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'''Paul Magrs''' (born [[12 November (people)|12 November]] [[1969 (people)|1969]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=14681 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) is a full-time author and former Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at [[Manchester Metropolitan University]], where he began work in 2004. He also formerly taught at the [[University of East Anglia]]. He did his PhD at the University of Lancaster.
'''Paul Magrs''' (born [[12 November (people)|12 November]] [[1969 (people)|1969]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=14681 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) is a full-time author and former Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at [[Manchester Metropolitan University]], where he began work in 2004. He also formerly taught at the [[University of East Anglia]]. He did his PhD at the University of Lancaster.


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He has contributed to several [[charity publication]]s. He was one of nine co-authors of [[Obverse Books]]' ''Doctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas'', and he wrote short stories for both ''A Target for Tommy'' and ''A Second Target for Tommy''. He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
He has contributed to several [[charity publication]]s. He was one of nine co-authors of [[Obverse Books]]' ''Doctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas'', and he wrote short stories for both ''A Target for Tommy'' and ''A Second Target for Tommy''. He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.


== Personal life ==
Paul Magrs lives in [[Levenshulme]] with his partner, author [[Jeremy Hoad]]. Jeremy was given co-writing credits on the novel ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'', in 1999. Paul also has a brother named [[Mark Magrs|Mark]].
Paul Magrs lives in [[Levenshulme]] with his partner, author [[Jeremy Hoad]]. Jeremy was given co-writing credits on the novel ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'', in 1999. Paul also has a brother named [[Mark Magrs|Mark]].


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[[Paul Cornell]] was a college classmate of Magrs. In his Virgin New Adventure ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', Cornell named a [[Paul Magrs (Love and War)|junior archaeologist]] in Bernice Summerfield's party after him.<ref>https://twitter.com/Paul_Cornell/status/1291710359426998273</ref>
[[Paul Cornell]] was a college classmate of Magrs. In his Virgin New Adventure ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', Cornell named a [[Paul Magrs (Love and War)|junior archaeologist]] in Bernice Summerfield's party after him.<ref>https://twitter.com/Paul_Cornell/status/1291710359426998273</ref>


Later, in ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'' Magrs introduced a closer to reality, quasi-biographical [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|version of himself]], which the real Magrs has used on [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion) - list of appearances|numerous occasions in many stories]].
Later, in ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'' Magrs introduced a closer to reality, quasi-biographical [[Paul Magrs (in-universe)|version of himself]], which the real Magrs has used on [[Paul Magrs (in-universe)/Appearances|numerous occasions in many stories]].


== Writer Credits ==
== Credits ==
=== Novels ===
=== Novels ===
==== BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
==== BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
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==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
* ''[[Sick Building (novel)|Sick Building]]''
* ''[[Sick Building (novel)|Sick Building]]''
==== BBC Children's Books ====
* ''[[The Return of Robin Hood (novel)|The Return of Robin Hood]]''
* ''[[Josephine and the Argonauts (novel)|Josephine and the Argonauts]]''


==== Snowbooks Ltd ====
==== Snowbooks Ltd ====
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==== Others ====
==== Others ====
* ''[[Modern Love (novel)|Modern Love]]''
* ''[[Modern Love (novel)|Modern Love]]''
* ''[[To the Devil — a Diva! (novel)|To the Devil — a Diva!]]''
* ''[[666 Charing Cross Road (novel)|666 Charing Cross Road]]''
* ''[[666 Charing Cross Road (novel)|666 Charing Cross Road]]''
* ''[[Mrs Danby and Company (novel)|Mrs Danby and Company]]''
* ''[[Mrs Danby and Company (novel)|Mrs Danby and Company]]''
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==== Iris Wildthyme ====
==== Iris Wildthyme ====
* ''[[Wildthyme on Top]]'' - ''[[Preface (short story)|Preface]]''
* ''[[Wildthyme on Top (anthology)|Wildthyme on Top]]'' - ''[[Preface (short story)|Preface]]''
* ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus (anthology)|Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]]'' - ''[[The Dreadful Flap (short story)|The Dreadful Flap]]''
* ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus (anthology)|Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]]'' - ''[[The Dreadful Flap (short story)|The Dreadful Flap]]''
* ''[[The Panda Book of Horror]]'' - ''[[The Delightful Bag (short story)|The Delightful Bag]]''
* ''[[The Panda Book of Horror (anthology)|The Panda Book of Horror]]'' - ''[[The Delightful Bag (short story)|The Delightful Bag]]''
* ''[[Iris: Abroad]]'' - ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]''
* ''[[Iris: Abroad (anthology)|Iris: Abroad]]'' - ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]''
* ''[[Lady Stardust]]'' - ''[[Hang onto Yourself (short story)|Hang onto Yourself]]''
* ''[[Lady Stardust (anthology)|Lady Stardust]]'' - ''[[Hang onto Yourself (short story)|Hang onto Yourself]]''
* ''[[Iris: Fifteen]]'' - ''[[The Ninnies on Putney Common (short story)|The Ninnies on Putney Common]]''
* ''[[Iris: Fifteen (anthology)|Iris: Fifteen]]'' - ''[[The Ninnies on Putney Common (short story)|The Ninnies on Putney Common]]''


==== Fester Cat ====
==== Fester Cat ====
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* ''[[Excelis Dawns (audio story)|Excelis Dawns]]''
* ''[[Excelis Dawns (audio story)|Excelis Dawns]]''


==== The New Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
==== The Sixth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Mindless Ones (audio story)|The Mindless Ones]]''
 
==== The Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|Horror of Glam Rock]]''
* ''[[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|Horror of Glam Rock]]''
* ''[[The Zygon Who Fell to Earth (audio story)|The Zygon Who Fell to Earth]]''
* ''[[The Zygon Who Fell to Earth (audio story)|The Zygon Who Fell to Earth]]''
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* ''[[Bessie Come Home (audio story)|Bessie Come Home]]''
* ''[[Bessie Come Home (audio story)|Bessie Come Home]]''
* ''[[London, 1965 (audio story)|London, 1965]]''
* ''[[London, 1965 (audio story)|London, 1965]]''
* ''[[Sleeper Agents (audio story)|Sleeper Agents]]''
* ''[[The Penumbra Affair (audio story)|The Penumbra Affair]]''


==== Iris Wildthyme ====
==== Iris Wildthyme ====
* ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]''
* ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]''
* ''[[The Land of Wonder (audio story)|The Land of Wonder]]''
* ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Land of Wonder (audio story)|The Land of Wonder]]''
* ''[[Looking for a Friend (audio story)|Looking for a Friend]]''
* ''[[Looking for a Friend (audio story)|Looking for a Friend]]''


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==== BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama ====
==== BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama ====
* ''[[Imaginary Boys (audio story)|Imaginary Boys]]''
* ''[[Imaginary Boys (audio story)|Imaginary Boys]]''
==== The Brenda and Effie Mysteries ====
* ''[[The Woman in a Black Beehive (audio story)|The Woman in a Black Beehive]]''
* ''[[Bat Out of Hull (audio story)|Bat Out of Hull]]''
* ''[[Spicy Tea and Sympathy (audio story)|Spicy Tea and Sympathy]]''
* ''[[Brenda Has Risen from the Grave (audio story)|Brenda Has Risen from the Grave]]''
==== Mystery Lady ====
* ''[[Mystery Lady (audio story)|Mystery Lady]]''
==== ''CT of Death'' ====
* {{cs|Unknown (CT of Death audio story)|Unknown|noital=1}}


== Anthology Editor ==
== Anthology Editor ==
=== Big Finish New Worlds ===
=== Big Finish New Worlds ===
* ''[[Wildthyme on Top]]''
* ''[[Wildthyme on Top (anthology)|Wildthyme on Top]]''


=== Iris Wildthyme ===
=== Iris Wildthyme ===
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{twitter|paulmagrs}}
{{official website|lifeonmagrs.blogspot.com.br/|Official blog}}
{{official website|lifeonmagrs.blogspot.com.br/|Official blog}}
{{facebook|Paul-Magrs-195729220496879}}
{{facebook|Paul-Magrs-195729220496879}}
{{twitter|paulmagrs}}
{{youtube|channel=UC_VzMh6aUkQ1cMl-aTEimRw}}
{{youtube|channel=UC_VzMh6aUkQ1cMl-aTEimRw}}
* [http://docohosreviews.blogspot.com/2010/10/paul-magrs-q.html Doc Oho's Reviews: Paul Magrs Q&A]
* [http://docohosreviews.blogspot.com/2010/10/paul-magrs-q.html Doc Oho's Reviews: Paul Magrs Q&A]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091101182441/http://www.outpostskaro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92:toms-back-an-interview-with-paul-magrs&catid=62:interviews&Itemid=98 Tom's Back! An Interview with Paul Magrs]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091101182441/http://www.outpostskaro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92:toms-back-an-interview-with-paul-magrs&catid=62:interviews&Itemid=98 Tom's Back! An Interview with Paul Magrs]
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:The Sixth Doctor Adventures writers]]
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Paul Magrs (born 12 November 1969[1]) is a full-time author and former Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he began work in 2004. He also formerly taught at the University of East Anglia. He did his PhD at the University of Lancaster.

He created the character of Iris Wildthyme for his Phoenix Court series. He also created the planet Hyspero, which would have featured in his planned Tales of Hyspero series.

He has contributed to several charity publications. He was one of nine co-authors of Obverse Books' Doctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas, and he wrote short stories for both A Target for Tommy and A Second Target for Tommy. He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Paul Magrs lives in Levenshulme with his partner, author Jeremy Hoad. Jeremy was given co-writing credits on the novel The Blue Angel, in 1999. Paul also has a brother named Mark.

In the DWU[[edit] | [edit source]]

Paul Cornell was a college classmate of Magrs. In his Virgin New Adventure Love and War, Cornell named a junior archaeologist in Bernice Summerfield's party after him.[2]

Later, in Bafflement and Devotion Magrs introduced a closer to reality, quasi-biographical version of himself, which the real Magrs has used on numerous occasions in many stories.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Past Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Children's Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Snowbooks Ltd[[edit] | [edit source]]

The New Adventures of Iris Wildthyme[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fester Cat[[edit] | [edit source]]

The LORA Trilogy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Others[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Doctor Who Magazine[[edit] | [edit source]]

Storybooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tales of Terror[[edit] | [edit source]]

Star Tales[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Missy Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dalek[[edit] | [edit source]]

Build High for Happiness[[edit] | [edit source]]

Iris Wildthyme[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fester Cat[[edit] | [edit source]]

Twelve Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Resurrection Engines[[edit] | [edit source]]

Wilde Stories 2016 & Silver Jubilee[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Book of Extraordinary Amateur Sleuth and Private Eye Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Others[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Excelis Saga[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Hornets' Nest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Demon Quest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serpent Crest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Beyond the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Iris Wildthyme[[edit] | [edit source]]

Vince Cosmos[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Brenda and Effie Mysteries[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mystery Lady[[edit] | [edit source]]

CT of Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Anthology Editor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Big Finish New Worlds[[edit] | [edit source]]

Iris Wildthyme[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]