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Around the [[2010s]], when [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] brought [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to [[Trafalgar Square]] in a [[helicopter]], they decided to attribute the event to '''Derren Brown''' as their cover story. It was not the first time they had done so. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
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Around the [[2010s]], when [[UNIT]] brought [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to [[Trafalgar Square]] in a [[helicopter]], they decided to attribute the event to '''Derren Brown''' as their cover story. It was not the first time they had done so, so they sent him flowers as an apology. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}})
 
He was known for performing [[mind control]] as a [[magic]]al illusion, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Prisoner of the Ood (audio story)}}) as well as other [[mind]] tricks, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Master of Worlds (audio story)}}) as well as for his [[memory]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Gatecrashers (short story)}})
 
[[Lucie Miller]] compared the [[Baroque (species)|Baroque]] to [[Derren Brown]], but the [[Eighth Doctor]] did not get the reference. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Scapegoat (audio story)}})
 
When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was being psychically probed, he wondered if it was Derren Brown again. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dead of Winter (novel)}})
 
In [[2009]], [[Clyde Langer]] told [[Rani Chandra]] that aliens had "more tricks up their sleeve than Derren Brown". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Day of the Clown (novelisation)}})
 
In [[2012]], Sgt [[Andy Davidson]] told PC [[Yorke (Fallout)|Yorke]] that he was a [[police officer]], "not Derren bloody Brown", so he would not be prone to trying to get into the minds of criminals. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fallout (audio story)}})


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In [[2016]], when [[Tanya Adeola]] was partially invisible due to [[bone spider]]s' spiderweb, [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] suggested that they "get Derren Brown on the phone". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone House (novel)}})
 
[[Sam Bishop]] compared {{Jacobi}}, an adversary of [[UNIT]] known for his mind tricks, to Derren Brown. The Master, unaware of who Derren Brown was, was intrigued by this reference and suggested that they meet. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Master of Worlds (audio story)}})
 
When trapped in the Middle Ages with Donna Noble, [[Natalie Morrison]] described Derren Brown as the greatest sorcerer who ever lived. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sorcerer of Albion (audio story)}})
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 25 July 2024

Derren Brown

Around the 2010s, when UNIT brought the Doctor's TARDIS to Trafalgar Square in a helicopter, they decided to attribute the event to Derren Brown as their cover story. It was not the first time they had done so, so they sent him flowers as an apology. (TV: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"])

He was known for performing mind control as a magical illusion, (AUDIO: Prisoner of the Ood [+]Loading...["Prisoner of the Ood (audio story)"]) as well as other mind tricks, (AUDIO: Master of Worlds [+]Loading...["Master of Worlds (audio story)"]) as well as for his memory. (PROSE: Gatecrashers [+]Loading...["Gatecrashers (short story)"])

Lucie Miller compared the Baroque to Derren Brown, but the Eighth Doctor did not get the reference. (AUDIO: The Scapegoat [+]Loading...["The Scapegoat (audio story)"])

When the Eleventh Doctor was being psychically probed, he wondered if it was Derren Brown again. (PROSE: Dead of Winter [+]Loading...["Dead of Winter (novel)"])

In 2009, Clyde Langer told Rani Chandra that aliens had "more tricks up their sleeve than Derren Brown". (PROSE: Day of the Clown [+]Loading...["Day of the Clown (novelisation)"])

In 2012, Sgt Andy Davidson told PC Yorke that he was a police officer, "not Derren bloody Brown", so he would not be prone to trying to get into the minds of criminals. (AUDIO: Fallout [+]Loading...["Fallout (audio story)"])

In 2016, when Tanya Adeola was partially invisible due to bone spiders' spiderweb, Miss Quill suggested that they "get Derren Brown on the phone". (PROSE: The Stone House [+]Loading...["The Stone House (novel)"])

Sam Bishop compared the War Master, an adversary of UNIT known for his mind tricks, to Derren Brown. The Master, unaware of who Derren Brown was, was intrigued by this reference and suggested that they meet. (AUDIO: Master of Worlds [+]Loading...["Master of Worlds (audio story)"])

When trapped in the Middle Ages with Donna Noble, Natalie Morrison described Derren Brown as the greatest sorcerer who ever lived. (AUDIO: The Sorcerer of Albion [+]Loading...["The Sorcerer of Albion (audio story)"])