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}}'''Rupert Von Thal''' (''pronounced'' Von Tal) was a [[Victorian era|Victorian]] fraud. He pretended to be a great adventurer and world traveller in order to be able to give exciting travel lectures to members of high society, but really he was little more than an assistant to [[Professor]] [[Quandry]].
'''Rupert Von Thal''' (''pronounced'' Von Tal) was a [[Victorian era|Victorian]] fraud. He pretended to be a great adventurer and world traveller in order to be able to give exciting travel lectures to members of high society, but really he was little more than an assistant to [[Professor]] [[Quandry]].


When at last the [[Fifth Doctor]] took him on an adventure to Earth's prehistoric past, he found within himself reserves of genuine courage he had previously not known. Not only did he adequately protect [[Beatrice Mapp]] and [[Nyssa]] from [[scorpion]]s, but he also gave his life to see that they would be returned to Mapp's [[Bloomsbury]] residence. Just prior to his death, he had even plucked up the nerve to ask Mapp to marry him, and she had accepted. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]'')
When at last the [[Fifth Doctor]] took him on an adventure to Earth's prehistoric past, he found within himself reserves of genuine courage he had previously not known. Not only did he adequately protect [[Beatrice Mapp]] and [[Nyssa]] from [[scorpion]]s, but he also gave his life to see that they would be returned to Mapp's [[Bloomsbury]] residence. Just prior to his death, he had even plucked up the nerve to ask Mapp to marry him, and she had accepted. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Alternative versions of Rupert Von Thal and [[Beatrice Mapp]] also appeared in Paul Magrs' novel ''The Bride That Time Forgot'', the fifth installment in his ''Brenda & Effie Mystery'' series.
* Rupert Von Thal and [[Beatrice Mapp]] also appeared in Paul Magrs' novel ''The Bride That Time Forgot'', the fifth installment in his ''[[The Brenda and Effie Mysteries (series)|The Brenda and Effie Mysteries]]'' series.
 
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Revision as of 18:43, 30 January 2021

Rupert Von Thal (pronounced Von Tal) was a Victorian fraud. He pretended to be a great adventurer and world traveller in order to be able to give exciting travel lectures to members of high society, but really he was little more than an assistant to Professor Quandry.

When at last the Fifth Doctor took him on an adventure to Earth's prehistoric past, he found within himself reserves of genuine courage he had previously not known. Not only did he adequately protect Beatrice Mapp and Nyssa from scorpions, but he also gave his life to see that they would be returned to Mapp's Bloomsbury residence. Just prior to his death, he had even plucked up the nerve to ask Mapp to marry him, and she had accepted. (AUDIO: The Boy That Time Forgot)

Behind the scenes