simon bucher-jones (born simon jones, 6 september 1964) is an author, poet and amateur actor. he is best known for his doctor who novels for virgin and bbc and as a contributor to the faction paradox spin-off series. between 1988 and dec 2018, he worked for the home office, in a variety of casework, admin, it support, and planning positions. from jan 2019 he has been a full-time freelance writer.