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From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
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Subject: Length of Regenerations
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Date: Sat, 7-Dec-85 19:16:51 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  7 19:16:51 1985
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If I were the Doctor, I would be very worried about recent trends, in
particular the Davison regeneration.  If we take Hartnell as an example,
a Time Lord's body lasts around 500 years, and they get 12 regenerations
for a 6000 year lifespan.  Harntell regenerated the normal way, from
old age.

But Peter Davison only lasted a few short years!  We know this, because
he was always accompanied by mortal companions.  With Tom Baker, we
can't be sure because he had at least two companionless periods in which
he no doubt roamed the Galaxy having a good time.  Yet he was only about
750 years old when Romana joined, so his roaming was limited, and if
not, we must count the Troughton and Pertwee eras as quite limited.

Pertwee had only one opportunity for Galaxy roaming, between the Green
Death and Sara Jane's arrival.  Otherwise he was stranded on Earth or
with Jo.

Anyway, If I were the Doctor's doctor, I would advise him to cut back
on these regenerations!
-- 
Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473