Showing posts with label the interstellar song contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the interstellar song contest. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 August 2025

Doctor Who Vs. Law & Order: UK, Series 3

 

Bradley Walsh (as DS Brooks), Jamie Bamber (DS Devlin),
Harriet Walter (DI Chandler), Ben Daniels (James Steel), Bill
Paterson (George Castle), and Freema Agyeman (Alesha
Phillips) all returned for the third season of the British spin-off of
Dick Wolf's Law & OrderAll seven cases here were again based
on scripts from the parent programme. A repeat run of the series
(originally shown in the autumn of 2010) began oITV3 last night
- it featured Neve McIntosh, and a total of twenty-eight other
Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Broken (TX: September 9 2010/based on Killerz, 1999)
  • Ray Emmet Brown (Stall) voiced No. 16 for Big Finish's House of Blue Fire (2011)
  • Isla Blair (Hopley here & Series 4: ID) was Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam in The King's Demons, then voiced Paula Taylor for Exotron (2007), Marge for Out of this World and The Chiswick Cuckoos (both 2019), Charn for Palindrome (2020), Old Mary Mortimer for Friend of the Family (2023), and Pars for Unknown Soldiers (2024)
  • Pippa Nixon (Kelly) voiced Joanna Nash for Static (2017), and Termiton Uden/Flight Attendant for Death in the New Forest (2018)
  • Graham Butler (Policeman) was Frank Hinchey in 73 Yards
  • Bradley Ford (Reid) was Fleming in Into the Dalek and Dark Water
Hounded (TX: September 16/based on Mad Dog, 1997)
  • David Annen (Hale) depicted Peter Brachaki in An Adventure in Space and Time
  • Ken Bradshaw (Harry) voiced Colonel Fischer for Human Conflict (2018)
  • Stewart Harwood made his TV debut as uncredited Daffodil Man in (episode 3 of) Terror of the Autons
Defence (TX: September 23/based on Pro Se, 1996)
  • Rupert Graves (Smith) was John Riddell in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
  • Amanda Root (Patricia) voiced Madeleine Fairweather for The Girl Who Never Was (2007), and Lendek for The Lords of Terror (2018)
  • Gary Powell (Ellis) was Dev Ashton in 42
  • Michael Ballard (Assistant) was the Sergeant in Resolution
  • Sophie Turner (Librarian) was the Vicar in The Family of Blood
  • for Paul Darrow see Series 1
Confession (TX: September 30/based on Bad Faith, 1995)
  • James Strong (here, Series 4: Help & Series 6: Immune) was also director of The Impossible PlanetThe Satan PitDaleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the DaleksVoyage of the DamnedPartners in Crime and Planet of the Dead
  • Struan Rodger (Browne) provided the voice of the Face of Boe in New Earth and Gridlock, was Clayton in The Woman Who Lived, then voiced the Kasaavin in Spyfall
  • Tim Chipping (Barr) voiced Rasputin/the Dahensa for The Wanderer (2012), and Constable Wolsey/Mandrake for The Widow's Assassin (2014)
  • Martha [Esther] Cope (Morrow) was the Controller in Bad Wolf, then voiced Captain Tanya Oswin for The Nowhere Place (2006), Talia for Bedtime Story (2007), and Commander Lind for The Sons of Kaldor (2018)
Survivor (TX: October 7/based on Punk, 1998)
  • Paul Chequer (Atwell) voiced a Servo Robot for AudioGo's Tsar Wars (2011)
  • Tim Wallers (Waring) was Childers in Victory of the Daleks, and Felix Gladstock in The War Between the Land and the Sea, then voiced Justinian for The Secret History (2015), and Commander Roxita/Chief Raldon for Day of the Vashta Nerada (2017)
  • Celyn Jones (Bevan) voiced Geraint for The Lady of the Lake 
  • Rod Arthur (Dawson) was Mr. Parsons in School Reunion
Masquerade (TX: October 14/based on Good Girl, 1996)
  • Hettie Macdonald was also director of Blink, The Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar
  • David [William] Yelland (Thompson) voiced Walter Pritchett for The Red Lady (2015)
  • Andrew Dunn (Douglas) voiced Max for Scream of the Shalka
  • Akemnji Ndifornyen (Ray) was Len Kazah in The Interstellar Song Contest
Anonymous (TX: October 21/based on Stalker, 1998)
  • Sarah Woodward (DS Fraser) voiced Theodora for Secret History (2015), Vesh Taralesh for Stolen Goods (2018), and Ania Jessik for The Quest of the Engineer (2020)
  • Chrissie Cotterill (Jean) was Madame Vernet in Vincent and the Doctor

Saturday, 17 May 2025

Doctor Who On This Day #137

1965 - The DaleksEpisode 6: The Ordeal
repeated and Marco Polo, Episode 6: Mighty
Kublai Khan first screened, both on ABC 
1968 - Planet of Giants, Episode 2:
Dangerous Journey and The Rescue,
Episode 2: Desperate Measures
both repeated on TV1
1969 - The War Games, Episode 5
first screened on BBC1
1970 The Dominators, Episodes 3
and 4 both repeated on ABC
1971 - The Enemy of the World, Episodes
1 and 2 both repeated and Episode 3 first
screened, all on TV1
1972 - The Krotons, Episode 2, The Space
PiratesEpisodes 4 to 6 and The War
Games, Episode 3 all repeated on ABC
1973 - The Space Pirates, Episode 4 and The
SiluriansEpisode 5 both repeated on ABC
1974 The Silurians, Episodes 6 and 7, Terror
of the AutonsEpisodes and 4 and Colony in
SpaceEpisode 6 all repeated on ABC
1975 The Monster of Peladon, Part
2 repeated on ABC
1976 The Brain of MorbiusPart
1 first screened on TROS
1978 Day of the Daleks, Episodes 3 and 4 and
The Talons of Weng-ChiangPart 1 all repeated
on ABC
1979 The Armageddon Factor, Part 1 repeated
and Part 3 first screened, both on ABC
1982 Logopolis Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11;
and KindaPart 4 repeated and The Visitation, Part
first screened, both on ABC
1983 Terror of the Zygons, Part 3 repeated on KQED
 Plus; and Terminus, Part 4 repeated and Enlightenment
Part 1 first screened, both on ABC
1984 The Robots of Death, Part 3 repeated on
 KQED Plus; and CastrovalvaPart 2 repeated on ABC
1985 Spearhead from Space, Episodes
2 and 3 both repeated on TV2; and Death
to the DaleksPart 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1986 LogopolisPart 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1987 The Brain of Morbius, Parts 3 and
4 both repeated on ABC; and Earthshock
Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
1988 The Ark in Space, Part 4 first screened on TV3
 (Spa); The Seeds of Doom, Part 5 repeated on TV de 
Galicia; The Leisure Hive, Part 1 repeated on TV2; and
Warriors' GatePart 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1989 Planet of the Spiders, Part 2 repeated on KQED 
Plus; and RobotPart repeated on TV de Galicia
1991 Destiny of the Daleks, Part
4 repeated on KQED Plus
1993 The Ambassadors of Death, Episode 6 repeated
on UK Gold; The Horns of Nimon Omnibus repeated on
KQED Plus; and Warriors of the DeepPart 4 repeated
on ABC
1994 State of Decay, Part 2 repeated on UK Gold;
and The Paradise of Death, Episode 5 repeated on
Radio 2
1995 Day of the Daleks, Episode 2 repeated on UK
Gold; and The Two DoctorsPart 2 repeated on VOX
1997 Genesis of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on 
UKTV (Aus); and Planet of Evil, Part 4 repeated on 
ZTV
1998 The Keys of Marinus, Episode 6 repeated
 on Space; and The Mysterious Planet Omnibus
and Doctor TV Movie both repeated on UK Gold
1999 The Krotons, Episode 2 repeated on Space;
The Seeds of Doom Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus;
and The Visitation, Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2000 - 100,000 BC, Episode 3: The Forest of Fear 
repeated on Prime; The Mind Robber, Episode 5 repeated
 on UKTV (Aus); and Inferno, Episode 7 repeated on TG4
2001 The Android InvasionParts 1 and 2 both repeated
on BBC America; The Stones of Blood, Part 3 repeated on
UKTV (Aus); Destiny of the DaleksPart 2 repeated on
Prime; and TerminusPart 1 repeated on BBC Prime
2002 The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 2 repeated
on BBC Kids (Can); Enlightenment, Parts 1 and 2 both 
repeated on NHPTV; and The Greatest Show in the
 GalaxyPart 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2003 Robot, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC Kids;
Genesis of the Daleks and Revenge of the Cybermen
Omnibuses both repeated on UK Gold; Time Flight
Omnibus repeated on KERA; and The Happiness Patrol
Part 3 and Silver Nemesis, Part 1 both repeated on 
Colorado PTV
2004 - The Mind of Evil, Episode 6 repeated on ABC; 
and Snakedance Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 The Armageddon FactorPart 2 repeated on
ABC
2007 - The Long Game and Doctor Who Confidential:
The Dark Side both first screened on WLIW 21; and
The Doctor Dances first screened on SVT2
2008 - The Silurians, Episodes 6 and 7 both repeated
 on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Dalek repeated on Jimmy; The 
Idiot's Lantern first screened on OETA; The Sontaran 
Stratagem first screened on Syfy (US); and The Unicorn 
and the Wasp first screened on BBC1; and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Nemesis first screened on BBC3
2009 The Impossible Planet repeated on Ozarks PTV;
Army of Ghosts and Doctor Who Confidential: Welcome to
Torchwood both repeated on KERA; The Shakespeare Code
repeated on WXXI and Idaho PTV; The Family of Blood first
 screened on WTVP; Blink and Doctor Who Confidential:
Do You Remember the First Time? both first screened on
 MPTV; Utopia repeated on Syfy (Ben); and Doctor Who
Confidential: Stage Fright repeated on Idaho PTV
2010 - Evolution of the Daleks and The Lazarus Experiment
both repeated on WTTW 11; The Family of BloodThe Sontaran
Stratagem and The Poison Sky all repeated on Syfy (Spa); Blink
repeated on Syfy (Ben); Amy's Choice repeated on BBC HD; and
Orbis, Episode 1 repeated on Radio 7
2011 - Full CircleParts 3 and 4 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi,
TV2 and TV4; Blink repeated on Space; Forest of the Dead and
Midnight both repeated on BBC America; Victory of the Daleks
and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: War Games both
repeated on UKTV (Aus); Greatest Moments: Rose repeated
on ABC2; and CobwebsEpisodes 1 repeated and 2 first
broadcast, both on Radio 4 Extra
2012 The Ultimate Foe Omnibus repeated on MTV3 SciFi 
and TV4; Father's Day repeated on YLE TV2; Boom Town
and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Unsung Heroes and 
Violent Deaths both repeated on ABC2; The Lodger repeated
on BBC America; and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: 
Here Comes the Girls repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2013 -  World War Three and Dalek repeated on BBC
America; The Doctor Dances repeated on Syfy (Port);
Partners in Crime repeated on Watch; Silence in
the Library and Forest of the Dead both screened at
The John Rylands Library, Manchester; Victory of the
Daleks first screened on YLE TV2; The Doctor's Wife
repeated on BBC Nordic and DR3; Nightmare in Silver
 repeated on BBC3; and Doctor Who Confidential: All
About The Girl repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC
Polska HD
2014 Warriors' Gate, Parts 3 and 4, The Keeper
of Traken, Parts 1 to 3, Earthshock, Part 4,
 Snakedance, Parts 1 and 2, Daleks in Manhattan,
Evolution of the Daleks and The Lazarus Experiment all repeated on Syfy
(Aus); The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances both repeated on Space;
The Girl in the Fireplace repeated on KCPT2; 42 and Human Nature both
repeated on RAI4 and Syfy (Aus); Voyage of the Damned repeated on TV3 (Spain); Turn LeftThe Stolen Earth and Journey's End all repeated on BBC America; The Eleventh Hour repeated on OETA; The Time of AngelsFlesh 
and StoneThe Vampires of Venice and Amy's Choice all repeated on Really
Scary TV; The Curse of the Black Spot repeated on BBC Nordic and Syfy
(Spa); The Girl Who Waited repeated on Jeem TV (ME); The 
Wedding of River SongThe Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe and
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship all repeated on Fox (FRG); Asylum of the Daleks 
repeated on BBC Nordic and Fox; A Town Called Mercy repeated on BBC3
and Fox; The Power of Three repeated on Syfy (Port); The Bells of Saint 
John and The Rings of Akhaten both repeated on France 4; Cold War 
repeated on WGVU and UKTV (NZ); Hide and Journey to the Centre of 
the TARDIS both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Romania and
ME; and Best of the Doctors repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC
Polska HD
2015 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes
 6 and 7 and InfernoEpisodes and all
repeated on Retro TV; The Mind of Evil
Omnibus repeated on KERA; The Brain of
MorbiusPart repeated on KPTS; The
Androids of Tara Omnibus repeated on Horror; 
The Horns of NimonPart 3 and The Doctor,
the Widow and the Wardrobe both repeated on 
Syfy (Aus); Time Flight, Parts 1 and 2 both 
repeated on KBTC; Rose repeated on FX (Ind); 
The End of the World and The Unquiet Dead both
 repeated on France 4; New Earth repeated on 
Disney XD (US); The Satan Pit and Doctor Who
Confidential: Religion, Myths and Legends both 
repeated on Iowa PTV; The Idiot's Lantern and Doctor 
Who Confidential: The Writer's Tale both repeated on
UNC-TV; The Runaway Bride repeated on KNCT; 
Daleks in Manhattan repeated on WILL; The Fires 
of Pompeii and Doctor Who Confidential: You've Got
the Look both repeated BBC Entertainment AP;
The Vampires of Venice repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU, Romania, ME and KCPT2; Amy's
 Choice and The Hungry Earth both repeated on 
KCPT2; Cold Blood and The Lodger both repeated 
on Watch and KCPT2; Vincent and the Doctor, The 
Pandorica OpensThe Big Bang and Cold War all 
repeated on Watch; The Rebel Flesh repeated on 
OETA; Asylum of the Daleks repeated on WPT;
Nightmare in Silver repeated on WVPB; Journey
to the Centre of the TARDIS repeated on MPTV and
 KLRU; Listen repeated on BBC Entertainment LA 
HD; and Destination: Nerva repeated on Radio 
Extra
2016 - Timelash, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both repeated on Retro
TV; Doomsday repeated on BBC Polska HD; Smith and Jones
repeated on France 4; Planet of the OodA Town Called Mercy
 and Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS all repeated 
on Syfy (Aus); Turn Left repeated on TV Cultura; Vincent 
and the Doctor and Doctor Who Confidential: A Brush 
With Genius both repeated on ABC2; Night Terrors
repeated on BBC Entertainment AP and One ARD;
and Face the Raven repeated on BBC First (ME)
2017 Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 4 repeated
on The Zone; Battlefield, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated
on Retro TV; The Parting of the Ways repeated on
BBC Polska HD; Day of the Moon repeated on BBC
Polska HD and FX (Ind); The Curse of the Black
Spot repeated on Syfy (LA); Under the Lake
 repeated on Syfy (Bra); Before the Flood repeated
on BBC America and Syfy (Bra); The Girl Who Died,
The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon InvasionThe
Zygon Inversion and Sleep No More all repeated on
BBC America; and Time Vortex 360 launched by
BBC Taster
2018 The Dominators, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated
on Retro TV; Aliens of London repeated on BBC Polska HD;
Midnight repeated on W; The Bells of Saint John repeated
on Star World Premiere; Under the Lake repeated on ABC
and ABC ME; The Girl Who Died repeated on BBC First (RSA)
and Fox (FRG); The Woman WhLived repeated on Fox; 
World Enough and Time repeated on Syfy (Bra); and Class
Episode 2 repeated on BBC First (ME)
2019 The Claws of AxosEpisodes 2 and 3 both repeated on
Retro TV; The Invasion of TimePart 6 and The Ribos Operation,
Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Jones! too; Nightmare of Eden,
Part 3 repeated on KPTS; The Unquiet Dead and Aliens of
London both repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Christmas Invasion
repeated on ABC; and Vincent and the Doctor and The Lodger
 both repeated on Sony SciFi
2020 - The Keys of Marinus Omnibus repeated on Iowa
PTV; The Ark in Space Omnibus repeated on Retro TV;
The Talons of Weng-Chiang Omnibus repeated on WSRE;
The Invasion of Time Omnibus repeated on MPTV; Four
to DoomsdayPart 4 and Kinda, Part 1 both repeated
on KBTC; Mindwarp Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV;
The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon both
repeated on One ARD; DalekThe Long GameFather's
DayThe Empty Child and The Doctor Dances all
repeated on Sony SciFi; Smith and JonesThe
Shakespeare CodeGridlockDaleks in Manhattan,
Evolution of the Daleks and The Lazarus Experiment
all repeated on W; Deep Breath repeated on RAI4;
The Woman Who LivedThe Zygon Invason and 
The Zygon Inversion all repeated on BBC Polska HD;
and The Tsuranga Conundrum repeated on Fox (FRG)
2021 Cold War repeated on ABC2
2022 Battlefield, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on Retro TV and Omnibus
repeated on One ARD; The End of the
World and The Unquiet Dead both
repeated on One ARD; The End of
TimePart 1 repeated on Fox SciFi;
and The Wedding of River Song
repeated on BBC Polska HD
2023 The Seeds of Death, Episodes
and 5 both repeated on Retro TV; and
The Unquiet Dead and Aliens of London
both repeated on Fox SciFi
2024 Space Babies and The Devil's
Chord both repeated on BBC2
2025 The Sea Devils, Episodes 1 to
all repeated on U&Eden; Intthe
Dalek repeated on ABC Entertains;
The Interstellar Song Contest first
screened on BBC1 and released on
Disney+ and BBC iPlayer; and Doctor
Who: UnleashedEpisode 20 first
screened on BBC3