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| death date = [[29 August (people)|29 August]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]
 
| death date = [[29 August (people)|29 August]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]
 
| job title = [[Writer]], [[script editor]]
 
| job title = [[Writer]], [[script editor]]
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'''Terrance William Dicks''' ([[14 April (people)|14 April]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]-[[29 August (people)|29 August]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]),<ref>[[TCH 14]]</ref><ref>[[Toby Hadoke]]. "[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/03/terrance-dicks-obituary Terrance Dicks obituary]". ''The Guardian''. 3 September 2019. Accessed 30 January 2023.</ref> whom fans have long affectionately called "Uncle Terrance", [[script editor|script edited]] the [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Jon Pertwee]] eras of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and wrote many ''Doctor Who'' episodes, novels and novelisations, becoming one of the most prolific authors and scriptwriters.
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'''Terrance Dicks''' (born Terrance William Dicks on [[14 April (people)|14 April]] [[1935 (people)|1935]] in East Ham, [[Essex]]<ref>[[TCH 14]]</ref>, died [[29 August (people)|29 August]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/03/terrance-dicks-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) whom fans have long affectionately called "Uncle Terrance", [[script editor|script edited]] the [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Jon Pertwee]] eras of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and wrote many ''Doctor Who'' episodes, novels and novelisations, becoming one of the most prolific authors and scriptwriters.
 
   
 
== Profile ==
 
== Profile ==
 
=== Overview ===
 
=== Overview ===
Terrance Dicks began his long association with ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[1968 (production)|1968]], when he joined the production team during the [[Second Doctor]] story ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. He soon began writing scripts for the series. His first notable work was ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', an epic, ten-episode collaboration with [[Malcolm Hulke]].
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Terrance Dicks began his long association with ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[1968 (production)|1968]], when he joined the production team during the [[Second Doctor]] story ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]''. He eventually became full time script editor, during the next season, beginning with the story ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. His first notable writing for the show was ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', an epic, ten-episode collaboration with [[Malcolm Hulke]].
   
Dicks served as script editor through the [[Jon Pertwee]] era. He handed the reins to [[Robert Holmes]] with the coming of [[Tom Baker]]. Dicks continued to supply scripts for the series under his name and pseudonyms, specifically "Robin Bland" which was used when too many changes were made to his script for ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''.
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Dicks served as script editor through the whole [[Jon Pertwee]] era, alongside [[Producer]] and life-long friend [[Barry Letts]] they both crafted a hugely successful era of the show. He handed the reins to [[Robert Holmes]] with the coming of [[Tom Baker]]. Dicks continued to supply scripts for the series under his name and pseudonyms, specifically "Robin Bland" which was used when too many changes were made to his script for ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''.
   
 
Between [[season 13|seasons 13]] and [[season 14|14]], he unsuccessfully attempted to sell a version of ''Doctor Who'' to [[BBC Radio]], which would have starred Tom Baker and [[Elisabeth Sladen]]. ([[INFO]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'')
 
Between [[season 13|seasons 13]] and [[season 14|14]], he unsuccessfully attempted to sell a version of ''Doctor Who'' to [[BBC Radio]], which would have starred Tom Baker and [[Elisabeth Sladen]]. ([[INFO]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'')
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In 1973, Dicks, along with other writers from the TV series, were commissioned by [[Target Books]] to write novelisations adapting TV episodes. Over the next two decades, Dicks became the most prolific author of the line. He was editor of the range at one point. In later years, when Target adopted the policy of commissioning the original teleplay writers to novelise their works, Dicks became the "go-to guy" when the original teleplay writer was deceased, unable or unwilling to adapt their work in book form.
 
In 1973, Dicks, along with other writers from the TV series, were commissioned by [[Target Books]] to write novelisations adapting TV episodes. Over the next two decades, Dicks became the most prolific author of the line. He was editor of the range at one point. In later years, when Target adopted the policy of commissioning the original teleplay writers to novelise their works, Dicks became the "go-to guy" when the original teleplay writer was deceased, unable or unwilling to adapt their work in book form.
   
The Target Books line was [[retire]]d in the early 1990s. Dicks wrote original novels for virtually every line of Doctor Who fiction, with notable exceptions being [[Virgin Missing Adventures]], [[Telos Publishing]], [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Bernice Summerfield]] series of books and the current hardcover series of [[BBC Books]] novels, although he wrote two entries in the [[Quick Reads]] novella series, most notably ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]'', which introduced fans to [[Martha Jones]] a full month before her TV debut. He is one of only a handful of Classic Era TV writers to have written licenced Modern Era stories (others include [[Andrew Cartmel]], who has written for the ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic strip, and [[Rona Munro]], who contributed a script to [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|Series 10]]).
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The Target Books line went on a 24-year hiatus after 1994, with Dicks' last novelisation for ''Doctor Who'' being 1990's ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]''. Dicks wrote original novels for the [[Virgin New Adventures]], [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]], [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]], and [[Quick Reads]] lines.-. He is one of only a handful of Classic Era TV writers to have written licenced Modern Era stories (others include [[Andrew Cartmel]], who has written for the ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic strip, and [[Rona Munro]], who contributed a script to [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|Series 10]]).
   
 
He also co-wrote ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]'', the first non-fiction book about the series.
 
He also co-wrote ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]'', the first non-fiction book about the series.
   
In 2007, after a hiatus of seventeen years, Dicks returned to writing episode novelisations by adapting ''[[Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)|Invasion of the Bane]]'' for a new series of novelisations based upon ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', published by [[Penguin Character Books]].
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In 2007, Dicks returned to writing episode novelisations by adapting ''[[Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)|Invasion of the Bane]]'' for a new series of novelisations based upon ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', published by [[Penguin Character Books]].
   
 
Although most closely associated with ''Doctor Who'', Dicks has also worked on other projects, such as a mid-1970s series of novels featuring the adventures of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
 
Although most closely associated with ''Doctor Who'', Dicks has also worked on other projects, such as a mid-1970s series of novels featuring the adventures of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
   
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Of the first ten incarnations of the Doctor, Dicks wrote novels and novelisations featuring all of them except the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]].
Of the first thirteen incarnations of the Doctor, Dicks wrote novels and novelisations featuring all of them except the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]], [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]] and [[Thirteenth Doctor]]s. In terms of novelisations, discounting the Modern Era Doctors, for whom novelisations have not been commissioned, along with the [[Eighth Doctor]], the only Doctor era not receiving the Dicks treatment at some point was the [[Seventh Doctor]] (discounting the special case of ''[[Shakedown]]'', a partial novelisation of the independent film ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'', which Dicks adapted for the [[Virgin New Adventures]], expanding the story to include the Seventh Doctor).
 
   
 
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]]''.
   
 
=== Contributions to the ''Doctor Who'' universe ===
 
=== Contributions to the ''Doctor Who'' universe ===
Major characters and concepts created in a Terrance Dicks script or substantially developed by him as [[script editor]] include the [[Time Lord]]s (in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', co-written with [[Malcolm Hulke]]), as well as {{Delgado}} played by [[Roger Delgado]]. More minor creations include the [[Rutan]]s, the [[War Lord]], the [[Death Zone]] and [[Morbius]].
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Characters and concepts created in a Terrance Dicks script or substantially developed by him as [[script editor]] include the [[Time Lord]]s, {{Delgado}} played by [[Roger Delgado]], the [[Rutan]]s, the [[War Lord]], the [[Death Zone]], and [[Morbius]].
 
In-universe his name is given to a library at [[St Luke's University]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'')
 
 
The first part of ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'' was dedicated to his 'Masterful' talents.
 
 
== In the DWU ==
 
[[Terrance Dicks (Bafflement and Devotion)|Terrance Dicks]] was mentioned in ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'' as being the author of over [[150 (number)|one hundred and fifty]] [[Target Books (Bafflement and Devotion)|Target novelisations]]. In ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'', there was a "[[Terrance Dicks Library]]" in [[St Luke's University]]. Dicks was later played by [[Jon Culshaw]] in ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]''.
 
   
 
== Television credits ==
 
== Television credits ==
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=== As script editor ===
 
=== As script editor ===
 
==== ''Doctor Who'' ====
 
==== ''Doctor Who'' ====
 
 
*''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''
 
*''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''
 
*''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]''
 
*''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]''
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== Prose ==
 
== Prose ==
 
=== Novels ===
 
=== Novels ===
==== Target Books ====
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==== Target Novelisations ====
* ''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book (novel)|The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]]''
 
 
==== Virgin New Adventures ====
 
* ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]''
 
* ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]''
 
* ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' - (technically an expanded upon novelisation of his ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'')
 
 
==== BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
 
* ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]''
 
* ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]''
 
 
==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ====
 
* ''[[Catastrophea (novel)|Catastrophea]]''
 
* ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]''
 
* ''[[Warmonger (novel)|Warmonger]]''
 
* ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'' (with [[Barry Letts]])
 
* ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]''
 
 
==== BBC Quick Reads ====
 
* ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]''
 
* ''[[Revenge of the Judoon (novel)|Revenge of the Judoon]]''
 
 
==== Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures ====
 
* ''[[Mean Streets (novel)|Mean Streets]]''
 
 
=== Novelisations ===
 
==== Target novelisations ====
 
{|
 
|-
 
| valign="top" |
 
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[The Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|The Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Underworld (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Underworld]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Underworld (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Underworld]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]''
 
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]''
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* ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]''
 
* ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]''
 
* ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]''
 
* ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]''
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==== Junior Doctor Who ====
 
==== Junior Doctor Who ====
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* ''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]''
 
* ''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]''
   
==== The Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations ====
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==== Target Books ====
 
* ''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book (novel)|The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]]''
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==== Virgin New Adventures ====
 
* ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]''
 
* ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]''
 
* ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' - (technically an expanded upon novelisation of his ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'')
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==== BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
 
* ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]''
 
* ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]''
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==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ====
 
* ''[[Catastrophea (novel)|Catastrophea]]''
 
* ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]''
 
* ''[[Warmonger (novel)|Warmonger]]''
 
* ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'' (with [[Barry Letts]])
 
* ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]''
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==== BBC Quick Reads ====
 
* ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]''
 
* ''[[Revenge of the Judoon (novel)|Revenge of the Judoon]]''
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==== Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures ====
 
* ''[[Mean Streets (novel)|Mean Streets]]''
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==== The Sarah Jane Adventures Novelisations ====
 
* ''[[Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)|Invasion of the Bane]]''
 
* ''[[Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)|Invasion of the Bane]]''
   
=== Short stories ===
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=== Short Stories ===
 
==== Brief Encounters ====
 
==== Brief Encounters ====
 
* ''[[Farewells (short story)|Farewells]]''
 
* ''[[Farewells (short story)|Farewells]]''
   
 
==== The Target Storybook ====
 
==== The Target Storybook ====
* ''[[Save Yourself (short story)|Save Yourself]]''
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* ''[[Save Yourself (short story)|Save Yourself]]'' (released posthumous)
   
 
==== Dalek ====
 
==== Dalek ====
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== Stage plays ==
 
== Stage plays ==
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage play)|Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''
* ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]''
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* ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|The Ultimate Adventure]]''
   
 
== Audio ==
 
== Audio ==
 
 
=== Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' stage plays ===
 
=== Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' stage plays ===
 
* ''[[Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)|Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''
 
* ''[[Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)|Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''
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* ''[[Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|Beyond the Ultimate Adventure]]''
 
* ''[[Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|Beyond the Ultimate Adventure]]''
   
== Video Game ==
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== Video game ==
 
* ''[[Destiny of the Doctors (video game)|Destiny of the Doctors]]'' (with Hannah Redler, [[Gary Russell]] and [[Andy Russell]])
 
* ''[[Destiny of the Doctors (video game)|Destiny of the Doctors]]'' (with Hannah Redler, [[Gary Russell]] and [[Andy Russell]])
   
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* [[Time Scoop]]
 
* [[Time Scoop]]
 
* [[Eye of Orion]]
 
* [[Eye of Orion]]
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== Miscellaneous ==
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=== Documentary ===
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* ''[[Lords of the Red Planet (documentary)|Lords of the Red Planet]]''
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* ''[[A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee (documentary)|A Dandy and a Clown]]''
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* ''[[IMC Needs You! (documentary)|IMC Needs You]]''
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* [[Beginning the End (documentary)|''Beginning the End'']]
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* ''[[Life on Earth (documentary)|Life on Earth]]''
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* ''[[The Military Mind (documentary)|The Military Mind]]''
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* ''[[Axon Stations! (documentary)|Axon Stations!]]''
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* ''[[Inside the Lighthouse (documentary)|Inside the Lighthouse]]'' (archive footage)
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* [[Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (documentary)|''Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction'']]
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''to be completed''
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=== Audio commentary ===
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* ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''
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''to be completed''
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060314193942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13706.shtml BBC.co.uk website interview with Terrance Dicks, 01 January 2004]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060314193942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13706.shtml BBC.co.uk website interview with Terrance Dicks, 01 January 2004]
 
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041104221312/http://gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=dicks Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: '''Terrance Dicks''' (archived)]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041104221312/http://gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=dicks Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: '''Terrance Dicks''' (archived)]
   
 
== Footnotes ==
 
== Footnotes ==
 
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 20 March 2024

RealWorld

You may be looking for his DWU counterpart.

Terrance William Dicks (14 April 1935-29 August 2019),[1][2] whom fans have long affectionately called "Uncle Terrance", script edited the Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee eras of Doctor Who and wrote many Doctor Who episodes, novels and novelisations, becoming one of the most prolific authors and scriptwriters.

Profile[]

Overview[]

Terrance Dicks began his long association with Doctor Who in 1968, when he joined the production team during the Second Doctor story The Web of Fear. He eventually became full time script editor, during the next season, beginning with the story The Invasion. His first notable writing for the show was The War Games, an epic, ten-episode collaboration with Malcolm Hulke.

Dicks served as script editor through the whole Jon Pertwee era, alongside Producer and life-long friend Barry Letts they both crafted a hugely successful era of the show. He handed the reins to Robert Holmes with the coming of Tom Baker. Dicks continued to supply scripts for the series under his name and pseudonyms, specifically "Robin Bland" which was used when too many changes were made to his script for The Brain of Morbius.

Between seasons 13 and 14, he unsuccessfully attempted to sell a version of Doctor Who to BBC Radio, which would have starred Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen. (INFO: The Seeds of Doom)

At roughly the same time, he submitted what would become State of Decay to the Doctor Who production office. It remained unproduced for several years as the BBC had recently produced a new version of Dracula. His final script for televised Doctor Who was for the twentieth anniversary story The Five Doctors.

In 1973, Dicks, along with other writers from the TV series, were commissioned by Target Books to write novelisations adapting TV episodes. Over the next two decades, Dicks became the most prolific author of the line. He was editor of the range at one point. In later years, when Target adopted the policy of commissioning the original teleplay writers to novelise their works, Dicks became the "go-to guy" when the original teleplay writer was deceased, unable or unwilling to adapt their work in book form.

The Target Books line went on a 24-year hiatus after 1994, with Dicks' last novelisation for Doctor Who being 1990's The Space Pirates. Dicks wrote original novels for the Virgin New Adventures, BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures, BBC Past Doctor Adventures, and Quick Reads lines.-. He is one of only a handful of Classic Era TV writers to have written licenced Modern Era stories (others include Andrew Cartmel, who has written for the Doctor Who Adventures comic strip, and Rona Munro, who contributed a script to Series 10).

He also co-wrote The Making of Doctor Who, the first non-fiction book about the series.

In 2007, Dicks returned to writing episode novelisations by adapting Invasion of the Bane for a new series of novelisations based upon The Sarah Jane Adventures, published by Penguin Character Books.

Although most closely associated with Doctor Who, Dicks has also worked on other projects, such as a mid-1970s series of novels featuring the adventures of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Of the first ten incarnations of the Doctor, Dicks wrote novels and novelisations featuring all of them except the Ninth.

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

Contributions to the Doctor Who universe[]

Characters and concepts created in a Terrance Dicks script or substantially developed by him as script editor include the Time Lords, the Master played by Roger Delgado, the Rutans, the War Lord, the Death Zone, and Morbius.

Television credits[]

As writer[]

Doctor Who[]

Direct-to-video[]

As script editor[]

Doctor Who[]

Dedications[]

SpyfallDedication

Spyfall "Masterful" dedication.

Prose[]

Novels[]

Target Novelisations[]

Junior Doctor Who[]

Target Books[]

Virgin New Adventures[]

BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures[]

BBC Past Doctor Adventures[]

BBC Quick Reads[]

Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures[]

The Sarah Jane Adventures Novelisations[]

Short Stories[]

Brief Encounters[]

The Target Storybook[]

Dalek[]

Daily Mirror[]

Bernice Summerfield short stores[]

Non-fiction[]

Stage plays[]

Audio[]

Big Finish Doctor Who stage plays[]

Sarah Jane Smith[]

Companion Chronicles[]

Video game[]

Contributions to the mythos[]

Major characters and concepts created for or debuting in a Terrance Dicks script include:

Miscellaneous[]

Documentary[]

to be completed

Audio commentary[]

to be completed

External links[]

Footnotes[]

  1. TCH 14
  2. Toby Hadoke. "Terrance Dicks obituary". The Guardian. 3 September 2019. Accessed 30 January 2023.