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{{Infobox Novel|
{{Infobox Novel|
novel name= The Time Travellers |
novel name= The Time Travellers |
image= [[file:The_Time_Travellers.jpg|250px]] |
image= [[File:The_Time_Travellers.jpg|250px]] |
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
number= 75 |
number= 75 |
doctor= [[First Doctor]] |
doctor= [[First Doctor]] |
companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton | Ian]], [[Barbara Wright | Barbara]] |
companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] |
enemy= General Bamford Duplicate|
enemy= General Bamford Duplicate|
year= alternate-[[Earth]], [[2006]]<br>[[Earth]], [[1972]]<br>[[Earth]], [[26th June]], [[1965]] |
year= alternate-[[Earth]], [[2006]]<br />[[Earth]], [[1972]]<br />[[Earth]], [[26th June]], [[1965]] |
writer= [[Simon Guerrier]] |
writer= [[Simon Guerrier]] |
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
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next story= [[Atom Bomb Blues]] }}
next story= [[Atom Bomb Blues]] }}


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''"Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension, to be exiles?"''
''"Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension, to be exiles?"''


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And, despite all the Doctor has said to the contrary, is it actually possible to change history?
And, despite all the Doctor has said to the contrary, is it actually possible to change history?


==Characters==
== Characters ==
*[[First Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Susan Foreman]]
* [[Susan Foreman]]
*[[Ian Chesterton]]
* [[Ian Chesterton]]
**His national service number was 15110404.
** His national service number was 15110404.
*[[Barbara Wright]]
* [[Barbara Wright]]


==References==
== References ==
* Dalek technology from the [[Shoreditch Incident]] helped the British create their time machine.
* Dalek technology from the [[Shoreditch Incident]] helped the British create their time machine.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*The dystopian future of this story is the result of the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' - here, [[WOTAN]] was successful in temporarily conquering the planet. It is strongly suggested, though not outright said, that this is in fact what was meant to happen to Earth and that the Doctor's involvement changed history.  
* The dystopian future of this story is the result of the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' - here, [[WOTAN]] was successful in temporarily conquering the planet. It is strongly suggested, though not outright said, that this is in fact what was meant to happen to Earth and that the Doctor's involvement changed history.  


*Following an alternate version of [[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', the Cybermen now live permanently at the [[South Pole]]. The South Africans made a deal with them for weaponry.
* Following an alternate version of [[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', the Cybermen now live permanently at the [[South Pole]]. The South Africans made a deal with them for weaponry.


*The Doctor states that the time-warping events of this story will draw the attention of the [[Time Lord]]s, and it's now more likely they'll find him; the Doctor now wants to find a safe place to leave Susan so she will not be found, a retroactive explanation for leaving her behind in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''.
* The Doctor states that the time-warping events of this story will draw the attention of the [[Time Lord]]s, and it's now more likely they'll find him; the Doctor now wants to find a safe place to leave Susan so she will not be found, a retroactive explanation for leaving her behind in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''.


*The epilogue of this novel follows the last scenes of [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'' with Ian and Barbara on the bus.
* The epilogue of this novel follows the last scenes of [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'' with Ian and Barbara on the bus.


==[[First Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== [[First Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
*''The Time Travellers'' occurs after: [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]''
* ''The Time Travellers'' occurs after: [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]''
*''The Time Travellers'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
* ''The Time Travellers'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''


==External links==
== External links ==
*{{dwrefguide|whobbk75.htm|The Time Travellers}}
* {{dwrefguide|whobbk75.htm|The Time Travellers}}
*{{whoniverse|PD74.php|The Time Travellers}}
* {{whoniverse|PD74.php|The Time Travellers}}


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Revision as of 20:15, 5 November 2011

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Publisher's summary

"Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension, to be exiles?"

24 June, 2006. The TARDIS has landed in London. Ian and Barbara are almost back home. But this isn't the city they knew. This city is a ruin, torn apart by war. A war that the British are losing.

With his friends mistaken for vagrants and sentenced to death, the Doctor is press-ganged into helping perfect a weapon that might just turn the tables in the war. The British Army has discovered time travel. And the consequences are already devastating.

What has happened to the world that Ian and Barbara once knew? How much of the experiment do the Doctor and Susan really understand?

And, despite all the Doctor has said to the contrary, is it actually possible to change history?

Characters

References

Notes

to be added

Continuity

  • The dystopian future of this story is the result of the events of DW: The War Machines - here, WOTAN was successful in temporarily conquering the planet. It is strongly suggested, though not outright said, that this is in fact what was meant to happen to Earth and that the Doctor's involvement changed history.
  • Following an alternate version of DW: The Tenth Planet, the Cybermen now live permanently at the South Pole. The South Africans made a deal with them for weaponry.
  • The Doctor states that the time-warping events of this story will draw the attention of the Time Lords, and it's now more likely they'll find him; the Doctor now wants to find a safe place to leave Susan so she will not be found, a retroactive explanation for leaving her behind in DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
  • The epilogue of this novel follows the last scenes of DW: The Chase with Ian and Barbara on the bus.

Timeline

External links