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In the Christmas Invasion, Jackie says she got those - er forgot what they're called (lol) from 'Tina, she's got this lodger, medical student.' I just wondered, What if that was Martha? Tried finding reference on here but no luck so far... meh. - AlexMcpherson
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== Freema Agyeman ==
The actress who played Martha on TV was also in the Army of Ghosts, as the office worker who would sneak out and rendezvous with her co-worker. She had those ear things in and died when the doctor soniced them. {{Unsigned-anon|75.72.109.136}}


:Doubt it. The thing was man-sized pyjamas and I'm pretty sure Martha isn't a man. -<[[User:Azes13|Azes13]] 16:31, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
:Yup. It was explained in ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' that she was her cousin. --[[user:SmallerOnTheOutside|SOTO]] [[User talk:SmallerOnTheOutside|☎]] 01:26, February 16, 2013 (UTC)
== Updating ==
This article needs information from the many works of prose featuring Martha Jones. It only mentions a a few at the beginning and then one toward the end about the year that never was.{{Unsigned-anon|86.27.85.77}}
:Feel free to add that info. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:26, February 6, 2014 (UTC)


>_> Pay attention to the episode, it was a stethoscope(SP?) That she got from "Tina the Cleaner", and she got the pyjamas from HOWARD.
==Infobox==
Why does Martha have a much different info box than other characters? [[User:Skywalker2255|Skywalker2255]] [[User talk:Skywalker2255|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:48, September 30, 2015 (UTC)
:They are fiddling with new infoboxes, and therefore the page has been locked too temporarily. --[[User:Danniesen|DCLM]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:54, September 30, 2015 (UTC)


Also dosn't martha have her own place re:sound of drums
OKay thanks. I was wondering. [[User:Skywalker2255|Skywalker2255]] [[User talk:Skywalker2255|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:56, September 30, 2015 (UTC)
[[User:Assassin of death|Assassin of death]] 14:55, 5 June 2009 (UTC)


== Jacob Dudman ==
[[Jacob Dudman]] provided the narration for one audio story featuring Martha Jones. Does this make him a credible voice actor for Martha?


Quick one her honeymoon during the 456 incidence could have been with Mickey it was never stated it was with Tom
Thus far, the wiki has no official policy on the matter, the general response being that audios that are fully casted recasting the role and that portrayer being listed as a voice actor. In contrast, audios that are not fully casted use a narrator who reads in for absent actors as the character, the sole exception being if the character swap bodies, as the character narrating then is playing the other characters, as is the case for [[Damian Lynch]] in ''[[Ghost in the Machine (audio story)|Ghost in the Machine]]'', when his character, [[Benjamin Chikoto]], switches bodies with [[Jo Grant]] and the [[Third Doctor]].[[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:55, April 27, 2018 (UTC)
 
: I actually think it is good there is no policy on the matter because the production company (admittedly, mostly Big Finish) keeps evolving. I would propose to judge each particular story on its merits, that is to say, to use the available scripts/behind-the-scenes featurettes/interviews to determine the status. Here are some examples where Big Finish deviated from their seemingly well-established practices.
:# Exhibit A. Short trip ''[[The Turn of the Screw (audio story)|The Turn of the Screw]]''. Short trips are supposed to be the simplest case in that there is only one actor who "performs" or "narrates" or "reads" (all terms used by Big Finish) the story. (There was an exception with two actors performing a [[The Jago & Litefoot Revival (audio story)|two-part short trip]], but it only confirmed the rule.) And yet at the end of ''The Turn of the Screw'' one clearly hears a voice of another actor, another actor of the opposite gender no less. On the page, this is recorded as the character of [[Ruth Matheson]] being present, but the actor, [[Daphne Ashbrook]], is not on the page. Should she be? If she voiced Ruth, obviously yes. Unfortunately, no source for her participation has been found yet.
:# Exhibit B. Companion chronicle ''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]''. It is commonly believed that companion chronicles are two-handers, with one actor doing the narration as a companion and the other voicing one other main role. Quite soon it turned out that several actors can do great impersonations of the Doctor (e.g., [[William Russell]] and [[Peter Purves]] of the [[First Doctor]] or [[Frazer Hines]] of the [[Second Doctor]]). The cast lists do not typically mention this, but this has been discussed extensively in CD Extras. We can hear the Doctor being voiced rather than his words narrated, we know who does it, so it gets recorded. It is recorded as uncredited cast on the story page and it is recorded as other voice actor on the Doctor's page in the infobox. Note, in addition, that, just like in full-cast audios, actors sometimes voice several characters. If this is clearly stated in CD extras (or elsewhere), it is also recorded by the wiki.
 
: The point I am making is that it is always a choice for the actor/writer whether the words of other characters are narrated or voiced. I agree that in most cases actors for these secondary characters are not recorded by the wiki. But the main reason for it is that in most cases there is no information available. The policy prohibits to identify an actor by voice only. So even when the actor makes an effort to use a different voice, we often have no source for it. The more important the character, the more likely this voicing is to be mentioned. And when it is, it is recorded.
 
: And thus we come to the case at hand: ''[[The Ninth Doctor Chronicles]]'' and ''[[The Tenth Doctor Chronicles]]''. Indeed, these are not full-cast audios. The name suggests that they are close to companion chronicles. Are they identical though? And anyway companion chronicle pages chronicle who voices main characters such as the Doctor. Well, let us look at the description at Big Finish. Note the phrase at the end of cast lists: "Other parts played by members of the cast." This does not really fit a definition of a two-hander akin to a companion chronicle. Now we still cannot record anyone just based on this. But this clearly stipulates that there are voiced roles as opposed to narrated ones. Of course, each role needs to be sourced. Fortunately, [[Jacob Dudman]] says on [[BFX]]: ''[[Last Chance (audio story)|Last Chance]]'': "I enjoyed voicing the companions". I see little reason to disregard the evidence from both the production company and the voicing actor that these two roles, [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Martha Jones]] were voiced. (I remember a similar statement from Briggs regarding voicing Rose for ''The Ninth Doctor Chronicles'' but do not have it written down.)
 
: But, as you can see, my reasons for considering him to be a voice actor for Rose and Martha are very much coincidental. Where evidence exists for this box set, there may be none for another release. Which is why I do not see how a policy would be useful. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:49, April 27, 2018 (UTC)
 
:: Could his word choice not be interpreted as him using a word more widely used to descript him narrating their lines with an impression of their voices? After all, when does one say "I enjoyed narrating their parts" as oppose to a more simple, "I enjoyed voicing them"? [[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:26, April 27, 2018 (UTC)
 
== Missing photos ==
 
A number of photos on this page appear to have been deleted, with the file names showing up in red. Does anyone know if these images can be recovered or replaced? And if not, should the broken files be removed for the time being?{{Unsigned|DanPPower}}
:They should be removed. Images are deleted for failing policy, and they would therefore need some kind of correction before they can be uploaded again. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:18, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

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Freema Agyeman[[edit source]]

The actress who played Martha on TV was also in the Army of Ghosts, as the office worker who would sneak out and rendezvous with her co-worker. She had those ear things in and died when the doctor soniced them. The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.72.109.136 (talk).

Yup. It was explained in Smith and Jones that she was her cousin. --SOTO 01:26, February 16, 2013 (UTC)

Updating[[edit source]]

This article needs information from the many works of prose featuring Martha Jones. It only mentions a a few at the beginning and then one toward the end about the year that never was.The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.27.85.77 (talk).

Feel free to add that info. Shambala108 15:26, February 6, 2014 (UTC)

Infobox[[edit source]]

Why does Martha have a much different info box than other characters? Skywalker2255 21:48, September 30, 2015 (UTC)

They are fiddling with new infoboxes, and therefore the page has been locked too temporarily. --DCLM 21:54, September 30, 2015 (UTC)

OKay thanks. I was wondering. Skywalker2255 21:56, September 30, 2015 (UTC)

Jacob Dudman[[edit source]]

Jacob Dudman provided the narration for one audio story featuring Martha Jones. Does this make him a credible voice actor for Martha?

Thus far, the wiki has no official policy on the matter, the general response being that audios that are fully casted recasting the role and that portrayer being listed as a voice actor. In contrast, audios that are not fully casted use a narrator who reads in for absent actors as the character, the sole exception being if the character swap bodies, as the character narrating then is playing the other characters, as is the case for Damian Lynch in Ghost in the Machine, when his character, Benjamin Chikoto, switches bodies with Jo Grant and the Third Doctor.BananaClownMan 19:55, April 27, 2018 (UTC)

I actually think it is good there is no policy on the matter because the production company (admittedly, mostly Big Finish) keeps evolving. I would propose to judge each particular story on its merits, that is to say, to use the available scripts/behind-the-scenes featurettes/interviews to determine the status. Here are some examples where Big Finish deviated from their seemingly well-established practices.
  1. Exhibit A. Short trip The Turn of the Screw. Short trips are supposed to be the simplest case in that there is only one actor who "performs" or "narrates" or "reads" (all terms used by Big Finish) the story. (There was an exception with two actors performing a two-part short trip, but it only confirmed the rule.) And yet at the end of The Turn of the Screw one clearly hears a voice of another actor, another actor of the opposite gender no less. On the page, this is recorded as the character of Ruth Matheson being present, but the actor, Daphne Ashbrook, is not on the page. Should she be? If she voiced Ruth, obviously yes. Unfortunately, no source for her participation has been found yet.
  2. Exhibit B. Companion chronicle The Anachronauts. It is commonly believed that companion chronicles are two-handers, with one actor doing the narration as a companion and the other voicing one other main role. Quite soon it turned out that several actors can do great impersonations of the Doctor (e.g., William Russell and Peter Purves of the First Doctor or Frazer Hines of the Second Doctor). The cast lists do not typically mention this, but this has been discussed extensively in CD Extras. We can hear the Doctor being voiced rather than his words narrated, we know who does it, so it gets recorded. It is recorded as uncredited cast on the story page and it is recorded as other voice actor on the Doctor's page in the infobox. Note, in addition, that, just like in full-cast audios, actors sometimes voice several characters. If this is clearly stated in CD extras (or elsewhere), it is also recorded by the wiki.
The point I am making is that it is always a choice for the actor/writer whether the words of other characters are narrated or voiced. I agree that in most cases actors for these secondary characters are not recorded by the wiki. But the main reason for it is that in most cases there is no information available. The policy prohibits to identify an actor by voice only. So even when the actor makes an effort to use a different voice, we often have no source for it. The more important the character, the more likely this voicing is to be mentioned. And when it is, it is recorded.
And thus we come to the case at hand: The Ninth Doctor Chronicles and The Tenth Doctor Chronicles. Indeed, these are not full-cast audios. The name suggests that they are close to companion chronicles. Are they identical though? And anyway companion chronicle pages chronicle who voices main characters such as the Doctor. Well, let us look at the description at Big Finish. Note the phrase at the end of cast lists: "Other parts played by members of the cast." This does not really fit a definition of a two-hander akin to a companion chronicle. Now we still cannot record anyone just based on this. But this clearly stipulates that there are voiced roles as opposed to narrated ones. Of course, each role needs to be sourced. Fortunately, Jacob Dudman says on BFX: Last Chance: "I enjoyed voicing the companions". I see little reason to disregard the evidence from both the production company and the voicing actor that these two roles, Rose Tyler and Martha Jones were voiced. (I remember a similar statement from Briggs regarding voicing Rose for The Ninth Doctor Chronicles but do not have it written down.)
But, as you can see, my reasons for considering him to be a voice actor for Rose and Martha are very much coincidental. Where evidence exists for this box set, there may be none for another release. Which is why I do not see how a policy would be useful. Amorkuz 20:49, April 27, 2018 (UTC)
Could his word choice not be interpreted as him using a word more widely used to descript him narrating their lines with an impression of their voices? After all, when does one say "I enjoyed narrating their parts" as oppose to a more simple, "I enjoyed voicing them"? BananaClownMan 21:26, April 27, 2018 (UTC)

Missing photos[[edit source]]

A number of photos on this page appear to have been deleted, with the file names showing up in red. Does anyone know if these images can be recovered or replaced? And if not, should the broken files be removed for the time being?The preceding unsigned comment was added by DanPPower (talk • contribs) .

They should be removed. Images are deleted for failing policy, and they would therefore need some kind of correction before they can be uploaded again. Shambala108 00:18, 12 June 2022 (UTC)