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|individual name = Francis Bacon
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|alias = Mr. Seyton <br> The Bard
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|origin  = [[London]]
|home planet = [[Earth]]
|only    = The Chase (TV story)
|home era = [[1561]]-[[1626]]
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'''Sir Francis Bacon''' was an [[English]] philosopher and statesman.


'''Francis Bacon''' was an [[English]] philosopher and statesman. [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] and his companions watched Francis Bacon and Queen [[Elizabeth I]] meet with [[William Shakespeare]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'')
The [[First Doctor]] and his companions watched Bacon and Queen [[Elizabeth I]] meet with [[William Shakespeare]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. They saw Bacon give Shakespeare the idea to write ''[[Hamlet]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') According to [[Dalek Survival Guide|one account]] which claimed that the Visualiser was a [[hoax]], the people seen on the Visualiser were not the genuine historical figures but [[human]] [[slave]]s of the [[Pursuer-Dalek]]s who were made to re-enact the event as a deception for the Doctor and his [[companion]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'')


The Doctor claimed to have been present when Francis Bacon tried to stuff snow up a chicken. This caused Bacon to contract pneumonia and die. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'')
The Doctor{{which}} claimed to have been present when Francis Bacon tried to stuff [[snow]] up a [[chicken]]. This caused Bacon to contract [[pneumonia]] and die. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'')


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When [[William Shakespeare]] stowed away aboard the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] in [[1597]] and died in [[King]] [[Richard III of England|Richard III]]'s place in [[1485]], Richard decided to go to 1597 and take up Shakespeare's life and career where it had been left off. The Doctor recommended Richard contact Francis Bacon for writing tips. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'')
 
[[Iris Wildthyme]] claimed that Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, having been told by Will that they had an arrangement. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Minions of the Moon (short story)|Minions of the Moon]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
The revelation in ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'' that Shakespeare was replaced by another man who then sought writing tips from Francis Bacon is a reference to the longstanding {{w|Baconian theory}}, which suggests Bacon wrote the plays commonly attributed to Shakespeare.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 4 October 2022

Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman.

The First Doctor and his companions watched Bacon and Queen Elizabeth I meet with William Shakespeare on the Time-Space Visualiser. They saw Bacon give Shakespeare the idea to write Hamlet. (TV: The Chase) According to one account which claimed that the Visualiser was a hoax, the people seen on the Visualiser were not the genuine historical figures but human slaves of the Pursuer-Daleks who were made to re-enact the event as a deception for the Doctor and his companions. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide)

The Doctor[which?] claimed to have been present when Francis Bacon tried to stuff snow up a chicken. This caused Bacon to contract pneumonia and die. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS)

When William Shakespeare stowed away aboard the Fifth Doctor's TARDIS in 1597 and died in King Richard III's place in 1485, Richard decided to go to 1597 and take up Shakespeare's life and career where it had been left off. The Doctor recommended Richard contact Francis Bacon for writing tips. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)

Iris Wildthyme claimed that Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, having been told by Will that they had an arrangement. (PROSE: Minions of the Moon)

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

The revelation in The Kingmaker that Shakespeare was replaced by another man who then sought writing tips from Francis Bacon is a reference to the longstanding Baconian theory, which suggests Bacon wrote the plays commonly attributed to Shakespeare.