I have been a freelance writer for over thirty years. I am
the author, or co-author, of eight novels, a number of audiobooks
and audio plays, and eight non-fiction books, mostly concerning
television in general and Doctor Who in particular. In my
parallel career as a scriptwriter, I have written for
Doctors (BBC1), Family Affairs (Channel Five) and
Fair City (RTÉ), and was lead writer on CBBC's
Crisis Control.
I've also written comic strips, short stories and
journalism.
I am a member of BAFTA and the Royal Television Society and a former Wessex
regional rep of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain.
I'm Lecturer in Scriptwriting & Screenwriting at the University of
Winchester. In 2019 I completed an MA in Creative Writing at
Bath Spa University (where I was an Associate Lecturer for three
years) and am a former Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund
at the University of Bristol. I am married to a GP and live in
Somerset.
Latest News
1 September 2025
I have been upgraded! I'm now Lecturer in Scriptwriting &
Screenwriting (so good they named it twice) at the University of
Winchester. As well as teaching scriptwriting, this year I will
be leading a module on writing short stories.
26 March 2025
I've written one of the stories included in the new Time
Tunnel box set. I rather like it. It's available here.
5 September 2024
I haven't posted much news recently (because, reasons), but
I'm pleased to say I will be lecturing for a fourth year at
the University of Winchester. This semester I'll be taking
two classes of first-years through an introduction to
scriptwriting. I start in less than three weeks, so I'd
better get cracking.
