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[[file:LallaWard.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Lalla Ward]]
 
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'''Lalla Ward''' (born '''Sarah Ward''', [[28th June]] [[1951]]) played first [[Astra of Atrios|Princess Astra]] in ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' and then the part of [[Romana]], taking over from [[Mary Tamm]], from ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[Warriors' Gate]]''. She is also a noted illustrator and audio book narrator.
 
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}}'''Lalla Ward''' (born '''Sarah Ward''') played first [[Astra of Atrios|Princess Astra]] in ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' and then the part of [[Romana]], taking over from [[Mary Tamm]], from ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[Warriors' Gate]]''. She is also a noted illustrator and audio book narrator.
   
==Genealogy==
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== Genealogy ==
The daughter of [[Wikipedia:Edward Henry Harold Ward, 7th Viscount Bangor|Edward Ward, the 7th Viscount Bangor]], and his fourth wife [[Wikipedia:Marjorie Alice Banks|Marjorie Alice Banks]]. She has a brother, [[Wikipedia:Edward Nicholas Ward|Edward]], two years her junior, and a half-brother, [[Wikipedia:William Maxwell David Ward, 8th Viscount Bangor|William]], who is the 8th [[Wikipedia:Viscount Bangor|Viscount Bangor]], and three years her senior. Lalla Ward is herself more properly addressed as '''The Honourable Sarah Ward'''.
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Lalla is the daughter of Edward Ward, the 7th {{w|Viscount Bangor}}, and his fourth wife, Marjorie Alice Banks. She has a brother, Edward Nicholas Ward, two years her junior, and a half-brother, William Maxwell David Ward, who is three years her senior and the 8th Viscount Bangor. Lalla Ward is herself more properly addressed as the Honourable Sarah Ward.
   
She is descended from [[Wikipedia:George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence|George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence]], brother of [[Wikipedia:Edward IV|Edward IV]], via [[Wikipedia:Earl of Peterborough|John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough]], [[Wikipedia:John, 1st Viscount Mordaunt|John, 1st Viscount Mordaunt]], and [[Wikipedia:Viscount Bangor|Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor]].
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She is descended from {{w|George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence}}, brother of {{w|Edward IV}}, via {{w|Earl of Peterborough|John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough}}, {{w|John, 1st Viscount Mordaunt}}, and {{w|Viscount Bangor|Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor}}.
   
==Acting==
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== Acting ==
She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in [[London]]. Her stage name, "Lalla," comes from her attempts as a toddler to pronounce her own name. She began her acting career in the [[Wikipedia:Hammer horror|Hammer horror]] film ''[[Wikipedia:Vampire Circus|Vampire Circus]]'', and played the teenage daughter of ''[[Wikipedia:The Duchess of Duke Street|The Duchess of Duke Street]]'' in the popular [[BBC]] drama series of the [[1970s]]. In [[1980]], she played Ophelia to [[Derek Jacobi|Derek Jacobi's]] [[Hamlet]] in the BBC television production. She was the second actress to play the [[Time Lord|Time Lady]] [[Romana]]. She was chosen to replace [[Mary Tamm]] in the part, after a guest appearance in another part in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' in [[1979]].
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She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in [[London]]. Her stage name, "Lalla," comes from her attempts as a toddler to pronounce her own name. She began her acting career in the {{w|Hammer horror}} film {{wi|Vampire Circus}}, and played the teenage daughter of {{wi|The Duchess of Duke Street}} in the popular [[BBC]] drama series of the 1970s. In 1980, she played Ophelia to [[Derek Jacobi]]'s [[Hamlet]] in the BBC television production. She was the second actress to play the [[Time Lord|Time Lady]] [[Romana]]. She was chosen to replace [[Mary Tamm]] in the part, after a guest appearance in another role in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' in 1979.
   
==Marriages==
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== Marriages ==
Following her exit from the series in [[1981]], she married her co-star, actor [[Tom Baker]], that [[December]], but the marriage lasted only sixteen months. (Once, when asked what her favorite monster on ''Doctor Who'' was, she quipped, "Tom Baker.") [[Douglas Adams]], who worked with her on ''Doctor Who'', introduced her to his friend [[Richard Dawkins]], biologist and author of such books as ''[[Wikipedia:The Selfish Gene|The Selfish Gene]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Blind Watchmaker|The Blind Watchmaker]]'', whom he had met after Dawkins sent him a fan letter. They met at Adams' fortieth birthday party in [[1992]]. She married Dawkins the same year. She illustrates his books and also wrote two books on [[Wikipedia:knitting|knitting]] in the [[1980s]], and one on embroidery (in one of these books, [[Louise Jameson]] models some of Ward's creations). She created the [[1985]] Shell Calendar, with embroidered pictures of sea birds.
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Following her exit from the series in 1981, she married her co-star, actor [[Tom Baker]], that December, but the marriage lasted only sixteen months. (Once, when asked what her favourite monster on ''Doctor Who'' was, she quipped, "Tom Baker.")
   
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Later, [[Douglas Adams]], who had worked with her on ''Doctor Who'', introduced her to his friend [[Richard Dawkins]], biologist and author of such books as {{wi|The Selfish Gene}} and {{wi|The Blind Watchmaker}}, whom he had met after Dawkins sent him a fan letter. They met at Adams' fortieth birthday party in 1992 and married the same year.[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-richard-dawkins-and-lalla-ward-1423554.html]
Ward has seldom appeared on screen since her marriage to Dawkins. However, she has reprised the character of Romana in the [[1993]] charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time]],'' the [[2003]] webcast version of ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]],'' and in several ''Doctor Who'', ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio dramas produced by [[Big Finish Productions]] and also a pair of audio dramas under the ''[[Adventures in a Pocket Universe]]'' title produced by [[BBV Productions]]. She has also recorded audio books, including [[Wikipedia:Steven Pinker|Steven Pinker]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:The Language Instinct|The Language Instinct]]'' and Dawkins' ''[[Wikipedia:The Ancestor's Tale|The Ancestor's Tale]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:The God Delusion|The God Delusion]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution|The Greatest Show On Earth]]''.
 
   
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== Other work ==
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Ward illustrates Dawkins' books. She also wrote two books on {{w|knitting}} in the 1980s, and one on embroidery (in one of these books, [[Louise Jameson]] models some of Ward's creations). She created the 1985 Shell Calendar, with embroidered pictures of sea birds.
*[[Wikipedia:Meanings of asteroid names (8001-8500)#301|Asteroid 8347 Lallaward]] is named after her.
 
   
 
Ward has seldom appeared on screen since her marriage to Dawkins. However, she has reprised the character of Romana in the 1993 charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time]],'' the 2003 webcast version of ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]],'' and in several ''Doctor Who'', ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio dramas produced by [[Big Finish Productions]] and also a pair of audio dramas under the ''[[Adventures in a Pocket Universe]]'' title produced by [[BBV Productions]]. She has also recorded audio books, including {{w|Steven Pinker}}'s {{wi|The Language Instinct}} and Dawkins' {{wi|The Ancestor's Tale}}, {{wi|The God Delusion}}, and {{wi|The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution|The Greatest Show on Earth}}.
   
 
{{w|Meanings of asteroid names (8001-8500)#301|Asteroid 8347 Lallaward}} is named after her.
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* Lalla Ward is mentioned as being one of the guests at a party in the novel ''[[The Dying Days]]''.
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Revision as of 17:10, 23 December 2015

RealWorld

Lalla Ward (born Sarah Ward) played first Princess Astra in The Armageddon Factor and then the part of Romana, taking over from Mary Tamm, from Destiny of the Daleks to Warriors' Gate. She is also a noted illustrator and audio book narrator.

Genealogy

Lalla is the daughter of Edward Ward, the 7th Viscount Bangor, and his fourth wife, Marjorie Alice Banks. She has a brother, Edward Nicholas Ward, two years her junior, and a half-brother, William Maxwell David Ward, who is three years her senior and the 8th Viscount Bangor. Lalla Ward is herself more properly addressed as the Honourable Sarah Ward.

She is descended from George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV, via John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough, John, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, and Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor.

Acting

She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Her stage name, "Lalla," comes from her attempts as a toddler to pronounce her own name. She began her acting career in the Hammer horror film Vampire Circus, and played the teenage daughter of The Duchess of Duke Street in the popular BBC drama series of the 1970s. In 1980, she played Ophelia to Derek Jacobi's Hamlet in the BBC television production. She was the second actress to play the Time Lady Romana. She was chosen to replace Mary Tamm in the part, after a guest appearance in another role in the Doctor Who story The Armageddon Factor in 1979.

Marriages

Following her exit from the series in 1981, she married her co-star, actor Tom Baker, that December, but the marriage lasted only sixteen months. (Once, when asked what her favourite monster on Doctor Who was, she quipped, "Tom Baker.")

Later, Douglas Adams, who had worked with her on Doctor Who, introduced her to his friend Richard Dawkins, biologist and author of such books as The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker, whom he had met after Dawkins sent him a fan letter. They met at Adams' fortieth birthday party in 1992 and married the same year.[1]

Other work

Ward illustrates Dawkins' books. She also wrote two books on knitting in the 1980s, and one on embroidery (in one of these books, Louise Jameson models some of Ward's creations). She created the 1985 Shell Calendar, with embroidered pictures of sea birds.

Ward has seldom appeared on screen since her marriage to Dawkins. However, she has reprised the character of Romana in the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time, the 2003 webcast version of Shada, and in several Doctor Who, Gallifrey audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions and also a pair of audio dramas under the Adventures in a Pocket Universe title produced by BBV Productions. She has also recorded audio books, including Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct and Dawkins' The Ancestor's Tale, The God Delusion, and The Greatest Show on Earth.

Asteroid 8347 Lallaward is named after her.

In the DWU

  • Lalla Ward is mentioned as being one of the guests at a party in the novel The Dying Days.

External links