Career
He is most known for his work with the British Broadcasting Corporation science fiction television series Doctor Who. After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the British Broadcasting Corporation. He wrote the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light based on two proposals, one of which later became the novel Lungbarrow. That novel was greatly anticipated by fans as it was the culmination of the so-called "Cartmel Masterplan", revealing details of the Doctor"s background and family.
After the original series" cancellation Platt wrote the script for the audio Doctor Who drama Spare Parts.
The script was the inspiration for the 2006 Doctor Who television story "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel", for which Platt received a screen cr and a fee. He lives in London. Doctor Who: Loups-Garoux Doctor Who: Spare Parts Doctor Who Unbound: Auld Mortality Doctor Who Unbound: A Storm of Angels Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: Frostfire Doctor Who: Valhalla Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: Mother Russia Doctor Who: The Skull of Sobek Doctor Who: Time Reef & A Perfect World Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: The Doll of Death Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: The Three Companions Doctor Who: Paper Cuts Doctor Who: An Earthly Child Doctor Who: The Lost Stories Point of Entry (with Barbara Clegg) Doctor Who: The Cradle of the Snake Doctor Who: Relative Dimensions Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: Quinnis Doctor Who: The Lost Stories Thin Ice Doctor Who: The Lost Stories The Children of Seth (with Christopher Bailey) Doctor Who: The Silver Turk Doctor Who: The Butcher of Brisbane Space 1889: The Siege of Alclyon.
