James Goss (producer)

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James Goss (born 1974) was a senior content producer for the BBC and in charge of the BBC's official Doctor Who website.

Originally the site was part of the Cult TV website. Goss slowly expanded the content, to include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Farscape, The Simpsons, 24 and Doctor Who.

He was subsequently voted Number 19 in TV Cream's 2004 poll of Top 50 Media Movers and Shakers.

With the return of Doctor Who in 2005, the Cult site was slowly wound down so as to concentrate on the return of the show. Goss moved to BBC Wales to oversee the production of the new show's website, expanding the contents to include cast and crew interviews, games and spin-off sites based on the broadcast episodes. His aim was to construct a whole world beyond the show that viewers could get further involved in, notably employing graphic designer Lee Binding for front pages and site design. Sequence [1] a Cardiff based design agency were also responsible for all of the 2006 Doctor Who series games, experiences and many of the associated websites. Goss also produced the .wmv clip "krill-loop" for a tie-in website.

Goss is also well known for his stage play adaptation of the Douglas Adams book Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. It was adapted for performance with fellow student Arvind Ethan David, and has since been staged around the world. In 2006 it won "Best Adaptation" in the LA Weekly 28th Theatre Awards.

Having produced previous Doctor Who web only animations (such as Scream of the Shalka), in 2005, Goss developed and produced the animations of two missing episodes of the The Invasion (Doctor Who). The animation, done by Cosgrove Hall, went on to be voted best DVD special feature in the 2006 Doctor Who Magazine awards.

In 2006, Goss developed and produced Doctor Who The Infinite Quest, a Doctor Who animation shown on BBC One and CBBC in 2007. He was also producer of the special features for the DVD release.

In 2007, he contributed to the Doctor Who short-story collection Short Trips: Snapshots. His first novel, Torchwood: Almost Perfect is due to be released in October, 2008.

He wrote the stage play 7 Spies At The Casino [2], about the making of Casino Royale (1967 film). It was performed at the Edinburgh Festival in August, 2007.

Goss studied English at Oxford University and has also worked at BBC Radio Oxford, Computer Virus Bulletin magazine, Cybersoft Magazine, and the Co-Op.

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