My favourite fictional academic

From satirical novels to US sitcoms and cop shows, academics have proved to be rich source material across many genres. Four writers argue the case for who can claim to be fiction’s greatest scholar

Published on
January 4, 2024
Last updated
January 4, 2024
Catriona Mills, Irina Dumitrescu, Bethan Michael-Fox Melissa Beattie
Peter Capaldi, (The Doctor) and Pearl Mackie (Bill) pose in front of the TARDIS to illustrate My favourite fictional academic
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Reader's comments (5)

#1 Submitted by ... on January 4, 2024 - 2:41pm
Frasier Crane?
#2 Submitted by davep@... on January 5, 2024 - 8:31am
Jim Dixon.
#3 Submitted by darren.... on January 5, 2024 - 9:19am
We also have Terry Pratchett's wizards of the Unseen University in Ankh-Morpork, led by the Arch Chancellor Mustrum Ridcully. The supporting cast alone is fabulous, but Ridcully is wonderful. And that's before Granny Weatherwax, who happens to be an Honorary Chair.
#4 Submitted by svalacco on January 5, 2024 - 8:26pm
Love Doctor Who!!!
#5 Submitted by d.j.... on January 5, 2024 - 9:37pm
No Morris Zapp? Philip Swallow? Sacrilege!

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