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'''Bertrand Russell''' was a philosopher that the [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed to have met. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Justice of Jalxar (audio story)|The Justice of Jalxar]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] recalled a [[picnic]] in a dusty valley with Russell, [[Christopher Isherwood]], [[Aldous Huxley]] and [[Greta Garbo]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'')
'''Bertrand Russell''' was a [[Philosophy|philosopher]] that the [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed to have met. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Justice of Jalxar (audio story)}}) The [[Eighth Doctor]] recalled a [[picnic]] in a [[dust]]y [[valley]] with Russell, [[Christopher Isherwood]], [[Aldous Huxley]] and [[Greta Garbo]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)}})


[[Adric]] told [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] that ''[[Principia Mathematica]]'' was by "a chap called Bert Russell". ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')
[[Adric]] told [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] that ''[[Principia Mathematica]]'' was by "a chap called Bert Russell". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Four to Doomsday (TV story)}})


The [[First Doctor]] recalled that Russell had once said "something about the fact that the Earth’s sun having risen for countless millions of years being no guarantee that it would rise tomorrow." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Galaxy Four (novelisation)|Galaxy Four]]'')
The [[First Doctor]] recalled that Russell had once said "something about the [[fact]] that the [[Earth]]’s [[The Sun|sun]] having risen for countless millions of [[year]]s being no guarantee that it would [[Sunrise|rise]] [[tomorrow]]." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Galaxy Four (novelisation)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}} references real-world [[Nazi]] plans, discovered after [[World War II]], to [[arrest]] many significant British figures during [[Operation Sealion]]. Known as {{w|The Black Book (list)|The Black Book}} in real life, Russell was on that list.


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Revision as of 18:26, 3 January 2024

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell was a philosopher that the Fourth Doctor claimed to have met. (AUDIO: The Justice of Jalxar [+]Loading...["The Justice of Jalxar (audio story)"]) The Eighth Doctor recalled a picnic in a dusty valley with Russell, Christopher Isherwood, Aldous Huxley and Greta Garbo. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"])

Adric told Tegan that Principia Mathematica was by "a chap called Bert Russell". (TV: Four to Doomsday [+]Loading...["Four to Doomsday (TV story)"])

The First Doctor recalled that Russell had once said "something about the fact that the Earth’s sun having risen for countless millions of years being no guarantee that it would rise tomorrow." (PROSE: Galaxy Four [+]Loading...["Galaxy Four (novelisation)"])

Behind the scenes