Colin Brake (born 1962) is an English television writer and

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best known for his work for the

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on programmes such as '' Bugs'' and ''

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''. He has also written

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from the BBC series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

''. He lives and works in

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Work

Brake began working on ''EastEnders'' in 1985 as a writer and script editor, being partly responsible for the introduction of the soap's first Asian characters Saeed and

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. From there, he went on to work as "script executive" on the popular Saturday night action adventure programme ''Bugs'', before moving to Channel 5 in 1997 to be "script associate" on their evening soap ''

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''. In the early 2000s, Brake wrote episodes of the daytime soaps ''

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'' and the revival of ''

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''. Away from television, Brake had his first ''Doctor Who'' related writing published as part of

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's '' Decalog'' short story collection in 1996. He then had his first novel ''

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'' published by BBC Books in February 2001 as part of their

Eighth Doctor Adventures The ''Eighth Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes abbreviated as EDA or referred to as the EDAs) are a series of Doctor Who spin-offs, spin off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and published unde ...

range based on the television series ''Doctor Who''. At the time, Brake was quoted as saying how appropriate it was that he was now writing for ''Doctor Who'', as he was briefly considered as

Eric Saward Eric Saward (; born 9 December 1944) is a British radio scriptwriter who worked for the BBC as a television script editor and screenwriter on the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' from 1982 until 1986. He wrote the stories '' The Visitation' ...

's replacement as script editor on the show - a job that eventually went to

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instead. Brake followed ''Escape Velocity'' with the Past Doctor Adventure ''

The Colony of Lies ''The Colony of Lies'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Colin Brake and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Second Doctor, Zoe and Jamie. It also features appearances by the ...

'' in July 2003, and then with the audio adventure ''

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'' from

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in 2005. His

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novel ''The Price of Paradise'' was released in September 2006. He has also written an audio for their

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range, and a short story for their '' Short Trips'' range.

Doctor Who books

* ''

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(2001) * ''

'',

Past Doctor Adventures The ''Past Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes known by the abbreviation ''PDA'' or ''PDAs'') were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and published under the BBC Books imprin ...

(2003) * ''

The Spaceship Graveyard "The Spaceship Graveyard" is a BBC Books adventure book written by Colin Brake and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Martha (Hebrew: מָרְתָא‎) ...

'', Decide Your Destiny gamebook (2007) * ''

The Time Crocodile "The Time Crocodile" is a BBC Books adventure book written by Colin Brake and is based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Martha (Hebrew: מָרְתָא‎) i ...

'', Decide Your Destiny gamebook (2007) * ''

The Haunted Wagon Train ''The Haunted Wagon Train'' is a BBC Books adventure book written by Colin Brake and is based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha. This is part of the '' Decide ...

'', Decide Your Destiny gamebook (2007) * ''

The Price of Paradise ''The Price of Paradise'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Colin Brake and based on the long running science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was published on 21 September 2006 alongside '' The Nightmare of Black Island'' a ...

'',

(2006) * ''

Judgement of the Judoon ''Judgement of the Judoon'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Colin Brake and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor without an official companion. It was released ...

'', New Series Adventures (2009)

Big Finish audios

* Doctor Who: ''

'' (2005) * Doctor Who: '' The Mind's Eye'' (2007) * Jago and Litefoot: '' The Bloodchild Codex'' (2013)

External links

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