Rebecca Levene
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Rebecca Levene is a British
author
and editor, best known for editing Virgin's New Adventures
series of original fiction Doctor Who
novels.
. After graduating, she worked for a Labour
MP
. Levene then applied for a job at Virgin and began as an assistant to Peter Darvill-Evans
working on the New Adventures. She later took over as editor of Virgin's Doctor Who lines, a period seen by many as a high point for Doctor Who prose fiction. She also worked on other projects at Virgin, including their Judge Dredd
series and their gay erotica
line, Idol.
Along with other Virgin alumni including Gareth Roberts
and Lance Parkin
, she became a storyliner for television soap Emmerdale
for a period. Subsequent TV work included on Sky One
's Is Harry on the Boat?
She has also continued to work with Roberts on comedy projects for TV since, including the comedy sketch show Swinging. They had a sitcom optioned, but never produced by the BBC.
Her first novel, the post-Doctor Who New Adventure Where Angels Fear
, was co-written with Simon Winstone
, her deputy and successor on the New Adventures. More recently, she has written for publisher Black Flame
, including a Strontium Dog
novel Bad Timing and a Final Destination
novel End of the Line. She has written for Big Finish
, including Doctor Who short stories and a Tomorrow People
audio drama. An eighth Doctor novel for the BBC, Freaks, was announced, but Levene pulled out of the project. She has also written for Doctor Who Magazine
and for newspapers.
In recent years, she has written several books for Abaddon Books
, including a new series for them called "The Infernal Game".
Levene has often written under pseudonym
s, including as Evan Pritchard for BBC Books
' Doctor Who short story collection Short Trips
, and as Carla Marks for SFX.
United Kingdom
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author
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and editor, best known for editing Virgin's New Adventures
Virgin New Adventures
The Virgin New Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who...
series of original fiction 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...
novels.
Biography
Levene was educated at Clare College, CambridgeCambridge
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. After graduating, she worked for a Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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MP
Member of Parliament
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. Levene then applied for a job at Virgin and began as an assistant to Peter Darvill-Evans
Peter Darvill-Evans
Peter Darvill-Evans is an English writer and editor.He was born and lived in Buckinghamshire until he went to university, graduating in 1975 from University College, London with a degree in History....
working on the New Adventures. She later took over as editor of Virgin's Doctor Who lines, a period seen by many as a high point for Doctor Who prose fiction. She also worked on other projects at Virgin, including their Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
series and their gay erotica
Erotica
Erotica are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions...
line, Idol.
Along with other Virgin alumni including Gareth Roberts
Gareth Roberts (writer)
Gareth John Pritchard Roberts is a British television screenwriter and novelist, best known for his work related to the science-fiction television series Doctor Who...
and Lance Parkin
Lance Parkin
Lance Parkin is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who and Emmerdale...
, she became a storyliner for television soap Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
for a period. Subsequent TV work included on Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
's Is Harry on the Boat?
Is Harry on the Boat?
Is Harry on the Boat? was a 2001 British made for TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003.-Background:It's based on the book of the same name by Colin Butts...
She has also continued to work with Roberts on comedy projects for TV since, including the comedy sketch show Swinging. They had a sitcom optioned, but never produced by the BBC.
Her first novel, the post-Doctor Who New Adventure Where Angels Fear
Where Angels Fear
Where Angels Fear is an original novel by Rebecca Levene and Simon Winstone featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
, was co-written with Simon Winstone
Simon Winstone
Simon Winstone is a British author and editor, known for his work on Doctor Who and on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.Winstone worked for Virgin Books, overseeing their Missing Adventures Doctor Who series and briefly being in charge of the New Adventures after the series had ceased being a Doctor...
, her deputy and successor on the New Adventures. More recently, she has written for publisher Black Flame
Black Flame
Black Flame was an imprint of BL Publishing, the publishing arm of Games Workshop and a sister imprint to the Black Library and Solaris Books. Black Flame was devoted to publishing cult fiction in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror...
, including a Strontium Dog
Strontium Dog
Strontium Dog is a long-running comics series featuring in the British science fiction weekly 2000 AD, starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter with an array of imaginative gadgets and weapons....
novel Bad Timing and a Final Destination
Final Destination
Final Destination is a 2000 supernatural slasher film written and directed by James Wong. The film was co-written by Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick, both of them having previously worked with Wong in the TV series The X-Files. The film stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith and Tony Todd...
novel End of the Line. She has written 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...
, including Doctor Who short stories and a Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People is a British children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran between 1973 and 1979. The series was re-imagined in 1992, Roger Price acting as executive producer...
audio drama. An eighth Doctor novel for the BBC, Freaks, was announced, but Levene pulled out of the project. She has also written for Doctor Who Magazine
Doctor Who Magazine
Doctor Who Magazine is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
and for newspapers.
In recent years, she has written several books for Abaddon Books
Abaddon Books
Abaddon Books is a British publishing imprint, founded in 2006. It is part of the Rebellion group of companies, along with publishing companies Solaris Books, 2000 AD, 2000 AD Graphic Novels, and Cubicle 7....
, including a new series for them called "The Infernal Game".
Levene has often written under pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s, including as Evan Pritchard for BBC Books
BBC Books
BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
' Doctor Who short story collection Short Trips
Short Trips
Short Trips may refer to:* BBC Short Trips, a series of three Doctor Who short story collections published by the BBC, or the first book in that series....
, and as Carla Marks for SFX.