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|companions = [[Ace]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | |companions = [[Ace]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | ||
|setting = {{il|The [[Great Rift Valley]], [[Africa]], [[March]] [[1926]]|[[London]], [[1909]]|[[London]], [[February]] [[1868]]}} | |setting = {{il|The [[Great Rift Valley]], [[Africa]], [[March]] [[1926]]|[[London]], [[1909]]|[[London]], [[February]] [[1868]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Nigel Robinson | ||
|illustrator = [[Phil Bevan]] | |illustrator = [[Phil Bevan]] | ||
|publication = [[DWM 203]] | |publication = [[DWM 203]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 August 1993 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = 1 September 1993 | ||
|prev = Prelude Shadowmind | |prev = Prelude Shadowmind | ||
|next = Prelude Iceberg | |next = Prelude Iceberg | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 2 March 2024
Prelude Birthright was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Birthright by Nigel Robinson. It did not appear in the published novel.
Summary
The Doctor takes Ace to 1926 Africa. He leaves her there while he takes the TARDIS into the future to pick up his former companion, Victoria Waterfield. He takes her to 1868 London to sign papers dealing with her father's estate, and to visit her aunt Margaret. After returning Victoria to her adopted home, he goes back to pick up Ace. Later in his personal timeline, he visits Margaret in 1909, shortly before her death.
Characters
Worldbuilding
- Among the animals the Doctor and Ace see in Africa are lions, gazelles, buffalo, zebra, elephants and rhinos.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Victoria recalls the time the Doctor talked of his family. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen)
- The Doctor has started wearing an Aztec brooch on the lapel of his jacket. (TV: The Aztecs)
- Victoria's aunt Margaret was murdered by thugs in the employ of Jared Khan in London in 1909. (PROSE: Birthright)
- After picking up Ace, the Doctor heads for Terra Alpha. (TV: The Happiness Patrol)
Illustrations
External links
- The entire text of the piece at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
