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|appearances = ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]''<br />''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''<br />[[DWMS]]: ''[[Daleks Versus the Martians (comic story)|Daleks Versus the Martians]]''<br />[[ | |appearances = ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]''<br />''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''<br />[[DWMS]]: ''[[Daleks Versus the Martians (comic story)|Daleks Versus the Martians]]''<br />[[PROSE]]: ''[[The House on Oldark Moor (short story)|The House on Oldark Moor]]''<br />[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow (short story)|The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'' (as fiction within the [[Doctor Who universe]]) | ||
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When Barbara's boyfriend [[Ian (Dalek movies)|Ian Chesterton]] was visiting his house, he, Susan and Barbara went to have a look at ''Tardis''. Ian accidentally pulled a lever and the four of them were transported to [[Skaro]], the home planet of the [[Dalek]]s. | When Barbara's boyfriend [[Ian (Dalek movies)|Ian Chesterton]] was visiting his house, he, Susan and Barbara went to have a look at ''Tardis''. Ian accidentally pulled a lever and the four of them were transported to [[Skaro]], the home planet of the [[Dalek]]s. | ||
Trying to return ''Tardis'' home, Dr. Who opened the doors to find a [[Rome|Roman]] legion marching towards the ship in [[1st century|64 AD]]. While in [[Rome]] itself, Ian soon ended becoming a gladiator (''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', [[ | Trying to return ''Tardis'' home, Dr. Who opened the doors to find a [[Rome|Roman]] legion marching towards the ship in [[1st century|64 AD]]. While in [[Rome]] itself, Ian soon ended becoming a gladiator (''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The House on Oldark Moor (short story)|The House on Oldark Moor]]'') | ||
''Tardis'' subsequently materialised on Oldark Moor, where Dr. Who and his companions encountered Count Tarkin. ([[ | ''Tardis'' subsequently materialised on Oldark Moor, where Dr. Who and his companions encountered Count Tarkin. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The House on Oldark Moor (short story)|The House on Oldark Moor]]'') | ||
After Ian and Barbara had seemingly left ''Tardis'', Dr. Who and Susan travelled to [[Mars]] with his niece [[Louise (Dalek movies)|Louise]], where they once again encountered the Daleks as well as the telepathic native [[Martian]]s. After Louise was captured by the Daleks, Dr. Who learned that the [[Martian Sphinx]] was in fact an ancient weapon whose secret had been forgotten. He was able to reactivate the Sphinx and used it to destroy the invading Dalek forces, only moments after he had rescued Louise from the [[Dalek Flying Saucer]]. ([[DWMS]]: ''[[Daleks Versus the Martians (comic story)|Daleks Versus the Martians]]'') | After Ian and Barbara had seemingly left ''Tardis'', Dr. Who and Susan travelled to [[Mars]] with his niece [[Louise (Dalek movies)|Louise]], where they once again encountered the Daleks as well as the telepathic native [[Martian]]s. After Louise was captured by the Daleks, Dr. Who learned that the [[Martian Sphinx]] was in fact an ancient weapon whose secret had been forgotten. He was able to reactivate the Sphinx and used it to destroy the invading Dalek forces, only moments after he had rescued Louise from the [[Dalek Flying Saucer]]. ([[DWMS]]: ''[[Daleks Versus the Martians (comic story)|Daleks Versus the Martians]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Unlike the Doctor of the television series who, in common tradition, is never identified by the name "Doctor Who", the Cushing version is explicitly referenced by the name. The character's first name in this context is never revealed. | * Unlike the Doctor of the television series who, in common tradition, is never identified by the name "Doctor Who", the Cushing version is explicitly referenced by the name. The character's first name in this context is never revealed. | ||
* A third film, based upon the televised serial [[ | * A third film, based upon the televised serial [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', was planned but never made. Additionally, Stanmark Productions Limited obtained a license to make a series of fifty-two half-hour radio dramas based on the character. Advertisements were published, but no episode was ever known to have been completed.<ref>[[David J Howe|Howe, David J.]], "The Lost Radio Plays". ''The Frame'' #10. May, 1989. p. 17.</ref><ref>http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/tsv41/petercushing.html "Peter Cushing Obituary". ''Time Space Visualiser'' #41.</ref> | ||
* In common with that of the [[First Doctor]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s, ''Tardis'' had a St John Ambulance logo, and was the same shade of blue. | * In common with that of the [[First Doctor]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s, ''Tardis'' had a St John Ambulance logo, and was the same shade of blue. | ||
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* Reference was made to this Doctor in the novel ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]''. Cushing starred in the [[1980]] [[science fiction]] film ''[[Prey for a Miracle]]'', which was inspired by the [[UFO]] / [[god]]s scare caused by the [[Latter-Day Pantheon]] in [[New York City]] in [[March]] and [[April]] [[1965]]. He played the lead role of "the mysterious government adviser, Doctor Who," a character loosely based on the [[First Doctor]]. However, a film critic for the magazine ''Film in Focus'' noted upon the film's release in [[November]] [[1980]] that Cushing's "endearingly eccentric professor [was] as fictional as the rest of ''Prey for a Miracle''" as what little was known about the real life "Doctor" suggested that he was "a shadowy, manipulative figure." | * Reference was made to this Doctor in the novel ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]''. Cushing starred in the [[1980]] [[science fiction]] film ''[[Prey for a Miracle]]'', which was inspired by the [[UFO]] / [[god]]s scare caused by the [[Latter-Day Pantheon]] in [[New York City]] in [[March]] and [[April]] [[1965]]. He played the lead role of "the mysterious government adviser, Doctor Who," a character loosely based on the [[First Doctor]]. However, a film critic for the magazine ''Film in Focus'' noted upon the film's release in [[November]] [[1980]] that Cushing's "endearingly eccentric professor [was] as fictional as the rest of ''Prey for a Miracle''" as what little was known about the real life "Doctor" suggested that he was "a shadowy, manipulative figure." | ||
* [[Nev Fountain]]'s short story ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'', from the anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Day in the Life]]'', reveals that Dr. Who and his eight-year-old granddaughter Suzy are fictitious creations made by the real Doctor to keep the nemesis named Shadow, the embodiment of grief and sorrow, distracted until the real Doctor could overcome his grief and escape from Shadow's prison. Shadow has no hold over the cheerful, angst-free Dr. Who, who departs with Suzy on further childlike and wondrous adventures.<ref>http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip16.htm#4 Doctor Who Guide: Summary of ''Short Trips: A Day in the Life ''</ref> | * [[Nev Fountain]]'s short story ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'', from the anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Day in the Life]]'', reveals that Dr. Who and his eight-year-old granddaughter Suzy are fictitious creations made by the real Doctor to keep the nemesis named Shadow, the embodiment of grief and sorrow, distracted until the real Doctor could overcome his grief and escape from Shadow's prison. Shadow has no hold over the cheerful, angst-free Dr. Who, who departs with Suzy on further childlike and wondrous adventures.<ref>http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip16.htm#4 Doctor Who Guide: Summary of ''Short Trips: A Day in the Life ''</ref> | ||
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Frobisher]] attended the American premiere of ''[[Star Wars]]'' at [[Mann's Chinese Theatre]] in May [[1977]]. While attending, the Doctor thought actor [[Peter Cushing]] (who played both the human Dr. Who and Grand Moff Tarkin in the first film, ''A New Hope'') looked familiar, and seemed to remember meeting his granddaughter ([[ | * The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Frobisher]] attended the American premiere of ''[[Star Wars]]'' at [[Mann's Chinese Theatre]] in May [[1977]]. While attending, the Doctor thought actor [[Peter Cushing]] (who played both the human Dr. Who and Grand Moff Tarkin in the first film, ''A New Hope'') looked familiar, and seemed to remember meeting his granddaughter ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical]]). ''This exchange potentially supports any of the above theories. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
