Robert Shearman (sometimes credited as Rob Shearman; born 10 February 1970[1]) is an English playwright of theatrical and audio productions and a short story writer. He has written many audio scripts for Big Finish Productions Doctor Who stories, though he is perhaps best known for writing the television episode Dalek, which was loosely based on his audio play Jubilee.
Under the pseudonym of "Jeremy Leadbetter", he authored the audio drama Punchline, part of The Time Travellers series made by BBV Productions. It starred Sylvester McCoy, who gave high praise to the script.
Jubilee Pizza appeared in several Doctor Who and Torchwood episodes and on The Sarah Jane Adventures. It first appeared in Dalek as a subtle reference to Shearman and his original script Jubilee which formed the loose basis for the script.
He was interviewed in issue 485 of Doctor Who Magazine for the revival series' tenth anniversary. He commented that he had always hoped that the show would return to TV.
Robert was offered to write for the third series of Big Finish's Doctor Who spin-off Dalek Empire, but he declined.[2]
He is married to Jane Goddard.
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Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Television[edit | edit source]
Doctor Who[edit | edit source]
Audio[edit | edit source]
Main Range[edit | edit source]
- The Holy Terror
- The Maltese Penguin
- The Chimes of Midnight
- Jubilee
- Scherzo
- My Own Private Wolfgang (in 100)
Doctor Who Unbound[edit | edit source]
Novelisations[edit | edit source]
Target Novelisations[edit | edit source]
Novels[edit | edit source]
New Series Adventures[edit | edit source]
Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series[edit | edit source]
- And Then Again (in A Life of Surprises)
- Meanwhile, in a Small Room, a Small Boy... (in Life During Wartime)
Short fiction[edit | edit source]
Short Trips[edit | edit source]
- The Death of Me (in Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors)
- Teach Yourself Ballroom Dancing (in Short Trips: The Muses)
Doctor Who annuals[edit | edit source]
Doctor Who Storybook[edit | edit source]
Nonfiction[edit | edit source]
- Running Through Corridors: Volume 1: The 60s (with Toby Hadoke)
- Running Through Corridors: Volume 2: The 70s (with Toby Hadoke)
- About Time (contributor)
- Impossible Worlds, Impossible Things (contributor)
- The Unsilent Library (foreword)
Comics[edit | edit source]
Doctor Who Magazine[edit | edit source]
Acting credits[edit | edit source]
Big Finish Main Range[edit | edit source]
- The Holy Terror (as Sculptor & Guard)
- Bloodtide (as The Myrka)
- Jubilee (as Presenter)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Robert Shearman at the Internet Movie Database
- Five Questions with: Robert Shearman
- BBC.co.uk website interview with Robert Shearman, 01 January 2004
- Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: Robert Shearman (archived)
- Official blog (defunct as of 2009)
