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{{Infobox Story | |image = Relative Dementias.jpg | ||
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |||
|image= Relative Dementias.jpg | |number = 48 | ||
|series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|number= | |companions = [[Ace]] | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |enemy = [[Sooal]], Megan | ||
|companions= | |setting = [[London]], [[2012]] [[Scotland]], [[1982]] | ||
|enemy= [[Sooal]] | |writer = Mark Michalowski | ||
|setting= [[London]] | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|writer= | |cober = [[Black Sheep]] | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |release date = 7 January 2002 | ||
|cober=[[Black Sheep]] | |format = Paperback Book;<br/>24 Chapters, 277 Pages | ||
|release date= | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-53844-9 | ||
|format= Paperback Book, 277 Pages | |prev = Instruments of Darkness (novel) | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-53844-9 | |next = Drift (novel) | ||
|prev= Instruments of Darkness (novel) | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
|next= Drift (novel)}} | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty-eighth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Mark Michalowski]], released [[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty- | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''"Do [[Time Lord]]s get [[Alzheimer's disease]]?" asked Ace.'' | ''"Do [[Time Lord]]s get [[Alzheimer's disease]]?" asked [[Ace]].'' | ||
''"Oh, we get far worse things than that, Ace. The dementias that plague us are much, much darker."'' | ''"Oh, we get far worse things than that, Ace. The dementias that plague us are much, much darker."'' | ||
Collecting his post in the [[London]] of [[2012]], the Doctor and Ace are called through time to south-east [[Scotland]] to help out an old friend — an old friend | Collecting his post in the [[London]] of [[2012]], [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and Ace are called through time to south-east [[Scotland]] to help out an [[Joyce Brunner|old friend]] — an old friend who's vanished. They find themselves at [[Graystairs]], an Alzheimer's treatment clinic and a place of healing, where the patients seem to be gaining a new lease of life. But whose life is it? | ||
Why is the Doctor so reluctant to reveal what happened in the TARDIS before their arrival? Why are | Why is the Doctor so reluctant to reveal what happened in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] before their arrival? Why are [[cat]]s and [[dog]]s — not to mention people — disappearing? Who is the shadowy figure stalking the Doctor and Ace? And what is the secret of the mysterious [[Miss Chambers]], whom no-one remembers meeting? | ||
Soon, the Doctor and Ace find out the hard way that actions have consequences — and that | Soon, the Doctor and Ace find out the hard way that actions have consequences — and that there's more than one kind of dementia. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* | * [[Sooal]] | ||
* [[Gallowglass|Countess Gallowglass]] | * [[Gallowglass|Countess Gallowglass]] | ||
* [[Michael Ashworth]] | * [[Michael Ashworth]] | ||
* [[Joyce Ashworth]] | * [[Joyce Brunner]] | ||
* [[Norma Brunner]] | |||
* [[Terrance Ashworth]] | |||
* [[Alexander (Relative Dementias)|Alexander]] | |||
* [[John (Relative Dementias)|John]] | |||
* [[Andy (Relative Dementias)|Andy]] | |||
* [[Claire (Relative Dementias)|Claire]] | |||
* [[Claudette (Relative Dementias)|Claudette]] | |||
* [[Connie (Relative Dementias)|Connie]] | |||
* [[Doris Wesley]] | |||
* [[Jessie (Relative Dementias)|Jessie]] | |||
* [[Megan (Relative Dementias)|Megan]] | |||
* [[Menzies (Relative Dementias)|Menzies]] | |||
* [[Khamrain|Beanie]] | |||
* [[Onaaka Matrin|Eddie]] | |||
* [[George (Relative Dementias)|George]] | |||
* [[Hamaeia|Harry]] | |||
* [[Jophan]] | |||
* [[Natillo]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Ace refers to [[UNIT]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Ace refers to escaping an underwater spaceship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
* Puccini is mentioned ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions having a granddaughter ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' et. al.) | |||
* The Annarene use fleshsuits ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prime Time (novel)|Prime Time]]'') | |||
* While plugged into one of Sooal's devices, the Doctor vaguely remembers events from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Drift (novel)|Drift]]''. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobbk49.htm|Relative Dementias}} | |||
* {{whoniverse| | * {{whoniverse|pd49|Relative Dementias}} | ||
* [http:// | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/reld.htm The Cloister Library: '''Relative Dementias'''] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406224528/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13685.shtml Writing Relative Dementias] | |||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060324070948/http://www.gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=michalowski Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: '''Mark Michalowski''' (archived)] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 10 January 2024
Relative Dementias was the forty-eighth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Mark Michalowski, released 7 January 2002 and featured the Seventh Doctor and Ace.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"Do Time Lords get Alzheimer's disease?" asked Ace.
"Oh, we get far worse things than that, Ace. The dementias that plague us are much, much darker."
Collecting his post in the London of 2012, the Doctor and Ace are called through time to south-east Scotland to help out an old friend — an old friend who's vanished. They find themselves at Graystairs, an Alzheimer's treatment clinic and a place of healing, where the patients seem to be gaining a new lease of life. But whose life is it?
Why is the Doctor so reluctant to reveal what happened in the TARDIS before their arrival? Why are cats and dogs — not to mention people — disappearing? Who is the shadowy figure stalking the Doctor and Ace? And what is the secret of the mysterious Miss Chambers, whom no-one remembers meeting?
Soon, the Doctor and Ace find out the hard way that actions have consequences — and that there's more than one kind of dementia.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seventh Doctor
- Ace
- Sooal
- Countess Gallowglass
- Michael Ashworth
- Joyce Brunner
- Norma Brunner
- Terrance Ashworth
- Alexander
- John
- Andy
- Claire
- Claudette
- Connie
- Doris Wesley
- Jessie
- Megan
- Menzies
- Beanie
- Eddie
- George
- Harry
- Jophan
- Natillo
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace refers to UNIT.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace refers to escaping an underwater spaceship. (TV: Battlefield)
- Puccini is mentioned (TV: Doctor Who)
- The Doctor mentions having a granddaughter (TV: An Unearthly Child et. al.)
- The Annarene use fleshsuits (PROSE: Prime Time)
- While plugged into one of Sooal's devices, the Doctor vaguely remembers events from PROSE: Drift.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Relative Dementias at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Relative Dementias at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Relative Dementias
- Writing Relative Dementias
- Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: Mark Michalowski (archived)
