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|read by = [[Anneke Wills]] | |read by = [[Anneke Wills]] | ||
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|release date = September 1967 | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth illustrated short story in | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth illustrated short story in ''[[The Dr Who Annual 1968]]''. It featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* This story posits the notion that [[the TARDIS]] is a [[human]] invention, or, to quote, "the most complex and marvellous conveyance ever constructed by mankind". | * This story posits the notion that [[the TARDIS]] is a [[human]] invention, or, to quote, "the most complex and marvellous conveyance ever constructed by mankind". | ||
* The Doctor's explanation to Ben of why they can't just leave a dangerous situation in the TARDIS boils down to the one the [[Tenth Doctor]] gives in ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'': they're part of events now, and if they just leave, the Arcturians might well successfully invade [[Earth]]. | * The Doctor's explanation to Ben of why they can't just leave a dangerous situation in the TARDIS boils down to the one the [[Tenth Doctor]] gives in ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'': they're part of events now, and if they just leave, the Arcturians might well successfully invade [[Earth]]. | ||
*The story was read by [[Anneke Wills]] for the audio anthology ''[[Time Wake & Other Stories]]''. | * The story was read by [[Anneke Wills]] for the audio anthology ''[[Time Wake & Other Stories]]''. | ||
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Only a Matter of Time was the fourth illustrated short story in The Dr Who Annual 1968. It featured the Second Doctor, Ben and Polly.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Onboard the TARDIS, Ben becomes alarmed when he spots an oncoming fleet of ships, which the Second Doctor tells him are on their way to invade Earth.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Like many early Doctor Who print stories, both comic and prose, the Doctor is referred to as "Doctor Who" or "Dr. Who". The word "doctor" is not even seen as a proper noun here when used on its own to refer to the character.
- This story interchangeably uses "the Tardis" and simply "Tardis" to refer to Dr. Who's time machine.
- As with other stories in the 1968 annual, Dr. Who refers to Ben and Polly as "my children", or, individually, "my child", "my girl", or "my boy". Uncharacteristic of the Troughton Doctor, this seems to be a hold-over from the Hartnell interpretation; there was simply too little time between when Troughton took over and when this annual had to go to print for the annual's editors to understand Troughton's approach to the role.
- As in other illustrated stories throughout the annual, the Doctor is shown here wearing his stovepipe hat — another indicator of just how early this annual went to press.
- This story refers to the recent transformation from the First Doctor, calling the process both "rejuvenation" and "reincarnation".
- Polly is portrayed here as sensible and generally smarter than Ben. She's definitely the Doctor's "preferred" companion, hinted to stem from her unwavering faith in the Doctor in The Power of the Daleks.
- This story posits the notion that the TARDIS is a human invention, or, to quote, "the most complex and marvellous conveyance ever constructed by mankind".
- The Doctor's explanation to Ben of why they can't just leave a dangerous situation in the TARDIS boils down to the one the Tenth Doctor gives in The Girl in the Fireplace: they're part of events now, and if they just leave, the Arcturians might well successfully invade Earth.
- The story was read by Anneke Wills for the audio anthology Time Wake & Other Stories.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor says that he believes in destiny and fate, telling his companions that "if we just obey destiny blindly, all will be well". (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space, et al.)
- The Doctor discusses his recent reincarnation. (TV: The Tenth Planet, The Power of the Daleks) He is a "rejuvenated Dr. Who" and thinks of the First Doctor as his "older form". (PROSE: The Phoenix in the TARDIS)
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