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|image          = DWM 203 Prelude Seven and Victoria.jpg
|name          = Prelude Birthright
|image          =  
|series        =  
|series        =  
|doctor        = Seventh Doctor
|doctor        = Seventh Doctor
|companions    = [[Ace]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]
|companions    = [[Ace]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]
|setting           = {{il|The [[Great Rift Valley]], [[Africa]], [[March]] [[1926]]|[[London]], [[1909]]|[[London]], [[February]] [[1868]]}}
|setting       = {{il|The [[Great Rift Valley]], [[Africa]], [[March]] [[1926]]|[[London]], [[1909]]|[[London]], [[February]] [[1868]]}}
|writer        = [[Nigel Robinson]]
|writer        = Nigel Robinson
|illustrator    = [[Phil Bevan]]
|illustrator    = [[Phil Bevan]]
|publication    = [[DWM 203]]
|publication    = [[DWM 203]]
|release date  = 5 August 1993
|cover date    = 1 September 1993
|prev          = Prelude Shadowmind
|prev          = Prelude Shadowmind
|next          = Prelude Iceberg
|next          = Prelude Iceberg
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Doctor takes Ace to 1926 Africa. He leaves her there while he takes the TARDIS into the future to pick up his former companion, Victoria Waterfield. He takes her to 1868 London to sign papers dealing with her father's estate, and to visit her aunt Margaret. After returning Victoria to her adopted home he goes back to pick up Ace. Later in his personal timeline, he visits Margaret in 1909, shortly before her death.
The Doctor takes Ace to [[1926]] [[Africa]]. He leaves her there while he takes [[the TARDIS]] into the future to pick up his former companion, [[Victoria Waterfield]]. He takes her to [[1868]] [[London]] to sign papers dealing with [[Edward Waterfield|her father's]] estate, and to visit her aunt [[Margaret Waterfield|Margaret]]. After returning Victoria to her adopted home, he goes back to pick up Ace. Later in his personal timeline, he visits Margaret in [[1909]], shortly before her death.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Margaret Waterfield]]
* [[Margaret Waterfield]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Among the animals the Doctor and Ace see in Africa are [[lion]]s, [[gazelle]]s, [[buffalo]], [[zebra]], [[elephant]]s and [[Rhinoceros|rhinos]].
* Among the animals the Doctor and Ace see in Africa are [[lion]]s, [[gazelle]]s, [[buffalo]], [[zebra]], [[elephant]]s and [[Rhinoceros|rhinos]].


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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Victoria recalls the time the Doctor talked of his family. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
* Victoria recalls the time the Doctor talked of his family. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
* The Doctor has started wearing an [[Cameca's brooch|Aztec brooch]] on the lapel of his jacket. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'')
* The Doctor has started wearing an [[Cameca's brooch|Aztec brooch]] on the lapel of his jacket. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')
* Victoria's aunt Margaret was murdered by thugs in the employ of [[Jared Khan]] in London in [[1909]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'')
* Victoria's aunt Margaret was murdered by thugs in the employ of [[Jared Khan]] in London in [[1909]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'')
* After picking up Ace, the Doctor heads for [[Terra Alpha]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'')
* After picking up Ace, the Doctor heads for [[Terra Alpha]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'')
 
== Illustrations ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
DWM 203 Prelude Seven and Victoria.jpg
Birthright prelude 2.JPG
</gallery>


== External link ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona17p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona17p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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[[Category:DWM prose fiction that ties into novels]]
[[Category:DWM prose fiction that ties into novels]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1868]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1868]]
[[Category:Stories set in Africa]]
[[Category:Short stories set in Africa]]
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1909]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1909]]

Latest revision as of 20:31, 3 June 2024

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Prelude Birthright was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Birthright by Nigel Robinson. It did not appear in the published novel.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor takes Ace to 1926 Africa. He leaves her there while he takes the TARDIS into the future to pick up his former companion, Victoria Waterfield. He takes her to 1868 London to sign papers dealing with her father's estate, and to visit her aunt Margaret. After returning Victoria to her adopted home, he goes back to pick up Ace. Later in his personal timeline, he visits Margaret in 1909, shortly before her death.

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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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