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== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
After his death, his estate licensed the Autons and the Sontarans for use in independent video spin-off productions by [[Reeltime Pictures]] and [[BBV Productions]], most notably for the ''[[Auton Trilogy]]'' and ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]''. Since 2005, the revived era of ''Doctor Who'' had brought back the Autons and the Sontarans in several episodes, beginning with [[Rose (TV story)|''Rose'']] and ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' respectively. One Sontaran, Commander [[Kaagh]], had featured in the [[Series 2 (SJA)|second series]] of the spin-off ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The first on-screen Sontaran, Commander [[Jingo Linx|Linx]], was mentioned in ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]''. | After his death, his estate licensed the Autons and the Sontarans for use in independent video spin-off productions by [[Reeltime Pictures]] and [[BBV Productions]], most notably for the ''[[Auton Trilogy]]'' and ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]''. Since 2005, the revived era of ''Doctor Who'' had brought back the Autons and the Sontarans in several episodes, beginning with [[Rose (TV story)|''Rose'']] and ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' respectively. One Sontaran, Commander [[Kaagh]], had featured in the [[Series 2 (SJA)|second series]] of the spin-off ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The first on-screen Sontaran, Commander [[Jingo Linx|Linx]], was mentioned in ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]''. | ||
As well as the Autons and the Sontarans featuring in several audio adventures for Big Finish Productions, the company had also created new stories for Robert's other creations, including the [[Wirrn]] and the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]]. | |||
In 2009, ''Doctor Who Magazine'' conducted a reader's poll that named Holmes' ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' the best ''Doctor Who'' story of all time. | In 2009, ''Doctor Who Magazine'' conducted a reader's poll that named Holmes' ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' the best ''Doctor Who'' story of all time. | ||
