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'''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]], emphasised that "Frankenstein is the name of the monster, and ''not'' the name of [[Victor Frankenstein|the doctor]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') | '''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]], emphasised that "Frankenstein is the name of the monster, and ''not'' the name of [[Victor Frankenstein|the doctor]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') | ||
In [[ | In [[1942]], the monster was discovered encased in [[ice]] in the [[Hebrides]] by [[Van Helsing]]. Van Helsing took the monster to [[London]] in a [[wood]]en [[crate]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Char]] took the same [[train]] to London as the monster and Van Helsing. | ||
([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | |||
In [[1996]], an [[Frankenstein (robot)|android version of Frankenstein's monster]] was part of an attraction at the [[Festival of Ghana]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | |||
On [[30 December]] [[1999]], [[Pete (Doctor Who)|Pete]] watched the [[Frankenstein (film)|''Frankenstein'' film]] featuring the creature while the [[Seventh Doctor]] [[regenerate]]d in his [[morgue]]. After regenerating, the [[Eighth Doctor]] was startled by the creature on Pete's television. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | On [[30 December]] [[1999]], [[Pete (Doctor Who)|Pete]] watched the [[Frankenstein (film)|''Frankenstein'' film]] featuring the creature while the [[Seventh Doctor]] [[regenerate]]d in his [[morgue]]. After regenerating, the [[Eighth Doctor]] was startled by the creature on Pete's television. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
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