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After the original series' cancellation, Platt wrote multiple tie-in novels for Virgin Publishing, and later would become a regular writer for Big Finish Productions. Among his most famous productions was the audio Doctor Who drama Spare Parts , which told the origin of the Cybermen.
Frostfire is the best of the first four. Marc Platt is the author: he lands the Doctor, Vicki and Steven in the frozen London of 1814, where they team up with Jane Austen - Jane Austen - to defeat a nefarious force that threatens to suck the energy out from the whole of London, and maybe the world.
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Marc Platt (born 1953[1]) wrote several Doctor Who novels, the TV story Ghost Light and many audio stories for Big Finish Productions. Platt was "in love" with Doctor Who "from 23 November 1963" and had a "total obsession" with the show. He loved William Hartnell's portrayal of the First Doctor but thought of Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor as his Doctor. In 2014, he said that in the then ...
Writer Spotlight: Marc Platt. EDITORIAL. Between the Moffats and Davies' and Shearmans of this world, there are a thousand Doctor Who writers who don't get properly analyzed because, even if their work may be better, they weren't as flashy or maybe no longer have the same impact they once had. These posts will serve to celebrate those writers.
Marc Platt has 101 books on Goodreads with 21172 ratings. Marc Platt’s most popular book is Doctor Who: Spare Parts.
Marc Platt is a British writer. He is most known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC. He wrote the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light based on two proposals, one of which later became ...
Marc Platt was born in Wimbledon, London and initially trained as a caterer. A fan of Doctor Who from its earliest days, he submitted a story idea called “Fires Of The Starrmind” in late 1975. Although script editor Robert Holmes turned it down, he nonetheless encouraged Platt to continue writing.
