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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was an [[Earth]] [[encyclopaedia]] that the [[Seventh Doctor]] kept in [[Smithwood Manor]] circa [[2030]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'') The [[TARDIS library]] had at least four volumes of it by the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'') | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] read a complete set of the [[1898]]-[[1902]] edition in a [[library]], actually watching [[Rand Gemeno]] from behind it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blame of the Nose]]'') | [[Bernice Summerfield]] read a complete set of the [[1898]]-[[1902]] edition in a [[library]], actually watching [[Rand Gemeno]] from behind it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blame of the Nose (short story)|The Blame of the Nose]]'') | ||
The | The Seventh Doctor joked that, if he were about to die, he'd produce a list of regrets the size of ''Encyclopedia Britannica''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The ''Encyclopaedia Brittanica'' would later be the inspiration for a [[Gallifrey]]an encyclopaedia seen in ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'': the ''[[Encyclopedia Gallifreya]]'', which, curiously enough, used the American spelling of "encyclopedia". | The ''Encyclopaedia Brittanica'' would later be the inspiration for a [[Gallifrey]]an encyclopaedia seen in ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'': the ''[[Encyclopedia Gallifreya]]'', which, curiously enough, used the American spelling of "encyclopedia". | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Encyclopaedias]] | ||
[[Category:Books from the real world]] | [[Category:Books from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:The Doctor's books]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:16, 3 September 2020
The Encyclopaedia Britannica was an Earth encyclopaedia that the Seventh Doctor kept in Smithwood Manor circa 2030. (PROSE: Warchild) The TARDIS library had at least four volumes of it by the Eighth Doctor's time. (PROSE: Seeing I)
Bernice Summerfield read a complete set of the 1898-1902 edition in a library, actually watching Rand Gemeno from behind it. (PROSE: The Blame of the Nose)
The Seventh Doctor joked that, if he were about to die, he'd produce a list of regrets the size of Encyclopedia Britannica. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Encyclopaedia Brittanica would later be the inspiration for a Gallifreyan encyclopaedia seen in Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS: the Encyclopedia Gallifreya, which, curiously enough, used the American spelling of "encyclopedia".
