Doug MacLeod Doug MacLeod i(A17467 works by) (a.k.a. Doug McLeod)
Born: Established: 13 Oct 1959 Greensborough, Watsonia - Greensborough - Plenty area, Melbourne - Northeast, Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 22 Nov 2021
Gender: Male
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1 form y separately published work icon Dogstar : A Christmas in Space Doug MacLeod , Philip Dalkin , ( dir. Scott Vanden Bosch ) Australia : Media World Pictures , 2016 9368195 2016 single work film/TV children's science fiction

'In space, no one can hear you open your presents.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 Nothing to Be Scared Of Doug MacLeod , Craig Smith , 2015 single work prose
— Appears in: The Hush Treasure Book 2015; (p. 6-7)
1 3 y separately published work icon Tigers on the Beach Doug MacLeod , Melbourne : Penguin , 2014 7179990 2014 single work novel young adult

'Have you heard the one about the guy who lost a grandfather, but found a girlfriend? It's funny. It's also kind of sad. And some of the bits that are sad are also kind of funny (but only if you laugh at that sort of thing).

'Adam thinks Samantha could be the one for him. But first he has to sort out his parents' crumbling marriage, stop getting into embarrassing situations involving public nudity, find out what's making his gran so angry, stop his little brother doing something really, really dangerous and work out what's so funny about two tigers on a beach. It can't be that hard, can it?' (Publication summary)

1 5 y separately published work icon The Windy Farm Doug MacLeod , Craig Smith (illustrator), Adelaide : Working Title Press , 2013 Z1908754 2013 single work picture book children's

'Why would anyone want to live on a farm where the winds are so fierce that even the pigs are blown away? Fortunately Mum is a clever inventor and can think of one very good reason.

'A hilarious picture book with a very pertinent message about wind power and environmental sustainability, by one of Australia's favourite picture book teams.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 4 Margaret Fulton : Queen of the Dessert Margaret Fulton : The Musical Doug MacLeod , Yuri Worontschak (composer), 2012 single work musical theatre

'Margaret Fulton is more than just our national cooking matriarch, she is a living legend. Her life story is full of the ingredients needed to make a musical. Doug MacLeod (head writer and producer of The Comedy Company and Fast Forward) and Yuri Worontschak (composer of everything from Fast Forward to Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell) collaborate with the Present Tense ensemble (Chants Des Catacombes) to bring her unique and surprising story to the stage, in this culinary musical experience.'

Source: Theatre Works website, www.theatreworks.org.au (sighted 05/11/2012)

1 1 y separately published work icon Heather Fell Into the Water Doug MacLeod , Craig Smith (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2012 Z1887302 2012 single work picture book children's 'Heather was a little girl...who always fell in the water. She didn't mean to do it. She didn't enjoy it. But she fell in the water nearly every day, and so her parents made her wear water wings all the time. Find out how Heather overcomes her fear in this warm and funny story from a much-loved team.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon The Night before Mother's Day Doug MacLeod , Judy Horacek (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2012 Z1856781 2012 single work picture book humour

'‘Twas the night before Mother’s Day,

Scary, but true.

And if you’re a mother,

This book is for you.' (Publication summary)

1 7 y separately published work icon The Shiny Guys Doug MacLeod , Camberwell : Penguin , 2012 Z1852211 2012 single work novel young adult fantasy

'"Wouldn't it be funny if they were real?"

"Shiny red men?"

"What if I were the sane one and everyone else was mad?"

'One night, the shiny guys visit fifteen-year-old Colin Lapsley. They don't speak, but Colin can read their thoughts. They want him to pay for the terrible thing that he has done. When the shiny guys won't go away, Colin is admitted to ward 44. There he discovers an alien world, a powerful weapon, a gentle giant, and a girl who may be able to see what he can see.

'The Shiny Guys is a dark, sometimes funny novel about how fantasy and reality can merge, especially when electricity is involved.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 I am an Author Doug MacLeod , Mitch Vane , 2012 single work short story young adult humour
— Appears in: Trust Me Too 2012;
1 3 y separately published work icon Mozzie and Midgie Doug MacLeod , Sandy Okalyi (illustrator), Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2011 Z1761742 2011 single work picture book children's When Mozzie and Midgie meet a colourful parrot who boasts of being the most beautiful bird on the island, the two young spoonbills set off to find out what could make them beautiful and special. (Trove record)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , Camberwell : Penguin (fl. 1910) , 2010 Z1722534 2010 single work novel young adult detective mystery humour Thomas Timewell is sixteen and a gentleman. When he meets a body-snatcher called Plenitude, his whole life changes. He is pursued by cutthroats, a gypsy with a meat cleaver, and even the Grim Reaper. More disturbing still, Thomas has to spend an evening with the worst novelist in the world.

'A very black comedy set in England in 1828, The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher shows what terrible events can occur when you try to do the right thing. "Never a good idea," as Thomas's mother would say.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 form y separately published work icon Snake Tales Brendan Luno , Anthony Watt , Alix Beane , Sam Carroll , Doug MacLeod , Mark Shirrefs , Kris Mrksa , ( dir. Daniel Nettheim et. al. )agent Australia : Westside Film & Television Nine Network , 2009 Z1881830 2009 series - publisher film/TV young adult fantasy

Two girls from opposite sides of the world are forced to learn to live together on a snake farm in a remote and possibly mystical area of the Australian outback. Though superficially the program is a 'clash of cultures' narrative in which the British Skye and the Australian Tiger have to come to terms with one another and with their life on the snake farm, it incorporates such fantastic elements as the breeding of brand new species of snakes, snakes suddenly growing to enormous size, and teenage werewolves.

1 form y separately published work icon Monster Auditions Stu Connolly , Robert Adams , Doug MacLeod , Stu Connolly , Suren Perera , ( dir. Suren Perera ) Australia : Sticky Pictures , 2009 Z1847405 2009 series - publisher film/TV horror humour

Short animated monologues in which various mythical creatures (zombies, Bigfoot, vampires, etc.) approach a psychologist for help with the various problems of their existence. According to the official wesbite at SBS Television, 'They may look like monsters, but they suffer from the same weaknesses as we do. Monster Auditions reflects the richness and diversity of Australian society through these engaging, humourous characters. Funny, warm and occasionally a little sad these characters relate to us all on a variety of levels.'

Source: SBS Television (http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/monsterauditions/about/page/i/1/h/About/). Sighted: 9/3/2012

1 form y separately published work icon Zigby David Witt , Brendan Luno , Melanie Alexander , David Evans , Richard Tulloch , Kym Goldsworthy , Doug MacLeod , John Armstrong , Jane Schneider , Clare Madsen , Gina Roncoli , Sue Wicks , ( dir. Mark Barnard ) 2009 Australia Canada Singapore : Avrill Stark Entertainment Zebra (I) Productions Big Animation Flying Bark Productions , 2009 Z1622137 2009 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy

'Follows the wild adventures of three young friends - Zigby the Zebra, McMeer the Meerkat and Bertie the Guinea Fowl. Based on the internationally successful children's book series by [British] writer Brian Paterson...'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 17/8/2012)

1 form y separately published work icon CJ the DJ Stu Connolly , Robert Adams , John Armstrong , Sam Carroll , Mark Gravas , Doug MacLeod , Cleon Prineas , Gina Roncoli , R. A. Spratt , ( dir. Mark Gravas ) 2009 Australia : Kapow Pictures Vision Animation , 2009-2010 Z1622102 2009 series - publisher film/TV children's

At thirteen CJ is already a hot DJ - the only trouble is most of her gigs are in her own bedroom. She can spin discs like no-one else, mix and scratch tracks like a pro - but in the deader than dead end of town where she lives, almost nobody wants to know. With her spiky hair and spikier attitude, CJ is little Miss Alternative struggling in a sea of normality - but there's no way she's going to let that get her down.

Source: Screen Australia record.

1 8 y separately published work icon My Extraordinary Life and Death Doug MacLeod , Ormond : Hybrid , 2009 Z1606683 2009 single work children's fiction children's humour

'What exactly is The Tight Trouser Club? Where do you buy children at bargain prices? How do you survive a father who buries you in the garden whenever you misbehave? And whom do you contact when your wife starts to shrink?

'None of these questions are answered in My Extraordinary Life and Death, though what do you expect if the author is dead?

'A roller-coaster of madness and surreal comedy awaits the reader brave enough to open the pages of this truly remarkable book.

'Based on a false story.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 5 y separately published work icon Siggy and Amber Doug MacLeod , Camberwell : Puffin , 2009 Z1594635 2009 single work novel young adult

'There is something strange at Tallis Point. Siggy knows, because he's seen it. And now the mysterious, non-blonde Amber want to see it too.

'Should Siggy take Amber to Tallis Point? On the good side, he might end up with a girlfriend. On the bad side, he might explode. It's a tough decision.' (from publisher's website)

1 Queen Isabella Doug MacLeod , 2009 single work short story children's
— Appears in: Kids' Night In 3 : A Sea of Stories and Oceans of Other Stuff 2009; (p. 361-362)
1 form y separately published work icon Time Trackers Ron Elliott , Tim Gooding , Doug MacLeod , ( dir. Thomas Robins et. al. )agent Perth New Zealand : Taylor Media Gibson Group , 2008 Z1848769 2008 series - publisher film/TV children's science fiction

Troy, living in 2008, meets Wiremu Love, the teenage navigator of timeship The Chronos, who has travelled back in time. Together, they travel further back and meet Carmen, a cavegirl. The three teenagers combine forces to combat time-viruses that could wipe out history's greatest inventions.

The program, which only ran to thirteen episodes, was created by Paula Boock and Donna Malane, and was a co-production between Taylor Media Pty Ltd (Australia) and Gibson Group (New Zealand).

1 Smarty i "I'd lost my bag, my favourite bag,", Doug MacLeod , Louise Prout (illustrator), 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Trust Me! 2008; (p. 369-376) Things a Map Won't Show You : Stories from Australia and Beyond 2012; (p. 169-179)
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