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|type = [[Planet]]
|type = [[Planet]]
|location = [[Chara]] system
|location = [[Chara]] system
|natives=[[Hitchemus Tiger]]s, [[Horseshoe crab]]s
|natives = [[Hitchemus Tiger]]s, [[Horseshoe crab]]s
|only= The Year of Intelligent Tigers
|only= The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)
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}}'''Hitchemus''' was a [[planet]] which orbited the G-type [[star]] [[Chara]]. A [[day]] lasted for twenty-two [[Hour|hours]] with no more than six hours of [[Night|darkness]]. It was seven-eighths [[ocean]], and its sole landmass was [[Port Any]]. The nearest [[human]] [[colony]] to Hitchemus was [[Chi Bootis]].
'''Hitchemus''' was a [[planet]] which orbited [[Beta Canum Venaticorum]] (also known as [[Chara]]), a G-type [[star]]. A day lasted for twenty-two hours with no more than six hours of darkness. There was only one landmass on the planet ([[Port Any]]), as Hitchemus was seven-eighths ocean. The nearest human colony to Hitchemus was [[Chi Bootis]].


Hitchemus was known for its arts and artists. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'')
Hitchemus was known for its [[Art|arts]] and [[Artist|artists]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)|The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'')


[[The Doctor]] once saw [[horseshoe crab]]s deep in an ocean trench on Hitchemus, living in the remnants of a human city. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Southwell Park Mermaid]]'')
[[The Doctor]] once saw [[horseshoe crab]]s deep in an [[ocean trench]] on Hitchemus, living in the remnants of a human [[city]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Southwell Park Mermaid (short story)|The Southwell Park Mermaid]]'')


[[Bernice Summerfield]] visited Hitchemus when she bought a [[photograph]] of [[Aurigan]] artwork taken on [[Capella Four]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Steal from the World]]'')
[[Bernice Summerfield]] visited Hitchemus when she bought a [[photograph]] of [[Aurigan]] artwork taken on [[Capella Four]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Steal from the World (short story)|Steal from the World]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
[[Kate Orman]]'s ''The Caterpillar Room'', published in ''A Second Target for Tommy'', features [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]], and [[Anji Kapoor]] returning to Hitchemus a century after the events of ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)|The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]''. By this point, the humans and [[Hitchemus Tiger|Hitchemus Tigers]] are in a truce while the rising oceans of the planet continue to threaten what little land remains.  
* [[Kate Orman]]'s ''The Caterpillar Room'', published in the [[Obverse Books]] [[charity anthology]] ''A Second Target for Tommy'', features [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]], and [[Anji Kapoor]] returning to Hitchemus a century after the events of ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)|The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]''. By this point, the humans and [[Hitchemus Tiger]]s are in a truce while the rising oceans of the planet continue to threaten what little land remains.
* In [[Blair Bidmead]]'s short story ''Grumpy Auld Men'', published on his blog and featuring licensed use of [[Theo Possible]], Theo had performed a set at a pub on Hitchemus. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] saw a flyposter for the set, but the date had passed.<ref>[https://battlefieldbythemeadow.blogspot.com/2014/12/grumpy-auld-men.html Blair Bidmead's Blog: ''Grumpy Auld Men'']</ref>


== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 9 March 2023

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Hitchemus was a planet which orbited the G-type star Chara. A day lasted for twenty-two hours with no more than six hours of darkness. It was seven-eighths ocean, and its sole landmass was Port Any. The nearest human colony to Hitchemus was Chi Bootis.

Hitchemus was known for its arts and artists. (PROSE: The Year of Intelligent Tigers)

The Doctor once saw horseshoe crabs deep in an ocean trench on Hitchemus, living in the remnants of a human city. (PROSE: The Southwell Park Mermaid)

Bernice Summerfield visited Hitchemus when she bought a photograph of Aurigan artwork taken on Capella Four. (PROSE: Steal from the World)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]