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The Monk was the first Time Lord other than the Doctor and Susan to appear in the series, although the term Time Lord would not be invented for another four years. The Monk also became the series' first recurring individual villain. It is evident that this story was produced in the 1960s: all the Monk's possessions are contemporary with that era, and he refers to the TARDIS as a "modern" police box. Only his gramophone is old-fashioned, and it was intended to be a tape recorder in the script.

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  • The Time Meddler (TV story)
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  • The Monk was the first Time Lord other than the Doctor and Susan to appear in the series, although the term Time Lord would not be invented for another four years. The Monk also became the series' first recurring individual villain. It is evident that this story was produced in the 1960s: all the Monk's possessions are contemporary with that era, and he refers to the TARDIS as a "modern" police box. Only his gramophone is old-fashioned, and it was intended to be a tape recorder in the script.
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  • 17(xsd:integer)
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  • --07-03
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  • The Time Meddler
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  • A Surprise for the Monk - Doctor Who - The Time Meddler - BBC
  • The Monk's Tardis is Discovered - Doctor Who - The Time Meddler - BBC
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  • Galaxy 4
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  • The Time Meddler
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  • The Monk was the first Time Lord other than the Doctor and Susan to appear in the series, although the term Time Lord would not be invented for another four years. The Monk also became the series' first recurring individual villain. This story contains the first reference to what will become the Time Lords' non-interference policy. Although the Doctor never mentions it directly, he clearly shuns those who meddle with time. As in The Space Museum, time is shown to be theoretically malleable, in contrast to the view of time presented in The Reign of Terror. The concept of time would later be expounded upon to incorporate both elements in numerous later stories, including Attack of the Cybermen and The Waters of Mars. It is evident that this story was produced in the 1960s: all the Monk's possessions are contemporary with that era, and he refers to the TARDIS as a "modern" police box. Only his gramophone is old-fashioned, and it was intended to be a tape recorder in the script. Only two months after his last absence, Hartnell takes another holiday, and so does not feature in part two. The story's historical setting had a particular relevance in 1965 as the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings was only a year away. Production constraints meant Doctor Who could not satisfactorily feature the battle, but nor could it be fully ignored, hence the period was taken for the setting. (About Time 1)
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