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Martin, Philip

(1938-2020) UK screenwriter and author, best known for his creation of the crime series, Gangsters (1975-1978). He also wrote some scripts in the Doctor Who universe, as well as some Ties, beginning with Doctor Who – Vengeance on Varos (1988); Doctor Who – Mission to Magnus (1990) was based on his own unfilmed script from 1985. His collection of essays and Interviews with authors including Ray Bradbury and Ursula K Le Guin, The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature: From Dragon's Lair to Hero's Quest (coll 2001; rev vt A Guide to Fantasy Literature: Thoughts on Stories of Wonder and Enchantment 2009), is undemanding but useful. [JC]

Philip Martin

born Liverpool, England: 1938

died 13 December 2020

works

series

Doctor Who

• Doctor Who – Vengeance on Varos (London: W H Allen, 1988) [tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: hb/David McAllister]
• Doctor Who – Mindwarp (London: Target, 1989) [tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: pb/Alistair Pearson]
• Doctor Who – Mission to Magnus (London: Target, 1990) [tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: pb/Alistair Pearson]

nonfiction

• The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature: From Dragon's Lair to Hero's Quest (Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing, 2001) [nonfiction: coll: pb/Greg and Tim Hildebrandt]
  • A Guide to Fantasy Literature: Thoughts on Stories of Wonder and Enchantment (Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Crickhollow Books, 2009) [nonfiction: coll: rev vt of the above: pb/Gustaf Tenggren]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 20:45 pm on 3 March 2026.
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