*watches trailer for next week's episode* *watches cross between Xena and Lara Croft* *watches Doctor call her "his daughter"* *builds bunker* *barricades self inside* *waits for the internet to explode*
In the books, the Doctor had an adopted daughter, Miranda. She was a refugee from the future - the last of her race, and may or may not have been a Time Lord (two hearts, lower body temperature). In a very twisted plot, she turned up near the end of the sequence, with a daughter in tow - Susan. Susan later went off with an old alien how had shape-changed into the form of a tall old man with long white hair, whom she called "Grandfather". I'm sure that Russelty is aware of none of the above, though.
It consistently annoys me that, barring The Film and certain CIN-related efforts, "Doctor Who" was off the air for over a decade. It was the books and later the audios that kept the flame burning. They drew on the established ideas of the TV series, and took them in new directions. Then the BBC (who'd already ruined a perfectly good plot arc for one publisher) decided to start it again, and they're cherry-picking elements of continuity. Oi, BBC - YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!</rant> On a lighter note, there was a time when someone could grab one of the books at random, read a line or two and I'd tell them which book it was, what was going on and what would happen next :D
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In a very twisted plot, she turned up near the end of the sequence, with a daughter in tow - Susan. Susan later went off with an old alien how had shape-changed into the form of a tall old man with long white hair, whom she called "Grandfather".
I'm sure that Russelty is aware of none of the above, though.
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Oh, and your knowledge of the Dr Who books never ceases to amaze and frighten me :)
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Then the BBC (who'd already ruined a perfectly good plot arc for one publisher) decided to start it again, and they're cherry-picking elements of continuity. Oi, BBC - YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!</rant>
On a lighter note, there was a time when someone could grab one of the books at random, read a line or two and I'd tell them which book it was, what was going on and what would happen next :D