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* In an interview, Peter Cushing stated that he believed that his incarnation of the Doctor is [[canon]]. His theory was that his Doctor is a future incarnation kidnapped by [[the Celestial Toymaker]], who "wiped his memory and made him relive some of his earlier adventures."<ref> http://drwhointerviews.wordpress.com/category/peter-cushing/ |Archive for the ‘Peter Cushing’ Category ''Doctor Who Interviews'' Sep 15, 2009</ref> | * In an interview, Peter Cushing stated that he believed that his incarnation of the Doctor is [[canon]]. His theory was that his Doctor is a future incarnation kidnapped by [[the Celestial Toymaker]], who "wiped his memory and made him relive some of his earlier adventures."<ref> http://drwhointerviews.wordpress.com/category/peter-cushing/ |Archive for the ‘Peter Cushing’ Category ''Doctor Who Interviews'' Sep 15, 2009</ref> | ||
* Though it is assumed that the Cushing Doctor is human, neither of the films featuring the character directly make that claim: As one critic [http://uashome.alaska.edu/~dfgriffin/website/doctorwho.htm points out], "Hartnell’s Doctor often took long vacations on Earth too, and multiple Doctors have used aliases; it’s therefore necessary to conclude that the Time Lord here is merely on a holiday again, using another false name."<ref>http://uashome.alaska.edu/~dfgriffin/website/doctorwho.htm</ref> Another [http://www.eyespider.freeserve.co.uk/drwho/spin/dalmov.html article ]suggests that the Cushing Doctor "could just as easily be an alien who is living on Earth - an alternative interpretation of the 'exile in the fourth dimension' backstory of the tv series"<ref>"Peter Cushing - the cinematic Doctor Who" http://www.eyespider.freeserve.co.uk/drwho/spin/dalmov.html</ref>. It can possibly be inferred, therefore, that the Cushing Doctor is a past or future incarnation, as Peter Cushing believes, though this doesn't explain the simularities between his adventures and those of the [[First Doctor]], and why his companions are vastly different in everything but their names from the television series counterparts. | * Though it is assumed that the Cushing Doctor is human, neither of the films featuring the character directly make that claim: As one critic [http://uashome.alaska.edu/~dfgriffin/website/doctorwho.htm points out], "Hartnell’s Doctor often took long vacations on Earth too, and multiple Doctors have used aliases; it’s therefore necessary to conclude that the Time Lord here is merely on a holiday again, using another false name."<ref>http://uashome.alaska.edu/~dfgriffin/website/doctorwho.htm</ref> Another [http://www.eyespider.freeserve.co.uk/drwho/spin/dalmov.html article ]suggests that the Cushing Doctor "could just as easily be an alien who is living on Earth - an alternative interpretation of the 'exile in the fourth dimension' backstory of the tv series"<ref>"Peter Cushing - the cinematic Doctor Who" http://www.eyespider.freeserve.co.uk/drwho/spin/dalmov.html</ref>. It can possibly be inferred, therefore, that the Cushing Doctor is a past or future incarnation, as Peter Cushing believes, though this doesn't explain the simularities between his adventures and those of the [[First Doctor]], and why his companions are vastly different in everything but their names from the television series counterparts. | ||
* Reference was made to this Doctor in the novel ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]''. | * Reference was made to this Doctor in the novel ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]''. Cushing starred in the [[1980]] [[science fiction]] film ''[[Prey for a Miracle]]'', which was inspired by the [[UFO]] / [[god]]s scare caused by the [[Latter-Day Pantheon]] in [[New York City]] in [[March]] and [[April]] [[1965]]. He played the lead role of "the mysterious government adviser, Doctor Who," a character loosely based on the [[First Doctor]]. However, a film critic for the magazine ''Film in Focus'' noted upon the film's release in [[November]] [[1980]] that Cushing's "endearingly eccentric professor [was] as fictional as the rest of ''Prey for a Miracle''" as what little was known about the real life "Doctor" suggested that he was "a shadowy, manipulative figure." | ||
* [[Nev Fountain]]'s short story ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'', from the anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Day in the Life]]'', reveals that Dr. Who and his eight-year-old granddaughter Suzy are fictitious creations made by the real Doctor to keep the nemesis named Shadow, the embodiment of grief and sorrow, distracted until the real Doctor could overcome his grief and escape from Shadow's prison. Shadow has no hold over the cheerful, angst-free Dr. Who, who departs with Suzy on further childlike and wondrous adventures.<ref>http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip16.htm#4 Doctor Who Guide: Summary of ''Short Trips: A Day in the Life ''</ref> | * [[Nev Fountain]]'s short story ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'', from the anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Day in the Life]]'', reveals that Dr. Who and his eight-year-old granddaughter Suzy are fictitious creations made by the real Doctor to keep the nemesis named Shadow, the embodiment of grief and sorrow, distracted until the real Doctor could overcome his grief and escape from Shadow's prison. Shadow has no hold over the cheerful, angst-free Dr. Who, who departs with Suzy on further childlike and wondrous adventures.<ref>http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip16.htm#4 Doctor Who Guide: Summary of ''Short Trips: A Day in the Life ''</ref> | ||
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Frobisher]] attended the American premiere of ''[[Star Wars]]'' at [[Mann's Chinese Theatre]] in May [[1977]]. While attending, the Doctor thought actor [[Peter Cushing]] (who played both the human Dr. Who and Grand Moff Tarkin in the first film, ''A New Hope'') looked familiar, and seemed to remember meeting his granddaughter ([[PDA]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical]]). ''This exchange potentially supports any of the above theories. | * The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Frobisher]] attended the American premiere of ''[[Star Wars]]'' at [[Mann's Chinese Theatre]] in May [[1977]]. While attending, the Doctor thought actor [[Peter Cushing]] (who played both the human Dr. Who and Grand Moff Tarkin in the first film, ''A New Hope'') looked familiar, and seemed to remember meeting his granddaughter ([[PDA]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical]]). ''This exchange potentially supports any of the above theories. | ||