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| The Doctor (Matt Smith) faces off with the Silence |
First broadcast Oct 1 2011
Average audience for story: 7.67m + 1.30m iPlayer = 8.97m
REGULAR CAST
Matt Smith (The Doctor) Born Oct 28 1982 Click here for Matt Smith's entry on The End of Time
Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) Born Nov 28 1987 Click here for Karen Gillan's entry on The Fires of Pompeii
Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) Born Jun 17 1982 Click here for Arthur Darvill's entry on The Eleventh Hour
GUEST CAST
Frances Barber (Madame Kovarian) Born May 13 1958
Doctor Who credits
Played: Eye Patch Lady/ Madame Kovarian in Day of the Moon, The Curse of the Black Spot (uncredited), The Rebel Flesh/ The Almost People, A Good Man Goes to War, Closing Time, The Wedding of River Song (all 2011)
Career highlights
Frances debuted in the 1978 short Wings of Ash, then found work in The Missionary (1982), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), A Zed & Two Noughts (1985), Castaway (1986), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Behaving Badly (1989), Red Dwarf (1989), Inspector Morse (1992), Chef! (1994), Space Precinct (1995), Rhodes (1996), Real Women (1998-99), Shiner (2000), Gimme Gimme Gimme (2001), Manchild (2002), Having It Off (2002), My Family (2003), According to Bex (2005), Funland (2005), Hustle (2007), Casualty (2008), The Fattest Man in Britain (2009), Pete Versus Life (2011), Great Expectations (2011), The Spa (2013), Silk (2012-14), Psychobitches (2013-14), Mr Holmes (2015), Benidorm (2016), Vicious (2016), Medici (2016), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017), The Rebel (2017), Blue Iguana (2018), The Queen and I (2018), Trick or Treat (2019), Cold Feet (2020), Whitstable Pearl (2021), The Mezzotint (2021) and Dodger (2022).
Facts
When Frances studied drama at Bangor University she was dating fellow alumni, director Danny Boyle. She has often worked with the Pet Shop Boys - she appeared in their 2001 musical Closer to Heaven, sang live at one of their concerts in 2006 (the song Friendly Fire) and starred in their 2019 musical Musik. One of her closest friends is actor Ian McKellen, and he funded a library in her name in India. Here she is on Twitter.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Eye Patch Lady/ Madame Kovarian in Day of the Moon, The Curse of the Black Spot (uncredited), The Rebel Flesh/ The Almost People, A Good Man Goes to War, Closing Time, The Wedding of River Song (all 2011)
Career highlights
Frances debuted in the 1978 short Wings of Ash, then found work in The Missionary (1982), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), A Zed & Two Noughts (1985), Castaway (1986), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Behaving Badly (1989), Red Dwarf (1989), Inspector Morse (1992), Chef! (1994), Space Precinct (1995), Rhodes (1996), Real Women (1998-99), Shiner (2000), Gimme Gimme Gimme (2001), Manchild (2002), Having It Off (2002), My Family (2003), According to Bex (2005), Funland (2005), Hustle (2007), Casualty (2008), The Fattest Man in Britain (2009), Pete Versus Life (2011), Great Expectations (2011), The Spa (2013), Silk (2012-14), Psychobitches (2013-14), Mr Holmes (2015), Benidorm (2016), Vicious (2016), Medici (2016), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017), The Rebel (2017), Blue Iguana (2018), The Queen and I (2018), Trick or Treat (2019), Cold Feet (2020), Whitstable Pearl (2021), The Mezzotint (2021) and Dodger (2022).
Facts
When Frances studied drama at Bangor University she was dating fellow alumni, director Danny Boyle. She has often worked with the Pet Shop Boys - she appeared in their 2001 musical Closer to Heaven, sang live at one of their concerts in 2006 (the song Friendly Fire) and starred in their 2019 musical Musik. One of her closest friends is actor Ian McKellen, and he funded a library in her name in India. Here she is on Twitter.
Simon Fisher Becker (Dorium Maldovar) Born Nov 25 1961
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dorium Maldovar in The Pandorica Opens (2010), A Good Man Goes to War prequel (2011, uncredited), A Good Man Goes to War (2011), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: General Nylan (voice) in Doctor Who: The Online Adventures - Betrayal (2014)
Career highlights
Simon's acting credits began with Arrivederci Millwall (1990), followed by An Ungentlemanly Act (1992), One Foot in the Grave (1993), Sweet Thing (1999), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Afterlife (2006), Chakan the Forever Man (2012), Les Miserables (2012), 3some (2013), Vicious (2013), Puppy Love (2014), Carnage (2017), Coveted Desires (2017), Waterside (2013-18) and When It Rains (2020).
Facts
Simon, who can conduct a full symphony and choir, started out in the civil service before getting into acting, with Denholm Elliott as his mentor. His Wikipedia entry lists him as "Viscount of William & Mona". In 2009, Simon was attacked by youths at a petrol station and beaten badly, leaving him with permanent damage to his spine and knee and having to walk with a stick. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Simon here.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dorium Maldovar in The Pandorica Opens (2010), A Good Man Goes to War prequel (2011, uncredited), A Good Man Goes to War (2011), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: General Nylan (voice) in Doctor Who: The Online Adventures - Betrayal (2014)
Career highlights
Simon's acting credits began with Arrivederci Millwall (1990), followed by An Ungentlemanly Act (1992), One Foot in the Grave (1993), Sweet Thing (1999), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Afterlife (2006), Chakan the Forever Man (2012), Les Miserables (2012), 3some (2013), Vicious (2013), Puppy Love (2014), Carnage (2017), Coveted Desires (2017), Waterside (2013-18) and When It Rains (2020).
Facts
Simon, who can conduct a full symphony and choir, started out in the civil service before getting into acting, with Denholm Elliott as his mentor. His Wikipedia entry lists him as "Viscount of William & Mona". In 2009, Simon was attacked by youths at a petrol station and beaten badly, leaving him with permanent damage to his spine and knee and having to walk with a stick. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Simon here.
Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Dalek) Born Sep 29 1961 Click here for Nicholas Briggs' entry on Rose
Marnix van den Broeke (The Silence) Born Feb 24 1976
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Silence in The Impossible Astronaut/ Day of the Moon (2011) and its prelude, The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Career highlights
Dutchman Marnix, who is 6ft 7in tall, debuted as the werewolf in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), then went on to play Death in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006) and The Color of Magic (2008), and also played The Shadow in Inkheart (2008) and Mr Pump in Pratchett's Going Postal (2010).
Facts
Marnix trained as a ballet dancer and also provides life coaching using cognitive therapy and neuro-linguistic programming.
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Silence in The Impossible Astronaut/ Day of the Moon (2011) and its prelude, The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Career highlights
Dutchman Marnix, who is 6ft 7in tall, debuted as the werewolf in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), then went on to play Death in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006) and The Color of Magic (2008), and also played The Shadow in Inkheart (2008) and Mr Pump in Pratchett's Going Postal (2010).
Facts
Marnix trained as a ballet dancer and also provides life coaching using cognitive therapy and neuro-linguistic programming.
Sean Buckley (Barman) Died Feb 21 2016 (pneumonia)
Career highlights
Sean debuted in The Fifth Element (1997), then Absolute Power (2003), My Hero (2006), Hereafter (2010), Les Miserables (2012), Game of Thrones (2013), Inside No 9 (2014), Wolf Hall (2015), Detectorists (2015) and Peaky Blinders (2016).
Career highlights
Sean debuted in The Fifth Element (1997), then Absolute Power (2003), My Hero (2006), Hereafter (2010), Les Miserables (2012), Game of Thrones (2013), Inside No 9 (2014), Wolf Hall (2015), Detectorists (2015) and Peaky Blinders (2016).
Katharine Burford (Nurse) Born 1977
Career highlights
Further work includes The Bill (2003), Kingdom (2007), Glorious 39 (2009) and Vexed (2010).
Career highlights
Further work includes The Bill (2003), Kingdom (2007), Glorious 39 (2009) and Vexed (2010).
Simon Callow (Charles Dickens) Born Jun 15 1949
Doctor Who credits
Played: Charles Dickens in The Unquiet Dead (2005), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: Voice of Tree Blathereen in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Gift (2009)
Career highlights
Prolific stage and screen actor Simon made his debut in an episode of the Carry On Laughing! TV series in 1975, but while his scenes were cut out, his name remained on the credits at the end. His first proper appearance was in Get Some In! (1975), followed by Victorian Scandals (1976), Instant Enlightenment Including VAT (1980), The Dybbuk (1980), Amadeus (1984), Scarecrow and Mrs King (1984), The Good Father (1985), Dead Head (1986), David Copperfield (1986), Maurice (1987), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Little Napoleons (1994), Street Fighter (1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), England, My England (1995), The Woman in White (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Thunderpants (2002), Bright Young Things (2003), Angels in America (2003), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Rome (2005), Chemical Wedding (2008), Lewis (2009), Ice (2011), Love's Kitchen (2011), This is Jinsy (2011), Plebs (2014), Outlander (2015-16), Golden Years (2016), Hampstead (2017), Victoria and Abdul (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), The Rebel (2016-17), Death in Paradise (2018), A Christmas Carol (2018), The Dead Room (2018) and The Hollow (2020). He may also be remembered for playing Tom Chance in sitcom Chance in a Million (1984-86). Simon also appeared as a critic in the reality series Popstar to Operastar in 2011.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Charles Dickens in The Unquiet Dead (2005), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: Voice of Tree Blathereen in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Gift (2009)
Career highlights
Prolific stage and screen actor Simon made his debut in an episode of the Carry On Laughing! TV series in 1975, but while his scenes were cut out, his name remained on the credits at the end. His first proper appearance was in Get Some In! (1975), followed by Victorian Scandals (1976), Instant Enlightenment Including VAT (1980), The Dybbuk (1980), Amadeus (1984), Scarecrow and Mrs King (1984), The Good Father (1985), Dead Head (1986), David Copperfield (1986), Maurice (1987), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Little Napoleons (1994), Street Fighter (1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), England, My England (1995), The Woman in White (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Thunderpants (2002), Bright Young Things (2003), Angels in America (2003), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Rome (2005), Chemical Wedding (2008), Lewis (2009), Ice (2011), Love's Kitchen (2011), This is Jinsy (2011), Plebs (2014), Outlander (2015-16), Golden Years (2016), Hampstead (2017), Victoria and Abdul (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), The Rebel (2016-17), Death in Paradise (2018), A Christmas Carol (2018), The Dead Room (2018) and The Hollow (2020). He may also be remembered for playing Tom Chance in sitcom Chance in a Million (1984-86). Simon also appeared as a critic in the reality series Popstar to Operastar in 2011.
Awards
1992: Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical (Carmen Jones)
1999: Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to drama
Facts
Simon is something of an authority on Charles Dickens, having played him numerous times on stage and screen, and has written books on the author too. He has also written books on Charles Laughton, Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare, Richard Wagner and Orson Welles, and the art of acting. Here's his Twitter feed.
Simon is something of an authority on Charles Dickens, having played him numerous times on stage and screen, and has written books on the author too. He has also written books on Charles Laughton, Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare, Richard Wagner and Orson Welles, and the art of acting. Here's his Twitter feed.
Emma Campbell-Jones (Dr Kent) Born 1975
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dr Kent in The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: Cass in The Night of the Doctor (2013)
Career highlights
Emma debuted in Casualty (2005), then Sea of Souls (2006), Dream Team 80s (2006), Taggart (2010), A Touch of Cloth (2012), Hollyoaks (2012), Jo (2013), The Tunnel (2013), Law and Order UK (2014), 6 Days (2016), Outlander (2017), The Lodge (2016-17), Treadstone (2019) and Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2022).
Facts
Emma's father is former Formula 1 racing driver John Campbell-Jones, who took part in various Grand Prix in 1962-63. She is also related to British actors Diana Churchill and Mervyn Johns. Emma is a good friend of Seventh Doctor actor Sylvester McCoy, who took her as his guest to the BFI 3D screening of The Day of the Doctor in 2013. Here she is on Twitter.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Emma here.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dr Kent in The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: Cass in The Night of the Doctor (2013)
Career highlights
Emma debuted in Casualty (2005), then Sea of Souls (2006), Dream Team 80s (2006), Taggart (2010), A Touch of Cloth (2012), Hollyoaks (2012), Jo (2013), The Tunnel (2013), Law and Order UK (2014), 6 Days (2016), Outlander (2017), The Lodge (2016-17), Treadstone (2019) and Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2022).
Facts
Emma's father is former Formula 1 racing driver John Campbell-Jones, who took part in various Grand Prix in 1962-63. She is also related to British actors Diana Churchill and Mervyn Johns. Emma is a good friend of Seventh Doctor actor Sylvester McCoy, who took her as his guest to the BFI 3D screening of The Day of the Doctor in 2013. Here she is on Twitter.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Emma here.
Richard Dillane (Carter) Born 1964
Doctor Who credits
Played: Carter in Let's Kill Hitler (2011), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Career highlights
Richard's break came with the role of Sergeant Brad Connor in Soldier Soldier (1995), followed by work in Men Behaving Badly (1997), The Grand (1998), Big Women (1998), Seeing Red (2000), Cold Feet (2000), Red Cap (2003), Spartacus (2004), De-Lovely (2004), The Jacket (2005), Space Race (2005), Lewis (2007), Rome (2007), Spooks (2007), The Edge of Love (2008), The Dark Knight (2008), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), The Dinosaur Project (2012), Argo (2012), Atlantis (2013), Wolf Hall (2015), Endeavour (2016), Peaky Blinders (2016), Against the Law (2017), The White Princess (2017), The Last Post (2017), Outlander (2017), West of Liberty (2019), Twice Upon a Time (2019), The Last Kingdom (2020), Young Wallander (2020), Call the Midwife (2021) and Father Brown (2022). He also had the regular role of Sean Anderson in Casualty (2008-10).
Facts
Richard has also worked as a white water rafting guide in Tasmania. He is married to actress Jayne McKenna, while his brother is actor Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones) and his nephew is actor Frank Dillane (Fear the Walking Dead).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Carter in Let's Kill Hitler (2011), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Career highlights
Richard's break came with the role of Sergeant Brad Connor in Soldier Soldier (1995), followed by work in Men Behaving Badly (1997), The Grand (1998), Big Women (1998), Seeing Red (2000), Cold Feet (2000), Red Cap (2003), Spartacus (2004), De-Lovely (2004), The Jacket (2005), Space Race (2005), Lewis (2007), Rome (2007), Spooks (2007), The Edge of Love (2008), The Dark Knight (2008), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), The Dinosaur Project (2012), Argo (2012), Atlantis (2013), Wolf Hall (2015), Endeavour (2016), Peaky Blinders (2016), Against the Law (2017), The White Princess (2017), The Last Post (2017), Outlander (2017), West of Liberty (2019), Twice Upon a Time (2019), The Last Kingdom (2020), Young Wallander (2020), Call the Midwife (2021) and Father Brown (2022). He also had the regular role of Sean Anderson in Casualty (2008-10).
Facts
Richard has also worked as a white water rafting guide in Tasmania. He is married to actress Jayne McKenna, while his brother is actor Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones) and his nephew is actor Frank Dillane (Fear the Walking Dead).
Niall Greig Fulton (Gideon Vandaleur) Born Sep 14 1970
Career highlights
6ft 3in Niall's earliest screen credit was on 3 (1995), followed by The Acid House (1998), Stacey Stone (2001), The Real Amityville Horror (2005), The Outsiders (2006), Holby City (2007), Dark Nature (2009), Case Histories (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012), Borgia (2013), Vera (2015), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2015), Sunset Song (2015), The Five (2016), Outlander (2016), Moon Dogs (2016), Good Omens (2019) and Synced (2021).
Facts
Niall also works as a senior programmer for the Edinburgh International Film Festival, curating and presenting retrospectives on the likes of lost and forgotten British cinema of the 1960s and 70s, as well as Shirley Clarke and Peter McDougall.
Career highlights
6ft 3in Niall's earliest screen credit was on 3 (1995), followed by The Acid House (1998), Stacey Stone (2001), The Real Amityville Horror (2005), The Outsiders (2006), Holby City (2007), Dark Nature (2009), Case Histories (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012), Borgia (2013), Vera (2015), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2015), Sunset Song (2015), The Five (2016), Outlander (2016), Moon Dogs (2016), Good Omens (2019) and Synced (2021).
Facts
Niall also works as a senior programmer for the Edinburgh International Film Festival, curating and presenting retrospectives on the likes of lost and forgotten British cinema of the 1960s and 70s, as well as Shirley Clarke and Peter McDougall.
Rondo Haxton (aka Mark Gatiss) (Gantok) Born Oct 17 1966 Click here for Mark Gatiss's entry on The Unquiet Dead
Richard Hope (Dr Malokeh) Born Oct 11 1953
Doctor Who credits
Played: Malohkeh in The Hungry Earth/ Cold Blood (2010), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: Bleytal in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (2012)
Career highlights
Richard debuted in Secret Army (1977), then Crown Court (1978), Heartland (1979), Brideshead Revisited (1981), Scandalous (1984), Bellman and True (1987), Piece of Cake (1988), Victoria Wood (1989), Boon (1991), The Riff-Raff Element (1993-94), Band of Gold (1995), Alive and Kicking (1996), Bramwell (1997), The Demon Headmaster (1998), Rhona (2000), High Stakes (2001), A is for Acid (2002), The Forsyte Saga (2003), MIT: Murder Investigation Team (2003/05), Chromophobia (2005), The Shell Seekers (2006), The Wild West (2007), EastEnders (2008), Last Love (2013), The Smoke (2014), Poldark (2015-19), Broadchurch (2017), The Village in the Woods (2019) and Mandy (2022).
Facts
Richard may also be remembered for his appearance in a number of TV commercials for Uncle Ben's rice, as well as John Smith's lager (there's also several to view on his own website here). He is married to prolific make-up artist Louise Fisher. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Richard here.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Malohkeh in The Hungry Earth/ Cold Blood (2010), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: Bleytal in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (2012)
Career highlights
Richard debuted in Secret Army (1977), then Crown Court (1978), Heartland (1979), Brideshead Revisited (1981), Scandalous (1984), Bellman and True (1987), Piece of Cake (1988), Victoria Wood (1989), Boon (1991), The Riff-Raff Element (1993-94), Band of Gold (1995), Alive and Kicking (1996), Bramwell (1997), The Demon Headmaster (1998), Rhona (2000), High Stakes (2001), A is for Acid (2002), The Forsyte Saga (2003), MIT: Murder Investigation Team (2003/05), Chromophobia (2005), The Shell Seekers (2006), The Wild West (2007), EastEnders (2008), Last Love (2013), The Smoke (2014), Poldark (2015-19), Broadchurch (2017), The Village in the Woods (2019) and Mandy (2022).
Facts
Richard may also be remembered for his appearance in a number of TV commercials for Uncle Ben's rice, as well as John Smith's lager (there's also several to view on his own website here). He is married to prolific make-up artist Louise Fisher. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Richard here.
Alex Kingston (River Song) Born Mar 11 1963 Click here for Alex Kingston's entry on Silence in the Library
Ian McNeice (Winston Churchill) Born Oct 2 1950
Doctor Who credits
Played: Winston Churchill in The Beast Below (2010), Victory of the Daleks (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Career highlights
Ian made his acting debut on screen with 1977's Warship, followed by roles in The Common Lot (1977), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), Voice Over (1983), The Cleopatras (1983), Edge of Darkness (1985), CATS Eyes (1986), Personal Services (1987), Whoops Apocalypse (1988), Wipe Out (1988), 1871 (1990), Time Riders (1991), An Ungentlemanly Act (1992), Cluedo (1993), Stay Lucky (1993), Chef! (1994), Roughnecks (1994), Bugs (1995), Liverpool 1 (1998), A Christmas Carol (1999), Dune (2000), From Hell (2001), Relic Hunter (2002), Children of Dune (2003), Strange (2003), Spooks (2004), Oliver Twist (2005), The Black Dahlia (2006), Day of the Dead (2008), Valkyrie (2008), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), We Are Tourists (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), The House of Screaming Death (2017), Grizzly II: The Concert (2020), Foundation (2021) and Fairytale (2021). He also regularly played the Newsreader in Rome (2005-07) and Bert Large in 70 episodes of Doc Martin (2004-19).
Facts
Ian has three children with actress Kate Nicholls. In 2007, Ian admitted that his weight had become a problem - at that point he was over 25 stone (158kg) and was losing acting work as he was uninsurable. By 2009, he was 22 stone (139kg), and admitted in an interview that his weight problem stemmed from the tragic death of his older brother in a car accident when he was a child. His mother became overprotective and gave him everything he wanted, including food, and Ian also developed a stutter which hindered his early acting career. In 2015, Big Finish announced that Ian would be starring in his own spin-off set of audio adventures as Winston Churchill.
Bill Turnbull (Bill Turnbull) Jan 25 1956 to Aug 31 2022 (prostate cancer)
Career highlights
Bill worked as a prominent newsreader and reporter for the BBC, starting his journalistic career on radio in 1978 before working freelance in the US for a few years. He joined the BBC Radio 4 Today programme in 1986, then moved to Breakfast Time in 1988 before becoming a reporter for BBC News in 1990, serving as the Washington correspondent for four years, reporting on the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the OJ Simpson trial. In 1997 he returned to the UK to work for BBC News 24, moving to BBC Breakfast in 2001, where he stayed until 2016. In 2005, he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, finishing sixth, and in 2012 appeared in the music video for Professor Green's Remedy.
Career highlights
Bill worked as a prominent newsreader and reporter for the BBC, starting his journalistic career on radio in 1978 before working freelance in the US for a few years. He joined the BBC Radio 4 Today programme in 1986, then moved to Breakfast Time in 1988 before becoming a reporter for BBC News in 1990, serving as the Washington correspondent for four years, reporting on the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the OJ Simpson trial. In 1997 he returned to the UK to work for BBC News 24, moving to BBC Breakfast in 2001, where he stayed until 2016. In 2005, he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, finishing sixth, and in 2012 appeared in the music video for Professor Green's Remedy.
Meredith Vieira (Newsreader) Born Dec 30 1953
Career highlights
Meredith is one of the USA's foremost journalists and presenters, starting her broadcasting career on Massachusetts radio in 1975, moving into television news reporting and anchoring in Providence and New York between 1979-82. She then moved to become a reporter with CBS between 1982-84 before hosting magazine shows West 57th (1985-89) and 60 Minutes (1989-91), and CBS Morning News (1992-93). Meredith then moved to ABC, working on Turning Point (1994-99), Intimate Portrait (1995-2004) and The View (1997-2006). Between 2002-13 Meredith hosted Who Wants To Be a Millionaire USA, and co-hosted NBC Today between 2006-11, while in 2013 she got her own chat show on NBC. She has also made appearances on TV shows such as Desperate Housewives (2007) and 30 Rock (2007-10), and has performed voice work for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Shrek Forever After (2010).
Facts
Meredith is married to American TV journalist Richard M Cohen, while their son Gabe is a reporter for TV news in Washington. Here she is on Twitter.
Sian Williams (Sian Williams) Born Nov 28 1964
Career highlights
Sian is one of the BBC's foremost journalists and presenters who joined BBC Radio in 1985, then BBC News 24 as an output editor in 1997. During screen tests for potential newsreaders, one applicant dropped out and Sian stood in, securing a job as a rolling news presenter for two years. She then moved to be special correspondent on the Six O'Clock News in 1999, and presented the bulletin in 2001-02. Sian joined the BBC Breakfast programme in 2001, staying until 2012, after which she worked for BBC Radio and various news programmes, and also hosted Sunday Morning Live on BBC1.
Facts
You can find Sian online and on Twitter.
CREW
Career highlights
Meredith is one of the USA's foremost journalists and presenters, starting her broadcasting career on Massachusetts radio in 1975, moving into television news reporting and anchoring in Providence and New York between 1979-82. She then moved to become a reporter with CBS between 1982-84 before hosting magazine shows West 57th (1985-89) and 60 Minutes (1989-91), and CBS Morning News (1992-93). Meredith then moved to ABC, working on Turning Point (1994-99), Intimate Portrait (1995-2004) and The View (1997-2006). Between 2002-13 Meredith hosted Who Wants To Be a Millionaire USA, and co-hosted NBC Today between 2006-11, while in 2013 she got her own chat show on NBC. She has also made appearances on TV shows such as Desperate Housewives (2007) and 30 Rock (2007-10), and has performed voice work for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Shrek Forever After (2010).
Facts
Meredith is married to American TV journalist Richard M Cohen, while their son Gabe is a reporter for TV news in Washington. Here she is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Sian is one of the BBC's foremost journalists and presenters who joined BBC Radio in 1985, then BBC News 24 as an output editor in 1997. During screen tests for potential newsreaders, one applicant dropped out and Sian stood in, securing a job as a rolling news presenter for two years. She then moved to be special correspondent on the Six O'Clock News in 1999, and presented the bulletin in 2001-02. Sian joined the BBC Breakfast programme in 2001, staying until 2012, after which she worked for BBC Radio and various news programmes, and also hosted Sunday Morning Live on BBC1.
Facts
You can find Sian online and on Twitter.
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Jeremy Webb (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Curse of the Black Spot (2011), The Wedding of River Song (2011), Death is the Only Answer (2011)
Career highlights
Jeremy's directorial debut came on the short film Family Ties (1997), after which he helmed Grange Hill (2000), Ultimate Force (2003), Casualty (2002-04), All About George (2005), True Dare Kiss (2007), Merlin (2008-11), Downton Abbey (2012), Atlantis (2013), The Red Road (2015), Masters of Sex (2014-16), Elementary (2016), Fear the Walking Dead (2017), Legion (2018), The Punisher (2017/19), Treadstone (2019), Locke & Key (2020), Altered Carbon (2020), Shadow and Bone (2021), The Umbrella Academy (2019-22, which he also executive produced) and The Last of Us (2023).
Facts
Here's Jeremy on Twitter.
Marcus Wilson (producer) Born Jul 4 1973 Click here for Marcus Wilson's entry on The Impossible Astronaut
Caroline Henry (script editor) Click here for Caroline Henry's entry on The Impossible Astronaut
Jeremy Webb (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Curse of the Black Spot (2011), The Wedding of River Song (2011), Death is the Only Answer (2011)
Career highlights
Jeremy's directorial debut came on the short film Family Ties (1997), after which he helmed Grange Hill (2000), Ultimate Force (2003), Casualty (2002-04), All About George (2005), True Dare Kiss (2007), Merlin (2008-11), Downton Abbey (2012), Atlantis (2013), The Red Road (2015), Masters of Sex (2014-16), Elementary (2016), Fear the Walking Dead (2017), Legion (2018), The Punisher (2017/19), Treadstone (2019), Locke & Key (2020), Altered Carbon (2020), Shadow and Bone (2021), The Umbrella Academy (2019-22, which he also executive produced) and The Last of Us (2023).
Facts
Here's Jeremy on Twitter.
Marcus Wilson (producer) Born Jul 4 1973 Click here for Marcus Wilson's entry on The Impossible Astronaut
Caroline Henry (script editor) Click here for Caroline Henry's entry on The Impossible Astronaut
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