William Gallagher

William Gallagher is a British writer and journalist. He has written Doctor Who audio plays for the Big Finish range, the stage play Manhattenhenge (2008–2009) and the Rhubarb Radio series Attachment. His book on Alan Plater's The Beiderbecke Affair was published by the British Film Institute and Palgrave Macmillan on 28 September 2012.

On publication of the book, he released an Author Video about the writing of it and a series of Beiderbecke podcasts: video interviews and audio commentaries for selected episodes of the Beiderbecke saga.

From 2005 to 2010 he wrote and presented UK DVD Review, a podcast that peaked in the top 25 of all iTunes podcasts in all categories worldwide (BBC News reports ).

He has written for publications including The Independent, the Los Angeles Times. His journalism appears in Radio Times magazine and website, plus BBC News Online.

In March 2011 he announced on his 'Self Distract' blog that he was writing a four-part Doctor Who audio for Big Finish which is called Wirrn Isle. It was released in March 2012 and starred Colin Baker.

In February 2013 his third Big Finish story, Doctor Who: Spaceport Fear, was released. The two-hour radio comedy drama stars Colin Baker as the Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Mel with guest star Ronald Pickup.

Between December 2014 and July 2015, Gallagher wrote Apple-centric app reviews and other features on MacNN.com. He is presently doing the same at AppleInsider.com. He also co-hosts the AppleInsider Podcast with Stephen Robles.

Since 2020 Gallagher has been uploading videos to his own YouTube channel called 58keys, where he's mainly covering writing and productivity apps for Apple devices, and giving advice to writers about how to use them.

Writing Credits Production/Title Company/Broadcaster Notes/Dates Doctor Who: Scavenger Big Finish Scriptwriter, full-cast audio drama, 2014 Self Distract: from Doctor Who fan to Radio Times and Big Finish Dark Ride Publishing Writer, book 2013 The Blank Screen Dark Ride Publishing Writer, book 2013 Radio Times: Cover Story Radio Times Co-writer, book 2013 Fat Priests Birmingham Rep Short play, 2013 Doctor Who: Spaceport Fear Big Finish Scriptwriter, full-cast audio drama, 2013 BFI Television Classics: The Beiderbecke Affair British Film Institute Writer, book 2012 Doctor Who: Wirrn Isle Big Finish Scriptwriter, full-cast audio drama, 2012 Doctor Who: The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories Big Finish Scriptwriter, full-cast audio drama, 2010 UK DVD Review Dark Ride Productions Review podcast, 2005–10 Attachment Rhubarb Radio/iTunes Scriptwriter, radio series, 2009 Manhattenhenge Carriageworks Theatre Scriptwriter, stage play, 2008/9 Harvest Festival, PI Carriageworks Theatre Scriptwriter, stage play, 2008/9 Innocence Swan Playwright's Festival Scriptwriter, stage play, 2008 Time and the Conway Twitty Appreciation Society Birmingham Hippodrome Scriptwriter, stage play, 2007 Crossroads ITV Scriptwriter, 2001 EastEnders BBC website Scriptwriter, online fiction, 1999 Casualty BBC website Scriptwriter, online fiction, 1999

Awards and nominations Year Award Work Category Result 2011 AAA Screenplay Contest (United States) Wasps TV pilot Honourable Mention 2008 Red Planet Prize Wasps TV pilot finalist 2008 Swan Playwrights Award Innocence One-Act Thriller Won