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name=The Heat-Seekers|
|doctor = Fourth Doctor
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|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]]
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|setting= [[Dead Sea]], [[Israel]], Stone Age
companions=[[Harry Sullivan]] <br /> [[Sarah Jane Smith]]|
|writer = Andrew Lowes
year= [[Dead Sea]], [[Earth]], Stone Age|
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 117|117]]
writer=Andrew Lowes|
|cover date= October 1986
publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 117|117]]|
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'''''The Heat-Seekers''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' short story published in the [[DWM 117|117th issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and his companions [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Harry Sullivan]].
'''''The Heat-Seekers''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' short story and was published in the [[DWM 117|117th issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]], with his companions [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Harry Sullivan]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Olag]] was one of the lucky few to be allowed to hunt while his tribe were held as slaves by the "melters-of-rock" who had arrived in their metal ships that were now drilling down through the rock, ever forward towards the centre of the Earth, forcing his people to work the mines by their new masters, ape-like creatures who carried "thundersticks" that sent bolts of light capable of melting rock itself except that Olag manages to steal a "thunderstick" from one of the creatures when it is buried in a cave collapse like so many of his people he runs further into the tunnels and encounters three more strangers (the [[Fourth Doctor]], and his travelling companions [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]) who have a huge energy pattern on the scale of [[Hiroshima]] in [[1945]], so the Doctor has arrived to investigate with the TARDIS arriving in the tunnels, pausing to greet Olag and hiding from the invaders, which the Doctor recognises  as [[Ronan]]s from the planet [[Ronan|Ronos]] - believed to be an extinct species from a world destroyed when the Ronans decided to drill to the heart of their own planet as it moved further away from the sun and became increasingly colder; This small band of survivors sought to do the same to the Earth in order to warm it up and had chosen the [[Dead Sea]] location, as one of the narrowest points in the Earths crust. except that Ronos was a dry world and the Ronans were allergic to salt water, so Olag uses the stolen "thunderstick", a laser-type weapon to weaken the tunnels and cause the Dead Sea to flood the tunnels, the Ronans are driven deepen through the caves which were then flooded as the Sea drained, even though The Sea fed by the [[River Jordan]] would soon fill up again, making the Doctor, Having parted the waters, recall the first time that was done, in the [[Red Sea]], by [[Moses]] ...
[[Olag]] was one of the lucky few to be allowed to hunt while his tribe were held as slaves by the "melters-of-rock". They had arrived in their metal ships and were now drilling down through the rock, ever forward towards the centre of the [[Earth]]. They forced his people to work the mines by their new masters. They were ape-like creatures who carried "thundersticks" that sent bolts of light capable of melting rock.


== Named Characters ==
Olag steals a "thunderstick" from one of the creatures. He runs into the tunnels and encounters three more strangers (the [[Fourth Doctor]], and his travelling companions [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]). There is a huge energy pattern on the scale of [[Hiroshima]] in [[1945]], so the Doctor has arrived to investigate. He greet Olag and hides from the invaders. The Doctor recognises them as [[Ronan (species)|Ronans]] from the [[planet]] [[Ronos]]. The planet was believed destroyed when the Ronans drilled into their own planet. It was moving away from its sun and became colder.
* [[Doctor]]
 
This small band of survivors sought to do the same to the Earth and chose the [[Dead Sea]] as one of the thinnest parts of the Earth's crust. However, Ronos was a dry world and the Ronans were allergic to [[salt water]].
 
Olag uses the stolen "thunderstick", a laser weapon, to weaken the tunnels. The Dead Sea floods the tunnels. The Ronans are driven through the flooding caves which were then flooded as the Sea drained.
 
The Doctor, having parted the waters, recalls the first time this was done, in the [[Red Sea]] by [[Moses]] ...
 
== Characters ==
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Harry Sullivan]]
* [[Harry Sullivan]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Olag]]
* [[Olag]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] recalls witnessing the energy imprint of the atomic bomb dropped on [[Hiroshima]] in [[1945]].
* On a previous visit (a bit later), to the Dead Sea, the Doctor had helped develop a permanent ink for writing the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]].
* [[Harry Sullivan]] seems able to operate the TARDIS well enough to "programme the commands" to compute the the outside atmospheric conditions.
* On a previous visit (a bit later), to the Dead Sea, the Doctor had helped develop a permenant ink for writing the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This short story was the runner-up in the Under 15 Category in a competition run by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in [[1986]] and printed in [[DWM 117]].
* This short story was the runner-up in the Under 15 Category in a competition run by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in 1986 and printed in [[DWM 117]].
* Written by reader '''Andrew Lowes''' aged 10, the story ran to nearly three pages and was illustrated by regular magazine artist [[John Ridgway]], who donated the artwork as part of the prize that included a [[Sevans|Sevans Dalek kit]].
* Written by reader Andrew Lowes, aged 10, the story ran to nearly three pages and was illustrated by regular magazine artist [[John Ridgway]], who donated the artwork as part of the prize that included a [[Sevans|Sevans Dalek kit]].
* This was the first piece of original DWU fiction to feature a non-current Doctor, barring stories released shortly after a regeneration and [[Multi-Doctor story|multi-Doctor stories]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The TARDIS is able to show on its scanner its destination, which can be zoomed in.
''to be added''
 
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The Heat-Seekers was a Doctor Who short story published in the 117th issue of Doctor Who Magazine. It featured the Fourth Doctor and his companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Olag was one of the lucky few to be allowed to hunt while his tribe were held as slaves by the "melters-of-rock". They had arrived in their metal ships and were now drilling down through the rock, ever forward towards the centre of the Earth. They forced his people to work the mines by their new masters. They were ape-like creatures who carried "thundersticks" that sent bolts of light capable of melting rock.

Olag steals a "thunderstick" from one of the creatures. He runs into the tunnels and encounters three more strangers (the Fourth Doctor, and his travelling companions Harry Sullivan and Sarah Jane Smith). There is a huge energy pattern on the scale of Hiroshima in 1945, so the Doctor has arrived to investigate. He greet Olag and hides from the invaders. The Doctor recognises them as Ronans from the planet Ronos. The planet was believed destroyed when the Ronans drilled into their own planet. It was moving away from its sun and became colder.

This small band of survivors sought to do the same to the Earth and chose the Dead Sea as one of the thinnest parts of the Earth's crust. However, Ronos was a dry world and the Ronans were allergic to salt water.

Olag uses the stolen "thunderstick", a laser weapon, to weaken the tunnels. The Dead Sea floods the tunnels. The Ronans are driven through the flooding caves which were then flooded as the Sea drained.

The Doctor, having parted the waters, recalls the first time this was done, in the Red Sea by Moses ...

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • On a previous visit (a bit later), to the Dead Sea, the Doctor had helped develop a permanent ink for writing the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This short story was the runner-up in the Under 15 Category in a competition run by Doctor Who Magazine in 1986 and printed in DWM 117.
  • Written by reader Andrew Lowes, aged 10, the story ran to nearly three pages and was illustrated by regular magazine artist John Ridgway, who donated the artwork as part of the prize that included a Sevans Dalek kit.
  • This was the first piece of original DWU fiction to feature a non-current Doctor, barring stories released shortly after a regeneration and multi-Doctor stories.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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