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|doctor = Second Doctor | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] | ||
|enemy = [[Archon (The Nameless City)|Archons | |enemy = [[Archon (The Nameless City)|Archons]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1968]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1968]]; The [[Nameless City]], [[Great Desolation]] | ||
|writer = [[Michael Scott]] | |writer = [[Michael Scott]] | ||
|read by=[[Frazer Hines]] | |read by=[[Frazer Hines]] | ||
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* [[The Master]] | * [[The Master]] | ||
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | * [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | ||
* | * {{Delgado|c}} | ||
* [[Thug (The Nameless City)|Thug]] | * [[Thug (The Nameless City)|Thug]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Thascalos tells | * "Thascalos" tells Jamie that he has a [[book]]shop on [[Charing Cross Road]]. | ||
* Jamie remembers that [[Polly Wright|Polly]], who had known his Doctor before he [[regeneration|changed]], described him as an "unmade [[bed]]", and noted how accurate the description was. | * Jamie remembers that [[Polly Wright|Polly]], who had known his Doctor before he [[regeneration|changed]], described him as an "unmade [[bed]]", and noted how accurate the description was. | ||
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* In [[London]], [[the TARDIS]] is parked directly opposite the statue of [[Henry Irving]] at the back of the [[National Portrait Gallery]]. | * In [[London]], [[the TARDIS]] is parked directly opposite the statue of [[Henry Irving]] at the back of the [[National Portrait Gallery]]. | ||
* The TARDIS' [[time rotor]] is broken, and unfit for [[time-travel]]. | * The TARDIS' [[time rotor]] is broken, and unfit for [[time-travel]]. | ||
* ''[[The Financial Times]]'' states that [[gold]] is priced at | * ''[[The Financial Times]]'' states that [[gold]] is priced at [[American dollar|$]]37 an ounce. | ||
* The Doctor states that he still has plenty of [[jewel]]lery from [[Tut-Ankh-Amen]] that they can sell. | * The Doctor states that he still has plenty of [[jewel]]lery from [[Tut-Ankh-Amen]] that they can sell. | ||
* The ''[[Necronomicon]]'' takes the TARDIS to the [[Great Desolation]], a journey that takes more than eight hours. | * The ''[[Necronomicon]]'' takes the TARDIS to the [[Great Desolation]], a journey that takes more than eight hours. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[The Doctor's recorder]] is plain with blue stripes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | * [[The Doctor's recorder]] is plain with blue stripes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor says he's a genius. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'') | ||
* The Archons dance to the [[music of the spheres]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'') | * The Archons dance to the [[music of the spheres]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'') | ||
* The Doctor once told Jamie that [[TARDIS]]es were grown rather than built. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'') | * The Doctor once told Jamie that [[TARDIS]]es were grown rather than built. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'') | ||
* Jamie states that the TARDIS had many, many rooms, including [[The Doctor's TARDIS#Swimming pool|an "Olympic-sized swimming pool]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | * Jamie states that the TARDIS had many, many rooms, including [[The Doctor's TARDIS#Swimming pool|an "Olympic-sized swimming pool]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor states that there is plenty of money in the TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') specifically in one of the bedrooms. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | * The Doctor states that there is plenty of money in the TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') specifically in one of the bedrooms. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* The Doctor states that for the TARDIS to heal, it needs a | * The Doctor states that for the TARDIS to heal, it needs a transfusion of [[gold]], [[Mercury (element)|mercury]], and [[Zeiton-7]]; a substance that Jamie notes does not exist on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | ||
* The Doctor is startled by the TARDIS erupting a male echo of "The Nameless City", as the TARDIS' voice is usually female. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | * The Doctor is startled by the TARDIS erupting a male echo of "The Nameless City", as the TARDIS' voice is usually female. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* The Doctor states that his TARDIS is an "Old TT [[Type 40|Type-40]] Mark-III machine" ([[TV]]: ''[[ | * The Doctor states that his TARDIS is an "Old TT [[Type 40|Type-40]] Mark-III machine" ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 12:58, 23 May 2020
The Nameless City was the second Puffin eshort released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.
Publisher's summary
When Jamie McCrimmon brings the Second Doctor a mysterious book, little does he realise the danger contained within its pages. The book transports the TARDIS to a terrifying glass city on a distant world, where the Archons are intent on getting revenge on the Time Lord for an ancient grudge.
Plot
to be added
Characters
References
Individuals
- "Thascalos" tells Jamie that he has a bookshop on Charing Cross Road.
- Jamie remembers that Polly, who had known his Doctor before he changed, described him as an "unmade bed", and noted how accurate the description was.
Species
- The ancient Gallifreyans declared war on the Archons and stole their "seeds" in order to grow TARDISes.
Other
- The Doctor is eating an ice cream cone when he meets with Jamie.
- In London, the TARDIS is parked directly opposite the statue of Henry Irving at the back of the National Portrait Gallery.
- The TARDIS' time rotor is broken, and unfit for time-travel.
- The Financial Times states that gold is priced at $37 an ounce.
- The Doctor states that he still has plenty of jewellery from Tut-Ankh-Amen that they can sell.
- The Necronomicon takes the TARDIS to the Great Desolation, a journey that takes more than eight hours.
- Gallifreyans can identify each other by smell.
- The Doctor has almost forgotten what it is like to have a birthday gift.
- The Necronomicon is partially written in Sumerian, Rongorongo and one of the Vedic Scripts.
Notes
- An audiobook of the story was read by Frazer Hines.
- This story was a crossover with the author's young adult novel series, Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, which features the Archons and their Nameless City.
Continuity
- The Doctor's recorder is plain with blue stripes. (TV: The Three Doctors)
- The Doctor says he's a genius. (TV: The Seeds of Death)
- The Archons dance to the music of the spheres. (TV: Music of the Spheres)
- The Doctor once told Jamie that TARDISes were grown rather than built. (TV: The Impossible Planet)
- Jamie states that the TARDIS had many, many rooms, including an "Olympic-sized swimming pool." (TV: The Invasion of Time)
- The Doctor states that there is plenty of money in the TARDIS, (TV: Doctor Who) specifically in one of the bedrooms. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- The Doctor states that for the TARDIS to heal, it needs a transfusion of gold, mercury, and Zeiton-7; a substance that Jamie notes does not exist on Earth. (TV: Vengeance on Varos)
- The Doctor is startled by the TARDIS erupting a male echo of "The Nameless City", as the TARDIS' voice is usually female. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- The Doctor states that his TARDIS is an "Old TT Type-40 Mark-III machine" (TV: Let's Kill Hitler)
