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'''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. | '''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 the co-creator of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] with [[Gerry Davis]]. | ||
According to the documentary ''[[Cybermen: The Early Years]]'', he also co-wrote ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' with Davis, but was uncredited due to BBC policy at the time. | |||
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Revision as of 17:26, 26 October 2022
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 the co-creator of the Cybermen with Gerry Davis.
According to the documentary Cybermen: The Early Years, he also co-wrote The Moonbase with Davis, but was uncredited due to BBC policy at the time.
Career
Pedler and Davis also created and wrote Doomwatch.
DWU Credits
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)
