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'''Lord Rowlands''', or as the [[Third Doctor]] described him, "'''Tubby Rowlands'''", was the head of a department in the [[Ministry of Defence|Ministry]] in the late [[20th century]]. To stop [[Brownrose]], the Doctor claimed he was friends with Rowlands and threatened: "I was saying to him in the Club only the other day, wrong sort of chap is creeping into your lot, Tubby, I said." ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'')
'''Lord Rowlands''', or as the [[Third Doctor]] described him, "'''Tubby Rowlands'''", was the head of a department in the [[Ministry of Defence|Ministry]] in the late [[20th century]]. To stop [[Brownrose]], the Doctor claimed he was friends with Rowlands and threatened: "I was saying to him in the Club only the other day, wrong sort of chap is creeping into your lot, Tubby, I said." ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'')


According to Sir [[John Sudbury]], Rowlands and the Doctor frequented the same bridge club, the [[Pemburton club|Pemburton]], with Sir John. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'')
According to Sir [[John Sudbury]], Rowlands and the Doctor frequented the same bridge club, the [[Pemburton club|Pemburton]], with Sir John. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') [[The Brigadier]] cited Rowlands as a contact the Doctor had at his club, which he used to ensure UNIT got the equipment it needed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Greyhound: A Memoir (short story)|Greyhound: A Memoir]]'')


The [[Eighth Doctor]] once facetiously talked about "just telling Tubby Rowlands down the club, those rebels have got to know their place" to mock an unnaturalist. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'')
The [[Eighth Doctor]] once facetiously talked about "just telling Tubby Rowlands down the club, those rebels have got to know their place" to mock an unnaturalist. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* It's never confirmed if the Doctor is really this friendly with Rowlands or is bluffing. In [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor: His Lives and Times]]'', the [[Brigadier]] says the Doctor used club ties and hob-knobbing with Rowland to keep UNIT supplied with the weapons it needed.
* While the books would refer to "Tubby", it's never confirmed in the show if the Doctor is really this friendly with him or is just bluffing.  


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Revision as of 00:07, 17 March 2021

Lord Rowlands, or as the Third Doctor described him, "Tubby Rowlands", was the head of a department in the Ministry in the late 20th century. To stop Brownrose, the Doctor claimed he was friends with Rowlands and threatened: "I was saying to him in the Club only the other day, wrong sort of chap is creeping into your lot, Tubby, I said." (TV: Terror of the Autons)

According to Sir John Sudbury, Rowlands and the Doctor frequented the same bridge club, the Pemburton, with Sir John. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice) The Brigadier cited Rowlands as a contact the Doctor had at his club, which he used to ensure UNIT got the equipment it needed. (PROSE: Greyhound: A Memoir)

The Eighth Doctor once facetiously talked about "just telling Tubby Rowlands down the club, those rebels have got to know their place" to mock an unnaturalist. (PROSE: Unnatural History)

Behind the scenes

  • While the books would refer to "Tubby", it's never confirmed in the show if the Doctor is really this friendly with him or is just bluffing.