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The Time Lord Letters (anthology), as some argue it is best viewed as a collection of short stories, not a novel with individual chapters. Discussion ongoing.
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The Time Lord Letters is a collection of letters and writings by and to the Doctor. It hearkens back to many televised adventures, and adds many more details of its own. The book is written as a historical publication written and compiled by an in-universe writer who provides background information on each document. Most letters are original to the book, but some, such as the letter written to the Tenth Doctor by Madame de Pompadour before her death, are lifted directly from television stories.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A unique collection of more than 100 never-before-seen letters, notes, and jottings both by and to the Doctor—correspondence by turns entertaining and inspiring, funny and flippant, brilliant and incredible drawn from all fifty-two years of the show.
No one could travel through history—past present and future—as much as the Doctor does without leaving an impression. Much of what we know about this mysterious figure comes from what he does— the planets he saves and the monsters he defeats. But until now we've had little knowledge of his writings.
These rich and diverse documents paint an extraordinarily detailed picture of the Doctor and include his plea to the Time Lords to help end the War Games, an extract from the written defence he submitted at his subsequent trial, his application for the post of Caretaker at Coal Hill School, his apology to the Queen for missing dinner, even telepathic messages to the High Council on Gallifrey and his famous letter to Santa Claus. Like the Doctor himself, the mood can change in an instant.
The Time Lord Letters captures the best and most dramatic moments of an impossible life. You'll never see the Doctor in quite the same way again.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
Introduction[[edit] | [edit source]]
The author of The Time Lord Letters introduces the work. They explain who the Doctor is and the role they have played in history, as well as the scarcity of information about them. Of the known written works by the Doctor, the brief message of the words "No More" blasted onto a wall during the fall of the Gallifreyan city of Arcadia near the end of the Last Great Time War is the most famous. The author explains how The Time Lord Letters brings together documents from archives and collections throughout time and space to shed new light on the mysterious Doctor and their life.
Gallifrey and the Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]
Letter | Name | From | To | Date |
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01 | Academic Progress | Theta Sigma | Borusa | Unknown |
In response to his Interim Academy Report, the First Doctor sends a message to his tutor, Borusa, head of Prydonian Academy. He mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop, saying High Tutor Albrecht had a few regenerations to spare. One of Borusa's comments was "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society." | ||||
02 | Missing TARDIS | First Doctor | "Whom It May Concern" | Unknown |
03 | A Warning to the Meddlesome | First Doctor | The Monk | October 1066 |
The First Doctor leaves a note for the Monk after defeating his plans. He says he's taken precautions to stop his time meddling, should he have any plans of trying again. The Doctor goes on to explain the implications of the Monk's behaviour, and says to at least keep notes of any transgressions of the Laws of Time. He's taken his dimensional controller to teach him a lesson. | ||||
04 | A Plea for Help | Second Doctor | Time Lords | Unknown |
The Second Doctor sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords, telling them of the humans left stranded on an unknown planet by the War Lords, and asking for their help. He mentions that the time travel technology used by the War Lords was provided by a Time Lord, so they should want to clean it up. | ||||
05 | A Case for the Defence | Second Doctor | Time Lord judges | Unknown |
06 | Returning Home | Fourth Doctor | Time Lords | Unknown |
07 | In Tribute | Sixth Doctor | Time Lords | August 2100 |
08 | Telepathic Directions | Third Doctor | Terrynate | 2540 |
09 | Interference | Fourth Doctor | Time Lords | Unknown |
10 | A Statement of Discontent | Sixth Doctor | Time Lords | Unknown |
Planet Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
Letter | Name | From | To | Date |
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11 | Taken to the Tower | First Doctor | Henry VIII | July 1543 |
12 | Absent Friend | Fourth Doctor | Chronotis | 2 October 1955 |
13 | Third Doctor | 11 April 1958 | ||
14 | Fourth Doctor | 24 July 1960 | ||
15 | Fourth Doctor | 3 January 1964 | ||
16 | Fourth Doctor | 15 August 1977 | ||
17 | To my Granddaughter | First Doctor | Susan Foreman | 2167 |
18 | The Slow Path... | Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson | Tenth Doctor | April 1764 |
19 | Hope in Adversity | Third Doctor | Marie Antoinette | 1793 |
The Third Doctor writes to Marie Antoinette while she awaits execution. He apologises for not writing sooner and explains that he has a job. The Doctor tells her the time ahead will be difficult for her and France, and that he saw "The Terror" first hand. He offers her hope that out of the suffering will come a brighter future for the country. He remembers the happy time that he spent with her and Louis and thanks her for the pick-lock she gave him. The author speculates the letter was delivered to Marie Antoinette by James Stirling, who operated as a spy under the alias "Lemaitre". | ||||
20 | Getting Out | Martha Jones | Tenth Doctor | June 2009 |
21 | Apologies and Thanks | Eleventh Doctor | Napoléon Bonaparte | February 1821 |
22 | A Medical Note | Tenth Doctor | Royal Hope Hospital | September 2008 |
23 | The Missing Bow | Seventh Doctor | Elizabeth II | November 1988 |
24 | Congratulations and Regrets | Ninth Doctor | Harriet Jones | 2006 |
25 | Tenth Doctor | |||
26 | A Fond Farewell | Tenth Doctor | Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart | Unknown |
27 | 66 Seconds | Twelfth Doctor | Agatha Christie | Unknown |
28 | Putting Things Straight | Tenth Doctor | Mr Copper | February 2008 |
Coal Hill School[[edit] | [edit source]]
Letter | Name | From | To | Date |
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29 | An Application | First Doctor | Coal Hill School | June 1963 |
30 | Clara Will Be Good | Clara Oswald, Twelfth Doctor | W. Coburn | March 2012 |
31 | Taking Care | Twelfth Doctor | Frank Armitage | October 2014 |
32 | Keeping it Tiday | Twelfth Doctor | Danny Pink | October 2014 |
33 | A Few Suggestions | Twelfth Doctor | W. Coburn | October 2014 |
34 | Assessing the Risk | Danny Pink, Twelfth Doctor | N/A | November 2014 |
35 | A Great Fan | Ninth Doctor | Charles Dickens | c 1869 |
36 | Christmas Absence | Eleventh Doctor | Amy Pond, Rory Williams | December 2011 |
37 | Thank You (in accordance with Rule 1781-B) |
Acting Interim Chief Caretaker | Seventh Doctor | Late 21st century |
38 | Got to Dash... | Tenth Doctor | William Shakespeare | 1599 |
39 | Offering to Help | Eleventh Doctor | Sanderson & Grainger | April 2011 |
40 | Virtually Yours | Tenth Doctor | River Song | 51st century |
41 | Get Well Soon | First Doctor | Dodo Chaplet | July 1966 |
42 | Lyre Liar | First Doctor | Nero | 64 |
43 | Bedtime Story | Eleventh Doctor | George | October 2011 |
44 | Welcome Home | Ninth Doctor | Geoff Mitchell, Sandra Mitchell | 2012 |
45 | A Parting Gift | First Doctor | Xerons | Unknown |
46 | I Am Glad It Was You... | Jackson Lake | Tenth Doctor | December 1851 |
47 | Baffling Meaning | Henry Gordon Jago | Fourth Doctor | February 1892 |
The Daleks and Other Monsters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Letter | Name | From | To | Date |
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48 | Expert Witness | Fourth Doctor | Kaled Council | Unknown |
49 | A Record of Honour | Sixth Doctor | Grand Order of Oberon | Unknown |
50 | A Warning, and a Threat | Seventh Doctor | Daleks | 1963 |
51 | For the PM's Eyes Only | Eleventh Doctor | Winston Churchill | 1941 |
52 | Left in Trust | Tenth Doctor | Rattigan Academy students | May 2009 |
53 | A New Chapter | Second Doctor | Victoria Waterfield | Late 1960s |
54 | Passion and Pain | Henry Black, Eleventh Doctor | N/A | 2010 |
55 | Awkward Explanations | Fourth Doctor | Kiy Uvanov, Lish Toos | Unknown |
56 | Condolences | Second Doctor | N/A | March 1985 |
57 | An Official Handover | Eleventh Doctor | People of Mercy, Nevada | 1870 |
58 | A Mad World | Tenth Doctor | Elton Pope | June 2007 |
59 | I Want Some Answers | Ninth Doctor | N/A | 200,100 |
60 | Advice to the Board | Tenth Doctor | Governing Board of Ood Operations | 4126 |
61 | Condolences and Thanks | Fifth Doctor | Charles Cranleigh, Madge Cranleigh | June 1925 |
62 | Full Steam Ahead | Sixth Doctor | George Stephenson | 1846 |
63 | Words and Pictures | Tenth Doctor | Chloe Webber | 2012 |
64 | A Spot of Gardening | Fourth Doctor | Zastor | Unknown |
65 | Timey-Wimey Stuff | Tenth Doctor | Sally Sparrow | 2007 |
66 | Holiday Plans | Eleventh Doctor | Cardew | December 1941 |
67 | Reaching a Terminus | Fifth Doctor | Nyssa | Unknown |
68 | Waking or Sleeping? | Eleventh Doctor | Himself | Unknown |
69 | ||||
70 | Safe Keeping | First Doctor | Padmasambhava | 1630 |
71 | Everything has its Time | Ninth Doctor | Jackie Tyler | November 1987 |
72 | Unpredictable Tastes | First Doctor | Michel de Nostredame | 1555 |
73 | A Letter of Application | Twelfth Doctor | Bank of Karabraxos | Unknown |
74 | Registering a Complaint | Third Doctor | Interplanetary Mining Corporation | March 2472 |
75 | Look After the Children | Tenth Doctor | Adiposian First Family | 2009 |
76 | Bronze Age Corrections | Fourth Doctor | Emilia Rumford | 1984 |
77 | A Painful Extraction | First Doctor | Doc Holliday | October 1881 |
78 | The Waiting Game | Amy Pond | Eleventh Doctor, Rory Williams | Unknown |
79 | The Time Machine | Sixth Doctor | H. G. Wells | 1885 |
UNIT[[edit] | [edit source]]
Letter | Name | From | To | Date |
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80 | Uniquely Qualified | Third Doctor | UNIT | Classified |
81 | Resignation | Third Doctor | Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | Classified |
82 | Power Play | Third Doctor | Professor Stahlman | Classified |
83 | The Greatest Threat | Third Doctor | Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | Classified |
84 | A New and Unusual Menace | Third Doctor | The Minister | Classified |
85 | A Complex Space-Time Event | Eleventh Doctor | Professor Arthur Candy | Unknown |
86 | Deadly Mistakes | Seventh Doctor | Mother of Sergeant Michael Smith (Mrs Smith) | 1963 |
87 | Will Power | Third Doctor | Herbert Clegg | Unknown |
88 | A Masterful Defence | Third Doctor | Court convened to try The Master | Classified |
89 | A Possible Trap | Fourth Doctor | Sarah Jane Smith | Classified |
90 | Overdue Overhaul | Second Doctor | Professor Edward Travers | Unknown |
91 | Preventing the Future | Third Doctor | Sir Reginald Styles | Classified |
92 | Supply Teacher | Tenth Doctor (under the alias of James Robert McCrimmon) | Hector Finch | 2007 |
93 | Primitive Equipment | Third Doctor | Mr Campbell, head of UNIT's Scientific Supplies Section | Classified |
94 | The Best of Times | Third Doctor | Jo Grant | Unknown |
95 | Definitely Not Amused | Tenth Doctor (under the alias Sir Doctor of TARDIS) | Queen Victoria | 1879 |
96 | A Contribution to the Fun | Third Doctor (under the alias of Doctor John Smith) | Mr Carmichael, Chairman of the Parochial Church Council for the village of Devil's End | Unknown |
97 | Naughty or Nice? | Twelfth Doctor | Santa Claus | Unknown |
98 | Missing Aircraft | Fifth Doctor | Airport Controller | March 1982 |
99 | Not So Sorry | Fourth Doctor | The Prime Minister | Classified |
100 | Royal Excuses | Fourth Doctor | Queen Elizabeth II | Classified |
101 | The Road to Recovery | Fifth Doctor (under the alias of John Smith (Doctor)) | The Governors of Brendon Public School for Boys | 6 June 1977 |
102 | Beyond Redemption? | Third Doctor | The Master | Unknown |
103 | England Expects... | First Doctor | Horatio Nelson | 1798 |
104 | Asking for Favours | Seventh Doctor | The Prime Minister | Classified |
The TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]
Letter | Name | From | To | Date |
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105 | Maintenance Notes | First Doctor | N/A | Unknown |
106 | Unofficial Authorisation | Seventh Doctor (forging the signatures of Winston Churchill and Stewart Menzies) | To Whom It May Concern | May 1943 |
107 | Thank You For Having Me | Eleventh Doctor | Craig Owens | June 2010 |
108 | Historical Nonsense | First Doctor | N/A | circa 1184 BC |
109 | A Time for Reflection | Eleventh Doctor | President Richard Nixon | April 1969 |
110 | A Gift to a Best Friend | Fourth Doctor | Sarah Jane Smith | 1978 |
111 | The End of the Line | Eleventh Doctor | Madame Vastra | December 1892 |
112 | The Doctor's Tale | Second Doctor | N/A | Unknown |
113 | The Missing Turkey | Eleventh Doctor | Amy Pond & Rory Williams | Unknown |
114 | A Lump of Rock | Fourth Doctor | Garron | Unknown |
115 | Sorry About the Mess | Fourth Doctor | Leonardo da Vinci | circa 1508 |
116 | Perfect Hiding | Twelfth Doctor | N/A | Unknown |
117 | Till We Meet Again | Tenth Doctor | Sarah Jane Smith | 2007 |
118 | The Intergalactic Flying Dutchman | Eleventh Doctor | Henry Avery | 1699 |
119 | Invitation to Assassination | Eleventh Doctor | Himself, River Song, Amy Pond, Rory Williams, and Canton Everett Delaware III | April 2011 |
120 | Please Look After This Slitheen | Ninth Doctor | Unspecified Raxacoricofallapatorian family | September 2006 |
121 | You are the Doctor | Tenth Doctor | Himself (disguised as human under the alias John Smith) | November 1913 |
122 | Legends Have to Start Somewhere | Twelfth Doctor | Robin Hood | circa 1190 |
123 | Two Pints Today, Please | Eleventh Doctor | Milkman | June 2010 |
124 | Old And Lonely | Eleventh Doctor | Clara Oswald | Various |
125 | ||||
126 | ||||
127 | ||||
128 | Face to Face | Idris (the TARDIS) | Eleventh Doctor | Unknown |
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Theta Sigma mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop during his time at Prydonian Academy, which resulted in High Tutor Albrecht's regeneration.
- Theta also mentions Temporal Engineering class, where he wrote a paper on Random Field Frame, and Gravitational Induction.
- The Doctor stole his TARDIS from the Time Capsule Storage Bays, leaving a note behind. It was found some time later by a Technician, who later reported it to the Castellan.
- An enquiry found that the Transduction Barriers were disabled before the TARDIS was removed from the storage bays.
- The First Doctor and Susan's encounter with Henry VIII was in October 1543.
Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The end of the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth is dated to 2167.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Documents pertaining to incidences with UNIT and early incarnations of the Doctor are dated as "classified" or "unknown", a nod to the UNIT dating controversy.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
Gallifrey and the Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "Academic Progress" (1)
- Borusa was established as the Doctor's former teacher in TV: The Deadly Assassin.
- Theta Sigma takes issue with Borusa's suggestion that he has a "propensity for vulgar facetiousness", something which he wrote in PROSE: Report on Term's Work [+]Loading...["Report on Term's Work (short story)"], indicating that this letter is in response to that report.
- One of Borusa's comments in his Interim Academy Report for Theta Sigma is "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society." The Doctor did, in fact, grow up in a barn. (TV: Listen, The Day of the Doctor, Hell Bent)
- Theta Sigma mentions Lord Azmael, who first appeared in TV: The Twin Dilemma [+]Loading...["The Twin Dilemma (TV story)"].
- "Missing TARDIS" (2) describes that an enquiry into the Doctor's theft of a TARDIS found that the tranduction barrier (first mentioned in TV: The Deadly Assassin [+]Loading...["The Deadly Assassin (TV story)"]) had been disabled, and that its associated fault locator (a piece of technology first appearing in TV: The Daleks [+]Loading...["The Daleks (TV story)"]) had been tampered with.
- "A Warning to the Meddlesome" (3) is the note left by the First Doctor for the Monk after defeating him for the first time, scorning him for his misdeeds. The note presented here is the full version of the note read by the Monk in TV: The Time Meddler [+]Loading...["The Time Meddler (TV story)"].
- "A Plea for Help" (4)
- This is the telepathic message the Second Doctor sent to the Time Lords in TV: The War Games.
- The Doctor would later again make the claim that he ran away from Gallifrey because he was bored. (TV: The Witch's Familiar) He, reveals, though, that he really left because he was afraid. (TV: Heaven Sent)
Planet Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "Taken to the Tower" (11) is a note left by the First Doctor for Henry VIII in the Tower of London including details of their recent quarrel. This visit with Henry VIII is the one the Doctor alluded to in TV: The Sensorites.
- The First Doctor planned to make a trip to Logopolis, although was not successful in this until the very end of his fourth incarnation in TV: Logopolis.
Planet Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A letter is left by the Doctor for Henry VIII, an encounter which was mentioned in TV: The Sensorites [+]Loading...["The Sensorites (TV story)"].
- One letter is left by the Doctor in Susan's coat pocket shortly before her departure from the TARDIS, which was in TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth [+]Loading...["The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Time Lord Letters page at Penguin Books