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'''''Birth of a Renegade''''' was a short prose story published in 1983 by the ''[[Radio Times]]'' in its ''[[Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special]]''. It was intended to reveal [[Susan Foreman]]'s origin. | '''''Birth of a Renegade''''' was a short prose story published in 1983 by the ''[[Radio Times]]'' in its ''[[Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special]]''. It was intended to reveal [[Susan Foreman]]'s origin. | ||
These accounts of Susan's origins have not been reflected in any other source. The story states that Susan is not in fact related to the Doctor, but is instead a descendant of [[Rassilon]]. This is a [[retcon]] which goes against the intent of the original programme makers who devised the character of Susan as the Doctor's granddaughter. A different account of Susan's origins, in which she is not exactly the Doctor's granddaughter, but instead the granddaughter of [[the Other]], who was later reincarnated as the Doctor, is found in the novel ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]''. | |||
The impetus to say that Susan was not actually the Doctor's descendant came from the belief, widely held among fans in the 1980s and 1990s, that the Doctor is asexual, and thus could not have any actual offspring. This belief was also the official policy of producer [[John Nathan-Turner]], who was often quoted as saying, "There's no hanky-panky in the TARDIS." Thus, this retcon by script editor [[Eric Saward]] was in tune with the intentions of the 1980s production team, even if it was at odds with the intentions of the original 1960s production team. | |||
In the 21st century revival of ''Doctor Who'', the Doctor has been depicted as a sexual and occasionally flirtatious being, and he has referred to himself as having been a father (in [[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'' and ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]''), so the notion of him also being a grandfather is generally no longer considered an issue. In the 2013 episode [[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'', the Doctor, for the first time since the revival began, explicitly states that he has a granddaughter. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* This Doctor wishes he still had his [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'') | * This Doctor wishes he still had his [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'') | ||
* The Master's assassination of Lord President Slann predates his murder of the Lord President in [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', although the assassination of the Lord President in that story is strongly suggested to be unprecedented. | * The Master's assassination of Lord President Slann predates his murder of the Lord President in [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', although the assassination of the Lord President in that story is strongly suggested to be unprecedented. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
