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Paul Cornell was responsible for several additions to the Doctor Who universe other than Bernice Summerfield. He also created [[Wolsey|Wolsey the cat]] ''"A friend of mine has cat called Wolsey, and I wanted there to be a cat in the TARDIS, and I put it to Peter Darvill-Evans and Co. And they said No no no. And then a few nights latter at a nice drinking session [[Rebecca Levene|Rebecca]] said, 'Thish cat Poll, Thish cat Wolsey, we'll av im we'll av im'."'' <ref>[http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue3/interview3.html Interview with Paul Cornell conducted by Nathan Bottomley at the March Tavern, Australian Museum Hotel, Sydney, 3rd March 1995]</ref> | Paul Cornell was responsible for several additions to the Doctor Who universe other than Bernice Summerfield. He also created [[Wolsey|Wolsey the cat]] ''"A friend of mine has cat called Wolsey, and I wanted there to be a cat in the TARDIS, and I put it to Peter Darvill-Evans and Co. And they said No no no. And then a few nights latter at a nice drinking session [[Rebecca Levene|Rebecca]] said, 'Thish cat Poll, Thish cat Wolsey, we'll av im we'll av im'."'' <ref>[http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue3/interview3.html Interview with Paul Cornell conducted by Nathan Bottomley at the March Tavern, Australian Museum Hotel, Sydney, 3rd March 1995]</ref> | ||
He also wrote [[ | He also wrote ''[[Father's Day]]'' for the 2005 series of Doctor Who, and adapted his novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' into the two-part ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''/''[[The Family of Blood]]'' for the 2006 series. Both were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, though he lost out both times to fellow Who scribe [[Steven Moffat]]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:41, 21 October 2009
Paul Cornell is an author, who is notable for creating Bernice Summerfield in his novel Love and War. He has written several New Adventures and edited several Bernice Summerfield anthologies for Big Finish. He is also co-author of The Avengers Programme Guide.
Paul Cornell was responsible for several additions to the Doctor Who universe other than Bernice Summerfield. He also created Wolsey the cat "A friend of mine has cat called Wolsey, and I wanted there to be a cat in the TARDIS, and I put it to Peter Darvill-Evans and Co. And they said No no no. And then a few nights latter at a nice drinking session Rebecca said, 'Thish cat Poll, Thish cat Wolsey, we'll av im we'll av im'." [1]
He also wrote Father's Day for the 2005 series of Doctor Who, and adapted his novel Human Nature into the two-part Human Nature/The Family of Blood for the 2006 series. Both were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, though he lost out both times to fellow Who scribe Steven Moffat.
Bibliography
Doctor Who Novels
Other Doctor Who Novels
Other Doctor Who Productions
Bernice Summerfield Novels
Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures
Short Stories
Doctor Who TV Stories
Reference books
Big Finish Audios
Doctor Who Audios
- The Shadow of the Scourge
- Seasons of Fear (with Caroline Symcox)
- Circular Time (with Mike Maddox)
- The 100 Days of the Doctor (100)
Bernice Summerfield Audios
As Editor
Short Trips
External Links
- Interview with Paul Cornell, 3rd March 1995, which appeared in Broadsword issue three
- Interview with Paul Cornell, 1999, which appeared in issue 3 of The Curse magazine
- Interview with Paul Cornell, 01, January 2004, on BBC - Doctor Who website
- TSV 43 Four Writers, One Discussion - Andy Lane, Paul Cornell, Steven Moffat & David Bishop By Guy Blythman
Footnotes
