James Cook
James Cook, often known as simply Captain Cook, was the captain of the Endeavour in 1770, during which time he met the First Doctor and Ian Chesterton, who unintentionally joined him on his voyage to New Zealand and Australia. (AUDIO: The Transit of Venus) Rollo, another Renegade Time Lord, also claimed to have travelled to "the South Seas" with Captain Cook by the time of his meeting with Robert Louis Stevenson in his fifth incarnation. (GAME: "The Hunters Home From the Hill" [+]Part of The Iytean Menace, Loading...{"namedep":"The Hunters Home From the Hill","1":"The Iytean Menace (game)"})
He was killed by a member of a Hawaiian tribe in 1779. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street)
Barbara Wright was inspired as a child by a book she had on Captain Cook. According to Barbara herself, her interest in history stemmed from there. (AUDIO: An Unearthly Woman)