Roses (short story)

Roses was a Brief Encounter short story published in Doctor Who Magazine 214. It revealed the true name of the Doctor's granddaughter after she had used the alias "Susan Foreman" to blend in with Earth.

Summary
Somewhere in space, the First Doctor tends the roses in his garden while Steven rests in the TARDIS. But the Doctor's plans for a spot of relaxing gardening are short-lived, as a sinister black spinning obelisk suddenly appears in the sky.

Characters

 * First Doctor

Worldbuilding

 * The Doctor has a pair of scissors.

Continuity

 * The Doctor talks about his recent adventure with Mavic Chen. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)
 * The Doctor left Susan with David Campbell on 22nd century Earth in TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, a decision which he once again contemplates.
 * The Third Doctor later claims to Jackie Tyler that he has "never known a Rose". (PROSE: The Christmas Inversion)
 * Spring-heeled Jack would later look into the Eighth Doctor's mind and called Susan his "precious little flower". (COMIC: The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack)