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Subject: Re: Length of Regenerations
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 15:14:57 EST
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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!
> With Tom Baker, we can't be sure

	Of course he regenerated due to injury, as opposed to a worn-out
body.

> 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's Doctor refers to his age as being several thousand years.
	T. Baker's Doctor gives his age as being between 700 and 800 (I
forget the exact number).
	Don't try looking for consistancy on this point - there is none.  And
considering some of the other recent postings, "Dr. Who" being terminated
because he has run out of regenerations is the least of our worries.
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Barry Buchbinder					 (608)221-5000
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