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|name= Time and Relative
|image            = Time and Relative standardcover.jpg
|image= Time_and_Relative_standardcover.jpg
|doctor          = First Doctor
|series=[[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]]
|companions      = [[Susan]]
|number= 1
|featuring        = [[Ian Chesterton|Mr Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright|Miss Wright]]
|doctor=First Doctor
|enemy           = [[The Cold (Time and Relative)|The Cold]]
|companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
|setting         = [[Shoreditch]], [[27 March]] - [[4 April]] [[1963]]
|enemy= [[The Cold (Time and Relative)|The Cold]]
|writer           = Kim Newman
|setting = [[Coal Hill School]] and [[76 Totter's Lane]], [[London]], [[27 March]] to [[4 April]] [[1963]]
|publisher       = Telos Publishing
|writer= [[Kim Newman]]
|illustrator     = [[Bryan Talbot]]
|publisher= Telos Publishing
|release date     = 23 November 2001
|illustrator=[[Bryan Talbot]]
|number          = 1
|release date= [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]]
|format           = Hardback Book, 9 Chapters, 121 Pages
|format= Hardback Book, 9 Chapters, 121 Pages
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-903889-02-2 (Standard), ISBN 978-1-903889-03-9 (Deluxe)
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-903889-02-2 (Standard) <br /> ISBN 978-1-903889-03-9 (Deluxe)
|series          = [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]]
|prev= none
|next             = Citadel of Dreams (novel)
|next= Citadel of Dreams (novel)}}
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novella]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman]]. This is author [[Kim Newman]]'s only contribution to prose-based ''[[Doctor Who]]''. This novella is one of several stories set prior to ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novella]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan]]. This is author [[Kim Newman]]'s only contribution to prose-based ''[[Doctor Who]]''. This novella is one of several stories set prior to ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
The harsh British winter of [[1963]] brings a big freeze that extends into April with no sign of letting up. And with it comes a new, far greater menace: terrifying icy creatures are stalking the streets, bringing death and destruction.
The harsh [[Great Britain|British]] [[winter]] of [[1963]] brings a big freeze that extends into [[April]] with no sign of letting up. And with it comes a new, far greater menace: terrifying icy creatures are stalking the streets, bringing death and destruction.


The First Doctor and Susan, trapped on Earth until the faulty [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] can be repaired, are caught up in the crisis. The Doctor seems to know what is going on, but is uncharacteristically detached and furtive, almost as if he is losing his memory...
The [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan]], trapped on [[Earth]] until the faulty [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] can be repaired, are caught up in the crisis. The Doctor seems to know what is going on, but is uncharacteristically detached and furtive, almost as if he is losing his memory...


Susan, isolated from her grandfather and finding it hard to fit in with the human teenagers at [[Coal Hill School]], tries to cope by recording her thoughts in a diary. But she too feels her memory slipping away and her past unravelling. Is she even sure who she is any more...?
Susan, isolated from her grandfather and finding it hard to fit in with the human [[teenager]]s at [[Coal Hill School]], tries to cope by recording her thoughts in [[Susan Foreman's diary|a diary]]. But she too feels her memory slipping away and her past unravelling. Is she even sure who she is any more...?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[First Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor]]
* [[Susan Foreman]]
* [[Susan]]
* [[Gillian Roberts]]
* [[Gillian Roberts]]
* [[John Brent]]
* [[John Brent]]
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* [[Sadie Lederer]]
* [[Sadie Lederer]]
* [[Malcolm (Time and Relative)|Malcolm]]
* [[Malcolm (Time and Relative)|Malcolm]]
* [[Zack Henderson (Time and Relative)|Zack Henderson]]
* [[Zack (Time and Relative)|Zack]]
* [[Grange]]
* [[Grange]]
* [[Okehurst]]
* [[Okehurst]]
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* [[Henry Haigh]]
* [[Henry Haigh]]
* [[Mrs Haigh]]
* [[Mrs Haigh]]
* [[Ian Chesterton]]
* [[Barbara Wright]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Coal Hill School ===
=== Coal Hill School ===
* [[Basil James Carker]] is headmaster of [[Coal Hill School]].
* [[Basil James Carker]] is headmaster of [[Coal Hill School]].
* Other than [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]], teachers include [[Grange|Mr Grange]], [[Bellweather|Mrs Bellweather]], [[Quelou|Mlle Quelou]] and [[A. Okehurst|Mr Okehurst]].
* Other than [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]], teachers include [[Grange|Mr Grange]], [[Bellweather|Mrs Bellweather]], [[Quelou|Mlle Quelou]] and [[A. Okehurst|Mr Okehurst]].
* [[Susan Foreman]]'s friends at Coal Hill are [[John Brent]] and [[Gillian Roberts]], all three in Year Four.
* [[Susan]]'s friends at Coal Hill are [[John Brent]] and [[Gillian Roberts]], all three in Year Four.
* Also in Year Four are [[Wendy Coburn]], [[Francis Minto]] and [[Little Titch Critchley]]. [[Sadie Lederer]] is in Year One. [[Joe Gibson]], [[Dudley Hatcher]] and [[Leslie Culver]] are in Year Five.
* Also in Year Four are [[Wendy Coburn]], [[Francis Minto]] and [[Little Titch Critchley]]. [[Sadie Lederer]] is in Year One. [[Joe Gibson]], [[Dudley Hatcher]] and [[Leslie Culver]] are in Year Five.
* [[Assembly]] takes place every day at nine o'clock in the [[Coal Hill assembly hall|assembly hall]].
* [[School assembly|Assembly]] takes place every day at nine o'clock in the [[Coal Hill assembly hall|assembly hall]].
* They make [[snowmen]] in the [[Coal Hill playground|playground]], which come to life due to [[the Cold (Time and Relative)|the Cold]].
* They make [[snowmen]] in the [[Coal Hill playground|playground]], which come to life due to [[the Cold (Time and Relative)|the Cold]].
* They barricade the entrance to the [[Coal Hill crush hall|crush hall]] with a heavy cabinet of sport trophies.
* They barricade the entrance to the [[Coal Hill crush hall|crush hall]] with a heavy cabinet of sport trophies.
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* Susan breaks into the [[Coal Hill Staff Common Room|Staff Common Room]] to make [[tea]].
* Susan breaks into the [[Coal Hill Staff Common Room|Staff Common Room]] to make [[tea]].


== Food and beverages ==
=== Food and beverages ===
* The [[Coal Hill tuck shop]] only has cold [[Cadbury's]] [[chocolate]], [[Smith's]] [[crisp]]s and [[Tizer]].
* The [[Coal Hill tuck shop]] only has cold [[Cadbury's]] [[chocolate]], [[Smith's]] [[crisp]]s and [[Tizer]].
* Susan makes [[tea]] in the [[Coal Hill Staff Common Room|Staff Common Room]].
* Susan makes [[tea]] in the [[Coal Hill Staff Common Room|Staff Common Room]].


=== Culture ===
=== Culture ===
* Susan is a fan of [[the Beatles]] and tells her friends that "[[Love Me Do]]" is the best and most important single of the past five years. She also enjoys playing [[Snakes & Ladders]]. Conversely, she dislikes the music of [[Cliff Richard]] and his band, [[The Shadows]]. Also mentioned are [[Chris Waites and the Carrollers]]<!--sic; that's how it's spelled in the novella-->, which Ian mentions in "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]" as a predecessor to [[John Smith and the Common Men]].
* Susan is a fan of [[the Beatles]] and tells her friends that "[[Love Me Do]]" is the best and most important single of the past five years. She also enjoys playing [[Snakes & Ladders]]. Conversely, she dislikes the music of [[Cliff Richard]] and his band, [[The Shadows]]. Also mentioned are [[Chris Waites and the Carrollers]]<!--sic; that's how it's spelled in the novella-->.
* The Coal Hill students sing "[[To Be a Pilgrim]]" and "[[There Is a Green Hill Far Away]]".
* The Coal Hill students sing "[[To Be a Pilgrim]]" and "[[There Is a Green Hill Far Away]]".
* Susan mentions in her diary that she finds [[John Lennon]], [[Peter O'Toole]] and [[Patrick McGoohan]] attractive but not [[Albert Finney]].
* Susan mentions in [[Susan Foreman's diary|her diary]] that she finds [[John Lennon]], [[Peter O'Toole]] and [[Patrick McGoohan]] attractive but not [[Albert Finney]].


==== Literature ====
==== Literature ====
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* John shows Susan the book ''[[How to Be Topp]]''.
* John shows Susan the book ''[[How to Be Topp]]''.
* Rumours say that the [[Coal Hill Staff Common Room]] would contain confiscated paperbacks of [[Hank Jansen]] and [[Dennis Wheatley]].
* Rumours say that the [[Coal Hill Staff Common Room]] would contain confiscated paperbacks of [[Hank Jansen]] and [[Dennis Wheatley]].
* The Common Room ''does'' contain her confiscated book, ''Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'', which someone has been reading.
* Susan's English class is reading ''[[Lord of the Flies]]''.
* Susan's English class is reading ''[[Lord of the Flies]]''.


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==== Comics ====
==== Comics ====
* Gillian compares John to the [[Mekon]] from the comic ''[[Eagle]]'', featuring the adventures of [[Dan Dare]].
* Gillian compares John to [[the Mekon]] from the comic ''[[Eagle (magazine)|Eagle]]'', featuring the adventures of [[Dan Dare]].


==== Television series ====
==== Television series ====
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=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* Susan mentions that the Doctor "has this strange idea that educators are the sharpest, most dangerous intellects on the planet." She attributes this to the fact that he has "never been to a parents' evening" at Coal Hill School.
* It was Susan's idea to attend [[Coal Hill School]] (so she wouldn't stand out whilst they were trapped on Earth).
* [[John Brent]] is nicknamed "the [[Martian]]" by [[Gillian Roberts]] as a result of his alleged resemblance to the Mekon, the main villain of the comic strip ''[[Dan Dare]]''. As John points out, however, the Mekon is actually a [[Venusian]]. Furthermore, Gillian has nicknamed Susan "Forehead" based on her apparent surname.
* [[John Brent]] is nicknamed "the [[Martian]]" by [[Gillian Roberts]] as a result of his alleged resemblance to the Mekon, the main villain of the comic strip ''[[Dan Dare]]''. As John points out, however, the Mekon is actually a [[Venusian]]. Furthermore, Gillian has nicknamed Susan "Forehead" based on her apparent surname.
* There are several references by Susan, John and Gillian to their science and history teachers [[Ian Chesterton|Mr Chesteron]] and [[Barbara Wright|Miss Wright]].
* There are several references by Susan, John and Gillian to their science and history teachers [[Ian Chesterton|Mr Chesteron]] and [[Barbara Wright|Miss Wright]].
* The Doctor and Susan both have sizable gaps in their memories. Neither can recall the proper name for [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and therefore refer to it simply as "the Box." For the same reason, Susan refers to the [[Time Lord]]s as "the Masters."
* Susan says she's still on her "[[regeneration|first face]]".
* Susan remembers one particular [[the Master|Master]], who was in the same class as the Doctor. He had a neat black beard and cold eyes. Susan remembers him as a Truant Officer, who would have been tasked with finding her and the Doctor when they fled their home.
* Susan remembers one particular [[the Master|Master]], who was in the same class as the Doctor.
* The Doctor claims to have never broken the Time Lords' [[non-interference policy]].
* The Doctor claims to have never broken the Time Lords' [[non-interference policy]].
* Susan likes the writer and political activist [[Lawrence of Arabia]], particularly as portrayed by [[Peter O'Toole]].
* Susan likes the writer and political activist [[Lawrence of Arabia]], particularly as portrayed by [[Peter O'Toole]].
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The characters John Brent and Gillian Roberts are named after [[John and Gillian]], who accompanied the First and [[Second Doctor]]s in early comic strip stories in which they were his grandchildren.
* The characters John Brent and Gillian Roberts are named after [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who]], who accompanied the First and [[Second Doctor]]s in early comic strip stories in which they were his grandchildren.
* The illustration from the deluxe edition is by [[Bryan Talbot]].
* The illustration from the deluxe edition is by [[Bryan Talbot]].
* The book was published on the thirty-eighth anniversary of ''Doctor Who'', which coincided with the death of the series' long time critic [[Mary Whitehouse]].
* The book was published on the thirty-eighth anniversary of ''Doctor Who'', which coincided with the death of the series' long time critic [[Mary Whitehouse]].
* The Doctor and Susan actually act very uncharacteristically in this novella, even for a story set prior to [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. It is discussed how breaking the Time Lords' "conditioning" actually results in memory loss and entire shutdowns of an individual's personality.
* It was a notably rare story in that it depicted the lives of Ian and Barbara - albeit very briefly - several months before the events of ''An Unearthly Child''.
[[File:Time_and_Relative_illustration.jpg|thumb|Deluxe Edition illustration]]
[[File:Time_and_Relative_illustration.jpg|thumb|Deluxe Edition illustration]]


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* This story occurs before [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and sets up a few of the events in that story.
* This story occurs before [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and sets up a few of the events in that story.
* The Doctor mentions meeting the Mongol military leader [[Genghis Khan]]. During his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], he claimed to have delivered him, describing him as as "a sweet [[baby]]." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] and [[Ninth Doctor]]s both claimed that the TARDIS once withstood an attack from the assembled hordes of Genghis Khan, though it is unclear if this occurred during the First Doctor's encounter with him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[City of Spires (audio story)|City of Spires]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') The Doctor, Susan, [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] would later encounter Genghis' grandson [[Kublai]] in [[1289]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
* The Doctor mentions meeting the Mongol military leader [[Genghis Khan]]. During his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], he claimed to have delivered him, describing him as as "a sweet [[baby]]." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] and [[Ninth Doctor]]s both claimed that the TARDIS once withstood an attack from the assembled hordes of Genghis Khan, though it is unclear if this occurred during the First Doctor's encounter with him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[City of Spires (audio story)|City of Spires]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') The Doctor, Susan, [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] would later encounter Genghis' grandson [[Kublai]] in [[1289]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
* Coal Hill School students have seen Ian and Barbara attending the cinema together, suggesting that they had gone out on at least one date prior to meeting the Doctor in [[76 Totter's Lane]] in [[November]] [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') They would eventually marry. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Doctor (TV story)|Death to the Doctor]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'') and have a son named [[Johnny Chess|John Alydon Ganatus Chesterton]], who became the [[1980s]] pop star Johnny Chess ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'').
* Coal Hill School students have seen Ian and Barbara attending the cinema together, suggesting that they had gone out on at least one date prior to meeting the Doctor in [[76 Totter's Lane]] in [[November]] [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') They would eventually marry. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'') and have a son named [[Johnny Chess|John Alydon Ganatus Chesterton]], who became the [[1980s]] pop star Johnny Chess ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'').
* Before the Doctor and Susan settled down in Shoreditch in 1963, they took a brief trip to [[St Albans]] on [[17 December]] [[1997]] to ensure that the [[United Kingdom]] would remain safe during and after the [[1960s]]. Unbeknownst to either of them, the [[Fourth Doctor]] and his companions [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] were in the vicinity on the same day. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Little Things (short story)|The Little Things]]'')
* Before the Doctor and Susan settled down in Shoreditch in 1963, they took a brief trip to [[St Albans]] on [[17 December]] [[1997]] to ensure that the [[United Kingdom]] would remain safe during and after the [[1960s]]. Unbeknownst to either of them, the [[Fourth Doctor]] and his companions [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] were in the vicinity on the same day. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Little Things (short story)|The Little Things]]'')
* Susan's best friends were named John and Gillian. This is a likely reference to Susan's comic book cousins, [[John and Gillian]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]'' - ''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]'')
* Susan's best friends were named John and Gillian. This is a likely reference to Susan's comic book cousins, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]'' - ''[[Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)|Invasion of the Quarks]]'')
* [[Little Titch Critchley]] is named after [[Little Tich]], whom the [[Fourth Doctor]] later hoped to see perform in [[1889]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* [[Little Titch Critchley]] is named after [[Little Tich]], whom the [[Fourth Doctor]] later hoped to see perform in [[1889]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* Susan refers to the fact that she is usually bottom in her history class, except once, when the question was on [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]]. This was likely the time she'd brought in the [[Blessing Star]] to school, which had given her a special dose of luck for the day. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Rag & Bone Man's Story (short story)|The Rag & Bone Man's Story]]'')


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Time and Relative was the first Telos Doctor Who novella. It featured the First Doctor and Susan. This is author Kim Newman's only contribution to prose-based Doctor Who. This novella is one of several stories set prior to An Unearthly Child.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The harsh British winter of 1963 brings a big freeze that extends into April with no sign of letting up. And with it comes a new, far greater menace: terrifying icy creatures are stalking the streets, bringing death and destruction.

The First Doctor and Susan, trapped on Earth until the faulty TARDIS can be repaired, are caught up in the crisis. The Doctor seems to know what is going on, but is uncharacteristically detached and furtive, almost as if he is losing his memory...

Susan, isolated from her grandfather and finding it hard to fit in with the human teenagers at Coal Hill School, tries to cope by recording her thoughts in a diary. But she too feels her memory slipping away and her past unravelling. Is she even sure who she is any more...?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Literature[[edit] | [edit source]]

Magazines[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television series[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The characters John Brent and Gillian Roberts are named after John and Gillian Who, who accompanied the First and Second Doctors in early comic strip stories in which they were his grandchildren.
  • The illustration from the deluxe edition is by Bryan Talbot.
  • The book was published on the thirty-eighth anniversary of Doctor Who, which coincided with the death of the series' long time critic Mary Whitehouse.
  • The Doctor and Susan actually act very uncharacteristically in this novella, even for a story set prior to TV: An Unearthly Child. It is discussed how breaking the Time Lords' "conditioning" actually results in memory loss and entire shutdowns of an individual's personality.
  • It was a notably rare story in that it depicted the lives of Ian and Barbara - albeit very briefly - several months before the events of An Unearthly Child.
Deluxe Edition illustration

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