Corgi are an English manufacturer of die cast scale models and toy cars. The company is known to children and adults alike for its quality collectible models which include models from television shows and films, including the 'James Bond' Aston-Martin DB5 and a special 40th anniversary Dr Who set comprising plastic and metal models of K 9, the Tom BakerDr Who, a Cyberman, a Dalek, Davros, the Tardis and Bessy with the Tom BakerDr Who at the wheel. Corgi also produce larger limited edition models for collectors such as models of Second World War AFVs. Research Corgi
A Drashig is an imaginary monster that appears in the BBC television series Dr Who story 'The Carnival of Monsters'. The Drashigs were large, worm-like, simple minded carnivores with an unrelenting determination to pursue their prey once detected. The name 'Drashig' was formed from an anagram of 'dishrag'. Research Drashig
Dr Who is a British BBC science-fiction television series for children, created in part by Sydney Newman and Verity Lambert, and originally starring William Hartnell, in stories about a renegade alien able to travel through space and time, known as a 'Time Lord', battling evil through space and time, equipped with a time machine which looked like a 1960's policetelephone box - the TARDIS - and later a 'sonic screwdriver'. Dr Who ran from 1963 to 1989, before being returned in 2005 following public demand. Dr Who is remarkable for many things, not least making eerily accurate predictions about future life; in the first story, shown in 1963, the British adoption of the decimal money system was correctly predicted and in a later story a British female Prime Minister was predicted. Research Dr Who
Delia Derbyshire was a British composer and the inspiration behind modern electronic music. She died in 2001. As a studio manager at the BBC, working in the radiophonic workshop she arranged the theme tune for the 1960's television series 'Dr Who' from a few suggested notes passed to her on a scrap of paper by her boss. Delia Derbyshire composed music from adjusting sounds she found in everyday life, such as a metal lamp shade being struck by a stick, or a key run along a piano string, a sound which features in the Dr Whotheme tune, recording these sounds onto short pieces of tape, and splicing them, adjusting the speed at which they were played and playing them backwards to produce revolutionary new sounds, all without the benefit of computers or synthesisers. Research Delia Derbyshire
Verity Lambert OBE was an English television show producer. She was born in 1935 at London and died in 2007. Her first production was 'Dr Who', which she was the first producer of and worked on from 1963 to 1966 being employed by the BBC. She later produced episodes of the television series 'Jonathan Creek' in 1998 and formed her own production company. 'Cinema Verity'. She was awarded the OBE in 2002. Research Verity Lambert
Christopher Eccleston is an English actor. he was born in 1964 at Salford, Lancashire. Formerly known for his role as 'Derek Bentley' in the 1991 film 'Let Him Have It' he went on to become Dr Who when the television series returned in 2005. Research Christopher Eccleston
Colin Baker is an English actor. He was born in 1943 at London. He was the only actor to appear in the television series 'Dr Who' before then being offered the role of 'Dr Who'. He played the role of 'Commander Maxil' in the 1983 'Dr Who' story 'The Arc of Infinity' before returning to the show as 'Dr Who' from 1984 to 1986. Research Colin Baker
Edward Burnham is a British actor. He is often cast in 'professor' roles, such as 'Professor Watkins' in the 1968 'Dr Who' 'The Invasion' and 'Professor Kettlewell' in the 1975 'Dr Who' 'Robot'. Research Edward Burnham
Ian Marter was an English actor. He was born in 1944 and died in 1986 of a diabetes-related heartattack. He is best remembered for his role as 'Harry Sullivan' from 1974 to 1975 in the television series 'Dr Who'. Research Ian Marter
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