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}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' | }}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' webcast ''[[Death Comes to Time]]''. | ||
Fry also wrote the [[Stephen Fry Script (TV story)|initial script]] for episode 11 of [[series 2 (Doctor Who)|series 2]] of the revived [[Doctor Who]].<ref>[[DWM 360]], p6</ref> Believing the script to be too expensive for this slot, however, [[Russell T Davies]] decided that it would be held over to [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]], and require further rewrites. The script was replaced with ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', a separate commission to Fry's script. Fry's script was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations. ([[DWMSE 14]]) | Fry also wrote the [[Stephen Fry Script (TV story)|initial script]] for episode 11 of [[series 2 (Doctor Who)|series 2]] of the revived [[Doctor Who]].<ref>[[DWM 360]], p6</ref> Believing the script to be too expensive for this slot, however, [[Russell T Davies]] decided that it would be held over to [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]], and require further rewrites. The script was replaced with ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', a separate commission to Fry's script. Fry's script was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations. ([[DWMSE 14]]) | ||
Outside of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], Fry | Outside of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], Fry's early credits included ''Fry and Laurie'', ''Blackadder'' (written by [[Richard Curtis]] and starring [[Rowan Atkinson]]), and ''Jeeves and Wooster''. More recently he provided the voice of the eponymous Guide in the 2005 film version of [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' and from 2003, he began hosting the BBC Four panel show ''QI'', which later moved to BBC One and BBC Two. In 2013, he appeared in the film ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''. He was also the narrator of the UK ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, as well as several video games based on the series. | ||
In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as ''Doctor Who'' as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults". [[Steven Moffat]] responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10326761.stm</ref> | In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as ''Doctor Who'' as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults". [[Steven Moffat]] responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10326761.stm</ref> | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 12 April 2014
Stephen Fry voiced the Minister of Chance in the Doctor Who webcast Death Comes to Time.
Fry also wrote the initial script for episode 11 of series 2 of the revived Doctor Who.[1] Believing the script to be too expensive for this slot, however, Russell T Davies decided that it would be held over to series 3, and require further rewrites. The script was replaced with Fear Her, a separate commission to Fry's script. Fry's script was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations. (DWMSE 14)
Outside of the Doctor Who universe, Fry's early credits included Fry and Laurie, Blackadder (written by Richard Curtis and starring Rowan Atkinson), and Jeeves and Wooster. More recently he provided the voice of the eponymous Guide in the 2005 film version of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and from 2003, he began hosting the BBC Four panel show QI, which later moved to BBC One and BBC Two. In 2013, he appeared in the film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He was also the narrator of the UK Harry Potter audiobooks, as well as several video games based on the series.
In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as Doctor Who as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults". Steven Moffat responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." [2]
In the DWU
Stephen Fry is mentioned in PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows as one of the many celebrities attending the opening of the Tomorrow Windows at Tate Modern.
