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For other uses, see Romana (disambiguation).
Doctor Who universe character

Lalla Ward as Romana II
Romana
Affiliated with Fourth Doctor
Race Time Lord
Home planet Gallifrey
Home era Rassilon Era
First appearance The Ribos Operation (Romana I)
Destiny of the Daleks (Romana II)
Last appearance The Armageddon Factor (Romana I)
Warriors' Gate (Romana II)
Portrayed by Mary Tamm (Romana I)
Lalla Ward (Romana II)

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As a Time Lord, Romana was able to regenerate, having two on screen incarnations with somewhat different personalities (dubbed Romana I and Romana II by fans). The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a Fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Romana I was played by Mary Tamm from 1978 to 1979. Mary Tamm (born 22 March 1950 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is an English Actress of Estonian descent perhaps When Tamm became pregnant and chose not to sign on for a second season, the part was recast. Romana II was played by Lalla Ward from 1979 to 1981. Lalla Ward (born Sarah Ward 28 June 1951) also known as The Honourable Sarah Ward, is an English actress author and illustrator

Romana remains one of only two members of the Doctor's own race to travel with him during the entire television series and the only explicit female Time Lord companion. The other member of his race to travel with him was Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, and Susan was never explicitly designated as a Time Lord.

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Romana I

Mary Tamm as Romana I
Mary Tamm as Romana I

The White Guardian originally assigns Romana to assist the Doctor during the quest for the Key to Time, a series of linked serials which constitute the whole of Season 16 (1978-79). Mary Tamm (born 22 March 1950 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is an English Actress of Estonian descent perhaps The White Guardian is a character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. Romana first appears in The Ribos Operation, and was intended as a contrast to her predecessor, the savage Leela. The Ribos Operation is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Leela is a fictional character played by Louise Jameson in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Romana is initially haughty and somewhat arrogant, looking down on the Doctor (whom she considers to be her academic inferior; she obtained a triple first at the Academy, while the Doctor passed with only 51 percent, on his second attempt) and responding to his initial resentment at her presence with icy put-downs. However, she soon gains an appreciation for the Doctor's experience and sense of adventure, and begins to respect him as a teacher.

Over the course of Season 16, Romana begins to take some of the characteristics of the screaming "damsel in distress", which reinforced Tamm's decision not to remain in the role as she felt the character had been taken as far as she could go. The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden is a classic theme in world literature art and film As a result, Romana regenerates at the start of Season 17, emerging with a different physical appearance and a lighter personality. This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes.

The suddenness of the regeneration scene was also dictated by real life events. Although Tamm had left the show on relatively good terms, by the start of Season 17, she was very visibly pregnant, making her return even for a regeneration scene impractical. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female

Romana II

The introduction of Romana's second incarnation in Destiny of the Daleks, a script credited to Terry Nation, but with several additions and alterations by script editor Douglas Adams, treats the concept of regeneration humorously. Destiny of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Terry Nation ( August 8 1930 – March 9 1997) was a Welsh Television Screenwriter. Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist At the beginning of the serial, Romana changes bodily forms several times, rather like someone casually trying on different outfits, before deciding to take the form of Princess Astra, who had been played by Lalla Ward in the final serial of Season 16, The Armageddon Factor. The Armageddon Factor is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast This regeneration scene is controversial with some fans; see "Romana's Regeneration". Regeneration, in the context of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, is a biological ability exhibited by the

Romana II enjoys a more intimate relationship with the Doctor than her predecessor, to the point that some fans have assumed a romantic relationship with the Doctor. Although a relationship was never explicitly shown or intended by the writers, many fans have found the signs of a romantic relationship particularly evident in the story City of Death, perhaps reflecting the real-life romance between Tom Baker and Lalla Ward which reportedly blossomed during the production of that story, leading to their brief marriage. City of Death is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. In many ways, she is the companion most alike her Doctor - besides being of the same race and comparable intelligence, she occasionally mimics his sense of style, wields her own sonic screwdriver and can occasionally get the better of him in moments of banter and more practical situations. As her practical experience develops, she also becomes more assured and capable in the situations she finds herself in.

Her final television appearance was in Warriors' Gate, where she leaves the Doctor with the robot dog K-9 to forge her own path in the parallel universe of E-space. Warriors' Gate is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional Robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own She also appears briefly in the 20th Anniversary special The Five Doctors through the reuse of footage from the uncompleted story Shada, and in the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time. The Five Doctors is a special feature-length episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced For the Arabic emphasis sign see Shadda; for the village in Azerbaijan see Şada. Dimensions in Time is a charity special crossover between the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who and

However she is mentioned in the Fifth Doctor episode Arc of Infinity in which the Doctor returns to Gallifrey. Arc of Infinity is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four When the Council of the Time Lords reprimands him for "leaving Romana behind," he retorts that she "chose to remain in E-Space".

Appearances in other media

Outside of the television programme, the Fourth Doctor and Romana II also appear in Australian-filmed television advertisements for PR1ME Computers in 1980, which played in a tongue-in-cheek way with the idea that the two characters shared a romantic relationship, climaxing with the Doctor proposing marriage (which occurred in real life between Tom Baker and Lalla Ward after her departure from the series that same year). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Prime Computer was a Natick Massachusetts -based producer of Minicomputers from 1972 until 1992 [1]

An article by Russell T. Davies in the Doctor Who Annual 2006 states that Romana was President of the Time Lords during the Time War against the Daleks (see below). Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer Gallifrey was destroyed in this conflict. As with all spin-off media, its canonicity is uncertain.

Novels

In the licensed Virgin New Adventures novel Blood Harvest by Terrance Dicks, Romana II leaves E-Space and returns to Gallifrey with the help of the Seventh Doctor. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Blood Harvest is an original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Terrance Dicks (born 10 May 1935 in East Ham, Essex (now Greater London) is an English Writer, best known for The Seventh Doctor is a Fictional character, the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television In Goth Opera by Paul Cornell, from the complementary Missing Adventures series, she is given a seat on the High Council of Time Lords. Goth Opera is an original Doctor Who novel published by Virgin Publishing in their Missing Adventures range of Doctor Paul Cornell (born July 18 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MA s in fandom were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction In New Adventures' Happy Endings, also by Cornell, it is revealed that Romana has become Lady President of Gallifrey. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Happy Endings is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld Romana's presidency is reflected in the later novels and in her appearances (voiced by Ward) in audio dramas from Big Finish Productions. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and She also makes a cameo appearance in Human Nature. Human Nature is an original novel written by Paul Cornell, from a plot by Cornell and Kate Orman, and based on the long-running British Romana appears in independent charity novel Time's Champion, in the role of President of the Time Lords. Craig Paul Alexander Hinton ( May 7 1964 &ndash December 3 2006) was a British writer best known for his work on various spin-offs

Romana's appearance in the 1997 novel The Eight Doctors was highlighted in a trailer for the re-launched Doctor Who range which was included on a number of BBC videos in 1997-8. The trailer used a clip from Destiny of the Daleks to illustrate Romana. Destiny of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast

In the BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures novels, Romana undergoes a second regeneration, and her new incarnation (Romana III, whose appearance was modelled on silent movie actress Louise Brooks) is far less sympathetic and far more ruthless than the other two. The Eighth Doctor Adventures (sometimes abbreviated as EDA or referred to as the EDAs are a series of spin off novels based on the long running BBC Science fiction Louise Brooks ( November 14, 1906 &ndash August 8, 1985) was an American Dancer, model, Showgirl This third incarnation pursues the Eighth Doctor in a story arc which results in the obliteration of Gallifrey and the apparent retroactive wiping out of the Time Lords from history. Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld However, it is hinted in Tomb of Valdemar by Simon Messingham that Romana may be one of a few Time Lords who survived this cataclysm, possibly in a fourth incarnation. Tomb of Valdemar is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Messingham and based on the long-running British science fiction television

Audio plays

Romana II appeared pseudonymously in a series of audio plays produced in the early 2000s by BBV. In this series, Lalla Ward played a character who appeared with K-9 in an unnamed parallel universe. This character is called the Mistress (which was what K-9 called Romana in the television series). Because of an unusual copyright situation in which BBV was able to license K-9 but not Romana or other Doctor Who elements, the Mistress is not explicitly called Romana. For similar reasons, the parallel universe (obviously intended to reflect Romana's exile in E-Space) is called a "pocket universe" in the series' packaging.

In Big Finish's regular line of Doctor Who audio stories, Ward joined Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor in The Apocalypse Element, in which Romana is Lady President of Gallifrey. Colin Baker (born London, 8 June 1943 is an English Actor who is best known for playing the sixth incarnation of the Doctor The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, seen on screen in the long-running The Apocalypse Element is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series In the story, it is revealed that Romana II was abducted by the Daleks soon after assuming the presidential office, and remained in captivity for twenty years before making her escape, briefly reuniting with the Doctor before reassuming her post. Romana II also appears with Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor in the 2003 remake of Shada, an audio play produced by Big Finish for the BBC's Doctor Who website and accompanied by Macromedia Flash animations, and also in Neverland and Zagreus. Paul McGann (born 14 November 1959 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television For the Arabic emphasis sign see Shadda; for the village in Azerbaijan see Şada. Adobe Flash (previously called Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash) is a set of Multimedia software created by Macromedia and currently Neverland is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Zagreus is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British Science fiction Television series

In Zagreus, Romana II is forced to banish the Eighth Doctor from the universe as he has become a danger to it following his infection by the forces of "anti-time". The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television Following on from this, she is featured in a number of audio plays with former Doctor companion Leela (played by Louise Jameson) under the umbrella title of Gallifrey. Leela is a fictional character played by Louise Jameson in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951 in Wanstead, London) is an English actress, most famous for playing Leela Gallifrey is the umbrella title of a line of audio plays set in the ''Doctor Who'' universe, produced by Big Finish Productions, featuring Louise Jameson

In the audio series, Romana has to contend with the emergence of a terrorist group known as Free Time, which wants to break the technological monopoly on time travel and threatens not just Gallifrey, but its time travel-capable allies. Romana's progressive policies, including opening the Academy to non-Gallifreyans, also face opposition from more conservative elements. Complicating this is the escape of an ancient evil called Pandora from the Matrix in the paradoxical form of Romana's first incarnation (played once again by Mary Tamm). The Matrix, in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, is a massive Computer system on the planet Both Romana and the Pandora entity proclaim themselves Imperiatrix of Gallifrey, provoking a civil war. At the war's end, Romana destroys Pandora by trapping her in the Matrix and destroying it. She is also removed from the Presidency.

The series ends on a cliffhanger, with Gallifrey on the brink of economic and social collapse as well as in danger of being overrun by a Free Time virus, while most of the characters are trapped with no apparent means of escape.

Current status

Romana's current status remains unclear, due to conflicting continuity issues regarding the 2005 revival of the "Doctor Who" franchise and the various spin-off material in the form of book and audio dramas released during the period in which the show was off the air. The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005.

Accepting only the television series as canon, Romana was last seen in the separate universe known as "E-Space", where she opted to stay at the end of the serial Warrior's Gate. Warriors' Gate is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four However, in the years between the cancellation of the original Doctor Who series and the 2005 revival, Romana's story was picked up in the spin-off media (novels and audio dramas) and continued due to the popularity of the character.

In the spin-off media, Romana left the "E-Space" universe for her home universe, and became the elected President of the Time Lords. She would also form a friendship with fellow companion Leela, becoming Romana's bodyguard and confidant. Leela is a fictional character played by Louise Jameson in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

This in turn has led to debate amongst fans over whether or not Romana's spin-off media adventures are considered canon by the BBC, either in the scenario of her being a fatality of the Time War, or if she remains alive in E-Space. In a 2005 issue of Doctor Who Magazine, series showrunner Russell T. Davies stated that he considered the spin-off media's tales of Romana's later adventures (leaving E-Space and becoming President of the Time Lords) as being canon and that Romana was the Time Lord President during the Time War. Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer The Time War is an event referred to on several occasions in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, beginning However, Davies and other writers for the revival series have yet to introduce any of this backstory from the spin-off media into the actual television series. In Narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story

As such, many fans of the character have taken the stance of presuming that until the television series states otherwise, Romana's fate remains unknown save for the fact that she was last seen in E-Space and that the Doctor presumes her to be dead for reasons yet to be revealed.

The BBC's official Doctor Who website continues to assert that the Doctor is the last of the Time Lords, and has "no details of any other survivors". However, since Romana was last seen in E-Space (with her only conceivable way home being the construction of a new TARDIS for which K-9 Mark II stored the blueprints) it is possible that she was declared missing or dead by the Time Lords. The TARDIS ( T ime A nd R elative D imension(s I n S pace is a time machine and Spacecraft in the K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional Robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Some fans speculate that Romana may be the woman known as "Professor Riversong" in two episodes from the 2008 series entitled "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead. "

List of appearances

Television

Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
20th anniversary special
30th anniversary special

Audio dramas

BBV
Big Finish Productions

Novels

Virgin Missing Adventures
Virgin New Adventures
Eighth Doctor Adventures
Past Doctor Adventures
Independent Novels

Short stories

Comics

References

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