Stephen Cole (born 1971) is an author of children's books and science fiction. He was also in charge of BBC Enterprises' merchandising of the BBC Television series Doctor Who between 1997 and 1999: this was a role which found him deciding on which stories should be released on video, authorising requests for licences to create merchandise, and acting as executive producer on the Big Finish Productions range of Doctor Who audio dramas. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. ... BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1932. ... This article is about the television series. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... This is a list of audio plays based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who produced by Big Finish Productions. ...

Cole was also the range editor of BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures and Past Doctor Adventures, taking over from the previous editor Nuala Buffini. Buffini had commissioned the first six books in the Eighth Doctor Adventures range, although one of these — Legacy of the Daleks — was held back for publication later on in the range to prevent two Dalek stories being published in consecutive months. This means that the first novel commissioned by Cole was actually the sixth published, Lawrence Miles' Alien Bodies. BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... The Eight Doctors was the first novel in the Eighth Doctor Adventures range. ... The Past Doctor Adventures (sometimes known by the abbreviation PDA or PDAs) are a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and published under the BBC Books imprint. ... The Eight Doctors was the first novel in the Eighth Doctor Adventures range. ... Legacy of the Daleks is an original novel written by John Peel and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... For other uses, see Dalek (disambiguation). ... Lawrence Miles (born 1972 in Middlesex) is a science-fiction author best known for his work on original Doctor Who novels (both for the Virgin New Adventures and BBC Books series) and the subsequent spin-off Faction Paradox. ... Alien Bodies is an original novel written by Lawrence Miles and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Cole also edited the BBC's Short Trips short story collections, for which he began to write under the pseudonym of "Tara Samms". He has since published other work under this pen-name, including the Doctor Who novella Frayed, published by Telos Publishing Ltd. in 2003. He has also written several short stories and audio plays for Big Finish Productions. A clue to Samm's true identity can be found in the "About the author" section at the end of Frayed in which the author's insomniac dog is described with the enigmatic phrase "he slept once" — an anagram of "Stephen Cole". The BBC Short Trips books were collections of short stories published by BBC Books based on the television series Doctor Who. ... A pseudonym (Greek: , pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons legal name. ... The Telos Doctor Who novellas are a series of spin-off novellas based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who officially licensed by the BBC and published by Telos Publishing. ... Frayed is an original novella written by Tara Samms (a pseudonym for Stephen Cole) and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Telos Publishing Ltd. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ...

He also publishes under the name Steve Cole. Stephen Cole (born 1971) is an author of childrens books and science fiction. ...

Astrosaurs

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Cover of The Star Pirates

He has written the successful Astrosaurs series which started on the 3rd February 2005 He is also writing the new series Cows In Action which started May 3rd 2007 so far there are eleven Astrosaurs books available. There was a special edition book written especially for World Book Day 2007 so it was published March 1st 2007. There are two Cows In Action books published to date. The third one is to be published 6th September, 2007. The fourth one is expected to be published on 3rd January, 2008, and will likely be followed by further books coming in 2008. And the fifth one will be published on the 5th June 2008. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 392 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (976 × 1,493 pixels, file size: 276 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Book cover of Astrosaurs - The Star Pirates This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 392 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (976 × 1,493 pixels, file size: 276 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Book cover of Astrosaurs - The Star Pirates This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either...

Partial bibliography

Doctor Who novels

• Parallel 59 (with Natalie Dallaire), 2000
• The Ancestor Cell (with Peter Anghelides), 2000
• Vanishing Point, 2001
• The Shadow in the Glass (with Justin Richards), 2001
• Ten Little Aliens, 2002
• Timeless, 2003
• The Monsters Inside, 2005
• To the Slaughter, 2005
• The Feast of the Drowned, 2006
• The Art of Destruction, 2006
• Sting of the Zygons, 2007

Parallel 59 is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and Natalie Dallaire and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ancestor Cell is a novel by Peter Anghelides and Stephen Cole, based on the science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Peter Anghelides is an author and dramatist most well known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Vanishing Point is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Shadow in the Glass is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Justin Richards is a British writer. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Ten Little Aliens is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Timeless is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Monsters Inside is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To the Slaughter is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Feast of the Drowned is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Art of Destruction is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sting of the Zygons is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Astrosaurs books

• Riddle of the Raptors, published - 1st February 2005
• The Hatching Horror, published - 1st February 2005
• The Seas of Doom, published - 5th May 2005
• The Mind-Swap Menace, published - 4th August 2005
• The Skies of fear, published - 5th January 2006
• The Space Ghosts, published - 2nd March 2006
• The Day of the Dino Droids, published - 1st June 2006
• The Terror Bird Trap, published - 3rd August 2006
• The Teeth of the T-Rex, published - 1st March 2007
• The Planet of Peril, published - 5th April 2007
• The Star Pirates, published - 7th June 2007
• The Claws of Christmas, published - 4th October 2007
• The Sun Snatchers, to be published - 3rd February 2008
• The Revenge of The Fang, to be published- 7th August 2008

Children's books

• The Adventures of Mr. Bean: Bear Essentials 2002
• The Adventures of Mr. Bean: No Pets! 2002
• Sea Captain Ned 2004
• The Thirsty Penguin 2004
• Josie's Big Jump 2004
• The Wereling: Wounded 2003
• The Wereling II: Prey 2004
• The Wereling III: Resurrection 2004
• Thieves Like Us 2006
• The Aztec Code 2007

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Bernice Summerfield Novels for Big Finish

• The Gods of the Underworld (Bernice Summerfield)

Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... The Gods of the Underworld is a novel by Stephen Cole, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character originally created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishings range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures. ...

Doctor Who plays for Big Finish

• The Apocalypse Element (Sixth Doctor)
• The Wormery (Sixth Doctor, Iris Wildthyme with Paul Magrs)

The Apocalypse Element is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Wormery is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character in the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing mainly in short stories and novels. ... Dr Paul Magrs (pronounced Mars; born November 1969 in England, United Kingdom) is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he began work in 2004 having formerly taught at the University of East Anglia. ...

Other plays for Big Finish

• The Plague Herds of Excelis (Bernice Summerfield, Iris Wildthyme)
• The Relics of Jegg-Sau (Bernice Summerfield)
• The Dance of the Dead (Bernice Summerfield)
• Gallifrey: Square One (Gallifrey)
• Gallifrey: Spirit (Gallifrey)
• Gallifrey: Fractures (Gallifrey}
• The Devil in Ms Wildthyme (Iris Wildthyme)

The Plague Herds of Excelis is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Relics of Jegg-Sau is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Dance of the Dead is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Devil in Ms Wildthyme is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

External links

• Outpost Gallifrey's Stephen Cole page
• Outpost Gallifrey's Tara Samms page
• Interview with "Tara Samms" on the BBC Doctor Who website.
• Fiction authors - Steve Cole
• Official website