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The Time Travellers

Doctor:

First Doctor

Companion(s):

Susan, Ian, Barbara

Main enemy:

General Bamford

Key crew

Release details

Release number:

75

Release date:

10 November 2005

Format:

Paperback Book, 15 Chapters, 284 Pages

ISBN:

ISBN 0-563-48633-3

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The Time Travellers was the seventy-fourth BBC Past Doctor Adventures novel. It was written by Simon Guerrier. It featured the First Doctor, Susan, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. This novel is sequel to several stories which hadn't happened yet in the Doctor's timeline and therefore occur differently, with different outcomes from The War Machines, The Tenth Planet and Remembrance of the Daleks affecting the alternate future shown in this novel.

Publisher's summary

"Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension, to be exiles?"

24 June, 2006. The TARDIS has landed in London. Ian and Barbara are almost back home. But this isn't the city they knew. This city is a ruin, torn apart by war. A war that the British are losing.

With his friends mistaken for vagrants and sentenced to death, the Doctor is press-ganged into helping perfect a weapon that might just turn the tables in the war. The British Army has discovered time travel. And the consequences are already devastating.

What has happened to the world that Ian and Barbara once knew? How much of the experiment do the Doctor and Susan really understand?

And, despite all the Doctor has said to the contrary, is it actually possible to change history?

Plot

to be added

Characters

References

Individuals

Ian Chesterton's national service number was 15110404. He was a private.
When Ian and Barbara are returned to London on 26 June 1965, the Doctor gives them an envelope of British notes and coins, including a twenty pence coin which was minted in 1982.

Technology

Dalek technology from the Shoreditch Incident helped the British create their time machine.

Notes

The epilogue of this novel follows the last scenes of the television story The Chase with Ian and Barbara on the bus.
The dystopian future of this story is the result of the events of the television story The War Machines — here, WOTAN was successful in temporarily conquering the planet. It is strongly suggested, though not outright said, that this is in fact what was meant to happen to Earth and that the Doctor's involvement changed history.

Continuity

Barbara claims to have learned her lesson about changing history in Mexico in the 15th century. (TV: The Aztecs)
In the alternative timeline in 1972, British scientists use the Dalek technology which they salvaged from Coal Hill School in the aftermath of the Shoreditch Incident in November 1963 to build a time machine. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
Following an alternate version of events at Snowcap, (TV: The Tenth Planet) the Cybermen now live permanently at the South Pole. The South Africans made a deal with them for weaponry.
The Doctor states that the time-warping events will draw the attention of the Time Lords, and it's now more likely they'll find him; the Doctor now wants to find a safe place to leave Susan so she will not be found. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)

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+'''''The Time Travellers''''' was the seventy-fourth [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. This novel is sequel to several stories which hadn't happened yet in the Doctor's timeline and therefore occur differently, with different outcomes from ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' and ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' affecting the alternate future shown in this novel.
 == Publisher's summary ==
-''"Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension, to be exiles?"''
+"Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension, to be exiles?"
-June, 2006. The TARDIS has landed in London. Ian and Barbara are almost back home. But this isn't the city they knew. This city is a ruin, torn apart by war. A war that the British are losing.
+[[24 June]], [[2006]]. The TARDIS has landed in London. Ian and Barbara are almost back home. But this isn't the city they knew. This city is a ruin, torn apart by war. A war that the British are losing.
 With his friends mistaken for vagrants and sentenced to death, the Doctor is press-ganged into helping perfect a weapon that might just turn the tables in the war. The British Army has discovered time travel. And the consequences are already devastating.
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 And, despite all the Doctor has said to the contrary, is it actually possible to change history?
+== Plot ==
+''to be added''
 == Characters ==
-* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]]
+* [[First Doctor]]
 * [[Susan Foreman]]
 * [[Ian Chesterton]]
-** His national service number was 15110404.
 * [[Barbara Wright]]
+* [[Colonel]] [[Andrews (The Time Travellers)|Andrews]]
+* [[General]] [[Bamford]]
+* [[Richie Roberts]]
+* [[Belcher]]
+* [[Abigal Abi]]
+* [[Kelly]]
+* [[Griffiths (The Time Travellers)|Griffiths]]
 == References ==
+=== Individuals ===
+* [[Ian Chesterton]]'s national service number was 15110404. He was a private.
+* When Ian and Barbara are returned to [[London]] on [[26 June]] [[1965]], the Doctor gives them an envelope of British notes and coins, including a twenty pence coin which was minted in [[1982]].
+=== Technology ===
 * Dalek technology from the [[Shoreditch Incident]] helped the British create their time machine.
 == Notes ==
+* The epilogue of this novel follows the last scenes of the television story ''[[The Chase]]'' with Ian and Barbara on the bus.
-''to be added''
+* The dystopian future of this story is the result of the events of the television story ''[[The War Machines]]'' — here, [[WOTAN]] was successful in temporarily conquering the planet. It is strongly suggested, though not outright said, that this is in fact what was meant to happen to Earth and that the Doctor's involvement changed history.
 == Continuity ==
+* Barbara claims to have learned her lesson about changing history in [[Mexico]] in the [[15th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')
-* The dystopian future of this story is the result of the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' - here, [[WOTAN]] was successful in temporarily conquering the planet. It is strongly suggested, though not outright said, that this is in fact what was meant to happen to Earth and that the Doctor's involvement changed history.
+* In the [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]] in [[1972]], British scientists use the [[Dalek]] technology which they salvaged from [[Coal Hill School]] in the aftermath of the [[Shoreditch Incident]] in [[November]] [[1963]] to build a time machine. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
-* Following an alternate version of [[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', the Cybermen now live permanently at the [[South Pole]]. The South Africans made a deal with them for weaponry.
+* Following an alternate version of events at [[Snowcap]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] now live permanently at the [[South Pole]]. The [[South Africa]]ns made a deal with them for weaponry.
+* The Doctor states that the time-warping events will draw the attention of the [[Time Lord]]s, and it's now more likely they'll find him; the Doctor now wants to find a safe place to leave Susan so she will not be found. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
-* The Doctor states that the time-warping events of this story will draw the attention of the [[Time Lord]]s, and it's now more likely they'll find him; the Doctor now wants to find a safe place to leave Susan so she will not be found, a retroactive explanation for leaving her behind in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''.
-* The epilogue of this novel follows the last scenes of [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'' with Ian and Barbara on the bus.
-== [[First Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
-* ''The Time Travellers'' occurs after: [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]''
-* ''The Time Travellers'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
 == External links ==
 * {{dwrefguide|whobbk75.htm|The Time Travellers}}
 * {{whoniverse|PD74.php|The Time Travellers}}
+* [http://www.magnetopia.org/cloisterlibrary/timetravellers.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Time Travellers''']
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