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''' | Colonel '''Orson Pink''' was a [[human]] pioneer of [[time travel]] from the [[22nd century]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Orson bore a striking resemblance to [[Danny Pink]], a [[soldier]] and [[mathematics]] teacher from the early [[21st century]]. When Orson took off his helmet, [[Clara Oswald]] thought it was Danny. According to "silly stories" told about one of Orson's great-grandparents, time travel ran in the family. | === Family background === | ||
Orson bore a striking resemblance to [[Danny Pink]], a [[soldier]] and [[mathematics]] teacher from the early [[21st century]]. When Orson took off his helmet, [[Clara Oswald]] thought it was Danny. According to "silly stories" told about one of Orson's great-grandparents, time travel ran in the family. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] assumed that Orson had "something to do" with [[Clara Oswald]]'s [[timeline]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'') | |||
=== Pioneering time travel === | |||
In [[2167]], shortly after the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] of [[Earth]], [[Susan Foreman]] addressed the [[House of Commons]] in her bid for leadership, promising to invest in Orson Pink's [[time travel]] experiments. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[After the Daleks (audio story)|After the Daleks]]'') | |||
He was | Orson rode the first of the great time shots. He was supposed to have been fired into "the middle of next week", but the experiment failed and he ended up at the [[end of the universe]], where he remained for approximately six months. Despite being alone, he continued to keep the doors of his habitation locked. Orson suspected there were creatures in the darkness, so he wrote a warning "DON'T OPEN THE DOOR" on the airlock of his shuttle to remind him never to open his craft to the featureless universe outside. He was found and returned home by the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, when they were using the [[telepathic circuit]]s of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
