James Edward Cooray Smith^[1] (born in Solihull in 1978) is a British writer, critic and columnist of patrilineal Indian descent.^[2] He has written for journals including New Statesman and Prospect. He has also contributed to the Doctor Who audio and DVD range.

A graduate of University College London, Cooray Smith has written radio drama and comedy. He has contributed to numerous news, film and science fiction magazines. He has a specific interest in British television history.

Asked about his long-term habit of co-writing with a variety of people, Cooray Smith commented: "I've written things with a lot of different people, partially because I'm a great believer in third brain theory, and partially as a series of attempts to disguise my own lack of talent!"^[3]

In 2017, he responded to the casting of Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who by writing an article saying those who disagreed with the lead character's sex change were misogynistic. His article was entitled "Uncomfortable with a female Doctor Who? It’s time to admit your real motives".^[4]

http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/321282

http://herocollector.com/en-gb/About/james-cooray-smith Archived 2 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine

• The Life and Trials of Ally McBeal (2000) (with Mark Clapham)
• Manhattan Dating Game: Sex and the City (2002)
• Tim Burton (2002) (with J Clive Matthews)
• Bond Films (2003) (with Stephen Lavington)
• George Lucas (2003)
• Gangster Films (2004)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Books, the Films, the Radio Series (2005) (with J Clive Matthews)
• Quentin Tarantino (2005)
• Who's Next? A Guide To Broadcast Doctor Who (2005) (with Mark Clapham and Eddie Robson)
• The Black Archive #2: The Massacre [1] (2015)
• The Black Archive #14:The Ultimate Foe [2] Archived 22 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine (2017)
• The Silver Archive #3:Sapphire and Steel Assignments 5 & 6 [3] (2018)

• "A Gallery of Pigeons"' (2009) in Secret Histories
• "'Excalibur of Mars" (2009) in Present Danger
• "The Found World" (2010), in Miss Wildthyme and Friends Investigate

Series Four (2009) (sketch writer)

• The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel (2008)

• Occam's Razor (2000) (with Alan Stevens)
• Hidden Persuaders (2003) (with Fiona Moore)

• The Twin Dilemma (2009)
• The Space Museum (2010)
• Underworld (Doctor Who) (2010)
• Kinda (2011)
• Snakedance (2011)
• The Ark (Doctor Who) (2011)
• The Sun Makers (2011)

• Steven Poole's 'Non Fiction Choice' Review of 'Tim Burton' from 'The Guardian'
• Shiny Shelf website (No Longer Updated)
• Kaldor City website
• Jim Smith at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database