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| aka = Christopher Magnus Howard Pedler | |||
| image = Dr. Kit Pedler.jpg | | image = Dr. Kit Pedler.jpg | ||
| job title = [[Science advisor|Scientific advisor]], [[Writer]]; co-created the [[Cybermen]] | | job title = [[Science advisor|Scientific advisor]], [[Writer]]; co-created the [[Cybermen]] | ||
| birth date = [[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[1927 (people)|1927]] | | birth date = [[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[1927 (people)|1927]] | ||
| death date = [[27 May (people)|27 May]] [[1981 (people)|1981]] | | death date = [[27 May (people)|27 May]] [[1981 (people)|1981]] | ||
| story = | | story = | ||
| time = [[1966 (production)|1966]]-[[1968 (production)|1968]] | | time = [[1966 (production)|1966]]-[[1968 (production)|1968]] | ||
| non dwu = co-created ''Doomwatch'' | | non dwu = co-created ''[[Doomwatch]]'' | ||
| imdb = 0670035 | | imdb = 0670035 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Kit Pedler''' (Dr Christopher Magnus Howard Pedler) ([[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]-[[27 May (people)|27 May]] [[1981 (people)|1981]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=KitPedler Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) was a [[medicine|medical]] scientist, [[science]] writer and [[science fiction]] writer. He was brought into ''Doctor Who'' in the mid-1960s by [[Innes Lloyd]] to bring some "hard [[science]]" into the show. | '''Kit Pedler''' ([[Dr]] '''Christopher Magnus Howard Pedler''') ([[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]-[[27 May (people)|27 May]] [[1981 (people)|1981]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=KitPedler Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) was a [[medicine|medical]] scientist, [[science]] writer and [[science fiction]] writer. He was brought into ''Doctor Who'' in the mid-1960s by [[Innes Lloyd]] to [[science advisor|bring]] some "hard [[science]]" into the show. | ||
He is perhaps best known for co-creating the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] with [[Gerry Davis]]. Pedler and Davis also created and wrote ''[[Doomwatch]]''. | He is perhaps best known for co-creating the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] with [[Gerry Davis]]. Pedler and Davis also created and wrote ''[[Doomwatch]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 05:03, 2 November 2018
Kit Pedler (Dr Christopher Magnus Howard Pedler) (11 June 1927-27 May 1981[1]) was a medical scientist, science writer and science fiction writer. He was brought into Doctor Who in the mid-1960s by Innes Lloyd to bring some "hard science" into the show.
He is perhaps best known for co-creating the Cybermen with Gerry Davis. Pedler and Davis also created and wrote Doomwatch.
Bibliography
Doctor Who TV stories
- The Tenth Planet (with Gerry Davis)
- The Moonbase
- The Tomb of the Cybermen (with Gerry Davis)
Doctor Who contributions
- The War Machines (written by Ian Stuart Black)
- The Wheel in Space (written by David Whitaker)
- The Invasion (written by Derrick Sherwin)
