Alan W. Lear
Alan William Lear (October 26, 1953 – December 26, 2008) was a Scottish writer of science fiction and horror, whose credits included the 1984 BBC Radio 4 play Why Not Take All of Me?
History
Lear wrote four plays for the
Lord Sandwich), Cloud Of Fear and Planet Of Lies (developed from an original scenario by Jim Mortimore). The latter saw the destruction of Gallifrey and the Time Lords by the Daleks many years before the 2005 revival of Doctor Who did something similar, but long after the BBC Books range destroyed Gallifrey. He was also the writer behind Audio Visuals' first foray into video production with the little seen drama Scarecrow City, starring Nicholas Briggs as Arthur Mowbray and Liz Knight as Penny dealing with unusual behaviour in the city of Pastonmouth.[citation needed
]
After being struck down with
chronic fatigue syndrome[1]
for the remainder of his life, which severely affected his opportunities to advance his writing.
When asked in 2001 to contribute a new version of Minuet in Hell for
Eighth Doctor, Lear extensively rewrote the play but due to the demands of the recording schedule producer Gary Russell completed the final episodes of the script and took a co-writer's credit. A further story by Lear for Big Finish, Riders Of The Vortex,[2]
was abandoned due to creative differences with Gary Russell.
Lear died on Boxing Day 2008, aged 55.
References
- ISBN 1-84435-034-7.
- ISBN 1-84435-034-7.
External links
- Big Finish Productions - Minuet in Hell
- Justyce.org - Audio Visuals tribute site
- Alan W. Lear at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database