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[[File:Peri saved from drowning - Doctor Who - Planet of Fire - BBC|thumb|[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] saves [[Peri Brown|Peri]] from drowning. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'')]] | [[File:Peri saved from drowning - Doctor Who - Planet of Fire - BBC|thumb|[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] saves [[Peri Brown|Peri]] from drowning. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'')]] | ||
'''Drowning''' was the act of an [[oxygen]]-breathing life-form being [[asphyxiation|asphyxiated]] in a liquid, usually [[water]]. This frequently resulted in the [[death]] of the life-form. According to [[Styre]]'s experiments, immersion in water produced asphyxiation in [[human]]s in less than three minutes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | '''Drowning''' was the act of an [[oxygen]]-breathing life-form being [[asphyxiation|asphyxiated]] in a liquid, usually [[water]]. This frequently resulted in the [[death]] of the life-form. According to [[Styre]]'s experiments, immersion in water produced asphyxiation in [[human]]s in less than three minutes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | ||
[[Aquaphobia]] was the fear of water, or of drowning. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]'') | [[Aquaphobia]] was the fear of water, or of drowning. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]'') | ||
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The [[Fourth Doctor]] once claimed to have saved [[Julius Caesar]] from drowning in the [[River Tiber]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantoms of the Deep (audio story)|Phantoms of the Deep]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] once claimed to have saved [[Julius Caesar]] from drowning in the [[River Tiber]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantoms of the Deep (audio story)|Phantoms of the Deep]]'') | ||
[[Ashildr]] cured a whole village of [[scarlet fever]]. However, believing she was a [[witch]], they attempted to drown her. However, she was able to hold her breath and escape. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived]]'') | [[Ashildr]] cured a whole village of [[scarlet fever]]. However, believing she was a [[witch]], they attempted to drown her. However, she was able to hold her breath and escape. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') | ||
In [[1485]], [[Clarrie]] drowned when he fell into a river while being chased by guards who had recognised him as the Duke of Clarence. According to [[William Shakespeare]], the Duke was drowned in a vat of [[wine]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | In [[1485]], [[Clarrie]] drowned when he fell into a river while being chased by guards who had recognised him as the Duke of Clarence. According to [[William Shakespeare]], the Duke was drowned in a vat of [[wine]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | ||
In [[1599]], the [[Carrionite]] called [[Lilith]] killed [[Lynley]] by drowning him with her [[doll]], filling his lungs with water. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') | In [[1599]], the [[Carrionite]] called [[Lilith]] killed [[Lynley]] by drowning him with her [[doll]], filling his lungs with water. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | ||
In [[1649]], hundreds of women and children attempting to escape [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s siege of [[Wexford]] drowned when the overcrowded [[boat]]s they were on sank. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Settling]]'') | In [[1649]], hundreds of women and children attempting to escape [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s siege of [[Wexford]] drowned when the overcrowded [[boat]]s they were on sank. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Settling (audio story)|The Settling]]'') | ||
In [[1699]], [[Rory Williams]] drowned when he was knocked overboard the ''[[Fancy]]''. He was revived by the [[Siren]], but died again when he was taken off life support, and revived again when [[Amy Pond]] used [[CPR]] on him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') | In [[1699]], [[Rory Williams]] drowned when he was knocked overboard the ''[[Fancy]]''. He was revived by the [[Siren]], but died again when he was taken off life support, and revived again when [[Amy Pond]] used [[CPR]] on him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') | ||
In [[1746]], slave trader [[Trask]] drowned troublesome prisoners, and almost subjected [[Ben Jackson]] to this fate. After being thrown overboard, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'') he himself drowned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') | In [[1746]], slave trader [[Trask]] drowned troublesome prisoners, and almost subjected [[Ben Jackson]] to this fate. After being thrown overboard, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'') he himself drowned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') | ||
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In [[1872]], [[Theodore Cassells]] and the crew of the ''[[Marie Celeste]]'' drowned when a wave swamped their lifeboat. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Stitch in Time (TVA comic story)|A Stitch in Time]]'') | In [[1872]], [[Theodore Cassells]] and the crew of the ''[[Marie Celeste]]'' drowned when a wave swamped their lifeboat. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Stitch in Time (TVA comic story)|A Stitch in Time]]'') | ||
In [[1885]], the [[Vespiform]] calling himself [[Christopher (The Unicorn and the Wasp)|Christopher]] drowned when a monsoon flooded the [[Jamuna River]] in [[Delhi]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | In [[1885]], the [[Vespiform]] calling himself [[Christopher (The Unicorn and the Wasp)|Christopher]] drowned when a monsoon flooded the [[Jamuna River]] in [[Delhi]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | ||
In [[1891]], the [[Ice Governess|governess]] of [[Francesca Latimer|Francesca]] and [[Digby Latimer]] drowned in a frozen pond on [[Captain]] [[Latimer (The Snowmen)|Latimer]]'s estate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen]]'') | In [[1891]], the [[Ice Governess|governess]] of [[Francesca Latimer|Francesca]] and [[Digby Latimer]] drowned in a frozen pond on [[Captain]] [[Latimer (The Snowmen)|Latimer]]'s estate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | ||
In one iteration of the [[time loop]] created by [[Edward Grove]], [[Edith Thompson]] was drowned in the kitchen sink. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight]]'') | In one iteration of the [[time loop]] created by [[Edward Grove]], [[Edith Thompson]] was drowned in the kitchen sink. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'') | ||
In [[1916]], [[Grigori Rasputin]] drowned in the [[Neva River]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wages of Sin]]'') | In [[1916]], [[Grigori Rasputin]] drowned in the [[Neva River]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wages of Sin (novel)|The Wages of Sin]]'') | ||
In [[1926]], the [[Vespiform]] [[Arnold Golightly]] drowned when he dove into [[Silent Pool]] to retrieve the [[Firestone]], which had been thrown there by [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | In [[1926]], the [[Vespiform]] [[Arnold Golightly]] drowned when he dove into [[Silent Pool]] to retrieve the [[Firestone]], which had been thrown there by [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | ||
On [[11 May]] [[1964]], [[Jane Potter]] drowned in the [[River Stock]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'', ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'') | On [[11 May]] [[1964]], [[Jane Potter]] drowned in the [[River Stock]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'', ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Circa [[1970]], [[Professor]] [[Zaroff]] drowned in his laboratory when the [[Second Doctor]] flooded [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'') | Circa [[1970]], [[Professor]] [[Zaroff]] drowned in his laboratory when the [[Second Doctor]] flooded [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'') | ||
In the [[1970s]], [[Professor]] [[Charles Kettering]] was killed at [[Stangmoor Prison]] when the [[Keller Machine]] turned his fear of drowning against him. His fear was so great that water manifested in his lungs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | In the [[1970s]], [[Professor]] [[Charles Kettering]] was killed at [[Stangmoor Prison]] when the [[Keller Machine]] turned his fear of drowning against him. His fear was so great that water manifested in his lungs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | ||
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A few years later, [[Scorby]] was drowned in a pool of water by [[plant]]s under the control of a [[Krynoid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | A few years later, [[Scorby]] was drowned in a pool of water by [[plant]]s under the control of a [[Krynoid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | ||
On [[9 May]] [[1984]], [[Peri Brown]] almost drowned when she tried to swim from her [[Howard Foster|stepfather]]'s [[boat]] to the shore of [[Lanzarote]]. She was rescued by [[Vislor Turlough]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]'') | On [[9 May]] [[1984]], [[Peri Brown]] almost drowned when she tried to swim from her [[Howard Foster|stepfather]]'s [[boat]] to the shore of [[Lanzarote]]. She was rescued by [[Vislor Turlough]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | ||
Circa [[1996]], [[Maude O'Neill]] drowned herself in a [[lake]] on [[Gravonax Island]] after her daughter [[Eadie O'Neill|Eadie]] was killed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night Thoughts]]'') | Circa [[1996]], [[Maude O'Neill]] drowned herself in a [[lake]] on [[Gravonax Island]] after her daughter [[Eadie O'Neill|Eadie]] was killed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night Thoughts (audio story)|Night Thoughts]]'') | ||
Circa [[1997]], [[Ace]] almost drowned in a chamber in [[King Arthur (Arthur's World)|King Arthur]]'s spaceship at the bottom of [[Lake Vortigern]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | Circa [[1997]], [[Ace]] almost drowned in a chamber in [[King Arthur (Arthur's World)|King Arthur]]'s spaceship at the bottom of [[Lake Vortigern]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
[[Estelle Cole]] drowned in a [[rain]]y storm above her house, unnaturally caused by [[fairies]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds]]'') | [[Estelle Cole]] drowned in a [[rain]]y storm above her house, unnaturally caused by [[fairies]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]'') | ||
On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]] [[2007]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] drowned the [[Racnoss]] in the [[Thames Flood Barrier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') In a [[Donna's World|parallel world]], the Doctor drowned as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left]]'') | On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]] [[2007]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] drowned the [[Racnoss]] in the [[Thames Flood Barrier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') In a [[Donna's World|parallel world]], the Doctor drowned as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') | ||
[[Owen Harper]] tried to drown himself after the [[resurrection gauntlet]] was used to bring him back. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Day in the Death]]'') | [[Owen Harper]] tried to drown himself after the [[resurrection gauntlet]] was used to bring him back. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]'') | ||
In [[2119]], [[Richard Pritchard]] drowned when the [[ghost]] of [[Jonathan Moran]] opened the outer door of the [[airlock]] he was in. ([[TV]]: ''[[Under the Lake]]'') | In [[2119]], [[Richard Pritchard]] drowned when the [[ghost]] of [[Jonathan Moran]] opened the outer door of the [[airlock]] he was in. ([[TV]]: ''[[Under the Lake (TV story)|Under the Lake]]'') | ||
In [[2167]], an unstable [[Roboman]] drowned himself in the [[River Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | In [[2167]], an unstable [[Roboman]] drowned himself in the [[River Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
In [[2194]], [[Estella (The Stones of Venice)|Estella]] was believed to have drowned herself in the main canal in [[Venice]], but in fact had merely faked her death. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stones of Venice]]'') | In [[2194]], [[Estella (The Stones of Venice)|Estella]] was believed to have drowned herself in the main canal in [[Venice]], but in fact had merely faked her death. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stones of Venice (audio story)|The Stones of Venice]]'') | ||
On [[Kar-Charrat]], the [[Kar-Charratan]]s used their water-controlling abilities to drown many [[Dalek]]s in their own casings. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine]]'') | On [[Kar-Charrat]], the [[Kar-Charratan]]s used their water-controlling abilities to drown many [[Dalek]]s in their own casings. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'') | ||
On [[Gallifrey]], [[the Master]] was almost drowned in the river [[Lethe (river)|Lethe]] by [[Torvic]], but was rescued by the Doctor, who killed Torvic. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') | On [[Gallifrey]], [[the Master]] was almost drowned in the river [[Lethe (river)|Lethe]] by [[Torvic]], but was rescued by the Doctor, who killed Torvic. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') | ||
In [[the Matrix]] on Gallifrey, [[Goth]] almost drowned the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | In [[the Matrix]] on Gallifrey, [[Goth]] almost drowned the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
In [[Eugene Tacitus]]' [[Eugene's World|world]], [[Pepin VI]] drowned when he fell asleep in his bathtub. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Holy Terror | In [[Eugene Tacitus]]' [[Eugene's World|world]], [[Pepin VI]] drowned when he fell asleep in his [[bathtub]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]'') | ||
On [[Baspral]], [[Galena]] attempted to drown a young boy in a stream, having [[precognition|foreseen]] that he would grow up to be a ruthless [[dictator]], but was stopped by the Doctor. Ten years later, the boy drowned Galena in the same stream. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Inquisitor's Story (short story)|The Inquisitor's Story]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Methods of death]] | [[Category:Methods of death]] | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 1 April 2019
Drowning was the act of an oxygen-breathing life-form being asphyxiated in a liquid, usually water. This frequently resulted in the death of the life-form. According to Styre's experiments, immersion in water produced asphyxiation in humans in less than three minutes. (TV: The Sontaran Experiment)
Aquaphobia was the fear of water, or of drowning. (AUDIO: House of Blue Fire)
The Fourth Doctor once claimed to have saved Julius Caesar from drowning in the River Tiber. (AUDIO: Phantoms of the Deep)
Ashildr cured a whole village of scarlet fever. However, believing she was a witch, they attempted to drown her. However, she was able to hold her breath and escape. (TV: The Woman Who Lived)
In 1485, Clarrie drowned when he fell into a river while being chased by guards who had recognised him as the Duke of Clarence. According to William Shakespeare, the Duke was drowned in a vat of wine. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)
In 1599, the Carrionite called Lilith killed Lynley by drowning him with her doll, filling his lungs with water. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
In 1649, hundreds of women and children attempting to escape Oliver Cromwell's siege of Wexford drowned when the overcrowded boats they were on sank. (AUDIO: The Settling)
In 1699, Rory Williams drowned when he was knocked overboard the Fancy. He was revived by the Siren, but died again when he was taken off life support, and revived again when Amy Pond used CPR on him. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot)
In 1746, slave trader Trask drowned troublesome prisoners, and almost subjected Ben Jackson to this fate. After being thrown overboard, (TV: The Highlanders) he himself drowned. (PROSE: Alien Bodies)
In 1872, Theodore Cassells and the crew of the Marie Celeste drowned when a wave swamped their lifeboat. (COMIC: A Stitch in Time)
In 1885, the Vespiform calling himself Christopher drowned when a monsoon flooded the Jamuna River in Delhi. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
In 1891, the governess of Francesca and Digby Latimer drowned in a frozen pond on Captain Latimer's estate. (TV: The Snowmen)
In one iteration of the time loop created by Edward Grove, Edith Thompson was drowned in the kitchen sink. (AUDIO: The Chimes of Midnight)
In 1916, Grigori Rasputin drowned in the Neva River. (PROSE: The Wages of Sin)
In 1926, the Vespiform Arnold Golightly drowned when he dove into Silent Pool to retrieve the Firestone, which had been thrown there by Donna Noble. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
On 11 May 1964, Jane Potter drowned in the River Stock. (AUDIO: The Eternal Summer, Plague of the Daleks)
Circa 1970, Professor Zaroff drowned in his laboratory when the Second Doctor flooded Atlantis. (TV: The Underwater Menace)
In the 1970s, Professor Charles Kettering was killed at Stangmoor Prison when the Keller Machine turned his fear of drowning against him. His fear was so great that water manifested in his lungs. (TV: The Mind of Evil)
A few years later, Scorby was drowned in a pool of water by plants under the control of a Krynoid. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)
On 9 May 1984, Peri Brown almost drowned when she tried to swim from her stepfather's boat to the shore of Lanzarote. She was rescued by Vislor Turlough. (TV: Planet of Fire)
Circa 1996, Maude O'Neill drowned herself in a lake on Gravonax Island after her daughter Eadie was killed. (AUDIO: Night Thoughts)
Circa 1997, Ace almost drowned in a chamber in King Arthur's spaceship at the bottom of Lake Vortigern. (TV: Battlefield)
Estelle Cole drowned in a rainy storm above her house, unnaturally caused by fairies. (TV: Small Worlds)
On Christmas Eve 2007, the Tenth Doctor drowned the Racnoss in the Thames Flood Barrier. (TV: The Runaway Bride) In a parallel world, the Doctor drowned as well. (TV: Turn Left)
Owen Harper tried to drown himself after the resurrection gauntlet was used to bring him back. (TV: A Day in the Death)
In 2119, Richard Pritchard drowned when the ghost of Jonathan Moran opened the outer door of the airlock he was in. (TV: Under the Lake)
In 2167, an unstable Roboman drowned himself in the River Thames. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
In 2194, Estella was believed to have drowned herself in the main canal in Venice, but in fact had merely faked her death. (AUDIO: The Stones of Venice)
On Kar-Charrat, the Kar-Charratans used their water-controlling abilities to drown many Daleks in their own casings. (AUDIO: The Genocide Machine)
On Gallifrey, the Master was almost drowned in the river Lethe by Torvic, but was rescued by the Doctor, who killed Torvic. (AUDIO: Master)
In the Matrix on Gallifrey, Goth almost drowned the Fourth Doctor. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
In Eugene Tacitus' world, Pepin VI drowned when he fell asleep in his bathtub. (AUDIO: The Holy Terror)
On Baspral, Galena attempted to drown a young boy in a stream, having foreseen that he would grow up to be a ruthless dictator, but was stopped by the Doctor. Ten years later, the boy drowned Galena in the same stream. (PROSE: The Inquisitor's Story)
