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Nicholas Briggs

Nicholas Briggs

Nicholas Briggs (born 29 September 1961)[1] is an English actor, writer, director, sound designer, composer and voice actor. He is predominantly associated with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and its various spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Daleks and the Cybermen in the 21st century series.

He is also the executive producer of Big Finish Productions, for which he has produced, directed and written several audio plays, as well as acting in many of them.

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Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)

Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially shot feature for the Fifteenth Doctor and a host of scary aliens as they thrill a packed audience at London's ...

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Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (2024)

The Doctor and Ruby Sunday have faced the Bogeyman, fought against Maestro, and survived the battlefield of Kastarion 3. ...

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Day of the Daughters (2024)

Sadie Miller and Daisy Ashford share a bond. Daisy is the daughter of Caroline John and Sadie of Elisabeth Sladen. As all fans know, Caroline portrayed scientist Liz Shaw and Elisabeth journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the classic series of Doctor Who! In t ...

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Doctor Who: The Final Battle (2024)

Even a warrior as brave as Leela must know when to leave a battlefield… ...

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Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour (2023)

The very first crew of the TARDIS land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy... the mutant D ...

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Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 (2023)

The Doctor hurtles through space and time to a crucial point in the Daleks' history. ...

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Doctor Who Am I (2022)

In 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie was envisioned to lead the franchise into an exciting new future with a fresh direction but was met only by an outcry from disapproving fans. Now, follow the film's screenwriter, Matthew Jacobs, as he is pulled back into the ...

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Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (2022)

Gerry Anderson's successful career spanned 60 years. Released a decade after his death, this documentary draws on exclusive access to over 30 hours of previously unpublished interviews, in order to share the untold stories that defined his life and body of ...

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The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years (2020)

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the Peter Davison era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Mark Stri ...

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The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years (2019)

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the Colin Baker era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with Colin Baker (the Sixth Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Michael ...

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The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years (2019)

This documentary contains the best in-depth interviews with Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Angela Bruce (Brigadier Bambera), Jessica Martin (Mags), Lisa Bowerman (Bernice Summerfield) and Script Editor Andrew Cartmel ever undert ...

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The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years (2019)

Theis documentary contains the best in-depth interviews with Paul McGann (the Eighth Doctor), Daphne Ashbrook (Grace Holloway), Yee Jee Tso (Chang Lee), Eric Roberts (The Master), Philip Segal (Producer) and Geoffrey Sax (Director). Presented by Sophie Ald ...

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Gerry Anderson's Firestorm (2018)

Filmed in 'Ultramarionation' Gerry Anderson's FIRESTORM will be made using puppets, real sets, miniatures and practical FX - the next step in evolution from the old Supermarionation series of the 60s. ...

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Blake's Seven (2018)

To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, this is the definitive set of interviews with six of the team of actors who brought Blake's 7 to life … plus a bonus interview with SFX creator Mat Irvine! These seven documentaries are the best in-depth interviews wit ...

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Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)

As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to change. It takes a captain, a glass avatar and a familiar face to convince the Doctors the universe still needs them. ...

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The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years (2017)

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the TOM BAKER era of DOCTOR WHO to life! This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with TOM BAKER (the Fourth Doctor), ELISABETH SLADEN (Sarah Jane), IAN MARTER (Har ...

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The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years (2017)

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with Jon Pertwee (the Third Doctor), Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Caroline John (Liz ...

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The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years (2017)

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the William Hartnell era of Doctor Who to life! Together with a special tribute to William Hartnell (the First Doctor), containing messages from a host of stars and production st ...

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Longleat '83: The Lost Footage (2015)

In April 1983, Roger Stevens and James Russell were given "Access All Areas" passes to the BBC's Doctor Who celebrations at Longleat. Armed with a Ferguson Videostar camera they set out to record as much of the event as they could. While the BBC's official ...

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Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)

In this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is looming. With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies, and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new ro ...

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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison (2014)

Peter Davison, the Fifth Doctor, meets the talented people and stars who have helped create the show both past, present and future, and asks 'Who is the Doctor? What makes him tick? What will make the Twelfth Doctor unique? ...

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Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)

Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them, the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his ...

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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)

With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. But do they manage it? ...

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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own da ...

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An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)

Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-t ...

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Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)

Doctor Who returns to the Proms to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular BBC series. As well as showcasing Murray Gold's music from the past eight years, the concert also journeys back to the early days of Doctor Who and the groundbreaking work of ...

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Cleaning Up (2011)

Mr Jackson is the perfect hitman. Cold, calculating and professional. You see him and you die. Don't you? ...

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The Grand Pier Story (2011)

The Grand Pier opened on the 11th June 1904. The first pavilion housed a 2,000-seat theatre and the second a vast entertainment complex. Both were destroyed by fire. This is the story of over 100 years of history up to 2008. After a devastating fire dest ...

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Doctor Who at the Proms (2010)

For the second time since its revival, Doctor Who's music will be enjoyed by numerous fans since the previous Proms in 2008. Everyone's favourite monsters are here! Nothing else to do but hang on for the ride, and see where you end up. ...

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Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 (2009)

A selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join Freema Agyeman (aka Martha Jones), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from Daleks, Cybermen and other aliens fro ...

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Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)

The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant civilization, as familiar silver giants from an alternate reality are amassing in numbers. The Cybermen are on the move again, and ...

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Adulthood (2008)

After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge. ...

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The Dalek Tapes (2006)

A look at the appearances of the Daleks and Davros in the classic Doctor Who era. ...

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Doctor Who: Born Again (2005)

The Ninth Doctor has just regenerated into his next incarnation. But will Rose trust the Doctor now that he has a brand new face? ...

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Patrick Troughton in America (2003)

This video details the legendary Patrick Troughton's convention appearances in America using rare and unseen footage, plus interviews from Doctor Who (1963) fans who met him. ...

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Myth Makers 53: Patrick Troughton (2002)

Patrick Troughton was born and raised in North London. During a long and successful career he appeared in countless television dramas, including Doctor Finlay's Casebook, and The Old Curiosity Shop, plus feature films including Laurence Olivier's acclaimed ...

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Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2001)

Video footage telling the story of the biggest Doctor Who (1963) convention ever in the UK, "Longleat 83", which was put together to celebrate the 20th anniversary in 1983. ...

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Myth Makers 50: Elisabeth Sladen (2000)

Recorded at locations used for her first "Doctor Who" story, "The Time Warrior", Elisabeth talks to Nicholas Briggs about the series, her life, career and family in one of the most open, frank and revealing interviews she has ever given. ...

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Myth Makers 47: Doctor Who Magazine Vol. 2 (1999)

Through a variety of different owners, editors, writers, artists and contributors - Doctor Who Magazine (DWM) has reviewed, analysed, supported and created new fiction about DOCTOR WHO for 20 years. Reeltime's cameras were at City University for DWM's '20 ...

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Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell (1999)

As the very first Doctor, William Hartnell created the character that made Doctor Who a success. No other actor made such a lasting contribution to the programme or influenced it so greatly. In this special Myth Makers, Nicholas Briggs meets William's fri ...

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Lust in Space (1998)

Doctor Who travelled with the most gorgeous girls in the Cosmos. But was there any Lust in Space? Doctor Who is on trial - and the charge is sexism! The scene is set, the witnesses called. We expose Doctor Who's final taboo! It's everything you wanted t ...

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Auton 2: Sentinel (1998)

Two years have passed since the Nestene creature vanished from UNIT's top secret Warehouse... Suddenly and without warning the Nestene strikes, once again using Autons as its deadly foot soldiers. As mysterious UNIT operative Lockwood struggles to unearth ...

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The Devil of Winterborne (1995)

When P.R.O.B.E. is summoned to investigate the savage murder of a retired headmaster, Liz Shaw is disturbed to find evidence of satanic rite near the scene of the crime. She soon discovers a web of deceit and corruption that extends back in time, threaten ...

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The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder (1995)

A reluctant Solomon (Colin Baker), along with his former associates Egan (David Troughton) and Saul (John Wadmore), have (they think!) escaped Earth and returned to their own dimension. But a mysterious force returns them to Earth and drops them right into ...

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Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen (1995)

In the second "Stranger Than Fiction" documentary, Mark Gatiss explores the three latest BBV productions; "The Terror Game", "Breach of the Peace" and "The Zero Imperative", from the writers perspective. Using behind-the-scenes Hi-8 footage, outtakes and ...

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The Stranger: Breach of the Peace (1994)

The Stranger (Colin Baker), still stranded on Earth, has escaped his pursuers and found a safe haven under an assumed name. But his former associates want him back and are not giving up the chase so easily, and his lost past is about to catch up with him.. ...

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Myth Makers 28: Sylvester McCoy (1994)

How can a personality like Sylvester McCoy be contained within the format of Myth Makers? Point the camera at him and say 'Action!' During a non-stop trek around the location for the Doctor Who story Battlefield, Sylvester gives us a hysterical history t ...

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The Stranger: The Terror Game (1994)

The Stranger (Colin Baker) arrives on Earth with no memory of who he is or why he's there. However, two men on a secret mission seem to know his identity and the owner of a local bar/club seems to be hiding a secret in an upstairs room. Unsure of whom to t ...

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Stranger than Fiction (1994)

Gary Russell of Marvel Comics' Doctor Who Magazine investigates the world of BBV. In a relatively short space of time and with relatively small amounts of money, Bill Baggs has produced a series of videos which have a special appeal for Doctor Who fans. ...

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Return to Devil's End (1993)

Set in the lovely village where the Doctor Who episodes titled "The Dæmons" (#059) was shot, this documentary takes place in 1992 shortly before the death of Jon Pertwee, and is hosted by classic series regulars like Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, J ...

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The Airzone Solution (1993)

The Airzone Solution takes place in a future Britain where pollution has reached a point where the populace must often wear filtration masks when they venture outside. AirZone, a powerful corporation, signs a lucrative deal with the government to deal with ...

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The Stranger: In Memory Alone (1993)

Something has traveled across space and arrived at a deserted railway station. A train arrives with a single passenger, a woman waits on the platform. Why is the station patrolled by sinister robotic Drudgers? ...

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The Corridor Sketch (1991)

"Friday, 9th August 1963 Cast and crew members prepare for the recording of a new BBC TV series..." In a corridor outside of Studio D, a reporter asks a script writer how he sees his new programme, "Doc' True", which he describes as "like nothing you've ...

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Myth Makers 23: Sophie Aldred (1991)

Nicholas Briggs has no idea about anything as Sophie takes him on a trip through South East London where she was born and brought up. No one has any idea what will happen… a situation The Doctor would have loved. ...

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Myth Makers 19: Colin Baker (1990)

Colin Baker is walking his dog and Nicholas Briggs is shopping, when they are both teleported to a strangely familiar location by a mysterious alien being… Whilst on their adventure, Colin talks to Nick about his long and varied acting career, including ...

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Myth Makers 20: David Banks (1990)

We travel to Brighton with Nicholas Briggs to catch up with David Banks, the man behind the Cyberleader mask. We find out how in 1982 David set about popularising the Cybermen after their seven year absence from Doctor Who. Shot on location at the Theatre ...

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Myth Makers 11: Victor Pemberton (1990)

Victor Pemberton's association with Doctor Who is long and varied. As extra, writer, script editor, producer and novelist, he is in a unique position to comment on the programme's successes and failures – and he's prepared to do just that! Victor certai ...

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Myth Makers 18: Doctor Who Magazine, Vol. 1 (1989)

Intrepid Nicholas Briggs delves into Doctor Who Magazine's past, studies its production and looks to the future. Along the way he talks to editor John Freeman, artists John Ridgway and Lee Sullivan, long term contributor Gary Russell and many more. This ...

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Myth Makers 17: Tom Baker (1989)

Ask Doctor Who fans their favourite Doctor is and the majority are likely to name Tom Baker's portrayal above all others. Much of Tom's popularity has been fuelled by his reticence to appears in public or discuss his time in the programme. Little is actual ...

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Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin (1989)

During the early 1970's the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) featured heavily in Doctor Who. Captain Mike Yates joined the 'three man army' during Terror of the Autons and was a regular cast member right through the Jon Pertwee era. Richard Fr ...

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Myth Makers 15: Jon Pertwee (1989)

Jon Pertwee was quite simply a star. From vaudeville, through theatre, radio in The Navy Lark, films, records and television, including Doctor Who and Worzel Gummidge, he entertained audiences worldwide for over fifty years. Recorded at Jon's home in 1989 ...

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Myth Makers 14: Peter Grimwade (1988)

Peter Grimwade started his career at the BBC as a production assistant during the early 1970s and worked on three of Jon Pertwee's Doctor Who stories. He went on to direct Doctor Who in the early 1980's with Logopolis and Earthshock winning major fan award ...

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Wartime (1988)

While on a seemingly routine delivery run for the Brigadier, Benton finds himself close to his childhood home, where ghosts from his past have never rested easily… Trapped in a nightmare world where past and present are one, will he be lost forever or c ...

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Myth Makers 13: John Levene (1987)

In 1987, when Nicholas Briggs first interviewed John Levene, it was a hot summer's day in Richmond Park. John had begun a career in audio-visual presentation and was looking forward to a new chapter in his life. Eight years later John had moved to the USA ...

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Myth Runner (1987)

A spoof of Blade Runner, built around bloopers and outtakes from the Myth Makers series of videos, featuring interviews with actors from the Doctor Who TV series. ...

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Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter (1986)

Doctor Who fans fondly remember the late Ian Marter as the charming, bumbling Harry Sullivan. The man behind the character was equally as likeable, but many times more sharp witted. As Nicholas Briggs and Ian walk and talk their way through locations for ...

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Myth Makers 10: Deborah Watling (1986)

Deborah Watling portrayed Victoria Waterfield during Patrick Troughton's tenure as The Doctor. Famous for the practical jokes that went on behind the cameras, this era produced some classic Doctor Who stories and Victoria became one of the most popular of ...

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Myth Makers 9: Sarah Sutton (1986)

This Myth Makers combines two interviews with Sarah Sutton; one filmed at Harrison's Rocks, the main location for Castrovalva; the second recorded in a London studio eight years later and featuring some familiar monsters. Sarah chats to Nicholas Briggs ab ...

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Myth Makers 8: Michael Craze (1986)

Michael Craze was present during a critical period in Doctor Who's history. If the first change of Doctor from William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton hadn't succeeded, the programme would have failed and it's unique formula lost forever. Combining two inte ...

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Myth Makers 7: Wendy Padbury (1986)

Wendy Padbury first appeared in Doctor Who in the late sixties, playing the diminutive cat-suited computer expert Zoe Herriot. Now she reveals all about playing Zoe and working with Patrick Troughton and Frazer Hines… not to mention Cybermen, Ice Warrior ...

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Myth Makers 6: Nicola Bryant (1985)

Undoubtedly, Nicola Bryant's portrayal of Perpugilliam Brown has become one of the most popular assistants in the history of Doctor Who. When Nicholas Briggs first talked to Nicola in 1985, Doctor Who had been cancelled (for the first time) and its future ...

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Myth Makers 5: Janet Fielding (1985)

Janet Fielding played the Australian air stewardess Tegan in Doctor Who from 1980 to 1983. She started with Tom Baker and then did every Peter Davison story except his last two! Janet is a founder of Women in Film and Television UK which she ran for the f ...

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Myth Makers 4: Carole Ann Ford (1985)

Carole Ann Ford portrayed a unique character in Doctor Who. As Susan, The Doctor's granddaughter, she left Gallifrey with the errant Time Lord before the very first episode, An Unearthly Child. This Myth Makers combines two interviews by Nicholas Briggs, ...

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Myth Makers 3: Nicholas Courtney (1985)

Back in the mid 1980's two Nicks (Courtney & Briggs) strolled around the location for the Doctor Who story Mawdryn Undead and chatted about Nick C's life and career. Now, parked in a little red car on the shores of Rutland Water (location for Battlefield) ...

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Myth Makers 2: John Leeson (1984)

Ever wondered how to marinade a Yeti...? No? Well neither had a rather bemused Nick Briggs until he caught up with John Leeson on location for the Doctor Who drama Downtime. Ten years earlier, it was all a lot easier for Keith Harrison when he interviewed ...

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Myth Makers 1: Michael Wisher (1984)

Many fans will best remember the late Michael Wisher for his definitive performance as Davros, creator of the Daleks. In truth Michael was the most gifted of actors, a chameleon who could transform his voice and appearance, and who worked many times in Doc ...

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Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972)

Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat working for World Peace, The Doctor discovers they are from a future where the Daleks have invaded the Earth (Following wars precipitated by Styles's destruction ...

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Movies Made By Nicholas Briggs (13)

Cleaning Up (2011)

Mr Jackson is the perfect hitman. Cold, calculating and professional. You see him and you die. Don't you? ...

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Auton 3: Awakening (1999)

The Nestenes have made the final connection. ...

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Mindgame Trilogy (1999)

Anthology sequel to "Mindgame" (1998) which follows the fate of the three prisoners after their escape from their asteroid prison cell. Sontaran Sarg faces death against overwhelming odds on a desolate battleground, Draconian Merq faces trial after receivi ...

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Auton 2: Sentinel (1998)

Two years have passed since the Nestene creature vanished from UNIT's top secret Warehouse... Suddenly and without warning the Nestene strikes, once again using Autons as its deadly foot soldiers. As mysterious UNIT operative Lockwood struggles to unearth ...

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Auton (1997)

In a top-secret UNIT warehouse Dr Sally Arnold is studying a Nestene energy unit with little success. Until she subjects it to cosmic signals that activate it and it awakens several dormant Autons stored in the facility. ...

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The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond (1995)

More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on our television screens, and the exploits of its various crews have enthralled audiences ever since. Here is the story of Britain's Number 1 Science Fiction ...

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The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder (1995)

A reluctant Solomon (Colin Baker), along with his former associates Egan (David Troughton) and Saul (John Wadmore), have (they think!) escaped Earth and returned to their own dimension. But a mysterious force returns them to Earth and drops them right into ...

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The Stranger: Breach of the Peace (1994)

The Stranger (Colin Baker), still stranded on Earth, has escaped his pursuers and found a safe haven under an assumed name. But his former associates want him back and are not giving up the chase so easily, and his lost past is about to catch up with him.. ...

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The Stranger: The Terror Game (1994)

The Stranger (Colin Baker) arrives on Earth with no memory of who he is or why he's there. However, two men on a secret mission seem to know his identity and the owner of a local bar/club seems to be hiding a secret in an upstairs room. Unsure of whom to t ...

Watch Now

Stranger than Fiction (1994)

Gary Russell of Marvel Comics' Doctor Who Magazine investigates the world of BBV. In a relatively short space of time and with relatively small amounts of money, Bill Baggs has produced a series of videos which have a special appeal for Doctor Who fans. ...

Watch Now

The Airzone Solution (1993)

The Airzone Solution takes place in a future Britain where pollution has reached a point where the populace must often wear filtration masks when they venture outside. AirZone, a powerful corporation, signs a lucrative deal with the government to deal with ...

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The Stranger: In Memory Alone (1993)

Something has traveled across space and arrived at a deserted railway station. A train arrives with a single passenger, a woman waits on the platform. Why is the station patrolled by sinister robotic Drudgers? ...

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Myth Runner (1987)

A spoof of Blade Runner, built around bloopers and outtakes from the Myth Makers series of videos, featuring interviews with actors from the Doctor Who TV series. ...

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