Eddie Robson
Encyclopedia
Eddie Robson is a freelance author best known for his work on a variety of spin-offs
from the BBC Television
series Doctor Who
in his book (written with Mark Clapham
and Jim Smith
): Who's Next. He is also co-owner of and a regular reviewer on the Shiny Shelf website, as well as a freelance reviewer for various science fiction
magazines. He is married to a female academic and lives in Lancaster.
radio plays Phobos
, Human Resources
and Grand Theft Cosmos
, the CD releases Memory Lane
, The Condemned
, The Raincloud Man
and The Eight Truths
, and several short stories for Big Finish
's Doctor Who anthologies, Short Trips
. He has contributed comic strips to Doctor Who Adventures
.
Between 2007 and 2009, Robson was the producer of Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield range of products, and has contributed four audio plays to the series. He has also written books on film noir
and the Coen Brothers for Virgin Publishing, the Doctor Who episode guide Who's Next with co-authors Mark Clapham
and Jim Smith
, and an illustrated adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula
.
Since 2008 he has been writing comedy material for BBC Radio. His work has featured on That Mitchell and Webb Sound
, Look Away Now
, Tilt
, Play and Record, Newsjack
and Recorded For Training Purposes.
Doctor Who spin-offs
Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
from the BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
series 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...
in his book (written with Mark Clapham
Mark Clapham
Mark Clapham is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who in his book : Who's Next....
and Jim Smith
Jim Smith (Writer)
James Edward Smith is a writer and critic best known for writing film and television criticism and directorial critical biographies - including studies of George Lucas, Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino...
): Who's Next. He is also co-owner of and a regular reviewer on the Shiny Shelf website, as well as a freelance reviewer for various science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
magazines. He is married to a female academic and lives in Lancaster.
Writing career
Robson's Doctor Who work includes the BBC 7BBC 7
BBC Radio 4 Extra, formerly known as BBC 7 and BBC Radio 7, is a British digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming nationally 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's archive of spoken-word entertainment...
radio plays Phobos
Phobos (Doctor Who audio)
Phobos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 28 January 2007.-Plot:...
, Human Resources
Human Resources (Doctor Who audio)
Human Resources is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast in two parts on BBC 7 on 11 February and 18 February 2007 and was the last to use David Arnold's arrangement of...
and Grand Theft Cosmos
Grand Theft Cosmos
Grand Theft Cosmos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor — Paul McGann*Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith...
, the CD releases Memory Lane
Memory Lane (Doctor Who audio)
Memory Lane is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:...
, The Condemned
The Condemned (Doctor Who audio)
The Condemned is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Plot:...
, The Raincloud Man
The Raincloud Man
The Raincloud Man is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Plot:The Doctor and Charley return to Manchester and discover its complicated link to transient aliens.-Cast:...
and The Eight Truths
The Eight Truths
The Eight Truths is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.This is the first of a two-part story, the second part being Worldwide Web....
, and several short stories for Big Finish
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
's Doctor Who anthologies, Short Trips
Big Finish Short Trips
The Big Finish Short Trips are a collection of short story anthologies published by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC Television series Doctor Who, beginning with the collection Short Trips: Zodiac in December 2002 and ending with the loss of their license in 2009...
. He has contributed comic strips to Doctor Who Adventures
Doctor Who Adventures
Doctor Who Adventures is a magazine based on the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It is published by BBC Magazines and aimed at 6–13 year-olds, a different demographic from the Doctor Who Magazine readership...
.
Between 2007 and 2009, Robson was the producer of Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield range of products, and has contributed four audio plays to the series. He has also written books on film noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
and the Coen Brothers for Virgin Publishing, the Doctor Who episode guide Who's Next with co-authors Mark Clapham
Mark Clapham
Mark Clapham is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who in his book : Who's Next....
and Jim Smith
Jim Smith (Writer)
James Edward Smith is a writer and critic best known for writing film and television criticism and directorial critical biographies - including studies of George Lucas, Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino...
, and an illustrated adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
.
Since 2008 he has been writing comedy material for BBC Radio. His work has featured on That Mitchell and Webb Sound
That Mitchell and Webb Sound
That Mitchell and Webb Sound is a comedy sketch show on BBC Radio 4 which started on 28 August 2003. A second series was broadcast in 2005 with a third starting on 24 May 2007. The series became adapted for television as That Mitchell and Webb Look in 2006. The series is seen in some ways a...
, Look Away Now
Look Away Now
Look Away Now is a BBC Radio 4 sports-based comedy series presented by Garry Richardson . The programme takes the form of a sports news programme and mocks many aspects of such programmes. The cast also includes Laurence Howarth, Katherine Jakeways, Dave Lamb, Richie Webb and Mark Evans...
, Tilt
Tilt (radio)
Tilt is a topical sketch show, written in the week before broadcast, and recorded the night before. The first, six episode series was broadcast on BBC 7, between March 27 and May 1, 2008,one of their growing number of specially commissioned projects....
, Play and Record, Newsjack
Newsjack
Newsjack is a satirical sketch show hosted by Justin Edwards. Until September 2011, it was presented by Miles Jupp, and first broadcast on BBC Radio 7 on 4 June 2009. The series is notable for having an "Open door" policy on writing, meaning that unsolicited writers without contract to the BBC can...
and Recorded For Training Purposes.
Books
- Coen Brothers (2003)
- Who's Next (2005) (with Mark ClaphamMark ClaphamMark Clapham is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who in his book : Who's Next....
and Jim SmithJim Smith (Writer)James Edward Smith is a writer and critic best known for writing film and television criticism and directorial critical biographies - including studies of George Lucas, Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino...
) - Film Noir (2005)
- Dracula (2009) (with Nicola L. Robinson)
Radio plays
- Doctor Who
- Memory LaneMemory Lane (Doctor Who audio)Memory Lane is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:...
(2006) - PhobosPhobos (Doctor Who audio)Phobos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 28 January 2007.-Plot:...
(2007) - Human ResourcesHuman Resources (Doctor Who audio)Human Resources is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast in two parts on BBC 7 on 11 February and 18 February 2007 and was the last to use David Arnold's arrangement of...
(2007) - I.D.I.D. & Urgent CallsI.D. and Urgent Calls is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first play to be released as a three part story with a separate one part story included....
(2007) - Urgent CallsI.D. & Urgent CallsI.D. and Urgent Calls is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first play to be released as a three part story with a separate one part story included....
(2007) - The CondemnedThe Condemned (Doctor Who audio)The Condemned is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Plot:...
(2008) - Grand Theft CosmosGrand Theft CosmosGrand Theft Cosmos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor — Paul McGann*Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith...
(2008) - The Raincloud ManThe Raincloud ManThe Raincloud Man is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Plot:The Doctor and Charley return to Manchester and discover its complicated link to transient aliens.-Cast:...
(2008) - Masters of WarMasters of War (Doctor Who audio)Masters of War is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Doctor Who Unbound dramas pose a series of "What if...?" questions.-Cast:*The Doctor — David Warner...
(2008) - The Eight TruthsThe Eight TruthsThe Eight Truths is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.This is the first of a two-part story, the second part being Worldwide Web....
/Worldwide WebWorldwide Web (Doctor Who audio)Worldwide Web is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.This is the last of a two-part story, the first part being The Eight Truths....
(2009) - Situation VacantSituation VacantSituation Vacant is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor - Paul McGann*Hugh Bainbridge/Drusus - James Bachman...
(2010) - Prisoner of the SunPrisoner of the SunPrisoner of the Sun is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor - Paul McGann*Daphne/Chloe - Sheridan Smith...
(2010) - Industrial EvolutionIndustrial EvolutionIndustrial Evolution is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
(2011)
- Memory Lane
- Bernice Summerfield
- The Empire StateThe Empire State (audio play)The Empire State is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Cast:...
(2006) - Freedom of Information (2007)
- Beyond the SeaBeyond the Sea (Bernice Summerfield)Beyond the Sea is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.- Plot :...
(2008) - Secret OriginsSecret Origins (Bernice Summerfield)Secret Origins is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.- Plot :...
(2009) - Resurrecting the Past (2010)
- Escaping the Future (2010)
- The Empire State
Short stories
- Doctor Who
- The Little Drummer Boy (2003), in Short Trips: CompanionsShort Trips: CompanionsShort Trips: Companions is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The stories focus on the companions and their travels with the Doctor.-Stories:...
- The Juror’s Story (2004), in Short Trips: RepercussionsShort Trips: RepercussionsShort Trips: Repercussions is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The collection explores the theme of unforeseen consequences.-Stories:...
- Visiting Hours (2005), in Short Trips: A Day in the LifeShort Trips: A Day in the LifeShort Trips: A Day in the Life is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Ian Farrington and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features a collection of stories that, together, are set over a 24-hour period.-Stories:-External links:* * Trevor...
- Mercury (2005), in Short Trips: The Solar SystemShort Trips: The Solar SystemShort Trips: The Solar System is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The collection features ten stories - one set on each planet in the solar system....
- Not in My Back Yard (2005), in Short Trips: The History of ChristmasShort Trips: The History of ChristmasShort Trips: The History of Christmas is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Simon Guerrier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the second Christmas anthology released under the Short Trips title.-Stories:-External links:*...
- The Avant Guardian (2006), 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:...
- Remain in Light (2007), in Short Trips: SnapshotsShort Trips: SnapshotsShort Trips: Snapshots is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Joseph Lidster and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
- Decorative Purposes (2007) in Short Trips: The Ghosts of ChristmasShort Trips: The Ghosts of ChristmasShort Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The collection features stories set at Christmas in the past, present and future...
- Interesting Times (2008) in Short Trips: The History of ChristmasShort Trips: The History of ChristmasShort Trips: The History of Christmas is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Simon Guerrier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the second Christmas anthology released under the Short Trips title.-Stories:-External links:*...
- The Power Supply (2009) in Short Trips: Indefinable MagicShort Trips: Indefinable MagicShort Trips: Indefinable Magic is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Neil Corry and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The theme of the collection is the magical life that the Doctor and his companions lead.-Stories:-External links:* ...
- The Little Drummer Boy (2003), in Short Trips: Companions
- Bernice Summerfield
- The Light that Never Dies (2000), in The Dead Men DiariesThe Dead Men DiariesThe Dead Men Diaries is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Stories:...
- Against Gardens (2004), in A Life Worth LivingA Life Worth Living (anthology)A Life Worth Living 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:...
- Match of the Deity (2006), 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 Two-Level Effect (2006), in Collected WorksCollected WorksCollected Works is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Nick Wallace, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
- Thirty Love (2007), in Missing AdventuresMissing Adventures (Bernice Summerfield book)Missing Adventures is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Rebecca Levene, featuring Bernice "Benny" Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
- The Firing Squad (2009), in Secret Histories
- The Light that Never Dies (2000), in The Dead Men Diaries
External links
- Middle Class Football Fan - Eddie Robson's weblog
- Shiny Shelf webpage