Isaac Newton in popular culture
TV and radio
TV and radio
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* In 1982, Dan Kern played Newton in an episode of *[Voyagers!](/wiki/Voyagers%21 "Voyagers!")*, "Cleo and the Babe".
* From 1983 until 1998, *[Newton's Apple](/wiki/Newton%27s_Apple "Newton's Apple")* ran on PBS and was based around answering science questions for children.
* [Trevor Howard](/wiki/Trevor_Howard "Trevor Howard") guest\-starred as Newton in the 1986 mini\-series *[Peter the Great](/wiki/Peter_the_Great_%28TV_series%29 "Peter the Great (TV series)")*.
* In 1993, [John Neville](/wiki/John_Neville_%28actor%29 "John Neville (actor)") played Newton in an episode of *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/wiki/Star_Trek:The_Next_Generation "The Next Generation")*, "[Descent](/wiki/Descent_%28Star_Trek:The_Next_Generation%29 "The Next Generation)")".
* In 1996, Newton was the main villain of the anime *[The Vision of Escaflowne](/wiki/The_Vision_of_Escaflowne "The Vision of Escaflowne")* as [Emperor Dornkirk](/wiki/List_of_The_Vision_of_Escaflowne_characters%23Emperor_Dornkirk "List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Emperor Dornkirk").
* In 1996 and 1997, Newton was played by [Peter Dennis](/wiki/Peter_Dennis "Peter Dennis") in the *[Star Trek: Voyager](/wiki/Star_Trek:Voyager "Voyager")* episodes "[Death Wish](/wiki/Death_Wish_%28Star_Trek:Voyager%29 "Voyager)")" and "[Darkling](/wiki/Darkling "Darkling")".
* In 2007, [David Warner](/wiki/David_Warner_%28actor%29 "David Warner (actor)") portrayed Newton in the *[Doctor Who](/wiki/Doctor_Who "Doctor Who")* audio drama *[Circular Time](/wiki/Circular_Time "Circular Time")*. The [Fourth Doctor](/wiki/Fourth_Doctor "Fourth Doctor") had previously mentioned his acquaintance with Newton in the TV serials *[Shada](/wiki/Shada_%28Doctor_Who%29 "Shada (Doctor Who)")* and "[The Five Doctors](/wiki/The_Five_Doctors "The Five Doctors")" (the same footage reused).
* In the Japanese television show, *[Kamen Rider Ghost](/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Ghost "Kamen Rider Ghost")*, the ghost of Isaac Newton helps the main character Takeru Tenkuji/Kamen Rider Ghost to access his gravity\-controlling Newton Damashii form. Newton's ghost also helps him on his journey to unite the 15 Heroic souls.
* In 2023, the character of Newton returned in the *[Doctor Who](/wiki/Doctor_Who "Doctor Who")* 2023 special, Wild Blue Yonder, played by *[Nathaniel Curtis](/wiki/Nathaniel_Curtis "Nathaniel Curtis")*.

How does the Fourth Doctor mention Newton in the TV serials Shada and The Five Doctors?