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Dr '''Malcolm Taylor''' was a [[UNIT]] [[scientific advisor]] at the time of the incident involving [[The Swarm (Planet of the Dead)|the Swarm]].


'''Professor Malcolm Taylor''' was the [[UNIT]] scientific advisor at the time of the incident involving [[the Swarm (Planet of the Dead)]].
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Dr Malcolm Taylor was a [[Wales|Welshman]] and one of [[UNIT]]'s [[scientific advisor]]s, considered by [[Erisa Magambo|Captain Erisa Magambo]] to be a [[genius]].  He read all of UNIT's files on [[the Doctor]], coming to idolise them, and came up with units of measurement named after himself and [[Bernard Quatermass]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Dead (TV story)}})


==Biography==
=== 2000s ===
Professor Malcolm Taylor was one of [[UNIT]]'s foremost scientific advisors. He was a Welshman and had read all UNIT files on [[the Doctor]], who he idolised. He preceded the Doctor in working out how to close the wormhole created by [[the Swarm (Planet of the Dead)]], leading the Doctor to describe him as "brilliant" and his "new best friend."  After Malcolm figured out how to close the wormhole, Captain [[Erisa Magambo]] ordered him to proceed to protect the Earth, despite the fact the Doctor and the passengers of Bus 200 were still trapped on the other side.  Morally outraged at the idea of abandoning the Doctor, who had saved humanity countless times before, Malcolm refused to follow her order so they could allow the Doctor to get back to earth.  Drawing her gun on him, Magambo once again ordered him to close the wormhole.  In spite of his fear, Malcolm passionately refused to close the wormhole, surprising even Magambo.  Once the Doctor and the passengers safely made their way through the wormhole, the tense exchange is defused.  The Doctor calls Malcolm to get him to close the wormhole, and in Malcolm's excitement he repeatedly hangs up the phone on the Doctor who is very surprised. On the Doctor's orders Malcolm proceeded to close the wormhole just ahead of the main swarm.  However three Swarm creatures had already come through, but were quickly shot down by the combined UNIT forces stationed at the wormhole entrance.  After Malcolm met the Doctor for the first time in person, he hugs him and repeatedly proclaims "I love you!" to the Doctor. The Doctor is bemused by the entire situation and points to Malcolm affectionately as he walks away.
[[File:Malcolm Meets The Doctor.jpg|thumb|left|Malcolm is overjoyed when he meets the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Dead (TV story)}})]]
[[Josh Carter]] spoke to Malcolm whilst he was on the [[phone]] with [[Donna Noble]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Chiswick Cuckoos (audio story)}})


===Units Of Measurement===
Malcolm worked out how to close the [[wormhole]] created by [[The Swarm (Planet of the Dead)|the Swarm]] before the [[Tenth Doctor]]. Magambo ordered him to close the wormhole to protect the Earth, despite the Doctor and the passengers of [[The 200|Bus 200]] being trapped on the other side, but he refused. Once the Doctor and the passengers made their way through, the Doctor called Malcolm to close the wormhole. In his excitement Malcolm repeatedly hung up on him, but nevertheless complied, closing the wormhole just ahead of the main swarm. After Malcolm met the Doctor for the first time in person, he hugged him and repeatedly proclaimed "I love you!" The Doctor, bemused, pointed to Malcolm affectionately as he walked away. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Dead (TV story)}})
Professor Taylor also made his own measurements, including:
 
*Malcolms - He described one Malcolm as a wavelength parcel of ten KH/Z operating in 4 dimensions equals one malcolm. He came up with the idea to name a form of measurement after himself from [[James Watt]], saying "it didn't do him any harm."
Malcolm was good friends with [[Martha Jones]], who would occasionally fill in for him even after she had left UNIT. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Don't Step on the Grass (comic story)}})
*Bernards - One bernard (named for the rocket scientist [[Bernard Quatermass]]) is said to be one hundred malcolms. ([[DW]]-Planet Of The Dead)
 
[[Category:UNIT personnel]]
=== 2010s ===
In [[2013]], [[Kate Stewart]] told [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] to tell Malcolm to replace the batteries of the [[ravens of death]]. After being alerted to the presence of more than one Doctor in one place, Kate ordered Malcolm to send her one of [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|her father]]'s old files code-named "[[Cromer]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}})
 
Malcolm set up a hologram of the [[Tower of London]] while it underwent reconstruction after the [[Tengobushi]] attack ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Ice Station Alpha (audio story)}}) and tracked [[Petronella Osgood]] and [[Sam Bishop]]'s descent when they fell to [[Earth]] from the [[Unified Space Platform]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|In Memory Alone (audio story)}}) It was thanks to his [[immunisation]]s that Osgood was unaffected by [[John Torrance]] and [[Christine Colley]]'s [[Veralium truth serum]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sontaran Project (audio story)}})
 
When a shipping container appeared at [[Windsor Castle]], Malcolm tried to scan it but informed [[Vikram Shindi|Colonel Vikram Shindi]] that he could not get any signals. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Game Theory (audio story)}}) Osgood later said that it would take months for Malcolm to disassemble and catalogue all of [[the Auctioneers]]' artefacts stored at the [[Whitehouse Gallery]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Master of Worlds (audio story)}})
 
Malcolm headed the clean-up team which investigated the [[Graveyard One|site]] of [[Missy]]'s apparent death ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)}}) at the hands of the temporarily-resurrected Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}) When his team discovered the [[Masterplan Journal]], the Master's [[diary]], he had its contents transcribed to a digital format and emailed them to Kate and the rest of UNIT Command. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)}})
 
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Dr Malcolm Taylor was a UNIT scientific advisor at the time of the incident involving the Swarm.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dr Malcolm Taylor was a Welshman and one of UNIT's scientific advisors, considered by Captain Erisa Magambo to be a genius. He read all of UNIT's files on the Doctor, coming to idolise them, and came up with units of measurement named after himself and Bernard Quatermass. (TV: Planet of the Dead [+]Loading...["Planet of the Dead (TV story)"])

2000s[[edit] | [edit source]]

Malcolm is overjoyed when he meets the Tenth Doctor. (TV: Planet of the Dead [+]Loading...["Planet of the Dead (TV story)"])

Josh Carter spoke to Malcolm whilst he was on the phone with Donna Noble. (AUDIO: The Chiswick Cuckoos [+]Loading...["The Chiswick Cuckoos (audio story)"])

Malcolm worked out how to close the wormhole created by the Swarm before the Tenth Doctor. Magambo ordered him to close the wormhole to protect the Earth, despite the Doctor and the passengers of Bus 200 being trapped on the other side, but he refused. Once the Doctor and the passengers made their way through, the Doctor called Malcolm to close the wormhole. In his excitement Malcolm repeatedly hung up on him, but nevertheless complied, closing the wormhole just ahead of the main swarm. After Malcolm met the Doctor for the first time in person, he hugged him and repeatedly proclaimed "I love you!" The Doctor, bemused, pointed to Malcolm affectionately as he walked away. (TV: Planet of the Dead [+]Loading...["Planet of the Dead (TV story)"])

Malcolm was good friends with Martha Jones, who would occasionally fill in for him even after she had left UNIT. (COMIC: Don't Step on the Grass [+]Loading...["Don't Step on the Grass (comic story)"])

2010s[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2013, Kate Stewart told Osgood to tell Malcolm to replace the batteries of the ravens of death. After being alerted to the presence of more than one Doctor in one place, Kate ordered Malcolm to send her one of her father's old files code-named "Cromer". (TV: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"])

Malcolm set up a hologram of the Tower of London while it underwent reconstruction after the Tengobushi attack (AUDIO: Ice Station Alpha [+]Loading...["Ice Station Alpha (audio story)"]) and tracked Petronella Osgood and Sam Bishop's descent when they fell to Earth from the Unified Space Platform. (AUDIO: In Memory Alone [+]Loading...["In Memory Alone (audio story)"]) It was thanks to his immunisations that Osgood was unaffected by John Torrance and Christine Colley's Veralium truth serum. (AUDIO: The Sontaran Project [+]Loading...["The Sontaran Project (audio story)"])

When a shipping container appeared at Windsor Castle, Malcolm tried to scan it but informed Colonel Vikram Shindi that he could not get any signals. (AUDIO: Game Theory [+]Loading...["Game Theory (audio story)"]) Osgood later said that it would take months for Malcolm to disassemble and catalogue all of the Auctioneers' artefacts stored at the Whitehouse Gallery. (AUDIO: Master of Worlds [+]Loading...["Master of Worlds (audio story)"])

Malcolm headed the clean-up team which investigated the site of Missy's apparent death (PROSE: The Secret Diary of the Master [+]Loading...["The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)"]) at the hands of the temporarily-resurrected Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. (TV: Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"]) When his team discovered the Masterplan Journal, the Master's diary, he had its contents transcribed to a digital format and emailed them to Kate and the rest of UNIT Command. (PROSE: The Secret Diary of the Master [+]Loading...["The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)"])

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