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Mike Tucker

    24 de abril de 1964

    Mike Tucker es un distinguido experto en efectos especiales con una importante trayectoria en el Departamento de Efectos Visuales de BBC Television, liderando ahora su propia empresa, The Model Unit, como Supervisor de Efectos. Más allá de sus logros técnicos, es un autor publicado, conocido por sus novelas originales de Doctor Who y libros basados en la serie de televisión Merlin. Tucker también es coautor de importantes obras de no ficción que detallan la historia de los efectos y la producción televisiva. Sus contribuciones abarcan tanto la creación técnica de maravillas visuales como la exploración narrativa de formatos televisivos populares.

    Mike Tucker
    Ronin: A Marine Scout-Sniper Platoon in Iraq
    The Three Little Pigs
    Doctor Who. The Crawling Terror
    Little Red Riding Hood
    Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual
    Doctor Who: Impossible Worlds
    • 2024

      The narrative reveals the hidden history of the Unified Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT), detailing its crucial role in protecting Earth from alien threats over the past fifty years. It chronicles the organization's evolution from its early days under Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart to its current leadership by his daughter, Kate. The account includes declassified files, technical schematics, and firsthand testimonies from UNIT personnel, alongside insights from the Fifteenth Doctor, making it a comprehensive guide to humanity's battles against extraterrestrial invasions.

      Doctor Who: The Gold Archive: Invasions of Earth: A Secret History
    • 2023

      Ronin

      Marine Snipers at War

      • 264 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Offering a unique boots-on-the-ground perspective, this oral history captures the experiences of a Marine scout-sniper platoon during their 2005-06 combat tour in Iraq. Author Mike Tucker provides firsthand accounts, delving into the challenges and realities faced by the unit, while exploring the implications of American military policy in the region. Through personal narratives and insights, the book presents a vivid portrayal of the complexities of warfare and the soldiers' experiences in a critical period of history.

      Ronin
    • 2021

      Jack and the Beanstalk

      • 24 páginas
      • 1 hora de lectura

      In Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk, the traditional fairy tale is retold in irreverent, playful rhyme that's perfect for reading aloud, and brilliantly accompanied by Nick Sharratt's bright and vibrant illustrations. There are flaps to lift and pop-up surprises on every page: make the beanstalk grow up into the clouds, be brave and open the doors to the giant's castle, and watch his feet pop up out of the compost heap as he comes tumbling down from the sky! Includes a free audio CD read by Anna Chancellor, with two tracks: listen to the story alone, or follow along with the book by turning the pages when you hear the chime. Look out for Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales: The Three Little Pigs!

      Jack and the Beanstalk
    • 2021

      A lift-the-flap, pop-up fairy tale, featuring a QR code to scan for a free audio reading.

      The Three Billy Goats Gruff
    • 2021

      A lift-the-flap, pop-up fairy tale, featuring a QR code to scan for a free audio reading.

      Goldilocks
    • 2021
    • 2021

      A lift-the-flap, pop-up fairy tale, featuring a QR code to scan for a free audio reading.

      Cinderella
    • 2021
    • 2021

      To become the dominant species in the universe. The Dalek Combat Training Manual collates intelligence gathered by Time Lords over centuries of raging wars through time and space, and is invaluable to anyone engaging the Daleks in battle.

      Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual
    • 2020

      Die Angriffe der Deutschen haben ihren Höhepunkt erreicht. Während die Luftwaffe London bombardiert, beobachtet der Auswanderer Cody McBridge die Bruchlandung einer bedrohlichen, silbernen Sphäre. Er sieht etwas aus ihrem Inneren hervortreten. Die Sphäre muss eine neue Geheimwaffe der Deutschen sein, die irgendeine Fehlfunktion hatte. Was sonst? Inmitten des Chaos landen der Doktor und Ace und folgen einer Spur, die sie direkt zu versteckten Nazis führt. Zudem begegnen sie einigen sehr alten Feinden … Ein Abenteuer mit dem siebten Doktor, gespielt von Sylvester McCoy, und seiner Begleiterin Ace.

      Doctor Who Monster-Edition 2