Edward Travers
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| Species: | Human | |
| Place of origin: | Great Britain | |
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| Main actor: | Jack Watling | |
Professor Edward Travers CBE was a British anthropologist and explorer.
Biography
In 1935, Travers set out on an expedition to Tibet to find the Yeti. At first suspicious of the Second Doctor, he eventually aided him in defeating the Great Intelligence. (TV: The Abominable Snowmen)
Travers brought back one of the robot Yeti used by the Intelligence, but money problems eventually forced him to sell it to Julius Silverstein for his private museum. Travers later married and had a daughter, Anne. (TV: The Web of Fear)
In the 1960s, Travers met postgraduate student James Rafferty, and took him into his confidence regarding a Yeti control sphere. (PROSE: The Dimension Riders)
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Added by TangerineduelTravers eventually succeeded in reactivating one of the Yeti's control spheres, which led to the Intelligence attacking London. He and Anne assisted the Doctor and the army task force led by Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart in defeating the Intelligence once more. (TV: The Web of Fear)
Four years later, the Doctor tried recontacting Travers again, but learned from Isobel Watkins that he and Ann had gone to spend a year in the United States. (TV: The Invasion)
Travers spent years trying to learn all he could about the Intelligence, even researching at the Library of St John the Beheaded. His reputation was ruined by Ashley Chapel. (PROSE: Millennial Rites)
Travers died on 25 December 1980 after spending his last few years living in isolation in Tibet. His reanimated corpse was used as a host for the Great Intelligence. (HOMEVID: Downtime)
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