British medical scientist, parapsychologist and science fiction author
Kit Pedler
Born
Christopher Magnus Howard Pedler
(1927-06-11)11 June 1927
London, England
Died
27 May 1981(1981-05-27) (aged 53)
Kent, England
Occupation(s)
Scientist, author, writer
Known for
Co-creator of the Cybermen and Doomwatch
Children
2, including Carol Topolski
Christopher Magnus Howard Pedler (11 June 1927 – 27 May 1981[1]) was an English medical scientist, parapsychologist, and science fiction screenwriter and author.
^"Kit Pedler". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
Scientist 21 May. p. 511 KitPedler at IMDb List of abstracts of scientific papers written by Dr PedlerKitPedler at Find a Grave KitPedler at the Internet Speculative...
removing their emotions and personalities. They were conceived by writer KitPedler (who was also the unofficial scientific advisor to the series) and story...
servant and chemist. Ern Pedler (1914-1989), Australian-born American writer. John Pedler (1870-1942), Australian politician. KitPedler (1927-1981), British...
printout. In the opening credits of the first episode, KitPedler is incorrectly identified as "Kitt Pedler". In the opening credits of the third episode, Gerry...
broadcast on Channel 5 in 1999. The programme was created by Gerry Davis and KitPedler, who had previously collaborated on scripts for Doctor Who, a programme...
However, the serial also attracted controversy. On 26 September 1967, KitPedler appeared on the BBC series Talkback, hosted by David Coleman, to defend...
The Computers.[citation needed] The idea for this story came about when KitPedler was being interviewed for a position as science adviser to the series...
"Demons of the Punjab" (2018) "Fugitive of the Judoon" (2020) 2018 2020 KitPedler 3 12 The War Machines (1966) The Tenth Planet (co-written with Gerry Davis...
as giving them the appearance of "dead men walking". Series consultant KitPedler also used this fear as a basis for the inspiration of classic Doctor Who...
presented shows such as Mind Over Matter, a programme he devised with KitPedler that investigated the paranormal, and the computing series Database as...
to take advantage of the strong positive response to the Cybermen. When Pedler was commissioned to write a second Cyberman story, one of the requirements...
and "The Wedding of River Song". Writer David Whitaker, from a story by KitPedler, Director Tristan de Vere Cole, Producer Peter Bryant (27 April – 1 June...
American Catholic historian, academic and Jesuit priest (d. 2022) 1927 – KitPedler, English parapsychologist and author (d. 1981) 1928 – Queen Fabiola of...
July 2006). "Doomsday". Doctor Who. Series 2. Episode 13. BBC. BBC One. KitPedler, Gerry Davis (writers), Morris Barry (director), Peter Bryant (producer)...
Directed by Tristan de Vere Cole Written by David Whitaker, from a story by KitPedler Script editor Derrick Sherwin Produced by Peter Bryant Executive producer(s)...
to help with the accuracy of stories, a position ultimately taken by KitPedler. A keen amateur chess player, Moore carried a pocket set and was vice...
Doctor, started fighting back. The Cyberman concept was created by Dr. KitPedler (the unofficial scientific advisor to the programme) and Gerry Davis in...
Global Information