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After his [[regeneration]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] attempted to start the novel where his previous self had left off; again, a skipping record interrupted him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') He finished it some time later. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'')  He tried to read the novel at least once in every incarnation and was surprised by how different it looked each time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'')  He told [[Forster]] that  he would recommend the book to anyone looking for "original and stimulating reading matter" and noted the concept to be "quite enthralling." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'')
After his [[regeneration]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] attempted to start the novel where his previous self had left off; again, a skipping record interrupted him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') He finished it some time later. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'')  He tried to read the novel at least once in every incarnation and was surprised by how different it looked each time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'')  He told [[Forster]] that  he would recommend the book to anyone looking for "original and stimulating reading matter" and noted the concept to be "quite enthralling." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'')


==Similarities==
In ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'' the Doctor explains to [[Clara Oswald]] that they cannot save [[Danny Pink]]'s life, as this would cause a paradox. This is also a central idea in the narrative of''The Time Machine''.


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You may wish to consult time machine (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.
The Seventh Doctor reads The Time Machine in his TARDIS. (TV: Doctor Who)

The Time Machine was a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells.

The First Doctor's companion Oliver Harper had seen the film adaptation of the novel. He connected the Doctor's TARDIS with the time machine in the story, and initially thought that the TARDIS could move in time but not space. He expected to see Shoreditch in the "time of the dinosaurs" or the 21st century. (AUDIO: The Cold Equations)

The Fifth Doctor read a first edition of this book before visiting a peaceful planet not unlike prehistoric Earth. (PROSE: Warmonger)

Will Arrowsmith was fairly sure that the Victorian-esque TARDIS console room used by the Seventh Doctor towards the end of his life was inspired by The Time Machine, though more likely the film version than the original novel itself. (AUDIO: Persuasion) The Seventh Doctor relaxed by reading a copy of this book during his aborted mission to return the Master's remains to Gallifrey. A skipping record interrupted him, followed by the escape of the Master's Deathworm and the TARDIS crash-landing in San Francisco on 30 December 1999. (TV: Doctor Who)

After his regeneration, the Eighth Doctor attempted to start the novel where his previous self had left off; again, a skipping record interrupted him. (TV: Doctor Who) He finished it some time later. (PROSE: The Eight Doctors) He tried to read the novel at least once in every incarnation and was surprised by how different it looked each time. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two) He told Forster that he would recommend the book to anyone looking for "original and stimulating reading matter" and noted the concept to be "quite enthralling." (PROSE: Casualties of War)


The Time Machine