Anthony Read: Difference between revisions
m (INFOBOX CLEANUP: getting rid of random carriage returns in infoboxes, and on some other pages, generally enforcing T:SPACING) |
No edit summary |
||
| (26 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{real world}} | ||
{{Infobox Person | |||
'''Anthony Read''' ( | |image = Anthony Read.jpg | ||
|birth date = [[21 April (people)|21 April]] [[1935 (people)|1935]] | |||
|death date = [[21 November (people)|21 November]] [[2015 (people)|2015]] | |||
|job title = [[Script editor]], [[writer]] | |||
|time = [[1977 (production)|1977]]-[[1977 (production)|1979]] | |||
|non dwu = ''The Troubleshooters'' (script editor/producer) | |||
|imdb = 0713797 | |||
}} | |||
'''Anthony Read''' ([[21 April (people)|21 April]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]-[[21 November (people)|21 November]] [[2015 (people)|2015]]<ref>[[DWM 496]]</ref>) was [[script editor]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' during part of the tenure of [[Graham Williams]] as [[producer]] in 1978. He wrote the story ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' by himself and also collaborated with Williams on the script of ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', under the shared pseudonym of [[David Agnew (writer)|David Agnew]], after the original script, ''[[Killers of the Dark (unproduced TV story)|Killers of the Dark]]'', proved unworkable. | |||
In 2003, Read paid tribute to the late Williams by becoming involved in an unofficial audio adaptation of Williams' unproduced serial ''[[The Nightmare Fair (TV story)|The Nightmare Fair]]''. Intended as a fund-raiser, the CD raised money for a charity called Sense which Read chose; Read also wrote a liner note paying tribute to Williams. | |||
He shared his memories of his ''Doctor Who'' career on [[THWR 139|the 139th edition]] of [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s charity podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]''. | |||
== Career == | |||
Together with [[Don Houghton]], he co-wrote the fifth ''Sapphire & Steel'' television story, known informally as ''Dr McDee Must Die''. In 1979, he contributed the scripts for the episodes ''Powers of Darkness'' and ''Out of Body, Out of Mind'' to the paranormal thriller series ''The Omega Factor''. | |||
== Death == | |||
In January 2014, Read was diagnosed with {{w|mesothelioma}}, a type of [[cancer]], and he died nearly two years later on [[21 November (people)|21 November]] [[2015 (people)|2015]]. | |||
In 2016, [[DWM 496]] ran a 5-page feature on him, in tribute to the late writer. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0713797 | {{imdb name|id=0713797}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{NameSort}} | {{NameSort}} | ||
| Line 14: | Line 33: | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]] | [[Category:Doctor Who television writers]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who script editors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who script editors]] | ||
[[Category:Writers interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:42, 21 April 2023
Anthony Read (21 April 1935-21 November 2015[1]) was script editor on Doctor Who during part of the tenure of Graham Williams as producer in 1978. He wrote the story The Horns of Nimon by himself and also collaborated with Williams on the script of The Invasion of Time, under the shared pseudonym of David Agnew, after the original script, Killers of the Dark, proved unworkable.
In 2003, Read paid tribute to the late Williams by becoming involved in an unofficial audio adaptation of Williams' unproduced serial The Nightmare Fair. Intended as a fund-raiser, the CD raised money for a charity called Sense which Read chose; Read also wrote a liner note paying tribute to Williams.
He shared his memories of his Doctor Who career on the 139th edition of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Together with Don Houghton, he co-wrote the fifth Sapphire & Steel television story, known informally as Dr McDee Must Die. In 1979, he contributed the scripts for the episodes Powers of Darkness and Out of Body, Out of Mind to the paranormal thriller series The Omega Factor.
Death[[edit] | [edit source]]
In January 2014, Read was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer, and he died nearly two years later on 21 November 2015.
In 2016, DWM 496 ran a 5-page feature on him, in tribute to the late writer.
