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''' | '''John Scanlon''' was someone who managed to acquire a [[time ship]] and used it to, according to himself, change [[Earth]]'s [[history]] to prepare it for an alien invasion in [[49th century|his own time]], two thousand years in [[Edward Grainger]]'s future. However, Scanlon also stole valuable artefacts from Earth's history, justifying it because he was trying to save Earth's future. He also travelled to [[1936]] and had photographs taken of King [[Edward VIII]] and [[Wallis Simpson]], months before the photos should have been available. Grainger, working for the [[British government]], was able to defeat Scanlon with the help of the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Church of Football (short story)|The Church of Football]]'') | ||
However, Scanlon also stole valuable artefacts from Earth's history, justifying it because he was trying to save Earth's future. He also had photographs taken of King [[Edward VIII]] and [[Wallis Simpson]], months before the photos should have been available. Grainger, working for the [[British government]], was able to defeat Scanlon with the help of the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Church of Football (short story)|The Church of Football]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The physical description of Scanlon resembles that of [[Peter Butterworth]], who played [[First Monk|the Monk]] in ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' and ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''. In addition, the interior of Scanlon's timeship resembles the interior of [[the Monk's TARDIS]] in ''The Time Meddler''. | |||
The physical description of Scanlon resembles that of [[Peter Butterworth]]. In addition, the interior of Scanlon's timeship resembles the interior of [[ | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:36, 29 December 2022
John Scanlon was someone who managed to acquire a time ship and used it to, according to himself, change Earth's history to prepare it for an alien invasion in his own time, two thousand years in Edward Grainger's future. However, Scanlon also stole valuable artefacts from Earth's history, justifying it because he was trying to save Earth's future. He also travelled to 1936 and had photographs taken of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, months before the photos should have been available. Grainger, working for the British government, was able to defeat Scanlon with the help of the Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown. (PROSE: The Church of Football)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The physical description of Scanlon resembles that of Peter Butterworth, who played the Monk in The Time Meddler and The Daleks' Master Plan. In addition, the interior of Scanlon's timeship resembles the interior of the Monk's TARDIS in The Time Meddler.
