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Robert Shearman

Robert Charles Shearman, sometimes credited as Rob Shearman, is an English television, radio, stage play and short story writer. He is known for his World Fantasy Award-winning short stories, as well as his work for Doctor Who, and his association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions which has resulted in six plays for BBC Radio 4, broadcast in the station's regular weekday Afternoon Play slot, and one classic serial.

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Books26

Doctor Who: Jubilee

Doctor Who: Jubilee

Doctor Who: Dalek

Doctor Who: Dalek

2021
Writing the Uncanny

Writing the Uncanny

2021
Year's Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 5

Year's Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 5

2018
Shadows & Tall Trees 7

Shadows & Tall Trees 7

2017

with Robert Levy, Malcolm Devlin and Christopher Slatsky

Holidays from Hell

Holidays from Hell

2017
Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror

Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror

2016

with Brian Hodge, Steve Duffy, Ray Cluley, Nathan Ballingrud, Laird Barron and Livia Llewellyn

Dangerous Games

Dangerous Games

2014

with Tade Thompson, Helen Marshall and Benjanun Sriduangkaew

They Do the Same Things Different There

They Do the Same Things Different There

2014
Saturnalia

Saturnalia

2013

with China Mieville, Nina Kiriki Hoffman and Ken Scholes

Remember Why You Fear Me: The Best Dark Fiction of Robert Shearman

Remember Why You Fear Me: The Best Dark Fiction of Robert Shearman

2012
Roadkill/Siren Beat

Roadkill/Siren Beat

2009

with Tansy Rayner Roberts

Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 39

Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 39

2009
Doctor Who: The Story of Martha - The Frozen Wastes

Doctor Who: The Story of Martha - The Frozen Wastes

2009
Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium and The Lone Gunmen

Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium and The Lone Gunmen

2009
Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen

Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen

2009

with Lars Pearson

Love Songs For the Shy and Cynical

Love Songs For the Shy and Cynical

2009
Doctor Who: 100

Doctor Who: 100

2007

with Paul Cornell, Jacqueline Rayner and Joseph Lidster

Tiny Deaths

Tiny Deaths

2007
Doctor Who: The Shooting Scripts

Doctor Who: The Shooting Scripts

2005

with Steven Moffat

Doctor Who: Scherzo

Doctor Who: Scherzo

2003
Doctor Who Unbound: Deadline

Doctor Who Unbound: Deadline

2003
The Maltese Penguin

The Maltese Penguin

2002
Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight

Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight

2002
The Chimes of Midnight

The Chimes of Midnight

2002
Doctor Who: The Holy Terror

Doctor Who: The Holy Terror

1995

Graphic novels5

Nightmare Carnival

Nightmare Carnival

2014
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 6

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 6

2012
Doctor Who: The Cruel Sea

Doctor Who: The Cruel Sea

2006

with Scott Gray, Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat

Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Collected Comics

Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Collected Comics

2006

with Scott Gray and Gareth Roberts

The Doctor Who Storybook 2007

The Doctor Who Storybook 2007

2006

with Steven Moffat

Collections2

Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane

Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane

2012
House of Fear: An Anthology of Haunted House Stories

House of Fear: An Anthology of Haunted House Stories

2011

with Christopher Priest and Adam Nevill