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novel name= Verdigris | | novel name= Verdigris | | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:Verdigris.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | | ||
number= 30 | | number= 30 | | ||
doctor=[[Third Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Third Doctor]] | | ||
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:''You may be looking for [[verdigris|something else called "verdigris"]].'' | :''You may be looking for [[verdigris|something else called "verdigris"]].'' | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''Jo Grant had no inkling of the ship that revolved in orbit like a discreet, preposterous thought in the mind of someone serene but bonkers.'' | ''Jo Grant had no inkling of the ship that revolved in orbit like a discreet, preposterous thought in the mind of someone serene but bonkers.'' | ||
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Without the help of UNIT, the Doctor and his friends face the daunting task of defeating aliens, marauding robot sheep, the mysterious Children of Destiny and... the being who calls himself Verdigris. | Without the help of UNIT, the Doctor and his friends face the daunting task of defeating aliens, marauding robot sheep, the mysterious Children of Destiny and... the being who calls himself Verdigris. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
**Wants to steal [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|Iris' TARDIS]] so that he can escape his exile on [[ | ** Wants to steal [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|Iris' TARDIS]] so that he can escape his exile on [[Earth]]. | ||
*[[Jo Grant]] | * [[Jo Grant]] | ||
**Is trained in lock picking and escapology. | ** Is trained in lock picking and escapology. | ||
*[[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]] | * [[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]] | ||
*[[Iris Wildthyme]] | * [[Iris Wildthyme]] | ||
**Mentions [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]] her companion the ''"butch dyke traffic warden"''. | ** Mentions [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]] her companion the ''"butch dyke traffic warden"''. | ||
*[[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]] | * [[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]] | ||
**Has been travelling with Iris for about a month. | ** Has been travelling with Iris for about a month. | ||
**Tom has a paranoid moment when he meets his mother and thinks he's destined to [[sex|impregnate]] her. | ** Tom has a paranoid moment when he meets his mother and thinks he's destined to [[sex|impregnate]] her. | ||
**Tom is gay. | ** Tom is gay. | ||
*[[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]] | * [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]] | ||
**Kisses Jo whilst wearing a mask which makes him look like the Master. | ** Kisses Jo whilst wearing a mask which makes him look like the Master. | ||
*The [[Children of Destiny]] | * The [[Children of Destiny]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*Iris mentions the time that [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] fell off a cliff on [[Peladon (planet)|Peladon]]. | * Iris mentions the time that [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] fell off a cliff on [[Peladon (planet)|Peladon]]. | ||
*[[The Master]] makes a cameo at the end, intending to head for [[Skaro]]. | * [[The Master]] makes a cameo at the end, intending to head for [[Skaro]]. | ||
*The Doctor takes Jo to his country house, which is thirty miles from Thisis. | * The Doctor takes Jo to his country house, which is thirty miles from Thisis. | ||
*He had also taken Jo to [[Smithwood Manor|his house in Kent]], his flat in [[London]] and a caravan he has in the highlands of [[Scotland]]. | * He had also taken Jo to [[Smithwood Manor|his house in Kent]], his flat in [[London]] and a caravan he has in the highlands of [[Scotland]]. | ||
*Verdigris travels to the [[anti-matter]] universe and makes [[Omega]] aware of the Doctor (there by leading to the Doctor being freed from his exile). | * Verdigris travels to the [[anti-matter]] universe and makes [[Omega]] aware of the Doctor (there by leading to the Doctor being freed from his exile). | ||
*The [[Saldisian]]s are hand-bag shaped aliens. | * The [[Saldisian]]s are hand-bag shaped aliens. | ||
*Iris refers to the Doctor travelling with a [[Romana|blonde woman]] and a [[K9|metal dog]] which has not happened yet for the Doctor. | * Iris refers to the Doctor travelling with a [[Romana|blonde woman]] and a [[K9|metal dog]] which has not happened yet for the Doctor. | ||
*Iris was once a member of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. | * Iris was once a member of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. | ||
*Following her impersonation in the Sisterhood, Iris was time scooped to [[Gallifrey]] where she and her other incarnations battled the [[Zarbi]], [[Voord]] and [[Mechanoid]]s in the [[Death Zone]]. | * Following her impersonation in the Sisterhood, Iris was time scooped to [[Gallifrey]] where she and her other incarnations battled the [[Zarbi]], [[Voord]] and [[Mechanoid]]s in the [[Death Zone]]. | ||
*Iris met [[the Brigadier]] during a conflict in [[Venice]] involving the [[Celaphopod]]s. | * Iris met [[the Brigadier]] during a conflict in [[Venice]] involving the [[Celaphopod]]s. | ||
*In the future Iris and [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny ]] help (a future incarnation of) the Doctor to defeat the [[Dalek Supreme]] in the Crystal Mines of [[Marlion]]. | * In the future Iris and [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]] help (a future incarnation of) the Doctor to defeat the [[Dalek Supreme]] in the Crystal Mines of [[Marlion]]. | ||
*Iris has met the [[Terrible Zodin]] on [[Mars]]. | * Iris has met the [[Terrible Zodin]] on [[Mars]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]=== | === [[:Category:Planets|Planets]] === | ||
*Iris summoned Verdigris from the planet [[Makorna]]. | * Iris summoned Verdigris from the planet [[Makorna]]. | ||
*The Doctor and Iris agree that the Nurses of [[Ionicaiy Six]] would go to the trouble of kidnapping humans simply to play doctors and nurses. | * The Doctor and Iris agree that the Nurses of [[Ionicaiy Six]] would go to the trouble of kidnapping humans simply to play doctors and nurses. | ||
*In Tom's first trip with Iris she took him to the planet [[Calgoria]]. | * In Tom's first trip with Iris she took him to the planet [[Calgoria]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Foods and beverages|Alcohol]]=== | === [[:Category:Foods and beverages|Alcohol]] === | ||
*The Doctor, Jo, Tom (and others), drink [[Alcohol#Wine|Chardonay]], [[Alcohol#Spirits, Cocktails and other alcoholic drinks|whiskey]] and multiple [[Alcohol#Spirits, Cocktails and other alcoholic drinks|gin and tonics]] | * The Doctor, Jo, Tom (and others), drink [[Alcohol#Wine|Chardonay]], [[Alcohol#Spirits, Cocktails and other alcoholic drinks|whiskey]] and multiple [[Alcohol#Spirits, Cocktails and other alcoholic drinks|gin and tonics]] | ||
*The Doctor prefers [[lime]] rather than [[lemon]] in his Bombay Sapphire Gin. | * The Doctor prefers [[lime]] rather than [[lemon]] in his Bombay Sapphire Gin. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*Paul Magrs crafts Iris Wildthyme as a sort of 'anti-Doctor', she drinks, smokes, generally kidnaps her companions. Also her companions are more or less opposite to the Doctor's; Jenny the lesbian traffic warden who ''"got the runs"'' as they went through the vortex, then there's Tom the black gay guy whom she also kidnapped. | * Paul Magrs crafts Iris Wildthyme as a sort of 'anti-Doctor', she drinks, smokes, generally kidnaps her companions. Also her companions are more or less opposite to the Doctor's; Jenny the lesbian traffic warden who ''"got the runs"'' as they went through the vortex, then there's Tom the black gay guy whom she also kidnapped. | ||
:* Then there's the adventures she had which are similar...but not to the Doctor's. | :* Then there's the adventures she had which are similar...but not to the Doctor's. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Iris mentions the occasion when the TARDIS fell off a cliff on [[Peladon (planet)|Peladon]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'') The Doctor says that that has not happened yet in his personal timeline. | * Iris mentions the occasion when the TARDIS fell off a cliff on [[Peladon (planet)|Peladon]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'') The Doctor says that that has not happened yet in his personal timeline. | ||
*Iris was on Karn when the Doctor was there. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') | * Iris was on Karn when the Doctor was there. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
*Iris has an adventure in the Death Zone remarkably similar to [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''. | * Iris has an adventure in the Death Zone remarkably similar to [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''. | ||
*The Master leaves Earth at the end of this story having escaped from prison in [[DW]]: '' [[The Sea Devils]]'' and aims for Skaro, which leads to his next appearance in [[DW]]: '' [[Frontier in Space]]''. | * The Master leaves Earth at the end of this story having escaped from prison in [[DW]]: '' [[The Sea Devils]]'' and aims for Skaro, which leads to his next appearance in [[DW]]: '' [[Frontier in Space]]''. | ||
*At the end of the novel, Verdigris travels to the anti-matter universe to assist Omega against the Doctor (setting up events for [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]).'' | * At the end of the novel, Verdigris travels to the anti-matter universe to assist Omega against the Doctor (setting up events for [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]).'' | ||
*Iris refers to the time she met the [[Fourth Doctor]], Romana and K9. ([[ST]]: ''[[Suitors, Inc.]]'') | * Iris refers to the time she met the [[Fourth Doctor]], Romana and K9. ([[ST]]: ''[[Suitors, Inc.]]'') | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
Placement of this story is complicated given the various references throughout the book. | Placement of this story is complicated given the various references throughout the book. | ||
:*Iris mentions when the Doctor's TARDIS fell off the cliff, see continuity), which means in theory this occurs before [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''. | :* Iris mentions when the Doctor's TARDIS fell off the cliff, see continuity), which means in theory this occurs before [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''. | ||
:* However, the Master is not in prison so this story must take place after [[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''. | :* However, the Master is not in prison so this story must take place after [[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''. | ||
*''Verdigris'' occurs after [[DWM]]: ''[[Target Practice]]'' | * ''Verdigris'' occurs after [[DWM]]: ''[[Target Practice]]'' | ||
*''Verdigris'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' | * ''Verdigris'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{dwrefguide|whobbk30.htm|Verdigris}} | * {{dwrefguide|whobbk30.htm|Verdigris}} | ||
*{{whoniverse|PD30.php|Verdigris}} | * {{whoniverse|PD30.php|Verdigris}} | ||
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