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
Horton Hears a Who! (TV special) Horton Hears a Who! (TV special) Horton Hears a Who! is a 1970 television special based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, "Horton Hears a Who!". It was produced and directed by Chuck Jones who previously produced the Seuss special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" for MGM Television and first broadcast March 19, 1970 on CBS. The special contains songs with lyrics by Seuss and music by Eugene Poddany, who previously wrote songs for Seuss' book, "The Cat in the Hat Song Book". In the Jungle of Nool, Horton the elephant bathes in the watering hole when