He later discussed the social stigma of illegitimacy and his personal experiences of it in a 1964 radio documentary and a 1973 op-ed piece in The Observer.

[2] His politics remained firmly on the left, and this was reflected in his writings, which often explored anti-authoritarian, environmental, and humanist themes.

[2] In January 2015, Five Leaves Press published a short study of his work, Doctor Who and the Communist: Malcolm Hulke and his career in television, written by Michael Herbert.

In January 2023 Michael Herbert contributed a chapter on Malcolm Hulke to an anthology of writing on television series in the 1970s, Survival TV, edited by Rodney Marshall.

[2] The pair then wrote four plays for ABC's Armchair Theatre, produced by future Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman.

[2] In 1960, Newman commissioned Hulke and Paice to write a children's science fiction serials for ABC – Target Luna.

[2][6] In addition to the Pathfinders series,[6] Doctor Who, and The Avengers, Hulke contributed scripts to a number of television series in the 1960s and 1970s including The Protectors, GS5, The Flying Swan, Danger Man,[7] Crossroads,[8] football soap United!,[9] Gideon's Way,[10] and was script editor for Spyder's Web.

Military figures are usually presented unfavourably – Invasion of the Dinosaurs and The Ambassadors of Death both have a general as the ultimate villain.

Hulke's novelisations were noted for providing a wealth of additional background detail and character depth.

[14][15] The People Who Couldn't Remember Co-written with David Ellis,[14] According to some fan theories, this story was to be a six-part serial.