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}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was, as the name suggested, a prelude to ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' by [[Paul Cornell]]. It was a short scene which did not appear in the published novel. and featured [[Alexander Shuttleworth]] and [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]. It was notable for introducing the character of [[Wolsey]], a [[cat]] who travelled with the [[Seventh Doctor]] in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was, as the name suggested, a prelude to ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' by [[Paul Cornell]]. It was a short scene which did not appear in the published novel, and featured [[Alexander Shuttleworth]] and [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]. It was notable for introducing the character of [[Wolsey]], a [[cat]] who travelled with the [[Seventh Doctor]] in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. This was the final DWM prologue to a New Adventures novel.


==Summary==
== Summary ==
[[Alexander Shuttleworth]] has come to give a lecture to [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]'s [[WI]] group in [[Farringham]] on the subject of [[bronze age]] [[archaeology]]. Before he does so, however, he enjoys a bit of cake, and a bit of scrutiny, provided by the other women in the group. Meanwhile, an off-hand comment by one of the women about Joan's widowhood sends Joan into deep thought about her lost husband. This then triggers another thought — one of a dream she had about her new colleague, the mercurial Dr. [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]].
[[Alexander Shuttleworth]] has come to give a lecture to [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]'s [[WI]] group in [[Farringham]] on the subject of [[bronze age]] [[archaeology]]. Before he does so, however, he enjoys a bit of cake, and a bit of scrutiny, provided by the other women in the group. Meanwhile, an off-hand comment by one of the women about Joan's widowhood sends Joan into deep thought about her lost husband. This then triggers another thought — one of a dream she had about her new colleague, the mercurial Dr [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]].
==Characters==
 
*[[Alexander Shuttleworth]]
== Characters ==
*[[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]
* [[Alexander Shuttleworth]]
*Several unnamed women of the [[WI]]
* [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]]
*[[Wolsey]] the [[cat]]
* Several unnamed women of the [[Women's Institute]]
==References==
* [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
==Notes==
*Oddly, Cornell (as perhaps edited by DWM) spells the name of an early Celtic queen differently here than in the novel properly.  Here, it's ''[[Boadicea]]''; in the novel it's  ''[[Boudicca]]''.
*There is no punctuation in the title as printed in ''DWM''.


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
*Shuttleworth knows [[Wolsey]] by name, and the cat displays affection for him.
* Consistent with the novel, the spelling [[Boadicea]] is used because the speaker isn't John Smith who prefers the spelling [[Boudica]].
*It's here, and not in the [[Human Nature (novel)|the main book]] itself, that we find out that [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan]]'s husband died in the [[Boer War]].
* There is no punctuation in the title as printed in ''DWM''.
*We directly find out here that Joan hates being a science teacher.
* Shuttleworth knows [[Wolsey]] by name, and the cat displays affection for him.
*Cornell's depiction of [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]] refers to his "charmingly mobile face" — a valid way of describing an obvious trait [[Sylvester McCoy]] gave the [[Seventh Doctor]].
* It's here, and not in the [[Human Nature (novel)|the main book]] itself, that we find out that [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan]]'s husband died in the [[Boer War]].
==Timeline==
* We explicitly find out here that Joan hates being a science teacher.
Though called a "prelude", the events actually take place ''during'' [[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''
* Cornell's depiction of [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]] refers to his "charmingly mobile face" — a valid way of describing an obvious trait [[Sylvester McCoy]] gave the [[Seventh Doctor]].
==External link==
* The events actually take place during the events of ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''.
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona38p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Guide
 
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
 
== Illustrations ==
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Prelude Human Nature.jpg
Human nature prelude 2.JPG
</gallery>
 
== External links ==
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona38p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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Prelude Human Nature was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Human Nature by Paul Cornell. It was a short scene which did not appear in the published novel, and featured Alexander Shuttleworth and Joan Redfern. It was notable for introducing the character of Wolsey, a cat who travelled with the Seventh Doctor in the Virgin New Adventures series. This was the final DWM prologue to a New Adventures novel.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alexander Shuttleworth has come to give a lecture to Joan Redfern's WI group in Farringham on the subject of bronze age archaeology. Before he does so, however, he enjoys a bit of cake, and a bit of scrutiny, provided by the other women in the group. Meanwhile, an off-hand comment by one of the women about Joan's widowhood sends Joan into deep thought about her lost husband. This then triggers another thought — one of a dream she had about her new colleague, the mercurial Dr John Smith.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Consistent with the novel, the spelling Boadicea is used because the speaker isn't John Smith who prefers the spelling Boudica.
  • There is no punctuation in the title as printed in DWM.
  • Shuttleworth knows Wolsey by name, and the cat displays affection for him.
  • It's here, and not in the the main book itself, that we find out that Joan's husband died in the Boer War.
  • We explicitly find out here that Joan hates being a science teacher.
  • Cornell's depiction of John Smith refers to his "charmingly mobile face" — a valid way of describing an obvious trait Sylvester McCoy gave the Seventh Doctor.
  • The events actually take place during the events of Human Nature.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Prelude Human Nature.jpg
  • Human nature prelude 2.JPG

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

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