William Emms
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William Emms wrote the Doctor Who
serial Galaxy 4
in 1965 and also adapted the script for a Target
novelisation. Later scripts for the programme from the 1960s to the 1980s were not commissioned. He did however write a Doctor Who gamebook
entitled Mission to Venus as part of the Make your own adventure with Doctor Who range.
He was a school teacher
who submitted occasional scripts for television
.
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...
serial Galaxy 4
Galaxy 4
Galaxy 4 is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 11 September to 2 October 1965.-Plot:...
in 1965 and also adapted the script for a Target
Target Books
Target Books was a British publishing imprint, established in 1973 by Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd, a paperback publishing company. The imprint was established as a children's imprint to complement the adult Tandem imprint, and became well known for their highly successful range of...
novelisation. Later scripts for the programme from the 1960s to the 1980s were not commissioned. He did however write a Doctor Who gamebook
Gamebook
A gamebook is a work of fiction that allows the reader to participate in the story by making effective choices. The narrative branches along various paths through the use of numbered paragraphs or pages...
entitled Mission to Venus as part of the Make your own adventure with Doctor Who range.
He was a school teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
who submitted occasional scripts for television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
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