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The '''space-time telegraph''' was a device given by [[the Doctor]] to [[the Brigadier]], to be used to summon him to [[Earth]] in the case of an emergency. | The '''space-time [[telegraph]]''' was a device given by [[the Doctor]] to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], to be used to summon him to [[Earth]] in the case of an emergency. | ||
The Brigadier used it to get the [[Fourth Doctor]] to assist in investigating destroyed [[oil rig]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'') | == History == | ||
The Brigadier used it to get the [[Fourth Doctor]] to assist in investigating destroyed [[oil rig]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') The Brigadier used it again to bring the Doctor back for a training exercise, resulting in an argument between the two men. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hello Goodbye (short story)|Hello Goodbye]]'') | |||
In [[1996]], [[Coldicott]], on behalf of the [[United Nations]], used it to get the [[Eighth Doctor]] to investigate [[the Remote]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'') | |||
In [[ | In [[2001]], the Brigadier used it to contact the [[Sixth Doctor]] for help in investigating the mysterious events in [[Turelhampton]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') | ||
In | In [[2014]], [[UNIT]] sent the Doctor a message to alert him to the threat posed by [[Rees]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Screaming Skull (audio story)|The Screaming Skull]]'') The message was received by the Sixth Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Second Sight (audio story)|Second Sight]]'') | ||
In the [[21st century]], the [[World Ecology Bureau]] asked UNIT to use the space-time telegraph to summon the [[Eighth Doctor]] to assist them investigating [[Alex Marlowe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hothouse (audio story)|Hothouse]]'') | |||
After [[Elizabeth Klein]] met {{Macqueen}} during his plan to rule all dimensions, the [[Seventh Doctor]] gave her a space-time telegraph to call him if she ever needed him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dominion (audio story)|Dominion]]'') | |||
The space-time telegraph eventually came to be stored in UNIT's [[Black Archive]]. When several [[Zygon]]s infiltrated UNIT and [[Kate Stewart|Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]] activated the Black Archive's self destruct, the [[Eleventh Doctor]], along with the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[War Doctor]]s, contacted her via the telegraph to try to stop her sacrificing [[London]] to save the world. Despite their warning, Kate felt she had no choice and ordered the telegraph shut down. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
The Doctor had also given a space-time telegraph to [[Bob Lines]]. In [[1989]], he used it to summon the [[Sixth Doctor]] to deal with {{Ainley}} and the [[Usurian]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | |||
In [[2323]], [[Georgette Gold]] found [[the Doctor]] recorded in the [[Dalek]] [[history|histories]] as well as a reference to "something called a space-time telegraph", which she recreated. Finding the [[time-space signature|time/space signature]] of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] recorded in [[mil/ind/ent file]]s, Georgette sent [[intelligent code]] into the [[ether]] as a [[distress call]], successfully luring the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] to the [[Dalek Dome]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Communications technology]] | [[Category:Communications technology]] | ||
[[Category:Black Archive's items]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:48, 30 April 2024
The space-time telegraph was a device given by the Doctor to the Brigadier, to be used to summon him to Earth in the case of an emergency.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Brigadier used it to get the Fourth Doctor to assist in investigating destroyed oil rigs. (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen, Terror of the Zygons) The Brigadier used it again to bring the Doctor back for a training exercise, resulting in an argument between the two men. (PROSE: Hello Goodbye)
In 1996, Coldicott, on behalf of the United Nations, used it to get the Eighth Doctor to investigate the Remote. (PROSE: Interference - Book One)
In 2001, the Brigadier used it to contact the Sixth Doctor for help in investigating the mysterious events in Turelhampton. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass)
In 2014, UNIT sent the Doctor a message to alert him to the threat posed by Rees. (AUDIO: The Screaming Skull) The message was received by the Sixth Doctor. (AUDIO: Second Sight)
In the 21st century, the World Ecology Bureau asked UNIT to use the space-time telegraph to summon the Eighth Doctor to assist them investigating Alex Marlowe. (AUDIO: Hothouse)
After Elizabeth Klein met the Reborn Master during his plan to rule all dimensions, the Seventh Doctor gave her a space-time telegraph to call him if she ever needed him. (AUDIO: Dominion)
The space-time telegraph eventually came to be stored in UNIT's Black Archive. When several Zygons infiltrated UNIT and Kate Lethbridge-Stewart activated the Black Archive's self destruct, the Eleventh Doctor, along with the Tenth and War Doctors, contacted her via the telegraph to try to stop her sacrificing London to save the world. Despite their warning, Kate felt she had no choice and ordered the telegraph shut down. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
The Doctor had also given a space-time telegraph to Bob Lines. In 1989, he used it to summon the Sixth Doctor to deal with the Tremas Master and the Usurians. (PROSE: Business Unusual)
In 2323, Georgette Gold found the Doctor recorded in the Dalek histories as well as a reference to "something called a space-time telegraph", which she recreated. Finding the time/space signature of the Doctor's TARDIS recorded in mil/ind/ent files, Georgette sent intelligent code into the ether as a distress call, successfully luring the Fourteenth Doctor to the Dalek Dome. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"])
