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'''Pure historicals''' are ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories that are set in in a historical time period and feature no [[science fiction]] [[anachronism]]s other than the [[TARDIS team]]. These stories were highlighted by [[Philip MacDonald]] in the article "A Foreign Country" in [[DWM 194]]. | '''Pure historicals''' are ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories that are set in in a historical time period and feature no [[science fiction]] [[anachronism]]s other than the [[TARDIS team]]. These stories were highlighted by [[Philip MacDonald]] in the article "A Foreign Country" in [[DWM 194]]. | ||
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''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' was the first "pseudo-historical" story with [[the Monk]] serving as the science fiction anachronism. | ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' was the first "pseudo-historical" story with [[the Monk]] serving as the science fiction anachronism. | ||
The term has been widely adopted by the fanbase, even by writers for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' and [[Big Finish Productions]]. These stories have explicitly been described as pure historicals: [[Other Lives (audio story)|''Other Lives'']],<ref>[[VOR 92]]</ref> ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'',<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-wrath-of-the-iceni-656 Doctor Who: The Wrath of the Iceni]</ref> [[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|''The Flames of Cadiz'']],<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/new-look-for-big-finish-doctor-who New Look for Big Finish Doctor Who]</ref> ''[[The Lady of Mercia (audio story)|The Lady of Mercia]]'',<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/eldrad-lives-again-in-upcoming-doctor-who-release Eldrad Lives Again in Upcoming Doctor Who Release!]</ref> ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'',<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-early-adventures-detailed Doctor Who Early Adventures Detailed]</ref> ''[[The Peterloo Massacre (audio story)|The Peterloo Massacre]],''<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-peterloo-massacre-1049 Doctor Who: The Peterloo Massacre]</ref>, ''[[The Great White Hurricane (audio story)|The Great White Hurricane]]'',<ref>[[VOR 106]]</ref> and ''[[The Bellagio Imbroglio (game)|The Bellagio Imbroglio]]''.<ref>"Adventure Synopsis", ''[[The Bellagio Imbroglio (game)|The Bellagio Imbroglio]]''</ref> | The term has been widely adopted by the fanbase, even by writers for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' and [[Big Finish Productions]]. These stories have explicitly been described as pure historicals: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'',<ref>[[Big Finish CD booklets|CD booklet]]: "The brief for the story that became ''The Marian Conspiracy'' was to do a 'Hartnell historical' for the Sixth Doctor"</ref> [[Other Lives (audio story)|''Other Lives'']],<ref>[[VOR 92]]</ref> ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'',<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-wrath-of-the-iceni-656 Doctor Who: The Wrath of the Iceni]</ref> [[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|''The Flames of Cadiz'']],<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/new-look-for-big-finish-doctor-who New Look for Big Finish Doctor Who]</ref> ''[[The Lady of Mercia (audio story)|The Lady of Mercia]]'',<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/eldrad-lives-again-in-upcoming-doctor-who-release Eldrad Lives Again in Upcoming Doctor Who Release!]</ref> ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'',<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-early-adventures-detailed Doctor Who Early Adventures Detailed]</ref> ''[[The Peterloo Massacre (audio story)|The Peterloo Massacre]],''<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-peterloo-massacre-1049 Doctor Who: The Peterloo Massacre]</ref>, ''[[The Great White Hurricane (audio story)|The Great White Hurricane]]'',<ref>[[VOR 106]]</ref> and ''[[The Bellagio Imbroglio (game)|The Bellagio Imbroglio]]''.<ref>"Adventure Synopsis", ''[[The Bellagio Imbroglio (game)|The Bellagio Imbroglio]]''</ref> | ||
[[Paul Magrs]] jokingly described his audio story ''[[Muse of Fire (audio story)|Muse of Fire]]'' as a "not-quite-so Pure Historical".<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/seventh-doctor-muse-of-fire Seventh Doctor - Muse of Fire]</ref> | [[Paul Magrs]] jokingly described his audio story ''[[Muse of Fire (audio story)|Muse of Fire]]'' as a "not-quite-so Pure Historical".<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/seventh-doctor-muse-of-fire Seventh Doctor - Muse of Fire]</ref> | ||
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|''[[Treasure Trail (comic story)|Treasure Trail]]'' | |''[[Treasure Trail (comic story)|Treasure Trail]]'' | ||
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|[[25 May (releases)|25 May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] | |[[25 May (releases)|25 May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] | ||
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|''[[The Doctor Shops for Comics (comic story)|The Doctor Shops for Comics]]'' | |''[[The Doctor Shops for Comics (comic story)|The Doctor Shops for Comics]]'' | ||
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|{{sort|004|After c. [[BC|1323 BC]]}}{{note|Approximate year of [[Tut-Ankh-Amen|Tutankhamun]]'s death.}} | |{{sort|004|After c. [[BC|1323 BC]]}}{{note|Approximate year of [[Tut-Ankh-Amen|Tutankhamun]]'s death.}} | ||
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|''[[Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pirates]]'' | |''[[Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pirates]]'' | ||
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|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]] | | rowspan="2" |[[Seventh Doctor|7th]] | ||
|[[1649]] | |[[1649]] | ||
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|''[[The Wondrous Box (audio story)|The Wondrous Box]]'' | |''[[The Wondrous Box (audio story)|The Wondrous Box]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | | rowspan="2" |[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | ||
|[[1885]] | |[[1885]] | ||
|[[11 May (releases)|11 May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] | |[[11 May (releases)|11 May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] | ||
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|''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'' | |''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'' | ||
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|[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|''The Flames of Cadiz'']] | |[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|''The Flames of Cadiz'']] | ||
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|''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'' | |''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'' | ||
|[[First Doctor|1st]] | | rowspan="2" |[[First Doctor|1st]] | ||
|[[1400]] | |[[1400]] | ||
|[[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] | |[[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] | ||
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| [[3 June (releases)|3 June]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | | [[3 June (releases)|3 June]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
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|[[The Great White Hurricane (audio story)|''The Great White Hurricane'']] | |[[The Great White Hurricane (audio story)|''The Great White Hurricane'']] | ||
|[[First Doctor|1st]] | | rowspan="3" |[[First Doctor|1st]] | ||
|[[1888]] | |[[1888]] | ||
|[[25 December (releases)|25 December]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | |[[25 December (releases)|25 December]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | ||
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|[[25 July (releases)|25 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] | |[[25 July (releases)|25 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] | ||
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|{{sort|008|[[BC|814 BC]]}} | |{{sort|008|[[BC|814 BC]]}} | ||
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|[[First Doctor|1st]] | | rowspan="2" |[[First Doctor|1st]] | ||
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|[[The Secrets of Det-Sen (audio story)|''The Secrets of Det-Sen'']] | |[[The Secrets of Det-Sen (audio story)|''The Secrets of Det-Sen'']] | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
=== Notes === | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 25 October 2024
Pure historicals are Doctor Who stories that are set in in a historical time period and feature no science fiction anachronisms other than the TARDIS team. These stories were highlighted by Philip MacDonald in the article "A Foreign Country" in DWM 194.
Pure historicals were common in televised Doctor Who until The Highlanders in 1966. The only pure historical since then was Black Orchid in 1982.
The Time Meddler was the first "pseudo-historical" story with the Monk serving as the science fiction anachronism.
The term has been widely adopted by the fanbase, even by writers for Doctor Who Magazine and Big Finish Productions. These stories have explicitly been described as pure historicals: The Marian Conspiracy,[1] Other Lives,[2] The Wrath of the Iceni,[3] The Flames of Cadiz,[4] The Lady of Mercia,[5] The Doctor's Tale,[6] The Peterloo Massacre,[7], The Great White Hurricane,[8] and The Bellagio Imbroglio.[9]
Paul Magrs jokingly described his audio story Muse of Fire as a "not-quite-so Pure Historical".[10]
List of pure historicals[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ In the original printing of DWM 162, this story is dated to the 5th century. This was changed to the more historically accurate 8th century in The Mark of Mandragora.
- ↑ Approximate year of Tutankhamun's death.
- ↑ Real world date of the Siege of Masada.
- ↑ Real world date of the Diet of Worms.
Citations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ CD booklet: "The brief for the story that became The Marian Conspiracy was to do a 'Hartnell historical' for the Sixth Doctor"
- ↑ VOR 92
- ↑ Doctor Who: The Wrath of the Iceni
- ↑ New Look for Big Finish Doctor Who
- ↑ Eldrad Lives Again in Upcoming Doctor Who Release!
- ↑ Doctor Who Early Adventures Detailed
- ↑ Doctor Who: The Peterloo Massacre
- ↑ VOR 106
- ↑ "Adventure Synopsis", The Bellagio Imbroglio
- ↑ Seventh Doctor - Muse of Fire