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'''Dr. Who''' was the name by which [[Ian Chesterton (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Ian Chesterton]] knew '''[[the Doctor]]''' in an account where he was depicted as an eccentric [[human]] scientist who lived in a cottage in [[20th century]] [[England]] with his granddaughters [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]] and [[Barbara (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Barbara]] until he invented the time-and-space machine [[TARDIS (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: | {{Navfobox | ||
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'''Dr. Who''' was the name by which [[Ian Chesterton (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Ian Chesterton]] knew '''[[the Doctor]]''' in an account where he was depicted as an eccentric [[human]] scientist who lived in a cottage in [[20th century]] [[England]] with his granddaughters [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]] and [[Barbara (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Barbara]] until he invented the time-and-space machine [[TARDIS (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)}}, [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor (short story)}}) He, his granddaughter Susan and his niece [[Louise (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Louise]] were depicted in another account as travelling in time and space together, leery of [[Earth]]'s authorities, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)}}) with their "home time" being distant from 20th century policeman [[Tom Campbell]]'s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Daleks, invasión a la Tierra año 2150 (comic story)}}) | |||
In other accounts, the time-travelling [[the Doctor|Doctor]] who visited [[Skaro]] ([[TV]]: | In other accounts, the time-travelling [[the Doctor|Doctor]] who visited [[Skaro]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}) and a [[Dalek]]-ravaged [[Earth]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)}}) with his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)}}) was instead the [[First Doctor]], whose [[the Doctor's early life|exact origins]] and [[the Doctor's species|species]] were themselves a matter of much contention ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}}, {{cs|Celestial Intervention - A Gallifreyan Noir (short story)}}) but who was generally understood to have been the first [[incarnation]] of a [[Time Lord]] known as [[the Doctor]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}, {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}) although were, by some accounts, from Earth. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dream Masters (short story)}}, {{cs|The Lair of Zarbi Supremo (short story)}}, etc.) | ||
There were varying accounts of Dr. Who's relationship to this Doctor, with the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' suggesting that Dr. Who came from a [[Dr. Who's reality (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|version of reality "B"]] relative to the [[First Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's reality (An Unearthly Child)|version of reality "A"]]. ([[PROSE]]: | There were varying accounts of Dr. Who's relationship to this Doctor, with the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' suggesting that Dr. Who came from a [[Dr. Who's reality (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|version of reality "B"]] relative to the [[First Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's reality (An Unearthly Child)|version of reality "A"]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek Survival Guide (novel)}}) while other accounts depicted him as a fictional character within the Time Lord's universe, loosely based on the Doctor's real adventures, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Peaceful Thals Ambushed! (short story)}}, {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}}) or as an artificial projection of the Doctor's optimistic side, created via [[Block Transfer Computation]] by the "real" Doctor. ([[POEM]]: {{cs|The Five O'Clock Shadow (poem)}}) | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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According to several sources, the character of Dr. Who existed as a piece of fiction within [[N-Space|the universe]] of [[the Doctor]], a [[Time Lord]] from the [[planet]] [[Gallifrey]]. | According to several sources, the character of Dr. Who existed as a piece of fiction within [[N-Space|the universe]] of [[the Doctor]], a [[Time Lord]] from the [[planet]] [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
When in the [[Black Archive]], [[Kate Stewart]] noted two [[VHS cassette]]s, one of them being ''[[Daleks: Invasion Earth]]''. She noted that [[the Doctor]] and [[Peter Cushing ( | When in the [[Black Archive]], [[Kate Stewart]] noted two [[VHS cassette]]s, one of them being ''[[Daleks: Invasion Earth (in-universe)|Daleks: Invasion Earth]]''. She noted that [[the Doctor]] and [[Peter Cushing (in-universe)|Peter Cushing]] had been friends and that the Doctor had loaned him a waistcoat "for the second one". The [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s particularly loved the movies, joking around calling each other Dr. Who, and phoned Cushing to persuade him to make a third movie. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}}) Indeed, another account noted the [[Third Doctor]] visiting the cinema to see a double-bill of Peter Cushing films, which closely resembled the adventures of Dr. Who. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Visit to the Cinema (short story)}}) While biking, [[Lawrence Burton (in-universe)|Lawrence Burton]] thought to himself that [[the enemy]] of the [[Great House]]s might be those [[Dalek|"outer space robot people"]] that appeared in "at least two films with [[Peter Cushing (in-universe)|Peter Cushing]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|We Are the Enemy (short story)}}) | ||
Another account stated that Cushing had the lead role in the [[1980]] [[science fiction]] film ''[[Prey for a Miracle]]'' as "the mysterious government adviser, Doctor Who". The character was loosely based on the [[First Doctor]] and was inspired by the [[UFO]]/[[god]]s scare caused by the [[Latter-Day Pantheon]] in [[New York City]] in [[March]] and [[April]] [[1965]]. A film critic for the magazine ''[[Film in Focus]]'' claimed the "endearingly eccentric professor" was as fictional as the rest of the film. What little information there was about his real counterpart suggested he was a shadowy, manipulative figure. ([[PROSE]]: | Another account stated that Cushing had the lead role in the [[1980]] [[science fiction]] film ''[[Prey for a Miracle]]'' as "the mysterious government adviser, Doctor Who". The character was loosely based on the [[First Doctor]] and was inspired by the [[UFO]]/[[god]]s scare caused by the [[Latter-Day Pantheon]] in [[New York City]] in [[March]] and [[April]] [[1965]]. A film critic for the magazine ''[[Film in Focus]]'' claimed the "endearingly eccentric professor" was as fictional as the rest of the film. What little information there was about his real counterpart suggested he was a shadowy, manipulative figure. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}}) | ||
Yet a third set of accounts claimed that Cushing portrayed Dr. Who in the film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks ( | Yet a third set of accounts claimed that Cushing portrayed Dr. Who in the film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (in-universe)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', not in the [[20th century]] but in [[2065]]. According to these accounts, the film was inspired by the real [[Thal-Dalek battle]] which had broke out around eighteen [[month]]s prior to the release of the film. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Peaceful Thals Ambushed! (short story)}}) | ||
==== As a real person ==== | ==== As a real person ==== | ||
Some accounts stated that Dr. Who existed as a real person, instead of simply being televised fiction. | Some accounts stated that Dr. Who existed as a real person, instead of simply being televised fiction. | ||
When confronted with the multiple choice nature of [[The Doctor's time stream|his timestream]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] mused that constant shifts in history meant that he might have origins such as [[the Other]] during the day but then "after hours" become "a mad professor who thinks he's an alien," all while remaining the same person in the present. [[Griffin (Unnatural History)|Griffin]] rejected this, but admitted it could be shown as true in the Doctor's [[biodata]]. ([[PROSE]]: | When confronted with the multiple choice nature of [[The Doctor's time stream|his timestream]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] mused that constant shifts in history meant that he might have origins such as [[the Other]] during the day but then "after hours" become "a mad professor who thinks he's an alien," all while remaining the same person in the present. [[Griffin (Unnatural History)|Griffin]] rejected this, but admitted it could be shown as true in the Doctor's [[biodata]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}}) | ||
One account claimed that Dr. Who and his eight-year-old granddaughter Suzy were both fictional creations made by the real Doctor to distract the [[Five O'Clock Shadow]] until he could escape. Compared to the real Doctor, Dr. Who was cheerful and angst-free, meaning that the Shadow had no hold over him and Suzy. The pair then departed for more childlike and wondrous adventures leaving the real Doctor to face the Shadow on his own in the future. ([[POEM]]: | One account claimed that Dr. Who and his eight-year-old granddaughter Suzy were both fictional creations made by the real Doctor to distract the [[Five O'Clock Shadow]] until he could escape. Compared to the real Doctor, Dr. Who was cheerful and angst-free, meaning that the Shadow had no hold over him and Suzy. The pair then departed for more childlike and wondrous adventures leaving the real Doctor to face the Shadow on his own in the future. ([[POEM]]: {{cs|The Five O'Clock Shadow (poem)}}) | ||
[[File:Four Doctors Cushing.jpg|thumb|left|An imagined Doctor that resembled Dr. Who. ([[COMIC]]: | [[File:Four Doctors Cushing.jpg|thumb|left|An imagined Doctor that resembled Dr. Who. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Four Doctors (comic story)}})]] | ||
The ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' stated that Dr. Who came from "[[Dr. Who's reality (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|version of history B]]". ([[PROSE]]: | The ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' stated that Dr. Who came from "[[Dr. Who's reality (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|version of history B]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek Survival Guide (novel)}}) [[Gabby Gonzalez]]'s "magic" notebook wrote about how Gabby thought the Doctor's [[Regeneration|other selves]] would be from parallel universes. In the book was an incarnation resembling Dr. Who, albeit without a moustache and drawn to more closely resemble "her" Doctor, the [[Tenth Doctor]] — suggesting Dr. Who may have originated in a universe peculiar to him. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Four Doctors (comic story)}}) | ||
The [[Time Lord]]s knew of differing accounts concerning many aspects of Dalek history, including alternate versions of the Doctor's first encounter with the mutants. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Time Lord]]s knew of differing accounts concerning many aspects of Dalek history, including alternate versions of the Doctor's first encounter with the mutants. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)}}) Indeed, the events surrounding Dr. Who's encounter with the Daleks ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)}}) differed from other distinct accounts of the [[Thal-Dalek battle]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)}}, et. al) According to the [[Dalek Combat Training Manual]] produced during the [[Last Great Time War]], some simply wrote the contradicting accounts off as incorrect, but others wondered if there might be some truth to them; some speculated that they were evidence of Dalek activities in [[parallel universe|parallel dimensions]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)}}) | ||
=== Inventing TARDIS === | === Inventing TARDIS === | ||
By some accounts, Dr. Who, living in a house in [[20th century]] [[England]] with his granddaughters [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]] and [[Barbara (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Barbara]], was known to Barbara's boyfriend [[Ian Chesterton (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Ian Chesterton]] as an [[inventor]]. Together with his equally-gifted granddaughter Susan, he worked for "many years" on a [[space-time vessel|time-and-space machine]] in the shape of a [[police box]], which he dubbed ''[[TARDIS (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|TARDIS]]'', for "Time And Relative Dimension In Space". It was capable of traveling to "any [[time]], any place, any [[universe]]". | By some accounts, Dr. Who, living in a house in [[20th century]] [[England]] with his granddaughters [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]] and [[Barbara (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Barbara]], was known to Barbara's boyfriend [[Ian Chesterton (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Ian Chesterton]] as an [[inventor]]. Together with his equally-gifted granddaughter Susan, he worked for "many years" on a [[space-time vessel|time-and-space machine]] in the shape of a [[police box]], which he dubbed ''[[TARDIS (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|TARDIS]]'', for "Time And Relative Dimension In Space". It was capable of traveling to "any [[time]], any place, any [[universe]]". | ||
[[File:Dr. Who comic.jpg|left|thumb|Dr. Who explaining how his TARDIS works. ([[COMIC]]: | [[File:Dr. Who comic.jpg|left|thumb|Dr. Who explaining how his TARDIS works. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (comic story)}})]] | ||
As he was about to add the final component to the [[Dimensional transcendentalism|dimensionally-transcendental]] [[TARDIS control room|controls room]] of the Ship, Dr. Who was interrupted by Ian Chesterton, come to call on Barbara with a box of perfumes. Dr. Who invited Ian into TARDIS, which stood in the Doctor backyard, to witness the completion of the device. Within moments of the controls being set, however, Ian accidentally pushed a lever and TARDIS took off without the Doctor's having set the controls, thus transporting him, Ian, Susan and Barbara, aboard TARDIS, to a random location in time and space ([[TV]]: | As he was about to add the final component to the [[Dimensional transcendentalism|dimensionally-transcendental]] [[TARDIS control room|controls room]] of the Ship, Dr. Who was interrupted by Ian Chesterton, come to call on Barbara with a box of perfumes. Dr. Who invited Ian into TARDIS, which stood in the Doctor backyard, to witness the completion of the device. Within moments of the controls being set, however, Ian accidentally pushed a lever and TARDIS took off without the Doctor's having set the controls, thus transporting him, Ian, Susan and Barbara, aboard TARDIS, to a random location in time and space ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)}}) as the TARDIS flew through the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (comic story)}}) | ||
=== First adventures === | === First adventures === | ||
[[File:Dr Who and the Daleks Pic2.jpg|thumb|Dr. Who and his granddaughters face off agains the [[Dalek]]s for the first time. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Dr Who and the Daleks Pic2.jpg|thumb|Dr. Who and his granddaughters face off agains the [[Dalek]]s for the first time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)}})]]The Doctor and friends' first destination turned out to be the planet [[Skaro]], the homeworld of the peaceful [[Thal]]s and of a belligerent and bloodthirsty civilisation of mutants surviving inside metal [[casing|protective machines]], the [[Dalek]]s. With Susan's complicity, Dr. Who intentionally removed a [[fluid link]] from the time machine, determined to explore the planet to satisfy his scientific curiosity — whereas Ian wanted him to return everyone home immediately. | ||
Wandering into the city, the newly-minted time-travellers were made prisoners by the Daleks and gradually realised the threat they presented. Dr. Who eventually gave strategic help to the Thals in their attack of the [[Dalek City]]. ([[TV]]: | Wandering into the city, the newly-minted time-travellers were made prisoners by the Daleks and gradually realised the threat they presented. Dr. Who eventually gave strategic help to the Thals in their attack of the [[Dalek City]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)}}) According to other accounts, a very similar adventure was undergone by the [[First Doctor]] and his own companions [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)}}) | ||
After they bade farewell to the | After they bade farewell to the Thals, the Doctor's attempt to steer TARDIS home was once again undercut by Ian's clumsiness and, Dr. Who opened the doors to find a [[Rome|Roman]] legion marching towards the ship, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)}}) as they had landed in [[64]]. While in [[Rome]] itself, Ian soon ended up becoming a gladiator. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor (short story)}}) | ||
=== Further adventures === | === Further adventures === | ||
TARDIS subsequently materialised on Oldark Moor, where Dr. Who and his companions encountered [[Tarkin (Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor)|Count Tarkin]]. ([[PROSE]]: | TARDIS subsequently materialised on Oldark Moor, where Dr. Who and his companions encountered [[Tarkin (Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor)|Count Tarkin]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor (short story)}}) | ||
[[File: | [[File:Daleks Versus the Martians 1.jpg|thumb|left|Dr. Who and Louise survive on one of the Dalek hoverbouts. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Daleks Versus the Martians (comic story)}})]] | ||
Dr. Who became curious over one of the most ancient mysteries of the universe, a face-like settlement on [[Mars]] known as the [[Martian Sphinx (Daleks Versus the Martians)|Martian Sphinx]]. Dr. Who and Susan travelled to the red planet with his niece [[Louise (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Louise]]. While Dr. Who was preparing to study the apparent formation, the group were surrounded by [[Dalek]]s floating on [[Hoverbout]]s. The Daleks kidnapped Louise and attempted to do the same to Dr. Who and Susan, but they were saved at the last moment by a group of telepathic [[Martian (Daleks Versus the Martians)|natives]], who lead them to an underground base. | Dr. Who became curious over one of the most ancient mysteries of the universe, a face-like settlement on [[Mars]] known as the [[Martian Sphinx (Daleks Versus the Martians)|Martian Sphinx]]. Dr. Who and Susan travelled to the red planet with his niece [[Louise (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Louise]]. While Dr. Who was preparing to study the apparent formation, the group were surrounded by [[Dalek]]s floating on [[Hoverbout]]s. The Daleks kidnapped Louise and attempted to do the same to Dr. Who and Susan, but they were saved at the last moment by a group of telepathic [[Martian (Daleks Versus the Martians)|natives]], who lead them to an underground base. | ||
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Dr. Who and Susan noticed a series of hieroglyphics on the wall of the base, but were unsure of what they meant. Upon asking one of the Martians about why the Daleks had invaded, it was explained to them that they planned to use Mars as a base to concur [[Earth]]. Shortly after this, Dr. Who announced that he had solved the mystery of the Sphinx, revealing that the hieroglyphics on the wall were actually a long-lost activation sequence for a massive Martian robot. Using this knowledge, the group were able to raise the robot out of the air to attack the Dalek forces as Dr. Who attempted to save Louise by breaking into a [[Dalek flying saucer]]. However, he discovered that this was a trap, as the Daleks wanted to take him to [[Skaro]] to drain the secrets of [[time travel]] from his mind. As the ship took off, it was attacked by the robot, although Louise and the Doctor were able to escape on one of the Dalek hoverboats. | Dr. Who and Susan noticed a series of hieroglyphics on the wall of the base, but were unsure of what they meant. Upon asking one of the Martians about why the Daleks had invaded, it was explained to them that they planned to use Mars as a base to concur [[Earth]]. Shortly after this, Dr. Who announced that he had solved the mystery of the Sphinx, revealing that the hieroglyphics on the wall were actually a long-lost activation sequence for a massive Martian robot. Using this knowledge, the group were able to raise the robot out of the air to attack the Dalek forces as Dr. Who attempted to save Louise by breaking into a [[Dalek flying saucer]]. However, he discovered that this was a trap, as the Daleks wanted to take him to [[Skaro]] to drain the secrets of [[time travel]] from his mind. As the ship took off, it was attacked by the robot, although Louise and the Doctor were able to escape on one of the Dalek hoverboats. | ||
The Daleks foothold on Mars lost, Dr. Who and his companions departed in ''Tardis'', although Who wondered if the preceding event was the eve of a war. ([[COMIC]]: | The Daleks foothold on Mars lost, Dr. Who and his companions departed in ''Tardis'', although Who wondered if the preceding event was the eve of a war. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Daleks Versus the Martians (comic story)}}) | ||
=== Foiling the Daleks on Earth === | === Foiling the Daleks on Earth === | ||
[[File:The Doctor helps the anti-Dalek resistence in Bedfordshire.jpg|thumb|Dr. Who helping with the anti-Dalek resistance in [[Bedfordshire]] alongside [[Louise (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Louise]]. ([[TV]]: | [[File:The Doctor helps the anti-Dalek resistence in Bedfordshire.jpg|thumb|Dr. Who helping with the anti-Dalek resistance in [[Bedfordshire]] alongside [[Louise (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Louise]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)}})]] | ||
They would encounter this war soon enough after materialising in a street in [[London]] at night. A concussed police constable named [[Tom Campbell]] managed to step into what he believed to be a normal [[police box]] after failing to stop a robbery; when they realised that the police was getting involved via the [[TARDIS scanner]], Dr. Who, still traveling with Susan and Louise, decided they must leave at once, albeit while taking the unconscious Tom Campbell along. | |||
The TARDIS rematerialised in [[London]] in [[22nd century|2150]] and found that it had been devastated by a Dalek invasion. ([[TV]]: | The TARDIS rematerialised in [[London]] in [[22nd century|2150]] and found that it had been devastated by a Dalek invasion. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)}}) By one account Dr Who had deliberately set the controls for [[14 April]] [[2150]] to investigate after finding records in the year [[3000]] that spoke of an "alien invasion" of Earth at that date, perpetrated by the [[Dalek]]s. The documents claimed they were from the planet "[[M-1]]" near the star [[Deneb]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Daleks, invasión a la Tierra año 2150 (comic story)}}) After the collapse of a building cut off their route back to the TARDIS, the four time travellers assisted in defeating the Daleks, with Dr. Who being the first man to figure out the Daleks' real plan to hollow out the [[Earth]]'s core, and the flaw in that plan that was the Daleks' casings' vulnerability to the planet's magnetic forces. | ||
Once they were at liberty to leave, the Doctor, his niece and his granddaughter took Tom Campbell back home; at his request, they put him back in time a few minutes ''before'' his original departure, allowing him to rewrite history and successfully foil the robbery. The three wanderers in the fourth dimension bade farewell to Tom from the doors of the TARDIS as Tom Campbell returned to his normal life with the promise of a promotion to inspector. ([[TV]]: | Once they were at liberty to leave, the Doctor, his niece and his granddaughter took Tom Campbell back home; at his request, they put him back in time a few minutes ''before'' his original departure, allowing him to rewrite history and successfully foil the robbery. The three wanderers in the fourth dimension bade farewell to Tom from the doors of the TARDIS as Tom Campbell returned to his normal life with the promise of a promotion to inspector. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)}}) | ||
Upon attempting to work out which came first, the [[chicken]] or the [[egg]], a deliveryman named [[Vince Booth]] accidentally sent himself, Dr. Who, and Susan to a human colony planet where the preparatory [[Mechanoid|Mechonoids]] had turned hostile. Eventually, Dr. Who was able to crack the Mechonoids' recognition codes, allowing Susan to turn them friendly while he was captured and making the planet safe for the arriving colonists. ([[COMIC]]: | Upon attempting to work out which came first, the [[chicken]] or the [[egg]], a deliveryman named [[Vince Booth]] accidentally sent himself, Dr. Who, and Susan to a human colony planet where the preparatory [[Mechanoid|Mechonoids]] had turned hostile. Eventually, Dr. Who was able to crack the Mechonoids' recognition codes, allowing Susan to turn them friendly while he was captured and making the planet safe for the arriving colonists. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Dr. Who & the Mechonoids (comic story)}}) | ||
== Other realities == | |||
=== Earth-33⅓ === | |||
Dr. Who had [[Dr. Who (Earth-33⅓)|a counterpart]] in [[Earth-33⅓]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who? (DWM 95 comic story)|''Doctor Who?'' 95}}, etc.) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== Creation and status === | === Creation and status === | ||
This Doctor came to be when, in the process of adapting ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' into the theatrical film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', it was decided that the part of [[the Doctor]] should be recast with [[Peter Cushing]] replacing [[William Hartnell]]. Cushing's performance was markedly different from Hartnell's [[First Doctor]], complete with a different costume; likewise, [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|his granddaughter Susan]], a precocious child prodigy sharing an impish sense of complicity with her Grandfather, was a marked departure from TV's [[Susan Foreman]], a girl of (in human terms) about sixteen who was never depicted as the Doctor's scientific equal. | This Doctor came to be when, in the process of adapting ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' into the theatrical film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', it was decided that the part of [[the Doctor]] should be recast with [[Peter Cushing]] replacing [[William Hartnell]]. Cushing's performance was markedly different from Hartnell's [[First Doctor]], complete with a different costume; likewise, [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|his granddaughter Susan]], a precocious child prodigy sharing an impish sense of complicity with her Grandfather, was a marked departure from TV's [[Susan Foreman]], a girl of (in human terms) about sixteen who was never depicted as the Doctor's scientific equal. | ||
These departures, except for the Doctor's explicitly different physical appearance, were not too far removed from the similar changes performed to the Doctor, his companion, and the circumstances of their first encounter with the Daleks in ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', the [[novelisation]] of the TV story released some time earlier by [[David Whitaker]], also one of the scriptwriters of ''Dr. Who and the Daleks''. | These departures, except for the Doctor's explicitly different physical appearance, were not too far removed from the similar changes performed to the Doctor, his companion, and the circumstances of their first encounter with the Daleks in ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', the [[novelisation]] of the TV story released some time earlier by [[David Whitaker]], also one of the scriptwriters of ''Dr. Who and the Daleks''. | ||
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This Doctor is commonly perceived as "non-[[canon]]ical" in the ''Doctor Who'' fandom, with ''[[The Fan Show]]'' treating the sheer mention of Peter Cushing as evidence that one isn't a "true" fan in their parody of common fan tendencies, ''[[Fanwatch (webcast)|Fanwatch]]'', in the mid-2010s. However, it is worth noting that most of the "Cushing Doctor"'s idiosyncrasies were also attributed to the [[First Doctor]] in licenced ''Doctor Who'' productions in the 1960s, which material in the [[Doctor Who annual]]s depicting the First Doctor as TARDIS's inventor and introducing himself as "Dr. Who", and the [[TV Comic]] run adding to these points the idea of an inventor Doctor who travelled with a preteen granddaughter, [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] (as well as her brother [[John Who|John]]). Even the Doctor's ownership of a normal house in [[20th century]] [[England]] would eventually become a recurring feature of the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s era in the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics, with the introduction of [[Smithwood Manor|the House on Allen Road]]. | This Doctor is commonly perceived as "non-[[canon]]ical" in the ''Doctor Who'' fandom, with ''[[The Fan Show]]'' treating the sheer mention of Peter Cushing as evidence that one isn't a "true" fan in their parody of common fan tendencies, ''[[Fanwatch (webcast)|Fanwatch]]'', in the mid-2010s. However, it is worth noting that most of the "Cushing Doctor"'s idiosyncrasies were also attributed to the [[First Doctor]] in licenced ''Doctor Who'' productions in the 1960s, which material in the [[Doctor Who annual]]s depicting the First Doctor as TARDIS's inventor and introducing himself as "Dr. Who", and the [[TV Comic]] run adding to these points the idea of an inventor Doctor who travelled with a preteen granddaughter, [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] (as well as her brother [[John Who|John]]). Even the Doctor's ownership of a normal house in [[20th century]] [[England]] would eventually become a recurring feature of the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s era in the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics, with the introduction of [[Smithwood Manor|the House on Allen Road]]. | ||
[[File:DW USA 02 back cover.jpg|thumb|The Five Doctors: "At center is PETER CUSHING, who played the Doctor in two feature films." | [[File:DW USA 02 back cover.jpg|thumb|The Five Doctors: "At center is PETER CUSHING, who played the Doctor in two feature films."<ref>[[MP 57]]</ref><ref>[[DW84 2]]</ref>]]Interestingly, Stanmark Productions Limited once obtained a license to make a series of fifty-two half-hour [[Doctor Who (unproduced radio series)|radio dramas]] based upon ''Doctor Who''. After [[Boris Karloff]] proved unavailable, Peter Cushing was hired to play the role. Advertisements were published, but only a pilot episode (now lost) was ever completed.<ref>[[David J Howe|Howe, David J.]], "The Lost Radio Plays". ''The Frame'' #10. May, 1989. p. 17.</ref><ref>[http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/tsv41/petercushing.html "Peter Cushing Obituary". ''Time Space Visualiser'' #41.]</ref> This "lost" version of the Doctor's status with regards to Cushing's TV portrayal is unclear at best, as the pilot's script shows that he would have been explicitly characterised as a future human rather than a 20th century-based gadgeteer. | ||
[[MP 57|''Marvel Premiere'' #57]] (1980), the first American reprint of a ''Doctor Who'' comic story, features an original piece of artwork by [[Dave Cockrum]] and [[Frank Giacoia]] titled "[[The Five Doctors (illustration)|The Five Doctors]]". This happens to be a rare instance of [[Peter Cushing]] being credited as "the Doctor" alongside [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]], and [[Tom Baker]]. The image was later reprinted on the back cover of [[DW84 2|''Doctor Who'' (1984) #2]]. Dr. Who was similarly counted in ''[[The Nine Lives of Doctor Who]]'' alongside the eight mainstream, televised [[incarnation]]s of the Doctor. | [[MP 57|''Marvel Premiere'' #57]] (1980), the first American reprint of a ''Doctor Who'' comic story, features an original piece of artwork by [[Dave Cockrum]] and [[Frank Giacoia]] titled "[[The Five Doctors (illustration)|The Five Doctors]]". This happens to be a rare instance of [[Peter Cushing]] being credited as "the Doctor" alongside [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]], and [[Tom Baker]]. The image was later reprinted on the back cover of [[DW84 2|''Doctor Who'' (1984) #2]]. Dr. Who was similarly counted in ''[[The Nine Lives of Doctor Who]]'' alongside the eight mainstream, televised [[incarnation]]s of the Doctor. | ||
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The novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' also showed [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]] remembering the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s repressed memories from "before his birth", wherein he was a human scientist who built the very first [[TARDIS]] before setting out to explore the universe. The novel further stated that the scientist subsequently found a wild jungle planet and educated its people into a [[Time Lord|mighty civilisation]], strongly hinting at the scientist becoming [[the Other]]. As the Other is reckoned to have later "reincarnated" himself into the Doctor, this provided yet another potential bridge between Cushing's Doctor (and any other early, "aberrant" accounts of a human Doctor who'd built the TARDIS) and the mainstream Doctor played by [[William Hartnell]] and his many successors. | The novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' also showed [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]] remembering the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s repressed memories from "before his birth", wherein he was a human scientist who built the very first [[TARDIS]] before setting out to explore the universe. The novel further stated that the scientist subsequently found a wild jungle planet and educated its people into a [[Time Lord|mighty civilisation]], strongly hinting at the scientist becoming [[the Other]]. As the Other is reckoned to have later "reincarnated" himself into the Doctor, this provided yet another potential bridge between Cushing's Doctor (and any other early, "aberrant" accounts of a human Doctor who'd built the TARDIS) and the mainstream Doctor played by [[William Hartnell]] and his many successors. | ||
Parallel to all these attempts to construe Dr. Who as an individual distinct from [[the Doctor]], Dalek co-creator [[Terry Nation]] chose to have the [[Fourth Doctor]] reference the events of ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' (rather than the version of events present in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') in the TV story ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') when the Doctor tells [[Davros]] about the Daleks' future defeats which he, being a time-traveller, has already witnessed. Similarly, the ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|Dalek Chronicles]]'' comic series depicted [[Dalek]] [[casing]]s identical to the movie versions ''and'' to the television versions in different stories, despite all the ''Chronicles'' ostensibly occurring in a single continuity — though they never featured or referenced either version of the Doctor. The contemporary [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] outright used screenshots from the first film on several occasions, repurposed to illustrate other events involving the Daleks, but [[Peaceful Thals Ambushed! (short story)|one]], in the issue advertising the release of the film, became the first to propose that the films were in-universe fiction. | Parallel to all these attempts to construe Dr. Who as an individual distinct from [[the Doctor]], Dalek co-creator [[Terry Nation]] chose to have the [[Fourth Doctor]] reference the events of ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' (rather than the version of events present in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') in the TV story ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') when the Doctor tells [[Davros]] about the Daleks' future defeats which he, being a time-traveller, has already witnessed. Similarly, the ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|Dalek Chronicles]]'' comic series depicted [[Dalek]] [[casing]]s identical to the movie versions ''and'' to the television versions in different stories, despite all the ''Chronicles'' ostensibly occurring in a single continuity — though they never featured or referenced either version of the Doctor. The contemporary [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] outright used screenshots from the first film on several occasions, repurposed to illustrate other events involving the Daleks, but [[Peaceful Thals Ambushed! (short story)|one]], in the issue advertising the release of the film, became the first to propose that the films were in-universe fiction. | ||
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