Simon Bovey (born 1960), is a British scriptwriter and director. He has written several
science fiction
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dramas for
BBC Radio
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,
Interview with Simon Bovey
''The Thunder Child Science Fiction and Fantasy Web Magazine and Sourcebooks'', 2007. as well as episodes of the daytime drama
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''Doctors
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''.
Partial list of credits
Film and video
* ''The Waiting'' (2000) - writer and director. A psychodrama set among a group of career criminals.
* ''The Un-gone'' (2007) - writer and director. A science fiction short feature concerning teleportation.
Television
* Doctors
Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
episodes ''For Love'' (2005) and ''Burdens'' (2011).
Radio
* ''Slipstream
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'' - Extraterrestrial technology at the end of the Second World War.
*
The Voice of God
' - Acoustic experiments on Australian aboriginal sacred lands disturb the earth.
*
Cold Blood
' - A mysterious survivor of the cold arrives at an Antarctic research station.
* ''Hive Mind'' - Bees are extinct and have been replaced by honeybots, with disturbing consequences.
* ''The Iceman'' - Forensic science and a serial killer in 1880s London.
* ''Franklin'' - Cartoonist Charles Schulz receives a letter in 1968 suggesting he add a black character to his "Peanuts" cartoon strip.
* ''City of Spires
''City of Spires'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''.
Plot
In the Scottish Highlands, Black Donald is fighting the Redcoats to halt the Clearances. B ...
'' - A Doctor Who
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audio drama for Big Finish Productions
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.
*
The Launch
' - Ex-Battle of Britain pilot Jack Avery is determined to avenge his brother's death.
*
Sargasso
' - Elver season on the River Severn - a time of mystery and danger. The wrong time and place for a young man to search for his place in the world.
External links
*
Simon Bovey website
References
British writers
British directors
Living people
1979 births
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