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{{real world}}'''Stephen Cole''' (who has also published work under the [[pseudonym|pseudonyms]] '''[[Tara Samms]]''' and '''[[Michael Collier]]''') is an author of science fiction and children's novels. He was in charge of merchandising at BBC Enterprises between 1997 and 1999, deciding which stories should be released on video. He was also range editor of [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] and the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]], for which he commissioned [[Lawrence Miles]]'s ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''.
 
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{{Infobox Person
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| name = Stephen Cole
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| image = Stephen_Cole.jpg|thumb
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| aka = Steve Cole, Michael Collier, Tara Samms, Paul Grice
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| birth date = [[1 January (people)|1 January]] [[1971 (people)|1971]]
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| job title = [[Writer]]
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| role =
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| story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
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| time = 1998-2012, 2014, 2017-present
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| non dwu = ''Young James Bond'', ''Z. Rex'', ''The Slime Squad'', ''Astrosuars'', ''Cows in Action''
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| imdb =
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| twitter = SteveColeBooks
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| official site =
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'''Stephen Cole''', who has also published work under the [[pseudonym]]s '''Michael Collier'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/SteveColeBooks/status/783570553277931521 |title= @SteveColeBooks |author= |date of source=5 October 2016 |website name=[[Twitter]] |accessdate=5 October 2016 |quote=BBC Books boss insisted I had to write under pseudonym; Mike lent his name, old uni friend, now journo & novelist in Latvia}}</ref> '''Tara Samms, Andrew Miller '''and '''Paul Grice''' (born [[1 January (people)|1 January]] [[1971 (people)|1971]]<ref>[https://peoplepill.com/people/stephen-cole-1/ People Pill]</ref>) is an author of science fiction and children's novels. He was in charge of merchandising at BBC Enterprises between 1997 and 1999, deciding which stories should be released on video. He was also range editor of [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] and the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]], for which he commissioned [[Lawrence Miles]]'s ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''.
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He wrote the script for the home video ''[[Ian Chesterton: An Introduction (home video)|Ian Chesterton: An Introduction]]''.
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He is perhaps most famous for his book series ''Astrosaurs''.
   
 
He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
 
He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
   
 
== Works ==
 
== Works ==
=== Prose fiction ===
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=== Novels ===
==== ''Doctor Who'' novels ====
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==== BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
 
* ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]'' (as [[Michael Collier]])
====BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures====
 
* ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]] ''(as [[Michael Collier]])
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* ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]'' (as [[Michael Collier]])
* ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]] ''(as [[Michael Collier]])
 
 
 
* ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]'' (with [[Natalie Dallaire]])
 
* ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]'' (with [[Natalie Dallaire]])
 
* ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'' (with [[Peter Anghelides]])
 
* ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'' (with [[Peter Anghelides]])
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* ''[[The Art of Destruction (novel)|The Art of Destruction]]''
 
* ''[[The Art of Destruction (novel)|The Art of Destruction]]''
 
* ''[[Sting of the Zygons (novel)|Sting of the Zygons]]''
 
* ''[[Sting of the Zygons (novel)|Sting of the Zygons]]''
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* ''[[Combat Magicks (novel)|Combat Magicks]]''
   
==== Bernice Summerfield novels ====
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===== The Darksmith Legacy =====
 
* ''[[The Vampire of Paris (novel)|The Vampire of Paris]]''
====Big Finish Bernice Summerfield novels====
 
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==== Big Finish Bernice Summerfield novels ====
 
* ''[[The Gods of the Underworld (novel)|The Gods of the Underworld]]''
 
* ''[[The Gods of the Underworld (novel)|The Gods of the Underworld]]''
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=== Short stories ===
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==== Iris Wildthyme ====
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* ''[[Beguine (short story)|Beguine]]'' (in ''[[Wildthyme on Top]]'')
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* ''[[Only Living Girls (short story)|Only Living Girls]]'' (in ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus (anthology)|Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]]'')
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* ''[[The Heart Pendulums (short story)|The Heart Pendulums]]'' (in ''[[Wild Thymes on the 22 (anthology)|Wild Thymes on the 22]]'')
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==== Doctor Who Files ====
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* ''[[The Hero Factor (short story)|The Hero Factor]]''
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* ''[[The Final Darkness (short story)|The Final Darkness]]''
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==== The Target Storybook ====
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* ''[[We Can't Stop What's Coming (short story)|We Can't Stop What's Coming]]''
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==== Star Tales ====
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* ''[[Who-Dini? (short story)|Who-Dini?]]''
   
 
=== Audio ===
 
=== Audio ===
==== Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories ====
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==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
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* ''[[The Ring of Steel (audio story)|The Ring of Steel]]''
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==== Big Finish main range ====
 
* ''[[The Land of the Dead (audio story)|The Land of the Dead]]''
 
* ''[[The Land of the Dead (audio story)|The Land of the Dead]]''
 
* ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]''
 
* ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]''
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* ''[[Fitz's Story (audio story)|Fitz's Story]]''
 
* ''[[Fitz's Story (audio story)|Fitz's Story]]''
 
* ''[[The Whispering Forest (audio story)|The Whispering Forest]]''
 
* ''[[The Whispering Forest (audio story)|The Whispering Forest]]''
* ''[[Kiss of Death (audio story)|Kiss of Death]] ''
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* ''[[Kiss of Death (audio story)|Kiss of Death]]''
* ''[[Masquerade (audio story)|Masquerade]] ''
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* ''[[Masquerade (audio story)|Masquerade]]''
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* ''[[Alien Heart (audio story)|Alien Heart]]''
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==== Short Trips ====
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* ''[[Vigil (audio story)|Vigil]]'' (as [[Michael Collier]])
   
 
==== ''Gallifrey'' ====
 
==== ''Gallifrey'' ====
* ''[[Square One (audio story)|Square One]]''
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* ''[[Square One (Gallifrey audio story)|Square One]]''
 
* ''[[Spirit (audio story)|Spirit]]''
 
* ''[[Spirit (audio story)|Spirit]]''
 
* ''[[Fractures (audio story)|Fractures]]''
 
* ''[[Fractures (audio story)|Fractures]]''
   
==== Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series ====
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==== Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series ====
 
* ''[[The Plague Herds of Excelis (audio story)|The Plague Herds of Excelis]]''
 
* ''[[The Plague Herds of Excelis (audio story)|The Plague Herds of Excelis]]''
 
* ''[[The Dance of the Dead (audio story)|The Dance of the Dead]]''
 
* ''[[The Dance of the Dead (audio story)|The Dance of the Dead]]''
 
* ''[[The Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)|The Relics of Jegg-Sau]]''
 
* ''[[The Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)|The Relics of Jegg-Sau]]''
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* ''[[Many Happy Returns (audio story)|Many Happy Returns]]''
   
 
==== Big Finish ''Iris Wildthyme'' series ====
 
==== Big Finish ''Iris Wildthyme'' series ====
 
* ''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme (audio story)|The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]''
 
* ''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme (audio story)|The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]''
 
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
 
* ''[[The Ring of Steel (audio story)|The Ring of Steel]]''
 
   
 
==== ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' audio books ====
 
==== ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' audio books ====
 
* ''[[The Glittering Storm (audio story)|The Glittering Storm]]''
 
* ''[[The Glittering Storm (audio story)|The Glittering Storm]]''
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* ''[[The Ghost House (audio story)|The Ghost House]]''
   
 
=== Comic strips ===
 
=== Comic strips ===
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== Works as Tara Samms ==
 
== Works as Tara Samms ==
=== Prose fiction ===
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=== Novels ===
 
==== Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas ====
 
==== Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas ====
* ''[[Frayed]]''
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* ''[[Frayed (novel)|Frayed]]''
   
==== Short stories ====
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=== Short stories ===
===== Short Trips =====
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==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]''
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* ''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]]'')
* ''[[Totem]]''
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* ''[[Totem (short story)|Totem]]'' (in ''[[More Short Trips]]'')
* ''[[Monsters]]''
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* ''[[Monsters (short story)|Monsters]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]'')
* ''[[Distance]]''
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* ''[[Distance (short story)|Distance]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Companions]]'')
* ''[[Face-Painter (short story)|Face-Painter]]''
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* ''[[Face-Painter (short story)|Face-Painter]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]]'')
* ''[[Mordieu]]''
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* ''[[Mordieu (short story)|Mordieu]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: The Muses]]'')
* ''[[Separation]]''
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* ''[[Separation (short story)|Separation]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: 2040]]'')
* ''[[Angel (short story)|Angel]]''
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* ''[[Evergreen (short story)|Evergreen]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury]]'')
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* ''[[Angel (short story)|Angel]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins]]'')
* ''[[Evergreen]]''
 
   
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== As Michael Collier ==
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=== Novels ===
 
==== BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
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* ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]''
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* ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]''
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=== Audios ===
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* ''[[Vigil (audio story)|Vigil]]''
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== References ==
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==  External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406223040/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13698.shtml BBC.co.uk website interview with Stephen Cole, 01 January 2004] <!-- Link broken-->
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041105001347/http://gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=cole Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: '''Stephen Cole''' (archived)]
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[[fr:Stephen Cole]]
[[Category:BBC Audio writers]]
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[[Category:The Sarah Jane Adventures audio writers]]
 
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield novelists]]
 
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield novelists]]
[[Category:Doctor Who novelists]]
 
 
[[Category:Doctor Who short story writers]]
 
[[Category:Doctor Who short story writers]]
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[[Category:Reference writers]]
 
[[Category:Comic writers]]
 
[[Category:Comic writers]]
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[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]]
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[[Category:Main Range writers]]
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[[Category:IW audio writers]]
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[[Category:Gallifrey audio series writers]]
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[[Category:BFBS audio writers]]
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[[Category:Excelis Saga writers]]
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[[Category:NSA audio writers]]
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[[Category:NSA novelists]]
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[[Category:TDL novelists]]
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[[Category:Telos Doctor Who novelists]]
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[[Category:Iris Wildthyme short story writers]]
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[[Category:Behind the Sofa contributors]]
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[[Category:Big Finish producers]]
 
[[Category:Doctor Who novelists]]

Revision as of 17:20, 12 June 2020

RealWorld

Stephen Cole, who has also published work under the pseudonyms Michael Collier[1] Tara Samms, Andrew Miller and Paul Grice (born 1 January 1971[2]) is an author of science fiction and children's novels. He was in charge of merchandising at BBC Enterprises between 1997 and 1999, deciding which stories should be released on video. He was also range editor of BBC Past Doctor Adventures and the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures, for which he commissioned Lawrence Miles's Alien Bodies.

He wrote the script for the home video Ian Chesterton: An Introduction.

He is perhaps most famous for his book series Astrosaurs.

He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

Works

Novels

BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures

BBC Past Doctor Adventures

BBC New Series Adventures

The Darksmith Legacy

Big Finish Bernice Summerfield novels

Short stories

Iris Wildthyme

Doctor Who Files

The Target Storybook

Star Tales

Audio

BBC New Series Adventures

Big Finish main range

Short Trips

Gallifrey

Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series

Big Finish Iris Wildthyme series

The Sarah Jane Adventures audio books

Comic strips

Doctor Who: Battles in Time

Works as Tara Samms

Novels

Telos Doctor Who novellas

Short stories

Short Trips

As Michael Collier

Novels

BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures

Audios

References

  1. @SteveColeBooks. Twitter (5 October 2016). Retrieved on 5 October 2016. “BBC Books boss insisted I had to write under pseudonym; Mike lent his name, old uni friend, now journo & novelist in Latvia”
  2. People Pill

 External links