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Other accounts of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|the Doctor appearing in Earth fiction]], sometimes as a [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|character called "Doctor Who"]], suggested that some of the movies [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology#On television|and TV programmes]] about the character were based on records and testimonies of the real Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'', ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') It has been suggested that when the Doctor's existence has become too noticeable to a world, they have a favorite "panic button", going back in time and introducing themselves as a fictional character in that world's mythology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Afterword (short story)|Afterword]]'') | Other accounts of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|the Doctor appearing in Earth fiction]], sometimes as a [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|character called "Doctor Who"]], suggested that some of the movies [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology#On television|and TV programmes]] about the character were based on records and testimonies of the real Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'', ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') It has been suggested that when the Doctor's existence has become too noticeable to a world, they have a favorite "panic button", going back in time and introducing themselves as a fictional character in that world's mythology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Afterword (short story)|Afterword]]'') | ||
Premiering in the [[1950s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'') the television series ''[[Doctor X]]'' shared similarities ''Doctor Who'', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Case File - Doctor X (webcast)|Case File - Doctor X]]'', et al.) with the series both being primarily [[science fiction]], centering around a mysterious, epynomynous time traveller, with similarly named books<ref>''[[Doctor X in an Amazing Adventure in Space]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'') as well as a dedicated fanbase | Premiering in the [[1950s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'') the television series ''[[Doctor X]]'' shared similarities ''Doctor Who'', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Case File - Doctor X (webcast)|Case File - Doctor X]]'', et al.) with the series both being primarily [[science fiction]], centering around a mysterious, epynomynous time traveller, with similarly named books<ref>''[[Doctor X in an Amazing Adventure in Space]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'') as well as a dedicated fanbase. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Case File - Doctor X (webcast)|Case File - Doctor X]]'') | ||
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The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and everybody at ''Doctor Who'' once wished their audience "[[love]] and [[luck]]" for [[2021]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[A New Year's message from the Doctor... (webcast)|A New Year's message from the Doctor...]]'') | The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and everybody at ''Doctor Who'' once wished their audience "[[love]] and [[luck]]" for [[2021]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[A New Year's message from the Doctor... (webcast)|A New Year's message from the Doctor...]]'') | ||
== ''Tom Baker strs in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract'' == | ==== ''Tom Baker strs in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract'' ==== | ||
In 1978, [[Douglas Adams (The Wormery)|Douglas Adams]] became the [[script editor]] for ''Doctor Who'' after he finished writing ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' for [[Radio 4]]. [[John Lloyd (radio producer)|John Lloyd]], who had assisted Adams with the writing for ''Hitchhiker's'', submitted a story treatment entitled ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]''. Despite putting a lot of work into multiple drafts, the episode was never produced and Lloyd moved onto other projects. | In 1978, [[Douglas Adams (The Wormery)|Douglas Adams]] became the [[script editor]] for ''Doctor Who'' after he finished writing ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' for [[Radio 4]]. [[John Lloyd (radio producer)|John Lloyd]], who had assisted Adams with the writing for ''Hitchhiker's'', submitted a story treatment entitled ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]''. Despite putting a lot of work into multiple drafts, the episode was never produced and Lloyd moved onto other projects. | ||
