Astrid Peth Who Confidential", Minogue describes Astrid as a "dreamer" and that meeting with the Doctor rekindles Astrid's desire to explore. Later in his book "A Writer's Tale" Davies discussed with co-author Benjamin Cook how he had originally named the character "Peth" in a treatment but it bugged him, he later renamed her to "Astrid" giving the reason that it "...sounds more spacey, more like a futuristing Doctor's companion". Despite Davies stating that the companion in "Voyage of the Damned" was "always going to [be] a one-off...little knowing that it would be Kylie Minogue", he has since stated that he would cast
Nilus the Sandman: The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas locomotive. Peter then declares that "this really is a merry Christmas". "The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas" was released on VHS tape on August 15, 1992 in NTSC format, and on January 1, 2002 in PAL format. The special was released on DVD in late 2005 in Region 2 as a Daily Mail newspaper promo. "The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas" was followed by two more "Nilus the Sandman" television specials which also premiered on CTV: These specials were followed by a "Nilus the Sandman" TV series, which aired on The Family Channel from October 5, 1996 to November 23, 1998, with