TARDIS Tuesday- #If I were her Companion- Forays into the 13th Doctor's New Assistant

There is a great cosplaying Instagrammer called Bancroffed who created a rather fun challenge over the summer which basically involved imagining that you had been cast as Jodie Whittaker, the new female Doctor Who's companion and posting pictures for 7 days of what your companion might wear.

This sounded right up my street and I decided to name my character, give her a backstory and write some details about her adventures!  Plus, for anyone who is a Classic Who fan like me, I made reference to lots of old Doctor Who stories and characters as well as a few modern ones!

Even if you are not a Who fan, I would be totally intrigued to see what you think of these story ideas or outfits I've created!

I thought I'd join in with the fun and imaginative challenge that the fabulous @bancroffed has created, #ifiwerehercompanion . Aka, the new 13th Doctor's companion. Well, my companion is a space Librarian from The Library who left to explore the Universe just before Vashta Nerada took over the Library. Unfortunately, she's ended up on a planet where Giant Fruit rules the planet by stealth. Unsuspecting and a bit ditsy, having shockingly not read up on this strange planet, she ends up picking some baby pears growing on the nursery trees and finding her self surrounded by an Apple army which grows immense until the Doctor rescues her from imminent execution! The Fruitalia planet is very warm so she's wearing a polka dot dress and cardie-cool but she bought a Watermelon collar from the market when she arrived and her favourite Dorothy inspired shoes because she likes to be able to walk round libraries feeling comfy but glittery. I wonder how the Doctor saves her and sorts out the problems on Fruitalia? 





In the 2nd episode of #ifiwerehercompanion , the Doctor discovers that Merry, her new companion, has never visited Earth and given her passion for libraries, decides to take her to the British Library in London in the 1960's. Merry is a bit doubtful about visiting Earth, but decides she likes the idea of the Library anyway and sports her book outfit- book dress, book pins, book-shaped bag and flat shoes as always and they arrive. Unfortunately, they find a Body in the Library and the Doctor decides she wants to embrace her inner Miss Marple and sets out to find the killer. It turns out that there is a group on Intergalactic beings who are engaged in a sort of Treasure Hunt to seek certain books of Time round the Universe and the key to finding the murderer is finding the book! At the end of the mystery, Merry begs the Doctor to let them join in the search for The Books of Time as a way to explore the Universe. And there we have our story arc for series 11! SWIPE for details.

In the 3rd episode of #IfIwerehercompanion, the Doctor and Merry, having taken up the challenge of seeking the Books of Time and the clues in the scrolls of the Book of time, lead them to find themselves seeking the next book on the planet Svartos which the Doctor realises she has been to before.  The planet is cold, dark and full of snow so the Doctor has a rummage in the TARDIS wardrobe and resurrects her brown fur coat from meeting the Yeti.  Merry, the vegetarian, decides instead to wear something a bit more modern- Baker Boy hat, checked coat, flat boots as ever (there might be a library!) and Romana's old white scarf, which makes the Doctor a little nostalgic as she mentions her old companion to a bemused Merry. On Svartos, they seek the second Book of Time, the ancient book of Wisdom, which is rumoured to be encased in a great Blue Glacier. The Doctor & Merry also find themselves a familiar Rival in the form of Savalom Glitz, who has returned his formerly named ship, Iceworld, to its home planet. Now alone he is seeking the book for an anonymous 'Special Customer'. Many journeys in sleighs ensure, with menace in the form of Sinister Giant fur beasts until  they find the Book. Merry wishes she'd worn the fur coat...

Day4/Episode 4of #ifiwerehercompanion - Merry and the Doctor are after the Next Book of time on the most beautiful place in the Universe, The Eye of Orion. They are seeking the Book which tells of the Secret of this beautiful place. It is hidden in the Well of contentment. The Doctor, telling Merry that this is her favourite place to rest in the Universe, decides to take a break and leave Merry​ to search for the book. What could possibly go wrong? Hearing that the Eye of Orion is a beautiful place, Merry dresses in a light summer dress and Vintage Straw hat, thinking that this is the easiest mission. But unfortunately, discovers that the Weeping Angels are on the Eye of Orion! Luckily, she has read about them, being an erudite kind of girl. How will Merry find thr books AND escape the angels? 
Day 5of #ifiwerehercompanion ! Merry and the Doctor discover that the next book is the Log book of The Marie Celeste! They travel back in time and Merry find what she thinks is what the Navy wears. Oh how wrong she is! The Doctor dresses as Captain Jack Sparrow! Unfortunately, they are locked up straight away as Stowaways!!!! A strange sea monster is menacing the waters and it doesn't seem to be of this world!! Strangely enough, in the end, it isn't the sea monster that scares the crew off. Merry and the Doctor are saying goodbye when they spy THE TARDIS materialising and the DOCTOR REMEMBERS she was there before!! She sees her old Companions, Ian, Barbara and Vicky plus her old self arrive and then the DALEKS turn up in their time machine!! They hide because they don't want to distract the former Doctor from escaping the DALEKS and change time!

I'm a bit early with my 6th day of #ifiwerehercompanion but I'm on duty straight after lunch and in rehearsals so it is now or never! In the 6th episode, the Doctor and Merry head to a very swanky planet called Viennis for the New Moon Ball. Merry wears her fanciest dress, which sadly isn't THAT fancy, Balls at The Library never happened. She wears it with her idiosyncratically flat shoes. It is rumoured that the owner of the 5th Book of Time is to be present. No other information is available but the other seekers of the books are getting desperate and Merry is captured and held to ransom by one nefarious hunter! 


Final episode of #ifiwerehercompanion . The next book is hidden on the planet of Kilnooin which is warm and intensely green, full of trees. Merry dresses for a Summer afternoon- warm weather appropriate and very light. Flat shoes as always! The Book of Time, which is to be find on this planet, was stolen only last week by a band of intergalactic fugitives who have yellow skin and 3 eyes. They seek it because it will give them dominion over all the planet. The Doctor and Merry must seek it, not only for their original mission but to save the gentle tree-dwelling furry folk who live in harmony there, harvesting life-giving medicines. 
I'm afraid, if you want to find out how The Books of Time story arc ends, you'll have to lobby the BBC and Chris Chibnall to employ me as Script writer for series 11. Thanks to @bancroffed for initiating such a fun challenge!!



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