tsbr...@gmail.com wrote on 10/4/22 11:12 am:
> On Friday, October 15, 2021 at 2:01:19 AM UTC-7, Daniel65 wrote:
>> The Doctor wrote on 15/10/21 7:34 am:
>>> In article <2fd8b160-3e97-4bd5...@googlegroups.com>,
>>> tsbru...@gmail.com <tsbru...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 1848 On Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 9:46:04 AM UTC-7, solar
>>>> penguin wrote:
>> <Snip>
>>>>> I basically agree with everything Phill said in this post
>>>>> EXCEPT... I don't think the Doctor should know the word
>>>>> "Auton". Channing only uses it when the Doctor isn't around
>>>>> in Spearhead From Space, and IIRC the same probably applies
>>>>> with the Master in Terror Of The Autons. I suppose it's
>>>>> possible he learnt it in Business Unusual, but I'm in no
>>>>> hurry to re-read that fanwanky mess any time soon just to
>>>>> check. (I've had more than enough fanwanky mess recently,
>>>>> thank you Mr Moffat!) The BFA with Autons in Russia doesn't
>>>>> count, because they're probably called by a Russian name
>>>>> there, and we only hear "Auton" as a translation convention.
>>>>> So, for once it looks like we actually know more than the
>>>>> Doctor does about his own universe. It's not often that
>>>>> happens...
>>>>
>>>> Couldn't the Doctor have read the UNIT reports about Autons?
>>>
>>> That makes no sense.
>>>
>> Say what?? You would just expect The Doctor to go bumbling into a
>> situation, rather than making use of the resources available to
>> him??
>>
>> Oh, wait!! We are discussing The Doctor, so the answer to that
>> question would be a resounding *YES* !! ;-P
>
> I envision UNIT ordering the Doctor to read up on Autons!

And I'm sure The Doctor would listen to UNIT!!
--
Daniel