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|birth date = [[21 March (people)|21 March]] [[1915 (people)|1915]] | |birth date = [[21 March (people)|21 March]] [[1915 (people)|1915]] | ||
|death date = [[13 October (people)|13 October]] [[1997 (people)|1997]] | |death date = [[13 October (people)|13 October]] [[1997 (people)|1997]] | ||
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'''Ian Stuart Black''' (born [[21 March (people)|21 March]] [[1915 (people)|1915]], [[London]], died [[13 October (people)|13 October]] [[1997 (people)|1997]], Sidmouth, [[Devon]]<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-ian-stuart-black-1293894.html The Independent]</ref>) [[writer|wrote]] several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories. Of the three serials Black wrote for the show, ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' is the only one to not be completely missing. | '''Ian Stuart Black''' (born [[21 March (people)|21 March]] [[1915 (people)|1915]], [[London]], died [[13 October (people)|13 October]] [[1997 (people)|1997]], Sidmouth, [[Devon]]<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-ian-stuart-black-1293894.html The Independent]</ref>) [[writer|wrote]] several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories. Of the three serials Black wrote for the show, ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' is the only one to not be completely missing. | ||
== Life and Career == | |||
Though born in London, Black was “a [[Scotland|Scot]] through and through.”<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-ian-stuart-black-1293894.html The Independent]</ref> Before ''Doctor Who'', he had served as a staff writer for The Rank Organisation, which was one of the biggest film companies of its time.<ref>[https://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv54/ianstuartblack.html NZDWFC]</ref> | |||
== DWU Bibliography == | |||
== Bibliography == | |||
=== ''Doctor Who'' TV stories === | === ''Doctor Who'' TV stories === | ||
* ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'' | * ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'' | ||
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* ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'' | * ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'' | ||
He novelised all three of his stories. | He novelised all three of his stories for [[Target Books]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]] | [[Category:Doctor Who television writers]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 3 November 2024
Ian Stuart Black (born 21 March 1915, London, died 13 October 1997, Sidmouth, Devon[1]) wrote several Doctor Who television stories. Of the three serials Black wrote for the show, The War Machines is the only one to not be completely missing.
Life and Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Though born in London, Black was “a Scot through and through.”[2] Before Doctor Who, he had served as a staff writer for The Rank Organisation, which was one of the biggest film companies of its time.[3]
DWU Bibliography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who TV stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Savages
- The War Machines (based on an idea by Kit Pedler)
- The Macra Terror
He novelised all three of his stories for Target Books.
