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|image=Malcolm taylor.jpg | |image = Malcolm taylor.jpg | ||
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|species=Human | |species = Human | ||
|job= Scientific advisor | |job = Scientific advisor | ||
|affiliation= UNIT | |affiliation = UNIT | ||
|origin= [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|first= Planet of the Dead (TV story) | |first = Planet of the Dead (TV story) | ||
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|actor= Lee Evans | |actor = Lee Evans | ||
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Dr '''Malcolm Taylor''' was a [[UNIT]] [[scientific advisor]] at the time of the incident involving [[The Swarm (Planet of the Dead)|the Swarm]]. | |||
== Biography == | |||
([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | === Early life === | ||
Dr Malcolm Taylor was a [[Wales|Welshman]] and one of [[UNIT]]'s [[scientific advisor]]s, considered by [[Erisa Magambo|Captain Erisa Magambo]] to be a [[genius]]. He read all of UNIT's files on [[the Doctor]], coming to idolise them, and came up with units of measurement named after himself and [[Bernard Quatermass]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | |||
=== 2000s === | |||
Malcolm worked out how to close the [[wormhole]] created by [[The Swarm (Planet of the Dead)|the Swarm]] before the [[Tenth Doctor]]. Magambo ordered him to close the wormhole to protect the Earth, despite the Doctor and the passengers of [[The 200|Bus 200]] being trapped on the other side, but he refused. Once the Doctor and the passengers made their way through, the Doctor called Malcolm to close the wormhole. In his excitement Malcolm repeatedly hung up on him, but nevertheless complied, closing the wormhole just ahead of the main swarm. After Malcolm met the Doctor for the first time in person, he hugged him and repeatedly proclaimed "I love you!" The Doctor, bemused, pointed to Malcolm affectionately as he walked away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | |||
[[File:Malcolm Meets The Doctor.jpg|thumb|left|Malcolm is overjoyed when he meets [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')]] | [[File:Malcolm Meets The Doctor.jpg|thumb|left|Malcolm is overjoyed when he meets [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')]] | ||
Malcolm was good friends with [[Martha Jones]], who would occasionally fill in for him even after she had left UNIT. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Don't Step on the Grass (comic story)|Don't Step on the Grass]]'') | |||
[[Kate Stewart]] told [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] to tell Malcolm to replace the batteries of the [[ravens of death]]. After being alerted to the presence of more than one Doctor in one place, Kate ordered Malcolm to send her one of [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|her father]]'s old files code-named "[[Cromer]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | === 2010s === | ||
In [[2013]], [[Kate Stewart]] told [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] to tell Malcolm to replace the batteries of the [[ravens of death]]. After being alerted to the presence of more than one Doctor in one place, Kate ordered Malcolm to send her one of [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|her father]]'s old files code-named "[[Cromer]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
Malcolm headed the clean-up team which investigated the [[Graveyard One|sight]] of {{Gomez}}'s apparent death ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)|The Secret Diary of the Master]]'') at the hands of the temporarily-resurrected [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'') When his team discovered the [[Masterplan Journal]], the Master's [[diary]], he had its contents transcribed to a digital format and emailed them to Kate and the rest of UNIT Command. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)|The Secret Diary of the Master]]'') | |||
Malcolm set up a hologram of the [[Tower of London]] while it underwent reconstruction after the [[Tengobushi]] attack | Malcolm set up a hologram of the [[Tower of London]] while it underwent reconstruction after the [[Tengobushi]] attack ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ice Station Alpha (audio story)|Ice Station Alpha]]'') and later assisted Kate and Osgood in the 2010s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'') | ||
== Personality == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
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Dr Malcolm Taylor was a UNIT scientific advisor at the time of the incident involving the Swarm.
Biography
Early life
Dr Malcolm Taylor was a Welshman and one of UNIT's scientific advisors, considered by Captain Erisa Magambo to be a genius. He read all of UNIT's files on the Doctor, coming to idolise them, and came up with units of measurement named after himself and Bernard Quatermass. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
2000s
Malcolm worked out how to close the wormhole created by the Swarm before the Tenth Doctor. Magambo ordered him to close the wormhole to protect the Earth, despite the Doctor and the passengers of Bus 200 being trapped on the other side, but he refused. Once the Doctor and the passengers made their way through, the Doctor called Malcolm to close the wormhole. In his excitement Malcolm repeatedly hung up on him, but nevertheless complied, closing the wormhole just ahead of the main swarm. After Malcolm met the Doctor for the first time in person, he hugged him and repeatedly proclaimed "I love you!" The Doctor, bemused, pointed to Malcolm affectionately as he walked away. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
Malcolm was good friends with Martha Jones, who would occasionally fill in for him even after she had left UNIT. (COMIC: Don't Step on the Grass)
2010s
In 2013, Kate Stewart told Osgood to tell Malcolm to replace the batteries of the ravens of death. After being alerted to the presence of more than one Doctor in one place, Kate ordered Malcolm to send her one of her father's old files code-named "Cromer". (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
Malcolm headed the clean-up team which investigated the sight of Missy's apparent death (PROSE: The Secret Diary of the Master) at the hands of the temporarily-resurrected Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. (TV: Death in Heaven) When his team discovered the Masterplan Journal, the Master's diary, he had its contents transcribed to a digital format and emailed them to Kate and the rest of UNIT Command. (PROSE: The Secret Diary of the Master)
Malcolm set up a hologram of the Tower of London while it underwent reconstruction after the Tengobushi attack (AUDIO: Ice Station Alpha) and later assisted Kate and Osgood in the 2010s. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension)
Personality
to be added
