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Simon Bucher-Jones (born Simon Jones, 6 September 1964) is an author, poet, and amateur actor. He is best known for his Doctor Who novels for Virgin and BBC and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox spin-off series. Between 1988 and Dec 2018, he worked for the Home Office, in a variety of casework, admin, IT support, and planning positions. From Jan 2019 he was a freelance writer (augmenting this with work as a scare actor (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023), for the Office of National Statistics (Census officer 2021), and for the Isle of Wight Council (Public Realm Assistant 2021, Regulatory Compliance Assistant 2023.))

Jones was born in Liverpool. He is known for a hard SF approach. He has written Cthulhu Mythos short stories and reviewed books for the Fortean Times and for small press papers. His poetry has appeared in the Journal of the British Fantasy Society.

He has been Treasurer of Age Concern Shanklin since 1st April 2022, and is a founder member of the Tide Nor Time Players. In 2024 the Ventnor Fringe, Tide Nor Time Players production Wyrd Wight Tales, was co-written by him, and Paul A.T. Wilson.

Doctor Who

Novels:

Short stories:

TV criticism:

Faction Paradox

Iris Wildthyme

Professor Howe (A series of Doctor Who parodies published in support of Children in Need)

  • Novella #8 "Professor Howe and the Furious Foam" (Long Scarf Publications, 2020)

Self-Published by Pantechnikon Press

Poetry

  • Godzilla In East Anglia, a collection available via Lulu etc. (2010).
  • Deathwatch At Lake Saguaro, a collection available via Lulu etc. (2015).
  • The Lantern and The Lighthouse, a collection available via Lulu etc. (2020).

Cthulhu Mythos

  • The Temple Of Dagon, written in 2004 for the proposed Chaosium anthology The Dagon Cycle, now available as an ebook via Kindle (2013).

The Yellow Mythos

  • Le Roi de Jaune - THE KING IN YELLOW - a full French and English text of the cursed play with scholarly introduction, essays, and annotations" (Hardback, and Paperback versions now available Lulu 2015)
  • THE KING IN YELLOW - A NEW TRANSLATION - ebook of the above, available from Lulu and Amazon (Nov 2015)
  • THE KING IN YELLOW - Comic Issue 1 - graphic novel version of the above in 4 parts, available from Lulu and Amazon (Apr 2019)
  • THE KING IN YELLOW - Comic Issue 2 - graphic novel version of the above in 4 parts, available from Lulu and Amazon (Apr 2020)
  • THE KING IN YELLOW - Act One - Omnibus of issues 1 & 2, available from Lulu and Amazon (Apr 2020)
  • THE KING IN YELLOW - Comic Issue 3 - graphic novel version of the above in 4 parts, available from Lulu and Amazon (June 2021)
  • THE KING IN YELLOW - Comic Issue 4 - graphic novel version of the above in 4 parts, available from Lulu and Amazon (Apr 2022)
  • THE KING IN YELLOW - Act Two - Omnibus of issues 3 & 4, available from Lulu and Amazon (May 2022)

The First Ether Series (mash-up novels set in an alternative space-faring 19th century)

  • Charles Dickens' Martian Notes, Lulu etc. (2015).
  • Wilkie Collins' The Evil Genius of Venus - Book One: The Wreck of the lift-barque John Jerniman, Lulu etc. (2016).
  • Wilkie Collins' The Evil Genius of Venus - Book Two: The Daemon Doctor, Lulu etc. (2020).

Non-series, novels and stories

Cthulhu Mythos and other horror work

  • (with James Ambeuhl) The Case of the Curiously Competent Conjuror in the collection Lin Carter's Anton Zarnak, Supernatural Sleuth.
  • Some Thoughts On The Problem Of Order in the collection Hardboiled Cthulhu.
  • Things To Do In Pornutopia When You're Dead, a comic strip in Violent #13, .
  • The Blues of the Endless Sky in the collection The Chromatic Court (2019)
  • A Madman among Mummers in "Shadows over Avalon Volume 1 (18thWall Productions) (2022) (contributor)

Charity and/or fan publications

  • At the Academy in Drabble Who (1993)
  • The Big Cat in The Cat Who Walked Through Time (2000)
  • In the "Days of the 'Days of the Days of Our Lives'"' in Missing Pieces (2001)
  • Tempus Fugit written with James Ambeuhl in Missing Pieces (2001)
  • At the Beach in Lifedeath (2001)
  • The Pulp Of The Black Lotus in Walking In Eternity (2001)
  • Dial M for Metaphysics in the Craig Hinton memorial Fanthology Shelf Life (2008)
  • Two Poems in Shooty Dog Thing: 2th & Claw (2011)
  • The Ox Bow Train in A Target for Tommy (2016)
  • Doctor Who And The Exile From Hell in A Second Target for Tommy (2018)
  • The Citizens of VOR in Dr Who: Journey Into Time (2020)
  • Tomorrow('s World) the (Roland) Rat in The Curse of Fanfic (2020)
  • The Knocking in the Mineshaft in Forgotten Lives (2021)
  • Iris the Outsider in Bafflement and Devotion - Iris at the Edges (2021)
  • Sarah Jane and The Sub-Urban Ghost in Sarah Jane Smith - Roving Reporter (2021)
  • The Hand of Night and Shadow in Forgotten Lives 2 (2022)
  • The Seven Scholars and the Storyteller in Forgotten Lives 3 (2023)
  • The New Machines in Dr Who: The Brink of Disaster (2024)

Acting

Charity theatrical performances

  • Jacob in Joseph (St Michael's Church 2007)

Pantomimes with Purley Pantaloons

  • The Slave Seller in Sinbad the Sailor (2008)
  • The Stage Manager in Little Dead Riding Hood (2008)
  • King Rattle in Dick Whittington Goes West (2009)
  • Mister Shock in Robinson Crusoe: A Space Oddity (2010)
  • Asbad: King of Thieves in Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (2011)
  • Gary: the Nymph in Babez in the Wood (2012)
  • Guy of Gisborne in Little Red Riding Hood (2013)
  • Abanazar in Aladdin in Old London Town (2014)
  • Humphrey, and Minion/Chorus in Jack and the Beanstalk (2015)
  • Prince Not-So Charming in Sleeping Beauty (2016)
  • Raff-elle, and Villager/Chorus in The Lie-On King (2017)
  • Deer, and Royal Servant in Cinderella (2018)

Theatrical performances

  • Voice off, and Ghost of Christmas Future (Shared part) in The Farnham Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of A Christmas Carol (Bembridge Little Theatre Company, 2019)
  • Marley's Ghost/Narrator in A Christmas Carol (Stage performance, Tide Nor Time Players, 2022)
  • Smuggler, Village Chorus, and E. Hartnell in Molly Downer (Musical, Tide Nor Time Players, 2023 - Ventnor Fringe)
  • Gladys Pearlclutcher in Lance McCrack and The Dr X-Mass Adventure (Musical, Tide Nor Time Players, 2023)
  • Narrator, Drunken Husband, Lost Child in Wyrd Wight Tales (Ventnor Fringe, 2024 Forthcoming)

Professional performances

  • Mercreature 1 in Amphibious (Terror Island, Blackgang Chine, 2019)
  • Professor Hieronymus Carter in Hexcavation (Terror Island, Blackgang Chine, 2021)
  • Marley's Ghost in Stave Two, Part 1: A Christmas Carol (Tales of Wihtlore: Folklore and Stories from a Sacred Isle - Apple Podcast, YouTube, Radio Solent, 2021)
  • Man One in Stave Four, Part 1: A Christmas Carol (Tales of Wihtlore: Folklore and Stories from a Sacred Isle - Apple Podcast, YouTube, Radio Solent, 2021)
  • Dr. Mordrake in Blind Alley (Terror Island, Blackgang Chine, Press Night 2022)
  • Old Sweeny in Blind Alley (Terror Island, Blackgang Chine, Main Run 2022)
  • Gideon the Apothecary in Blind Alley (Terror Island, Blackgang Chine, Press Night and Main Run 2023)

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