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}}'''Anne Travers''' was the daughter of [[Margaret Travers]] and Professor [[Edward Travers]], and the scientific advisor to the [[British Army]]'s fight against the [[Great Intelligence]] and its [[Robot Yeti]] in the [[London Underground]]. | }}'''Anne Travers''' was the daughter, and second child, of [[Margaret Travers]] and Professor [[Edward Travers]], and the scientific advisor to the [[British Army]]'s fight against the [[Great Intelligence]] and its [[Robot Yeti]] in the [[London Underground]]. | ||
Anne was born on [[28 October]] [[1937]], eighteen months after her brother, [[Alun Travers]]. Her mother died | Anne was born on [[28 October]] [[1937]], eighteen months after her brother, [[Alun Travers]]. Her mother died in 1943. (PROSE: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'') She took after her mother's side of the family in appearance, but took after her father in personality. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Cold Step (short story)|One Cold Step]]'') | ||
[[Rachel Jensen|Professor Rachel Jensen]] was one of her [[lecturer]]s at the [[University of Cambridge]]. Her classmates included [[Allison Williams]] and [[Ruth Ingram]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') | [[Rachel Jensen|Professor Rachel Jensen]] was one of her [[lecturer]]s at the [[University of Cambridge]]. Her classmates included [[Allison Williams]] and [[Ruth Ingram]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') | ||
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After the [[London Event]], she was retained by the British Army and sequestered to a secret [[The Vault (UNIT)|vault]] in [[Northumberland]] to help develop new defensive weapons based on the remains of the Great Intelligence's technologies. She devised two machines, one based on the device she developed with the Doctor previously, which interrupted the Great Intelligence's control of Yeti. Another device, labelled a "web destructor" by Major [[Walter Douglas|Douglas]], was able to evaporate the Great Intelligence's web. Both devices were used in the Cornish village of [[Bledoe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'') | After the [[London Event]], she was retained by the British Army and sequestered to a secret [[The Vault (UNIT)|vault]] in [[Northumberland]] to help develop new defensive weapons based on the remains of the Great Intelligence's technologies. She devised two machines, one based on the device she developed with the Doctor previously, which interrupted the Great Intelligence's control of Yeti. Another device, labelled a "web destructor" by Major [[Walter Douglas|Douglas]], was able to evaporate the Great Intelligence's web. Both devices were used in the Cornish village of [[Bledoe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'') | ||
She became highly suspicious of the Vault and its true agenda, and as acting as a spy inside it for General [[Oliver Hamilton]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') After a Vault Citadel had been captured, she was taken out to work for the [[Home-Army Fifth | She became highly suspicious of the Vault and its true agenda, and as acting as a spy inside it for General [[Oliver Hamilton]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') After a Vault Citadel had been captured, she was taken out to work for the [[Home-Army Fifth Operational Corps]] and quickly grew frustrated that without a proper lab during the move to [[Dolerite Base]], she had nothing to do for weeks. She went out to investigate [[BLIMEY]] with [[Samson Ware]] mainly out of boredom. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'', ''[[The Showstoppers (novel)|The Showstoppers]]'') | ||
During this time she maintained contact with William Bishop, and eventually realised the depth of her feeling for him. Upon the advice of her friend, Ruth McGrath, Anne finally asked Bishop out on a date, and they officially became an 'item'. (PROSE: ''Moon Blink, [[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]], [[Mind of Stone (novel)|Mind of Stone]], [[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]], [[The Daughters of Earth]], [[The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | |||
Tragedy struck in January 1970, when her father's mind was consumed by the Great Intelligence. He was 'saved' by [[Thonmi]] Rinpoche, and Anne was able to say goodbye to him on the astral plane. However, it took her a few months to find a way to deal with the loss, and it wasn't until March that she felt able to finally tell her brother, and their family, about Edward's death. They held a funeral service for him on Wednesday 25th March. (PROSE: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]], [[The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | |||
She built a healthy friendship with Sally Wright, and was there to support her following the end of Sally's relationship with Lethbridge-Stewart. (PROSE: ''[[The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | |||
Three years later, Anne and her father visited the [[United States]] for a year, letting out his home in [[London]] to Professor [[Watkins]] and his niece [[Isobel Watkins|Isobel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'') Part of the reason for the trip was the help establish the scientific arm of the US side of UNIT, working alongside Major [[Adrienne Kramer]]. (PROSE: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'') | |||
Anne and Bishop were married by New Year 1990, and had a son, Samuel. (PROSE: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]], [[The Two Brigadiers (short story)|The Two Brigadiers]]'') | |||
She succeeded Jensen as chief scientific advisor to the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] in [[1981]], serving in that position for eighteen years. | She succeeded Jensen as chief scientific advisor to the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] in [[1981]], serving in that position for eighteen years. | ||
