Jonathan Morris (born in

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), is an author who writes various kinds of ''

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'' 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

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' 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 ''Anachrophobia'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Jonathan Morris (author), Jonathan Morris and based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doc ...

'', and ''

The Tomorrow Windows ''The Tomorrow Windows'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Jonathan Morris and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Trix. Notes *The novel includes ...

''; and the audio adventures '' Bloodtide'', '' Flip-Flop'', '' Max Warp'', ''

The Haunting of Thomas Brewster ''The Haunting of Thomas Brewster'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot In Victorian London, Thomas Brewster is haunted by his dead mother, as well as ...

'', ''

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

The Eternal Summer ''The Eternal Summer'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' Plot Present day, Stockbridge, there is something strange going on in here, it seems that the summer nev ...

'', '' Protect and Survive'' and '' 1963: The Space Race''. ''Festival of Death'' received 2000's "Best Past Doctor Novel" award from the readers of ''

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''. 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 '' Judge Dredd'' 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 '' The Blind Painter'' and ''Operation Victor''. In 2005, some of his writing was included in the televised British sketch/

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fusion, ''

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''.

Bibliography

Novels

* '' Festival of Death'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (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) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2008) * '' Mary's Story'' (2009) * ''

'' (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-day ...

'' (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 dev ...

'' (2012) * '' Protect and Survive'' (2012) * '' The Shadow Heart'' (2012) * '' Prisoners of Fate'' (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) * '' The Glorious Revolution'' (2009) * '' The Mists of Time'' (2009) * '' Tales from the Vault'' (2011) * '' Mastermind'' (2013) * '' Ghost in the Machine'' (2013)

Big Finish: Eighth Doctor Adventures

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

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'' (2010) * '' The Resurrection of Mars'' (2010)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures

* ''

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'' (2013) * '' Phantoms of the Deep'' (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 Philip Hinchcliffe) * ''

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'' (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) * '' The Screaming Skull'' (2014) * '' Damaged Goods'' (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

* '' The Memory Box'' (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

* '' The Blind Painter'' (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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Jonathan 1973 births Living people 21st-century English novelists 21st-century British short story writers 21st-century English male writers English science fiction writers English dramatists and playwrights English male dramatists and playwrights English male short story writers English short story writers English male novelists Writers of Doctor Who novels