The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill ( short story ) Summary . 1879 . Blenheim Palace , 1879 [ entry begins mid - story ] What Winston still believes to be a crocodile runs off with the " sausages . " This makes the Punch and Judi man very angry . The Judi and Punch man is very tall with a long scarf , and he calls young Winston " Winnie . " Churchill notes " I liked him . " The Punch and Judi man runs after the crocodile and smashes it with a stick , because it is not a crocodile but a " sibermatt . " Shortly after this , the Punch and Judi box disappears and the " goggle man " is gone . Young Churchill notes in his diary " It was a good birthdee . " 1882 . St George ' s Preparatory School , Ascot , 18 March 1882 A young Churchill is annoyed by the concept of learning Latin , and has been sent to a special teacher who is tucked away in a little cubby hole behind the Big Hall . Churchill finds him to be very strange , but considers him to be very wise and has a gift for communication . His clothes are " shambolic , " and the other Masters tend to glance at him when they see him . Churchill notes , however , that " it does not matter if one ' s trousers are a little too short , what matters is character . And this fellow has it in spades . " In a conversation one morning , the Doctor explains to Churchill that " Mensa means table . " When asked why Mensa also means " O table , " the Doctor responds " Ah well . You would use that when you were addressing the table . " When Churchill laughs , the Doctors frowns and notes " You never know when it might be very , very important to address a table in Latin . " Churchill is sad to note that when he arrives the next day , there is no sign of the little man , and no one is sure where he has gone . 1895 . Havana , Cuba . 26 October 1895 . Turning 21 , Churchill is happy to discover a box of fine Cuban Cigar s left by a stranger . Looking forwards to trying out the Tobacco product , he is shocked when a thin man in spectacles and a brown stuit glides in through a window and splashes him with water , commandeering the cigars while muttering about " Sontaran grenades " and " destabilising history . " He exits the room without a word , before popping his head back in to quip " Nice to see you again , Winnie ! " Winston feels a rush of childhood nostalgia , and he doesn ' t know why . 1898 . Omdurman , The Sudan , 3 September 1898 Winston takes a stroll by the River Nile , which he notes is beautiful despite the oppressive heat . As he begins to drink , he falls into an argument with a lanky , beak - nosed cove in a ruffled shirt about what is the best form of defending ones - self . The two briefly fight physically . After a few more drinks they become " firm friends , " and [ redacted ] Churchill is shocked to discover a tall wooden box which looks familiar . Although not sure if triggered by the wine , he becomes sure that it is the same set of doors that lead to his teacher ' s cubby - hole in prep school . [ redacted ] rooms within rooms , and a mighty engine , [ redacted ] is called the " Tardis , " and it can travel through time and space . [ redacted ] to the Great Pyramid of Cheops , at which point [ redacted ] the very last of the Osirian s was no more ! 1911 . London , 2 January 1911 Home Secretary Churchill is bitter after being ridiculed for visiting the Siege of Sidney Street . He authorities the Scots Guards to come in the aide of the police . As he waits for their arrival , he takes a smoke break . He soon hears a grinding racket , and realises that the Doctor ' s blue box is in the alleyway . As an old man exits the box , Churchill remembers that the Doctor has a disagreeable habit of changing his face . The man stares at Churchill for a few moments , before stepping forwards and saying it was a very great pleasure to meet him . Churchill informs him that they have met before , causing the old man to note " That is the trouble with time travel ! " [ redacted ] a Thrassalian raiding party , afterwards incinerated in the inferno which swept Sidney Street . [ redacted ] 1931 . Cartwell , May 1931 Churchill is at work on his book . His wife Clementine comes to ask if he will join her for dinner and he curtly refuses , which he later regrets . The current chapter he is writing is proving particularly difficult ; trying to put himself in the mind of his illustrious ancestor Lord Marlborough , but he is being continually distracted . Churchill secretly fears his best days are behind him and he can never match Marlborough ' s greatness . As Churchill gazes over his estate [ redacted ] fair - haired and pleasant lad , beaming at him like an idiot . Churchill says it ' s too early in the year for cricket , but then it hits him . This is the Doctor in another of his curious fancy dress outfits ! [ redacted ] the field of Blenheim itself ! The roar of the cannon is near deafening as Churchill and the Doctor throw themselves under the scant foliage to protect themselves from Marshal Tallard ' s onslaught . Churchill is struck with wonder at being on this great battlefield and seeing , in the flesh , his ancestor [ redacted ] . He won ' t ever be able to eat celery again . 1936 . Chartwell , 16 November 1936 Baldwin goes to see the King and states it ' s his irrevocable decision to marry Mrs . Simpson ! Churchill is reluctant to back him to the hilt . Not long before the Doctor telephoned him to say Mrs . Simpson is ' a shape - shifting alien from Verrossikon Prime ' as a result the King has a nasty surprise coming on his wedding night ! 1941 . Whitehall , October 1941 Churchill is much buoyed by the Doctor ' s recent appearance , despite looking very wet behind the ears , Churchill admits the bow tie was a very good choice . He also wishes the Doctor had left him with Professor Bracewell ' s Spitfires ! The Professor ( or the Paisley Pinocchio as Miss Pond called him ) had been converting the aeroplanes for some time using a ' gravity bubble ' something his former masters had devised . Churchill feels a little concerned Bracewell is at large and worries if the Daleks regain control of him . Churchill thinks he might track him down and put him to use with the other boffins , Bracewell would be jolly useful at Bletchley Park w [ redacted ] Turing gave a great cry and said [ redacted ] . 1945 . Buckingham Palace , 8 May 1945 [ redacted ] the Princesses having left the room Churchill finds himself alone to contemplate this extraordinary evening . Victory ! Victory at last . Suddenly the familiar melancholy sweeps over him , the Black Dog . What lies ahead of him now ? Churchill turns to see a figure at the door , expecting it to be His Majesty . Instead he sees a rough looking fellow with wing - nut ears and a leather jacket . ' Get your coat , Winston . Time for another trip . ' The Doctor has come to cheer him up . They find the familiar blue box parked in [ redacted ] and not merely to Rome but Ancient Rome ! [ redacted ] there in the court of Emperor Tiberius himself . Churchill marvels at meeting some sort of alien creature disguised as one of the Emperor ' s reclining benches [ redacted ] . ' O , table ! ' says Churchill and the Doctor winks at him . ' Told you ! ' he smiles . References . " to be added " Notes . " to be added " Continuity . " to be added "