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{{Infobox Story | |image = No One Died title.jpg | ||
| | |series = ''[[Doctor Who Storybook]]'' | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |||
|series = [[Doctor Who Storybook]] | |companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |enemy = The [[Viyran]]s | ||
|companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] | |setting = [[Lower Downham]], [[England]], [[1962]] | ||
|enemy = The [[Viyran]]s | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|setting = [[Lower Downham]], [[England]], [[1962]] | |illustrator = [[Ben Willsher]] | ||
|writer = | |anthology = Doctor Who Storybook 2007 | ||
|illustrator = [[Ben Willsher]] | |release date = 1 July 2006 | ||
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|next = Corner of the Eye (short story) | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth short story published in the ''[[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]]''. | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth short story published in the ''[[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] tells [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] about the village of [[Lower Downham]] in [[England]], which disappeared in [[1962]] under mysterious circumstances. They agree to find out what happened, and travel to a time before the village disappeared. The village is full of people and looks completely ordinary. Soon after, however, the village has disappeared. They notice the area is in total darkness, and the map of the village has developed a large fold in the centre, causing the print to spill into it. They explore the area, but do not find the village or any proof that it was ever there. | The [[Tenth Doctor]] tells [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] about the village of [[Lower Downham]] in [[England]], which disappeared in [[1962]] under mysterious circumstances. They agree to find out what happened, and travel to a time before the village disappeared. The village is full of people and looks completely ordinary. Soon after, however, the village has disappeared. They notice the area is in total darkness, and the map of the village has developed a large fold in the centre, causing the print to spill into it. They explore the area, but do not find the village or any proof that it was ever there. | ||
[[File:Viyran.jpg|thumb|right|250px]] | |||
They travel to the day the village disappeared at three in the morning. Rose is teleported to an open field, whilst the Doctor encounters a glowing humanoid figure. The figure slowly forms into a [[Viyran]]. While the Doctor tries to communicate with it, Rose comes across a floating glass coffin, hovering about ten feet above the ground. She sees a bright white light, and runs towards it, to find the Doctor surrounded by Viyrans. They learn the Viyrans followed a single particle from a dangerous chemical weapon to [[Earth]], and were forced to neutralise it before it destroyed the minds of everyone on the planet. The Viyrans realised they could not destroy the particle. They chose to evacuate the village and wipe their memories of the village. They placed a perceptual barrier across the entire village, making it disappear. | They travel to the day the village disappeared at three in the morning. Rose is teleported to an open field, whilst the Doctor encounters a glowing humanoid figure. The figure slowly forms into a [[Viyran]]. While the Doctor tries to communicate with it, Rose comes across a floating glass coffin, hovering about ten feet above the ground. She sees a bright white light, and runs towards it, to find the Doctor surrounded by Viyrans. They learn the Viyrans followed a single particle from a dangerous chemical weapon to [[Earth]], and were forced to neutralise it before it destroyed the minds of everyone on the planet. The Viyrans realised they could not destroy the particle. They chose to evacuate the village and wipe their memories of the village. They placed a perceptual barrier across the entire village, making it disappear. | ||
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* [[Viyran]]s | * [[Viyran]]s | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* When the Doctor says that he is "a bit out of practice" with [[Sky Ray]]s, he is referring to the [[Dr Who's Space Adventure Book|Sky Ray promotion]] of the 1960s. | |||
* The story is notable for being the first and, {{as of|2020|09|lc=y}}, only, appearance of the Viyrans in an non-audio medium. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[ | * The Doctor previously encountered the Viyrans during his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mission of the Viyrans (audio story)|Mission of the Viyrans]]'') [[Sixth Doctor|sixth]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]'', ''[[Blue Forgotten Planet (audio story)|Blue Forgotten Planet]]'') and [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnations]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 1 March 2024
No One Died was the sixth short story published in the Doctor Who Storybook 2007.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Tenth Doctor tells Rose about the village of Lower Downham in England, which disappeared in 1962 under mysterious circumstances. They agree to find out what happened, and travel to a time before the village disappeared. The village is full of people and looks completely ordinary. Soon after, however, the village has disappeared. They notice the area is in total darkness, and the map of the village has developed a large fold in the centre, causing the print to spill into it. They explore the area, but do not find the village or any proof that it was ever there.
They travel to the day the village disappeared at three in the morning. Rose is teleported to an open field, whilst the Doctor encounters a glowing humanoid figure. The figure slowly forms into a Viyran. While the Doctor tries to communicate with it, Rose comes across a floating glass coffin, hovering about ten feet above the ground. She sees a bright white light, and runs towards it, to find the Doctor surrounded by Viyrans. They learn the Viyrans followed a single particle from a dangerous chemical weapon to Earth, and were forced to neutralise it before it destroyed the minds of everyone on the planet. The Viyrans realised they could not destroy the particle. They chose to evacuate the village and wipe their memories of the village. They placed a perceptual barrier across the entire village, making it disappear.
The Viyrans put the Doctor and Rose into coffins because they are getting in the way of their plan. They escape from the coffins and leave in the TARDIS. The village is successfully evacuated.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When the Doctor says that he is "a bit out of practice" with Sky Rays, he is referring to the Sky Ray promotion of the 1960s.
- The story is notable for being the first and, as of September 2020[update], only, appearance of the Viyrans in an non-audio medium.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor previously encountered the Viyrans during his fifth, (AUDIO: Mission of the Viyrans) sixth (AUDIO: Patient Zero, Blue Forgotten Planet) and eighth incarnations. (AUDIO: The White Room)
