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Congressman '''Brook''' was an [[Earth]] [[politician]] who favoured war against the [[Draconian]]s. He spoke [[English language|English]] with a pronounced [[United States|American]] South accent. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
Congressman '''Brook''' was an [[Earth]] [[politician]] who favoured war against the [[Draconian]]s.  
 
== Biography ==
Brook spoke [[English language|English]] with a pronounced [[United States|American]] South accent.
 
A news report featuring Brook at a political rally, calling for war with [[Draconia]], was watched by the [[Third Doctor]], the [[President of Earth]] and the [[Draconian prince]] on a large wall-mounted video screen in the President's office. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Brook is a more prominent character in [[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|the novelisation]]. He is in the chapters that adapt both episode one and episode six, whereas he is mentioned in episode one, but only appears in episode six of the televised story. There, he is seen abruptly and without any introduction because the role of the [[Newscaster (Bill Mitchell)|newscaster]] was cut. In the book, he's the Leader of the Opposition and a figure whom many of the public adore. None of this really comes across in the televised episode, where his brief appearance makes him seem like an extremist rather than a potential [[President of Earth|president-in-waiting]].
* Brook is a more prominent character in [[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|the novelisation]]. He is in the chapters that adapt both episode one and episode six, whereas in the televised version he is only mentioned in episode one, and appears on-screen only in episode six. There, he is seen on the video screen abruptly and without any introduction because the role of the [[Newscaster (Bill Mitchell)|newscaster]] was edited out of the finished programme. In the novelisation, he's the Leader of the Opposition and a figure whom many of the public adore. None of this really comes across in the televised version, where his brief appearance makes him seem like an extremist rather than a potential [[President of Earth|president-in-waiting]].
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Revision as of 16:20, 14 October 2021

Congressman Brook was an Earth politician who favoured war against the Draconians.

Biography

Brook spoke English with a pronounced American South accent.

A news report featuring Brook at a political rally, calling for war with Draconia, was watched by the Third Doctor, the President of Earth and the Draconian prince on a large wall-mounted video screen in the President's office. (TV: Frontier in Space)

Behind the scenes

  • Brook is a more prominent character in the novelisation. He is in the chapters that adapt both episode one and episode six, whereas in the televised version he is only mentioned in episode one, and appears on-screen only in episode six. There, he is seen on the video screen abruptly and without any introduction because the role of the newscaster was edited out of the finished programme. In the novelisation, he's the Leader of the Opposition and a figure whom many of the public adore. None of this really comes across in the televised version, where his brief appearance makes him seem like an extremist rather than a potential president-in-waiting.