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'''Frankenstein's monster''' was a character from the [[1818]] novel ''[[Frankenstein]]'' by [[Mary Shelley]]. | '''Frankenstein's monster''' was a character from the [[1818]] novel ''[[Frankenstein]]'' by [[Mary Shelley]]. Shelley was inspired by seeing the [[Eighth Doctor]] — under the [[Aliases of the Doctor|alias]] "Dr Frankenstein" — revived and turned into a similar creature. A younger Eighth Doctor, as the two left for adventures in [[the TARDIS]], emphasized that "Frankenstein is the name of the monster, and ''not'' the name of the doctor". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') | ||
In [[1996]], an [[android]] [[Frankenstein (robot)|version]] of Frankenstein's monster, along with [[Dracula (robot)|a version of]] [[Count Dracula]] and the [[Grey Lady]], was part of an attraction at the [[Festival of Ghana]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | In [[1996]], an [[android]] [[Frankenstein (robot)|version]] of Frankenstein's monster, along with [[Dracula (robot)|a version of]] [[Count Dracula]] and the [[Grey Lady]], was part of an attraction at the [[Festival of Ghana]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
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* [[Boris Karloff]], who plays the monster by the use of stock footage, was born on [[23 November (people)|23 November]] [[1887 (people)|1887]], exactly 76 years before the air date of ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''. | * [[Boris Karloff]], who plays the monster by the use of stock footage, was born on [[23 November (people)|23 November]] [[1887 (people)|1887]], exactly 76 years before the air date of ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''. | ||
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