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|job=Historian}}'''Professor {{PAGENAME}}''', who published under the name '''L.R.S. Baynes''', wife of [[Arnold Baynes]], was an historian who worked for [[TransAllied, Inc.]] She was interested in the [[Dalek]]s and [[Davros]]. She wanted to write the definitive biography of Davros. By the time she actually met Davros, Lorraine had penned ''[[Dalek Genius]]'' and ''[[The Dark Side of Skaro]]''. In later life, she was a [[professor]] of history at [[Dawkins College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]].
|job=Historian|spouse=Arnold Baynes}}'''Professor {{PAGENAME}}''', who published under the name '''L.R.S. Baynes''', wife of [[Arnold Baynes]], was an historian who worked for [[TransAllied, Inc.]] She was interested in the [[Dalek]]s and [[Davros]]. She wanted to write the definitive biography of Davros. By the time she actually met Davros, Lorraine had penned ''[[Dalek Genius]]'' and ''[[The Dark Side of Skaro]]''. In later life, she was a [[professor]] of history at [[Dawkins College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]].


[[The Doctor]] started reading her books before his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], although "the idea of reading two rather turgid volumes written by an apologist about the Daleks" appalled him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'')
[[The Doctor]] started reading her books before his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], although "the idea of reading two rather turgid volumes written by an apologist about the Daleks" appalled him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'')

Revision as of 16:50, 10 December 2020

Professor Lorraine Baynes, who published under the name L.R.S. Baynes, wife of Arnold Baynes, was an historian who worked for TransAllied, Inc. She was interested in the Daleks and Davros. She wanted to write the definitive biography of Davros. By the time she actually met Davros, Lorraine had penned Dalek Genius and The Dark Side of Skaro. In later life, she was a professor of history at Dawkins College, Oxford.

The Doctor started reading her books before his sixth incarnation, although "the idea of reading two rather turgid volumes written by an apologist about the Daleks" appalled him. (AUDIO: Davros)

She wrote the book The Lives and Deaths of Davros. (PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters)

Behind the scenes

  • Her name might be a reference to the maiden name of the Back to the Future character Lorraine Baines McFly.