The Time Lord Letters (novel)

The Time Lord Letters is a collection of letters and writings by and to the Doctor. It hearkens back to many televised adventures, and adds many more details of its own. The book is written as a historical publication written and compiled by an in-universe writer who provides background information on each document. Most letters are original to the book, but some, such as the letter written to the Tenth Doctor by Madame de Pompadour before her death, are lifted directly from television stories.
== Publisher's summary ==
A unique collection of more than 100 never-before-seen letters, notes, and jottings both by and to the Doctor—correspondence by turns entertaining and inspiring, funny and flippant, brilliant and incredible drawn from all fifty-two years of the show.
No one could travel through history—past present and future—as much as the Doctor does without leaving an impression. Much of what we know about this mysterious figure comes from what he does— the planets he saves and the monsters he defeats. But until now we've had little knowledge of his writings.
These rich and diverse documents paint an extraordinarily detailed picture of the Doctor and include his plea to the Time Lords to help end the War Games, an extract from the written defence he submitted at his subsequent trial, his application for the post of Caretaker at Coal Hill School, his apology to the Queen for missing dinner, even telepathic messages to the High Council on Gallifrey and his famous letter to Santa Claus. Like the Doctor himself, the mood can change in an instant.
The Time Lord Letters captures the best and most dramatic moments of an impossible life. You'll never see the Doctor in quite the same way again.
== Contents ==
=== Introduction ===
The author of The Time Lord Letters introduces the work. They explain who the Doctor is and the role they have played in history, as well as the scarcity of information about them. Of the known written works by the Doctor, the brief message of the words "No More" blasted onto a wall during the fall of the Gallifreyan city of Arcadia near the end of the Last Great Time War is the most famous. The author explains how The Time Lord Letters brings together documents from archives and collections throughout time and space to shed new light on the mysterious Doctor and their life.
=== Gallifrey and the Time Lords ===
Letter	Name 	From 	To 	Date
01 	Academic Progress 	Theta Sigma 	Borusa 	Unknown
01 	In response to his Interim Academy Report, the First Doctor sends a message to his tutor, Borusa, head of Prydonian Academy. He mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop, saying High Tutor Albrecht had a few regenerations to spare. One of Borusa's comments was "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society."	In response to his Interim Academy Report, the First Doctor sends a message to his tutor, Borusa, head of Prydonian Academy. He mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop, saying High Tutor Albrecht had a few regenerations to spare. One of Borusa's comments was "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society."	In response to his Interim Academy Report, the First Doctor sends a message to his tutor, Borusa, head of Prydonian Academy. He mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop, saying High Tutor Albrecht had a few regenerations to spare. One of Borusa's comments was "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society."	In response to his Interim Academy Report, the First Doctor sends a message to his tutor, Borusa, head of Prydonian Academy. He mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop, saying High Tutor Albrecht had a few regenerations to spare. One of Borusa's comments was "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society."
02 	Missing TARDIS 	First Doctor 	"Whom It May Concern" 	Unknown
03 	A Warning to the Meddlesome 	First Doctor 	The Monk 	October 1066
03 	The First Doctor leaves a note for the Monk after defeating his plans. He says he's taken precautions to stop his time meddling, should he have any plans of trying again. The Doctor goes on to explain the implications of the Monk's behaviour, and says to at least keep notes of any transgressions of the Laws of Time. He's taken his dimensional controller to teach him a lesson. 	The First Doctor leaves a note for the Monk after defeating his plans. He says he's taken precautions to stop his time meddling, should he have any plans of trying again. The Doctor goes on to explain the implications of the Monk's behaviour, and says to at least keep notes of any transgressions of the Laws of Time. He's taken his dimensional controller to teach him a lesson. 	The First Doctor leaves a note for the Monk after defeating his plans. He says he's taken precautions to stop his time meddling, should he have any plans of trying again. The Doctor goes on to explain the implications of the Monk's behaviour, and says to at least keep notes of any transgressions of the Laws of Time. He's taken his dimensional controller to teach him a lesson. 	The First Doctor leaves a note for the Monk after defeating his plans. He says he's taken precautions to stop his time meddling, should he have any plans of trying again. The Doctor goes on to explain the implications of the Monk's behaviour, and says to at least keep notes of any transgressions of the Laws of Time. He's taken his dimensional controller to teach him a lesson.
04 	A Plea for Help 	Second Doctor 	Time Lords 	Unknown
04 	The Second Doctor sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords, telling them of the humans left stranded on an unknown planet by the War Lords, and asking for their help. He mentions that the time travel technology used by the War Lords was provided by a Time Lord, so they should want to clean it up. 	The Second Doctor sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords, telling them of the humans left stranded on an unknown planet by the War Lords, and asking for their help. He mentions that the time travel technology used by the War Lords was provided by a Time Lord, so they should want to clean it up. 	The Second Doctor sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords, telling them of the humans left stranded on an unknown planet by the War Lords, and asking for their help. He mentions that the time travel technology used by the War Lords was provided by a Time Lord, so they should want to clean it up. 	The Second Doctor sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords, telling them of the humans left stranded on an unknown planet by the War Lords, and asking for their help. He mentions that the time travel technology used by the War Lords was provided by a Time Lord, so they should want to clean it up.
05 	A Case for the Defence 	Second Doctor 	Time Lord judges 	Unknown
06 	Returning Home 	Fourth Doctor 	Time Lords 	Unknown
07 	In Tribute 	Sixth Doctor 	Time Lords 	August 2100
08 	Telepathic Directions 	Third Doctor 	Terrynate 	2540
09 	Interference 	Fourth Doctor 	Time Lords 	Unknown
10 	A Statement of Discontent 	Sixth Doctor 	Time Lords 	Unknown
=== Planet Earth ===
Letter	Name 	From 	To 	Date
11 	Taken to the Tower 	First Doctor 	Henry VIII 	July 1543
12 	Absent Friend 	Fourth Doctor 	Chronotis 	2 October 1955
13 	Absent Friend 	Third Doctor 	Chronotis 	11 April 1958
14 	Absent Friend 	Fourth Doctor 	Chronotis 	24 July 1960
15 	Absent Friend 	Fourth Doctor 	Chronotis 	3 January 1964
16 	Absent Friend 	Fourth Doctor 	Chronotis 	15 August 1977
17 	To my Granddaughter 	First Doctor 	Susan Foreman 	2167
18 	The Slow Path... 	Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson 	Tenth Doctor 	April 1764
19 	Hope in Adversity 	Third Doctor 	Marie Antoinette 	1793
19 	The Third Doctor writes to Marie Antoinette while she awaits execution. He apologises for not writing sooner and explains that he has a job. The Doctor tells her the time ahead will be difficult for her and France, and that he saw "The Terror" first hand. He offers her hope that out of the suffering will come a brighter future for the country. He remembers the happy time that he spent with her and Louis and thanks her for the pick-lock she gave him. The author speculates the letter was delivered to Marie Antoinette by James Stirling, who operated as a spy under the alias "Lemaitre".	The Third Doctor writes to Marie Antoinette while she awaits execution. He apologises for not writing sooner and explains that he has a job. The Doctor tells her the time ahead will be difficult for her and France, and that he saw "The Terror" first hand. He offers her hope that out of the suffering will come a brighter future for the country. He remembers the happy time that he spent with her and Louis and thanks her for the pick-lock she gave him. The author speculates the letter was delivered to Marie Antoinette by James Stirling, who operated as a spy under the alias "Lemaitre".	The Third Doctor writes to Marie Antoinette while she awaits execution. He apologises for not writing sooner and explains that he has a job. The Doctor tells her the time ahead will be difficult for her and France, and that he saw "The Terror" first hand. He offers her hope that out of the suffering will come a brighter future for the country. He remembers the happy time that he spent with her and Louis and thanks her for the pick-lock she gave him. The author speculates the letter was delivered to Marie Antoinette by James Stirling, who operated as a spy under the alias "Lemaitre".	The Third Doctor writes to Marie Antoinette while she awaits execution. He apologises for not writing sooner and explains that he has a job. The Doctor tells her the time ahead will be difficult for her and France, and that he saw "The Terror" first hand. He offers her hope that out of the suffering will come a brighter future for the country. He remembers the happy time that he spent with her and Louis and thanks her for the pick-lock she gave him. The author speculates the letter was delivered to Marie Antoinette by James Stirling, who operated as a spy under the alias "Lemaitre".
20 	Getting Out 	Martha Jones 	Tenth Doctor 	June 2009
21 	Apologies and Thanks 	Eleventh Doctor 	Napoléon Bonaparte 	February 1821
22 	A Medical Note 	Tenth Doctor 	Royal Hope Hospital 	September 2008
23 	The Missing Bow 	Seventh Doctor 	Elizabeth II 	November 1988
24 	Congratulations and Regrets 	Ninth Doctor 	Harriet Jones 	2006
25 	Congratulations and Regrets 	Tenth Doctor 	Harriet Jones 	2006
26 	A Fond Farewell 	Tenth Doctor 	Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart 	Unknown
27 	66 Seconds 	Twelfth Doctor 	Agatha Christie 	Unknown
28 	Putting Things Straight 	Tenth Doctor 	Mr Copper 	February 2008
=== Coal Hill School ===
Letter	Name 	From 	To 	Date
29 	An Application 	First Doctor 	Coal Hill School 	June 1963
30 	Clara Will Be Good 	Clara Oswald, Twelfth Doctor 	W. Coburn 	March 2012
31 	Taking Care 	Twelfth Doctor 	Frank Armitage 	October 2014
32 	Keeping it Tiday 	Twelfth Doctor 	Danny Pink 	October 2014
33 	A Few Suggestions 	Twelfth Doctor 	W. Coburn 	October 2014
34 	Assessing the Risk 	Danny Pink, Twelfth Doctor 	N/A 	November 2014
35 	A Great Fan 	Ninth Doctor 	Charles Dickens 	c 1869
36 	Christmas Absence 	Eleventh Doctor 	Amy Pond, Rory Williams 	December 2011
37 	Thank You(in accordance with Rule 1781-B)	Acting Interim Chief Caretaker	Seventh Doctor 	Late 21st century
38 	Got to Dash... 	Tenth Doctor 	William Shakespeare 	1599
39 	Offering to Help 	Eleventh Doctor 	Sanderson & Grainger 	April 2011
40 	Virtually Yours 	Tenth Doctor 	River Song 	51st century
41 	Get Well Soon 	First Doctor 	Dodo Chaplet 	July 1966
42 	Lyre Liar 	First Doctor 	Nero 	64
43 	Bedtime Story 	Eleventh Doctor 	George 	October 2011
44 	Welcome Home 	Ninth Doctor 	Geoff Mitchell, Sandra Mitchell	2012
45 	A Parting Gift 	First Doctor 	Xerons 	Unknown
46 	I Am Glad It Was You... 	Jackson Lake 	Tenth Doctor 	December 1851
47 	Baffling Meaning 	Henry Gordon Jago 	Fourth Doctor 	February 1892
=== The Daleks and Other Monsters ===
Letter	Name 	From 	To 	Date
48 	Expert Witness 	Fourth Doctor 	Kaled Council 	Unknown
49 	A Record of Honour 	Sixth Doctor 	Grand Order of Oberon 	Unknown
50 	A Warning, and a Threat	Seventh Doctor 	Daleks 	1963
51 	For the PM's Eyes Only 	Eleventh Doctor 	Winston Churchill 	1941
52 	Left in Trust 	Tenth Doctor 	Rattigan Academy students 	May 2009
53 	A New Chapter 	Second Doctor 	Victoria Waterfield 	Late 1960s
54 	Passion and Pain 	Henry Black, Eleventh Doctor	N/A 	2010
55 	Awkward Explanations 	Fourth Doctor 	Kiy Uvanov, Lish Toos 	Unknown
56 	Condolences 	Second Doctor 	N/A 	March 1985
57 	An Official Handover 	Eleventh Doctor 	People of Mercy, Nevada 	1870
58 	A Mad World 	Tenth Doctor 	Elton Pope 	June 2007
59 	I Want Some Answers 	Ninth Doctor 	N/A 	200,100
60 	Advice to the Board 	Tenth Doctor 	Governing Board of Ood Operations 	4126
61 	Condolences and Thanks 	Fifth Doctor 	Charles Cranleigh, Madge Cranleigh	June 1925
62 	Full Steam Ahead 	Sixth Doctor 	George Stephenson 	1846
63 	Words and Pictures 	Tenth Doctor 	Chloe Webber 	2012
64 	A Spot of Gardening 	Fourth Doctor 	Zastor 	Unknown
65 	Timey-Wimey Stuff 	Tenth Doctor 	Sally Sparrow 	2007
66 	Holiday Plans 	Eleventh Doctor 	Cardew 	December 1941
67 	Reaching a Terminus 	Fifth Doctor 	Nyssa 	Unknown
68 	Waking or Sleeping? 	Eleventh Doctor 	Himself 	Unknown
69 	Waking or Sleeping? 	Eleventh Doctor 	Himself 	Unknown
70 	Safe Keeping 	First Doctor 	Padmasambhava 	1630
71 	Everything has its Time	Ninth Doctor 	Jackie Tyler 	November 1987
72 	Unpredictable Tastes 	First Doctor 	Michel de Nostredame 	1555
73 	A Letter of Application	Twelfth Doctor 	Bank of Karabraxos 	Unknown
74 	Registering a Complaint	Third Doctor 	Interplanetary Mining Corporation 	March 2472
75 	Look After the Children	Tenth Doctor 	Adiposian First Family 	2009
76 	Bronze Age Corrections 	Fourth Doctor 	Emilia Rumford 	1984
77 	A Painful Extraction 	First Doctor 	Doc Holliday 	October 1881
78 	The Waiting Game 	Amy Pond 	Eleventh Doctor, Rory Williams 	Unknown
79 	The Time Machine 	Sixth Doctor 	H. G. Wells 	1885
=== UNIT ===
Letter	Name 	From 	To 	Date
80 	Uniquely Qualified 	Third Doctor 	UNIT 	Classified
81 	Resignation 	Third Doctor 	Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart 	Classified
82 	Power Play 	Third Doctor 	Professor Stahlman 	Classified
83 	The Greatest Threat 	Third Doctor 	Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart 	Classified
84 	A New and Unusual Menace 	Third Doctor 	The Minister 	Classified
85 	A Complex Space-Time Event	Eleventh Doctor 	Professor Arthur Candy 	Unknown
86 	Deadly Mistakes 	Seventh Doctor 	Mother of Sergeant Michael Smith (Mrs Smith) 	1963
87 	Will Power 	Third Doctor 	Herbert Clegg 	Unknown
88 	A Masterful Defence 	Third Doctor 	Court convened to try The Master 	Classified
89 	A Possible Trap 	Fourth Doctor 	Sarah Jane Smith 	Classified
90 	Overdue Overhaul 	Second Doctor 	Professor Edward Travers 	Unknown
91 	Preventing the Future 	Third Doctor 	Sir Reginald Styles 	Classified
92 	Supply Teacher 	Tenth Doctor (under the alias of James Robert McCrimmon)	Hector Finch 	2007
93 	Primitive Equipment 	Third Doctor 	Mr Campbell, head of UNIT's Scientific Supplies Section 	Classified
94 	The Best of Times 	Third Doctor 	Jo Grant 	Unknown
95 	Definitely Not Amused 	Tenth Doctor (under the alias Sir Doctor of TARDIS) 	Queen Victoria 	1879
96 	A Contribution to the Fun 	Third Doctor (under the alias of Doctor John Smith) 	Mr Carmichael, Chairman of the Parochial Church Council for the village of Devil's End	Unknown
97 	Naughty or Nice? 	Twelfth Doctor 	Santa Claus 	Unknown
98 	Missing Aircraft 	Fifth Doctor 	Airport Controller 	March 1982
99 	Not So Sorry 	Fourth Doctor 	The Prime Minister 	Classified
100 	Royal Excuses 	Fourth Doctor 	Queen Elizabeth II 	Classified
101 	The Road to Recovery 	Fifth Doctor (under the alias of John Smith (Doctor)) 	The Governors of Brendon Public School for Boys 	6 June 1977
102 	Beyond Redemption? 	Third Doctor 	The Master 	Unknown
103 	England Expects... 	First Doctor 	Horatio Nelson 	1798
104 	Asking for Favours 	Seventh Doctor 	The Prime Minister 	Classified
=== The TARDIS ===
Letter	Name 	From 	To 	Date
105 	Maintenance Notes 	First Doctor 	N/A 	Unknown
106 	Unofficial Authorisation 	Seventh Doctor (forging the signatures of Winston Churchill and Stewart Menzies)	To Whom It May Concern 	May 1943
107 	Thank You For Having Me 	Eleventh Doctor 	Craig Owens 	June 2010
108 	Historical Nonsense 	First Doctor 	N/A 	circa 1184 BC
109 	A Time for Reflection 	Eleventh Doctor 	President Richard Nixon 	April 1969
110 	A Gift to a Best Friend 	Fourth Doctor 	Sarah Jane Smith 	1978
111 	The End of the Line 	Eleventh Doctor 	Madame Vastra 	December 1892
112 	The Doctor's Tale 	Second Doctor 	N/A 	Unknown
113 	The Missing Turkey 	Eleventh Doctor 	Amy Pond & Rory Williams 	Unknown
114 	A Lump of Rock 	Fourth Doctor 	Garron 	Unknown
115 	Sorry About the Mess 	Fourth Doctor 	Leonardo da Vinci 	circa 1508
116 	Perfect Hiding 	Twelfth Doctor 	N/A 	Unknown
117 	Till We Meet Again 	Tenth Doctor 	Sarah Jane Smith 	2007
118 	The Intergalactic Flying Dutchman	Eleventh Doctor 	Henry Avery 	1699
119 	Invitation to Assassination 	Eleventh Doctor 	Himself, River Song, Amy Pond, Rory Williams, and Canton Everett Delaware III	April 2011
120 	Please Look After This Slitheen 	Ninth Doctor 	Unspecified Raxacoricofallapatorian family 	September 2006
121 	You are the Doctor 	Tenth Doctor 	Himself (disguised as human under the alias John Smith) 	November 1913
122 	Legends Have to Start Somewhere 	Twelfth Doctor 	Robin Hood 	circa 1190
123 	Two Pints Today, Please 	Eleventh Doctor 	Milkman 	June 2010
124 	Old And Lonely 	Eleventh Doctor 	Clara Oswald 	Various
125 	Old And Lonely 	Eleventh Doctor 	Clara Oswald 	Various
126 	Old And Lonely 	Eleventh Doctor 	Clara Oswald 	Various
127 	Old And Lonely 	Eleventh Doctor 	Clara Oswald 	Various
128 	Face to Face 	Idris (the TARDIS) 	Eleventh Doctor 	Unknown
== Worldbuilding ==
* The First Doctor mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop during his time at Prydonian Academy.
== Notes ==
* Documents pertaining to incidences with UNIT and early incarnations of the Doctor are dated as "classified" or "unknown", a nod to the UNIT dating controversy.
== Continuity ==
* Borusa was established as the Doctor's former teacher in TV: The Deadly Assassin.
* One of Borusa's comments in his Interim Academy Report of the Doctor is "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society." The Doctor did, in fact, grow up in a barn. (TV: Listen, The Day of the Doctor, Hell Bent)
* The First Doctor leaves a note for the Monk after defeating him for the first time, scorning him for his misdeeds. (TV: The Time Meddler)
* One of the articles is the telepathic message the Second Doctor sent to the Time Lords in TV: The War Games.
* The Doctor would later again make the claim that he ran away from Gallifrey because he was bored. (TV: The Witch's Familiar) He, reveals, though, that he really left because he was afraid. (TV: Heaven Sent)
* The First Doctor leaves a note for Henry VIII in the Tower of London including details of their recent quarrel. It can be assumed that this visit with Henry VIII is the one the Doctor alluded to in TV: The Sensorites.
* The First Doctor planned to make a trip to Logopolis, although was not successful of this until the very end of his fourth incarnation in TV: Logopolis.
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