Pip and Jane Baker
Ernest Albert "Pip" Baker (3 January 1929 – 14 April 2020) and Iris E. E. "Jane" Baker (30 December 1924 – 29 August 2014), professionally known as Pip and Jane Baker, were an English husband-and-wife team of television writers known mainly for their contributions to the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who.
Pip and Jane Baker | |
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| Born | 30 December 1924 (Jane Baker) 3 January 1929 (Pip Baker) |
| Died | 29 August 2014 (aged 89) (Jane Baker) 14 April 2020 (aged 91) (Pip Baker) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Television writers and screenwriters |
| Years active | 1961–2000 |
| Known for | Doctor Who and Watt on Earth |
The Bakers scripted or contributed to four serials for the programme in the 1980s: The Mark of the Rani (1985), The Trial of a Time Lord (1986), Parts 9–12 and 14 (also known as Terror of the Vervoids and The Ultimate Foe respectively); and Time and the Rani (1987). They have also written novelisations of these stories, as well as a Make Your Own Adventure With Doctor Who (Find Your Fate With Doctor Who in the United States) gamebook titled Race Against Time. Pip and Jane's audio story The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind featured the return of the Rani and was released in 2000.