#TheFavoritesOfDoctorWho Day Five Companion Post

Day 5 Favorite Writer (Classic):

Doctor Who has had many writers, but my favorite writer has to be Robert Holmes. He was the script editor of the show  from 1975-1977, and was the writer of many stories through the years, including my first Classic Doctor Who story: "The Time Warrior". He has written for five doctors ( 2nd-6th). Episode-wise, he wrote  the most scripts during Classic Who ( 64 episodes in total)

Here is his story list:

• The Krotons
• The Space Pirates
• Spearhead from Space
• Terror of the Autons
• Carnival of Monsters
• The Time Warrior
• The Ark in Space - based on a script by John Lucarotti
• Revenge of the Cybermen - based on a script by Gerry Davis 
• Pyramids of Mars - credited as Stephen Harris
• The Brain of Morbius - credited as Robin Bland, based on a script by Terrance Dicks
• The Deadly Assassin
• The Talons of Weng-Chiang
• The Sun Makers
• The Ribos Operation
• The Power of Kroll
• The Caves of Androzani
• The Two Doctors
• The Mysterious Planet
• The Ultimate Foe - first episode (The Trial of a Time Lord Episode 13) only.

(I took the list directly off Tardis Wikia )

I have seen most of these stories, and either loved them or at least enjoyed watching them. Just by looking at the story list, you can tell that not only did he write many stories of the classic series, but he contribute so much to the Doctor Who lore.  For example his story "The Terror Of The Autons" first introduces The Master (and of course Joe) and also his "The Time Warrior" was the first time The Doctor's home planet, Gallifrey, was named.

 That is it for now!