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Doctor Who Short Trips: Past Tense
Doctor Who began in 1963 with a remit to
teach its audience about the past. One of the regular characters was a
history teacher and the intention was that the series would regularly
explore bygone centuries, meet historical figures and interact with our
ancestors.
Soon, the TARDIS was making visits to the Roman era, the time of the
French Revolution and the pre-Cortez Aztec culture; the Doctor and his
companions met cavemen, Marco Polo, Richard the Lionheart and Wyatt Earp.
But just as the Doctor is an alien visitor, so other interlopers from
other worlds have found themselves in Earth's past some with the
intention of changing history.
Past Tense features seventeen tales set on Earth in days gone by. The
Doctor finds himself and his fellow travellers in a variety of times and
places: involved in international espionage with British and German
spies, at the annexation of the Transvaal, watching an Ashes cricket
match and mixing with the late-Sixteenth Century theatrical set.
Seeing history happen, learning about its nuances, trying to prevent its
corruption, or simply enjoying its atmosphere, our heroes find
themselves in exciting adventures wherever or whenever they go.
Past Tense is compiled and edited by Ian Farrington, who is one of the
range editors of the Short Trips collection, as well as the editor of
Big Finish's series of Doctor Who: The Audio Scripts books.
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