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'''''Who Was 'Ere!''''' was one of the longest comedic comic stories published in ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''. Four pages long, it offered a satirical look at [[the Doctor in popular culture and mythology]], featuring "archeological evidence" of the presence of several different incarnations of the Doctor in various periods of world history.
'''''Who Was 'Ere!''''' was one of the longest comedic comic stories published in ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''. Four pages long, it offered a satirical look at [[the Doctor in popular culture and mythology]], featuring "archeological evidence" of the presence of several different incarnations of [[The Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|the Doctor]] in various periods of world history.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
It's commonly believed that [[The Doctor|"Dr. Who"]] made his first appearance in [[November]] [[1963]]. "Wrong!", say [[Tim Quinn (Who Was 'Ere!)|Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett (Who Was 'Ere!)|Dicky Howett]], who review the archeological evidence that the Doctor was present on [[Earth]] throughout its history.
It's commonly believed that [[The Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|"Dr. Who"]] made his first appearance in [[November]] [[1963]]. "Wrong!", say [[Tim Quinn (Who Was 'Ere!)|Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett (Who Was 'Ere!)|Dicky Howett]], who review the archeological evidence that the Doctor was present on [[Earth (Earth-33⅓)|Earth]] throughout its history.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Dicky Howett (Who Was 'Ere!)|Dicky Howett]]
* [[Dicky Howett (Who Was 'Ere!)|Dicky Howett]]
* [[Andicapp]]
* [[Andicapp]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Fifth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Cyberman (Who Was 'Ere!)|Cyberman]]
* [[Cyberman (Who Was 'Ere!)|Cyberman]]
* [[First Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|First Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor]]
* [[Ben Jackson (Earth-33⅓)|Ben Jackson]]
* [[Ben Jackson]]
* [[Polly Wright (Earth-33⅓)|Polly Wright]]
* [[Polly Wright]]
* [[Fourth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Lisa Gherardini (Earth-33⅓)|Mona Lisa's model]]
* [[Mona Lisa's model]]
* [[Leonardo da Vinci (Earth-33⅓)|Leonardo da Vinci]]
* [[Leonardo da Vinci]]
* [[George Washington (Earth-33⅓)|George Washington]]
* [[George Washington]]
* [[George Washington's father]]
* [[George Washington's father]]
* [[Christopher Columbus]]
* [[Christopher Columbus (Earth-33⅓)|Christopher Columbus]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Third Doctor]]
* [[Benjamin Franklin]]
* [[Benjamin Franklin (Earth-33⅓)|Benjamin Franklin]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Tim Quinn (Who Was 'Ere!)|Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett (Who Was 'Ere!)|Dicky Howett]] unearth the lost tomb of the [[Pharaoh]] [[Andicapp]], where they find a [[papyrus]] dating back to [[BC#2nd_millennium_B.C.|1000 B.C.]] depicting the [[Fifth Doctor]] and a [[Cyberman (Who Was 'Ere!)|Cyberman]], as well as a drawing of a [[comet]].
* A [[cave painting]] found in [[Norwich (Earth-33⅓)|Norwich]] and dated as "at least 300 00⅓ years old" depicted the [[First Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|First Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson (Earth-33⅓)|Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright (Earth-33⅓)|Polly Wright]] running in terror from a [[wooly rhinoceros]].
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] gives the following directions to [[Christopher Columbus]] to reach "the New World": "straight up for three million [[mile]]s, left past [[Venus]], first right and you can't miss it!".
* [[Tim Quinn (Who Was 'Ere!)|Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett (Who Was 'Ere!)|Dicky Howett]] unearth the lost tomb of the [[Pharaoh]] [[Andicapp]], where they find a [[papyrus]] dating back to [[BC#2nd millennium B.C.|1000 B.C.]] depicting the [[Fifth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Fifth Doctor]] and a [[Cyberman (Who Was 'Ere!)|Cyberman]], as well as a drawing of a [[comet]].
* The [[Third Doctor]] advises [[Benjamin Franklin]] (whom he calls "Ben") to pun some [[rubber]]-soled [[shoe]]s before he continues his work with [[kite]]s and [[electricity]].
* The [[Fourth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Fourth Doctor]] gives the following directions to [[Christopher Columbus (Earth-33⅓)|Christopher Columbus]] to reach "the New World": "straight up for [[3000000 (number)|three million]] [[mile]]s, left past [[Venus (Earth-33⅓)|Venus]], first right and you can't miss it!".
* The [[Third Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Third Doctor]] advises [[Benjamin Franklin (Earth-33⅓)|Benjamin Franklin]] (whom he calls "Ben") to pun some [[rubber]]-soled [[shoe]]s before he continues his work with [[kite]]s and [[electricity]].


== Notes ==
== Continuity ==
* The [[Fourth Doctor]]'s involvement with the painting of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' is reminiscent of the notorious TV story ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]''.
* The [[Fourth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Fourth Doctor]]'s involvement with the painting of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' is reminiscent of the notorious TV story ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]''.
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Who Was 'Ere! was one of the longest comedic comic stories published in The Doctor Who Fun Book. Four pages long, it offered a satirical look at the Doctor in popular culture and mythology, featuring "archeological evidence" of the presence of several different incarnations of the Doctor in various periods of world history.

Summary[[edit]]

It's commonly believed that "Dr. Who" made his first appearance in November 1963. "Wrong!", say Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett, who review the archeological evidence that the Doctor was present on Earth throughout its history.

Characters[[edit]]

Worldbuilding[[edit]]

Continuity[[edit]]

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