Beaminster all round, Wi' hedges, reachèn up between A thousand vields o' zummer green. </poem> It is a location for part of the story for the post-apocalyptic novel The Day of the Triffids. Samuel Hearne explorer, naturalist and writer grew up in Beaminster. Beaminster is the adopted hometown of actor Martin Clunes, and was where singer PJ Harvey went to school. Mat Follas had his first restaurant The Wild Garlic in the town square, though in 2013 it was moved to larger premises elsewhere. Beaminster is also home of Lynne Reid Banks, author of "The L-Shaped Room" and "The Indian in
Iceberg (Banks novel) Iceberg (Banks novel) Iceberg is an original novel written by David Banks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was number 18 (of 61) in the Virgin New Adventures range and featured the Cybermen, being a sequel to the serials "The Invasion" and "The Tenth Planet". The events of the novel run concurrently with those of "Birthright". Banks as an actor portrayed the Cyber Leader in several "Doctor Who" serials. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Banks, appeared in "Doctor Who Magazine" #204. This was the first original "Doctor Who" novel to