Terrance Dicks

Born: 1935-05-10

Terrance Dicks was an English author and television screenwriter, script editor and producer. Dicks had a long association with the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, which began when he worked as the programme's script editor from 1968 to 1974. Dicks also wrote for the series from the '70s through to the '80s and, at the same time, he penned some 60 odd novelisations of Doctor Who stories for Target Books. In the 1990s, Dicks wrote further original stories in the New Adventures and Missing Adventures range for Virgin. When BBC Books bought the rights to Doctor Who in the late '90s his novel, The Eight Doctors, was the first to be released.


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Adventures in Space and Time

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Released: 1999-11-13

A documentary on the history of Doctor Who (1963) featuring new interviews with cast and crew,...

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Panopticon Genesis

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Released: 2017-05-12

On August 6th 1977, the world’s first Doctor Who convention was held in a church hall in...

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Lust in Space

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Released: 1998-05-28

Doctor Who travelled with the most gorgeous girls in the Cosmos. But was there any Lust in...

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ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

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Released: 2001-11-12

It was a operation worthy of UNIT itself… bringing The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney), Captain...

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30 Years in the TARDIS

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Released: 1993-11-29

A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare...

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The Story of Doctor Who

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Released: 2003-12-30

Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.

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Carnival of Monsters

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Released: 1999-11-13

A look at the various monsters that have appeared in Doctor Who.

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Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

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Released: 1998-01-01

By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up....

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Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

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Released: 2008-03-03

Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth...

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Whose Doctor Who

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Released: 1977-04-03

Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts'...

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A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

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Released: 2013-07-15

This exclusive documentary looks at the life and career of Jon Pertwee. With contributions from...

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The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

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Released: 1995-01-01

Climb aboard the HMS Belfast and enter Pinewood Film Studios for a fascinating and humorous...

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Life on Earth

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Released: 2011-05-09

A documentary about the making of Terror of the Autons. Actors Katy Manning and Richard...

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Who's Who

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Released: 1986-08-13

Produced for American Public Television, this documentary on the long-running Doctor Who...

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Doctor Who and the Third Man

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Released: 2019-07-08

A retrospective documentary on the tenure of Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in the show Doctor Who.

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Built for War: The Sontaran Story

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Released: 2006-10-09

The genesis and development of the Sontaran race through the history of the series, as told by...

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Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

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Released: 2021-05-07

On August 6th 1977, the world’s first DOCTOR WHO convention was held at a church hall in...

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Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

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Released: 1997-06-01

The Doctor is everyone’s favourite Time Lord. And Tom Baker is everyone’s favourite Doctor. ...

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The Doctor's Moriarty

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Released: 2011-05-09

With the introduction of the Master, the Doctor now had his very own Moriarty, who would be the...

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Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

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Released: 2005-01-17

With a writing career spanning 6 decades, this special documentary looks at Terrance Dicks' work...

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Doctor Who's Who's Who

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First aired: 1985-01-01

Television documentary filmed at a Doctor Who convention, including interviews with directors,...

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