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Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character created by writer Paul Magrs, who has appeared in short stories, novels and audio dramas from numerous publishers.〔(Book News ), Starburst, March 2012〕〔(The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ), eds John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight〕 She is best known from spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', where she is sometimes depicted as a renegade Time Lady〔("Canonicity Matters" in ''Time and Relative Dissertations in Space: Critical Perspectives on Doctor Who'' ), Lance Parkin, pp.246, 257, Manchester University Press, 2007〕 Her stories are in the New Wave mold, characterised by nonlinear, sometimes stream of consciousness narrative, intertextual references to the rest of ''Doctor Who'' and popular culture, and themes of unreliable narration. She has a playful, mischievous personality, delighting in baiting the Doctor and getting into trouble. ==History== Iris Wildthyme first appears in one of Magrs's non-genre novels, ''Marked for Life'',〔(Wildthyme at Large )〕 as a lesbian novelist who has lived for far longer than a normal lifespan.〔("Hypothetical Hills", in ''Territories of Desire in Queer Culture: Refiguring Contemporary Boundaries'' ), James Knowles, pp.133, 140〕 At the end of the novel, Iris Wildthyme seems to die and then become a baby in a scene reminiscent of regeneration. The infant Iris appears in later books by Magrs taking place in the same Phoenix Court setting, and an apparently adult version re-appears in the story 'Hospitality', in the collection ''Iris: Abroad''. Iris's first ''Doctor Who'' appearance is in the short story ''Old Flames'', where she meets the Fourth Doctor and Sarah. The Doctor already knows Iris as an "old friend", and she is seen to be travelling in a 20th-century London Routemaster double-decker bus (the No. 22 to Putney Common), which is, in reality, her TARDIS.〔 The character was described as "a studied affront" to existing ''Doctor Who'' texts〔Britton, Piers, (TARDISbound: Navigating the Universes of Doctor Who ), IB Tauris, p.200〕 and "an ethical challenge" to some of the series' "main inconsistencies".〔Britton, Piers, (TARDISbound: Navigating the Universes of Doctor Who ), IB Tauris p.201〕 In 2011, ''SFX'' called Iris Wildthyme one of the 'Top 5 Spinoff Companions' and said 'her adventures (with the Doctor, and in her own line of books) are a joy'.〔(SFX - The Ultimate Dr Who Top Fives ), SFX, November 2011〕 Iris was featured at length in ''The Scarlet Empress''〔"Shelf Life", Dave Owen, Doctor Who Magazine No. 269, August 1998〕 and ''The Blue Angel'',〔"Shelf Life", Dave Owen, Doctor Who Magazine No. 282, August 1999〕 and went on to appear in several more short stories and novels in the BBC Books range, most recently ''Mad Dogs and Englishmen'' in 2002.〔"Preview: Mad Dogs and Englishmen", Paul Magrs, Doctor Who Magazine No. 312, January 2002〕〔"The DWM Review", Doctor Who Magazine No. 314, February 2002〕 Since then the character has been the subject of a number of short story anthologies, edited by Magrs and others, published by Obverse Books and one by Big Finish Productions,〔(Big Finish - Wildthyme on Top )〕 and two novels published by Snowbooks.〔(Snowbooks - Enter Wildthyme! )〕〔(Snowbooks - Wildthyme Beyond! )〕 In 2001, Philip Purser-Hallard submitted a proposal for a novel, ''Iris Wildthyme in the City of the Saved'', which would have seen Iris in a hedonistic artificial world at the end of time where all people are resurrected and made immortal. It was rejected as an Iris Wildthyme novel range was considered unviable at the time. Purser-Hallard reused elements of the story in 2002's ''The Book of the War'' (in which Iris appears as an unnamed traveller) and 2004's ''Of the City of the Saved...''. In 2002, the character started appearing as an occasional crossover character in audio plays by Big Finish Productions, where she is voiced by Katy Manning.〔(Katy Manning CV )〕〔Sandifer, pp. 274–275〕 Following the casting of Manning in the role, imagery of the character used by Big Finish (and, later, Obverse Books) on packaging and covers now depicted Manning's likeness.〔(Big Finish - Iris Wildthyme )〕 The character has appeared as the main character in four "seasons" of audio dramas, released respectively in 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2013,〔 along with a 2009 Christmas special.〔(The Claws of Santa )〕〔(Katy Manning News and Event )〕 Each release of the second season is a pastiche of a decade of televised ''Doctor Who'', from the 1960s through to the 1990s. The 2012 release ''Iris Rides Out'' is a crossover with the out-of-copyright character Carnacki the Ghost-Finder. Although in some of her early appearances including ''Verdigris'' and ''Wildthyme on Top'' Iris is accompanied by her companion Tom (played on audio by Ortis Deley), her usual foil in her Big Finish, Obverse Books and Snowbooks appearances is Panda, a 10-inch-tall sentient, stuffed toy (played on audio by David Benson).〔"Soho Stories", Clayton Littlewood, Polarimagazine, Feb 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iris Wildthyme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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