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|image= Verdigris.jpg
name= Verdigris |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
image= Verdigris.jpg |
|number= 29
series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|doctor = Third Doctor
number= 30 |
|companions = [[The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
doctor=Third Doctor |
|featuring= Iris Wildthyme
companions= [[Jo Grant]]|
|featuring2= Thomas Daley|Tom
featuring= [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]]|
|enemy= [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]]
enemy= [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]]|
|setting= [[Thisis]], [[Great Yarmouth]] and [[London]], [[1973]]; [[Wales]], [[1973]]
year= [[Thisis]], [[Great Yarmouth]] and [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Earth]], [[1973]]<br />[[Wales]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Earth]], [[1973]]|
|writer= Paul Magrs
writer= [[Paul Magrs]] |
|publisher= BBC Books
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|release date= 3 April 2000
release date= [[April]] [[2000]] |
|format= Paperback Book; 25 Chapters, 288 Pages
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55592-0
isbn= ISBN 0-563-55592-0 |
|prev= Tomb of Valdemar (novel)
prev= Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|
|next= Grave Matter (novel)
next= Grave Matter (novel)}}
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirtieth [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Iris Wildthyme]]. This was the first full length past Doctor novel to feature Iris Wildthyme. She had previously appeared in the full length Eighth Doctor novels [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'' and ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twenty-ninth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]], released [[3 April (releases)|3 April]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Iris Wildthyme]].
 
This was the first full length past Doctor novel to feature Iris Wildthyme. The novel featured Iris' companion [[Thomas Daley|Tom]], who had previously appeared in the story ''Entertaining Mr O'' in the 1998 charity anthology ''Perfect Timing'' and would later make many appearances in the [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|''Iris Wildthyme'' series]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''Jo Grant had no inkling of the ship that revolved in orbit like a discreet, preposterous thought in the mind of someone serene but bonkers.''
''[[Jo Grant]] had no inkling of the ship that revolved in orbit like a discreet, preposterous thought in the mind of someone serene but bonkers.''


High above London and its crust of smog, stretched tall above the soapy atmosphere of the Earth, is a ship the size and exact shape of St Pancras railway station.
High above [[London]] and its crust of smog, stretched tall above the soapy atmosphere of the [[Earth]], is a ship the size and exact shape of St Pancras railway station.


On board, the Doctor and that mysterious lady adventurer, Iris Wildthyme, are bargaining for their lives with creatures determined to infiltrate the 1970s in the guise of characters from nineteenth-century novels.
On board, the [[Third Doctor|Doctor]] and that mysterious lady adventurer, [[Iris Wildthyme]], are bargaining for their lives with creatures determined to infiltrate the [[1970s]] in the guise of characters from [[19th century|nineteenth-century]] novels.


Without the help of UNIT, the Doctor and his friends face the daunting task of defeating aliens, marauding robot sheep, the mysterious Children of Destiny and... the being who calls himself Verdigris.
Without the help of [[UNIT]], the Doctor and his friends face the daunting task of defeating aliens, marauding robot sheep, the mysterious [[Children of Destiny]] and... the being who calls himself [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
*[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
*[[Jo Grant]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
*[[Iris Wildthyme]]
* [[Iris Wildthyme]]
*[[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]]
* [[Thomas Daley|Tom]]
*[[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]]
* [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]]
*The [[Children of Destiny]]
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* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
*[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]]
*[[John Benton]]
* [[Mike Yates|Captain Mike Yates]]
*[[Mike Yates]]
* [[Dobbs (Verdigris)|Dobbs]]
* [[Sally Northspoon]]


== References ==
=== The Meercocks ===
* Mrs [[Bennett (Verdigris)|Bennett]]
* [[Bluebeard]]
* Miss [[Haversham]]
* [[Little Red Riding Hood (Verdigris)|Little Red Riding Hood]]
* [[White Rabbit (Verdigris)|White Rabbit]]
* [[Wolf (Verdigris)|Wolf]]
 
=== The Children of Destiny ===
* The [[Children of Destiny]]
* [[Kevin (Verdigris)|Kevin]]
* [[Marsha (Verdigris)|Marsha]]
* [[Mary (Verdigris)|Mary]]
* [[Peter (Verdigris)|Peter]]
* [[Simon (Verdigris)|Simon]]
 
=== The Galactic Ambassadors ===
* [[Borges]]
* [[Katra]]
* [[Saldis]]
* [[Valcino]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Foods and beverages ===
=== Foods and beverages ===
* The Doctor, Jo, Tom and others drink [[Wine#White wine|Chardonnay]], [[Spirit#Whiskey|whiskey]] and multiple [[gin and tonic]]s.
* The Doctor, Jo, Tom and others drink [[Wine#White wine|Chardonnay]], [[whiskey]] and multiple [[gin and tonic]]s.
* The Doctor prefers [[lime (fruit)|lime]] rather than [[lemon]] in his [[Bombay Sapphire Gin]].
* The Doctor prefers [[lime (fruit)|lime]] rather than [[lemon]] in his [[Bombay Sapphire]].
* The Doctor provides cold roast [[beef]] [[sandwich]]es with [[horseradish]] and [[gherkin]]s for Jo, Iris, Tom and himself. He later prepares a roast dinner for the four of them.
* When the Doctor, Jo, Tom and Iris go for a drive in Bessie, Jo brings a china [[tea]] service and [[cake]]s.


=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* Iris refers to the Doctor travelling with a [[Romana|blonde woman]] and a [[K9|metal dog]] which will not occur until later in the Doctor's personal timeline, specifically during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]].
* In the future Iris and Jenny help (a future incarnation of) the Doctor to defeat the [[Dalek Supreme]] in the Crystal Mines of [[Marlion]].
* In the future Iris and [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]] help (a future incarnation of) the Doctor to defeat the [[Dalek Supreme]] in the Crystal Mines of [[Marlion]].


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* [[The Master]] makes a cameo at the end, intending to head for [[Skaro]].
* Verdigris travels to the [[anti-matter]] universe and makes [[Omega]] aware of the Doctor.
* Verdigris travels to the [[anti-matter]] universe and makes [[Omega]] aware of the Doctor (thereby leading to the Doctor being freed from his exile).
* Iris was once a member of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]].
* Following her impersonation in the Sisterhood, Iris was time scooped to [[Gallifrey]] where she and her other incarnations battled the [[Zarbi]], [[Voord]] and [[Mechanoid]]s in the [[Death Zone]].
* Following her impersonation in the Sisterhood, Iris was time scooped to [[Gallifrey]] where she and her other incarnations battled the [[Zarbi]], [[Voord]] and [[Mechanoid]]s in the [[Death Zone]].
* Iris met [[the Brigadier]] during a conflict in [[Venice]] involving the [[Celaphopod]]s.
* Iris met the Brigadier during a conflict in [[Venice]] involving the [[Celaphopod]]s.
* Iris has met the [[Terrible Zodin]] on [[Mars]].
* Iris has met the [[Terrible Zodin]] on [[Mars]].
* [[Jo Grant]] is trained in lock picking and [[escapology]].
* Jo is trained in lock picking and [[escapology]].
*Iris describes her companion [[Jenny Winterleaf]] as the "butch dyke traffic warden".
* Iris describes her companion [[Jenny Winterleaf]] as the "[[butch (slang)|butch]] [[lesbian|dyke]] [[traffic warden]]".
* [[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]] has been travelling with Iris for about a month. He's gay, but has a paranoid moment when he meets his mother and thinks he's destined to [[sex|impregnate]] her.
* Tom is [[gay]], but has a paranoid moment when he meets his mother and thinks he's destined to [[sex|impregnate]] her.
* [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]] kisses Jo whilst wearing a mask which makes him look like the Master.


=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
* The Doctor takes Jo to his country house, which is thirty miles from Thisis.
* The Doctor takes Jo to [[The Doctor's country house|his country house]], which is thirty miles from [[Thisis]].
* He had also taken Jo to [[Smithwood Manor|his house in Kent]], his flat in [[London]] and a caravan he has in the highlands of [[Scotland]].
* He had also taken Jo to [[Smithwood Manor|his house in Kent]], [[Third Doctor's flat|his flat]] in [[London]], and a [[caravan]] he has in the highlands of [[Scotland]].


=== Planets ===
=== Planets ===
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=== Species ===
=== Species ===
* The [[Meercock]] [[homeworld]] was destroyed by the [[Valcea]]ns.
* The [[Saldisian]]s are hand-bag shaped aliens.
* The [[Saldisian]]s are hand-bag shaped aliens.


=== TARDIS ===
=== TARDIS ===
*The Doctor wants to steal [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|Iris' TARDIS]] so that he can escape his exile on [[Earth]].
* The Doctor wants to steal [[Celestial Omnibus|Iris' TARDIS]] so that he can escape his exile on [[Earth]].
* Iris mentions the time that [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] fell off a cliff on [[Peladon]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Paul Magrs crafts Iris Wildthyme as a sort of 'anti-Doctor'. She drinks, smokes, and generally kidnaps her companions. Also her companions are more or less opposite to the Doctor's: Jenny, the lesbian traffic warden who "got the runs" as they went through the vortex, and Tom, the black gay guy whom she also kidnapped.
* Paul Magrs crafts Iris Wildthyme as a sort of "anti-Doctor". She drinks, smokes, and generally kidnaps her companions. Also her companions are more or less opposite to the Doctor's: Jenny, the lesbian traffic warden who "got the runs" as they went through the vortex, and Tom, the black [[gay]] guy whom she also kidnapped.
:* Then there are the adventures she had which are similar...but not to the Doctor's.
* In her diaries, Iris refers to the Third Doctor's era as gentler and more innocent time where "the timelines are intact, causality is unimpeached, and one historical event follows another in strict chronological order," and she wishes she could warn the Doctor of the coming "canon-death," where "everything was altered." Narratively, this is likely a reference to the Third Doctor's death on [[Dust (planet)|Dust]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') Given Magrs' metafictional style, it could also be a commentary on how the style and subjects of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories had changed since [[Jon Pertwee]]'s televised tenure.
* Jo's friend and roommate, [[Tara (Verdigris)|Tara]], is the character {{w|Tara King}} from ''[[The Avengers]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Iris mentions the occasion when the TARDIS fell off a cliff on [[Peladon]]. The Doctor says that that has not happened yet in his personal timeline. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'')
* Iris mentions the occasion when the TARDIS fell off a cliff on [[Peladon]]. The Doctor says that that has not happened yet in his personal timeline. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'')
* Iris was on [[Karn]] when the [[Fourth Doctor]] visited the planet. She was then a member of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'')
* Iris was on [[Karn]] when the [[Fourth Doctor]] visited the planet. She was then a member of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'')
* Iris has an adventure in the Death Zone remarkably similar to [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''.
* Iris has an adventure in the Death Zone remarkably similar to the Doctor's. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
* The Master leaves Earth at the end of this story, having escaped from prison in [[TV]]: '' [[The Sea Devils]]'', and aims for [[Skaro]], which leads to his next appearance in [[TV]]: '' [[Frontier in Space]]''.
* The Master leaves Earth at the end of this story, having escaped from prison, ([[TV]]: '' [[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') and aims for [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: '' [[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
* At the end of the novel, Verdigris travels to the anti-matter universe to assist Omega against the Doctor. This sets up the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]''.
* At the end of the adventure, Verdigris travels to the anti-matter universe to assist Omega against the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
* Iris recalls her encounters with the Fourth Doctor while he was travelling with [[Sarah Jane Smith]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]'') and, later, with "[[Romana I|a blonde girl]]" and "[[K9 Mark II|a robot dog]]" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Suitors, Inc. (short story)|Suitors, Inc.]]'').
* Iris recalls her encounters with the Fourth Doctor while he was travelling with [[Sarah Jane Smith]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]'') and, later, with "[[Romana II|a blonde girl]]" and "[[K9 Mark II|a robot dog]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Suitors, Inc. (short story)|Suitors, Inc.]]'')
* Jo recalls being dragged to the future to face the [[Dalek]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]''), tussling with "[[Sea Devil|fish people]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''), being tied to an altar to be sacrificed to the [[Azal|Devil]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]''), facing "a [[Nestene Consciousness|malign alien consciousness]] that [[Auton|disguised itself variously in the form of shop dummies, plastic daffodils and trimphones]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'') and visiting [[Atlantis]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'').
* Jo recalls being dragged to the future to face the [[Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') tussling with "[[Sea Devil|fish people]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') being tied to an altar to be sacrificed to the [[Azal|Devil]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') facing "a [[Nestene Consciousness|malign alien consciousness]] that [[Auton|disguised itself variously in the form of shop dummies, plastic daffodils and trimphones]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') and visiting [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'')
* The Doctor mentions that the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] once had a [[moonbase|base]] on the [[The Moon|Moon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'')
* The Doctor mentions that the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] once had a [[Moonbase (The Moonbase)|base]] on [[the Moon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'')
* Jo and Iris would later meet again in [[December]] [[2010]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Find and Replace]]'')
* The ''[[Nepotist]]'' is mentioned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')
 
== Timeline ==
Placement of this story is complicated given the various references throughout the book.
:* Iris mentions when the Doctor's TARDIS fell off the cliff (see continuity), which means in theory this occurs before [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''.
:* However, the Master is not in prison so this story must take place after [[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''.
 
* ''Verdigris'' occurs after [[COMIC]]: ''[[Target Practice (comic story)|Target Practice]]''.
* ''Verdigris'' occurs before [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]''.
:At the end of the novel Verdigris travels to the anti-matter universe to make Omega aware of the Doctor, leading to events in ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''.


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Verdigris was the twenty-ninth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Paul Magrs, released 3 April 2000 and featured the Third Doctor, Jo Grant and Iris Wildthyme.

This was the first full length past Doctor novel to feature Iris Wildthyme. The novel featured Iris' companion Tom, who had previously appeared in the story Entertaining Mr O in the 1998 charity anthology Perfect Timing and would later make many appearances in the Iris Wildthyme series.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jo Grant had no inkling of the ship that revolved in orbit like a discreet, preposterous thought in the mind of someone serene but bonkers.

High above London and its crust of smog, stretched tall above the soapy atmosphere of the Earth, is a ship the size and exact shape of St Pancras railway station.

On board, the Doctor and that mysterious lady adventurer, Iris Wildthyme, are bargaining for their lives with creatures determined to infiltrate the 1970s in the guise of characters from nineteenth-century novels.

Without the help of UNIT, the Doctor and his friends face the daunting task of defeating aliens, marauding robot sheep, the mysterious Children of Destiny and... the being who calls himself Verdigris.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Meercocks[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Children of Destiny[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Galactic Ambassadors[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In the future Iris and Jenny help (a future incarnation of) the Doctor to defeat the Dalek Supreme in the Crystal Mines of Marlion.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Iris summoned Verdigris from the planet Makorna.
  • The Doctor and Iris agree that the Nurses of Ionicaiy Six would go to the trouble of kidnapping humans simply to play doctors and nurses.
  • In Tom's first trip with Iris she took him to the planet Calgoria.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Paul Magrs crafts Iris Wildthyme as a sort of "anti-Doctor". She drinks, smokes, and generally kidnaps her companions. Also her companions are more or less opposite to the Doctor's: Jenny, the lesbian traffic warden who "got the runs" as they went through the vortex, and Tom, the black gay guy whom she also kidnapped.
  • In her diaries, Iris refers to the Third Doctor's era as gentler and more innocent time where "the timelines are intact, causality is unimpeached, and one historical event follows another in strict chronological order," and she wishes she could warn the Doctor of the coming "canon-death," where "everything was altered." Narratively, this is likely a reference to the Third Doctor's death on Dust. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two) Given Magrs' metafictional style, it could also be a commentary on how the style and subjects of Doctor Who stories had changed since Jon Pertwee's televised tenure.
  • Jo's friend and roommate, Tara, is the character Tara King from The Avengers.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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