{"name": "Robert Shearman", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Robert Charles Shearman (sometimes credited as Rob Shearman; 10 February 1970, Horsham, Sussex) is an English television, radio, stage play and short story writer. He is known for his World Fantasy Award-winning short stories, as well as his work for Doctor Who, and his association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions (Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres) which has resulted in six plays for BBC Radio 4, broadcast in the station's regular weekday *Afternoon Play* slot, and one classic serial. \r\n\r\n**Source**: [Robert Shearman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shearman) on Wikipedia"}, "alternate_names": ["Robert Charles Shearman", "Rob Shearman"], "photos": [9087676], "birth_date": "10 Feb 1970", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "remote_ids": {"viaf": "58552714", "wikidata": "Q7349740", "isni": "0000000038904436", "musicbrainz": "c0ab1ed3-cfef-4757-90fa-03311d0da128", "imdb": "nm1633161", "lc_naf": "n2008041738", "librarything": "shearmanrobert"}, "key": "/authors/OL3089546A", "latest_revision": 6, "revision": 6, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-30T08:14:56.482104"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-07-31T21:41:10.320357"}}