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| name          = John Lucarotti
|birth date    = [[20 May (people)|20 May]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]
| job title    = [[Writer]]
|death date    = [[20 November (people)|20 November]] [[1994 (people)|1994]]
| birth date    = [[20 May (people)|20 May]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]
|job title    = [[Writer]]
| death date    = [[20 November (people)|20 November]] [[1994 (people)|1994]]
|story        = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]  
| story        = ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''
|time          = 1964-66, 1984-92
| time         = [[1964 (production)|1964]]-[[1966 (production)|1966]], [[1975 (production)|1975]] and [[1984 (releases)|1984]]-[[1987 (releases)|1987]]
|non dwu      = ''The Avengers'', ''The Troubleshooters'', ''United!'', ''Joe 90'', ''Paul Temple'', ''Moonbase 3'', ''Crown Court'', ''Treasure Island'', ''The Onedin Line'', ''Into the Labyrinth''
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'''John Lucarotti''' ([[20 May (people)|20 May]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]-[[20 November (people)|20 November]] [[1994 (people)|1994]]) wrote the screenplays for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]''.
'''John Lucarotti''' ([[20 May (people)|20 May]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]-[[20 November (people)|20 November]] [[1994 (people)|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lucarotti_john|title=Lucarotti, John|date of source=8 November 2016|website name=Science Fiction Encyclopedia|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>) wrote the screenplays for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]''. Of the three serials he wrote for the series, only ''The Aztecs'' survived destruction, with ''Marco Polo'' and ''The Massacre'' no longer existing in the BBC Archives, and neither of them containing one frame of footage.


Lucarotti also wrote the original script for the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' but was unable to do a rewrite because he was living on a boat in Corsica at the time. [[Robert Holmes]] did extensive rewrites and was credited with the story.
Lucarotti also wrote the original script for the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' but was unable to do a rewrite because he was living on a boat in Corsica at the time. [[Robert Holmes]] did extensive rewrites and was credited with the story. His original version of the story was adapted as an audio drama by [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]], titled ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' and released in June 2023.


Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', by virtue of which he wrote himself into the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. It was officially untitled, but came to have the name ''[[The Meeting]]''.
Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', by virtue of which he wrote himself into the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. It was officially untitled, but came to have the name ''[[The Meeting (short story)|The Meeting]]''.
 
== Credits ==
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
* ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]''
* ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''
 
=== Novels ===
==== Target novelisations ====
* ''[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|The Aztecs]]''
* ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]''
* ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]''
 
=== Short Stories ===
==== Doctor Who Magazine ====
* ''[[The Meeting (short story)|The Meeting]]''
* ''[[Who Discovered America? (short story)|Who Discovered America?]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== The Lost Stories ====
* ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' (adapted by [[Jonathan Morris]])


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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Revision as of 02:09, 9 June 2023

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John Lucarotti (20 May 1926-20 November 1994[1]) wrote the screenplays for the Doctor Who stories Marco Polo, The Aztecs, and The Massacre. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories: Marco Polo, The Aztecs, and The Massacre. Of the three serials he wrote for the series, only The Aztecs survived destruction, with Marco Polo and The Massacre no longer existing in the BBC Archives, and neither of them containing one frame of footage.

Lucarotti also wrote the original script for the Doctor Who story The Ark in Space but was unable to do a rewrite because he was living on a boat in Corsica at the time. Robert Holmes did extensive rewrites and was credited with the story. His original version of the story was adapted as an audio drama by Big Finish, titled The Ark and released in June 2023.

Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural Brief Encounter short story to Doctor Who Magazine, by virtue of which he wrote himself into the Doctor Who universe. It was officially untitled, but came to have the name The Meeting.

Credits

Television

Doctor Who

Novels

Target novelisations

Short Stories

Doctor Who Magazine

Audio

The Lost Stories

External links

Footnotes

  1. Lucarotti, John. Science Fiction Encyclopedia (8 November 2016). Retrieved on 13 December 2016.