Rob Shearman

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Image:Robert Shearman.jpg Robert Shearman (also credited as Rob Shearman; born February 10 1970 near London) is currently best-known as a writer for Doctor Who and for his ongoing association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions (Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres) which has resulted in six plays for BBC Radio 4: About Colin (2000), Inappropriate Behaviour (2002), Afternoons with Roger (2003), Forever Mine (2004), Teacher's Pet (2005) and Odd (2006). These have all been broadcast in the station's regular weekday Afternoon Play slot.

Shearman was educated at Reigate Grammar School (where he was a contemporary of David Walliams) and Exeter University.

An established theatrical playwright, Shearman has worked with Alan Ayckbourn, had a play produced by Francis Ford Coppola, and has received several international awards for his work in theatre.

His association with Doctor Who began with several audio plays for Big Finish. He wrote the television episode Dalek for the 2005 series of Doctor Who produced by Russell T. Davies for the BBC. This was, at Davies' request, a re-working of the themes introduced by his earlier Big Finish audio play Jubilee. He has also had Doctor Who short stories published. He is not returning to write a script for the second series due to other work commitments. Previous television work has included episodes of the 1950s-set rural drama Born and Bred, broadcast on BBC One.