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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a professor who lived in [[Medderton]].
[[Professor]] '''Eustacius Jericho''' was a parapsychologist who lived in [[Medderton]]. He sought a breakthrough in his field, though always lost out to better men. He examined the mind of [[Claire Brown]] - a percipient - in [[November]], [[1967]].


He had fought in [[World War II]] and was one of the first British soldiers to enter [[Belsen]] at the end of the war. By [[1967]], he had neither a partner, nor any children. A [[Weeping Angel]] called his life a "life of failure".
== Biography ==
Jericho fought in [[World War II]] and was one of the first [[British]] soldiers to enter [[Belsen]] at the end of the war.


On [[21 November]] 1967, he was conducting a lie detector test on [[Claire Brown]] when he encountered the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and the [[Weeping Angel|Weeping Angels]]. He managed to stall the Angels until he blinked and was sent back to [[1901]] where he met [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Dan Lewis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Village of the Angels (TV story)|Village of the Angels]]'')
By [[1967]], he was living in a house on the edge of the village of Medderton, overlooking the sea. He owned [[bee]]s, though had neither a partner, nor any children. He was conducting experiments in the field of [[parasychology]].
 
By November 1967, Jericho had taken on [[Claire Brown]], a percipient who had experienced a series of premonitions, as a patient and subject for his examinations. On [[21 November]], he was conducting a lie detector test on Claire when he encountered the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and the [[Weeping Angel|Weeping Angels]]. He managed to stall the Angels until he blinked and was sent back to [[1901]] where he met [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Dan Lewis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Village of the Angels (TV story)|Village of the Angels]]'')
 
== Personality ==
The Thirteenth Doctor considered Jericho to be a "proper scientist": when his house came under seige from the Weeping Angels, Jericho didn't stop to be scared, but just wanted to understand what was beyond his comprehension. The Angels saw him as a loveless, childless professor, hiding in academia for fear of the real world. He was so interested in other minds because he couldn't bear to examine his own. He sought a breakthrough in the field of parapsychology, though deep down considered himself a failure as he was "always losing to a better man". ([[TV]]: ''[[Village of the Angels (TV story)|Village of the Angels]]'')


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Revision as of 16:17, 27 November 2021

Professor Eustacius Jericho was a parapsychologist who lived in Medderton. He sought a breakthrough in his field, though always lost out to better men. He examined the mind of Claire Brown - a percipient - in November, 1967.

Biography

Jericho fought in World War II and was one of the first British soldiers to enter Belsen at the end of the war.

By 1967, he was living in a house on the edge of the village of Medderton, overlooking the sea. He owned bees, though had neither a partner, nor any children. He was conducting experiments in the field of parasychology.

By November 1967, Jericho had taken on Claire Brown, a percipient who had experienced a series of premonitions, as a patient and subject for his examinations. On 21 November, he was conducting a lie detector test on Claire when he encountered the Thirteenth Doctor and the Weeping Angels. He managed to stall the Angels until he blinked and was sent back to 1901 where he met Yasmin Khan and Dan Lewis. (TV: Village of the Angels)

Personality

The Thirteenth Doctor considered Jericho to be a "proper scientist": when his house came under seige from the Weeping Angels, Jericho didn't stop to be scared, but just wanted to understand what was beyond his comprehension. The Angels saw him as a loveless, childless professor, hiding in academia for fear of the real world. He was so interested in other minds because he couldn't bear to examine his own. He sought a breakthrough in the field of parapsychology, though deep down considered himself a failure as he was "always losing to a better man". (TV: Village of the Angels)