Ben Aaronovitch
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Ben Denis Aaronovitch is a London-born British
writer who has worked on television series including Doctor Who
, Casualty, Jupiter Moon
and Dark Knight. He is the son of the late economist
and Communist
Sam Aaronovitch
, younger brother of actor Owen Aaronovitch
and British journalist David Aaronovitch
.
As well as writing the Doctor Who serials Remembrance of the Daleks
and Battlefield
, he has also written three spin-off novels in the Virgin Publishing New Adventures range, a new Bernice Summerfield
novel and several short stories for Big Finish Productions
. He created the ongoing Doctor Who character Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart
, who has never appeared in the television series, but has appeared in various spin-offs.
He currently lives in Wimbledon
and is working on a series of urban fantasy police procedurals the first of which, Rivers of London
, has achieved considerable success.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
writer who has worked on television series including Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Casualty, Jupiter Moon
Jupiter Moon
Jupiter Moon was a science fiction television series first broadcast by BSB's Galaxy Channel from 26 March 1990 until December the same year. 150 episodes were commissioned, but only the first 108 were broadcast by BSB...
and Dark Knight. He is the son of the late economist
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
Sam Aaronovitch
Sam Aaronovitch
Sam Aaronovitch was a British economist, academic, working class intellectual and senior member of the Communist Party of Great Britain....
, younger brother of actor Owen Aaronovitch
Owen Aaronovitch
Owen Aaronovitch is an English actor, known for portraying Jon Lindsay in Coronation Street.-Background:Aaronovitch was born in Parliament Hill Fields, London. He is the son of the late economist and Communist Sam Aaronovitch, brother of the journalist David Aaronovitch and writer Ben Aaronovitch...
and British journalist David Aaronovitch
David Aaronovitch
David Aaronovitch is a British author, broadcaster, and journalist. He is a regular columnist for The Times, and author of Paddling to Jerusalem: An Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country and Voodoo Histories: the role of Conspiracy Theory in Modern History...
.
As well as writing the Doctor Who serials Remembrance of the Daleks
Remembrance of the Daleks
Remembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 October to 26 October 1988....
and Battlefield
Battlefield (Doctor Who)
Battlefield is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from September 6 to September 27, 1989. It was the last appearance of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who....
, he has also written three spin-off novels in the Virgin Publishing New Adventures range, a new Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Surprise Summerfield is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures...
novel and several short stories for Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
. He created the ongoing Doctor Who character Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart
Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart
Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She is a descendant of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart....
, who has never appeared in the television series, but has appeared in various spin-offs.
He currently lives in Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
and is working on a series of urban fantasy police procedurals the first of which, Rivers of London
Rivers of London (novel)
Rivers of London is the first novel in the series of the same name by English author Ben Aaronovitch. The novel was released on 10th January 2011 through Gollancz and was well received by critics, earning a Galaxy National Book Awards nomination for Aaronovitch in the New Writer of the Year...
, has achieved considerable success.
Television
- Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
- Remembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 October to 26 October 1988....
(1988) - BattlefieldBattlefield (Doctor Who)Battlefield is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from September 6 to September 27, 1989. It was the last appearance of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who....
(1989)
- Remembrance of the Daleks
- CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
- "Results" (1990)
- Jupiter MoonJupiter MoonJupiter Moon was a science fiction television series first broadcast by BSB's Galaxy Channel from 26 March 1990 until December the same year. 150 episodes were commissioned, but only the first 108 were broadcast by BSB...
- Episode 69 (1990)
- Episode 70 (1990)
- Episode 80 (1990)
- Episode 81 (1990)
- Episode 95 (1990)
- Episode 119 (1996)
- Episode 120 (1996)
- Episode 131 (1996)
- Episode 132 (1996)
- Episode 148 (1996)
- Dark Knight
- "Stonegod" (2001)
Virgin New Adventures
- TransitTransit (Doctor Who)Transit is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice and the first appearance of Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart...
- The Also PeopleThe Also PeopleThe Also People is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris, Roz and Kadiatu.-Plot:...
- So Vile a SinSo Vile a SinSo Vile a Sin is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch & Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Chris and Roz, Bernice, Jason, Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart...
(with Kate OrmanKate OrmanKate Orman is an Australian author, best known for her books connected to the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who.-Biography:...
)
Rivers of London
- Rivers of LondonRivers of London (novel)Rivers of London is the first novel in the series of the same name by English author Ben Aaronovitch. The novel was released on 10th January 2011 through Gollancz and was well received by critics, earning a Galaxy National Book Awards nomination for Aaronovitch in the New Writer of the Year...
(known as Midnight Riot in the US) (2011) - Moon Over SohoMoon Over SohoMoon Over Soho is the second novel in the Rivers of London series by English author Ben Aaronovitch. The novel was released on 21st April 2011 through Gollancz and was well received.-Plot:...
(2011) - Whispers Under Ground (2012)
Short stories
- Gone Fishing in Short Trips: Time SignatureShort Trips: Time SignatureShort Trips: Time Signature is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Simon Guerrier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The collection is themed loosely around music, time and consequences.-Stories:...
- Walking Backwards for Christmas in Something ChangedSomething Changed (Bernice Summerfield)Something Changed is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Simon Guerrier, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Stories:...
- The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam in Missing Adventures
Discography
- Rebel (2007)
- When Vila Met Gan (2008)
- Eye of the Machine (2008)
- Blood and Earth (2009)