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'''Joseph Williamson''', nicknamed '''the Mad Mole of [[Edge Hill]]''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vanquishers (TV story)|The Vanquishers]]'') was a philanthropist in early-[[19th century]] [[Liverpool]]. He had a mysterious awareness of the chaotic state of [[time]] and the [[universe]] in connection to the [[the Flux|Flux]] crisis, and indeed, seemed capable of wandering across different times and places. [[The Doctor]] had always wanted to meet him. ([[TV]]: [[The Vanquishers (TV story)|''The Vanquishers'']])

While overseeing excavation on his land, he discovered an underground chamber containing various doorways to other parts of the [[Multiverse]], as well as the future. Travelling through one of them, Williamson saw [[Earth]] being destroyed by the Flux in [[December]] [[2021]]. Williamson resolved to save humanity from this crisis by building [[Williamson Tunnels|a network of underground tunnels]], allowing people to escape via the doorways. ([[TV]]: [[The Vanquishers (TV story)|''The Vanquishers'']]) He was criticised by his contemporaries for the seeming lack of purpose to his tunnels, of which he spoke cryptically and evasively, ([[TV]]: [[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|''The Halloween Apocalypse'']]) . Williamson was an eccentric, businessman, property owner and a philanthropist whose philanthropy earned him the nickname the King of Edge Hill, whilst his tunnel-building activity earned him posthumous nicknames, including the Mole of Edge Hill and the Mad Mole..

On [[Halloween|All Hallows' Eve]] [[1820]], interference by [[the Division]] as they attempted to destroy [[N-Space]] caused some of the gateways to change. ([[TV]]: [[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|''Survivors of the Flux'']]) As a result, Williamson found himself wandering in the corridors of the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]]. There, he stumbled upon [[Yasmin Khan]], who had been transported there after being swallowed by the Flux after it came into contact with [[vortex energy]]. The two exchanged a few words, with Yasmin informing him that from her perspective the year was much different from 1820. Williamson found this interesting, but soon wandered off, refusing to explain his presence or to let Yasmin follow him; he claimed people following him was always "to no avail", in his experience. ([[TV]]: [[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|''War of the Sontarans'']])