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'''Betelgeuse V''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') often called just '''Betelgeuse''', was a [[planet]] mentioned several times by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | '''Betelgeuse V''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') often called just '''Betelgeuse''', was a [[planet]] mentioned several times by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', et al.) | ||
[[ | It was the fifth planet around the [[star]] [[Betelgeuse (star)|Betelgeuse]], around 600 [[light-year]]s from [[Earth]]. ([[NOTCOVERED]]: ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'') | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Betelgeuse V used to have [[Moon (Lords of the Storm)|a moon]], though it was later destroyed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') The [[Third Doctor]] remembered seeing a [[binary system|double sunrise]] on Betelgeuse. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (short story)|The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller]]'') | Betelgeuse V used to have [[Moon (Lords of the Storm)|a moon]], though it was later destroyed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') The [[Third Doctor]] remembered seeing a [[binary system|double sunrise]] on Betelgeuse. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (short story)|The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller]]'') | ||
== Culture == | |||
On Betelgeuse there was no [[sarcasm]], and [[shame]] was a terminal disease. | |||
In the language of Betelgeuse V, "Ix" translated to "boy who is not able satisfactorily to explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven". This was used as a nickname for [[Ford Prefect]], whose father would not tell him about his experience of the Great Collapsing Hrung Disaster of Gal./Sid./Year 03758. | |||
[[Green]] was the colour of the [[flying saucer]]s used by Betelgeuse trading scouts. ([[NOTCOVERED]]: ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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=== Undated events === | === Undated events === | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] mentioned a visit to Betelgeuse while at the [[Grand Betelgeuse Hotel]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel (audio story)|The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel]]'') | The [[Seventh Doctor]] mentioned a visit to Betelgeuse while at the [[Grand Betelgeuse Hotel]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel (audio story)|The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel]]'') | ||
One obscure Betelgeusian dialect, spoken mainly by Praxibetel communities on Betelgeuse VII, was nearly lost when those communities were wiped out by the Great Collapsing Hrung Disaster of Gal./Sid./Year 03758. The sole survivor settled on Betelgeuse V. | |||
[[Ford Prefect]] and [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]] were both from Betelguese Five. ([[NOTCOVERED]]: ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'') | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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A user of the [[socio-virtual network]] used the alias "[[Bright of Betelgeuse]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentient (audio story)|The Sentient]]'') | A user of the [[socio-virtual network]] used the alias "[[Bright of Betelgeuse]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentient (audio story)|The Sentient]]'') | ||
[[Professor Chronotis]] owned a travel guide entitled ''[[Alternative Betelgeuse]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the real world, [[Betelgeuse (star)|the star Betelgeuse]] is not known to | * In the real world, [[Betelgeuse (star)|the star Betelgeuse]] is not known to be orbited by any planets. | ||
* {{iw|hitchhikers|Betelgeuse V}} was a planet in script editor [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' series, where it is mentioned as the [[homeworld]] of [[Ford Prefect]] and [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]]. | * {{iw|hitchhikers|Betelgeuse V}} was a planet in script editor [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' series, where it is mentioned as the [[homeworld]] of [[Ford Prefect]] and [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 22 May 2023
This page includes information about Betelgeuse V from sources that are not valid on this wiki.
Betelgeuse V, (PROSE: Lords of the Storm) often called just Betelgeuse, was a planet mentioned several times by the Fourth Doctor. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks, et al.)
It was the fifth planet around the star Betelgeuse, around 600 light-years from Earth. (NOTCOVERED: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
Geography
Betelgeuse V used to have a moon, though it was later destroyed. (PROSE: Lords of the Storm) The Third Doctor remembered seeing a double sunrise on Betelgeuse. (PROSE: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller)
Culture
On Betelgeuse there was no sarcasm, and shame was a terminal disease.
In the language of Betelgeuse V, "Ix" translated to "boy who is not able satisfactorily to explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven". This was used as a nickname for Ford Prefect, whose father would not tell him about his experience of the Great Collapsing Hrung Disaster of Gal./Sid./Year 03758.
Green was the colour of the flying saucers used by Betelgeuse trading scouts. (NOTCOVERED: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
History
In 4500, when Davros was revived and had demanded to know what had happened while he was in suspended animation, the Doctor told him that Betelgeuse had placed second in the Galactic Olympic Games, behind Arcturus (TV: Destiny of the Daleks) or Earth. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks)
Undated events
The Seventh Doctor mentioned a visit to Betelgeuse while at the Grand Betelgeuse Hotel. (AUDIO: The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel)
One obscure Betelgeusian dialect, spoken mainly by Praxibetel communities on Betelgeuse VII, was nearly lost when those communities were wiped out by the Great Collapsing Hrung Disaster of Gal./Sid./Year 03758. The sole survivor settled on Betelgeuse V.
Ford Prefect and Zaphod Beeblebrox were both from Betelguese Five. (NOTCOVERED: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
References
Jackie Tyler once referred to Betelgeuse as a planet to which the Ninth Doctor might travel. (AUDIO: Retail Therapy)
Neko compared Lady Christina de Souza's perfume to the smell of a "Betelgeusian bordello". (COMIC: The Eye of Ashaya)
Ian Chesterton also mentioned a star named Betelgeuse. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
A user of the socio-virtual network used the alias "Bright of Betelgeuse". (AUDIO: The Sentient)
Professor Chronotis owned a travel guide entitled Alternative Betelgeuse. (PROSE: Shada)
Behind the scenes
- In the real world, the star Betelgeuse is not known to be orbited by any planets.
- Betelgeuse V was a planet in script editor Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, where it is mentioned as the homeworld of Ford Prefect and Zaphod Beeblebrox.
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