News Happy Birthday Jan Swanton 10th April 2016

Jan Swanton

You celebrate your day with Oswald Hafenrichter, John Alderson, James Bate, Stephen Churchett, Glen McCoy, Clare Buckfield and Julie Buckfield, Adam Shaw, and Matt Ryan.

Episodes on your birthday:

In 1965, episode 3 of The Crusades: The Wheel of Fortune, saw Barbara saved from El Akir’s men and hidden away in the Lower Quarter, while the First Doctor and Vicki are unsure of their place in the King’s court, after plans for Richard’s sister to marry Saladin’s brother are revealed to Joanna.

In 1971, episode 1 of Colony in Space sees the Third Doctor without his TARDIS after the Time Lords take control of it. They are sent to an Earth Colony in the 25^th century and discover that a dinosaur like creature is forcing the colonists to abandon the planet. Jo and the Doctor soon discover that the Master is also on the planet in search of a doomsday weapon.

In 2010, Episode 2 of Season 5 The Beast Below saw the Eleventh Doctor take Amy to the future, inside the Starship UK, which aside from the explorers also contained an intimidating race of creatures known as The Smilers.

Hope you have an enjoyable day, full of presents and cake. Has to be cake!

From everyone at Project: Torchwood

News Happy Birthday Maria Pola Aguado

Happy Birthday Maria

Did you know on this day in 1965 Episode 3 The Wheel of Fortune from the story The Crusade was broadcast.  It was Season 2 and William Hartnell was the Doctor, with William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O’Brien as companions.

Cast also included Julian Glover as Richard, Jean Marsh as Joanna, Bernard Kay as Saladin.

Director was Douglas Camfield  and writer David Whitaker.

The Doctor and his companions are caught up in the Holy War between Richard the Lionheart and the Saracens.

In 1971, Episode 1 of Colony in Space was broadcast.  It was Season 8 and starred Jon Pertwee as the Doctor with Katy Manning as his companion Jo Grant.  Also featuring Roger Delgado as the Master, Helen Worth as Mary, Roy Skelton as Norton.

Director was Michael Briant and writer was Malcolm Hulke.

A ruthless mining company causes fury amongst the colonists on a barren planet.

In 2010, The Beast Below was broadcast, it was the 204^th story of Doctor Who and starred Matt Smith as the Doctor with Amy Pond his companion.  Also featuring Ian McNeice as Churchill, Sophie Okonedo as Liz 10.

Writer Steven Moffat, Director Andrew Gunn.

The Doctor arrives on the Starship UK a ship built entirely to house the entire United Kingdom after Earth was abandoned due to harmful solar flares.  The Doctor and Amy discover that beneath the ship is a Star Whale that is relentlessly tortured  by the government of the ship.  The Doctor discovered that to release the whale from the ship would destroy the ship completely and kill all those onboard.

Others celebrating their birthday today are:  Alex Pettyfer, Steven Seagal, Haley Joel Osment, Omar Sharif, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Max Von Sydow, Dean Norris and Peter MacNicol to name but a few. 

Have an awesome day Maria

Resources

©BBC Doctor Who 1963

Mark Campbell (2000) Doctor Who Pocket Essential Guide

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Crusaders-David-Whitaker/dp/1849901902/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397131645&sr=8-2&keywords=Doctor+who+and+The+crusade

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Colony-Space-DVD/dp/B005CW11AO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397131722&sr=8-1&keywords=Doctor+who+Colony+in+Space

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Complete-Season-Region/dp/B003EV6DBM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397131773&sr=8-1&keywords=Doctor+who+The+Beast+Below