A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 6 short story)
A Letter from the Doctor was a short story printed in DWM 6, and was the sixth 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 welcomes readers to another issue of Dr Who Weekly, filled as usual with comic strips, features, photos and a competition. He says that, with ten digital watches to be won, this competition gives readers a chance to become a fledgling Doctor themselves as they will then have "time on [their] hands". The Doctor promises the competition will be great fun in itself as it involves the creation of a brand new monster adversary for him, directing readers to page 7 for further details.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor suffers a nervous break-down whenever he wears a watch due to all the time travelling back and forth he does.
- The Doctor has arranged that the best monster creations will appear from time to time in the upcoming letters column.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is the first in the series to use an illustrated Fourth Doctor, replacing the in-character photograph of Tom Baker.
- This story references an in-universe version of this issue's 10 Great Digital Watches To Be Won! competition.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor explains in detail the competition that has watches as prizes which he had previously teased in PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 5 [+]Loading...["A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 5 short story)"].
- The Doctor sends his letter from the Vega Nexous Motel. He had listed "Vega Nexous" as one of his past foes in GAME: Monster Mix [+]Loading...["Monster Mix (game)"].
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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