*GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT* JANET FIELDING is best known to Doctor Who fans for playing Tegan Jovanka, companion to the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, from 1981 to 1984. Her first season with Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor has just been released on Blu-Ray, and later this year you can watch her debut story—Tom Baker’s finale, “Logopolis”—also on Blu-Ray. She starred in numerous Doctor Who classics like “Earthshock”, “The Visitation”, “Arc of Infinity”, “Enlightenment” and “Resurrection of the Daleks.” She was on hand for the show’s 20th Anniversary in “The Five Doctors” and turned in brilliant performances in “Kinda” and “Snakedance.” She has revisited Tegan in numerous Big Finish original Doctor Who stories. She was born in Brisbane, Australia and had originally planned to become a journalist. After moving to England to break into acting, she found roles in Hammer House of Horror, Minder, Shelley, Blind Justice, Parnell and the Englishwoman, and others. In 1991 she became the administrator of Women in Film and Television UK, an organization dedicated to advancing professional development and achievement for women working in all areas of film, video, and other screen-based media. She became an actors’ agent, and in fact represented Paul McGann when he took on the role of the Eighth Doctor in 1996. She is currently the Project Coordinator for Project MotorHouse, a charity based in Ramsgate which aims to modernize the old motor museum into a multi-use venue featuring offices, bars, a restaurant, a café and cinemas, where local youths will have a chance to learn from successful businesses. She organized two Doctor Who events as fundraisers for Project MotorHouse, with appearances by many of the Doctors, including Peter Capaldi. #doctorwho #doctorwhocompanions #janetfielding
Jason Haigh-Ellery founded Big Finish Productions in 1998 and the company has grown to be the largest independent producer of Audio Drama in the world, working regularly with media corporations such as the BBC, MGM and ABC on Doctor Who, Torchwood, Stargate, Survivors, Blake's 7, The Prisoner, and on original series such as Graceless and The Confessions of Dorian Grey. Big Finish won the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Drama for Doctor Who in both 2014 and 2017. In 2011, Jason also founded the animation house Planet 55 Studios in Sydney, Australia, working first with the BBC on two animated versions of Doctor Who and creating the original 26 part drama Prisoner Zero for ABC which can now be seen on Netflix in the US. A new show is in development for 2020. For television, Big Finish Entertainment has produced two reality shows – Nadia Goes to Hollywood and Nadia: Chasing the Dream for TV3 and been involved with reality shows Strictly Dance Fever (BBC) and Fame – the Musical (RTE). Jason is presently developing a new teen television drama for an Australian broadcaster. Jason has produced 33 theatre shows in the West End and on tour including Rock of Ages, Spring Awakening, High Society, Yes Prime Minister, The Ladykillers, Flashdance, Never Forget, New Boy and Footloose – the Musical. He has worked with Lythgoe Family on all of their American pantos. Jason was Executive Producer on the movie The Time of Their Lives distributed by Universal Pictures – which was subsequently a #1 comedy on Amazon. #wholanta2019 #bigfinish @bigfinishprod
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