Richard Dinnick
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Richard Dinnick is a British
writer, who has written for many media including novels, audio dramas, short stories and comic strips. He works in the science-fiction, fantasy and thriller genres. He has written for several SF franchises including Doctor Who
, Stargate
, Sapphire & Steel
and Space 1889. He attended Middlesex University
.
event in Los Angeles, where he chaired the Classic Companion Round Table. See the YouTube footage of it here and here. He has also appeared at the Time Quest, Bad Wolf, Regenerations and Dimensions conventions, usually on behalf of Big Finish.
) and Real Business
as part of their editorial teams.
In the late 90s, he moved onto Internet Magazine
. During this time he appeared on numerous TV and radio programmes as well as newspapers and industry web sites talking about internet-related matters.
He was also shortlisted for the PPA
's PTC New Journalist of the Year Award in 1999.
Later, he would go onto work on the City Desk of the Sunday Express and chair the Government Committee on Web Design Best Practice in 2002/3.
. This was for a Doctor Who anthology called Short Trips: Solar System, for which he contribute the story "Neptune".
According to his website, he is also developing at least one unannounced audio script although it is uncertain for which company or franchise.
Dinnick was interviewed about his contribution to the 11th Season of Bernice Summerfield. He has also been interviewed about his role as assistant producer on the 2nd Season of Sherlock Holmes audio dramas from Big Finish and has written a production dairy of the same which have both appeared in Big Finish's magazine, Vortex. A behind-the-scenes video appeared on the Big Finish YouTube channel regarding this season of Sherlock Holmes, featuring Dinnick , Nicholas Briggs
and David Stuart Davies
.
weekly comic strip. His first story was published in issue #191, on November 4, 2010.
Richard Dinnick's listing at Good Reads.
United Kingdom
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writer, who has written for many media including novels, audio dramas, short stories and comic strips. He works in the science-fiction, fantasy and thriller genres. He has written for several SF franchises including Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Stargate
Stargate
Stargate is a adventure military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate. It was originally released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a hit, grossing nearly...
, Sapphire & Steel
Sapphire & Steel
Sapphire & Steel is a British television science-fiction fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. Hammond who conceived the programme under the working title The...
and Space 1889. He attended Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
.
Convention appearances
Dinnick has appeared at many Doctor Who conventions in recent years - both as a guest and as a popular interviewer. His most recent on-stage appearance was at the Gallifrey OneGallifrey One
Gallifrey One is an annual North American science fiction convention focusing primarily on the British television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs, Torchwood, K-9 and The Sarah Jane Adventures, with an additional emphasis on British and American science fiction television media, held each...
event in Los Angeles, where he chaired the Classic Companion Round Table. See the YouTube footage of it here and here. He has also appeared at the Time Quest, Bad Wolf, Regenerations and Dimensions conventions, usually on behalf of Big Finish.
Journalism
Dinnick started his writing career on the local newspaper, Esher News and Mail in 1986. He then specialised in business journalism, working on publications such as Director (the magazine published by the Institute of DirectorsInstitute of Directors
The Institute of Directors is a UK-based organisation, established in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906 to support, represent and set standards for company directors...
) and Real Business
Real Business
Real Business is a monthly business-to-business magazine, serving the United Kingdom small and medium enterprises market.The magazine was launched in 1997, and is published by Caspian Publishing and its circulation is 41,136 . The magazine is edited by Kate Pritchard....
as part of their editorial teams.
In the late 90s, he moved onto Internet Magazine
Internet Magazine
Internet Magazine was a monthly print title launched in October 1994 by the UK publishing house, Emap. Its last issue, number 119, was published in July 2004.-History:...
. During this time he appeared on numerous TV and radio programmes as well as newspapers and industry web sites talking about internet-related matters.
He was also shortlisted for the PPA
Periodical Publishers Association
The Professional Publishers Association - formerly known as the Periodical Publishers Association - is a publishing industry body which promotes and protects the interests of companies involved in the production of consumer, customer and business media in the United Kingdom.The PPA's work is...
's PTC New Journalist of the Year Award in 1999.
Later, he would go onto work on the City Desk of the Sunday Express and chair the Government Committee on Web Design Best Practice in 2002/3.
Short stories
Dinnick's first fiction was a short story for the production company and publisher, Big Finish ProductionsBig Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
. This was for a Doctor Who anthology called Short Trips: Solar System, for which he contribute the story "Neptune".
Novels
It has been announced that Dinnick has written a Doctor Who novella for publication by Penguin Books in September 2011 called The Underwater War.Film scripts
Dinnck was recently announced as one of five runners-up in a nationwide scriptwriting competition run by Duracell.Audio scripts
He has written scripts for several different franchises, largely for Big Finish.Discography
- Space 1889: The Lunar Inheritance (with Andy Frankham-Allen) (2005)
- Sapphire & SteelSapphire & SteelSapphire & Steel is a British television science-fiction fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. Hammond who conceived the programme under the working title The...
: The Surest PoisonThe Surest PoisonThe Surest Poison is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the popular British science fiction television series Sapphire & Steel.-Plot:...
(2005) - Bernice SummerfieldBernice SummerfieldBernice Surprise Summerfield is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures...
: Dead Man's Switch (with John DorneyJohn DorneyJohn Dorney is a British writer and actor best known for stage roles including the National Theatre and his scripts for the Big Finish Doctor Who range...
) (2010) - Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
- Audio Short Trips: A Star is BornShort Trips - Volume 4Short Trips - Volume 4 is a Big Finish Productions audiobook based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
(2011) - Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
- Monthly Range: Recorded Time - Paradoxicide (2011) - Stargate SG1: Duplicity (2011)
- Sherlock HolmesSherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (adaptation) (2011) - Sherlock HolmesSherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
- The Tangled Skein (adaptation) (2012) - Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
- The Companion Chronicles - The Wanderer (2012)
According to his website, he is also developing at least one unannounced audio script although it is uncertain for which company or franchise.
Dinnick was interviewed about his contribution to the 11th Season of Bernice Summerfield. He has also been interviewed about his role as assistant producer on the 2nd Season of Sherlock Holmes audio dramas from Big Finish and has written a production dairy of the same which have both appeared in Big Finish's magazine, Vortex. A behind-the-scenes video appeared on the Big Finish YouTube channel regarding this season of Sherlock Holmes, featuring Dinnick , Nicholas Briggs
Nicholas Briggs
Nicholas Briggs is a British actor and writer, predominantly associated with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and its various spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Daleks. Briggs sometimes uses the pseudonym Arthur Wallis...
and David Stuart Davies
David Stuart Davies
David Stuart Davies is a British writer. He worked as a teacher of English before becoming a full-time editor, writer, and playwright. Davies has written extensively about Sherlock Holmes, both fiction and non-fiction...
.
Comic strips
Dinnick is also contributing to Doctor Who AdventuresDoctor Who Adventures
Doctor Who Adventures is a magazine based on the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It is published by BBC Magazines and aimed at 6–13 year-olds, a different demographic from the Doctor Who Magazine readership...
weekly comic strip. His first story was published in issue #191, on November 4, 2010.
- The Lunar Tyk - 11th Doctor and AmyAmy PondAmelia Jessica 'Amy' Pond is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
. Set on the moon.
Non-Fiction
So far Dinnick has written two published non-fiction works with two further volumes being written by him currently:External links
- SciFi Online review of The Surest Poison
- Audio Reviews review of Short Trips Solar System
- Richard Dinnick's website
- TARDIS Newsroom news of Richard Dinnick's appearance on the Big Finish Podcast and Podcast Download.
- Interview with Richard Dinnick.
- Richard Dinnick in the Big Finish YouTube video diary of the second series of Big Finish's Sherlock Holmes series.
Richard Dinnick's listing at Good Reads.