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A potential origin of the Doctor among many due to shifting timelines and alterations to biodata meant that it was a possibility that the Doctor originally came from an unnamed planet in the 49th century.

History
to be added

Other universes
In a parallel universe, Martin Bannister was uncertain whether or not to make it explicit that Doctor Who and Susan Who came from Venus in the 49th century. (AUDIO: Deadline)

Behind the scenes
The unnamed planet in the 49th century, the home of Dr. Who and Susan, was first mentioned in The Pilot Episode, where it was explicitly mentioned as the origin of the characters; in the the televised story, this line is removed and made more ambiguous, although it should be noted that some of the dialogue still reflects the origin, even though it was never spoken about in so many words. Vague allusions to the Doctor's home, typically inferring that he and Susan were simply humans from another planet, were made over the course of the First and Second Doctor's eras, until the Time Lords were established in The War Games with their development being initiated in the Third Doctor's era to evolve into the generally accepted "Time Lord" backstory of the Doctor.

Since then, despite the Doctor having numerous origins being an accepted and oft-mentioned part of the character's backstory, this origin has been very rarely referenced, with the only two references to it being Unnatural History and Escape Velocity, even then only entertaining it as a possibility as opposed to directly confirming it as a backstory. Other stories, such as Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks usually play with the general idea, albeit a different take upon it.


 * info to be added about Journey into Time (audio story)

Category:Planets visited by the Doctor Category:Homes of the Doctor