Joseph Lidster

Author, Playwright, Writer

    About Joseph Lidster

    Joseph is a screenwriter and playwright from Yorkshire. He started his career writing audio drama before moving into television in 2008 — his debut script was for the second series of Torchwood. Since then, he has written primarily for children’s television, including scripts for The Sarah Jane Adventures, Hetty Feather and The Dumping Ground. Joseph has also written for several multimedia projects, including official tie-in websites for Doctor Who, the Dinosaurs in the Wild touring immersive adventure experience, and the Webby Award-winning Sherlock Live for the BBC.

    Joseph has written over 15 Audio Plays for the DOCTOR WHO, SAPHIRE AND STEEL and THE TOMORROW PEOPLE titles, amongst others. All of them were written for Big Finish Productions between 2001 and 2007.

    Joseph has written a number of Short Stories for the DOCTOR WHO: SHORT TRIPS series as well as a Novella, all for Big Finish Productions. He also had the role of Short Story Collection Editor for Big Finish Productions in 2007.

     

    In Development

      • Production
      • Company
      • Notes
      • GIFTED
      • Black Camel / CBBC
      • 2 x 30' Episodes

    TV

      • Production
      • Company
      • Notes
      • THE DUMPING GROUND
      • CBBC
      • Series 9
        1 x 30' episode
      • THE DEMON HEADMASTER
      • CBBC
      • Series 1
        1 x 25' Episode
      • HETTY FEATHER
      • CBBC
      • Series 2, 3 & 4
        3 x 30' episodes
      • EVE
      • Leopard Drama / CBBC
      • Series 2
        1 x 50'
      • MILLIE IN BETWEEN
      • The Foundation / CBBC
      • Series 1 & 2
        2 x 30' episodes
      • PRISONER ZERO
      • Planet 55 Studios / Telgael / ABC
      • 2 x 30' episodes
      • WIZARDS vs ALIENS
      • BBC Wales / CBBC
      • Series 1 and 2
        4 x 30' episodes
      • THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES
      • BBC Wales / CBBC
      • Series 2 - 4
        6 x 30' episodes
      • TORCHWOOD
      • BBC Wales / BBC 2
      • Series 2
        1 x 50'

    Film

      • Production
      • Company
      • Notes
      • WASTED
      • Short film
      • Director: James Soldan
        Producers: Nick Coupe & James Soldan
      • WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
      • Evergreen Studios / BBC Earth Films
      • Writer of framing story

    Theatre

      • Production
      • Company
      • Notes
      • WITHHELD
      • Company/Theatre: Shorts/Landor Theatre
      • Short Play
      • CONGREGATION
      • The Pensive Federation/Camden People's Theatre
      • Short Play
      • GHOSTS
      • Skylight Theatre / The Drayton Arms
      • Short play, part of Fright Night
      • NICE SALLY
      • Offcut Festival / Riverside Studios
      • Short play
        *Winner of the Best Writer Audience Award

    Audio

      • Production
      • Company
      • Notes
      • TORCHWOOD
      • BBC Radio 4
      • 1 x 45' radio play
      • MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
      • Audible
      • Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel
        Winner of Book-To-Audio award at the 2018 CAMEO awards
      • THE JOY OF CANCER
      • What Noise Productions
      • as part of QUARTET: Wasted
      • TORCHWOOD: IN THE SHADOWS
      • BBC Worldwide

    Books

      • Production
      • Company
      • Notes
      • "Cybermen: Status Update" - short story
      • “Nightmare Man” – Novelisation of TV episode
      • “Consequences” – Short Story