Terrance Dicks will be speaking at an event in Manchester on the afternoon of Sunday 19 April to celebrate the work of his friend and co-writer Malcolm Hulke. Terrance was the script editor on Doctor Who between 1969 and 1974, and worked closely with producer Barry Letts to create what many see as one of the show's golden eras.Malcolm Hulke wrote a number of serials for Doctor Who between 1967 and 1974 including "The War Games", "The Silurians", "The Sea Devils" and "Frontier in Space". He was a socialist, belonging for a time to the Communist Party of Great Britain and his political views influenced his work. Malcolm wrote "The War Games" with Terrance and they also wrote for The Avengers in the early 1960s.
Michael Herbert will also be speaking at the event, who is the author of Doctor Who and the Communist: Malcolm Hulke and his career in television, published by Five Leaves Press in January 2015. Copies will be available for sale on the day.
There will be a screening of one episode of Doctor Who to be chosen by the audience.
The event will take place at the Fab Café, 109 Portland street, Manchester M1 6DN. Door open at 1.30pm, the event starts at 2.15. Tickets are £4 and may be booked in advance.
Tickets available here
