Information AboutGareth Roberts |
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In soap operas, Roberts has worked on some of the most popular programmes in that genre, including Channel 4 's now-defunct '' Brookside '' as a scriptwriter ( 1999 - 2003 ), and as a story associate on ITV 's '' Coronation Street '' in 1997 . In 1998 he worked as a Script Editor on ITV's other long-running soap, '' Emmerdale '', moving across to write several episodes himself the following year. Most recently, he has contributed sketches to the new Five sketch show '' Swinging '', which began in September 2005 . During the 1990s , Roberts was associated with the popular range of spin-off novels from the Television Science-fiction series '' Doctor Who '', published by Virgin Books . He contributed several novels to both their '' New Adventures '' and '' Missing Adventures '' ranges of ''Doctor Who'' fiction. He has continued to be associated with ''Doctor Who'' in recent times, penning several feature articles and comic strips for '' Doctor Who Magazine '', co-writing Audio Plays and short stories based on the series with Clayton Hickman for Big Finish Productions , and in 2005 writing another ''Doctor Who'' novel, ''Only Human'', based on the characters from the new series launched that year, for BBC Books ' Ninth Doctor Adventures range. A further novel ''I am a Dalek'' is due in 2006 featuring the Tenth Doctor . ''I am a Dalek'' is part of a Government "Quick Reads initiative". On ", short videos available online and via Mobile Phone s promoting the 2006 series of ''Doctor Who'', and has been commissioned to write an episode of the 2007 series of the main programme. Roberts studied drama at college and has also worked as a clerk at the Court Of Appeal . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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