A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 9 short story)
A Letter from the Doctor was a short story printed in DWM 9, and was the ninth in the A Letter from the Doctor series. It was structured as a letter "written" by the Fourth Doctor to the readers of Doctor Who Weekly.
The story was actually written by Dez Skinn, a fact he kept concealed for many years until he revealed it on his website.[1]
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
In his latest letter, the Fourth Doctor explains that TARDISes are bigger on the inside, a fact he considers lucky as the response from readers to the prize-giving competition in issue 5 have begun pouring in and are beginning to crowd even the huge space in the TARDIS. He states that he and his team are currently wading through the entries by taking them into a timeless dimension meaning the wait for results would not last much longer. The Doctor then teases the contents of the next issue, which will see them give away one hundred Doctor Who annuals as prizes and also include a special feature on Davros.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor states that posession of a TARDIS is one of the advantages of being a Time Lord.
- The Doctor's TARDIS is so vast that there are areas within that even he has forgotten about.
- The Doctor believes his readership to be "competition crazy" judging by their letters.
- The Doctor describes Davros as "Mastermind of the Daleks".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Unlike many instalments of A Letter from the Doctor, the Doctor's letter in this story does not feature formatting revealing the date on which it was sent and from where.
- The in-universe competition from issue 5 this instalment references was 3 Raleigh Bicycles To Be Won! while the one from the issue coming up was 100 Doctor Who Annuals To Be Won. The Davros feature was part of The Monsters of Doctor Who series of articles.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor explains for "newcomers" that TARDIS stands for "Time And Relative Dimensions in Space". The plural Dimensions was first used in TV: The Time Meddler [+]Loading...["The Time Meddler (TV story)"], as opposed to the singular Dimension established in TV: An Unearthly Child [+]Loading...["An Unearthly Child (TV story)"].
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