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Time and Relative
| TEL01 - Time and Relative by Kim Newman | |
|---|---|
| Doctor | First Doctor |
| Companion | Susan Foreman |
| Enemy | Cold |
| Setting | Earth, 1963 |
| Information | |
| Series | Season 1 |
| Original releasedate | November 2001 |
| Chronology | |
| ← Preceded by | Followed by → |
| Frayed | An Unearthly Child |
Contents |
Basic Plot
The harsh British winter of 1963 brings a big freeze that extends into April with no sign of letting up. And with it comes a new, far greater menace: terrifying icy creatures are stalking the streets, bringing death and destruction.
The First Doctor and Susan, trapped on Earth until the faulty TARDIS can be repaired, are caught up in the crisis. The Doctor seems to know what is going on, but is uncharacteristically detached and furtive, almost as if he is losing his memory...
Susan, isolated from her grandfather and finding it hard to fit in with the human teenagers at Coal Hill School, tries to cope by recording her thoughts in a diary. But she too feels her memory slipping away and her past unravelling. Is she even sure who she is any more...?
Continuity
- The TARDIS is never referred to by it's name, which seems to suggest that Susan comes up with the name between this story and An Unearthly Child, which this precedes.
- Susan refers to the Master, the half-memory of whom haunted her in her dreams.
- Tinkering with the TARDIS can throw the local timeline out of sync.
- Susan seems to have gaps in her memory, especially regarding her origin. This is also true for the Doctor, to an even larger extent.
- It was Susan's idea to attend Coal Hill School.
- Susan failed an exam because she tried to argue with the questions.
- Susan and the Doctor both enjoy tea, and she considers them to be honorary Brits.
- It is implied that the Doctor can't remember his real name.
Goofs
- Susan seems to have two hearts, despite the Doctor definitely only having one (The Edge of Destruction, The Sensorites).
Inside references
- Susan refers to the Doctor's everlasting matches, which were used in the novelisation of The Daleks, Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks.
- Susan describes herself as Unearthly.
- Reference is made to seeing flying teacups and "creeping pepperpots".