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'''David Agnew''' was a [[pseudonym]] used by [[Graham Williams]] and other writers to write under.
'''David Agnew''' was a [[pseudonym]] employed by [[Graham Williams]] and others. The BBC in the late 1970's took a dim view as to [[Producer]]s and [[Script Editor]]s commissioning themselves, so when the occasion did arise, then-''[[Doctor Who]]'' Producer Williams disguised his actual authorship.  


*[[Douglas Adams]] co-wrote [[Shada (TV story)|Shada]] with then [[producer]] [[Graham Williams]] under the pseudonym David Agnew.
*[[Anthony Read]], (the [[Script Editor]], at that time) collaborated with Graham Williams on the scripts for ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', written at the last minute to replace a script by David Weir which would have proved too expensive to film.  
*[[Anthony Read]] collaborated with Graham Williams (as David Agnew) to write [[The Invasion of Time]].
 
* Douglas Adams and Graham Williams put together the final scripts for [[City of Death]] after [[David Fisher]]'s scripts didn't meet their approval, City of Death was credited to David Agnew.
*[[Douglas Adams]] (the then-current Script Editor) and Graham Williams on ''[[City of Death]]'' as a late replacement for [[David Fisher]]'s ''A Gamble With Time''.
 
*The same team of Douglas Adams and Graham Williams on ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''.
 
As a joke, the short story ''Special Occasions: 4. Playing with Toys'' also hsd the pseudonym David Agnew.  


[[Category:Doctor Who television writers|Agnew, David]]
[[Category:Doctor Who television writers|Agnew, David]]

Revision as of 12:42, 7 March 2008

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David Agnew was a pseudonym employed by Graham Williams and others. The BBC in the late 1970's took a dim view as to Producers and Script Editors commissioning themselves, so when the occasion did arise, then-Doctor Who Producer Williams disguised his actual authorship.

  • Anthony Read, (the Script Editor, at that time) collaborated with Graham Williams on the scripts for The Invasion of Time, written at the last minute to replace a script by David Weir which would have proved too expensive to film.
  • The same team of Douglas Adams and Graham Williams on Shada.

As a joke, the short story Special Occasions: 4. Playing with Toys also hsd the pseudonym David Agnew.