From: cevans@nyx.cs.du.edu (The Doctor)
Subject: Re: MONTHLY FAQ POSTING
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 12:57:17 GMT

retief@iastate.edu (Jim Miller) writes:


>          -  The rec.arts.drwho Frequently Asked Questions List -

>                                                             Updated: Ap
 '92
>(Condensed since March, some stuff removed to save bandwidth)
>CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE:

>Where to get Who material
>1.0   File list of Dr. Who FTP/mailserver site
>1.0B  Pictures from Dr. Who (.GIFs)
>1.0C  Other Sources

>The Doctor and timelords in general
>1.1 Who is Doctor Who?
>1.2 What is the Doctor's name?
>1.3 What is the distinction between regeneration and incarnation?
>1.4 How many regenerations does a timelord get?
>1.5 Regenerations - explained
>1.6 How old is the Doctor?

>Confusing plots and storylines
>2.1 Please explain Romana's regeneration.
>2.2 Was that really the White Guardian at the beginning of the Key to Ti
e?
>2.3 Was there a regeneration scene from Colin to Sylvester?
>2.4 What are those extra faces in The Brain of Morbius?

>Making the show
>3.1 Will there be more Doctor Who? 
>3.2 Will there ever be a woman Doctor?
>3.3 Is David Agnew really a pseudonym for Douglas Adams?
>3.4 Was Castrovalva the first Peter Davison story filmed?

>Miscellaneous
>4.1 What are the "missing episodes"?
>4.2 Which story included John Cleese?
>4.3 What is Temporal Grace?
>4.4 Who will be making Who? (What is Darklight Productions?)
>4.5 Where can I get more information(off net)?
>4.6 What other books are recommended?
>4.7 How do I get Ryan K. Johnson's fan-produced episodes of Doctor Who?
>4.8 Music & Video Available (of Who relationship)

>========================================================================


>FOLLOWING THIS ARTICLE:
> Another article with a list of episodes 

>========================================================================


>1.0  Where to get Who material (files, guides, etc.):

>Last I heard the mail server had died and I'm not sure where the ftp
>site is right now(Been out of touch, sorry).  If you want something
>ask for it, I'll try to know by next month.

>1. Timelord list - a complete list of timelords that have appeared on DW

>                                                    ("timelords")
>2. Shada info                                       ("shada")
>3. Scarf patterns - knit your own scarf!            ("scarf_pattern")
>4. Companion analysis by James Armstrong            ("companions")
>5. Ascii pictures - Tardis, K9, dalek, and 2 logos  ("drwho_pics")
>6. List of Dr. Who novels                           ("drwho_booklist")
>7. Dr. Who episode lists                            ("drwho_episodes")
>   (containing author list & special notes of
>     interest)                                      ("drwho_guide")
>8. Other roles of Dr. Who actors                    ("other_roles")
>                                                    ("drwho_roles")
>9. This FAQ file                                    ("drwho_FAQ")
>10. The Stories of Nyssa series - all are under "nyssa_##". The ## is
>    the episode #, the index is "nyssa_guide". 
>11. The Romana 'n' Dave series:

>    [with thanks to: Tom Golden (tgolden@cup.portal.com)
>     &               Raymond Chen (rjc@math.princeton.edu)
>     Note:           Comments about Romana 'n Dave should be sent to Tom
]

>     And now.. the list:

>     Episode Guide                                          ("romana.rea
me") 
>     Romana-'n-Dave-related articles from Tom Golden.         ("romana_n
ws")
>     AN UNEARTHLY JOKE / THE WAD OF GUM (episodes 1 through 5)   ("wadof
um")
>     REVENGE OF THE BAKER-MAN (episodes 5 through 8)             ("baker
an")
>     AQUA-VALVA (episodes 9 through 13)                         ("aquava
va")
>     SIGMA (THE ULTIMATE FAUX) (episode 14                          ("si
ma")
>     'N.', 'B.' AND 'C' (episodes 15 through 18)                      ("
bc")
>     SHADAAP (episodes 19 through 22)                             ("shad
ap")
>     VENGEANCE ON VALIUM (episodes 23 through 26)               ("vengea
ce")
>     THE UNDIFFERENTIATED APPENDAGE OF GENERIC ILL-FEELING (episodes 27 
o 30)
>                                                                ("append
ge")
>     THE TRIAL OF A TALK SHOW HOST (STORY 1) (episodes 31 through 35)
>                                                                      ("
th1")
>     THE TRIAL OF A TALK SHOW HOST (STORY 2) (episodes 36 through 40)
>                                                                      ("
th2")
>     THE TRIAL OF A TALK SHOW HOST (STORY 3) (episodes 41 through 44)
>           						              ("tth3")


>     .. and several other files of Who-relation (use 'directory' or
>      'get archive' as a command to the server to see other files)..


>1.0B - Dr. Who Pictures 

>     Pictures are available in .gif format from:
>     grind.isca.uiowa.edu (128.255.19.233)
>     Login: {anonymous}
>     Its in directory:  /image/gif/doctor.who

>1.0C - Other Sources

>     Some other DrWho information is available:

>    BY E-MAIL ONLY from Jeffrey Jacobs, 
>    timelord@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca, are a series of articles know as 
>    The Dark Scrolls of Rassilon.  The Dark Scrolls of Rassilon 
>    were a series  of creative writings about the life of Rassilon 
>    posted over a period  from October to December 1991.  They were 
>    posted to Rec.arts.drwho by  someone named James Herbertson, who 
>    went by the name Rassilon.   In total, 5 articles were posted, 
>    of which 4 are contained here in this archive:
>        DarkScroll.History.Z
>        DarkScroll.Omega.Z
>        DarkScroll.HighCouncil.Z
>        DarkScroll.Matrix.Z

>    Working Titles by B.J.Williams@uk.ac.ncl-- Barry Williams has
>    collected a list of 'working titles' for various Doctor Who
>    episodes(ie, earlier names that were later changed).

>========================================================================
===

>ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

>Contributors include:
>James C. Armstrong, Jr.
>Steve "BandanaMan" Makuch
>Dora Kilburn
>Jeff Hildebrand 
>Todd Horch
>Ron O'Dell
>Michael Robertson

>     Address any additions/comments about the FAQ to Jim Miller,
>      <retief@iastate.edu>, If anyone hears anything about a new ftp
>     site please mail me.
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----

>THE DOCTOR AND TIMELORDS IN GENERAL

>1.1  Who is Doctor Who?

>    Doctor #                 Actor
>       1                William Hartnell*
>       2                Patrick Troughton*
>       3                Jon Pertwee
>       4                Tom Baker
>       5                Peter Davison (with one "d")
>       6                Colin Baker
>       7                Sylvester McCoy
>       8                (1992 ??? )

>  Also, Richard Hurndall* played Doctor #1 in "The Five Doctors", except
>  for the old clip at the beginning (that was Hartnell).

>  * indicates the actor has passed away


>1.2  What is the Doctor's name?
> 
>The main character of "Doctor Who" has been referred to by several
>different labels.  These include:
>    -Theta Sigma, used by Drax on the Planet of the Shadow (The Armagedd
n
>     Factor).  This is supposedly an old school name.  It was used again
>     in The Happiness Patrol.
>    -Doctor Who, has been used in a couple episodes, most notably The Wa

>     Machines, were WOTAN is calling for "Doctor Who".  The role was cre
ited
>     as "Doctor Who" until Castrovalva, where the name changed to:
>    -The Doctor.  This seems to be what he is called most often.
>    -Doctor van Wer, was used in The Highlanders.
>    -In Colony in Space, a name was presented, but was unreadable, on a 
>     Gallifreyan computer.
>    -Dr. Caligari was used in The Gunfighters.
>    -Dr. Foreman was hinted at in An Unearthly Child.
>    -Dr. John Smith was the alias the Doctor used while he was UNIT's un
aid
>     scientific advisor.  He also used this in The War Games.
>    -In The Trial of a Time Lord, one section of the matrix had the Doct
r
>     almost saying his name while on Earth.  He never finishes the sente
ce.
>    -In Remembrance of the Daleks, a calling card was produced by the Do
tor
>     that may or may not have had his name.
>    -Ace usually calls him Professor.
>    -The book 'The Making of Doctor Who' by Terrence Dicks and Malcolm
>     Hulke gives a mathematical looking symbol containing sigma.

>1.3 What is the distinction between regeneration and incarnation?

>    When a regeneration occurs, a timelord renews his or her body.  What
that
>means to us is a new appearance (a new actor).  An incarnation is a part
cular
>body.  So far, the Doctor has had seven incarnations and six regeneratio
s.


>1.4 How many regenerations does a timelord get?

>    Twelve.  The fact that there is a fixed number is referenced in many
>stories, and I believe the first mention is in "The Brain of Morbius".
>The number twelve is stated in "Mawdryn Undead", and probably in other
>stories as well.

>------------------------------------------------------------------------
----

>1.5 Explanation of Time Lord regenerations

>        conceived and edited by:
>        Erin McCanna (ema@cfsmo.honeywell.com)
>	Mike Cerrato (SirOtto%maple.decnet@pine.circa.ufl.edu)

>Time Lords (perhaps only those that have achieved a certain level at
>the academy) can create a projection of themselves that they will
>regenerate into.  By doing this they choose their new form as well as
>make the transition easier.  This is shown at the end of _Planet of
>the Spiders_ when K'ampo regenerates into his projection (Cho-Je).
>This can also explain Romana's controversial regeneration in _Destiny
>of the Daleks_.  She projects different bodies until she finds one she
>likes.  Asking the Doctor's opinion, but ultimately choosing her
>favorite, she regenerates into Astra's likeness.  (We never see her
>room during all of this.  The Mary Tamm/Romana I version of her could
>have been laying on the bed the whole time.)

>If we explain the Master's 13th regeneration (going into his 14th
>incarnation) by the Master using what was left of the power of "The
>Source" in him to steal Nyssa's father's body, then the next logical
>question is "Why doesn't the Doctor make projections?" The obvious
>answer would be, "Then there would be no plot for _Castravalva_." 
>More seriously, there could be two reasons.

>First: The Doctor hasn't achieved this "higher level" at the academy
>necessary to do this.  All regenerations but one just happened, the
>new form chosen randomly.  The odd one (4th regeneration to 5th
>incarnation, _Lagopolis_) involved the mysterious Watcher.  The
>Watcher could have been a projection (provided by the Time Lords or
>the Doctor's subconscience), but since the Doctor hasn't achieved this
>"higher level" he couldn't give it a form.  And it didn't make the
>regeneration go any smoother either.

>Second: The Doctor has this ability, but has never had a chance to use
>it.  All of the Doctor's regenerations have been with him dead, dying
>or under stress.

>	1) His body was 'worn out'(ie, old age and stress).
>	2) The regeneration was forced by the Time Lords just before
>	   his exile to Earth.
>	3) His body was ravaged by the cave of crystals and he was
>	   dying.  The regeneration was started by K'ampo.
>	4) He had just fallen and was about to die.
>	5) He stepped into the bat's nest and was poisoned.  (He actually
>           says the poison triggered the regeneration.)
>	6) The Rani ripping him out of time triggered the regeneration.

>This still leaves the Watcher.  The Watcher could be a projection
>created either by the Doctor's subconscience or by him consciencly (he
>doesn't admit to it though), {maybe created in response to the
>cloister bell, but I don't remember if he heard it first or saw the
>Watcher first} but he never had a chance to do anything with it since
>he was saving the universe from entropy.

>In either case, the Doctor's comments about "pot luck" make sense.
>Either it is because he can't control it or it is because he didn't
>have a chance to control it.

>None of this, of course explains the Valeyard from the _Trial of a
>Time Lord_ series, but then, he may never be explained.  (It was just
>a bad dream . . .  :-)


>1.6 How old is the Doctor?

>    Here are some clues:

>  From "The Ribos Operation":
>        The Doctor: "How old do you think I am?"
>        Romana: "759"
>        The Doctor: "756"
>        Romana: "You've lost count somewhere."

>  From "The Pirate Planet":
>        The Doctor: "How long do you think I've been operating this TARD
S?"
>        Romana:  "523 years."
>        The Doctor: "Right uh....has it been that long?"

>  From "Time and the Rani":
>        "953" (given as pass code to a door)
>        The Doctor: "That's my age.  And the Rani's."

>  From "Remembrance of the Daleks":
>        Younger female scientists: "How do you just rewire a piece of al
en
>        machinery?"
>        The Doctor: "It's easy... when you have 900 years of experience.


>CONFUSING PLOTS AND STORYLINES

>2.1  Please explain Romana's regeneration.

>There is no good explanation, but net discussions have yielded these
>possibilities:

>a: Romana had achieved a higher level in the Academy, and hence the
>ability to "try-on bodies"
>b: Romana, unlike the Doctor, regenerated "Without Stress". What I
>mean by this is that the Doctor could choose and "Try-on bodies" like
>Romana did *IF* there was no stress about his regeneration.


>2.2  Was that really the White Guardian at the beginning of The Key to
>Time?

>There are two camps of opinions to this question, obviously one yes and
>one no.  The No Camp believes that the pursuit of the key was motivated
>solely by the Black Guardian, and use as evidence his masquerade in
>The Armageddon Factor as their proof.  They also feel that the White 
>Guardian at the start of the sequence was threatening to the Doctor,
>and therefore out of character.

>I [James C. Armstrong, Jr.] personally disagree.  When masquerading, 
>the part was still played by Valentine Dyall.  In The Ribos Operation, 
>the part was played by  Cyril Luckham.  Cyril also played the White 
>Guardian in Enlightenment, when both Guardians were present, so we may 
>be confident that Cyril's appearance is the "normal" appearance of the 
>White Guardian.


>2.3 Was there a regeneration scene from Colin to Sylvester?

>This is how Time and the Rani begins:

>Voice of BBC1: "A new series, a new physical form and a journey to an
>altogether more far-flung shore.  Sylvester McCoy stars as Doctor Who."

>[OK, so that bit was only on the BBC, but I'm saying that so people know
that
>these nexts bits come before the title sequence.]

>Computer animation space sequence: swirling stars.  Out of these come sp
nning
>the TARDIS.  Multicolored beams come from the left.  Some miss, some hit

>Those that hit cause the TARDIS's gyrations to alter, so that the TARDIS
is
>spinning in three (maybe four!) dimensions.  There are two of these sequ
nces,
>actually.

>Inside the TARDIS:  The Doctor and Mel are lying on the floor.  The Doct
r is
>face-down [and surprisingly short, since it's actually McCoy in a wig an

>Colin's immense costume].  The exercise bike falls over.

>On Lakertya:  Ikona climbing atop the quarry, er, serene rocky mountain.
>He looks into the pink sky and sees a color-cycling rainbow.  Down this 
ow
>comes the TARDIS.

>Inside the TARDIS:  Red-clothed feet enter.  Pan up.  It's the Rani, hol
ing
>a gun-like object (which the Doctor recognizes later in the show), which
she
>used to shoot down the TARDIS.  Rani speaks: "Leave the girl; it's the m
n
>I want."

>Inside the TARDIS:  Furry feet.  (Urak)  They lumber over to the face-do
n
>Doctor.  Furry hand reaches down, and turns the Doctor over, just as the
>fx people turn on a video bleed.  The wig disappears as the shot is chan
ed
>to a wig-less McCoy, and the fx people slowly turn off the bleed, as the
>whooshy music rises portamento higher and higher and higher.

>As the bleed stops and we see the face and the music climaxes, the
>opening title sequence begins.


>2.4 What are those extra faces in The Brain of Morbius?

>In the Brain of Morbius during the mind wrestling match first images
>of all of the Doctors previous incarnations are shown.  Then several
>other faces are shown immediately after William Hartnell raising
>questions as to whether the Hartnell Doctor was infact his first
>incarnation.  Most people beleive that those faces are images of
>Morbius' previous incarnations, not the Doctors.  The pictures were
>actually those of several of the production crew.

>MAKING THE SHOW


>3.1  Will there be more Doctor Who?

>Maybe, maybe not.  Not anytime soon, anyway.  The official announcement 
s:

>"Doctor Who will be back but not in the near future. We are
> not close to a deal with any company. When Doctor Who returns
> the programme will be vibrant, vital and improved, not a tired
> old Time Lord who comes back too soon" *

>* The BBC has announced it may start production of Dr Who in 1992.
>  This leaves the questions though:

>     1. When will the first episode be aired?
>     
>        The latest reports of show times could be as early as the '92 se
son,
>     but is mostly speculation now - and for U.S. viewers, it could mean
>     a year at least after the first season ends.


>     2. Who will play Who? (The Doctor)

>        We know offically that Sylvester McCoy won't be continuning as
>     the Doctor. The list of people nominated to take over the part have
>     included a run-down list of impossibilities, so hence the real
>     word has yet to be given.

>---------
>      
>     Here's the word from an issue of Dr. Who Magazine:

>According to DWM, this statement has been released with the support of P
ter
>Cregeen, Head of Drama Series:

>    "There is no question of DW being abandoned. It is still an importan

>program and when the time is right it should return. However, the show's
>popularity over the years has waned in the UK, with an average audience 
f 4
>million. In a competitive market environment, where BBC TV Drama is requ
red
>to produce a wide range of programs at an economically viable price, one
> cannot continue to support a programme that is not able to achieve a
> substantial audience." 
>    "A decision was taken to rest the program for an extended period so 
hat
>when it returns it will be seen as a fresh, inventive and vibrant additi
n to
>the schedule - rather than a battle-weary Time Lord languishing in the b
ck-
>waters of audience popularity."
>    "DW is too valuable a property for us to relaunch until we are absol
tely
>confident of it as a major success once again."
>    BBC spokesperson Alan Ayres added that a major feature film was in
>production and that if this developed as planned, future transmission of
the
>TV series might be juxtaposed against its commercial release. He decline
 to
>compare DW's ratings with other shows placed against Coronation Street, 
ne
>of the major handicaps the series seems to have had in recent years.

>     Thanks to: Jericho Johnson
>     (for posting about the article)


>3.2.  Will there ever be a woman Doctor?

>While it may be possible for a male<->female regeneration, it is
>unlikely that a woman will be cast as the Doctor in the near future.

>This whole controversy started with Tom Baker intentionally stirring
>up the hornets nest by saying when he left the part, "And I'd like
>to wish the new Doctor, whoever he or she may be..."


>3.3 Is David Agnew really a pseudonym for Douglas Adams?

>David Agnew was a house pseudonym that was used twice. The first time wa
 on
>"The Invasion of Time" and that one was written by Graham Williams and A
thony
>Read.  The second episode with that name was City of Death and that one
>was Douglas Adams (as script editor) and Graham Williams.



>3.4 Was Castrovalva the first Peter Davison story filmed?

>Castrovalva WAS the fourth Peter Davison story made.  The others were
>made in advance to allow the Doctor character to settle (hard to do
>with three other characters to write for...).  In order, they were:
>Four to Doomsday, The Visitation, and Kinda.



>MISCELLANEOUS

>4.1  What are the "missing episodes"?

>   During the early seventies many Doctor Who stories were destroyed by
>the BBC, along with vast amounts of other material kept by the BBC, in
>order to cut costs in storage. This was before they knew they could mark
t
>much of the stuff.  Copyright laws had much to do with this also,
>along with storage costs and fire codes.  Many of the lost episodes are 
>of the later William Hartnell and much from the Patrick Troughton era.  
>As many as 109 episodes are still missing (equivalent to 2 to 3 seasons)



>4.2  Which story included John Cleese?

>John Cleese appeared with Eleanor Bron as art critics in City of Death.


>4.3 What is Temporal Grace?

>Temporal Grace is the quality which is alleged to prevent the use of
>weapons inside a TARDIS.  It has not been working in the Doctor's 
>TARDIS since Logopolis.


>4.4 Who will be making Who? (What is Darklight Productions?)

>	In responce to the BBC being forced to limit it's in-house
>programming, the Powers that Be decided officially to allow
>production of Doctor Who by a private company.  At the time of this
>writing, most sources seem to indicate that the company choosen
>for this is a company known as Darklight Productions.  In a recent
>issue of DWM (Doctor Who Magazine, Marvel UK), it was stated that
>the show would return with a new Doctor and companion, and the pilot
>would feature the invasion and Destruction of Gallifrey by the
>Cybermen.(by Jeffrey Jacobs)


>4.5  Where can I get more information(off net)?

>Doctor Who - Twenty-Five Glorious Years
>by Peter Haining

>Published by WH Allen & Co.
>Distributed by:
>USA: Lyle Stuart Inc. 
>     120 Enterprise Ave
>     Secaucus, New Jersey
>     07094
>Canada: (address included before was out of date, anyone have a new
>one?)

>4.6  What other books are recommended?
>Dr.Who - A Celebration,
>Dr.Who -The Early Years
>Dr.Who Monthly and DWB.(magazines)
>Dr.Who - David Bank's Cybermen book.


>4.7  How do I get Ryan K. Johnson's fan-produced episodes of Doctor Who?

>Basically, all you have to do is put $3 and a blank (VHS) videotape
>in an envelope and send it to:

>Ryan K. Johnson, P.O. Box 85418, Seattle, WA 98145

>and he'll send the tape back to you with the four Doctor Who episodes,
>_Wrath of Eukor_, _Visions of Utomu_, _Pentagon West_ and _Broken Doors_

>plus _Star Trek: The Pepsi Generation_ (a parody of you-know-what.)

>That's basically it. He wants as many people as possible to be able to
>see these and encourages us to "show them around or make copies for frie
ds,
>enemies, or people off the street." So there you have it...


>4.8  Musical Releases:

>     Here's the CDs of music released that is Who-related:

>                 Title                        CATALOG # / Record Co.
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>     1. Doctor Who Sound Effects              EDL-2525-2 (Edel)
>        30 different tracks of sound effets - only bad part
>        is that it doesn't have a disintegrating Tardis.

>     2. Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album     BBC-CD-707 (BBC)
>        A sort of "Best of" for the series - including the 5 versions of
>        the theme song, misc. sountrack scores.

>     3. Doctor Who - Variations of a Theme    FILMCD-706 (SILVA SCREEN)
>        Four scores of variations on the the original theme song.

>     4. Doctor Who - Curse of Fenric          FILMCD-087 (SILVA SCREEN)
>        Includes most of the scores from one of the best Doctor Who
>        episodes to date [also on the last ones].

>     5. Mark Ayres - Myths & Other Legends    FILMCD-088 (SILVA SCREEN)
>        Contains a song called "Daleks!" of Dr.Who relation,
>        and other songs that Ayres did for various movies
>        and TV series in the UK.

>     6. The Timelords/The KLF - Doctorin' the Tardis
>        This single contains a compilation of the song which
>        is now a classic.                     TVT4025-2 (TVT Records)


>------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>4.8B - Dr. Who on Video (in the U.S.):


>CBS/FOX Doctor Who video releases

>Ep?=episode format, LD?=laser disc
> 
>Title                        Ep?  LD?   Comments
>-------------------------    ---  ---   --------
>An Unearthly Child            Y    N
>The War Games                 Y    N    2 tapes
>The Three Doctors             Y    N
>Curse of Fenric               Y    N    Contains extra footage
>The Hartnell Years            -    N    Contains: pilot for An Unearthly
Child
>                                                  The Crusade (3)
>                                                  The Celestial Toymaker
(4)
>                                                  other misc. clips
>The Troughton Years           -    N    Contains: The Abominable Snowmen
(2)
>                                                  The Enemy of the World
(3)
>                                                  The Space Pirates (2) 
>The Seeds of Death            N    N
>Spearhead from Space          ?    N
>The Day of the Daleks         ?    Y
>The Time Warrior              N    N
>Death to the Daleks           ?    N
>The Ark in Space              N    N
>Revenge of the Cybermen       N    N
>Terror of the Zygons          N    N
>Pyramids of Mars              N    N
>The Brain of Morbius          N    N    edited down to 60 mins
>The Deadly Assassin           N    N
>The Robots of Death           N    N
>The Talons of Weng Chiang     N    N
>The Five Doctors              Y    N    There's only 1 episode anyway
>                                        one person says there's extra fo
tage,
>                                        another says it's been edited
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>-- 
>Jim Miller <retief@iastate.edu>  IowaStateUniversity.  ComS Jr.
>#include <multipagefunnyquote.h>
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