Paul Magrs (in-universe)

Paul Magrs was an author, who lived in 21st century Manchester.

Early life
Paul Magrs was born on the 12th of November, 1969, inside a hospital in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear. Later that night, the newborn Paul Magrs would have a fantastical dream about Dr Oho's party. Many dream versions of celebrities appeared in this dream, including Iris Wildthyme. (PROSE: In the Sixties)

Paul once owned the the entire collection of one-hundred and fifty "Terrance Dicks" novelisations, which were then stolen and resold at an exorbitant price at a market stall in Newton Aycliffe. However, as he had read and re-read the novels so many times, he decided to rewrite them, with a few minor changes and embellishments. He also wrote a text based upon his Doctor Who books. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)

Writing career
Paul would become the author of a fictional book series, based off Iris Wildthyme. In a piece of prose, Paul wrote that even he couldn't remember the order of Iris' incarnations. He also owned a copy of Geoff Love's Doctor Who theme. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)

Sometime in the 21st century, Paul would meet Jeremy Hoad, and they would become long-time partners. They would later adopt Fester Cat. (PROSE: Party Fears Two, The Magrs Conundrum!)

In 2009, Brenda sent out a letter advertising her Bed and Breakfast and the biographical book series about her and Effie, penned by Paul. At this time, his books about Iris now also featured Panda, and the series had grown a large following. (PROSE: Brenda's B&B)

Jeremy, who previously travelled with Iris (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress) would reunite with Iris, and Paul, Jeremy, Iris, and Panda would go on an adventure together. (PROSE: Party Fears Two)

By 2017, Paul Magrs wrote multiple book series based upon the adventures of Iris Wildthyme and Panda. Jeremy would also adopt the nickname "J". (PROSE: The Magrs Conundrum!)

Legacy
Paul Magrs' bibliography included: Never the Bride, Something Borrowed, Conjugal Rites, Hell's Belles (PROSE: Brenda's B&B); Iris Wildthyme & the Many-Tentacled Menace and the screenplay for Iris Wildthyme & the Mars Conundrum. (PROSE: The Magrs Conundrum!)

By the Clockworks, a chemist had the complete works of Paul Magrs bound in human skin. (PROSE: Parsley Sage, Rosemary and Wildthyme)

When the Eighth Doctor travelled with Iris aboard the Celestial Omnibus, Iris told the Doctor about Paul Magrs. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)

Undated events
According to one account, Paul Magrs was a young archaeology student in 2570, who helped Bernice Summerfield on a dig. (PROSE: Love and War)

Behind the scenes

 * The appearance of Paul Magrs within the Iris Wildthyme and the Brenda and Effie series is one of many metafictional elements the real life Paul Magrs likes to write into his stories. Although the in-universe Paul Magrs is the most recurring character of his ilk, Magrs is far from the only Doctor Who writer to have written himself into the DWU, with other notable examples including Steven Moffat in Afterword and Justin Richards in The Secret Lives of Monsters.
 * When writing stories about or inspired by his childhood, Paul Magrs tends to use the character "David Taylor" as a stand-in. So far, "David Taylor" has had four appearances, two of which are covered by this wiki: Strange Boy, Fanboys, The Diary of a Doctor Who Addict, and Imaginary Boys.
 * Although it wasn't stated within In the Sixties, it's highly likely that newborn Paul Magrs' dream was influenced by the Doctor Who TV series.