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Paul Magrs (pronounced "Mars"; born 12 November 1969) is a writer and lecturer. He was born in Jarrow,
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, and now lives in
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with his partner, author and lecturer Jeremy Hoad.


Early life

Magrs was born in Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, on 12 November 1969. In 1975 he moved with his family to
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, County Durham; his parents divorced shortly after the move. At the age of 17, Magrs was queer-bashed, and his father was the police officer who took the report on the incident; it was the last time Paul Magrs saw his father. In Newton Aycliffe, Magrs attended Woodham Comprehensive School, where
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was two years ahead of him and in the same drama group. Magrs went on to
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, where he received a first class BA in English (1991), an MA in Creative Writing (1991) and a PhD in English (1995). His doctoral thesis was on
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.


Literary career

Magrs is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction works. His first published writing was the short story "Patient Iris", published 1995 in ''New Writing Four'' (edited by A. S. Byatt and
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). This was soon followed by his debut novel, ''Marked for Life'', the same year. Magrs' first three novels, ''Marked for Life'', ''Does It Show?'' (1997) and ''Could It Be Magic?'' (1998), share characters, a magical realist tone and a setting: the fictional Phoenix Court
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in Newton Aycliffe. Magrs' first children's book, ''Strange Boy'' (2002), prompted controversy due to homosexual content involving its 10-year-old protagonist and a 14-year-old neighbour. Representatives of the
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teachers' union and the conservative
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argued that the book should not be stocked in school libraries, and some newspapers suggested that doing so in England would be illegal due to the
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ban on "promoting homosexuality" in schools. However, the
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supported libraries' purchase of ''Strange Boy'', as did representatives of Stonewall and other gay rights organizations. Magrs noted that the book was "about 95% autobiographical" and described the controversy as "ludicrous".


Doctor Who

Magrs has written several novels, short stories and audio dramas relating to ''
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'', many of which also feature his character
Iris Wildthyme Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character created by writer Paul Magrs, who has appeared in short stories, novels and audio dramas from numerous publishers. She is best known from spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction tele ...
. Iris was initially portrayed as an eccentric and unreliable Time Lady, whose
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takes the form of a London
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(the route 22 to
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), though in a series of short story collections and novels not written for the BBC, the character has been repurposed to remove any copyrighted aspects. Iris Wildthyme was originally created for Magrs' unpublished first novel, which was named after her; another version of Iris also appears in ''Marked for Life''. The character features in all of Magrs' three contributions to
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'
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, in several
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audio dramas by Magrs and other writers, in a novel series from Snowbooks and in short story and novella collections published by Big Finish and
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. Magrs has also written licensed ''Doctor Who'' fiction without Wildthyme, including the 2007 novel, '' Sick Building'', (which made the shortlist for the Doncaster Book Award), a variety of audio plays for Big Finish and the BBC audio series, ''
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'', which marked the first time
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had returned to play the Doctor in a full-length drama since he left the role in 1981. After the success of Hornets' Nest, Magrs wrote two sequel series ''
Demon Quest ''Demon Quest'' is an audio play in five episodes based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It is written by Paul Magrs, and stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Y ...
'' (2010) and ''
Serpent Crest ''Serpent Crest'' is an audio play in five episodes based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It is written by Paul Magrs, and stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Richard Franklin as Captain Mike ...
'' (2011).


The Brenda and Effie Mysteries

Magrs' current ongoing novel series is ''The Brenda and Effie Mysteries'', starring Brenda, the
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, who has now retired and runs a B&B in
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. She and her friend Effie, a local white witch, investigate spooky goings-on in the town. , there have been nine books in the series, the latest being ''A Game of Crones'' from Snowbooks. The fourth book, ''Hell's Belles'', features characters from Magrs' early Phoenix Court books, while the fifth features characters from Magrs' ''Doctor Who'' audio, ''The Boy That Time Forgot''. A short story collection, ''A Treasury of Brenda and Effie'' (Obverse Books) and a seventh novel, ''Fellowship of Ink'' (snowbooks) were both released in 2017. The characters have also appeared in two audio adaptations: a 3-part series for BBC Radio 4, starring
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and Monica Gibb, and then a series of award-winning audios from Bafflegab. These starred
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and included: * 1. The Woman in a Black Beehive * 2. Bat Out of Hull * 3. Spicy Tea and Sympathy * 4. Brenda Has Risen from the Grave In 2020, it was announced Free@Last TV, who produced the Sky1/ Acorn TV series ''
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'', are developing a television series.


Other novels

Magrs' other novels include ''Aisles'' (2003) and ''To the Devil – a Diva!'' (2004); he has also published several short stories. His novel ''Exchange'' was shortlisted for the 2006
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and was longlisted for the 2007 Carnegie Medal. His young adult novel, ''The Ninnies'' was listed by the Irish Times as one of the children's books of the year in 2012. Later novels include two books about his cats, Fester and Bernard, ''The Story of Fester Cat'' and ''Welcome Home, Bernard Socks'', a stand-alone novel, ''666 Charing Cross Road'' (), and a trilogy of novels about a frontier family on the planet Mars.


Art

In 2015, Magrs began producing drawings and watercolours every day. There followed exhibitions in Levenshulme and elsewhere in Manchester, as well as a series of prints which Magrs made available to buy.


Academic work

Magrs is a full-time writer, having formerly been a senior lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at
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and having previously taught at the
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. With Julia Bell, Magrs edited several issues of the University of East Anglia's literary journal ''Pretext'' and ''The Creative Writing Coursebook'' (2001).


Bibliography


Novels

*''Modern Love'' (2000) *''All the Rage'' (2001) *''Strange Boy'' (2002) *''Hands Up!'' (2003, American title: ''The Good, the Bat and the Ugly'') *''Aisles'' (2003) *'' To the Devil — a Diva!'' (2004) *''Exchange'' (2006) *''Twin Freaks'' (2007) *''The Diary of a Dr Who Addict'' (2010) *''666 Charing Cross Road'' (2011) *''The Ninnies'' (2012) *''The Story of Fester the Cat'' (2014) *''Welcome Home, Bernard Socks'' (2016) *''Hunky Dory'' (2020)


Phoenix Court

*''Marked for Life'' (1995) *''Does it Show?'' (1997) *''Could It be Magic?'' (1998) *''Fancy Man'' (2018)


The Brenda and Effie Mysteries

*''Never the Bride'' (2006) *''Something Borrowed'' (2007) *''Conjugal Rites'' (2008) *''Hell's Belles'' (2009) *''The Bride That Time Forgot'' (2010) *''Brenda And Effie Forever'' (2012) *''A Treasury of Brenda and Effie'' (2017) *''Fellowship of Ink'' (2017) *''A Game of Crones'' (2020)


Iris Wildthyme

*''Enter Wildthyme'' (2011) *''Wildthyme Beyond'' (2012) *''From Wildthyme with Love'' (2013) ''The New Adventures of Iris Wildthyme'' *''Iris Wildthyme and the Polythene Terror'' (2019) *''Mother, Maiden, Crone'' (2020)


The Lora Trilogy

*''Lost on Mars'' (2015) *''The Martian Girl'' (2016) *''The Heart of Mars'' (2018)


Short story collections

*''Playing Out'' (1997) *''Twelve Stories'' (2009,
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) *''Christmassy Tales'' (2020)


Other works

*"The Dreadful Flap" (2009, in
Obverse Books Obverse Books is a British publisher initially known for publishing books relating to the character Iris Wildthyme, and currently for the '' Black Archive'' series of critical books on '' Doctor Who,'' and two sister series - the Gold Archive, ...
' short story collection '' Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus'') *"The Delightful Bag" (2009, in Obverse Books' short story collection ''
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'') *"Facebook for the Dead" (2010, in Obverse Books' short story collection '' The Obverse Book of Ghosts'') *"Mrs. Hudson at the Christmas Hotel" (2013, in Titan Books' ''
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'') *"The Ninnies on Putney Common" (2013, in Obverse Books' short story collection ''Iris: Fifteen'', ed. Stuart Douglas, ) *"Novel Inside You: Writing, Reading and Creativity" (2019) *"The Creative Writing Coursebook: Forty-Four Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry" (2019, with Julia Bell)


Audio stories

*"Never the Bride" (1998,
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; expanded version 2008, BBC7) **''The Night Owls'' **''The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball'' **''Our Frank'' *"Life After Mars" (2002, BBC Radio 4) part of the Fictional Familiars series. *"Sunseeker" (2005, BBC Radio 4) *''
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'' (2005, Iris Wildthyme) *"The Foster Parents" (2007, in Comma Press' short story collection ''Phobic'') *"The Longsight Branch" (2 July 2008
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Afternoon Reading) *'' Land of Wonder'' (2009, Iris Wildthyme) * ''Spanish Ladies'' (2013, Bafflegab Productions) * Imaginary Boys (2013,
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) * ''Mystery Lady'' (2018, Storytel)


Books as editor

*'' Wildthyme on Top'' (2005, Iris Wildthyme, Big Finish) *'' Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus'' (2009, Iris Wildthyme,
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, edited with Stuart Douglas) *''
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'' (2009, Iris Wildthyme, Obverse Books, edited with Stuart Douglas) *''Shenanigans: Gay Men Mess with Genre'' (2010, Obverse Books) *'' Iris: Abroad'' (2010, Iris Wildthyme, Obverse Books, edited with Stuart Douglas)


''Doctor Who''


BBC Books

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'' (1998) *''
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'' (1999) *''
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'' (2000) *'' Mad Dogs and Englishmen'' (2002) *'' Sick Building'' (2007) *''The Return of Robin Hood'' (2022)


Short stories

*"Old Flames" in '' Short Trips'' (1998) *"Femme Fatale" in '' More Short Trips'' (1999) *"The Longest Story in the World" in '' Short Trips and Side Steps'' (2000) *"Bafflement and Devotion" in ''
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'' #289 (2000) *"Jealous, Possessive" in '' Short Trips: Zodiac'' (2002) *"Kept Safe and Sound" in '' Short Trips: Companions'' (2003) *"Lust - Suitors, Inc." in '' Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins'' (2005) *"The Wickerwork Man" in '' Short Trips: Farewells'' (2006) *"Fanboys" in '' Short Trips: Snapshots'' (2007) *"Zombie Motel" in ''Doctor Who Storybook 2008'' (2007) *"Hello Children, Everywhere" in ''Doctor Who Storybook 2009'' (2008) *"Knock Knock!" in ''Doctor Who Storybook 2010'' (2009) *"The Monster in the Woods" in ''Doctor Who: Tales of Terror'' (2017) *"Teddy Sparkles Must Die" in ''The Missy Chronicles'' (2018) *"That's All Right, Mama" in ''Doctor Who: Star Tales'' (2019)


Big Finish plays

*'' The Stones of Venice'' (2001, featuring the Eighth Doctor and
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) *''
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'' (2002, featuring the Fifth Doctor and Iris Wildthyme) *'' The Wormery'' (2003, featuring the
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and Iris Wildthyme; written with Stephen Cole) *''
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'' (2007, featuring the Eighth Doctor and
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) *'' The Wishing Beast & The Vanity Box'' (2007, featuring the Sixth Doctor and
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) *'' The Zygon Who Fell to Earth'' (2008, featuring the Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller) *'' The Boy That Time Forgot'' (2008, featuring the
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and Nyssa) *''The Companion Chronicles - Ringpullworld'' (2009, featuring the Fifth Doctor and Turlough) *''The Companion Chronicles - Find and Replace'' (2010, featuring the Third Doctor,
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and Iris Wildthyme) *''The Lady of Mercia'' (2013, featuring the
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,
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, Turlough and Nyssa) *''The Companion Chronicles - The Elixir of Doom'' (2014, featuring
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and Iris Wildthyme) *''The Peterloo Massacre'' (2016, featuring the
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,
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and Nyssa) *''Muse of Fire'' (2018, featuring the
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, Ace, Hex and Iris Wildthyme)


BBC Audio plays

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'' (2009) *''The Stuff of Nightmares'' (Fourth Doctor, Mike Yates, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''The Dead Shoes'' (Fourth Doctor, Mike Yates, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''The Circus of Doom'' (Fourth Doctor, Mike Yates) *''A Sting in the Tale'' (Fourth Doctor, Mike Yates, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''Hive of Horror'' (Fourth Doctor, Mike Yates, Mrs. Wibbsey) ''
Demon Quest ''Demon Quest'' is an audio play in five episodes based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It is written by Paul Magrs, and stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Y ...
'' (2010) *''The Relics of Time'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''The Demon of Paris'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''A Shard of Ice'' (Fourth Doctor, Mike Yates) *''Starfall'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey, Mike Yates) *''Sepulchre'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey, Mike Yates) ''
Serpent Crest ''Serpent Crest'' is an audio play in five episodes based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It is written by Paul Magrs, and stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Richard Franklin as Captain Mike ...
'' (2011) *''Tsar Wars'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''The Broken Crown'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''Aladdin Time'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''The Hexford Invasion'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey, Mike Yates) *'' Survivors in Space'' (Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey, Mike Yates) Single releases *''The Thing from the Sea'' (2018, Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey) *''The Winged Coven'' (2019, Fourth Doctor, Mrs. Wibbsey, Mike Yates)


References


External links


Paul Magrs' websiteManchester Metropolitan University page
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