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'''''Perfect Day''''' was a short story published in the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1994]]''. It was written by [[Mark Gatiss]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
After dropping off the [[Gravis]] on [[Kolkokron]], the Doctor takes Tegan to the day the Earth is destroyed, where they meet two people, an old woman and a crippled boy, calmly waiting for the end to come. | |||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Fifth Doctor]] | * [[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
*[[Tegan]] | * [[Tegan Jovanka]] | ||
* [[Cuther]] | |||
* [[Susha]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to | * The Doctor once claimed that he was standing at [[Arthur Wellesley|Wellington]]'s side in the [[Battle of Waterloo]], but later claimed that he stood with [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Napoleon]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Frontios]], [[Refusis II|Refusis]] and [[Balanystra]] as worlds where humanity survives. | |||
* The Doctor and Tegan drink [[mead]] with Susha and Cuther. | |||
* The Doctor knows a version of the story of [[Noah's Ark]] in which Noah had to leave behind [[unicorn]]s, [[centaur]]s, [[basilisk]]s and many other such animals. | |||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This story equates the end of the world seen in ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' with that mentioned in ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]''. | ||
* [[Mark Gatiss]] is miscredited here as "Marc Gatiss". | |||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Tegan recalls Nyssa telling her about the destruction of Traken. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 29 February 2024
Perfect Day was a short story published in the Doctor Who Yearbook 1994. It was written by Mark Gatiss.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
After dropping off the Gravis on Kolkokron, the Doctor takes Tegan to the day the Earth is destroyed, where they meet two people, an old woman and a crippled boy, calmly waiting for the end to come.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor once claimed that he was standing at Wellington's side in the Battle of Waterloo, but later claimed that he stood with Napoleon.
- The Doctor mentions Frontios, Refusis and Balanystra as worlds where humanity survives.
- The Doctor and Tegan drink mead with Susha and Cuther.
- The Doctor knows a version of the story of Noah's Ark in which Noah had to leave behind unicorns, centaurs, basilisks and many other such animals.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story equates the end of the world seen in The Ark with that mentioned in Frontios.
- Mark Gatiss is miscredited here as "Marc Gatiss".
