Ben Aaronovitch

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Ben Aaronovitch
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Born 1964 (age 59–60)
London, England
Occupation Author/Writer
Notable works Rivers of London
Remembrance of the Daleks
Spouse Marie Aaronovitch (née Fofana) (m. 1992)[1]
Relatives Owen Aaronovitch
David Aaronovitch

Ben Denis Aaronovitch (born 1964) is the London-born British author of the best selling Rivers of London series of novels.

Biography

Family

Aaronovitch is the son of the late economist Sam Aaronovitch, a senior member of the Communist Party of Great Britain,[2] and the younger brother of actor Owen Aaronovitch and journalist David Aaronovitch.[3] He attended Holloway School.[4]

Doctor Who and TV work

Aaronovitch wrote two Doctor Who serials Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) and Battlefield (1989) for BBC television, and also the novelization of the former.

He wrote one episode for Casualty (1990) and was then a regular writer on science fiction series Jupiter Moon.[5]

He subsequently wrote or co-wrote three Doctor Who spin-off novels in the Virgin Publishing New Adventures range; he created the character Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart who became a semi-regular in the New Adventures. He has also written a novel and several short stories published by Big Finish Productions featuring the character of Bernice Summerfield, who was originally developed in the New Adventures. He also co-wrote a Doctor Who audio drama for Big Finish, and has written a number of Blake's 7 spin-off audio dramas.

Rivers of London

Aaronovitch currently lives in Wimbledon and is working on a series of urban fantasy police procedurals (Rivers of London).[6]

Television

Doctor Who

Casualty

  • "Results" (1990)

Jupiter Moon

  • Episode 69 (1990)
  • Episode 70 (1990)
  • Episode 80 (1990)
  • Episode 81 (1990)
  • Episode 95 (1990)
  • Episode 119 (1996)
  • Episode 120 (1996)
  • Episode 131 (1996)
  • Episode 132 (1996)
  • Episode 148 (1996)

Dark Knight

  • "Stonegod" (2001)

Audio Dramas

Blake's 7

  • Rebel (2007)
  • When Vila Met Gan (2008)
  • Eye of the Machine (2008)
  • Blood and Earth (2009)

Doctor Who

Novels

Doctor Who novelisations

Virgin New Adventures (Doctor Who)

Rivers of London

Others

Comics

Rivers of London - Body Work

  • Body Work #1 - 16th July 2015
  • Body Work #2 - 19th August 2015
  • Body Work #3 - 16th September 2015
  • Body Work #4 - 21st October 2015
  • Body Work #5 - 20th November 2015

Short stories

Rivers of London series

References

  1. England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
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  4. The Old Camdenians Club. Retrieved 31 January 2015
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  6. http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/rivers-of-london/26102/exclusive-rivers-of-london-coming-to-television
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External links

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