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'''John Lucarotti''' ([[20th May]] [[1926]]-[[20th November]] [[1994]]) wrote the screenplays ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories (see [[Marco Polo (novelisation)|''Marco Polo (novelisation)'']], [[The Aztecs (novelisation)|''The Aztecs (novelisation)'']] and [[The Massacre (novelisation)|''The Massacre (novelisation)'']].) | '''John Lucarotti''' ([[20th May]] [[1926]]-[[20th November]] [[1994]]) wrote the screenplays ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Aztecs]]'', and ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories (see [[Marco Polo (novelisation)|''Marco Polo (novelisation)'']], [[The Aztecs (novelisation)|''The Aztecs (novelisation)'']] and [[The Massacre (novelisation)|''The Massacre (novelisation)'']].) | ||
Lucarotti also wrote the original script for [[DW]]: [[The Ark in Space | Lucarotti also wrote the original script for [[DW]]: ''[[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. | ||
Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural ''[[Brief Encounters]]'' 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]]''. | Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural ''[[Brief Encounters]]'' 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]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 05:00, 18 February 2011
John Lucarotti (20th May 1926-20th November 1994) wrote the screenplays Marco Polo, The Aztecs, and The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve. He later wrote the novelisations of all three stories (see Marco Polo (novelisation), The Aztecs (novelisation) and The Massacre (novelisation).)
Lucarotti also wrote the original script for DW: 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.
Late in his life, he also contributed the inaugural Brief Encounters 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.
