Oscar Wilde (writer)

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900 ) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright.

Wilde was credited on the Big Finish audio anthology The Worlds of Big Finish, which brought together characters from their various ranges, including Dorian Gray as played by Alexander Vlahos. While Scott Handcock was credited with creating The Confessions of Dorian Gray, the series he primarily featured in, Wilde was credited with writing the original novel upon which it was based. Released in 2015, over one hundred years after his death, the attribution made Wilde one of the earliest-born people to be credited on a Doctor Who universe release, second only to William Shakespeare.

As a famous historical figure, Wilde is also one of the few people involved with Doctor Who behind-the-scenes not only to exist in-universe but also to appear in performed media played by someone other than themselves. He was voiced by Alan Cox in the 2012 audio story Beautiful Things as well as having a handful of other appearances in comics and prose.