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}}By one account, '''Jewel''' was the name of the [[homeworld]] of the [[Time Lord]]s.
According to one account, '''Jewel''' was the homeplanet of the [[Time Lord]]s.


The planet's surface appeared to mostly barren, with only a few visible buildings. One of these buildings was a tower from which [[PPandad IV|the President of the Council]] operated. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'')
The [[Planet|planet's]] surface was mostly barren with few visible [[Building|buildings]]. One of these buildings was a tower from which [[Pandad IV|the President of the Council]] operated. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'') The [[Superior]]s were also known as "the Lords of Jewel". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'')


The vast majority of accounts indicate that the Time Lords' homeplanet was not Jewel, but [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' et al)
The vast majority of accounts indicated that the Time Lords' homeplanet was named not Jewel but [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', et al.)


== History ==
== History ==
After the [[Second Doctor]] attracted the attention of the Time Lords so that they could deal with the [[War Lord]]s, he was taken to Jewel and put on trial. The trial resulted in the Doctor being exiled to [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
After the [[Second Doctor]] attracted the attention of the Time Lords so they would deal with the [[War Lord]]s, he was taken to their planet and put on trial. The trial resulted in the Doctor's [[exile on Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')


After the [[Third Doctor]] had been exiled on Earth for some time, [[Omega]] used a [[black hole]] to drain the power from the Time Lords' base on Jewel. The Time Lords were forced to assemble the first three incarnations of the Doctor together to stop Omega. After Omega was defeated and power was restored, the Time Lords lifted the Third Doctor's exile, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') but still kept watch of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' [[time thread]].
After the [[Third Doctor]] had been exiled on Earth for some time, [[Omega]] used a [[black hole]] to drain the power from the Time Lords' base. The Time Lords were forced to assemble together the first three incarnations of the Doctor on their planet to stop Omega. After Omega was defeated and power was restored, the Time Lords lifted the Third Doctor's exile ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') but still kept watch of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]'s [[time thread]].


[[File:Sarah Jane and Doctor on Jewel.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] watch [[Shazar]]'s trial on Jewel. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'')]]
[[File:Sarah Jane and Doctor on Jewel.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] watch [[Shazar]]'s trial on Jewel. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'')]]
When the [[Dalek]]s and [[Shazar]] stole the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s TARDIS with plans to replicate it and take over the universe, the Time Lords became suspicious at its sudden disappearance and their inability to trace it. After some searching, the Time Lords found Shazar while he was gathering TARDIS materials and brought him back to Jewel. Under the Time Lord Council's demand, Shazar returned to the Daleks with [[cirenium]] that would sabotage their TARDISes. After the Daleks and their TARDIS fleet were destroyed, the Time Lords summoned Shazar back to Jewel along with the Fourth Doctor and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. The Doctor and Sarah were then sent on a mission to deposit Shazar on a primitive planet where he couldn't do any harm. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'')
When the [[Dalek]]s and [[Shazar]] stole the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s TARDIS with plans to replicate it and take over the universe, the Time Lords became suspicious at its sudden disappearance and their inability to trace it. After some searching, the Time Lords found Shazar while he was gathering TARDIS materials and brought him back to Jewel. Under the Time Lord Council's demand, Shazar returned to the Daleks with [[cirenium]] that would sabotage their TARDISes.
 
After the Daleks and their TARDIS fleet were destroyed, the Time Lords summoned Shazar back to Jewel along with the Fourth Doctor and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. The Doctor and Sarah were then sent on a mission to deposit Shazar on a primitive planet where he couldn't do any harm. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The planet Jewel sits in a peculiar position within ''Doctor Who'' continuity. When ''Return of the Daleks'' was published in 1975, the Doctor's homeplanet had appeared unnamed twice on television, but had been briefly mentioned as [[Gallifrey]] in 1973's ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''. Since ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' in 1976, the Doctor's homeplanet has been universally known as Gallifrey.
* When ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'' was published in [[TV Comic]] in [[1975 (releases)|1975]], the home planet of the Time Lords had appeared three times on television: in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', and ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''. In the first two of these, the planet was not named, while in the third, it was called "Gallifrey" only briefly. In [[1976 (releases)|1976]], ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' more prominently reaffirmed Gallifrey as the planet's name, and this has been universally used in the franchise since.
 
* In the fourth episode of the first season the 2019 television series ''Good Omens'', during the scene where Crowley considers fleeing to another planet, his ''Extremely Big Book of Astronomy'' includes a page on Gallifrey. The caption beneath it reads "Jewel, the Shining World". This title had not been used for Gallifrey in any previous story; rather, it originated in the infobox of this wiki's [[Gallifrey|Gallifrey article]], whose list of alternative names began "Jewel, the Shining World of the Seven Systems", concatenating titles given for the planet in the ''Return of the Daleks'' comic and ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''.
In the 2019 television series ''Good Omens'', during the scene where Crowley considers fleeing to another planet, his ''Extremely Big Book of Astronomy'' includes a page on Gallifrey. The caption beneath it reads "Jewel, the Shining World". This title had not been used for Gallifrey in any previous story, but had originated in the infobox of Tardis Wiki's [[Gallifrey|Gallifrey article]], whose list of alternative names began "Jewel, the Shining World of the Seven Systems", concatenating titles given for the planet in the ''Return of the Daleks'' comic and ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''.


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By one account, Jewel was the name of the homeworld of the Time Lords.

The planet's surface was mostly barren with few visible buildings. One of these buildings was a tower from which the President of the Council operated. (COMIC: Return of the Daleks) The Superiors were also known as "the Lords of Jewel". (PROSE: A Bright White Crack)

The vast majority of accounts indicated that the Time Lords' homeplanet was named not Jewel but Gallifrey. (TV: The Time Warrior, Pyramids of Mars, The Deadly Assassin, The Invasion of Time, et al.)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

After the Second Doctor attracted the attention of the Time Lords so they would deal with the War Lords, he was taken to their planet and put on trial. The trial resulted in the Doctor's exile on Earth. (TV: The War Games)

After the Third Doctor had been exiled on Earth for some time, Omega used a black hole to drain the power from the Time Lords' base. The Time Lords were forced to assemble together the first three incarnations of the Doctor on their planet to stop Omega. After Omega was defeated and power was restored, the Time Lords lifted the Third Doctor's exile (TV: The Three Doctors) but still kept watch of his TARDIS's time thread.

When the Daleks and Shazar stole the Fourth Doctor's TARDIS with plans to replicate it and take over the universe, the Time Lords became suspicious at its sudden disappearance and their inability to trace it. After some searching, the Time Lords found Shazar while he was gathering TARDIS materials and brought him back to Jewel. Under the Time Lord Council's demand, Shazar returned to the Daleks with cirenium that would sabotage their TARDISes.

After the Daleks and their TARDIS fleet were destroyed, the Time Lords summoned Shazar back to Jewel along with the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. The Doctor and Sarah were then sent on a mission to deposit Shazar on a primitive planet where he couldn't do any harm. (COMIC: Return of the Daleks)

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

  • When Return of the Daleks was published in TV Comic in 1975, the home planet of the Time Lords had appeared three times on television: in The War Games, The Three Doctors, and The Time Warrior. In the first two of these, the planet was not named, while in the third, it was called "Gallifrey" only briefly. In 1976, The Deadly Assassin more prominently reaffirmed Gallifrey as the planet's name, and this has been universally used in the franchise since.
  • In the fourth episode of the first season the 2019 television series Good Omens, during the scene where Crowley considers fleeing to another planet, his Extremely Big Book of Astronomy includes a page on Gallifrey. The caption beneath it reads "Jewel, the Shining World". This title had not been used for Gallifrey in any previous story; rather, it originated in the infobox of this wiki's Gallifrey article, whose list of alternative names began "Jewel, the Shining World of the Seven Systems", concatenating titles given for the planet in the Return of the Daleks comic and The Sound of Drums.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]