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{{first pic|RichardDawkins.jpg|Dawkins on a news broadcast. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')}}
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'''Richard Dawkins''' was a [[British]] [[scientist]].
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| birth date    = [[26 March (people)|26 March]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]
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| story        = ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''
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| non dwu      = ''The Selfish Gene'', ''The God Delusion''
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Scientist and thinker '''Richard Dawkins''' played [[Richard Dawkins (in-universe)|himself]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' TV story ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''.


In [[1997]], he and his wife were among the celebrities observing the [[Mars 97]] mission at the [[National Space Museum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'')
Dawkins was married for many years to former ''[[Doctor Who]]'' cast member [[Lalla Ward]] (they divorced in [[2016 (people)|2016]]). They were introduced by [[Douglas Adams]], a mutual friend, who was a ''Doctor Who'' writer and script editor. This is alluded to in the novel ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' where Ward gets a cameo as "Dawkins's wife" at a congregation of noteworthy figures both real and fictional. As documented in ''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]'', Dawkins was present at [[Bill Baggs]] and [[John Ainsworth]]'s initial casting meeting with Lalla Ward at her home in Oxford for ''[[Adventures in a Pocket Universe (series)|Adventures in a Pocket Universe]]''. As they discussed their plans for the audios, Dawkins made a significant contribution to the series, arguing against naming Ward's character "the Princess" — leading to her being renamed [[The Mistress (The Choice)|the Mistress]] instead.


In [[2003]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] expected Richard Dawkins to be among the "greats" of science present at the centenary of the [[National Foundation for Scientific Research]] in [[Berkshire]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Catch-1782 (audio story)|Catch-1782]]'')
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In [[2009]], when [[Earth]] was taken to the [[Medusa Cascade]] by the [[Dalek]]s, Dawkins appeared on [[television]] to discuss the phenomenon. He pointed out that, as could be seen from the new [[constellation]]s visible, the Earth had indeed travelled. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')


== Alternate timeline ==
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In [[1996]], he was possibly the leader of a [[Star Cult|cult]] which still believed in stars. Aunt [[Sharon (The Big Bang)|Sharon]] worried about [[Amy Pond]] joining it, saying that she didn't trust "that Richard Dawkins". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'')
 
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* Richard Dawkins is married to former ''[[Doctor Who]]'' cast member [[Lalla Ward]]. They were introduced by [[Douglas Adams]], a mutual friend, who was a ''Doctor Who'' writer and script editor.
* Dawkins was voiced in the German dub of ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' by [[Hans Bayer]].
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Scientist and thinker Richard Dawkins played himself in the Doctor Who TV story The Stolen Earth.

Dawkins was married for many years to former Doctor Who cast member Lalla Ward (they divorced in 2016). They were introduced by Douglas Adams, a mutual friend, who was a Doctor Who writer and script editor. This is alluded to in the novel The Dying Days where Ward gets a cameo as "Dawkins's wife" at a congregation of noteworthy figures both real and fictional. As documented in Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who, Dawkins was present at Bill Baggs and John Ainsworth's initial casting meeting with Lalla Ward at her home in Oxford for Adventures in a Pocket Universe. As they discussed their plans for the audios, Dawkins made a significant contribution to the series, arguing against naming Ward's character "the Princess" — leading to her being renamed the Mistress instead.

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