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}}'''Ludwig van Beethoven''' was a [[Germany|German]] composer.
}}'''Ludwig van Beethoven''' was a [[Germany|German]] composer.


The [[Sixth Doctor]] was present at the birth of Beethoven and gave his mother enough money to raise the child that her husband did not want. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Gone Too Soon (short story)|Gone Too Soon]]'')
==Biography==
The [[Sixth Doctor]] was present at the [[birth]] of Beethoven and gave his mother enough money to raise the child that her husband did not want. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Gone Too Soon (short story)|Gone Too Soon]]'')


The [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed to have learned how to play the organ (or possibly keyboard instruments in general) from Beethoven, suggesting the two had met. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') After the Doctor and Beethoven were abducted by [[Momus]] for a dinner party, the Doctor told Beethoven that he loved his ''Fifth''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer (short story)|The Lonely Computer]]'')
The [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed to have learned how to play the organ (or possibly keyboard instruments in general) from Beethoven, suggesting the two had met. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') After the Doctor and Beethoven were abducted by [[Momus]] for a dinner party, the Doctor told Beethoven that he loved his ''Fifth''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer (short story)|The Lonely Computer]]'')
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In an incident at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed to have once asked Beethoven if he could "rattle off a tune," to which Beethoven reportedly replied, "Pardon?" ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'')
In an incident at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed to have once asked Beethoven if he could "rattle off a tune," to which Beethoven reportedly replied, "Pardon?" ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'')


=== Parallel universe ===
In a [[parallel universe]], [[The Doctor (Auld Mortality)|the Doctor]] made a [[hearing aid]] for Beethoven. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Storm of Angels (audio story)|A Storm of Angels]]'')
== Other references ==
On [[Nocturne (planet)|Nocturne]] in the [[28th century]], [[Korbin Thessinger]] played Beethoven to lure a noise creature into a trap. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nocturne (audio story)|Nocturne]]'')
On [[Nocturne (planet)|Nocturne]] in the [[28th century]], [[Korbin Thessinger]] played Beethoven to lure a noise creature into a trap. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nocturne (audio story)|Nocturne]]'')
[[File:Twelve and Beethoven.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Twelfth Doctor]] holding a bust of Beethoven on [[the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')]]
[[File:Twelve and Beethoven.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Twelfth Doctor]] holding a bust of Beethoven on [[the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')]]
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The Twelfth Doctor had his Beethoven bust on display in his office in [[St Luke's University]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
The Twelfth Doctor had his Beethoven bust on display in his office in [[St Luke's University]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
In a [[parallel universe]], [[The Doctor (Auld Mortality)|the Doctor]] made a [[hearing aid]] for Beethoven. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Storm of Angels (audio story)|A Storm of Angels]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==

Revision as of 20:50, 11 April 2020

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer.

Biography

The Sixth Doctor was present at the birth of Beethoven and gave his mother enough money to raise the child that her husband did not want. (PROSE: Gone Too Soon)

The Tenth Doctor claimed to have learned how to play the organ (or possibly keyboard instruments in general) from Beethoven, suggesting the two had met. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment) After the Doctor and Beethoven were abducted by Momus for a dinner party, the Doctor told Beethoven that he loved his Fifth. (PROSE: The Lonely Computer)

In an incident at the Royal Albert Hall, the Tenth Doctor claimed to have once asked Beethoven if he could "rattle off a tune," to which Beethoven reportedly replied, "Pardon?" (TV: Music of the Spheres)

Parallel universe

In a parallel universe, the Doctor made a hearing aid for Beethoven. (AUDIO: A Storm of Angels)

Other references

On Nocturne in the 28th century, Korbin Thessinger played Beethoven to lure a noise creature into a trap. (AUDIO: Nocturne)

The Twelfth Doctor holding a bust of Beethoven on the TARDIS. (TV: Before the Flood)

When the TARDIS landed in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the First Doctor said that the music they were hearing was not Beethoven. (AUDIO: Farewell, Great Macedon)

Beethoven wrote "Ode to Joy", which was part of his Ninth Symphony. (PROSE: Ode to Joy)

The Twelfth Doctor used the hypothetical non-existence of Beethoven in a story (which didn't happen) as an example of a bootstrap paradox, where a time traveller travelled back to 18th century Germany and copied out the concertos and symphonies he had brought with him and got them published after finding out no-one knew who Beethoven was, the time traveller essentially becoming Beethoven. He described Beethoven as a "nice chap, very intense," and that he "loved an arm wrestle." (TV: Before the Flood)

The Twelfth Doctor had his Beethoven bust on display in his office in St Luke's University. (TV: The Pilot)

Behind the scenes

Beethoven was played by Paul Rhys in the BBC miniseries Beethoven.