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| − | '''Gareth Roberts''' (born '''Gareth John Pritchard Roberts''') |
+ | '''Gareth Roberts''' (born '''Gareth John Pritchard Roberts''') was a writer for [[Doctor Who]] and several of its spin-offs. |
| + | His first contributions to Doctor Who, in the early 1990s, were several novels in [[Virgin Books]]' ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' and ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]]'' lines; these books were generally well-received by fans, with four of them eventually being adapted by [[Big Finish]] in their [[Novel Adaptations]] range. Roberts went on to contribute to a wide variety of other Doctor Who ranges and media, including novels for subsequent Doctors and several episodes of the television show. |
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| − | His work is consistently described as "witty" or "humorous" by reviewers. It betrays a desire to make less popular or under-explored characters "work". This penchant for exploring unusual character combinations has, in various media, made him an early proponent of stories featuring the teams of [[Vicki]]/[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]/[[First Doctor]], [[Melanie Bush|Mel]]/[[Sixth Doctor]], [[Romana II]]/[[K9]], [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]/[[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] and [[Captain Jack Harkness|Jack]]/[[Rose Tyler|Rose]]. |
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| + | As a fan of the [[Graham Williams]]/[[Douglas Adams]] era, he used the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II]], and [[K9]] TARDIS team more than any other Virgin writer; years later, he was chosen to be the [[BBC Wales]] representative for the documentary about the Graham Williams era included with the UK DVD release of ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'', and he would later novelise the unfinished Douglas Adams script ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]''. |
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| − | He has written for the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. For the latter program, he was Head Writer for [[Series 1 (SJA)|the first series]]. |
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| + | Roberts' debut in comics was [[1994 (releases)|1994]]'s ''[[Plastic Millenium (comic story)|Plastic Millenium]]'', which was the first appearance of [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] in comics. He went on to be a recurring comics writer during the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s era, and he would often reuse ideas from his comics for his television episodes: he showed the Ninth Doctor visiting [[William Shakespeare]] in ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit (comic story)|A Groatsworth of Wit]]'' before writing the episode ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]''; and his [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] episode ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'' was an adaptation of his 2006 [[The Lodger (comic story)|comic of the same name]]. |
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| − | Before becoming a fixture at [[Upper Boat Studios|Upper Boat]], he was heavily involved in writing popular British soap operas from 1997 to 2003. ''Brookside'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''Emmerdale'' have all employed his services. |
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| − | Roberts began writing professional ''Doctor Who'' fiction in the early 1990s, when he started contributing to the [[Virgin New Adventures]] and [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel ranges. His works were generally hailed by fans for their consistent use of good humour. It has been said that his creations, the [[Chelonian]]s, were "one of the best monsters created in the novels".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whoniverse.net/discontinuity/NA11.php|title=Discontinuity Guide - The Highest Science|author=Stephen Gray|coauthors=Paul Clarke|date of source=|website name=The Whoniverse|accessdate=3rd September 2012}}</ref> |
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| − | All of his Missing Adventures were set in televised eras generally recognised for their strong use of humour. ''[[The Plotters]]'' was a [[First Doctor]] novel said to evoke the [[Dennis Spooner]] era, reminiscent of ''[[The Romans]]'' and ''[[The Time Meddler]]''.{{fact}} The bulk of Roberts' prose work betrays Roberts' bias for the [[Graham Williams]]/[[Douglas Adams]] era. No other Virgin writer used the combination of the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II]] and [[K9]] as much as Roberts. It has been said that Roberts' Missing Adventures were "love-letter[s] to the Graham Williams era".<ref>[http://drwhoreviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/5-doctor-who-only-human-by-gareth.html Lawrence Conquest's review of ''Only Human'']</ref> It is perhaps for this reason that Roberts was chosen to be the [[BBC Wales]] representative for the documentary about the Graham Williams era included with the UK DVD release of ''[[The Ribos Operation]]''. |
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| + | In September 2017, Roberts posted a tweet on his Twitter account that gained some media attention for being trans-misogynistic.<ref>[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/09/04/gareth-roberts-trans-misogyny-twitter/ Bleeding Cool: Doctor Who Writer Gareth Roberts Tweets Trans-Misogynistic Remarks]</ref><ref>[https://www.themarysue.com/doctor-who-writer-gareth-roberts-talks-vile-ignorant-trash-about-trans-women/ The Mary Sue: Doctor Who Writer Gareth Roberts Talks Vile, Ignorant Trash About Trans Women]</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/09/05/doctor-writer-criticised-tweeting-jokes-trannies/ Telegraph.co.uk: Doctor Who writer criticised for tweeting jokes about 'trannies']</ref><ref>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/09/04/doctor-who-writer-hits-out-at-trannies-and-rainbow-cult/ Pink News: Doctor Who writer hits out at ‘trannies’ and ‘rainbow cult’]</ref> In early [[May (production)|May]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]], [[BBC Books]] released details about an upcoming Doctor Who anthology that would include a short story by Roberts;<ref>[https://www.blogtorwho.com/coming-soon-doctor-who-the-target-storybook/ Coming Soon announcement on Blogtor Who]</ref> a month later, Roberts announced in an article that his story would not be included in the anthology after other contributing writers threatened to withdraw from the publication due to Roberts' tweets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a|title=Statement on BBC Books and Transgenderism|publisher=medium.com|date=2019-04-06|accessdate=2019-04-03|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190604101854/https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a|archivedate=2019-06-03}}</ref> |
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| − | Roberts is one of a few writers who has written for both the original Virgin lines and the [[BBC Books]] series that have accompanied the [[BBC Wales]] series of ''Doctor Who''. In fact, he and [[Justin Richards]] are the only two authors {{as of|2012|lc=y}} to write a Missing Adventure, a New Adventure, a [[BBC New Series Adventures#Ninth Doctor|Ninth Doctor novel]] and a [[BBC New Series Adventures#Tenth Doctor|Tenth Doctor novel]]. |
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| − | He has exclusively used companion [[Melanie Bush]] in his audio plays, once with the [[Sixth Doctor]] and once with the [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]]. His work with co-writer [[Clayton Hickman]] was amongst the very first to employ Mel in audio, and can therefore be said to have been instrumental in redefining the generally fan-disliked companion for audio. |
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| + | Outside of official Doctor Who, Roberts contributed to the [[charity publication|charity]] reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]'', and he was interviewed in [[DWM 485|issue 485]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' for the revival series' tenth anniversary. |
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| − | Beginning in 2014, some of his novels from [[Virgin Books]] were adapted for audio for [[Big Finish Productions]]' Novel Adaptations range. |
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| − | Roberts' first works in comics were ''[[Plastic Millenium (comic story)|Plastic Millenium]]'' and ''[[Operation Proteus (comic story)|Operation Proteus]]'', both of which featured the comic first appearances of televised companions. ''Millenium'', in fact, is the only appearance of [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] in comics, while "Proteus" affords a very late debut for [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], outside of cameos and parodies. It also posited a pre-''[[An Unearthly Child|Unearthly Child]]'' [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], something that had never been considered by the comics before. |
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| − | Years after this story, Roberts' work experience with Clayton Hickman in audio would help him get a steady string of work in 2005. Roberts was the dominant comics writer during the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s era. Concepts in his comic work during this period would later make their way into Roberts' televised episodes of ''Doctor Who''. He was entrusted with writing "[[The Shakespeare Code|the Shakespeare episode]]" in [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]] largely on the strength of his Ninth Doctor comic, ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit]]'', in which he revealed his detailed knowledge of Shakespeare. The poisoning scene in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' was directly lifted from one of his comic strips. {{fact}} |
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| − | His final comic story {{as of|2012|lc=y}}, ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]'', also featured the debut of a televised companion. He was the first author to put [[Mickey Smith]] in a comic strip. |
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| − | He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''. |
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| − | He was interviewed in [[DWM 485|issue 485]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' for the revival series' tenth anniversary. He commented that he always believed that the show would return to TV. |
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| − | === Doctor Who === |
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* ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'' |
* ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'' |
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* ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' |
* ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' |
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* ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'' |
* ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'' |
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* ''[[The Caretaker (TV story)|The Caretaker]]'' (with [[Steven Moffat]]) |
* ''[[The Caretaker (TV story)|The Caretaker]]'' (with [[Steven Moffat]]) |
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==== Documentaries ==== |
==== Documentaries ==== |
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* ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]'' (Beginning & end scenes) |
* ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]'' (Beginning & end scenes) |
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| − | === The Sarah Jane Adventures === |
+ | ==== ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' ==== |
| − | * ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'' (with [[Russell T Davies]]) |
+ | * ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'' (with [[Russell T Davies]]) |
| − | * ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Secrets of the Stars (TV story)|Secrets of the Stars]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Empty Planet]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Empty Planet (TV story)|The Empty Planet]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
+ | * ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]'' |
| − | ==== Comic Relief Special ==== |
+ | ====== Comic Relief Special ====== |
| − | * ''[[From |
+ | * ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love (TV story)|From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
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| − | == Prose == |
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* ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'' |
* ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'' |
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* ''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' |
* ''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' |
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| − | ==== Virgin Missing Adventures ==== |
+ | ===== Virgin Missing Adventures ===== |
| − | * ''[[The Romance of Crime]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Romance of Crime (novel)|The Romance of Crime]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The English Way of Death]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The English Way of Death (novel)|The English Way of Death]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Plotters]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Well-Mannered War]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Well-Mannered War (novel)|The Well-Mannered War]]'' |
| − | ==== BBC New Series Adventures ==== |
+ | ===== BBC New Series Adventures ===== |
| − | * ''[[Only Human]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Only Human (novel)|Only Human]]'' |
| − | ==== BBC New Series Adventures - Quick Reads ==== |
+ | ===== BBC New Series Adventures - Quick Reads ===== |
| − | * ''[[I |
+ | * ''[[I Am a Dalek (novel)|I Am a Dalek]]'' |
| − | ==== BBC Books ''Doctor Who'' novelisations ==== |
+ | ===== BBC Books ''Doctor Who'' novelisations ===== |
* ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'' |
* ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'' |
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| − | ==== ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' novelisations ==== |
+ | ===== ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' novelisations ===== |
* ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (novelisation)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' |
* ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (novelisation)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' |
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| − | === Short fiction === |
+ | ==== Short fiction ==== |
| − | ==== ''Doctor Who Magazine'' ==== |
+ | ===== ''Doctor Who Magazine'' ===== |
| − | * ''[[Prelude The Highest Science]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Prelude The Highest Science (short story)|Prelude The Highest Science]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Prelude Tragedy Day]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Prelude Tragedy Day (short story)|Prelude Tragedy Day]]'' |
* ''[[The Final Analysis (short story)|The Final Analysis]]'' |
* ''[[The Final Analysis (short story)|The Final Analysis]]'' |
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* ''[[Voice from the Vortex! (short story)|Voice from the Vortex!]]'' |
* ''[[Voice from the Vortex! (short story)|Voice from the Vortex!]]'' |
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| − | ==== ''Brief Encounter'' ==== |
+ | ===== ''Brief Encounter'' ===== |
| − | * ''[[Anti-Matter with Fries]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Anti-Matter with Fries (short story)|Anti-Matter with Fries]]'' |
| − | ==== Virgin Decalogs ==== |
+ | ===== Virgin Decalogs ===== |
| − | * ''[[Vortex of Fear]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Vortex of Fear (short story)|Vortex of Fear]]'' |
* ''[[Fegovy (short story)|Fegovy]]'' |
* ''[[Fegovy (short story)|Fegovy]]'' |
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| − | ==== ''Short Trips'' ==== |
+ | ===== ''Short Trips'' ===== |
| − | * ''[[Return of the Spiders]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Return of the Spiders (short story)|Return of the Spiders]]'' |
* ''[[Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (short story)|Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
* ''[[Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (short story)|Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
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| − | * ''[[The Brain of Socrates]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Brain of Socrates (short story)|The Brain of Socrates]]'' |
| − | ==== ''Doctor Who'' annuals ==== |
+ | ===== ''Doctor Who'' annuals ===== |
* ''[[Doctor vs Doctor (short story)|Doctor vs Doctor]]'' |
* ''[[Doctor vs Doctor (short story)|Doctor vs Doctor]]'' |
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| − | ==== Doctor Who Yearbooks ==== <!--NOT Brief Encounter series. See page for more info.--> |
+ | ===== Doctor Who Yearbooks ===== <!--NOT Brief Encounter series. See page for more info.--> |
* ''[[The Changeling Years (short story)|The Changeling Years]]'' |
* ''[[The Changeling Years (short story)|The Changeling Years]]'' |
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* ''[[The Hungry Bomb (short story)|The Hungry Bomb]]'' |
* ''[[The Hungry Bomb (short story)|The Hungry Bomb]]'' |
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| − | ==== Doctor Who Storybooks ==== |
+ | ===== Doctor Who Storybooks ===== |
* ''[[The Cat Came Back (short story)|The Cat Came Back]]'' |
* ''[[The Cat Came Back (short story)|The Cat Came Back]]'' |
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* ''[[The Body Bank (short story)|The Body Bank]]'' |
* ''[[The Body Bank (short story)|The Body Bank]]'' |
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* ''[[Bing Bong (short story)|Bing Bong]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
* ''[[Bing Bong (short story)|Bing Bong]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
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| − | == Audio == |
+ | === Audio === |
| − | === Big Finish |
+ | ==== Big Finish Main Range ==== |
| − | * ''[[The One Doctor]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
+ | * ''[[The One Doctor (audio story)|The One Doctor]]'' (with [[Clayton Hickman]]) |
| − | * ''[[Bang-Bang-a-Boom!]]'' (with Clayton Hickman) |
+ | * ''[[Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (audio story)|Bang-Bang-a-Boom!]]'' (with Clayton Hickman; he also voiced [[News anchorman (Bang-Bang-a-Boom!)|News Anchorman]]) |
| − | === Novel Adaptations === |
+ | ==== Novel Adaptations ==== |
* ''[[The Highest Science (audio story)|The Highest Science]]'' (adapted by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] from the novel by Roberts) |
* ''[[The Highest Science (audio story)|The Highest Science]]'' (adapted by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] from the novel by Roberts) |
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* ''[[The Romance of Crime (audio story)|The Romance of Crime]]'' (adapted by [[John Dorney]]) |
* ''[[The Romance of Crime (audio story)|The Romance of Crime]]'' (adapted by [[John Dorney]]) |
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* ''[[The Well-Mannered War (audio story)|The Well-Mannered War]]'' (adapted by John Dorney) |
* ''[[The Well-Mannered War (audio story)|The Well-Mannered War]]'' (adapted by John Dorney) |
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| − | == Comics == |
+ | === Comics === |
| − | === ''DWM'' comic stories === |
+ | ==== ''DWM'' comic stories ==== |
* ''[[The Lunar Strangers (comic story)|The Lunar Strangers]]'' |
* ''[[The Lunar Strangers (comic story)|The Lunar Strangers]]'' |
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* ''[[Operation Proteus (comic story)|Operation Proteus]]'' |
* ''[[Operation Proteus (comic story)|Operation Proteus]]'' |
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* ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]'' |
* ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]'' |
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| − | === ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (special issues) === |
+ | ==== ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (special issues) ==== |
* ''[[Plastic Millenium (comic story)|Plastic Millenium]]'' |
* ''[[Plastic Millenium (comic story)|Plastic Millenium]]'' |
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* ''[[The Seventh Segment (comic story)|The Seventh Segment]]'' |
* ''[[The Seventh Segment (comic story)|The Seventh Segment]]'' |
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| − | == Stage play == |
+ | === Stage play === |
* ''[[Doctor Who: The Monsters Are Coming!]]'' (with [[Steven Moffat]]) |
* ''[[Doctor Who: The Monsters Are Coming!]]'' (with [[Steven Moffat]]) |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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{{twitter|oldroberts953}} |
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| + | * [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv38/garethroberts.html Gareth Roberts Interview By Warwick Gray] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 02:22, 10 September 2019
Gareth Roberts (born Gareth John Pritchard Roberts) was a writer for Doctor Who and several of its spin-offs.
His first contributions to Doctor Who, in the early 1990s, were several novels in Virgin Books' New Adventures and Missing Adventures lines; these books were generally well-received by fans, with four of them eventually being adapted by Big Finish in their Novel Adaptations range. Roberts went on to contribute to a wide variety of other Doctor Who ranges and media, including novels for subsequent Doctors and several episodes of the television show.
As a fan of the Graham Williams/Douglas Adams era, he used the Fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9 TARDIS team more than any other Virgin writer; years later, he was chosen to be the BBC Wales representative for the documentary about the Graham Williams era included with the UK DVD release of The Ribos Operation, and he would later novelise the unfinished Douglas Adams script Shada.
Roberts' debut in comics was 1994's Plastic Millenium, which was the first appearance of Mel in comics. He went on to be a recurring comics writer during the Ninth Doctor's era, and he would often reuse ideas from his comics for his television episodes: he showed the Ninth Doctor visiting William Shakespeare in A Groatsworth of Wit before writing the episode The Shakespeare Code; and his series 5 episode The Lodger was an adaptation of his 2006 comic of the same name.
In September 2017, Roberts posted a tweet on his Twitter account that gained some media attention for being trans-misogynistic.[1][2][3][4] In early May 2019, BBC Books released details about an upcoming Doctor Who anthology that would include a short story by Roberts;[5] a month later, Roberts announced in an article that his story would not be included in the anthology after other contributing writers threatened to withdraw from the publication due to Roberts' tweets.[6]
Outside of official Doctor Who, Roberts contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who, and he was interviewed in issue 485 of Doctor Who Magazine for the revival series' tenth anniversary.
Bibliography
Television
Doctor Who
- The Shakespeare Code
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
- Planet of the Dead (with Russell T Davies)
- The Lodger
- Closing Time
- The Caretaker (with Steven Moffat)
Documentaries
- The Ultimate Guide (Beginning & end scenes)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
- Invasion of the Bane (with Russell T Davies)
- Revenge of the Slitheen
- Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
- Secrets of the Stars
- The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith
- The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith
- The Empty Planet
- Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (with Clayton Hickman)
- The Man Who Never Was
Comic Relief Special
Interactive Red Button story
Prose
Novels
Virgin New Adventures
Virgin Missing Adventures
BBC New Series Adventures
BBC New Series Adventures - Quick Reads
BBC Books Doctor Who novelisations
The Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations
Short fiction
Doctor Who Magazine
Brief Encounter
Virgin Decalogs
Short Trips
- Return of the Spiders
- Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (with Clayton Hickman)
- The Brain of Socrates
Doctor Who annuals
Doctor Who Yearbooks
Doctor Who Storybooks
Audio
Big Finish Main Range
- The One Doctor (with Clayton Hickman)
- Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (with Clayton Hickman; he also voiced News Anchorman)
Novel Adaptations
- The Highest Science (adapted by Jacqueline Rayner from the novel by Roberts)
- The Romance of Crime (adapted by John Dorney)
- The English Way of Death (adapted by John Dorney)
- The Well-Mannered War (adapted by John Dorney)
Comics
DWM comic stories
- The Lunar Strangers
- Operation Proteus
- Target Practice
- The Last Word
- Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game
- The Love Invasion (with Clayton Hickman)
- A Groatsworth of Wit
- The Lodger
Doctor Who Magazine (special issues)
Stage play
External links
- Gareth Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Twitter account
- Official YouTube channel
- Official Facebook page
- Gareth Roberts Interview By Warwick Gray
References
- ↑ Bleeding Cool: Doctor Who Writer Gareth Roberts Tweets Trans-Misogynistic Remarks
- ↑ The Mary Sue: Doctor Who Writer Gareth Roberts Talks Vile, Ignorant Trash About Trans Women
- ↑ Telegraph.co.uk: Doctor Who writer criticised for tweeting jokes about 'trannies'
- ↑ Pink News: Doctor Who writer hits out at ‘trannies’ and ‘rainbow cult’
- ↑ Coming Soon announcement on Blogtor Who
- ↑ Statement on BBC Books and Transgenderism. medium.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
