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{{Infobox Story | |image = Useless Things BE story.jpg | ||
|image | |series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | ||
|main character = [[Prince]] [[Genei]] | |||
|series=[[Brief Encounter]] | |featuring = | ||
|main character= [[Prince]] [[Genei]] | |setting = [[London Borough of Barnet]] | ||
|featuring= | |writer = David Carroll | ||
|setting= [[ | |publication = [[DWM 212]] | ||
|writer= | |release date = 14 April 1994 | ||
|publication=[[DWM 212]] | |cover date = 11 May 1994 | ||
|prev=Down to Earth (short story) | |prev = Down to Earth (short story) | ||
|next=The Gallery (short story) | |next = The Gallery (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWM 212]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWM 212]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Alien invaders led by Prince Genei plan to take over the world, but are scared off by a [[police box]] they believe to be [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. However, the police box is actually the last of its kind in [[England]] | Alien invaders led by Prince [[Genei]] plan to take over the world, but are scared off by a [[police box]] they believe to be [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. However, the police box is actually genuine and the last of its kind in [[England]]. Workmen arrive to remove it shortly after the invaders depart for their own world. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* | * [[Genei]] | ||
* [[Workmen (Useless Things)|Workmen]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The last remaining police box in England was situated on the [[Barnet]] | * The last remaining [[police box]] in England was situated on the [[Barnet Bypass]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The legacy of the [[police box]] appearance that [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] has assumed is explored here. It is further explored in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone (comic story)|Hunters of the Burning Stone]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 29 February 2024
Useless Things was a Brief Encounter short story published in DWM 212.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Alien invaders led by Prince Genei plan to take over the world, but are scared off by a police box they believe to be the Doctor's TARDIS. However, the police box is actually genuine and the last of its kind in England. Workmen arrive to remove it shortly after the invaders depart for their own world.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The last remaining police box in England was situated on the Barnet Bypass.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The legacy of the police box appearance that the Doctor's TARDIS has assumed is explored here. It is further explored in COMIC: Hunters of the Burning Stone.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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