Gareth John Pritchard Roberts (born 1968) is a British television writer and novelist, best known for his work related to the science-fiction television series Doctor Who. He has also worked on various comedy series and soap operas. In the former genre, he has worked in collaboration with The Fast Show writer and performer Charlie Higson on the sitcom Swiss Toni, a spin-off from The Fast Show. He also collaborated with Higson on scripts for the second series of the re-make of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) for BBC One in 2001. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... It has been suggested that Scorchio be merged into this article or section. ... Charlie Higson (born, 1958 in Frome, Somerset) is an English actor and producer, an author, television writer and a comedian. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Swiss Toni is a fictional used-car dealer played by Charlie Higson, and also the title of a sitcom in which he is the main character. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) was a late-1960s British TV show about two private detectives. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... This article is about the year 2001. ...

In soap operas, Roberts has worked on some of the most popular programmes in that genre, including Channel 4's now-defunct Brookside as a scriptwriter (1999-2003), and as a story associate on ITV's Coronation Street in 1997. In 1998 he worked as a script editor on ITV's other long-running soap, Emmerdale, moving across to write several episodes himself the following year. Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... For other uses, see Brookside (disambiguation). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name popularly given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the network has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and its consistently highest-rating programme, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. It was created by Tony Warren and is produced by Granada Television (now branded ITV Productions), holder of the ITV franchise... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Script Editor is a program included with Mac OS that allows AppleScripts to be written, debugged, and ran. ... Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British television soap opera set in the fictional West Yorkshire village of the same name (known as Beckindale until 1994). ...

He has also contributed sketches to the Five sketch show Swinging, which began in September 2005. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the 1990s, Roberts was associated with the popular range of Doctor Who spin-off novels published by Virgin Books. He contributed several novels to both their New Adventures and Missing Adventures ranges of Doctor Who fiction. He also wrote some Cracker novelisations for Virgin. Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Virgin Books is the book publishing arm of Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. ... The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MAs in fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Cracker is the title of a television crime series in the United Kingdom, made by Granada Television for ITV and created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. ...

He continued to be associated with Doctor Who in the 2000s, writing the 2007 episode The Shakespeare Code and in addition penning several feature articles and comic strips for Doctor Who Magazine, co-writing audio plays and short stories based on the series with Clayton Hickman for Big Finish Productions, and in 2005 writing another Doctor Who novel, Only Human, based on the characters from the new series launched that year, for BBC Books' New Series Adventures range. A further novel, I am a Dalek, was released in 2006 and featured the Tenth Doctor. I am a Dalek is part of a Government "Quick Reads initiative". He also co-wrote The New Gods with Rebecca Levene, the first Tomorrow People audio drama for Big Finish. The Shakespeare Code is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... Clayton Hickman is a British writer, magazine editor and designer. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Only Human is a BBC Books original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... The Clockwise Man was the first volume in the New Series Adventures range. ... I am a Dalek is a BBC Books original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth and current incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Rebecca Levene is a British author and editor, best known for editing Virgins New Adventures series of original fiction Doctor Who novels. ... The Tomorrow People was a childrens science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price and produced by Thames Television for Britains ITV network between 1973 and 1979. ...

On December 25, 2005 a special 'interactive' mini-episode of Doctor Who written by Roberts, Attack of the Graske, was broadcast, and can now be accessed on the BBC website (only available to UK Broadband Users). Roberts also wrote a series of "TARDISODEs", short videos available online and via mobile phones promoting the 2006 series of Doctor Who, and has been commissioned to write an episode of the 2007 series of the main programme. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining for the year. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Attack of the Graske is a mini-episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... TARDISODEs are mini-episodes of the television programme Doctor Who, approximately 60 seconds long. ...

Roberts has co-written, with Russell T. Davies, the pilot episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures. Russell T. Davies, interviewed for the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential in 2005. ... The Sarah Jane Adventures is a forthcoming British childrens television series, produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, to star Elisabeth Sladen and created by Russell T. Davies. ...

Roberts studied drama at college and has also worked as a clerk at the Court of Appeal. Schematic of court system for England and Wales The United Kingdom does not have a single unified judicial system—England and Wales have one system, Scotland another, and Northern Ireland a third. ...

Bibliography

• The Highest Science (1993, Doctor Who New Adventure)
• Tragedy Day (1994, Doctor Who New Adventure)
• Zamper (1995, Doctor Who New Adventure)
• The Romance of Crime (1995, Doctor Who Missing Adventure)
• To be a Somebody (1996, Cracker novelisation)
• Best Boys (1996, Cracker novelisation)
• The English Way of Death (1996, Doctor Who Missing Adventure)
• The Plotters (1996, Doctor Who Missing Adventure)
• The Well-Mannered War (1997, Doctor Who Missing Adventure)
• Only Human (2005, Doctor Who New Series Adventure)
• I am a Dalek (2006 Doctor Who New Series Adventure)
• The Shakespeare Code (2007 TV episode)

Short stories in: The Highest Science is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Tragedy Day is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Zamper is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Romance of Crime is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MAs in fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Cracker is the title of a television crime series in the United Kingdom, made by Granada Television for ITV and created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. ... The English Way of Death is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Plotters is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Well-Mannered War is a Virgin Missing Adventures original novel written by Gareth Roberts based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Only Human is a BBC Books original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Clockwise Man was the first volume in the New Series Adventures range. ... I am a Dalek is a BBC Books original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Shakespeare Code is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

• Decalog 2: Lost Property (1995)
• Decalog 3: Consequences (1996)
• More Short Trips (1999)
• Short Trips and Sidesteps (2000)
• Short Trips: The Muses (2003)
• Doctor Who Annual 2006 (2005)
• The Doctor Who Storybook 2007 (2006)

The Virgin Decalog books were collections of short stories published by Virgin Publishing based on the television series Doctor Who: they gained their name from the fact that each volume contained ten stories (although the last two collections both contained eleven). ... The Virgin Decalog books were collections of short stories published by Virgin Publishing based on the television series Doctor Who: they gained their name from the fact that each volume contained ten stories (although the last two collections both contained eleven). ... The BBC Short Trips books were collections of short stories published by BBC Books based on the television series Doctor Who. ... The BBC Short Trips books were collections of short stories published by BBC Books based on the television series Doctor Who. ...

External links

• Gareth Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
• Outpost Gallifrey announces The Red Button Episode