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Brigadier /brɪɡəˈdɪər/ is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country.
In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand men.
In other countries, it is a non-commissioned rank (e.g. Spain, Italy, France, the Netherlands).
In many countries, especially those formerly part of the British Empire, a brigadier is either the highest field rank or most junior general appointment, nominally commanding a brigade. It ranks above colonel and below major general.
The rank is used by the British Army, the Royal Marines, the Australian Army, the Indian Army, the Sri Lankan Army, the New Zealand Army, the Pakistan Army and several others. Although it is not always considered a general officer rank, it is always considered equivalent to the brigadier general and brigade general rank of other countries. In NATO forces, brigadier is OF-6 on the rank scale.
Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC from 1963 to the present day. The programme depicts the adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord—a space and time-travelling humanoid alien. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-travelling space ship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Accompanied by companions, the Doctor combats a variety of foes, while working to save civilisations and help people in need.
The show is a significant part of British popular culture, and elsewhere it has become a cult television favourite. The show has influenced generations of British television professionals, many of whom grew up watching the series. The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production in 1996 with a backdoor pilot, in the form of a television film. The programme was relaunched in 2005 by Russell T Davies, who was showrunner and head writer for the first five years of its revival, produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff. The first series of the 21st century featured Christopher Eccleston in the title role and was produced by the BBC. Series two and three had some development money contributed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), which was credited as a co-producer.Doctor Who also spawned spin-offs in multiple media, including Torchwood (2006–2011) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011), both created by Russell T Davies; K-9 (2009–2010); and a single pilot episode of K-9 and Company (1981). There also have been many spoofs and cultural references to the character in other media.
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Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, created by writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln and played by Nicholas Courtney. He is one of the founders of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, later Unified Intelligence Taskforce), an international organization that defends Earth from alien threats, and serves as commander of the British contingent. Presented at first as reluctant to accept the continuing aid of the Doctor, over time the Brigadier became one of the Doctor's greatest friends and his principal ally in defending the Earth. The Brigadier has received a DSO and a CBE.
As one of the series' most prominent recurring characters over its fifty-year history, the Brigadier appeared in 23 stories during the original run of Doctor Who, first appearing in the 1968 serial The Web of Fear opposite the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton). The character made frequent appearances on the show following the introduction of the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) in 1970's Spearhead from Space. His final appearance in the program was in 1989's Battlefield opposite the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy). Nearly 20 years later, Courtney reprised the role in the spin-off programme The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2008, his last appearance prior to Courtney's death in 2011. That year, Doctor Who later paid tribute to Courtney by announcing the Brigadier had died with a line of dialogue in "The Wedding of River Song". Later still, a Cyberman avatar of the Brigadier also appears, and achieves some closure with the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), in "Death in Heaven" (2014).
Actors: Catherine Jacob (actress), Laurence Bachman (miscellaneous crew), Didier Decoin (writer), Véronique Hallu (miscellaneous crew), Paule Girardin (miscellaneous crew), Jacques Renard (director), Jacques Renard (writer), Brigitte Schmouker (miscellaneous crew), Elisabeth Moulinier (editor), Charles Papasoff (composer), Huguette Oligny (actress), Dominique Antoine (producer), Richard Sadler (producer), Jean-Marc Félio (producer), Sylvain Proulx (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jean-François Gallotte (actor), Max Morel (actor), Husky Kihal (actor), Eric Savin (actor), Joelle Tercinet (miscellaneous crew), Valérie Mairesse (actress), Perrine Fontaine (miscellaneous crew), Fabienne Servan-Schreiber (producer), Valérie Kaprisky (actress), Laurent Firode (director), Jean-Pierre Fayer (producer), Valérie Vogt (actress), Pascale Breton (writer), Michael Morlon (miscellaneous crew), Thierry Bourcy (writer),
Plot: The small commune of Tournerie has been administered by Michel Hornoy for fifteen years now. Michel is a competent mayor but he is also a macho and a seducer. Now, with the forthcoming municipal elections, he has a problem: he has to abide by the new male-female parity law. It is a delicate task for him all the more as Elisabeth Da Silva, his former fellow-candidate, very much respected for her social work with children, has decided to put forward her own list...
Keywords: scrabbleActors: Luc Palun (actor), Michel Tugot-Doris (actor), Atmen Kelif (actor), François Caron (actor), Gilbert Melki (actor), Gad Elmaleh (actor), Yvette Petit (actress), Catherine Coste (miscellaneous crew), Sophie Guillemin (actress), Gilles Cappelletto (miscellaneous crew), Yvan Le Bolloc'h (actor), Brigitte Defrance (actress), Maïdi Roth (composer), Lionel Robert (actor), Franck Libert (actor),
Plot: One fine day, at about 10 am, in a suburban house, three men, in their thirties are waiting for a fourth buddy. When he arrives, they plan to hold up the local bank where Séverine, their accomplice, is waiting for them. This could well be the beginning of a thrilling crime story, but these tough men, sporting tattoos, are not what they appear. "On fait comme on dit" is a comedy, and these guys could be descendants of the Keystone Cops. They are dreamers not gangsters. So much is riding on this bank heist, the pressure is intense. This tension creates the most diverse and unexpected obstacles for them...
Genres: Comedy, Crime,Actors: Bob Bellion (producer), Trix van Alphen (miscellaneous crew), Claude Ludovicy (miscellaneous crew), Henny Vrienten (composer), Frank Klein (miscellaneous crew), Herman P. Koerts (editor), Burny Bos (producer), Henny Vrienten (actor), Burny Bos (writer), Kees Kasander (producer), Kees Hulst (actor), Jimmy de Brabant (producer), Victor Löw (actor), Cas Enklaar (actor), Juan Carlos Vellido (actor),
Plot: Pupil Abel is the victim of Laura's nasty prank, yet gets accidentally blamed and overreacts. His ma withdraws him from school and gets him a job as lift-boy. But its' a special lift: when he pushes the forbidden green button, it takes him, Laura, Jozias Tump and his wife to Manhattan. There he's mistaken by a rich bitch how look like his ma for her long missing son Johhny. When a police helicopter comes tow the lift cabin, the Dutchmen get back in. It takes them to a Latin American country. The new revolutionary leader realizes presidents live about one year, so he gives the job to Mr. Tump. The news coverage attracts Abel's Dutch and New York families, in time for an even weirder finale.
Keywords: actor-playing-multiple-roles, actress-playing-multiple-roles, based-on-novel, bellboy, character-name-in-title, child-nudity, embarrassment, lift, local-blockbuster, male-nudityActors: Marianne Basler (actress), Sacco van der Made (actor), Hans Dagelet (actor), Jean-Pierre De Decker (director), Edda Barends (actress), Karin van Holst Pellekaan (actress), Jan van Raemdonck (producer), Ger Beukenkamp (writer), Hilde Heijnen (actress), René van Asten (actor), Lieneke le Roux (actress), Jurre Haanstra (composer), Medi Broekman (actress), Finbarr Wilbrink (actor), Dries Smits (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Theresia Wider (actress), Franziska Troegner (actress), Klaus Bamberg (actor), Werner Senftleben (actor), Steffie Spira (actress), Angela Brunner (actress), Micaela Kreißler (actress), Ingeborg Krabbe (actress), Jürgen Heinrich (actor), Willi Neuenhahn (actor), Rolf Herricht (actor), Gerhard Bienert (actor), Günter Rüger (actor), Wolfgang Pietsch (writer), Ursula Braun (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Hilmar Baumann (actor), Bruno Carstens (actor), Walfriede Schmitt (actress), Hans Werner (director), Hans Werner (writer), Traute Sense (actress), Tadeusz Borowski (actor), Liselott Baumgarten (actress), Viola Schweizer (actress), Wiebke Fuhrken (actress), Ralph Borgwardt (actor), Kurt Goldstein (actor), Traudl Kulikowski (actress), Silvia Hebel (editor), Helmut Richter (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Willi Schrade (actor), Horst Papke (actor), Angela Brunner (actress), Gerd Staiger (actor), Michael Gerber (actor), Ruth Kommerell (actress), Horst Giese (actor), Klaus Ebeling (actor), Renate Heymer (actress), Fritz Bartholdt (actor), Uwe Karpa (actor), Peter Rauch (actor), Steffen Klaus (actor), Edda Dentges (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Klaus-Peter Thiele (actor), Hans-Peter Minetti (actor), Dorit Gründel (costume designer), Horst Papke (actor), Ernst-Georg Schwill (actor), Paul Berndt (actor), Agnes Kraus (actress), Rudolf Ulrich (actor), Winfried Glatzeder (actor), Willi Brückner (writer), Regina Beyer (actress), Gerd Natschinski (composer), Ulrich Anschütz (actor), Eckhard Bilz (actor), Heinz Thiel (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Richard Vernon (actor), Harry Watt (director), Martin Boddey (actor), Victor Maddern (actor), Aldo Ray (actor), Michael Balcon (producer), George Woodbridge (actor), Alan Tilvern (actor), Carlo Giustini (actor), Lee Robinson (writer), Kenneth J. Warren (actor), Kenneth V. Jones (composer), Jerome 'Jock' Levy (actor), Gerry Duggan (actor), Neil McCallum (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller,As recommended in 'Doctor Who Magazine' Issue 433 and 'The Guardian', this is a personal and affectionate tribute to Nicholas Courtney - a wonderful man who passed away on 22nd February 2011, leaving behind him a legacy of love and affection in the hearts of thousands of fans. After 40 years playing the same character - from 1968 to 2008 - he charmed and enthralled generations of viewers. A huge presence in my childhood, the Brigadier was just as much a part of me as the Doctor was. And with the death of Nicholas Courtney a little bit of my childhood died with him. God bless Nick and a heartfelt salute to the Brigadier. Lest we ever forget.... For the benefit of so many Nick Courtney fans who have asked me the same question: the music is a cover of Evanescence's single 'My Immortal', per...
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One of the highest ranking officers in the British Army has spoken of her command role in a male dominated organisation and the challenges of juggling the demands of a senior job with being a wife and mother of two small boys.
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Another weary day
Has left me with a beautiful addiction
No work and all day play
Leaves me feeling happy
When the day is done
I'll suffer just like everyone
And I'll watch as my life starts collecting dust
And when my friends are all dropping like flies
I'll just go to another place in time
Another weary day
Has left me with a beautiful addiction
No work and all day play
Leaves me feeling happy
When the day is done
I'll suffer just like everyone
And I'll laugh as my life starts collecting dust
And when my friends are all dropping like flies
I'll just go to another place in time
Another place in time
Another place in time
I'll be the next
To die of sex
And desolation
I can't accept
The loneliness