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|main character = [[ | |main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
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|writer | |writer={{il|[[James Goss]]|[[Steve Tribe]]}} | ||
|publication | |publication=''[[The Doctor: His Lives and Times]]'' | ||
|series=''[[The Doctor: His Lives and Times]]'' | |series=''[[The Doctor: His Lives and Times]]'' | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Lethbridge-Stewart is writing his memoirs, and has come to the chapter about working with [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]]. He knows this will be removed from any publication by [[D Notice]] but feels if he doesn't write it, he "couldn't look him in the face". | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* As part of his notes, the Brigadier has: | |||
== | :* The Doctor's patient record from the cottage hospital. | ||
* This | :* A transcript of [[John Wakefield]]'s report about [[Mars Probe 7]]. | ||
*The | :* An informational leaflet for investing in [[Stahlman gas]]. | ||
:* The [[St. Cedd's College Newsletter]] reporting [[Elizabeth Shaw]] has "returned from sabbatical". | |||
:* A product recall warning for the [[Auton]]'s plastic flowers. | |||
:* A report by [[Pentagon]]'s "Department X12 Axonite Task Force", which reveals the US still has some traces of [[Axonite]]. | |||
:* A memo to Lethbridge-Stewart reporting the suspected Master was actually the Spanish ambassador. | |||
:* A TV listing for [[BBC3]]: ''[[The Clangers]]'', [[Harold Chorley]]'s show, and [[The Passing Parade]] reporting "live from [[Devil's End]]. | |||
:* Television listings for ''[[Attenborough in the Amazon]]''. | |||
:* A letter from Lethbridge-Stewart to [[Reginald Styles]], apologising for the destruction of [[Auderly House]]. | |||
== Notes == | |||
* This story acts as a partial in-universe recap of the Third Doctor's era. | |||
* The Brigadier laments the Doctor's spotty understanding of human political realities and how he lumbered him with paperwork. | |||
* While he can't write about the Doctor, he's allowed to write about [[the Master]] (who turns out to be a member of the same club as the Doctor and has deliberately ensured they never meet there). | |||
* After the dinosaur invasion, the Brigadier began making sure UNIT were equipped to operate without the Doctor on assumption he might not show up in time next. | |||
* The Brigadier had an uncle in the Royal Navy. He compares his uncle's wanderlust to the Third Doctor's increasingly sporadic appearances. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * The Brigadier refers to [[Jo Grant]] getting her job via her uncle as a bit of office politics. | ||
* He's learned that [[Harold Saxon]] was the Master in disguise. | |||
* The Doctor's hobnobbing at an exclusive Mayfair club, with one contact being [[Rowlands|Tubby Rowlands]] first mentioned in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''. The Doctor uses these contacts to ensure UNIT get the supplies they need. | |||
* The Doctor once namedropped knowing [[Mao Tse-Tung|Mao]]'s favourite dishes; the two knew each other in [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''. | |||
* The US has Axonite ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') retained at [[Area 52]] behind the [[dwarf star alloy]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]''. | |||
* The Brigadier lies that he never said "I'm fairly sure that's [[Cromer]]", saying it's just a longstanding joke by [[John Benton|Benton]]. [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' | |||
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Revision as of 18:02, 12 August 2021
Greyhound was a short story released in The Doctor: His Lives and Times.
Summary
Lethbridge-Stewart is writing his memoirs, and has come to the chapter about working with the Doctor. He knows this will be removed from any publication by D Notice but feels if he doesn't write it, he "couldn't look him in the face".
Characters
References
- As part of his notes, the Brigadier has:
- The Doctor's patient record from the cottage hospital.
- A transcript of John Wakefield's report about Mars Probe 7.
- An informational leaflet for investing in Stahlman gas.
- The St. Cedd's College Newsletter reporting Elizabeth Shaw has "returned from sabbatical".
- A product recall warning for the Auton's plastic flowers.
- A report by Pentagon's "Department X12 Axonite Task Force", which reveals the US still has some traces of Axonite.
- A memo to Lethbridge-Stewart reporting the suspected Master was actually the Spanish ambassador.
- A TV listing for BBC3: The Clangers, Harold Chorley's show, and The Passing Parade reporting "live from Devil's End.
- Television listings for Attenborough in the Amazon.
- A letter from Lethbridge-Stewart to Reginald Styles, apologising for the destruction of Auderly House.
Notes
- This story acts as a partial in-universe recap of the Third Doctor's era.
- The Brigadier laments the Doctor's spotty understanding of human political realities and how he lumbered him with paperwork.
- While he can't write about the Doctor, he's allowed to write about the Master (who turns out to be a member of the same club as the Doctor and has deliberately ensured they never meet there).
- After the dinosaur invasion, the Brigadier began making sure UNIT were equipped to operate without the Doctor on assumption he might not show up in time next.
- The Brigadier had an uncle in the Royal Navy. He compares his uncle's wanderlust to the Third Doctor's increasingly sporadic appearances.
Continuity
- The Brigadier refers to Jo Grant getting her job via her uncle as a bit of office politics.
- He's learned that Harold Saxon was the Master in disguise.
- The Doctor's hobnobbing at an exclusive Mayfair club, with one contact being Tubby Rowlands first mentioned in TV: Terror of the Autons. The Doctor uses these contacts to ensure UNIT get the supplies they need.
- The Doctor once namedropped knowing Mao's favourite dishes; the two knew each other in TV: The Mind of Evil.
- The US has Axonite (TV: The Claws of Axos) retained at Area 52 behind the dwarf star alloy from TV: Day of the Moon.
- The Brigadier lies that he never said "I'm fairly sure that's Cromer", saying it's just a longstanding joke by Benton. TV: The Three Doctors
