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Unbeknownst to the Doctor at the time, the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] stepped in and appealed for a stay of execution. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | Unbeknownst to the Doctor at the time, the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] stepped in and appealed for a stay of execution. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
The Time Lord tribunal said that they would sentence the Doctor with two punishments: exile on Earth during [[20th century|the late 20th century]] and an involuntary [[regeneration]] into a new, less-recognisable incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | The Time Lord tribunal said that they would sentence the Doctor with two punishments: exile on Earth during [[20th century|the late 20th century]] and an involuntary [[regeneration]] into a new, less-recognisable incarnation, much to the Doctor's frustration. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | ||
Neither of these sentences were promulgated immediately. | Neither of these sentences were promulgated immediately. | ||
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==== Post-sentencing ==== | ==== Post-sentencing ==== | ||
The [[Third Doctor|newly-regenerated Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] eventually re-materialised in the [[Oxley Woods]] at the same time as an invasion by the [[Nestene Consciousness]], in the late [[20th century]]. The Doctor experienced a period of unconsciousness and partial amnesia, but he recovered and helped [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] defeat the Nestene Consciousness's [[Auton]]s. The Doctor agreed to stay on as UNIT's unpaid scientific advisor in exchange for a place to park the TARDIS and technical resources he needed to repair his ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') | The [[Third Doctor|newly-regenerated Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] eventually re-materialised in the [[Oxley Woods]] at the same time as an invasion by the [[Nestene Consciousness]], in the late [[20th century]]. The Doctor experienced a period of unconsciousness and partial amnesia, but he recovered and helped [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] defeat the Nestene Consciousness's [[Auton]]s. The Doctor agreed to stay on as UNIT's unpaid scientific advisor in exchange for a place to park the TARDIS and technical resources he needed to repair his ship. He was also bought a car. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
To ensure the Doctor would remain in exile, the Time Lords removed certain secrets of [[time travel]] from his mind. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'') Chief amongst these were the materialisation codes needed to operate the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') Indeed, the dematerialisation circuit itself was damaged beyond the Doctor's ability to repair it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') This didn't stop the Doctor, with the help of his UNIT assistants Dr. [[Liz Shaw]] and, later, [[Jo Grant]], from attempting to repair the TARDIS. At one point this led to the Doctor accidentally breaking the First Law of Time by creating a minor paradox in which he and Jo encountered future versions of themselves. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'') | To ensure the Doctor would remain in exile, the Time Lords removed certain secrets of [[time travel]] from his mind. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'') Chief amongst these were the materialisation codes needed to operate the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') Indeed, the dematerialisation circuit itself was damaged beyond the Doctor's ability to repair it. When trying to replace his mark I dematerialization circuit with the Master's mark II, smoke spilled out of the TARDIS, not accepting the replacement. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') This didn't stop the Doctor, with the help of his UNIT assistants Dr. [[Liz Shaw]] and, later, [[Jo Grant]], from attempting to repair the TARDIS. At one point this led to the Doctor accidentally breaking the First Law of Time by creating a minor paradox in which he and Jo encountered future versions of themselves. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
==== The Master and the errand boy ==== | ==== The Master and the errand boy ==== | ||
While based on 20th century Earth, a Time Lord appeared to warn the Doctor of the coming of [[the Master]], an indirect way of sending him on a mission to defeat the Master's plots. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'') For a period of time thereafter, the Doctor repeatedly encountered the Master and foiled his various plots. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' to ''[[The Dæmons]]'', inclusive) | While based on 20th century Earth, a Time Lord appeared to warn the Doctor of the coming of [[the Master]], an indirect way of sending him on a mission to defeat the Master's plots. The time lords were impressed with the ingenuity of the Master's plans, yet did not interfere themselves. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'') For a period of time thereafter, the Doctor repeatedly encountered the Master and foiled his various plots. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' to ''[[The Dæmons]]'', inclusive) | ||
The appearance of the Time Lord who warned the Doctor of the Master's return prefigured a period of time in which the Time Lords allowed the Doctor occasional reprieves from exile. When it suited their purposes, the Time Lords would send the Doctor on controlled flights away from Earth on specific missions. The Time Lords allowed the Doctor full use of his TARDIS to stop the Master on an Earth colony in the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'') Later, they allowed him to travel to [[Peladon]] for unspecified reasons. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'') They also sent him on a direct mission to convey a message to [[Ky]], a [[Solonian]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') (On at least one occasion, the Doctor managed to pilot the TARDIS on his own, but this was when he was tracking the Master's TARDIS to avert his new control of [[Kronos]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'')). | The appearance of the Time Lord who warned the Doctor of the Master's return prefigured a period of time in which the Time Lords allowed the Doctor occasional reprieves from exile. When it suited their purposes, the Time Lords would send the Doctor on controlled flights away from Earth on specific missions. The Time Lords allowed the Doctor full use of his TARDIS to stop the Master on an Earth colony in the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'') Later, they allowed him to travel to [[Peladon]] for unspecified reasons. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'') They also sent him on a direct mission to convey a message to [[Ky]], a [[Solonian]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') (On at least one occasion, the Doctor managed to pilot the TARDIS on his own, but this was when he was tracking the Master's TARDIS to avert his new control of [[Kronos]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'')). | ||
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In an effort to defeat the renegade Time Lord [[Omega]], the Time Lords took the unprecedented step of not only recruiting the Doctor's third incarnation, but also his [[First Doctor|first]] and [[Second Doctor|second]] as well (although due to technical issues, the [[First Doctor]] was only able to contribute advice). As a reward for the successful defeat of Omega, the Time Lords finally rescinded the Doctor's exile on Earth, granting him his lost memories as well as a brand new dematerialisation circuit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') | In an effort to defeat the renegade Time Lord [[Omega]], the Time Lords took the unprecedented step of not only recruiting the Doctor's third incarnation, but also his [[First Doctor|first]] and [[Second Doctor|second]] as well (although due to technical issues, the [[First Doctor]] was only able to contribute advice). As a reward for the successful defeat of Omega, the Time Lords finally rescinded the Doctor's exile on Earth, granting him his lost memories as well as a brand new dematerialisation circuit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
Despite his exile coming to an end, the Doctor continued to work with UNIT on a regular basis and retain his home base there for the remainder of his third incarnation. Following his regeneration, however, the [[Fourth Doctor|new Doctor]] finally took full advantage of his freedom and quickly weaned himself away from UNIT, save for the occasional collaboration, ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'', ''[[The Android Invasion]]'', etc.) and also took part in adventures on Earth on a less-frequent basis than he had done previously, although he never officially resigned from UNIT. ([[TV]]: ''[[The | Despite his exile coming to an end, the Doctor continued to work with UNIT on a regular basis and retain his home base there for the remainder of his third incarnation. Following his regeneration, however, the [[Fourth Doctor|new Doctor]] finally took full advantage of his freedom and quickly weaned himself away from UNIT, save for the occasional collaboration, ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'', ''[[The Android Invasion]]'', etc.) and also took part in adventures on Earth on a less-frequent basis than he had done previously, although he never officially resigned from UNIT. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
== Alternate timelines == | == Alternate timelines == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Season 6B]], for a more behind-the-scenes discussion of the Second Doctor's life after ''[[The War Games]]'' | * [[Season 6B]], for a more behind-the-scenes discussion of the Second Doctor's life after ''[[The War Games]]'' | ||
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Events]] | ||
[[Category:The Doctor]] | [[Category:The Doctor]] | ||
