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|image = Doctor's Jamming Device.jpg
|image       = Doctor's Jamming Device.jpg
|name = Time flow analog
|type       = Jamming device
|type = Jamming device
|first       = The Time Monster (TV story)
|first = The Time Monster (TV story)
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[R&J (audio story)|R&J]]''
}}A '''time flow analog''' was a device used by [[Gallifreyan]]s as a jamming signal. One could be cobbled together using various household objects.
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A '''time flow analog''' was a device used by [[Gallifreyan]]s as a jamming signal. One could be cobbled together using various household objects.


The [[Third Doctor]] claimed that he and his friends at school on [[Gallifrey]] used to make time flow analogs to "spoil each others' time experiments."
== History ==
The [[Third Doctor]] claimed that he and his friends at school on [[Gallifrey]] used to make time flow analogues to "spoil each others' time experiments".


After {{Delgado}} took control of [[TOMTIT]], the Doctor fashioned a time flow analog out of things such as silverware, [[wine]] bottle corks, a corkscrew, napkin rings, an upturned ashtray, key fobs, and a bodkin needle. This was used to temporarily impede his continued abuse of the machine.  
After {{Delgado}} took control of [[TOMTIT]], the Doctor fashioned a time flow analogue out of things such as silverware, [[wine]] bottle corks, a corkscrew, napkin rings, an upturned ashtray, key fobs, a bodkin needle and an empty mug. This was used to temporarily impede the Master's continued abuse of the machine. The Master soon caught on that TOMTIT was being jammed and raised its power output, overloading the time flow analog. It fried the device with a pop of sparks and knocked the tea mug to the floor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'')


The people watching the Doctor build the analog thought it was a quirky creation. [[Jo Grant]] did not understand why the Doctor was having her fetch ordinary commodities, but trusted his judgement, and [[Ruth Ingram]] initially believed it was "just a ridiculous piece of modern art". [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] in particular found his contraption nonsensical and apparently useless, as he quickly ridiculed the Doctor when his apparatus failed to work the first time he activated it, already annoyed at being called a "philistine" by the Doctor for questioning his unusual methods.  
During a later plan by the Master, the [[Sixth Doctor]] creates a time-flow analog from old chairs, a hat stand and other items lying around a warehouse, this time using [[Stuart Hyde]]'s whiskey flask to complete the job. The ratios between the molecular bonds resonated with the time fields, creating a temporary safe path to [[the Master's TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'')


However, [[Stuart Hyde]] offered the Doctor a cup of [[tea]] to drown his sorrows, causing the Doctor to realise the analog needed tea leaves to work. He drank the cup and placed the empty mug on top of his analog, and this time, it began to work flawlessly. The Brigadier resigned his opinion of the device, while in contrast, [[Sergeant]] [[Benton]] was delightfully fascinated to see it work, along with the others in the room. Unfortunately, the Master soon caught on that TOMTIT was being jammed and raised its power output, overloading the time flow analog. It fried the device with a pop of sparks and knocked the tea mug to the floor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'')
[[Petronella Osgood]] made a time flow analog, which she had only attempted once before, to stop a [[Sirens of Time|Siren of Time]] from reanimating [[dinosaur]]s and [[human]] [[skeleton]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 18 December 2022

A time flow analog was a device used by Gallifreyans as a jamming signal. One could be cobbled together using various household objects.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Third Doctor claimed that he and his friends at school on Gallifrey used to make time flow analogues to "spoil each others' time experiments".

After the Master took control of TOMTIT, the Doctor fashioned a time flow analogue out of things such as silverware, wine bottle corks, a corkscrew, napkin rings, an upturned ashtray, key fobs, a bodkin needle and an empty mug. This was used to temporarily impede the Master's continued abuse of the machine. The Master soon caught on that TOMTIT was being jammed and raised its power output, overloading the time flow analog. It fried the device with a pop of sparks and knocked the tea mug to the floor. (TV: The Time Monster)

During a later plan by the Master, the Sixth Doctor creates a time-flow analog from old chairs, a hat stand and other items lying around a warehouse, this time using Stuart Hyde's whiskey flask to complete the job. The ratios between the molecular bonds resonated with the time fields, creating a temporary safe path to the Master's TARDIS. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel)

Petronella Osgood made a time flow analog, which she had only attempted once before, to stop a Siren of Time from reanimating dinosaurs and human skeletons. (AUDIO: The Sacrifice of Jo Grant)

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