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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor=Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Peri]] | |companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|setting=[[Proofrock-Mills Intelligence Museum]], [[3010]] | |setting = [[Proofrock-Mills Intelligence Museum]], [[3010]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = John Binns | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Short Trips: Farewells | ||
|prev=Life After Queth (short story) | |release date = 29 April 2006 | ||
|next=Curtain Call (short story) | |prev = Life After Queth (short story) | ||
|next = Curtain Call (short story) | |||
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'''''Black and White''''' was the tenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Farewells]]''. It was written by [[John Binns]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri]]. | '''''Black and White''''' was the tenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Farewells]]''. It was written by [[John Binns]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to | As [[Peri Brown|Peri]] begins to adjust to life on [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] plays a simulation program of two species evolving, represented by black and white pixels, with the goal being to help them find evolutionary stability without harming the other. Unfortunately, the Doctor is unable to solve it. Because it's using so much memory, he plans to take it to the [[Proofrock-Mills Intelligence Museum]] in the year [[3009]]. After Peri goes to bed, he travels to the museum in [[3010]], to see the program in its exhibit. When he finds the exhibit, he is amazed to see it has been solved, the program now being a swirling mass of grey. Wondering how this has been achieved, the Doctor checks the visitor's book. Most of the entries are what he expected. However, the final entry is the one that surprises him. "You won't find the solution for a while. Give it a [[regeneration]] or two - The Doctor." | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fifth Doctor]] | * [[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Peri]] | * [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Peri and the Doctor have just been to see ''[[Les Misérables]]''. The Doctor thinks [[Victor Hugo]] would have hated it. | * Peri and the Doctor have just been to see ''[[Les Misérables]]''. The Doctor thinks [[Victor Hugo]] would have hated it. | ||
* The museum was established in [[San Diego]] in [[3009]]. | * The museum was established in [[San Diego]] in [[3009]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Peri mentions their recent encounters with the [[N'Tian]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Light at the End of the Tunnel (short story)|Light at the End of the Tunnel]]'') and | * Peri mentions their recent encounters with the [[N'Tian]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Light at the End of the Tunnel (short story)|Light at the End of the Tunnel]]'') and {{Ainley}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Fifth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Fifth Doctor short stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 1 March 2024
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Black and White was the tenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Farewells. It was written by John Binns. It featured the Fifth Doctor and Peri.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
As Peri begins to adjust to life on the TARDIS, the Doctor plays a simulation program of two species evolving, represented by black and white pixels, with the goal being to help them find evolutionary stability without harming the other. Unfortunately, the Doctor is unable to solve it. Because it's using so much memory, he plans to take it to the Proofrock-Mills Intelligence Museum in the year 3009. After Peri goes to bed, he travels to the museum in 3010, to see the program in its exhibit. When he finds the exhibit, he is amazed to see it has been solved, the program now being a swirling mass of grey. Wondering how this has been achieved, the Doctor checks the visitor's book. Most of the entries are what he expected. However, the final entry is the one that surprises him. "You won't find the solution for a while. Give it a regeneration or two - The Doctor."
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Peri and the Doctor have just been to see Les Misérables. The Doctor thinks Victor Hugo would have hated it.
- The museum was established in San Diego in 3009.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Peri mentions their recent encounters with the N'Tians (PROSE: Light at the End of the Tunnel) and the Tremas Master. (TV: Planet of Fire)
