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| image            = Dr. Matthew Sweet.jpg
| image            = Dr. Matthew Sweet.jpg
| job title        = [[Writer]], [[Documentary Maker]], [[Actor]]
| job title        = [[Writer]], Documentary maker, [[Actor]]
| aka              =  
| birth date      = [[2 December (people)|2 December]] [[1969 (people)|1969]]
| time            = 2005-2006, 2008-2013, 2016-present
| job title        = [[writer]], [[presenter]]
| story            = [[#Bibliography|See below]]
| story            = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| non dwu          = ''The Culture Show'', ''British Film Forever'', ''Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies'', ''The Review Show'', ''The Story of British Pathe'', ''Timeshift'', ''The Many Faces of...'', ''Queen Victoria's Children'', ''Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matheew Sweet'', ''It Was Alright in the...'', ''Richard E. Grant on Ealing Comedies''
| time            = 2005-06, 2009-14, 2016-present
| non dwu          =  
| imdb            = 2286972
| imdb            = 2286972
| official site    =  
| official site    =  
| twitter          = DrMatthewSweet
| twitter          = DrMatthewSweet
|clip              = Who Created Doctor Who? - Me, You and Doctor Who - BBC
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'''Matthew Sweet''' (born [[2 December (people)|2 December]] [[1969 (people)|1969]] <ref>[https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1201474510811213824 Twitter]</ref>) is principally a British broadcaster and television critic. He has contributed to newspapers like {{wi|The Independent}} and various arms of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]. As he holds a doctorate in [[19th century]] {{w|sensation novel|sensation fiction}}, his opinion on that genre, and related ones, became valued by various British media outlets in the 21st century. He is also the author of various non-televised [[DWU]] stories.
'''Matthew Sweet''' is principally a British broadcaster and television critic. He has contributed to newspapers like {{wi|The Independent}} and various arms of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]. As he holds a doctorate in [[19th century]] {{w|sensation novel|sensation fiction}}, his opinion on that genre, and related ones, became valued by various British media outlets in the 21st century.


He is also the author of various non-televised [[DWU]] stories, including: ''[[Year of the Pig (audio story)|Year of the Pig]]'', ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]'', ''[[The Earwig Archipelago (short story)|The Earwig Archipelago]]'', ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'', ''[[Voyage to the New World (audio story)|Voyage to the New World]]'', ''[[Maurice (audio story)|Maurice]]'' and ''[[The Diet of Worms]]'', in which he also appeared as the Examiner.
This combination of specific experience with ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and a broad background in on-air literary criticism attracted the attention of several producers in the 2010s. He presented a radio programme on the history of the [[Doctor Who theme]] during the interval of the [[Doctor Who at the Proms (2010)]] concert on [[BBC Radio]] 3. He was asked to present several documentaries for the so-called "classic" range of ''Doctor Who'' DVDs — including ''[[Riverside Story (documentary)|Riverside Story]]'', ''[[One Hit Wonder (documentary)|One Hit Wonder]]'', and ''[[All's Wells That Ends Wells (documentary)|All's Wells That Ends Wells]]'' — as well as the very well-received 50th anniversary documentary, ''[[Me, You and Doctor Who]]'' the BBC's {{wi|The Culture Show}}. In the same year, along with [[Nicholas Briggs]], he was one of the on stage interviewers for the Doctor Who 50th Celebration Convention at the Excel Centre over the 50th Anniversary weekend. He also presented ''[[Doctor Who: The Wilderness Years (audio documentary)| The Wilderness Years]]'' for [[BBC Radio 4]].


This combination of specific experience with ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and a broad background in on-air literary criticism attracted the attention of several producers in the 2010s. He presented a radio programme on the history of the [[Doctor Who theme]] during the interval of the [[Doctor Who at the Proms (2010)]] concert on [[BBC Radio]] 3. He was asked to present several documentaries for the so-called "classic" range of ''Doctor Who'' DVDs — including ''[[Riverside Story]]'', ''[[One Hit Wonder]]'', and ''[[All's Wells That Ends Wells]]'' — as well as the very well-received 50th anniversary documentary, ''[[Me, You, and Doctor Who]]'' the BBC's {{wi|The Culture Show}}. In the same year, along with [[Nicholas Briggs]], he was one of the on stage interviewers for the Doctor Who 50th Celebration Convention at the Excel Centre over the 50th Anniversary weekend.
He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
 
He is also the host of the [[In Conversation]] series of interviews for ''[[The Collection]]'' Blu-ray box sets.
 
== Writing Credits ==
=== Short Stories ===
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]''
* ''[[The Earwig Archipelago (short story)|The Earwig Archipelago]]''
 
==== Anthologies ====
* ''[[The Shakespeare Notebooks (anthology)|The Shakespeare Notebooks]]''


He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
==== The Target Storybook ====
* ''[[The Clean Air Act (short story)|The Clean Air Act]]''
 
==== I Am the Master: Legends of the Renegade Time Lord ====
* ''[[The Master and Margarita (short story)|The Master and Margarita]]''


== Bibliography ==
=== Audio ===
=== Big Finish ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
==== Doctor Who Audio ====
* ''[[Year of the Pig (audio story)|Year of the Pig]]''
* ''[[Year of the Pig (audio story)|Year of the Pig]]''
* ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]''
* ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]''
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[Voyage to the New World (audio story)|Voyage to the New World]]''
* ''[[Voyage to the New World (audio story)|Voyage to the New World]]''


==== Doctor Who Short Trips ====
==== The Sixth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]''
* ''[[Broadway Belongs to Me! (audio story)|Broadway Belongs to Me!]]''
* ''[[The Earwig Archipelago (short story)|The Earwig Archipelago]]''
 
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[The Diet of Worms (audio story)|The Diet of Worms]]''


==== Jago & Litefoot ====
==== Jago & Litefoot ====
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* ''[[How The Other Half Lives (audio story)|How The Other Half Lives]]''
* ''[[How The Other Half Lives (audio story)|How The Other Half Lives]]''


=== Anthologies ===
== Acting Credits ==
* ''[[The Shakespeare Notebooks (anthology)|The Shakespeare Notebooks]]''
=== Webcasts ===
==== The Collection Blu-Ray Trailers ====
* ''[[The Promise (webcast)|The Promise]]'' - [[Seventh Doctor]] (uncredited)
 
=== Audio ===
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[The Diet of Worms (audio story)|The Diet of Worms]]'' - [[Examiner (The Diet of Worms)|Examiner]]


== Documentaries ==
== Presenting Credits ==
* ''[[Victoriana and Chinoiserie]]'' on ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
=== Documentaries ===
* ''[[Music Hall]]'' on ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Victoriana and Chinoiserie: References in "The Talons of Weng-Chiang" (documentary)|Victoriana and Chinoiserie]]'' on ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Limehouse - A Victorian Chinatown]]'' on ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Music Hall: The Talents of Ones who Sang (documentary)|Music Hall]]'' on ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Riverside Story]]'' on ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Limehouse: A Victorian Chinatown (documentary)|Limehouse - A Victorian Chinatown]]'' on ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[One Hit Wonder]]'' on ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Riverside Story (documentary)|Riverside Story]]'' on ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' [[DVD]] release
* ''[[All's Wells That Ends Wells]]'' on ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' [[DVD]] release
* ''[[One Hit Wonder (documentary)|One Hit Wonder]]'' on ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' [[DVD]] release
* ''[[People, Power and Puppetry]]'' on ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' [[DVD]] release
* ''[[All's Wells That Ends Wells (documentary)|All's Wells That Ends Wells]]'' on ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Cybermen - Extended Edition]]'' on ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[People, Power and Puppetry (documentary)|People, Power and Puppetry]]'' on ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Nice or Nasty: The Making of Vengeance on Varos]]'' on ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Cybermen: Extended Edition (documentary)|Cybermen: Extended Edition]]'' on ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Nice or Nasty? (documentary)|Nice or Nasty: The Making of Vengeance on Varos]]'' on ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' Special Edition [[DVD]] release
* ''[[Me, You and Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Me, You and Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who: The Wilderness Years (audio documentary)|The Wilderness Years]]'' for [[BBC Radio 4]]


== Acting Roles ==
== External links ==
=== Big Finish ===
{{imdb name|id=2286972}}
* ''[[The Diet of Worms (audio story)|The Diet of Worms]]'' as the [[Examiner (The Diet of Worms)|Examiner]]
 
== External link ==
{{imdb name|id=2286972}}  
{{twitter|drmatthewsweet}}
{{twitter|drmatthewsweet}}
{{NameSort}}
{{NameSort}}


== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Main Range writers]]
[[Category:Main Range writers]]
[[Category:Jago & Litefoot writers]]
[[Category:Jago & Litefoot writers]]
[[Category:BFBS audio writers]]
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[[Category:Special Releases writers]]
[[Category:Behind the Sofa contributors]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed the Seventh Doctor]]
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Matthew Sweet (born 2 December 1969 [1]) is principally a British broadcaster and television critic. He has contributed to newspapers like The Independent and various arms of the British Broadcasting Corporation. As he holds a doctorate in 19th century sensation fiction, his opinion on that genre, and related ones, became valued by various British media outlets in the 21st century. He is also the author of various non-televised DWU stories.

This combination of specific experience with Doctor Who and a broad background in on-air literary criticism attracted the attention of several producers in the 2010s. He presented a radio programme on the history of the Doctor Who theme during the interval of the Doctor Who at the Proms (2010) concert on BBC Radio 3. He was asked to present several documentaries for the so-called "classic" range of Doctor Who DVDs — including Riverside Story, One Hit Wonder, and All's Wells That Ends Wells — as well as the very well-received 50th anniversary documentary, Me, You and Doctor Who the BBC's The Culture Show. In the same year, along with Nicholas Briggs, he was one of the on stage interviewers for the Doctor Who 50th Celebration Convention at the Excel Centre over the 50th Anniversary weekend. He also presented The Wilderness Years for BBC Radio 4.

He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

He is also the host of the In Conversation series of interviews for The Collection Blu-ray box sets.

Writing Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]

Anthologies[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Target Storybook[[edit] | [edit source]]

I Am the Master: Legends of the Renegade Time Lord[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Sixth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jago & Litefoot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Acting Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Collection Blu-Ray Trailers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]

Presenting Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Documentaries[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]


Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Twitter
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