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Sri Lanka was ruled by the British, in an intermittent conquest between 1796 and 1838 and remained under British control until 1948, Bhutan and Nepal were essentially protectorates, that's where Ghurkas come from, the Maldives and Seychelles were also British territories. Further expansion is...

Maybe. It's hard to see getting consistent results.

Actually, despite resistance, new world plants did manage to spread with relatively breathtaking speed in Europe and Africa. And while official endorsement or demands were often significant, it's far from the whole story. I think that what's going on, is that we have to understand the roots...

On the other hand, if you come up with a theory of 'demons' which essentially mimic the qualities and behaviour of bacteria, then that's good enough. You'd eventually refine a theory of demons which amount to bacteria theory.

David Burton was in the bar, nursing a pint when he looked up. Ian Levine stood there. “Hello David,” Levine said. “Hulloo,” Burton replied. “I figured you’d be up there with the rest of them.” Levine took a seat, uninvited. “I’m done with Millennium,” he said, “I can’t be bothered to get...

Well, Jackman did make it into the finals, and he got Terry Nation to vote for him. That's something. Saltzman was making no secret of his preference for Nigel Bennett, and trying to weigh things in that direction. And yes, while Jackman might have made a better Doctor, or an interesting...

Toronto, Canada “You don’t have to be here,” Paul Saltzman said. “I think maybe it would be better all around if you just took the day off, went sightseeing.” “Or waited in the reception area,” David Burton said. “If it’s all the same, if this is the end of the road, I’d like to be here for...

Would that make them Austrialalians

Not a lot of loyalty for David, I see.

THE BATTLE FOR THE NEW DOCTOR, Dreamwatch Bulletin, summer issue, 1998 The idea of replacing David Burton as the Doctor appears as early as Paul Saltzman’s exploratory memos brainstorming ideas for the prospective project. It was surprising, since it had been Burton had brought the project...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA The meeting was going well, the Canadian group, composed of Paul Saltzman, Terry Nation and David Burton had travelled all the way to Sydney to meet Armquist Productions, as represented by Jerome Armquist and Ken Roarck. By this time, both sides had done their due diligence...

Terry Nation is going to be locking onto Script Editor. He's willing to accept a newer Doctor, no skin off his teeth. But (1) He wants script editor, with fees; (2) He wants at least one story, and fees; (3) the story has to be about Daleks, for fees; (4) Producers credit. David Burton...

He's a long shot. In 1994, he starred, wrote and produced Lightning Jack; 1996, he starred in 'Flipper' which was a budgeted 25 million dollar film; 1998 he starred in a television movie Floating Away, where he was top billed, above Judge Reinhold, and Rosanna Arquette. Although he was in...

Actually, Hugh Jackman is a possibility. He was going local film and theatre and was literally at the early part of his career. Hogan is a lot longer shot.

Nah, you want to have a bit of fun with it. And you want to zero in. For instance, Nicole Kidman is Australian, and in the right age range. But then you look her up and her career is going great guns at the key period. Shatner is Canadian, but he's LA, he's way way outside their price range...

I'm curious. Who exactly are you thinking of for Nimue and Vise?

I'm actually poking around trying to find mid-card, up and coming Australian Actors, circa 1992-2002 who might credibly embrace the roles of the Doctor, the Companion or Vise and be in the running.

Thinking out loud, knowing the luck this show has, if they did get an American sale, meddling would kill it - for instance, they'd probably start off by running it wildly out of order, as was done with Firefly or LEXX. They might start with a 'three parter' Dalekmania, run as a 'TV movie' to...

Nation's illness wasn't really disclosed to his colleagues. He handled it about as poorly as you could. Feeling vulnerable and fearing that he'd be replaced, he kept everything close to the vest, holding on to scripts and stories, and delaying and obfuscating, when he wasn't able to make...

The True Evil of Ewen Campion-Clarke: The New Doctor pt 2 (dempsyobrien.blogspot.com) Season Two