2.7 Matthew Waterhouse- "The Navigator Of Nowhere"
About this episode
Sophie Aldred is joined by Matthew Waterhouse to discuss his experiences as Adric in Doctor Who and the challenges faced aboard the Nosferatu 2.5.
The Nosferatu 2.5 has a problem. It is running blind, the controls are behaving strangely and, rather worryingly, the ship has decided that Sophie is no longer its Captain. With the usual systems refusing to cooperate, who better to call upon than the mathematical genius who once found himself at the controls of a spaceship with rather catastrophic consequences? This week, Sophie is joined by Matthew Waterhouse , best known to Doctor Who fans as Adric, the brilliant but occasionally exasperating mathematical prodigy from Alzarius. Matthew joined Doctor Who in 1980, appearing alongside Tom Baker before continuing with Peter Davison, and Adric's final story, Earthshock , gave the series one of its most memorable companion departures. Having seized control of a Cyberman freighter, Adric managed to send it back in time and save countless lives, although the resulting impact also caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. So, naturally, we thought he would be the ideal person to take the controls of a ship lost in the Neverwhen! Matthew has returned to Adric several times over the years, including a substantial body of audio work with Big Finish, beginning with The Fifth Doctor Box Set…
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