The Birds (film) Maurier's title and concept of unexplained bird attacks. In 2016, "The Birds" was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry. Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), a young socialite, meets criminal defense attorney Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) in a San Francisco pet shop. Mitch wants to purchase a pair of lovebirds for his sister's eleventh birthday, but the shop has none. He recognizes Melanie from a court appearance, but she does not know him; he plays a prank by pretending to mistake her for a saleswoman. Melanie
The Master (Doctor Who) believe he is needed for a great purpose (implied to be the Time War) — the event had been referenced in "The Sound of Drums". Chris Finney plays a character named 'Keith Potter' in the story "The End of the Line" from the audio anthology "" , who is later revealed to be an avatar under the control of the Master. The Master, played by Geoffrey Beevers, makes a cameo appearance in series 10 of the Doctor Who spin-off Jago & Litefoot, and later featured as the main villain for the 11th series. To commemorate the Master's forty-fifth anniversary, Big