David Brierley

Last Updated 23 March 2013 by Marcus

Acting Credits
Voice of K-9: The Creature from the Pit; Nightmare of Eden; The Horns of Nimon	12 credits in 3 entries
Voice of K-9: Shada	6 credits in 1 entry

David Brierley

Born: 1935
Died: Tue 10th June 2008 (age: 73)

David Brierly was an English actor best known for providing the voice of K9 during the Seventeenth Season of Doctor Who.

Brierly also appeared as one of Ken Barlow's university lodgers Milo, in a very early episode of Coronation Street, and Jimmy Kemp's father in the acclaimed nuclear war drama Threads.

He died of cancer on June 10, 2008.

Doctor Who

Doctor Who (Miscellaneous)

Torchwood

K-9 and Company

The Sarah Jane Adventures

K-9

Aaru Movies

Music

On This Day: 24th May

The War Games: Episode Six was broadcast in 1969 at 5:15pm, watched by 4.20 million viewers.

Good as Gold was broadcast in 2012 at 6:11pm, watched by 0.27 million viewers.

Birthdays

Jo Joyner is 35 today - credited as Lynda Moss in Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways

Naomi Ryan is 36 today - credited as Cassandra in Asylum of the Daleks

William Sasso is 38 today - credited as Pete in The TV Movie

Jim Broadbent is 64 today - credited as The Eleventh Doctor in The Curse Of Fatal Death(Misc)

Rob Edwards is 64 today - 2 credits, including Xoanon in The Face of Evil

Graham Williams (died 1990 aged 45) would be 68 today - 18 credits, including Producer for Horror of Fang Rock

Fiona Walker is 69 today - 2 credits, including Lady Peinforte in Silver Nemesis

Robert Russell (died 2008 aged 71) would be 77 today - 2 credits, including The Caber in Terror of the Zygons

Freddie Earlle (died 2007 aged 83) would be 89 today - credited as Aldo in Warriors' Gate

Deaths

Robert Holmes (died 1986 aged 60) - 34 credits, including Script Editor for Robot

Doctor Who News

The Ice Warriors: original trailer to be included on DVD
The DVD release of The Ice Warriors is include the the original in-character trailer, with brand new animation. Producer Chris Chapman explained on Twitter:
23 May

The Daemons' White Witch To Return On DVD
A drama production featuring Damaris Hayman reprising her role as white witch Olive Hawthorne from Third Doctor story The Daemons is to be released on DVD later this year.
23 May

The Caves of Androzani on UKTV
Sunday 26th May sees the broadcast of the last Peter Davison story, The Caves of Androzani on Australian and New Zealand television. The story is presented as part of the 50th Anniversary season of Doctor Who on the UKTV channel.
23 May

Time and Relative Dimensions in Faith (Credit: Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd)

Time and Relative Dimensions in Faith
Last year we reported on a book to be compiled focusing on the portrayals of religion in Doctor Who. The book has now been completed and due to be published by Darton, Longman and Todd.
22 May