Paul McGann
Acting
Biography
Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie as well as other media that features his incarnation of the character.
Born: November 14, 1959
Place of Birth: Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
Swans: Mystery of the Missing
With narration from Paul McGann, this ground-breaking film sets out to solve one of nature's mysterious phenomena: the Bewick swan's dramatic decline. A pioneering group of scientists and conservationists sets out to discover why we have lost nearly half the Bewick population in the last twenty years. Every year, these majestic birds make one of the world's toughest migrations, across perilous land, sea and skies. Somewhere between the harsh Tundra landscape and the south of England lies the key to their disappearance. We join extreme sportswoman Sacha Dench and award-winning wildlife cameraman Benjamin Sadd, as they follow the swans over 7,000 km, on a journey that pushes both humans and swans to the limits of their endurance. Cutting-edge tracking techonology and innovative filming techniques give privileged insight into the birds' hidden world, providing stunning aerial views and the personal stories of swans, Charlotte, Daisy-Clarke and Leho.
The Orangutan King
For fifteen million years orangutans roamed tropical forests from China to South East Asia. In Borneo, one of their last island outposts, lives one today who is a legend. He's won more than just a kingdom, he's won human hearts. They gave him the name Kusasi. The Orangutan King is the story of Kusasi's life told to us by a remarkable witness. Dr Birute M. Galdikas has been researching orangutans in Borneo for over 40 years. Now, for the first time, Dr Galdikas will draw audiences deep into the orangutan universe. With enthusiasm and insight she tells us this special story - taking us back 30 years and unfolding Kusasi's story with detail, energy, and the wonder that she still feels for the orangutan species. As a three year old orphan, Kusasi fell under the care of Galdikas in her forest research camp. But driven by a cunning and tenacious spirit Kusasi did not behave as the other ex-captive infants.
Swallow Your Dreams
James finds himself the unlikely composer of a beautiful symphony in his dreams, which - at the expense of his marriage - he attempts to re-create in waking life.
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
Just weeks after VE day, Winston Churchill found himself in new battle: to be reelected Prime Minister. Confident of his victory after leading through WWII, he never expected his countrymen to turn so vehemently on their Great British Bulldog
Secrets of the Castle
How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and archeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold make perhaps their most ambitious foray into the past as they head to France to take part in a build that has been underway since 1997. Our intrepid history adventurers join this magnificent construction at Guédelon Castle to recreate authentic medieval castle living from within its rising walls.
Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden
There are many myths surrounding the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Previous excavations have not led to an answer to the question of exactly where they were located. Thanks to the extraordinary findings of scientist Stephanie Dalley, it is now possible for the first time to determine exactly where the legendary gardens were located, what they looked like and how they were built. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world for which no archaeological evidence has yet been found. For the documentary, Stephanie Dalley from Oxford University traveled to a dangerous, terror-stricken region in northern Iraq to gather evidence for her new theory about the true location of the gardens. Stephanie Dalley assumes that the gardens were built a hundred years earlier - 700 years before Christ - and by the Assyrian king Sanherib instead of Nebuchadnezzar II.
The Big Night In
Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted by Lenny Henry and Matt Baker.
Wildest Middle East
Wildest Middle East explores the most remote and most surprising corners of this ancient land. Turkey’s vast and varied landscapes range from snow covered mountain passes, to spectacular coral reefs. Arabia is the world’s largest peninsular and harbours a wealth of wildlife in its seas and mountains. Egypt’s rich lands are nurtured by the life-giving waters of the iconic Nile, and the startlingly wide range of natural habitats in Jordan has resulted in a treasure chest of wildlife. This stunning series showcases the landscape and wildlife as never seen before.
China - Treasures of the Jade Empire
Wildest Indochina
This spectacular series sweeps across the most diverse peninsula in the world. From Malaysia to Southwest China, Vietnam to Cambodia and Thailand this vast area includes outstanding landscapes, historic cities, tropical jungles and armies of animals. With mangroves and mountains, pygmy elephants, turtles and rare birds it is no wonder that the word ‘mega-diverse’ is now attributed to parts of the region.
Filmography
as Lord Byron (voice)
as Mr. Kind
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
as The Doctor
as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Jaggers
as Arthur
as Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
as Walsh
as Self
as James
as Malcolm Thornton MP
as Jake Strathearn
as Self - Narrator
as Self
as Archie Addington
as Self - Presenter
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Himself
as Peter
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (English Voice)
as Josh
as Narrator
as Man
as Narrator
as Narrator (Voice)
as The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
as Narrator
as Man
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as self, narrator
as Himself - Narrator
as narrator
as Narrator
as Paul McGann
as Narrator
as Narrator (Voice)
as Durian
as Narrator (Voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as James Craven
as St Pierre
as Saint Pierre
as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
as Self
as The Doctor
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Lulu's Dad
as Narrator
as Stanley Bone
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
as John Richards
as David
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Sir Rufus Isaacs
as narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Mark North
as Richard Reeves
as Phil
as Vicar
as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
as Clarence
as Narrator
as Self - Narrator
as (archival audio)
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
as Nash McKinnon
as Bill Mackinnon
as Jeremy
as Philip Andrews
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Paul
as Colonel MacNab
as Phone (voice)
as Narrator
as Dickie Erskine
as Gerry Henson
as Himself-Narrator
as Christopher Chambers
as D.C.I. James Larson
as King Matholwch (voice)
as The Doctor (voice)
as Lieutenant Bush
as Lieutenant Bush
as Andrew Morton
as David Talbot
as DC David Ingram
as Dean
as ACC Tony Nicholson
as Self- Narrator
as Lt. Bush
as Lieutenant Bush
as Ben Carter
as Steve Witton
as Self
as Ben Turner
as John Gaskell
as Captain Greville
as William Bush
as Eugene Wrayburn
as Arthur Wright
as Rob
as David (voice)
as Self - Commentary (voice)
as The Doctor
as Potemkin
as Self
as Chris Ryan
as Bassanio
as Liam Phelan
as Liam Phelan
as Girard / Jussac
as Joe Thompson
as Golic
as Tony
as Matthew Harris
as Colin
as Father Lorenzo Rojas
as Daniel Pascoe
as Anton Skrebensky
as Joseph
as Barry
as Dr. Peter Lord
as John Worthing
as Lieutenant Price
as Giovanni Cariani
as ...& I
as Percy Toplis
as Mo Morris
as Narrator
as Mo Morris
as Graham Gaskin
as Norman
as Norman
as Himself