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Other accounts of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|the Doctor appearing in Earth fiction]], sometimes as a [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|character called "Doctor Who"]], suggested that some of the movies [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology#On television|and TV programmes]] about the character were based on records and testimonies of the real Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Stop, Thief! (short story)}}, {{cs|Salvation (novel)}}, {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}}) It has been suggested that when the Doctor's existence has become too noticeable to a world, they have a favourite "panic button", going back in time and introducing themselves as a fictional character in that world's mythology. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Afterword (short story)}}) | Other accounts of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|the Doctor appearing in Earth fiction]], sometimes as a [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|character called "Doctor Who"]], suggested that some of the movies [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology#On television|and TV programmes]] about the character were based on records and testimonies of the real Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Stop, Thief! (short story)}}, {{cs|Salvation (novel)}}, {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}}) It has been suggested that when the Doctor's existence has become too noticeable to a world, they have a favourite "panic button", going back in time and introducing themselves as a fictional character in that world's mythology. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Afterword (short story)}}) | ||
Premiering in the [[1950s]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|In Search of Doctor X (short story)}}) the television series ''[[Doctor X]]'' shared similarities ''Doctor Who'', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|In Search of Doctor X (short story)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|Doctor X (webcast)}}, etc.) with the series both being primarily [[science fiction]], centring around a mysterious, eponymous time traveller, with similarly named books<ref>''[[Doctor X in an Amazing Adventure in Space]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|In Search of Doctor X (short story)}}, {{cs|Bafflement and Devotion (short story)}}) as well as a dedicated fanbase. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bafflement and Devotion (short story)}}, {{cs|The Story of Fester Cat (novel)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|Doctor X (webcast)}}) | Premiering in the [[1950s]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|In Search of Doctor X (short story)}}) the television series ''[[Doctor X]]'' shared similarities ''Doctor Who'', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|In Search of Doctor X (short story)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|Doctor X (webcast)}}, etc.) with the series both being primarily [[science fiction]], centring around a mysterious, eponymous time traveller, with similarly named books<ref>''[[Doctor X in an Amazing Adventure in Space]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (in-universe)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|In Search of Doctor X (short story)}}, {{cs|Bafflement and Devotion (short story)}}) as well as a dedicated fanbase. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bafflement and Devotion (short story)}}, {{cs|The Story of Fester Cat (novel)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|Doctor X (webcast)}}) | ||
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