Paul Magrs is an English writer and lecturer.

He was born in Jarrow, England. 

He is best known for his works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, often blending elements of the whimsical and the darkly absurd. 

Magrs studied English at university. He initially worked as a bookseller before pursuing his own writing career. His debut novel, The Wormwood Star (1995), showcased his early flair for combining the fantastical with the unusual, an approach he would continue to refine throughout his career.

One of Magrs’ most popular works is his long-running Doctor Who series. His first contribution to the franchise was in 2002 with the novel The Scarlet Empress. He went on to write several more Doctor Who books, most notably the Doctor Who: The Book of the Dead and Doctor Who: The House on the Edge of the World.

Magrs is also well known for his Brenda & Effie series, a collection of novels and short stories which follows the adventures of two middle-aged women, one of whom is a witch, as they navigate strange and supernatural occurrences.

Paul Magrs is a writer and lecturer.

He was born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England.

He has written several stories and audio plays based on Doctor Who

Carmen Munroe OBE is a British actress, born in Berbice, Guyana. 

Since the early 1950s she has been a resident of the UK. She made her West End stage debut in 1962 and has since played an instrumental role in the development of black British theatre and representation on small screen. She has had high-profile roles on television in The Fosters (1976�77), Mixed Blessings (1978�80), both on ITV, and on stage in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, Alice Childress's Trouble in Mind and James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.

She is however best known for her role as Shirley, the wife of eponymous barber Desmond Ambrose, played by Norman Beaton, in the British TV sitcom Desmond's (1989 to 1994), written byTrix Worrell.

Some of her other roles include a part in the 1967 Doctor Who story The Enemy of the World; a part in General Hospital; and she was for a time a presenter of Play School.

She is one of the founders of Talawa, the UK's leading black theatre company, which she established in 1985 together with Mona Hammond, Inigo Espegel and Yvonne Brewster.

In 2005/06 she acted in a series of three African American plays at the Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn. The plays were Walk Hard written by Abram Hill and directed by Nicholas Kent, followed by Gem of the Ocean, written by August Wilsonand directed by Paulette Randall, where Munroe acted in the role of Aunt Esther Tyler, and finally Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, directed by Indhu Rubasingham. Most recently, she acted in Allister Bain's play Catalysta, directed by Robert Icke, receiving rave reviews for her performance as Eartha.

Actor who appeared in the 1968 story The Dominators