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|actor = }} | |actor = }}'''J.K. Rowling''', also known as '''Joanne Rowling''', was the author of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series of [[novel]]s. In [[2004]], she was among the VIP guests for the gala opening of the [[Tomorrow Window]]s exhibit at the [[Tate Modern]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'') | ||
'''J.K. Rowling''', also known as '''Joanne Rowling''', was the author of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series of [[novel]]s. In [[2004]], she was among the VIP guests for the gala opening of the [[Tomorrow Window]]s exhibit at the [[Tate Modern]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'') | |||
[[File:Expelliarmus! William Shakespeare Vs The Carrionites - Doctor Who - The Shakespeare Code - BBC|thumb|"Good old J.K.!" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')]] | [[File:Expelliarmus! William Shakespeare Vs The Carrionites - Doctor Who - The Shakespeare Code - BBC|thumb|"Good old J.K.!" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')]] | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] were fans of the Potter books, and the Doctor admitted to crying after reading the seventh volume. Later, when Potter's spell "expelliarmus" was given life in order to help [[William Shakespeare]] defeat the [[Carrionite]]s, the Doctor exclaimed, "Good old J.K.!" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') | The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] were fans of the Potter books, and the Doctor admitted to crying after reading the seventh volume. Later, when Potter's spell "expelliarmus" was given life in order to help [[William Shakespeare]] defeat the [[Carrionite]]s, the Doctor exclaimed, "Good old J.K.!" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'' her name is given as Joanne Rowling, the name used on the first publishing of the first Harry Potter book. In 2004, when ''The Tomorrow Windows'' was written and set, her married name was Joanne Murray and her pen-name was J.K. Rowling. | * In ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'' her name is given as Joanne Rowling, the name used on the first publishing of the first Harry Potter book. In 2004, when ''The Tomorrow Windows'' was written and set, her married name was Joanne Murray and her pen-name was J.K. Rowling. | ||
* In [[2005]] [[Russell T Davies]] asked Rowling to write for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' | * In [[2005]] [[Russell T Davies]] asked Rowling to write for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. She said she was "was amused by the suggestion but simply [didn't] have the time".<ref>[http://www.starswelove.com/scriptsphp/news.php?newsid=4514&cfrom=m_49 J.K. Rowling Turns Down 'Dr. Who']</ref> She was writing the sixth ''Harry Potter'' novel at the time. <ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/2005a.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): Rose]</ref> | ||
* In his 2008 autobiography, ''A Writer's Tale'', Davies reveals that he considered basing the 2008 Christmas special around a guest appearance by Rowling.<ref>[http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkEVpVulFwWJjUVlD&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle Doctor Who News Page - Davies Book Preview], accessed Sept. 18, 2008</ref> | * In his 2008 autobiography, ''A Writer's Tale'', Davies reveals that he considered basing the 2008 Christmas special around a guest appearance by Rowling.<ref>[http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkEVpVulFwWJjUVlD&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle Doctor Who News Page - Davies Book Preview], accessed Sept. 18, 2008</ref> | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
