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'''Stephen Cole''' (who as published some work under the [[pseudonym]] '''Tara Samms''') is an author of science fiction and children's novels. He was in charge of merchandising at BBC Enterprises between [[1997]] and [[1999]], deciding which stories should be released on video. He was also range editor of the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]], and commissioned [[Lawrence Miles]]'s ''[[Alien Bodies]]''.
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|non dwu        = ''Young James Bond'', ''Z. Rex'', ''The Slime Squad'', ''Astrosuars'', ''Cows in Action'', ''Blake's 7''
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'''Stephen Cole''', who has also published work under the [[pseudonym]]s '''Michael Collier''',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/SteveColeBooks/status/783570553277931521 |title= @SteveColeBooks |author= |date of source=5 October 2016 |website name=[[Twitter]] |accessdate=5 October 2016 |quote=BBC Books boss insisted I had to write under pseudonym; Mike lent his name, old uni friend, now journo & novelist in Latvia}}</ref> '''Tara Samms, Andrew Miller '''and '''Paul Grice''' (born [[1971 (people)|1971]]<ref>[https://peoplepill.com/people/stephen-cole-1/ People Pill]</ref>) is an author of science fiction and children's novels. He was in charge of merchandising at BBC Enterprises between 1997 and 1999, deciding which stories should be released on video. He was also range editor of [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] and the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]], for which he commissioned [[Lawrence Miles]]'s ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''.


==Works==
He wrote the script for the home video ''[[Ian Chesterton: An Introduction (home video)|Ian Chesterton: An Introduction]]''.
===Prose fiction===
====Doctor Who Novels====
====[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]====
*''[[Parallel 59]]'' (with [[Natalie Dallaire]])
*''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'' (with [[Peter Anghelides]])
*''[[Vanishing Point]]''
*''[[Timeless]]''
*''[[To the Slaughter]]''


====[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]====
He is perhaps most famous for his book series ''Astrosaurs''. More recently, he succeeded Charlie Higson as the author of the James Bond spin-off book series, ''Young Bond'', on which he is credited as '''Steve Cole'''.
*''[[The Shadow in the Glass]]'' (with [[Justin Richards]])
*''[[Ten Little Aliens]]''


====[[BBC Ninth Doctor Adventures]]====
He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
*''[[The Monsters Inside]]''


====[[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]====
Not to be confused with the Canadian author of the same name.
*''[[The Feast of the Drowned]]''
*''[[The Art of Destruction]]''
*''[[Sting of the Zygons]]''


====Bernice Summerfield Novels====
== Writing Credits ==
====[[Big Finish - Bernice Summerfield Series|Big Finish - Bernice Summerfield Novels]]====
=== Novels ===
*''[[The Gods of the Underworld]]''
==== BBC Novelisations ====
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (BBC Books novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' (with [[Frazer Hines]] and [[Mike Tucker]])


===Audio Dramas===
==== BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
====[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas]]====
* ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]'' (as [[Michael Collier]])
*''[[The Land of the Dead]]''
* ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]'' (as [[Michael Collier]])
*''[[The Apocalypse Element]]''
* ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]'' (with [[Natalie Dallaire]])
*''[[The Wormery]]'' (with [[Paul Magrs]])
* ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'' (with [[Peter Anghelides]])
*''[[Square One]]''
* ''[[Vanishing Point (novel)|Vanishing Point]]''
*''[[Spirit]]''
* ''[[Timeless (novel)|Timeless]]''
* ''[[To the Slaughter (novel)|To the Slaughter]]''


====Gallifrey Audio Dramas====
==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ====
*''[[Fractures]]''
* ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'' (with [[Justin Richards]])
* ''[[Ten Little Aliens (novel)|Ten Little Aliens]]''


====[[Big Finish - Bernice Summerfield Series]]====
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
*''[[The Plague Herds of Excelis]]''
* ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]''
*''[[The Dance of the Dead]]''
* ''[[The Feast of the Drowned (novel)|The Feast of the Drowned]]''
*''[[The Relics of Jegg-Sau]]''
* ''[[The Art of Destruction (novel)|The Art of Destruction]]''
* ''[[Sting of the Zygons (novel)|Sting of the Zygons]]''
* ''[[Combat Magicks (novel)|Combat Magicks]]''
* ''[[At Childhood's End (novel)|At Childhood's End]]'' (with [[Sophie Aldred]] and [[Mike Tucker]])


====Other Big Finish Audio Dramas====
==== The Darksmith Legacy ====
*''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]''
* ''[[The Vampire of Paris (novel)|The Vampire of Paris]]''


===Audiobooks===
==== Time Lord Victorious ====
====The Sarah Jane Adventures audio books====
* ''[[The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel)|The Knight, The Fool and The Dead]]''
*''[[The Glittering Storm]]'')


==Works as Tara Samms==
==== Bernice Summerfield novels ====
===Prose fiction===
* ''[[The Gods of the Underworld (novel)|The Gods of the Underworld]]''
====[[Telos Doctor Who Novella]]====
*''[[Frayed]]''


====Short Stories====
=== Short Stories ===
=====[[Short Trips]]=====
==== Doctor Who Files ====
*''[[Glass]]''
* ''[[The Hero Factor (short story)|The Hero Factor]]''
*''[[Totem]]''
* ''[[The Final Darkness (short story)|The Final Darkness]]''
*''[[Monsters]]''
*''[[Distance]]''
*''[[Face-Painter]]''
*''[[Mordieu]]''
*''[[Separation]]''
*''[[Angel (short story)|Angel]]''


[[Category:Prose writers|Cole, Stephen]]
==== Classified! A Confidential 3-D Dossier ====
[[Category:Audio writers|Cole, Stephen]]
* ''[[+ + Classified + + Special Intelligence File Alpha Zero (short story)|+ + Classified + + Special Intelligence File Alpha Zero]]''
* ''[[+ + Classified + + Subject for Observation: The Doctor (short story)|+ + Classified + + Subject for Observation: The Doctor]]''
* ''[[+ + Classified + + Subject for Observation: Rose Tyler (short story)|+ + Classified + + Subject for Observation: Rose Tyler]]''
* ''[[Case File A01 (short story)|Case File A01]]''
* ''[[Case File A02 (short story)|Case File A02]]''
* ''[[Case File A03 (short story)|Case File A03]]''
* ''[[Case File A04 (short story)|Case File A04]]''
* ''[[Case File A05 (short story)|Case File A05]]''
* ''[[Case File A06 (short story)|Case File A06]]''
* ''[[Case File A07 (short story)|Case File A07]]''
* ''[[Case File A08 (short story)|Case File A08]]''
* ''[[Case File A09 (short story)|Case File A09]]''
* ''[[Case File A10 (short story)|Case File A10]]''
* ''[[Case File A11 (short story)|Case File A11]]''
* ''[[Case File A12 (short story)|Case File A12]]''
* ''[[Case File A13 (short story)|Case File A13]]''
* ''[[Memorandum (short story)|Memorandum]]''
 
==== The Target Storybook ====
* ''[[We Can't Stop What's Coming (short story)|We Can't Stop What's Coming]]''
 
==== Star Tales ====
* ''[[Who-Dini? (short story)|Who-Dini?]]''
 
==== Ten Days of Christmas ====
* ''[[Under Control (short story)|Under Control]]''
* ''[[Saviour (short story)|Saviour]]''
* ''[[Not a Creature Was Stirring (short story)|Not a Creature Was Stirring]]''
* ''[[Life in Oils (short story)|Life in Oils]]''
* ''[[The Christmas Blessing (short story)|The Christmas Blessing]]''
* ''[[The Eternal Present (short story)|The Eternal Present]]''
* ''[[Gifts from Afar (short story)|Gifts from Afar]]''
* ''[[The Big Store (short story)|The Big Store]]''
* ''[[Dark Waters (short story)|Dark Waters]]''
* ''[[Into Control (short story)|Into Control]]''
 
==== Iris Wildthyme ====
* ''[[Beguine (short story)|Beguine]]'' (in ''[[Wildthyme on Top (anthology)|Wildthyme on Top]]'')
* ''[[Only Living Girls (short story)|Only Living Girls]]'' (in ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus (anthology)|Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]]'')
* ''[[The Heart Pendulums (short story)|The Heart Pendulums]]'' (in ''[[Wild Thymes on the 22 (anthology)|Wild Thymes on the 22]]'')
 
==== The Adventures Before ====
 
* ''[[The Roots of Evil (2024 short story)|The Roots of Evil]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Land of the Dead (audio story)|The Land of the Dead]]''
* ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]''
* ''[[The Wormery (audio story)|The Wormery]]'' (with [[Paul Magrs]])
* ''[[Fitz's Story (audio story)|Fitz's Story]]''
* ''[[The Whispering Forest (audio story)|The Whispering Forest]]''
* ''[[Kiss of Death (audio story)|Kiss of Death]]''
* ''[[Masquerade (audio story)|Masquerade]]''
* ''[[Alien Heart (audio story)|Alien Heart]]''
 
==== Gallifrey ====
* ''[[Square One (Gallifrey audio story)|Square One]]''
* ''[[Spirit (audio story)|Spirit]]''
* ''[[Fractures (audio story)|Fractures]]''
 
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Plague Herds of Excelis (audio story)|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Plague Herds of Excelis]]''
* ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dance of the Dead (audio story)|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dance of the Dead]]''
* ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau]]''
* ''[[Many Happy Returns (audio story)|Many Happy Returns]]''
 
==== Iris Wildthyme ====
* ''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme (audio story)|The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]''
 
=== Audiobooks ===
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
* ''[[The Ring of Steel (audio story)|The Ring of Steel]]''
 
==== The Sarah Jane Adventures ====
* ''[[The Glittering Storm (audio story)|The Glittering Storm]]''
* ''[[The Ghost House (audio story)|The Ghost House]]''
 
=== Comics ===
==== Doctor Who: Battles in Time ====
* ''[[Growing Terror (comic story)|Growing Terror]]''
* ''[[Hyperstar Rising (comic story)|Hyperstar Rising]]''
* ''[[Death Race Five Billion (comic story)|Death Race Five Billion]]''
* ''[[The Macrobe Menace (comic story)|The Macrobe Menace]]''
* ''[[The Hunt of Doom (comic story)|The Hunt of Doom]]''
* ''[[Reunion of Fear (comic story)|Reunion of Fear]]''
* ''[[Wrath of the Warrior (comic story)|Wrath of the Warrior]]''
* ''[[The Screaming Prison (comic story)|The Screaming Prison]]''
* ''[[Force and Fury (comic story)|Force and Fury]]''
* ''[[Warriors' Revenge (comic story)|Warriors' Revenge]]''
* ''[[Head Start (comic story)|Head Start]]''
* ''[[The Millennium Blag (comic story)|The Millennium Blag]]''
* ''[[Second Wave (comic story)|Second Wave]]''
* ''[[Operation Lock-up (comic story)|Operation Lock-up]]''
* ''[[Crime After Crime (comic story)|Crime After Crime]]''
* ''[[Dusty Death (comic story)|Dusty Death]]''
* ''[[Cold Assassin (comic story)|Cold Assassin]]''
* ''[[Designs of the Dust (comic story)|Designs of the Dust]]''
* ''[[A Suitable Showdown (comic story)|A Suitable Showdown]]''
* ''[[Carnage Zoo (comic story)|Carnage Zoo]]''
* ''[[Flight and Fury (comic story)|Flight and Fury]]''
* ''[[The Living Ghosts (comic story)|The Living Ghosts]]''
* ''[[Extermination of the Daleks (comic story)|Extermination of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[The House at the End of the World (comic story)|The House at the End of the World]]''
* ''[[The End (comic story)|The End]]''
 
==== Doctor Who annual ====
* ''[[Into Control (comic story)|Into Control]]''
 
== Writing Credits as Tara Samms ==
=== Novels ===
==== Telos Doctor Who novellas ====
* ''[[Frayed (novel)|Frayed]]''
 
=== Short Stories ===
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]]'')
* ''[[Totem (short story)|Totem]]'' (in ''[[More Short Trips]]'')
* ''[[Monsters (short story)|Monsters]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]'')
* ''[[Distance (short story)|Distance]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Companions]]'')
* ''[[Face-Painter (short story)|Face-Painter]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]]'')
* ''[[Mordieu (short story)|Mordieu]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: The Muses]]'')
* ''[[Separation (short story)|Separation]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: 2040]]'')
* ''[[Evergreen (short story)|Evergreen]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury]]'')
* ''[[Angel (short story)|Angel]]'' (in ''[[Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins]]'')
 
== Writing Credits as Michael Collier ==
=== Novels ===
==== BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]''
* ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Out of the Darkness ====
* ''[[Vigil (audio story)|Vigil]]''
 
== Post-production credits ==
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Wormery (audio story)|The Wormery]]'' - music (with [[Jason Loborik]])
 
==  External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406223040/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13698.shtml BBC.co.uk website interview with Stephen Cole, 01 January 2004] <!-- Link broken-->
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041105001347/http://gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=cole Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: '''Stephen Cole''' (archived)]
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{NameSort}}
 
[[fr:Stephen Cole]]
[[Category:The Sarah Jane Adventures audio writers]]
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield novelists]]
[[Category:Doctor Who short story writers]]
[[Category:Reference writers]]
[[Category:Comic writers]]
[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]]
[[Category:Main Range writers]]
[[Category:IW audio writers]]
[[Category:Gallifrey audio series writers]]
[[Category:BFBS audio writers]]
[[Category:Excelis Saga writers]]
[[Category:NSA audio writers]]
[[Category:NSA novelists]]
[[Category:TDL novelists]]
[[Category:Telos Doctor Who novelists]]
[[Category:Iris Wildthyme short story writers]]
[[Category:Behind the Sofa contributors]]
[[Category:Big Finish producers]]
[[Category:Doctor Who novelists]]
[[Category:Time Lord Victorious writers]]
[[Category:Big Finish post production]]
[[Category:Doctor Who novelisation writers]]

Latest revision as of 11:58, 10 October 2024

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Stephen Cole, who has also published work under the pseudonyms Michael Collier,[1] Tara Samms, Andrew Miller and Paul Grice (born 1971[2]) is an author of science fiction and children's novels. He was in charge of merchandising at BBC Enterprises between 1997 and 1999, deciding which stories should be released on video. He was also range editor of BBC Past Doctor Adventures and the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures, for which he commissioned Lawrence Miles's Alien Bodies.

He wrote the script for the home video Ian Chesterton: An Introduction.

He is perhaps most famous for his book series Astrosaurs. More recently, he succeeded Charlie Higson as the author of the James Bond spin-off book series, Young Bond, on which he is credited as Steve Cole.

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

Not to be confused with the Canadian author of the same name.

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

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

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

The Darksmith Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Time Lord Victorious[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Doctor Who Files[[edit] | [edit source]]

Classified! A Confidential 3-D Dossier[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Ten Days of Christmas[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

The Adventures Before[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Gallifrey[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

The Sarah Jane Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who: Battles in Time[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who annual[[edit] | [edit source]]

Writing Credits as Tara Samms[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Telos Doctor Who novellas[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Writing Credits as Michael Collier[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Out of the Darkness[[edit] | [edit source]]

Post-production credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ @SteveColeBooks. Twitter (5 October 2016). Retrieved on 5 October 2016. “BBC Books boss insisted I had to write under pseudonym; Mike lent his name, old uni friend, now journo & novelist in Latvia”
  2. ↑ People Pill
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