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Malcolm Ainsworth Hulke (21 November 1924 – 6 July 1979) was a British television writer and author of the industry "bible" Writing for Television in the 70s. [1] He is remembered chiefly for his work on the science fiction series Doctor Who although he contributed to many popular television series of the era.
Malcolm Hulke was born on 21 November 1924 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961) and Secret Agent (1964). He died on 6 June 1979 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- November 21, 1924
- Malcolm Hulke
- June 6, 1979
- More Complex Foes
- The Draconians and The Sea Devils
- More from Winter Is Coming
A common theme of Hulke’s work was the idea of two different races or forces – one of which was usually human – that were at risk of fighting each other. And what made these stories interesting was how both sides were usually depicted as being highly sympathetic. For example, Hulke’s first story for the Third Doctor, Doctor Who and the Silurians, e...
Another strong example is Frontier in Space. Again, this involves a very delicate situation, and the tension comes from two very different sides, neither of which is clearly evil, at risk of starting a war with one another. In this case, the Earth and the Draconian Empires. The Draconians have to be one of the best realized races in Doctor Whohisto...
Malcolm Hulke (21 November 1924-6 July 1979[1]) was the author of many Doctor Who scripts and Target Books novelisations. Hulke began his association with Doctor Who as early as Season 1, for which he contributed the storyline for The Hidden Planet (a.k.a. Beyond the Sun), a serial which...
Malcolm Hulke was a British science fiction writer best known for his tenure as a writer on the popular series Doctor Who. He is credited with writing eight stories for Doctor Who, mostly featuring the Third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee.
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- July 6, 1979
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Malcolm Hulke has 40 books on Goodreads with 8209 ratings. Malcolm Hulke’s most popular book is Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters (Doctor Who).
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(1924-1979) UK scriptwriter for Television and author whose first scripts were for early series like Target Luna and Pathfinders in Space, but who is best-known for his extensive involvement in the Doctor Who universe, writing several series between 1967 and 1974.
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