Doctor Who Revealed The Doctor’s Mother 26 Years Ago (& It Was Wilder Than The Timeless Child)

26 years ago, long before the Jodie Whittaker era’s revelations about the Timeless Child, Doctor Who had already provided an even wilder answer to the question of the Doctor’s mother. Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who era made the shocking revelations that the Doctor was not a Time Lord, and had come from a completely different planet. It was a means to add some mystery back to the character of the Doctor, as the revelations of the Timeless Child and their importance to Gallifreyan biology asked more questions than they answered.