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'''''Frankenstein''''' was a [[novel]] written by [[Mary Shelley]]. It was published in [[1818]], and a [[Frankenstein (film)|film version]] was later released. | |||
'''''Frankenstein''''' was a novel written by [[Mary Shelley]]. It was published in [[1818]], and | |||
== Inspiration for the novel == | == Inspiration for the novel == | ||
In [[1816]], Shelley encountered the [[Eighth Doctor]] and witnessed him apparently coming back to life after being dead, providing inspiration for her book. ([[AUDIO]]: | {{section stub|''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]''}} | ||
In [[June]] [[1816]], Shelley met the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] while staying at [[Villa Diodati]] by [[Lake Geneva]]. The Doctor specifically instructed her [[companion]]s, [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], not to mention ''Frankenstein'', or otherwise affect its inception. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)}}) | |||
In 1816, Shelley encountered the [[Eighth Doctor]] and witnessed him apparently coming back to life after being dead, providing inspiration for her book. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Mary's Story (audio story)}}) Shelley later became the Doctor's [[companion]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Silver Turk (audio story)}}) | |||
Also in 1816, Shelley encountered the [[Tenth Doctor]] later in his timeline as [[Zzazik]], an alien creature wrapped in bandages, was absorbing bolts of energy. This sight provided Shelley with inspiration for a scene in ''Frankenstein''. ([[COMIC]]: | Also in 1816, Shelley encountered the [[Tenth Doctor]] later in his timeline as [[Zzazik]], an alien creature wrapped in bandages, was absorbing bolts of energy. This sight provided Shelley with inspiration for a scene in ''Frankenstein''. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Creative Spark (comic story)}}) | ||
In [[1996]], an [[android]] [[Frankenstein (robot)|version]] of [[Frankenstein's monster]] was part of an attraction at the [[Festival of Ghana]]. ([[TV]]: | In [[1996]], an [[android]] [[Frankenstein (robot)|version]] of [[Frankenstein's monster]] was part of an attraction at the [[Festival of Ghana]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Chase (TV story)}}) | ||
On [[31 December]] [[1999]], [[Pete (Doctor Who)|Pete]] watched the [[Frankenstein (film)|film adaptation ''Frankenstein'']] while the [[Seventh Doctor]] [[regeneration|regenerated]] in his [[morgue]]. After regenerating, the [[Eighth Doctor]] was startled by the monster on Pete's television. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[3278]], a [[Reprise]] of [[Victor Frankenstein]], a character in the novel, lived on [[Europa (Managra)|Europa]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[3278]], a [[Reprise]] of [[Victor Frankenstein]], a character in the novel, lived on [[Europa (Managra)|Europa]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Managra (novel)}}) | ||
== Minor references == | == Minor references == | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] had a copy of the novel in the [[TARDIS library]], inscribed to him by Mary Shelley. The Doctor read the preface aloud, and mentioned that what Shelley wrote wasn't the entire truth about what had happened. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Eighth Doctor]] had a copy of the novel in the [[TARDIS library]], inscribed to him by Mary Shelley. The Doctor read the preface aloud, and mentioned that what Shelley wrote wasn't the entire truth about what had happened. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}}) | ||
On another occasion, the Eighth Doctor quoted the passage "judges had rather that ten innocent should suffer, than one guilty should escape" to [[John Kincaid]] berating his sort of justice. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Witch from the Well (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[ | In [[1884]], [[Captain]] [[Kybo]] read ''Frankenstein'' to help him learn [[English language|English]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Judoon in Chains (audio story)}}) | ||
In [[ | In [[1918]], the Eighth Doctor mentioned that he had read the book. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Casualties of War (novel)}}) | ||
When [[Mike Yates]] told [[Jo Grant]] that the [[Nestene]] could make themselves bodies, she asked if he meant like Frankenstein, to which the [[Third Doctor]] replied that he did not. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Autons (TV story)}}) | |||
[[ | In [[2021]], [[Hex]] compared a secret [[laboratory]] in [[St Gart's Bankside Hospital]] to Frankenstein's lab. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Harvest (audio story)}}) | ||
[[ | In the [[far future]], [[Ace]] stated that a [[Panjistri]] laboratory was "like something out of a Frankenstein movie." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)}}) | ||
[[Tegan Jovanka]] compared [[Magus (Psychodrome)|King Magus]] and [[Antigone|Queen Antigone]]'s | [[Fitz Kreiner]] thought that the [[TARDIS kitchen]] looked like a cross between a medieval kitchen and Frankenstein's laboratory. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Autumn Mist (novel)}}) | ||
[[Samuel Lloyd]] compared [[Luke Smith]]'s "birth" to the birth of Frankenstein. Luke quickly corrected him — Frankenstein was the doctor, not [[Frankenstein's monster|the monster]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Tegan Jovanka]] compared [[Magus (Psychodrome)|King Magus]] and [[Antigone (Psychodrome)|Queen Antigone]]'s Citadel to something out of ''Frankenstein''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Psychodrome (audio story)}}) | |||
On [[Bryce's Asteroid]], [[Peri Brown]] remarked that the [[Lifemarket]] was "Frankenstein's Superstore." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Star is Reborn (short story)}}) | |||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] compared [[Ernest Tiermann]] to Frankenstein, except that he used furniture and household objects instead of body parts. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sick Building (novel)}}) | |||
[[Josiah W. Dogbolter]] stated that [[Chiyoko]]'s laboratory looked like Frankenstein's [[bathroom]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Stockbridge Showdown (comic story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The novel has influenced many ''Doctor Who'' stories, most notably ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''. | * In the television story ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'', Mary Shelley wonders whether [[Ashad]], the Lone Cyberman, is a composite of multiple men and refers to his creators as a "Modern [[Prometheus (figure)|Prometheus]]". As witnessed by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], he also recharges via a lightning strike. Though not stated in the episode, these elements would all be incorporated into Shelley's novel: The monster is created from body parts of different men and is implied to have been brought to life via electricity, and the novel's full title is ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''. | ||
* The novel has influenced many ''Doctor Who'' stories, most notably ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''. | |||
* [[Peter Cushing]], who also played [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]], a version of the Doctor in two films, had also, famously, portrayed Baron Frankenstein in six films. He would have played the similar character of [[Mehendri Solon]], except for cost considerations. | * [[Peter Cushing]], who also played [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]], a version of the Doctor in two films, had also, famously, portrayed Baron Frankenstein in six films. He would have played the similar character of [[Mehendri Solon]], except for cost considerations. | ||
* The script of ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'' alluded to ''Frankenstein'' twice; firstly, the [[Half-Face Man]] was described as having "Frankenstein style stitch marks round the wrists" and, secondly, the [[SS Marie Antoinette|SS ''Marie Antoinette'']]'s [[escape pod]] was referred to as having been covered with stitched-together human skin "like Frankenstein skin!" | |||
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[[Category:Books from the real world]] | [[Category:Books from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Corpse reanimation in fiction]] | [[Category:Corpse reanimation in fiction]] | ||
[[Category:The Doctor's books]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:05, 6 September 2024
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Frankenstein (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Frankenstein was a novel written by Mary Shelley. It was published in 1818, and a film version was later released.
Inspiration for the novel[[edit] | [edit source]]
In June 1816, Shelley met the Thirteenth Doctor while staying at Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva. The Doctor specifically instructed her companions, Graham, Ryan and Yaz, not to mention Frankenstein, or otherwise affect its inception. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati [+]Loading...["The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)"])
In 1816, Shelley encountered the Eighth Doctor and witnessed him apparently coming back to life after being dead, providing inspiration for her book. (AUDIO: Mary's Story [+]Loading...["Mary's Story (audio story)"]) Shelley later became the Doctor's companion. (AUDIO: The Silver Turk [+]Loading...["The Silver Turk (audio story)"])
Also in 1816, Shelley encountered the Tenth Doctor later in his timeline as Zzazik, an alien creature wrapped in bandages, was absorbing bolts of energy. This sight provided Shelley with inspiration for a scene in Frankenstein. (COMIC: The Creative Spark [+]Loading...["The Creative Spark (comic story)"])
In 1996, an android version of Frankenstein's monster was part of an attraction at the Festival of Ghana. (TV: The Chase [+]Loading...["The Chase (TV story)"])
On 31 December 1999, Pete watched the film adaptation Frankenstein while the Seventh Doctor regenerated in his morgue. After regenerating, the Eighth Doctor was startled by the monster on Pete's television. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"])
In 3278, a Reprise of Victor Frankenstein, a character in the novel, lived on Europa. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"])
Minor references[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Eighth Doctor had a copy of the novel in the TARDIS library, inscribed to him by Mary Shelley. The Doctor read the preface aloud, and mentioned that what Shelley wrote wasn't the entire truth about what had happened. (AUDIO: Storm Warning [+]Loading...["Storm Warning (audio story)"])
On another occasion, the Eighth Doctor quoted the passage "judges had rather that ten innocent should suffer, than one guilty should escape" to John Kincaid berating his sort of justice. (AUDIO: The Witch from the Well [+]Loading...["The Witch from the Well (audio story)"])
In 1884, Captain Kybo read Frankenstein to help him learn English. (AUDIO: Judoon in Chains [+]Loading...["Judoon in Chains (audio story)"])
In 1918, the Eighth Doctor mentioned that he had read the book. (PROSE: Casualties of War [+]Loading...["Casualties of War (novel)"])
When Mike Yates told Jo Grant that the Nestene could make themselves bodies, she asked if he meant like Frankenstein, to which the Third Doctor replied that he did not. (TV: Terror of the Autons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Autons (TV story)"])
In 2021, Hex compared a secret laboratory in St Gart's Bankside Hospital to Frankenstein's lab. (AUDIO: The Harvest [+]Loading...["The Harvest (audio story)"])
In the far future, Ace stated that a Panjistri laboratory was "like something out of a Frankenstein movie." (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)"])
Fitz Kreiner thought that the TARDIS kitchen looked like a cross between a medieval kitchen and Frankenstein's laboratory. (PROSE: Autumn Mist [+]Loading...["Autumn Mist (novel)"])
Samuel Lloyd compared Luke Smith's "birth" to the birth of Frankenstein. Luke quickly corrected him — Frankenstein was the doctor, not the monster. (TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic [+]Loading...["The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)"])
Tegan Jovanka compared King Magus and Queen Antigone's Citadel to something out of Frankenstein. (AUDIO: Psychodrome [+]Loading...["Psychodrome (audio story)"])
On Bryce's Asteroid, Peri Brown remarked that the Lifemarket was "Frankenstein's Superstore." (PROSE: A Star is Reborn [+]Loading...["A Star is Reborn (short story)"])
The Tenth Doctor compared Ernest Tiermann to Frankenstein, except that he used furniture and household objects instead of body parts. (PROSE: Sick Building [+]Loading...["Sick Building (novel)"])
Josiah W. Dogbolter stated that Chiyoko's laboratory looked like Frankenstein's bathroom. (COMIC: The Stockbridge Showdown [+]Loading...["The Stockbridge Showdown (comic story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the television story The Haunting of Villa Diodati, Mary Shelley wonders whether Ashad, the Lone Cyberman, is a composite of multiple men and refers to his creators as a "Modern Prometheus". As witnessed by the Thirteenth Doctor, he also recharges via a lightning strike. Though not stated in the episode, these elements would all be incorporated into Shelley's novel: The monster is created from body parts of different men and is implied to have been brought to life via electricity, and the novel's full title is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
- The novel has influenced many Doctor Who stories, most notably The Brain of Morbius.
- Peter Cushing, who also played Dr. Who, a version of the Doctor in two films, had also, famously, portrayed Baron Frankenstein in six films. He would have played the similar character of Mehendri Solon, except for cost considerations.
- The script of Deep Breath alluded to Frankenstein twice; firstly, the Half-Face Man was described as having "Frankenstein style stitch marks round the wrists" and, secondly, the SS Marie Antoinette's escape pod was referred to as having been covered with stitched-together human skin "like Frankenstein skin!"
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