Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!decvax!decwrl!featherston@roll.DEC From: featherston@roll.DEC (In from the ENET, sent by Ed Featherston) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: re: Timelord history Message-ID: <303@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-May-84 11:38:03 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.303 Posted: Fri May 18 11:38:03 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 19-May-84 01:03:03 EDT Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 24 One of the items in Timelord history that they are not too proud of, is the use of the Timescoop ( "The Five Doctors" ). In ancient times, they used to pluck beings from other worlds and times with this device, drop them in a very desolate spot on Gallifrey ( the name "Death Zone" comes to mind, but I'm not sure on that point ), and have them fight to the death. Rassilon put a stop to this practice ( supposedly. In "The Five Doctors", one of the Doctor's (Troughton) states that is what the "official" history says, but there are rumors that the "official" Timelord history may not be a "factual" history ). /ed featherston/ DEC Advanced Semiconductor Development Group (DEC E-NET) ROLL::FEATHERSTON (UUCP) {decvax, ucbvax, allegra}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-roll!featherston (ARPA) featherston%roll.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA featherston%roll.DEC@Purdue-Merlin.ARPA "Excuse me, but are sure this planet is supposed to be here?"