Paul CornellPaul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer. He has worked in television drama and Doctor Who fiction, being the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield. Other British television dramas for which he has written include Robin Hood, Primeval, Casualty, Holby City and Coronation Street. For American television, he has contributed an episode to the modern-day set Sherlock Holmes series Elementary.
Virgin New AdventuresThe Virgin New Adventures (NA series, or NAs) are a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. They continued the story of the Doctor from the point at which the television programme went into hiatus from television in 1989.
Companion (Doctor Who)TV series charactersNotable companions of the Doctor, as introduced into the series in chronological order, left to right from top row: Susan Foreman, the Doctor's first companion and granddaughter; 18th-century Scotsman Jamie McCrimmon; lab assistant Jo Grant; journalist Sarah Jane Smith; K9, the first robotic companion, Adric, the first regular companion to be killed off; Tegan Jovanka, the first companion played by a non-British actor; Rose Tyler, the first companion of the revived series; Martha Jones, the first non-white full-time companion; schoolteacher Clara Oswald; Bill Potts, the first openly gay companion; Yasmin Khan, the first British Asian companion.
Big Finish ProductionsBritish company producing books and audio dramas Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties.
Seventh DoctorThe Seventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He is portrayed by Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes.
Doctor WhoBritish science fiction TV series (1963–2025)Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series first broadcast by the BBC in 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords. The Doctor travels through space and time using a time travellingspaceship called the TARDIS, which has an exterior that resembles a British police box.
Character (arts)A character is a person or being in a narrative (such as a novel, play or film). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. Derived from the Ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ, the English word dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones by Henry Fielding in 1749.Oh No It Isn't!Oh No It Isn't! is a novel published in 1997 by Paul Cornell from the Virgin New Adventures featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield.
FictionFiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to written narratives in prose – often specifically novels, novellas, and short stories.
BBC BooksBBC Books (also formerly known as BBC Consumer Publishing and BBC Publishing) is an imprint majority-owned and managed by Penguin Random House through its Ebury Publishing division. The minority shareholder is BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
BBCBritish public service broadcaster"The Beeb" redirects here. For other uses, see Beeb.The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on 1 January 1927.
Radio dramaRadio drama (or audio fiction, audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story: "It is auditory in the physical dimension but equally powerful as a visual force in the psychological dimension."*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.