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''' | |image = Auderly House.jpg | ||
|aka = Austerly House | |||
|type = [[Manor house]] | |||
|location = [[England]] | |||
|only = Day of the Daleks (TV story) | |||
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'''Auderly House''', ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)|Planet of the Ogrons]]'') or '''Austerly House''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'') was a large white [[Edwardian era|Edwardian]] Manor House around fifty miles north of [[London]], owned by the [[British government]]. In the [[20th century|late 20th century]], a [[World Peace Conference]] was going to be held there, led by Sir [[Reginald Styles]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | |||
The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] were sent to Auderly House by [[UNIT]] to investigate | The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] were sent to Auderly House by [[UNIT]] to investigate "[[ghost]]s". The house was destroyed by time-travelling guerrillas, mistaken for ghosts, from an [[Alternate timeline (Day of the Daleks)|alternate 22nd century]] to prevent the [[Dalek]]s from altering history. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'') [[Ace]] appeared in the house to seek a missing segment of the [[Key to Time]], which was in the form of a rapier wielded by the Doctor against her. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time & Time Again (comic story)|Time & Time Again]]'') The reporter [[James Stevens]] infiltrated the mansion grounds later and witnessed a battle between UNIT troops and [[Ogron]]s, the servants of the Daleks from the alternative future. He was saved by the Doctor from being killed by an Ogron while on the grounds. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
After the evacuation of the mansion, [[Shura]], one of the guerrillas from the future, gave his life to detonate a [[dalekanium bomb]] in the mansion's cellar, killing the Daleks and Ogrons sent to the 20th century. ([[ | After the evacuation of the mansion, [[Shura]], one of the guerrillas from the future, gave his life to detonate a [[dalekanium bomb]] in the mansion's cellar, killing the Daleks and Ogrons sent to the 20th century. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[Margaret Thatcher]] later recalled the [[Doctor]] being present at Auderly House; she noted that he had been "an outlandish white-haired figure who had spent the entire evening insulting civil servants". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen]]'') | |||
== Alternate timeline == | == Alternate timeline == | ||
In the alternative future, Shura had destroyed the mansion with the peace delegates still inside. The resulting international crisis had caused the warfare which, raging across [[Earth]], left the [[planet]] vulnerable enough for the Daleks to have invaded without resistance. ([[ | In the alternative future, Shura had destroyed the mansion with the peace delegates still inside. The resulting international crisis had caused the warfare which, raging across [[Earth]], left the [[planet]] vulnerable enough for the Daleks to have invaded without resistance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* In the novelisation, Auderly House was renamed Austerly House to avoid confusion with the real-life Auderly House. | |||
* Footage of Auderly House was used to portray [[Hyperspace Tyrant's whimsical factory|a "whimsical factory"]] in the fan video ''Pure Extermination''. The factory was referenced in {{cs|A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)}}. | |||
[[Category:English houses and mansions]] | [[Category:English houses and mansions]] | ||
[[Category:Buildings visited by the Third Doctor]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:30, 15 September 2024
Auderly House, (TV: Day of the Daleks; AUDIO: Planet of the Ogrons) or Austerly House, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks) was a large white Edwardian Manor House around fifty miles north of London, owned by the British government. In the late 20th century, a World Peace Conference was going to be held there, led by Sir Reginald Styles. (TV: Day of the Daleks)
The Third Doctor and Jo Grant were sent to Auderly House by UNIT to investigate "ghosts". The house was destroyed by time-travelling guerrillas, mistaken for ghosts, from an alternate 22nd century to prevent the Daleks from altering history. (TV: Day of the Daleks) Ace appeared in the house to seek a missing segment of the Key to Time, which was in the form of a rapier wielded by the Doctor against her. (COMIC: Time & Time Again) The reporter James Stevens infiltrated the mansion grounds later and witnessed a battle between UNIT troops and Ogrons, the servants of the Daleks from the alternative future. He was saved by the Doctor from being killed by an Ogron while on the grounds. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
After the evacuation of the mansion, Shura, one of the guerrillas from the future, gave his life to detonate a dalekanium bomb in the mansion's cellar, killing the Daleks and Ogrons sent to the 20th century. (TV: Day of the Daleks)
Margaret Thatcher later recalled the Doctor being present at Auderly House; she noted that he had been "an outlandish white-haired figure who had spent the entire evening insulting civil servants". (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen)
Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the alternative future, Shura had destroyed the mansion with the peace delegates still inside. The resulting international crisis had caused the warfare which, raging across Earth, left the planet vulnerable enough for the Daleks to have invaded without resistance. (TV: Day of the Daleks)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the novelisation, Auderly House was renamed Austerly House to avoid confusion with the real-life Auderly House.
- Footage of Auderly House was used to portray a "whimsical factory" in the fan video Pure Extermination. The factory was referenced in A World of Pure Unimagination [+]Loading...["A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)"].
