The Time Thief (DWAN short story)

The Time Thief
Doctor:	Third Doctor
Companion(s):	Sarah
Main enemy:	Madrigor
Main setting:	Lunargov III
Key crew
Read by:	Terry Molloy
Release details
Part of:	Doctor Who Annual 1975
Release date:	September 1974
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You may be looking for the K9 short story or the comic story.

The Time Thief was a short story published in Doctor Who Annual 1975. It featured the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith.

Summary

The Doctor is sent by Karr to Lunargov III, where rogue Time Lord Madrigor plans to steal the Time Lord's Time Ioniser and conquer the galaxy. The Doctor and Sarah Jane arrive on Lunargov and meet Madrigor. After learning his plans, the Doctor sends Madrigor and his planet to somewhere they can't cause any more harm.

Characters

• Third Doctor
• Sarah Jane Smith
• Karr
• Madrigor

Worldbuilding

• The plants on Lunargov III are made from Telatron.
• The Doctor and Sarah are partaking in afternoon tea in the TARDIS.
• Sarah eats blackberry jam.
• Sarah has been on a diet, which the Doctor thinks is ridiculous. As apart of this, she is avoiding having sugar in her tea (it appears she would usually take two lumps of sugar). However, she gave up the diet two days before but doesn't want to admit to it the Doctor.
• There is a hidden panel within the TARDIS control room. This leads to a chamber which the Doctor communicates with fellow Time Lord, Karr.

Notes

• The TARDIS is referred to as Tardis, rather than using the usual definite article.
• This story was read by Terry Molloy for the audio anthology The Planet of Dust & Other Stories.

Continuity

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