Scaroth (short story)

 was the 10th The Blogs of Doom short story, published in 2019 in Doctor Who Magazine 528. Like other features in the series, it narrated events in the life of a minor Doctor Who TV character before and after their involvement in the Doctor's life.

In this case, the subject of writer Jonathan Morris's attention was Scaroth from City of Death.

Summary
A planet during it's primeval time - Scaroth and his crew are stuck on an uninhabitable planet and they're demanding to take off ASAP (As Soneds As Possible). Even though he's in the warp field, he readys to take off...

Cretaceous Era - After being split in time, the earliest fragment is surrounded by reptilian life, and notices a space freighter falling from the sky...

Palaeolithic Era - Scaroth tries to show the indigenous race the uses of fire.

Neolithic Era - Now that they've learned fire, Scaroth tries to teach the human race the concept of a wheel, which Za tries to set on fire.

Giza, Fourth dynasty - Scaroth doesn't understand why a pyramid isn't being built right, then realises the plans are upside-down.

Florence, 1504 - Scaroth discusses the Mona Lisa project with Leonardo, and criticises his drawings of a flying machine.

Paris, 1979 - To pass in human society, Scaroth is disguised as a count with a female consort. And his plan to time travel is almost ready...

Characters

 * Scaroth
 * Og
 * Za
 * Chief slave-driver
 * Leonardo da Vinci
 * Heidi Scarlioni

Continuity

 * According to another account, the Jagartoh were warring with the Dahensa. (PROSE: The Kingdom of the Blind)
 * Scaroth witnesses the extinction of the dinosaurs. (TV: Earthshock)
 * Scaroth tries to teach the concept of a wheel to the Tribe of Gum. (TV: An Unearthly Child)
 * The chief slave-driver is Khepren. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)
 * A funny little man from the monastery tells Leonardo to get his ideas for a flying machine down on paper. (TV: The Time Meddler)