nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (12/09/85)
>How old is the Doctor and how long has the Doctor had the Tardis? > >Exact answers please ( in that you must supply the episode, or any >other reputable source, in which you got your answer ). In "Revelation of the Daleks" (the last episode made to date), the Doctor is quoted as saying "I'm a 900 year old Time Lord..." >This brings to mind a comment about how long the doctor *will* be >with us. If you know the answer to the above questions you will >know he's been around a *long* time yet we've only known him for >about 20 years, during which he's used 5 of his regenerations. If >he keeps using them at that rate....... Remember that William Hartnell's Doctor was quoted at ~450, Tom Baker at ~750. One can only assume that the Doctor must take trips unaccompanied by a companion, or that a Gallifreyan year is much shorter that an Earth year. >-- > Ewan > >------------ >Ewan Tempero >UUCP: ...!uw-beaver!uw-june!ewan ARPA: ewan@washington.ARPA > >Quote: "Doctor!!" --- Who said it and what episode (Be specific :-) First instance: Barbara Wright, "The Tribe of Gum" Second instance: Barbara Wright, "The Tribe of Gum" ... One thousandth instance: Leela, "Talons of Weng Chiang" ... One thousand seven hundred and fifty third instance: Peri Brown, "Revelation of the Daleks" One thousand seven hundred and fifty fourth instance: Peri Brown, "Planet of Sil" Hitchhikers quote: If there was anything they didn't like, it was a smart ass! :-) -- James C. Armstrong, Jnr. {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa "Three of them! I didn't know when I was luck!" Who said it, what story?
percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) (12/11/85)
> One thousand seven hundred and fifty fourth instance: Peri Brown, > "Planet of Sil" Wassat? I think I've heard the name before, but I can't quite place it. . ------- |-----| A. G. Percus |II II| (ARPA) percus@acf4 |II II| (NYU) percus.acf4 |II II| (UUCP) ...{allegra!ihnp4!seismo}!cmcl2!acf4!percus |II II| -------
buchbind@agrigene.UUCP (12/13/85)
> One can only assume that the Doctor must take trips > unaccompanied by a companion, or that a Gallifreyan year is much > shorter that an Earth year. But the Doctor is always using Earth measurements. Why make an exception here? -- Barry Buchbinder (608)221-5000 Agrigenetics Corporation; 5649 East Buckeye Road; Madison WI 53716 USA {{harvard|topaz|seismo}!uwvax!|decvax|ihnp4}!nicmad!agrigene!buchbind
percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) (12/16/85)
> But the Doctor is always using Earth measurements. Except in "The Time Monster," where he measures all distances in "Venusian Miles." :-) . ------- |-----| A. G. Percus |II II| (ARPA) percus@acf4 |II II| (NYU) percus.acf4 |II II| (UUCP) ...{allegra!ihnp4!seismo}!cmcl2!acf4!percus |II II| -------