Stone Tape
He was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951; his final script was transmitted on ITV in 1997. Kneale wrote well-received television dramas such as "The Year of the Sex Olympics" (1968) and "The Stone Tape" (1972) in addition to the "Quatermass" serials. He has been described as "one of the most influential writers of the 20th century", and as "having invented popular TV".