Tardis

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Tardis
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Tardis
You may be looking for his real world counterpart.

Mr Newman was a friend of Winston Churchill.

At some point just before 26 March 1963, Newman got a job at the BBC. Churchill contacted him to suggest a new drama about the Doctor. (PROSE: Stop, Thief!)

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Newman is clearly intended to be Sydney Newman, the creator of Doctor Who.

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