Biography
Christopher H. Bidmead (1941–2025) was an English screenwriter, script editor and journalist. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in theatre, television and radio before moving into scriptwriting for Thames Television in the early 1970s and contributing to New Scientist as a journalist.
In 1979, Robert Banks Stewart recommended him for the post of script editor on Doctor Who. He held the role for season 18 (1980–1981), overseeing a shift towards a more scientific approach, and wrote the serial Logopolis (1981). He later wrote Castrovalva (1982) and Frontios (1984) for the series, novelising all three stories for Target Books. He continued working as a computer journalist after leaving the programme.
