"You're a Professor?" He absolutely was not going to break out into hysterical laughter. It took some control though.
"I thought join your ranks, when I was younger. Got pulled into politics. I was in London, 2007, before I came here. I'm serving as the Minister of Defence of Great Britain." He added, looking closely at - not the Doctor - Mr. Smith, "Orginally though, I'm from a place called Gallifrey."