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|name=A Tourist Invasion
|image = A Tourist Invasion DWY93 4 TARDIS.jpg
|image = A Tourist Invasion DWY93 4 TARDIS.jpg
|series=[[Brief Encounter]]
|series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]''
|doctor=Sixth Doctor
|doctor = Sixth Doctor
|companions=[[Melanie Bush|Mel]]
|companions=[[Melanie Bush|Mel]]
|setting= The [[Eye of Orion]]
|setting = [[Eye of Orion]]
|writer=[[Colin Baker]]
|writer = Colin Baker
|illustrator=[[Paul Vyse]]
|illustrator = [[Paul Vyse]]
|release date = [[September (releases)|September]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]]
|release date = September 1992
|publication=''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]''
|publication = ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]''
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|prev2=Metamorphosis (comic story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]''. It was the last story in the volume.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]''. It was the last story in the volume, and was also the final ''Brief Encounter'' ever published.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] investigate unscrupulous goings-on on a [[Eye of Orion|holiday resort planet]]. A new story by the Doctor himself, [[Colin Baker]]. Illustration by [[Paul Vyse]].
The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] investigate unscrupulous goings-on on a [[Eye of Orion|holiday resort planet]]. A new story by the Doctor himself, [[Colin Baker]]. Illustration by [[Paul Vyse]].
== Summary ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Melanie Bush]]
* [[Melanie Bush]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* According to the Doctor, [[Torquemada]] "makes a terrible cup of tea".
* According to the Doctor, [[Torquemada]] "makes a terrible cup of [[tea]]".
 
== Species ==
== Species ==
==== The Oox ====
* The [[Oox]] call the Khee "''lix''".
* The [[Oox]] call the Khee "''lix''".
* ''Oox'' means "those who communicate in a decent low pitched sound" in the language of the Oox.
* ''Lix'' means "those who communicate in a very unpleasant high-pitched, squeaky, and thoroughly obnoxious way" in the language of the Oox.
==== The Khee ====
* The [[Khee]] call the Oox "Khoogh"
* The [[Khee]] call the Oox "Khoogh"
* ''Khee'' means "delightfully light-toned superior ones" in the language of the Khee.
* ''Khoogh'' means "grating heavy-toned eaters of [[daarg]]-droppings" in the language of the Khee.
==== Daargs ====
* [[Daarg]]-droppings are considered delicacies by every race, except the daargs.
* [[Daarg]]-droppings are considered delicacies by every race, except the daargs.
==== Tribolycanna ====
* [[Tribolycan]]na have a genetic inability to refuse hospitality.
* [[Tribolycan|Tribolycanna]] have a genetic inability to refuse hospitality.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story is the last ever Brief Encounter story, published in 1992.
* The story is also one of a few stories to feature the Doctor and be written by [[Colin Baker|the actor who plays him]].
* This is one of the few stories in which the Doctor commits mass [[genocide]].
* The story is also one of a few stories to feature the Sixth Doctor and be written by [[Colin Baker|the actor who plays him]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Turlough]] visited the Eye of Orion in [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]].'' The [[Eighth Doctor]] joined them there briefly, as seen in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]''.
* The [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Turlough]] visited the Eye of Orion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] joined them there briefly. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|brief.htm#yb1993f|A Tourist Invasion}}
{{dwrefguide|brief.htm#yb1993f|A Tourist Invasion}}
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A Tourist Invasion was a Brief Encounter short story published in the Doctor Who Yearbook 1993. It was the last story in the volume.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Sixth Doctor and Mel investigate unscrupulous goings-on on a holiday resort planet. A new story by the Doctor himself, Colin Baker. Illustration by Paul Vyse.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • According to the Doctor, Torquemada "makes a terrible cup of tea".

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Oox call the Khee "lix".
  • The Khee call the Oox "Khoogh"
  • Daarg-droppings are considered delicacies by every race, except the daargs.
  • Tribolycanna have a genetic inability to refuse hospitality.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]