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'''Rupert Murdoch''' | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|species = Human | |||
|species2 = Bandril | |||
|job = Businessman | |||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |||
|affiliation = The Master (Terror of the Autons) | |||
|first mention cs = A letter from the Master (short story) | |||
}} | |||
'''Rupert Murdoch''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beautiful Chaos (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Lost (audio story)}}) was a businessman involved with the media on [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A letter from the Master (short story)}}) | |||
== Biography == | |||
In the late [[20th century|20th]] and early [[21st century|21st centuries]], {{delgado}} used Rupert to [[News Corporation|organise his media interests]] on [[Earth]]. Rupert's [[brain]], however, had been swapped for the brain of a [[Bandril]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A letter from the Master (short story)}}) | |||
[[Lukas Samuel Carnes]] described [[Dara Morgan]] as a cross between Murdoch, [[Richard Branson]] and [[Bill Gates]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beautiful Chaos (novel)}}) | |||
[[Cleo Proctor]] claimed that [[Shawna Thompson]] did not ''really'' believe in the mysterious happenings that they talked about on their ''[[The Blue Box Files]]'' [[podcast]], instead believing that "everything is the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] or [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] or Rupert Murdoch". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Lost (audio story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
When Rupert Murdoch was first referenced in {{cs|A letter from the Master (short story)}}, he was only identified by his first name; the novel {{cs|Beautiful Chaos (novel)}} would later fully name him. | |||
He was portrayed by [[Ben Miller]] in ''Tracey Ullman's Show'' and ''Tracey Breaks the News'', and voiced by [[Dan Castellaneta]] in several episodes of [[The Simpsons (franchise)|''The Simpsons'']]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 4 October 2024
Rupert Murdoch (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos [+]Loading...["Beautiful Chaos (novel)"], AUDIO: Lost [+]Loading...["Lost (audio story)"]) was a businessman involved with the media on Earth. (PROSE: A letter from the Master [+]Loading...["A letter from the Master (short story)"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the Master used Rupert to organise his media interests on Earth. Rupert's brain, however, had been swapped for the brain of a Bandril. (PROSE: A letter from the Master [+]Loading...["A letter from the Master (short story)"])
Lukas Samuel Carnes described Dara Morgan as a cross between Murdoch, Richard Branson and Bill Gates. (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos [+]Loading...["Beautiful Chaos (novel)"])
Cleo Proctor claimed that Shawna Thompson did not really believe in the mysterious happenings that they talked about on their The Blue Box Files podcast, instead believing that "everything is the FBI or CIA or Rupert Murdoch". (AUDIO: Lost [+]Loading...["Lost (audio story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
When Rupert Murdoch was first referenced in A letter from the Master [+]Loading...["A letter from the Master (short story)"], he was only identified by his first name; the novel Beautiful Chaos [+]Loading...["Beautiful Chaos (novel)"] would later fully name him.
He was portrayed by Ben Miller in Tracey Ullman's Show and Tracey Breaks the News, and voiced by Dan Castellaneta in several episodes of The Simpsons.
