User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-183721-20140901212040

Per this thread, The Gift is not allowed to be construed as referring to the War, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, or Twelfth Doctors, because they are part of BBC Wales Doctor Who, and so are not covered by Big Finsh's audio license. However, I would argue that the decision reached is clearly wrong, for two primary reasons.

1) The story in question does not actually portray any of the BBC Wales Doctors. In the story, the First Doctor simply makes the comment that "all of me" attend the Brigader's funeral. According to Wiktionary, the definition of "portray" is To describe in words; to convey. Thus, the phrase "all of me" can in no possible way be considered to "portray" any of the BBC Wales Doctors, simply because it does not describe any of them in any way, shape, or form.

2) If the previous argument does not convince you, consider this: Big Finish actually has portrayed a BBC Wales Doctor in one of its stories: The Kingmaker. If you doubt me, you can check the page itself. In the continuity section, the fifth bullet point lists this: "In 1483, Clarrie tells Peri and Erimem that the Doctor's letters were delivered to the Kingmaker inn by a 'Northern chap with big ears.' (TV: Rose)"

The evidence is obvious: The Gift does not actually portray any of the BBC Wales Doctors, and the Ninth Doctor was clearly portrayed in a Big Finish story. On the basis of this, I move that the decision established by Thread:149557 be abolished. Thoughts?