Joseph Lidster 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.
