann are to star together in a brand new Doctor Who audio drama. Big Finish will celebrate Doctor Who's 50th anniversary in November with 'The Light at the End', a story that brings together the Fourth through Eighth Doctors to avert a universal crisis. 'The Light at the End' will also feature a gathering of popular Doctor Who companions, including Leela (Louise Jameson), Nyssa (Sarah Sutton), Peri (Nicola Bryant) and Ace (Sophie Aldred). Geoffrey Beevers is to reprise his role of The Master from the 1981 Doctor Who serial 'The Keeper of Traken' as well. Nicholas Briggs, writer of 'The Light at the End', said of the project: "[Big Finish] wanted to do a proper, fully-fledged (more)...
- 1/10/2013
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
News Louisa Mellor Jan 9, 2013
Big Finish audio story The Light at the End will feature multiple Doctors and a number of old friends...
While details of the BBC's TV plans to mark Doctor Who's 50th anniversary are still largely under wraps, Big Finish has confirmed its audio adventure celebration.
Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann are all set to voice their Doctors in Doctor Who: The Light at the End, a 100-minute story that will see multiple Doctors facing "imminent destruction", to be released in November.
Here's what writer/director Nicholas Briggs had to say:
“We wanted to do a proper, fully-fledged multi-Doctor story for this very special occasion, and it’s wonderful that all the surviving Doctors threw themselves behind the project so enthusiastically. That’s not to say the first three Doctors don’t appear – we wanted to pay homage to...
Big Finish audio story The Light at the End will feature multiple Doctors and a number of old friends...
While details of the BBC's TV plans to mark Doctor Who's 50th anniversary are still largely under wraps, Big Finish has confirmed its audio adventure celebration.
Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann are all set to voice their Doctors in Doctor Who: The Light at the End, a 100-minute story that will see multiple Doctors facing "imminent destruction", to be released in November.
Here's what writer/director Nicholas Briggs had to say:
“We wanted to do a proper, fully-fledged multi-Doctor story for this very special occasion, and it’s wonderful that all the surviving Doctors threw themselves behind the project so enthusiastically. That’s not to say the first three Doctors don’t appear – we wanted to pay homage to...
- 1/9/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
[rating 4.5]
Warning: Significant spoilers ahead!
Previously on Doctor Who…
When last we left the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela (Louise Jameson), they’d just tracked down the source of an old Roman legend, met a bizarre colonel who chased Leela around in a tank (Michael Cochrane) and encountered the Doctor’s best enemy, the beef-jerky-in-a-cloak version of the Master (Geoffrey Beevers). The story ended with a set up for this audio. I liked part one. Does part two measure up?
In this chapter we have the Master working alongside the Kraals (previously seen in “The Android Invasion” and, hilariously, a name which my spell-check recognizes). He gives the Doctor over to them, and then sort-of steps back and mocks them (which eventually results in the Kraals arresting him), as they begin their plans to take over the Earth with the help of Colonel Spindleton (who the Master keeps calling Colonel Simpleton...
Warning: Significant spoilers ahead!
Previously on Doctor Who…
When last we left the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela (Louise Jameson), they’d just tracked down the source of an old Roman legend, met a bizarre colonel who chased Leela around in a tank (Michael Cochrane) and encountered the Doctor’s best enemy, the beef-jerky-in-a-cloak version of the Master (Geoffrey Beevers). The story ended with a set up for this audio. I liked part one. Does part two measure up?
In this chapter we have the Master working alongside the Kraals (previously seen in “The Android Invasion” and, hilariously, a name which my spell-check recognizes). He gives the Doctor over to them, and then sort-of steps back and mocks them (which eventually results in the Kraals arresting him), as they begin their plans to take over the Earth with the help of Colonel Spindleton (who the Master keeps calling Colonel Simpleton...
- 7/1/2012
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
Caroline John may not have been the most popular Doctor Who companion, but the template in which she created help the Doctor’s companions become less screaming females in distress as it progressed during its original run. John, who was 71, died on June 5th; however word of her passing was not released to the press by her family until after her funeral on June 20. Cause of death was not released. Caroline John joined Doctor Who for its seventh season, becoming the newly regenerated Third Doctor’s first companion in 1970. As Elizabeth Shaw she was unlike many of the preceding female companions of the Doctor, as Shaw was a doctor of science and understood much of the Time Lords technobabble. Sadly, it was that strength that became the characters downfall –the conceit of the companions was to ask the Doctor a lot of questions. But because Shaw and the Doctor were talking on equal levels,...
- 6/22/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
It’s not what happens to a character that defines who he is, rather it’s how he handles those things. This is so trite that it’s become a platitude. Yet, when one thinks about Doctor Who, the longest running sci-fi series on television, one has to wonder what’s made it so enduring. It all boils down to how the Doctor deals all the challenges. When those menaces are the Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, to name just a few, it is easy to see why the Doctor is one of the most beloved of all sci-fi characters.
Yet, whereas the baddies listed above are the greatest threats to the universe, the Doctor’s greatest enemy isn’t one of them. His nemesis is another Time Lord, The Master. The Master is Professor Moriarty to the Doctor’s Sherlock Holmes; he is the yin to the Doctor’s yang.
But,...
Yet, whereas the baddies listed above are the greatest threats to the universe, the Doctor’s greatest enemy isn’t one of them. His nemesis is another Time Lord, The Master. The Master is Professor Moriarty to the Doctor’s Sherlock Holmes; he is the yin to the Doctor’s yang.
But,...
- 2/27/2012
- by Aeryk Pierson
- Obsessed with Film
The Master
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The good guys of British TV such as Doctor Who, Super Ted and Jim Bergerac always get the credit for keeping TV viewers entertained but without baddies there could be no good guys. Villains have been a major part of British TV since the black and white days so we have decided to pay tribute to these unsung anti-heroes by compiling our list of the 10 best British TV baddies.
1. The Master (Doctor Who). It is hard to believe that it is now 40 years since a rogue Timelord first made his way to Earth and started to meddle in the affairs of the Doctor (Jon Pertwee). In the history of British TV, no one has destroyed so many planets, killed so many people and worn so many different black suits. Eric Roberts, John Simm, Anthony Ainley, Peter Pratt...
K Kinsella
Click here to friend Best British TV on Facebook.
The good guys of British TV such as Doctor Who, Super Ted and Jim Bergerac always get the credit for keeping TV viewers entertained but without baddies there could be no good guys. Villains have been a major part of British TV since the black and white days so we have decided to pay tribute to these unsung anti-heroes by compiling our list of the 10 best British TV baddies.
1. The Master (Doctor Who). It is hard to believe that it is now 40 years since a rogue Timelord first made his way to Earth and started to meddle in the affairs of the Doctor (Jon Pertwee). In the history of British TV, no one has destroyed so many planets, killed so many people and worn so many different black suits. Eric Roberts, John Simm, Anthony Ainley, Peter Pratt...
- 11/1/2011
- by admin
Eleventh Doctor Who Matt Smith appears at the Royal Court Theatre, London this Friday from 4pm in the afternoon for a reading of The Hotel Play by Wallace Shawn. While he may not stand out considerably among a cast of over 60, alongslide Matt Smith will be Geoffrey Beevers, who played the decayed Master in The keeper of Traken and is also married to Third Doctor companion Caroline John, who played Liz Shaw from 1970-1971. According to The Royal Court Theatre, the cast includes Geoffrey...
- 5/28/2009
- by Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
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