Of The Mermaid and Jupiter single work   short story   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Of The Mermaid and Jupiter
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    y separately published work icon Past Tense : A Short Story Collection Ian Farrington (editor), Maidenhead : Big Finish Productions , 2004 Z1780397 2004 anthology short story science fiction

    'Doctor Who began in 1963 with a remit to teach its audience about the past. One of the regular characters was a history teacher -- and the intention was that the series would regularly explore bygone centuries, meet historical figures and interact with our ancestors.

    Soon, the TARDIS was making visits to the Roman era, the time of the French Revolution and the pre-Cortez Aztec culture; the Doctor and his companions met cavemen, Marco Polo, Richard the Lionheart and Wyatt Earp.

    But just as the Doctor is an alien visitor, so other interlopers from other worlds have found themselves in Earth's past -- some with the intention of changing history.

    Past Tense features seventeen tales set on Earth in days gone by. The Doctor finds himself and his fellow travellers in a variety of times and places: involved in international espionage with British and German spies, at the annexation of the Transvaal, watching an Ashes cricket match and mixing with the late-Sixteenth Century theatrical set.

    Seeing history happen, learning about its nuances, trying to prevent its corruption, or simply enjoying its atmosphere, our heroes find themselves in exciting adventures wherever -- or whenever -- they go.'

    Source: drwhoguide.com (http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip9.htm). Sighted 19/5/11

    Maidenhead : Big Finish Productions , 2004
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