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{{you may|Terrance Dicks|n1= the real individual}}'''Terrance Dicks''' was an [[author]] and [[writer]] for the [[Doctor Who (N-Space)|''Doctor Who'' series]] in the [[20th century]]. | '''Terrance Dicks''' was an [[author]] and [[writer]] for the [[Doctor Who (N-Space)|''Doctor Who'' series]] in the [[20th century]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
After a [[Doctor Who fan (U.N.I.T. On Call)|''Doctor Who'' fan]] managed to contact [[1970s]] [[UNIT]] and discussed [[2020]] with the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], Terrance Dicks, also on the UNIT line, complimented the Doctor, Jo and the Brigadier's wise words and then called for a round of [[tea]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'') | After a [[Doctor Who fan (U.N.I.T. On Call)|''Doctor Who'' fan]] managed to contact [[1970s]] [[UNIT]] and discussed [[2020]] with the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], Terrance Dicks, also on the UNIT line, complimented the Doctor, Jo and the Brigadier's wise words and then called for a round of [[tea]]. He also came up with an idea for a ''Doctor Who'' story, "who's for a brew", and he wrote it down, intending to show it to [[Barry Letts (U.N.I.T. On Call)|Barry]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'') | ||
He wrote [[150 (number)|one-hundred and fifty]] [[Target Books (Bafflement and Devotion)|novelisations]], all of which were once owned by [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|Paul Magrs]]. | He wrote [[150 (number)|one-hundred and fifty]] [[Target Books (Bafflement and Devotion)|novelisations]], all of which were once owned by [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|Paul Magrs]]. ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (in-universe)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'' was one of these novelisations, and it heavily contradicted another novelisation, ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', at least by the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s viewpoint. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'') Another novelisation written by Dicks was ''[[The Three Doctors (book)|The Three Doctors]]'', which, in the draft of a story by [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|Paul Magrs]], [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|one]] of the characters compared [[Omega]] and the [[anti-matter universe]] to the [[Terrance (Enter Wildthyme)|plastic armed owner]] of the [[Great Big Book Exchange]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Great Big Book Exchange (short story)|The Great Big Book Exchange]]'') | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
There was once a "[[Terrance Dicks Library]]" located in [[St Luke's University]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'') | There was once a "[[Terrance Dicks Library]]" located in [[St Luke's University]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The "novelisations" that Terrance wrote are clearly intended to be [[Target novelisation]]s, however this isn't explicitly stated in [[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)| | * The "novelisations" that Terrance wrote are clearly intended to be [[Target novelisation]]s, however this isn't explicitly stated in ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]''. In the real world, Dicks was credited on 38 of the around 150 original titles, still far more than any other writer in the range. | ||
* Dicks made a vocal cameo in [[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'', voiced by [[Jon Culshaw]]. | * Dicks made a vocal cameo in [[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'', voiced by [[Jon Culshaw]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 30 March 2023
- You may be looking for the real individual.
Terrance Dicks was an author and writer for the Doctor Who series in the 20th century.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
After a Doctor Who fan managed to contact 1970s UNIT and discussed 2020 with the Third Doctor, Jo Grant and the Brigadier, Terrance Dicks, also on the UNIT line, complimented the Doctor, Jo and the Brigadier's wise words and then called for a round of tea. He also came up with an idea for a Doctor Who story, "who's for a brew", and he wrote it down, intending to show it to Barry. (WC: U.N.I.T. On Call)
He wrote one-hundred and fifty novelisations, all of which were once owned by Paul Magrs. Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child was one of these novelisations, and it heavily contradicted another novelisation, Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks, at least by the Eighth Doctor's viewpoint. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion) Another novelisation written by Dicks was The Three Doctors, which, in the draft of a story by Paul Magrs, one of the characters compared Omega and the anti-matter universe to the plastic armed owner of the Great Big Book Exchange. (PROSE: The Great Big Book Exchange)
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
There was once a "Terrance Dicks Library" located in St Luke's University. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The "novelisations" that Terrance wrote are clearly intended to be Target novelisations, however this isn't explicitly stated in Bafflement and Devotion. In the real world, Dicks was credited on 38 of the around 150 original titles, still far more than any other writer in the range.
- Dicks made a vocal cameo in WC: U.N.I.T. On Call, voiced by Jon Culshaw.
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