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home era= [[22nd century]]|
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appearances= [[MA]]: ''[[Time of Your Life]]'' <br> [[MA]]: ''[[Killing Ground]]''| [[Perfect Timing]] Wish Upon A Star Beast [[Perfect Timing]][[Schrödinger’s Botanist]]
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'''Grant Markham''' was a late [[22nd century]] [[human]] [[computer]] [[programmer]] residing on [[New Earth (Time of Your Life)|New Earth]] who travelled with the [[Sixth Doctor]] for a brief time.


'''Grant Markham''' was a computer programmer residing on [[New Earth (Time of Your Life)|New Earth]] in the year [[2191]]. After aiding [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] in defeating [[Krllxk]], he became his newest companion. Grant and the Doctor's next adventure was on the planet Agora, Grant's birthplace. Again in the year 2191, they discovered that the Cybermen had been using the planet to gather strong males to use in the cyber-conversion process. Grant met his father, Ben Taggart. Taggart was later killed in an unsuccessful attempt to convert him into a Cyberman, watched by Grant. Grant lowered their base's temperature deactivating the Cybermen. Grant also appeared in two stories alongside the Sixth Doctor in the charity anthology Perfect Timing (1998). In the first, Wish Upon A Star Beast by Steve Lyons, the Doctor and Grant encounter a group of killer Meeps in the Santaland amusement centre in Norway during the 22nd century.The second story, Schrödinger’s Botanist by Ian McIntire, covers a longer span of time, during which Grant and the Doctor have many adventures and are also accompanied by a Legion (a member of a multidimensional alien race that appears in the Virgin novels Lucifer Rising and The Crystal Bucephalus). During the course of the story, Grant links his mind to a computer infected by a virus and is seriously injured. Unwilling to risk his life any further, the Sixth Doctor leaves him at the Bi-Al Foundation. The Doctor later regrets abandoning Grant and returns to apologise, but Grant is unable to forgive him and they part on bitter terms.
== Biography ==
Grant was born in [[2172]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Killing Ground (novel)}})


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=== Travels with the Doctor ===
He first met the [[Sixth Doctor]] in the year [[2191]] when his home city of [[New Tokyo]] on [[New Earth (Time of Your Life)|New Earth]] was transported into a [[Marston Sphere]]. Grant used his computer programming skills to defeat a giant [[robot]] [[dinosaur]] terrorising the city. The Doctor saved New Tokyo. At the end of the affair, Grant went with him to become his [[companion]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time of Your Life (novel)}})


[[Category:Companions of the Sixth Doctor|Markham, Grant]]
Grant's next adventure with the Doctor was on his birthplace, the [[planet]] [[Agora]], again in the year [[2191]]. They found the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] had been using the planet to gather strong males for [[cyber-conversion]]. Grant met his father, [[Ben Taggart]], who was killed in an unsuccessful attempt to convert him into a Cyberman as Grant watched. This moved Grant to volunteer to become a [[Bronze Knight]], one of a resistance group of Agorans who themselves used cybernetic implants to become stronger to defeat the Cybermen. He was convinced not to give up his humanity by the knights' creator, the scientist [[Maxine Carter]]. The Cybermen attacked the Bronze Knights and slaughtered them all, but Grant lowered their base's temperature and deactivated the Cybermen. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Killing Ground (novel)}})
[[Category:22nd century individuals|Markham, Grant]]
 
[[Category:Humans|Markham, Grant]]
==== Further adventures ====
[[Category:Human programmers|Markham, Grant]]
Grant and the Doctor had many adventures over the next years. ([[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cs|Schrödinger's Botanist (short story)}}) They encountered a group of killer [[Meep]]s in the Santaland amusement centre in [[Norway]] during the [[22nd century]]; ([[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cs|Wish Upon a Star Beast (short story)}}) they were joined in their travels by a [[Legion]]; and Grant met a future companion, [[Carmen Yeh]], while in a prison cell.
[[Category:Book companions|Markham, Grant]]
 
Ultimately, Grant was seriously injured when he linked his mind to a [[computer]] infected by a [[computer virus|virus]]. Unwilling to risk Grant's life any further, the Doctor left him at the [[Bi-Al Foundation]]. The Doctor later regretted abandoning Grant and returned to apologise, but Grant did not forgive him, and they parted on bitter terms. ([[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cs|Schrödinger's Botanist (short story)}})
 
=== Erasure ===
Grant, feeling low due to his abandonment by ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|And Today, You (novel)}}) the [[Sixth Doctor]], ([[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cs|Schrödinger's Botanist (short story)}}) eventually found himself removed from the [[Web of Time]] by [[the Letharchy]], a shadowy organisation who removed people from the continuum, and made others forget them. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|And Today, You (novel)}}) He was stuck in a limbo-like existence in a [[zeppelin]] traversing the [[Time Vortex]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Repercussions... (short story)}}) and was later transferred to the ''[[Point of Know Return]]'', where, travelling through universes, he eventually managed to contact [[Jhe Sang Mi]] telepathically by sending out signals. This attracted [[Grey-tweed-coat-wearing Lady Aesculapius|Lady Aesculapius]] and [[Chris Cwej]], sent by the [[Firmament]] and Cwej's [[Superior]]s respectively to [[the Warsong]], the home universe of Sang Mi, and, with the help of the [[Retconned Auteur]], they performed a ritual to bring him back into reality by remembering him. However, the ritual went wrong, and they ended up in the ''Point of Know Return'' with Markham. With his help, they managed to overthrow the tyrannical Letharchy by reminding [[Whilom]], leader of the Letharchy, of his humanity. Markham, however, still felt low after having lost his old friend, so Aesculapius shifted into his likeness, pretending to be the old friend and taking him to the planet [[Gendar]], before leaving him. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|And Today, You (novel)}})
 
=== Beyond the Letharchy ===
[[Lady Aesculapius]] claimed to [[Chris Cwej]] that she had seen into Markham's personal future, and knew that, after their little charade, things improved for him going forward. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|And Today, You (novel)}})
 
=== Legacy ===
Four versions of the [[Sixth Doctor]], colliding on [[Arunopal]], found themselves in an argument about their relative chronology. The eldest of the four listed the entire order of their companions, including Grant. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Firstborn (audio story)}})
 
== Personality ==
Grant suffered from [[Grimwade's Syndrome|robophobia]], a morbid fear of [[android]]s and [[robot]]s. Through his travels with the Doctor he learned the roots of his condition; he had repressed memories of watching his mother being killed by Cybermen. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Killing Ground (novel)}})
 
Some time after Grant's departure, the Doctor travelled with [[Melanie Bush]]. When Mel scolded him for failing to return a [[Volkswagen Beetle]] he'd hired, he protested that Grant would have let him keep the car. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* The only illustrated depiction of Grant Markham appears on the cover of {{cs|Killing Ground (novel)}}. Cover artist [[Alister Pearson]] used himself as the model.{{fact}}
* In response to a reference to Markham in [[Big Finish]] audio anthology ''[[The Quin Dilemma (audio anthology)|The Quin Dilemma]]'', [[James Wylder]], author of {{cs|And Today, You (novel)}}, remarked on Twitter that this presumably meant that [[Chris Cwej]], [[Lady Aesculapius]], and [[Jhe Sang Mi]] had succeeded in their mission to get the universe to remember Markham.<ref>[https://twitter.com/arcbeatle/status/1771348271677481162 Arcbeatle on Twitter]</ref>
 
== Footnotes ==
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Grant Markham was a late 22nd century human computer programmer residing on New Earth who travelled with the Sixth Doctor for a brief time.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Grant was born in 2172. (PROSE: Killing Ground [+]Loading...["Killing Ground (novel)"])

Travels with the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

He first met the Sixth Doctor in the year 2191 when his home city of New Tokyo on New Earth was transported into a Marston Sphere. Grant used his computer programming skills to defeat a giant robot dinosaur terrorising the city. The Doctor saved New Tokyo. At the end of the affair, Grant went with him to become his companion. (PROSE: Time of Your Life [+]Loading...["Time of Your Life (novel)"])

Grant's next adventure with the Doctor was on his birthplace, the planet Agora, again in the year 2191. They found the Cybermen had been using the planet to gather strong males for cyber-conversion. Grant met his father, Ben Taggart, who was killed in an unsuccessful attempt to convert him into a Cyberman as Grant watched. This moved Grant to volunteer to become a Bronze Knight, one of a resistance group of Agorans who themselves used cybernetic implants to become stronger to defeat the Cybermen. He was convinced not to give up his humanity by the knights' creator, the scientist Maxine Carter. The Cybermen attacked the Bronze Knights and slaughtered them all, but Grant lowered their base's temperature and deactivated the Cybermen. (PROSE: Killing Ground [+]Loading...["Killing Ground (novel)"])

Further adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Grant and the Doctor had many adventures over the next years. (NOTCOVERED: Schrödinger's Botanist [+]Loading...["Schrödinger's Botanist (short story)"]) They encountered a group of killer Meeps in the Santaland amusement centre in Norway during the 22nd century; (NOTCOVERED: Wish Upon a Star Beast [+]Loading...["Wish Upon a Star Beast (short story)"]) they were joined in their travels by a Legion; and Grant met a future companion, Carmen Yeh, while in a prison cell.

Ultimately, Grant was seriously injured when he linked his mind to a computer infected by a virus. Unwilling to risk Grant's life any further, the Doctor left him at the Bi-Al Foundation. The Doctor later regretted abandoning Grant and returned to apologise, but Grant did not forgive him, and they parted on bitter terms. (NOTCOVERED: Schrödinger's Botanist [+]Loading...["Schrödinger's Botanist (short story)"])

Erasure[[edit] | [edit source]]

Grant, feeling low due to his abandonment by (PROSE: And Today, You [+]Loading...["And Today, You (novel)"]) the Sixth Doctor, (NOTCOVERED: Schrödinger's Botanist [+]Loading...["Schrödinger's Botanist (short story)"]) eventually found himself removed from the Web of Time by the Letharchy, a shadowy organisation who removed people from the continuum, and made others forget them. (PROSE: And Today, You [+]Loading...["And Today, You (novel)"]) He was stuck in a limbo-like existence in a zeppelin traversing the Time Vortex, (PROSE: Repercussions... [+]Loading...["Repercussions... (short story)"]) and was later transferred to the Point of Know Return, where, travelling through universes, he eventually managed to contact Jhe Sang Mi telepathically by sending out signals. This attracted Lady Aesculapius and Chris Cwej, sent by the Firmament and Cwej's Superiors respectively to the Warsong, the home universe of Sang Mi, and, with the help of the Retconned Auteur, they performed a ritual to bring him back into reality by remembering him. However, the ritual went wrong, and they ended up in the Point of Know Return with Markham. With his help, they managed to overthrow the tyrannical Letharchy by reminding Whilom, leader of the Letharchy, of his humanity. Markham, however, still felt low after having lost his old friend, so Aesculapius shifted into his likeness, pretending to be the old friend and taking him to the planet Gendar, before leaving him. (PROSE: And Today, You [+]Loading...["And Today, You (novel)"])

Beyond the Letharchy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Lady Aesculapius claimed to Chris Cwej that she had seen into Markham's personal future, and knew that, after their little charade, things improved for him going forward. (PROSE: And Today, You [+]Loading...["And Today, You (novel)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Four versions of the Sixth Doctor, colliding on Arunopal, found themselves in an argument about their relative chronology. The eldest of the four listed the entire order of their companions, including Grant. (AUDIO: The Firstborn [+]Loading...["The Firstborn (audio story)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Grant suffered from robophobia, a morbid fear of androids and robots. Through his travels with the Doctor he learned the roots of his condition; he had repressed memories of watching his mother being killed by Cybermen. (PROSE: Killing Ground [+]Loading...["Killing Ground (novel)"])

Some time after Grant's departure, the Doctor travelled with Melanie Bush. When Mel scolded him for failing to return a Volkswagen Beetle he'd hired, he protested that Grant would have let him keep the car. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Arcbeatle on Twitter
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