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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] hasn't seen [[ | * [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] hasn't seen [[the Master]] in a long time, but knows that he hates him. | ||
* Thascalos tells [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] that he has a [[book]]shop on [[Charing Cross Road]]. | * Thascalos tells [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] that he has a [[book]]shop on [[Charing Cross Road]]. | ||
* Jamie remembers that [[Polly Wright|Polly]], who had known his Doctor before he [[regeneration|changed]], described him as an "unmade [[bed]]", and noted how accurate the description was. | * Jamie remembers that [[Polly Wright|Polly]], who had known his Doctor before he [[regeneration|changed]], described him as an "unmade [[bed]]", and noted how accurate the description was. | ||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
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* The Doctor is eating an [[ice cream]] [[ice cream cone|cone]] when he meets with Jamie. | * The Doctor is eating an [[ice cream]] [[ice cream cone|cone]] when he meets with Jamie. | ||
* In London, [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is parked directly opposite the statue of [[Henry Irving]] at the back of the [[National Portrait Gallery]]. | * In London, [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is parked directly opposite the statue of [[Henry Irving]] at the back of the [[National Portrait Gallery]]. | ||
* The TARDIS' [[ | * The TARDIS' [[time rotor]] is broken, and unfit for [[time-travel]]. | ||
* ''[[The Financial Times]]'' states that [[gold]] is priced at 37 American | * ''[[The Financial Times]]'' states that [[gold]] is priced at 37 American dollars an ounce, and Jamie states that they will never be able to get a ton of gold. | ||
* The Doctor states that he still has plenty of [[jewel]]lery from [[ | * The Doctor states that he still has plenty of [[jewel]]lery from [[Tutankhamun]] that they can sell. | ||
* The book that Jamie is given by [[The Master|the old man]] is the ''[[Necronomicon]]''. | * The book that Jamie is given by [[The Master|the old man]] is the ''[[Necronomicon]]''. | ||
* The '' | * The ''Necronomicon'' takes the TARDIS to the [[Great Desolation]]. | ||
* [[Gallifreyan]]s can identify each other by [[smell]]. The Doctor realizes the Master has engineered this when he smells the cloth the Master used to wrap around the book. | |||
* The Doctor has almost forgotten what it is like to have a [[birthday]] gift. It has been hundreds of years since he last had one. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[The Doctor's recorder]] is plain with blue stripes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') | * [[The Doctor's recorder]] is plain with blue stripes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Jamie "When I say run, run." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | * The Doctor tells Jamie "When I say run, run." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
* The [[Archon]]s dance to the [[Music of the Spheres]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'') | * The [[Archon]]s dance to the [[Music of the Spheres]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'') | ||
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* The Doctor is startled by the TARDIS erupting a male echo of "The Nameless City", as the TARDIS' voice is usually female. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | * The Doctor is startled by the TARDIS erupting a male echo of "The Nameless City", as the TARDIS' voice is usually female. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* The Doctor states that his TARDIS is an "Old TT [[Type 40|Type-40]] Mark-III machine" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor states that his TARDIS is an "Old TT [[Type 40|Type-40]] Mark-III machine" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* [[The Doctor]] and Jamie travel alone. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 17 April 2014
The Nameless City was the second Puffin eshort released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.
Publisher's summary
When Jamie McCrimmon brings the Second Doctor a mysterious book, little does he realise the danger contained within its pages. The book transports the TARDIS to a terrifying glass city on a distant world, where the Archons are intent on getting revenge on the Time Lord for an ancient grudge.
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Second Doctor
- The Master (unspecified incarnation)
- Jamie McCrimmon
- Thascalos
- Thug
References
Individuals
- The Doctor hasn't seen the Master in a long time, but knows that he hates him.
- Thascalos tells Jamie that he has a bookshop on Charing Cross Road.
- Jamie remembers that Polly, who had known his Doctor before he changed, described him as an "unmade bed", and noted how accurate the description was.
Species
- The ancient Gallifreyans declared war on the Archons and stole their "seeds" in order to grow TARDISes.
Other
- The Doctor is eating an ice cream cone when he meets with Jamie.
- In London, the TARDIS is parked directly opposite the statue of Henry Irving at the back of the National Portrait Gallery.
- The TARDIS' time rotor is broken, and unfit for time-travel.
- The Financial Times states that gold is priced at 37 American dollars an ounce, and Jamie states that they will never be able to get a ton of gold.
- The Doctor states that he still has plenty of jewellery from Tutankhamun that they can sell.
- The book that Jamie is given by the old man is the Necronomicon.
- The Necronomicon takes the TARDIS to the Great Desolation.
- Gallifreyans can identify each other by smell. The Doctor realizes the Master has engineered this when he smells the cloth the Master used to wrap around the book.
- The Doctor has almost forgotten what it is like to have a birthday gift. It has been hundreds of years since he last had one.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The Doctor's recorder is plain with blue stripes. (TV: The Three Doctors)
- The Doctor tells Jamie "When I say run, run." (TV: The Five Doctors, Tomb of the Cybermen)
- The Archons dance to the Music of the Spheres. (TV: Music of the Spheres)
- The Doctor once told Jamie that TARDISes were grown rather than built. (TV: The Impossible Planet)
- Jamie states that the TARDIS had many, many rooms, including an "Olympic-sized swimming pool." (TV: The Invasion of Time)
- The Doctor states that there is plenty of money in the TARDIS, (TV: Doctor Who) specifically in one of the bedrooms. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- The Doctor states that for the TARDIS to heal, it needs a tranfusion of gold, mercury, and Zeiton-7; a substance that Jamie notes does not exist on Earth. (TV: Vengeance on Varos)
- The Doctor is startled by the TARDIS erupting a male echo of "The Nameless City", as the TARDIS' voice is usually female. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- The Doctor states that his TARDIS is an "Old TT Type-40 Mark-III machine" (TV: The Time Meddler, TV: Victory of the Daleks)
- The Doctor and Jamie travel alone. (TV: The Two Doctors)
External links
to be added
