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{{Infobox Other Short Story
|image         = Time Love and TARDIS.jpg
| name = Time, Love and TARDIS
|series         = ''[[Brief Encounter]]''
| image = Time Love and TARDIS.jpg
|main character = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
| series = [[Brief Encounter]]
|setting        =  
| main character = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
|writer         = Ron Plath
| featuring =  
|illustrator   = [[Paul Vyse]]
| year =
|publication   = [[DWM 189]]
| writer = [[Ron Plath]]
|release date  = 9 July 1992
| illustrator = [[Paul Vyse]]
|cover date    = 5 August 1992
| publication = [[DWM 189]]
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story that was printed in [[DWM 189]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 189|189]]. Uniquely, it featured [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] as the main character of the story and revealed that it could talk to other [[TARDIS|TARDISES]] [[telepathically]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
While the Doctor is talking with a Time Lord, his TARDIS and a replacement TARDIS have a [[telepathic]] conversation about whether Time Lords love their TARDISes. The Doctor's TARDIS believes her master loves her, but the replacement TARDIS isn't so sure. However, although the Doctor is offered the replacement TARDIS, he decides to keep his own TARDIS – apparently confirming what she has believed.
While [[the Doctor]] is talking with a [[Time Lord (Time, Love and TARDIS)|Time Lord]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] and a [[TARDIS (Time, Love and TARDIS)|replacement TARDIS]] have a [[telepathic]] conversation about whether Time Lords love their TARDISes. The Doctor's TARDIS believes her master loves her, but the replacement TARDIS isn't so sure and tells her that TARDISes are meant to be used and then replaced with a newer model. However, although the Doctor is offered the replacement TARDIS, he decides to keep his own TARDIS.


==Characters==
== Characters ==
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
* [[TARDIS (Time, Love and TARDIS)|The replacement TARDIS]]
* [[TARDIS (Time, Love and TARDIS)|Replacement TARDIS]]
* [[The Doctor]] (incarnation unspecified)
* [[The Doctor]]
* An unnamed [[Time Lord]]
* [[Time Lord (Time, Love and TARDIS)|Time Lord]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* [[Paul Vyse]]'s illustration is so large, the TARDISes are partially obscured by the text.
* [[Paul Vyse]]'s illustration is so large, the TARDISes are partially obscured by the text.
* The replacement TARDIS is in the form of a plain white column.
* The replacement TARDIS is in the form of a plain white column. It's a newer model than the Doctor's [[Type 40]].
* The replacement TARDIS says a [[renegade Time Lord]] has little choice but to stick to the TARDIS they made off with, meaning they had a habit of continually heading into danger.
* The incarnation of the Doctor featured in the story is never identified, but according to the ''Doctor Who Reference Guide'', this could possibly be the [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]].


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Timeline==
== External links ==
* Nothing here indicates which incarnation of the Doctor is present. The conversation between TARDISes indicates he has travelled with his TARDIS for some time, her chameleon circuit is broken, and the Time Lords want him to use a newer model so he is of more use to them. At earliest, this could be the [[Second Doctor]] during [[Season 6B]], in which case this would be set between [[ST]]: ''[[That Time I Nearly Destroyed the World Whilst Looking for a Dress]]'' and [[ST]]: ''[[Mother's Little Helper]]''.
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==External Links==
* {{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm189|Time, Love and TARDIS}}
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 29 February 2024

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Time, Love and TARDIS was a Brief Encounter short story published in Doctor Who Magazine 189. Uniquely, it featured the Doctor's TARDIS as the main character of the story and revealed that it could talk to other TARDISES telepathically.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

While the Doctor is talking with a Time Lord, his TARDIS and a replacement TARDIS have a telepathic conversation about whether Time Lords love their TARDISes. The Doctor's TARDIS believes her master loves her, but the replacement TARDIS isn't so sure and tells her that TARDISes are meant to be used and then replaced with a newer model. However, although the Doctor is offered the replacement TARDIS, he decides to keep his own TARDIS.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Paul Vyse's illustration is so large, the TARDISes are partially obscured by the text.
  • The replacement TARDIS is in the form of a plain white column. It's a newer model than the Doctor's Type 40.
  • The replacement TARDIS says a renegade Time Lord has little choice but to stick to the TARDIS they made off with, meaning they had a habit of continually heading into danger.
  • The incarnation of the Doctor featured in the story is never identified, but according to the Doctor Who Reference Guide, this could possibly be the Seventh.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]