Terrence Dicks (born May 10, 1935) is a script editor for the Second and Third Doctors, as well as a screenwriter who has written many episodes of Doctor Who, novels, and novels.
| Terrence Dicks | |
|---|---|
| Terrance dicks | |
| Date of Birth | May 10, 1935 (84 years old) |
| Place of Birth | East Ham , Essex, England |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, children's writer |
| Genre | science fiction , children's literature |
| Language of Works | English |
| Debut | Doctor Who TV Scripts, Novelties and Novels |
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Career start
Terrence was born in East Ham , Essex (now part of Greater London ). He studied English at Downing College, Cambridge University , and then served two years in the National Service of the British Army . After leaving the armed forces, he worked for five years as an advertising copywriter and wrote scripts for the BBC radio in his spare time.
A breakthrough on television came to him when Dix's friend, Malcolm Hulk asked him to help with the script for the episode of the ABC series Avengers adventure series .
Doctor Who
Terrence Dix began his many years of collaboration with Doctor Who in 1968, becoming an assistant screenwriter for the episode Invasion , featuring the Second Doctor. Soon, Dicks began writing scripts for the series. His first notable work was War Games , an epic ten-part story co-written by Malcolm Hulk. [one]
Dicks continued a highly productive working relationship with Dr. Barry Letts, producer, working as a screenwriter for each of his five seasons, from 1970 to 1974. In 1972, he became a writer by publishing his first book, The Making of Doctor Who , which described the production history of the series since 1963, and which was co-written with the Hulk.
After retiring from the position of script editor, Dicks continued to work with the series: he wrote scripts during the filming of all the seasons of the Third Doctor , and also composed four scripts for his successor, screenwriter Robert Holmes : Robot (1975, the first screening of Tom Baker , in the role of the Fourth Doctor ), Morbius' Brain (1976, under the pseudonym “Robin Bland,” which he used in the episode, since his original script was heavily modified by Holmes.), The Fang Rock Horror (1977) and The State of Decline (1980), which remained in stock somewhat years since the bbc is only why he released a new version of Dracula. His last screenplay for the television series was the script for the jubilee episode Five Doctors .
Between season 13 and season 14, he tried unsuccessfully to sell a version of Doctor Who on BBC Radio, in which Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen were supposed to participate.
Dix's other contributions to the Doctor were two stage plays: Doctor Who, far and Seven Doomsday Keys (1974) and Doctor Who - The Final Adventure (1989), as well as the Big Finish Productions radio show - Return (2002), which featured Dr. Sarah's former companion Jane Smith
Books
In 1973, Dicks, along with other screenwriters of the series, was involved in Target Books to create novelties from earlier episodes of Doctor Who. Dicks became the most prolific author of the book line with 60 novelties. At one time he was the editor of a series of books. Later, Target Books adopted a policy according to which only the authors of the original script were allowed to novelize stories, and Dicks remained “in the wings” for those cases when the authors refused or were unable to convert their scripts into a book format. [2] Dix, as a rule, did the work himself (although he recruited other writers, including former series actor Ian Marter and former producer Philip Hinchcliffe).
In the 1990s, Dicks took part in Virgin Publishing - the full-length, original series of Doctor Who Novels - New Adventures. Dicks wrote three novels for the series. He also wrote the first book of the series of the Adventures of the Eighth Doctor - Eight Doctors, which has long been a bestseller of the original books of the series. His latest contributions to the world of Doctor books are novels: Made of Steel and Judith's Revenge , with Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones in the lead roles.
Other television work
Dicks also wrote the crossroads soap opera Crossroads . [2] Created and wrote the short-lived BBC science fiction series Moonbase 3 (1973), [3] and also composed the script for the ATV science fiction series Cosmos: 1999 (1976). In the early 1980s, he again worked as a script editor for producer Barry Letts, this time on the respected BBC branch of periodical dramas and literary adaptations - Sunday Classics .
When Letts left the project in 1985, Dicks replaced his colleague, becoming the producer of this department. He oversaw projects such as: Oliver Twist , David Copperfield and Vanity Fair , before he resigned in 1988.
Personal life
Dicks lives in Hampstead , London. He is married and has three sons.
Bibliography
Doctor Who
Television
- War Games ( with Malcolm Hulk )
- Robot
- Morbius brain
- Horror Fang Rocks
- State of decline
- Five Doctors
Video
- Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
- Mindgame
- Mindgame Trilogy: Battlefield
Novels
Virgin New Adventure
- Time-Pointer: Exodus
- Blood crop
- Shakedawn - technically, an expanded novelization of his story Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
The BBC Adventures of the Eighth Doctor
- Eight Doctors
- End of the game
BBC Past Doctor Adventures
- Catastrophe
- Players
- Warmonger
- Deadly reunion - with Barry Letts
- World game
The BBC Adventures of the Tenth Doctor
- Made of steel
- Judun's Revenge
Virgin New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield
- Mean streets
Novels of Doctor Who
Target
- Doctor Who and the Invasion of Autons
- Doctor Who and the day is far
- Doctor Who and the Terrible Snowmen
- Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
- Doctor Who and the Auton Terror
- Doctor Who and the Spider Planet
- Three Doctors
- Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
- Doctor who and the origin of the far
- Doctor Who and Revenge of the Cybermen
- Doctor Who and the network of fear
- Doctor Who and the planet are far
- Doctor Who and the Mars Pyramids
- Doctor Who and Monster Carnival
- Doctor Who and the Far Earth Invasion
- Doctor Who and Axon Claws
- Doctor Who and Morbius Brain
- Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil
- Doctor Who and the Mutants
- Doctor Who and the merciless killer
- Dr. Who and the Claws of Weng Chang
- Doctor Who and the face of evil
- Doctor Who and the Horror of the Cursed Rock
- Doctor Who and Time Warrior
- Death to the far
- Doctor Who and the Android Invasion
- Doctor Who and the hand of fear
- Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy
- Doctor Who and the image of Fendal
- Doctor Who and the Robots of Death
- Doctor Who and the fate of Daleks
- Doctor Who and the Underworld
- Doctor Who and the Temporary Invasion
- Doctor Who and Blood Stones
- Doctor Who and Tara Androids
- Doctor Who and Kroll's Power
- Doctor Who and Armageddon Factor
- Doctor Who and Eden's Nightmare
- Doctor Who and Naimon Horns
- Doctor Who and the Peladon Monster
- Doctor Who and the unearthly child
- Doctor Who and the state of decline
- Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken
- Doctor Who and the creators of the suns
- Meglos
- Four on Doomsday
- Infinity Arch
- Five Doctors
- Kinda
- Snake dance
- Warriors of the depths
- Inferno
- Caves of Androzani
- The mind of evil
- Crotons
- Temporary monster
- Seeds of death
- Faceless
- Ambassadors of death
- Mysterious planet
- Wheel in space
- Smugglers
- Planet of giants
- Space pirates
Young Doctor Who
- Young Doctor Who and a giant robot
- Young Doctor Who and Morbius brain
The Adventures of Sarah Jane
- The Bane Invasion
Documentary
- Creation of Doctor Who - the first edition in collaboration with Malcolm Hulk, the second - only Terrence Dix.
- Book of monsters of Doctor Who
- Dinosaur Book Doctor Who
- Monster Book of the Second Doctor
Stage Pieces
- Doctor Who, Far and Seven Doomsday Keys
Awards and nominations
| Year | Reward | Job | Category | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | British Academy Television Awards | David Copperfield (with Barry Letts ) | Best Children's Program (Entertainment / Drama) | Nomination | |
| 1988 | Cableace | Anne Frank Diary | Children's Entertainment Special or Series - 9 and Older | Nomination |
Notes
Links
- Terrance Dicks on the Internet Movie Database
- Terrance Dicks on the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Online Air Force Biography and Interviews
- Biography on Target