Jonathan Morris (born in

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), is an author who writes various kinds of '' Doctor Who'' spin-off material.

Career

Writing

His path to prominence in writing professional ''Doctor Who'' fiction was notable in part because he was commissioned to write a novel after only his first attempt under the BBC's "Open Submission" policy. He has written for the

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and

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. He has also written for Big Finish Productions' range of audio and printed material. Among his ''Doctor Who'' literary credits are short stories in the

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anthologies; the novels '' Festival of Death'', '' Anachrophobia'', and '' The Tomorrow Windows''; and the audio adventures '' Bloodtide'', '' Flip-Flop'', '' Max Warp'', '' The Haunting of Thomas Brewster'', ''

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'', '' Mary's Story'', '' Hothouse'', '' The Cannibalists'', '' The Eternal Summer'', ''

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'' and '' 1963: The Space Race''. ''Festival of Death'' received 2000's "Best Past Doctor Novel" award from the readers of '' Doctor Who Magazine''. Morris contributed "The Clanging Chimes of Doom" to '' Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury'', "Lant Land" to '' Short Trips: Life Science'', "The Thief of Sherwood" to '' Short Trips: Past Tense'', and "Mauritz" to '' Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors''. His

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, ''Festival of Death'', was placed seventh in the Top 10 of

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's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category of 2000. In 2005, he wrote the narration script for the documentary "Paris in the Springtime", a homage to

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' work on ''Doctor Who'', which was included in the BBC DVD release of the serial ''

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''. In addition to his ''Doctor Who'' work, he has also written for Big Finish's ''

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'' range, contributing the title, '' I Love Judge Dredd''. For the ''

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'' series of anthologies he has contributed the short stories "The Spartacus Syndrome" (in '' A Life of Surprises'') and "The Traitors" (in '' Life During Wartime''). In 2011, he contributed to their ''Dark Shadows'' range with ''

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'' and ''Operation Victor''. In 2005, some of his writing was included in the televised British sketch/ situation comedy fusion, '' Swinging''.

Bibliography

Novels

* '' Festival of Death'' (2000) * '' Anachrophobia'' (2002) * '' The Tomorrow Windows'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2011)

Short Stories

* ''Mauritz'' * ''The Thief of Sherwood'' * ''Lantland'' * ''The Clanging Chimes of Doom'' * ''Bernice Summerfield: The Traitors'' * ''Bernice Summerfield: The Spartacus Syndrome''

Audio Productions

Big Finish: Doctor Who

* '' Bloodtide'' (2001) * '' Flip-Flop'' (2003) * '' The Haunting of Thomas Brewster'' (2008) * ''

'' (2008) * '' Mary's Story'' (2009) * '' The Eternal Summer'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

The Crimes of Thomas Brewster ''The Crimes of Thomas Brewster'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 28 May – 4 June 2016. Plot In modern- ...

'' (2011) * ''

The Curse of Davros ''The Curse of Davros'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 25 June to 2 July 2016. Plot Davros has ...

'' (2012) * ''

The Shadow Heart ''The Shadow Heart'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot The Doctor returns to the fallen Drashani Empire, just as The Wrath look to conquer the Eart ...

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' 1963: The Space Race'' (2013) * '' Revenge of the Swarm'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''We Are the Daleks'' (2015) * ''The Waters of Amsterdam'' (2016) * ''Vortex Ice'' (2017) * ''Static'' (2017) * ''The Kamelion Empire'' (2019) * ''Lightspeed'' (2020)

Big Finish: Companion Chronicles

* '' The Beautiful People'' (2007) * '' The Great Space Elevator'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' The Mists of Time'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013)

Big Finish: Eighth Doctor Adventures

* '' Max Warp'' (2008) * '' Hothouse'' (2009) * '' The Cannibalists'' (2009) * '' Deimos'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2010)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures

* ''

The Auntie Matter ''The Auntie Matter'' 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. Plot The Doctor and Romana are hiding from the Black Guardia ...

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Last of the Colophon'' (2014) * '' The Cloisters of Terror'' (2015) * ''The Paradox Planet'' (2016) * ''Legacy of Death'' (2016) * ''Subterranea'' (2017) * ''Chase the Night'' (2020) * ''The Day of the Comet'' (2021)

Big Finish: Jago & Lightfoot

* ''

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'' (2010) * '' The Theatre of Dreams'' (2011) * '' The Age of Revolution'' (2013) * '' The Skeleton Quay'' (2013) * '' The Monstrous Menagerie'' (2014) * '' The Flying Frenchmen'' (2015) * ''The Year of the Bat'' (2015)

Big Finish: The Lost Stories

* '' The Valley of Death'' (2011; story by

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) * '' The Guardians of Prophecy'' (2012; story by Johnny Byrne) * ''Doctor Who and The Ark'' (2023; story by

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)

Other ''Doctor Who'' Big Finish stories

* '' Voyage to Venus'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2016; story by

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) * ''The Lords of Terror'' (2018) * ''The Crash of the UK-201'' (2018) * ''The Avenues of Possibility'' (2019) * ''Ghosts'' (2020) * ''Genetics of the Daleks'' (2020) * ''Saviour'' (2021) * ''Maelstrom'' (2022) * ''Emancipation of the Daleks'' (2022)

Big Finish: Vienna

* ''

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'' (2013) * '' Death World'' (2013) * ''The Vienna Experience'' (2015)

Big Finish: Torchwood

* ''Instant Karma'' (2018; with David Llewellyn and James Goss)

Big Finish: The Diary of River Song

* ''The Bekdel Test'' (2019) * ''Queen of the Mechonoids'' (2021)

Big Finish: Missy

* ''The Belly of the Beast'' (2019)

Big Finish: UNIT

* ''This Sleep of Death'' (2019)

Big Finish: The Paternoster Gang

* ''The Cars That Ate London!'' (2019)

Big Finish: Rose Tyler

* ''The Endless Night'' (2019)

Big Finish: 2000 AD

* '' I Love Judge Dredd'' (2002)

Big Finish: Dark Shadows

* ''

'' (2011) * '' Operation Victor'' (2012)

Big Finish: Survivors

* ''

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'' (2014) * ''Cabin Fever'' (2015)

BBC Audio: Destiny Of The Doctor

* '' Babblesphere'' (2013)

References

External links

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Read fan reviews of his ''Doctor Who'' work
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