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'''John Lucarotti''' ([[20 May (people)|20 May]] [[1926 (people)|1926]] - [[20 November (people)|20 November]] [[1994 (people)|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lucarotti_john|title=Lucarotti, John|date of source=8 November 2016|website name=Science Fiction Encyclopedia|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>) wrote the screenplays for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]''. Of the three serials he wrote for the series, only ''The Aztecs'' survived destruction, with ''Marco Polo'' and ''The Massacre'' no longer existing in the BBC Archives, and neither of them containing one frame of footage. | '''John Lucarotti''' ([[20 May (people)|20 May]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]-[[20 November (people)|20 November]] [[1994 (people)|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lucarotti_john|title=Lucarotti, John|date of source=8 November 2016|website name=Science Fiction Encyclopedia|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>) wrote the screenplays for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]''. Of the three serials he wrote for the series, only ''The Aztecs'' survived destruction, with ''Marco Polo'' and ''The Massacre'' no longer existing in the BBC Archives, and neither of them containing one frame of footage. | ||
Lucarotti also wrote the original script for the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' but was unable to do a rewrite because he was living on a boat in Corsica at the time. [[Robert Holmes]] did extensive rewrites and was credited with the story. His original version of the story was adapted as an audio drama by Big Finish, titled ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' and released in June 2023. | Lucarotti also wrote the original script for the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' but was unable to do a rewrite because he was living on a boat in Corsica at the time. [[Robert Holmes]] did extensive rewrites and was credited with the story. His original version of the story was adapted as an audio drama by [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]], titled ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' and released in June 2023. | ||
Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', by virtue of which he wrote himself into the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. It was officially untitled, but came to have the name ''[[The Meeting (short story)|The Meeting]]''. | Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', by virtue of which he wrote himself into the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. It was officially untitled, but came to have the name ''[[The Meeting (short story)|The Meeting]]''. | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 8 June 2023
- You may be looking for his in-universe counterpart.
John Lucarotti (20 May 1926-20 November 1994[1]) wrote the screenplays for the Doctor Who stories Marco Polo, The Aztecs, and The Massacre. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories: Marco Polo, The Aztecs, and The Massacre. Of the three serials he wrote for the series, only The Aztecs survived destruction, with Marco Polo and The Massacre no longer existing in the BBC Archives, and neither of them containing one frame of footage.
Lucarotti also wrote the original script for the Doctor Who story The Ark in Space but was unable to do a rewrite because he was living on a boat in Corsica at the time. Robert Holmes did extensive rewrites and was credited with the story. His original version of the story was adapted as an audio drama by Big Finish, titled The Ark and released in June 2023.
Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural Brief Encounter short story to Doctor Who Magazine, by virtue of which he wrote himself into the Doctor Who universe. It was officially untitled, but came to have the name The Meeting.
Credits
Television
Doctor Who
Novels
Target novelisations
Short Stories
Doctor Who Magazine
Audio
The Lost Stories
- The Ark (adapted by Jonathan Morris)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lucarotti, John. Science Fiction Encyclopedia (8 November 2016). Retrieved on 13 December 2016.
