Ben Aaronovitch
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) |
| Parents | Sam Aaronovitch |
| 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][7]
Television
- Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
- Battlefield (1989)
- "Results" (1990)
- 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
- Earth Aid (with Andrew Cartmel; 2011)
Novels
Doctor Who novelisations
Virgin New Adventures (Doctor Who)
Rivers of London
- Rivers of London (known as Midnight Riot in the U.S.) (2011)[8]
- Moon Over Soho (2011)
- Whispers Under Ground (2012)
- Broken Homes (2013) ISBN 9780575132467
- Foxglove Summer (November 2014)
- The Hanging Tree (2015)
Others
Comics
Rivers of London - Body Work
- Body Work #1 - 16th July 2015
- Body Work #2 - 19th August 2015
Short stories
- Gone Fishing in Short Trips: Time Signature
- Walking Backwards for Christmas in Something Changed
- The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam in Missing Adventures
Rivers of London series
- The Home Crowd Advantage in the 'London Edition' of Rivers of London
- The Domestic in the special Waterstones edition of Whispers Under Ground
- The Cockpit in the special Waterstones edition of Broken Homes
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Granny in the special Waterstones edition of Foxglove Summer
References
- ^ England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
- ^ Barker, Martin (1992). A Haunt of Fears: The Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-61703-747-4. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ John Grahl (8 June 1998). "Obituary: Sam Aaronovitch". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 June 1998.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 1 September 2010 suggested (help) - ^ The Old Camdenians Club. Retrieved 31 January 2015
- ^ "Ben Aaronovitch". Zeno Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "E-book sales at Hachette UK now 5% and catching US". Thebookseller.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Jamie back on top as Costa winner shows mutability". The Bookseller. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Del Rey Buys Ben Aaronovitch's RIVERS OF LONDON Series…". Zeno Literary Agency. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
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External links
- Official website
- Ben Aaronovitch at IMDb
- Ben Aaronovitch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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