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'''Pure historicals''' are ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories that are set in in a historical time period and feature no [[science fiction]] [[anachronism]]s other than the [[TARDIS team]]. These stories were highlighted by [[Philip MacDonald]] in the article "A Foreign Country" in [[DWM 194]]. | '''Pure historicals''' are ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories that are set in in a historical time period and feature no [[science fiction]] [[anachronism]]s other than the [[TARDIS team]]. These stories were highlighted by [[Philip MacDonald]] in the article "A Foreign Country" in [[DWM 194]]. | ||
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''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' was the first "pseudo-historical" story with [[the Monk]] serving as the science fiction anachronism. | ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' was the first "pseudo-historical" story with [[the Monk]] serving as the science fiction anachronism. | ||
The term has been widely adopted by the fanbase, even by writers for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' and [[Big Finish Productions]]. These stories have explicitly been described as pure historicals: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'',<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-wrath-of-the-iceni-656 Doctor Who: The Wrath of the Iceni]</ref> ''[[The Lady of Mercia (audio story)|The Lady of Mercia]]'',<ref>[[VOR 84]]</ref> ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'',<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-early-adventures-detailed Doctor Who Early Adventures Detailed]</ref> ''[[The Peterloo Massacre (audio story)|The Peterloo Massacre]],''<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-peterloo-massacre-1049 Doctor Who: The Peterloo Massacre]</ref> and ''[[The Great White Hurricane (audio story)|The Great White Hurricane]]''.<ref>[[VOR 106]]</ref> | |||
[[Paul Magrs]] jokingly described his audio story ''[[Muse of Fire (audio story)|Muse of Fire]]'' as a "not-quite-so Pure Historical".<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/seventh-doctor-muse-of-fire Seventh Doctor - Muse of Fire]</ref> | |||
== List of pure historicals == | == List of pure historicals == | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 23 October 2024
Pure historicals are Doctor Who stories that are set in in a historical time period and feature no science fiction anachronisms other than the TARDIS team. These stories were highlighted by Philip MacDonald in the article "A Foreign Country" in DWM 194.
Pure historicals were common in televised Doctor Who until The Highlanders in 1966. The only pure historical since then was Black Orchid in 1982.
The Time Meddler was the first "pseudo-historical" story with the Monk serving as the science fiction anachronism.
The term has been widely adopted by the fanbase, even by writers for Doctor Who Magazine and Big Finish Productions. These stories have explicitly been described as pure historicals: The Wrath of the Iceni,[1] The Lady of Mercia,[2] The Doctor's Tale,[3] The Peterloo Massacre,[4] and The Great White Hurricane.[5]
Paul Magrs jokingly described his audio story Muse of Fire as a "not-quite-so Pure Historical".[6]
List of pure historicals
Footnotes
- ↑ Doctor Who: The Wrath of the Iceni
- ↑ VOR 84
- ↑ Doctor Who Early Adventures Detailed
- ↑ Doctor Who: The Peterloo Massacre
- ↑ VOR 106
- ↑ Seventh Doctor - Muse of Fire
- ↑ In the original printing of DWM 162, this story is dated to the 5th century. This was changed to the more historically accurate 8th century in The Mark of Mandragora.
- ↑ Approximate year of Tutankhamun's death.
- ↑ Real world date of the Siege of Masada.
- ↑ Real world date of the Diet of Worms.
