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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = The Last Dodo.jpg | |image = The Last Dodo.jpg | ||
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
|number = 14 | |number = 14 | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Martha Jones|Martha]] | |companions = [[Martha Jones|Martha]] | ||
|enemy = [[Eve (The Last Dodo)|Eve]] | |enemy = [[Eve (The Last Dodo)|Eve]], [[Frank (The Last Dodo)|Frank]] | ||
|setting = [[Museum of the Last Ones]], [[2062]] | |setting = [[Museum of the Last Ones]], [[2062]] | ||
|read by = [[Freema Agyeman]] | |read by = [[Freema Agyeman]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jacqueline Rayner | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 19 April 2007 | ||
|format = Hardcover Book, 248 Pages | |format = Hardcover Book, 248 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 1-84607-224-3 | |isbn = ISBN 1-84607-224-3 | ||
|prev = Sting of the Zygons (novel) | |prev = Sting of the Zygons (novel) | ||
|next = Wooden Heart (novel) | |next = Wooden Heart (novel) | ||
|clip = | |clip = | ||
}} | |cover = [[Henry Steadman]] | ||
'''''The Last Dodo''''' was the | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''The Last Dodo''''' was the fourteenth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and | [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] go in search of a real live [[dodo]], and are transported by [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to the mysterious [[Museum of the Last Ones]]. There in the [[Earth]] section, they discover every extinct creature up to the present day, all still alive and in [[Suspended animation]]. | ||
Preservation is the museum's only job - collecting the last of every endangered species from all over the universe. But exhibits are going missing... | Preservation is the museum's only job - collecting the last of every endangered species from all over the universe. But exhibits are going missing... | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Dorothea (The Last Dodo)|Dorothea]] | |||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Martha Jones]] | * [[Martha Jones]] | ||
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* [[Tommy (The Last Dodo)|Tommy]] | * [[Tommy (The Last Dodo)|Tommy]] | ||
* [[Rix]] | * [[Rix]] | ||
* [[Vanni]] | |||
* [[Nadya]] | |||
* [[Frank (The Last Dodo)|Frank]] | * [[Frank (The Last Dodo)|Frank]] | ||
* [[Celia (The Last Dodo)|Celia]] | * [[Celia (The Last Dodo)|Celia]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Unique Lady]] | ||
* [[Dougal Dunnock]] | * [[Dougal Dunnock]] | ||
* [[Mervin the Missing Link]] | |||
* [[Agnes (The Last Dodo)|Agnes]] | |||
* [[Millicent (The Last Dodo)|Millicent]] | |||
* [[Albert (The Last Dodo)|Albert]] | |||
* [[Hr'oln]] | * [[Hr'oln]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Museum staff use [[MOTLO pendant]]s as teleportation devices. | * Museum staff use [[MOTLO pendant]]s as teleportation devices. | ||
* Frank wears an [[ | * Frank wears an [[iguanodon]] mask. | ||
=== Planets === | === Planets === | ||
* [[Belepheron]] | * [[Belepheron]] is mentioned. | ||
* [[Kinjana]] was the planet on which Frank was born. | * [[Kinjana]] was the planet on which Frank was born. | ||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* The [[Elipig]], the [[Fruzin]], the [[Fuffox]], the [[Kivurd]] the [[Vish]], and the [[Dodo]] are all extinct species. | * The [[Elipig]], the [[Fruzin]], the [[Fuffox]], the [[Kivurd]], the [[Vish]], and the [[Dodo]] are all extinct species. | ||
=== Galaxies === | === Galaxies === | ||
* The [[Kinrexian]], [[M82]], [[M83]], [[M84]] galaxies are all mentioned by the Doctor as galaxies Eve would have to wipe out before she would be close to destroying all life in the [[universe]]. | * The [[Kinrexian]], [[M82]], [[M83]], [[M84]] galaxies are all mentioned by the Doctor as galaxies Eve would have to wipe out before she would be close to destroying all life in the [[universe]]. | ||
=== Food and Beverages === | |||
* Martha likes [[apple]]s. She drinks [[tea]] and eats a [[raspberry]] [[Donut|doughnut]] in the MOTLO cafeteria. She eats a packet of [[sausage]] and [[marshmallow]]-flavour [[crisp]]s in the cafeteria later. | |||
* [[Kronkburger]]s are available on Reblais Beta. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* The Doctor names the Dodo 'Dorothea'- a nod to his former companion [[Dodo Chaplet]]. | * The Doctor names the Dodo 'Dorothea'- a nod to his former companion [[Dodo Chaplet]]. | ||
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | * This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | ||
* Martha says that she found medical dramas hilarious after she started work at the hospital. [[Freema Agyeman]], who read the abridged audiobook which did not include this line, would later star in medical drama ''New Amsterdam''. | |||
* | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* In both this story and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Doctor Trap]]'' a being is trying to capture the Doctor for his status as the last member of his species. | * In both this story and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Doctor Trap (novel)|The Doctor Trap]]'' a being is trying to capture the Doctor for his status as the last member of his species. | ||
* When Eve claims the museum to be a conservation project, the Doctor compares it to a gooseberry conserve conserving gooseberries. He had a similar attitude towards Tryst's [[Continuous Event Transmuter|CET]] machine in [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]''. | * When Eve claims the museum to be a conservation project, the Doctor compares it to a gooseberry conserve conserving gooseberries. He had a similar attitude towards Tryst's [[Continuous Event Transmuter|CET]] machine in [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]''. | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Freema Agyeman]]. | |||
* This novel was released again as an audiobook by the RNIB and read by [[Tim Bruce]], [[Peter Brooke]] and [[Charlie Norfolk]]. It was only available for the registered blind. | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{penguin|1074381/doctor-who--the-last-dodo/}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|whobb914.htm|The Last Dodo}} | {{dwrefguide|whobb914.htm|The Last Dodo}} | ||
* {{whoniverse|ns14|The Last Dodo}} | * {{whoniverse|ns14|The Last Dodo}} | ||
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[[Category:2007 novels]] | [[Category:2007 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 2062]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2062]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 13 June 2024
The Last Dodo was the fourteenth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Jacqueline Rayner and featured the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and Martha go in search of a real live dodo, and are transported by the TARDIS to the mysterious Museum of the Last Ones. There in the Earth section, they discover every extinct creature up to the present day, all still alive and in Suspended animation.
Preservation is the museum's only job - collecting the last of every endangered species from all over the universe. But exhibits are going missing...
Can the Doctor solve the mystery before the museum's curator adds the last of the Time Lords to her collection?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dorothea
- Tenth Doctor
- Martha Jones
- Eve
- Tommy
- Rix
- Vanni
- Nadya
- Frank
- Celia
- Unique Lady
- Dougal Dunnock
- Mervin the Missing Link
- Agnes
- Millicent
- Albert
- Hr'oln
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Museum staff use MOTLO pendants as teleportation devices.
- Frank wears an iguanodon mask.
Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Belepheron is mentioned.
- Kinjana was the planet on which Frank was born.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
Galaxies[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Kinrexian, M82, M83, M84 galaxies are all mentioned by the Doctor as galaxies Eve would have to wipe out before she would be close to destroying all life in the universe.
Food and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Martha likes apples. She drinks tea and eats a raspberry doughnut in the MOTLO cafeteria. She eats a packet of sausage and marshmallow-flavour crisps in the cafeteria later.
- Kronkburgers are available on Reblais Beta.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Martha Jones Blog Sunday, July 01, 2007 mentions these Dodos as "giant mental birds".
- The Doctor names the Dodo 'Dorothea'- a nod to his former companion Dodo Chaplet.
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
- Martha says that she found medical dramas hilarious after she started work at the hospital. Freema Agyeman, who read the abridged audiobook which did not include this line, would later star in medical drama New Amsterdam.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In both this story and PROSE: The Doctor Trap a being is trying to capture the Doctor for his status as the last member of his species.
- When Eve claims the museum to be a conservation project, the Doctor compares it to a gooseberry conserve conserving gooseberries. He had a similar attitude towards Tryst's CET machine in TV: Nightmare of Eden.
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released as an audiobook on 2 July 2007 by BBC Audio and read by Freema Agyeman.
- This novel was released again as an audiobook by the RNIB and read by Tim Bruce, Peter Brooke and Charlie Norfolk. It was only available for the registered blind.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Last Dodo page at Penguin Books
- The Last Dodo at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Last Dodo at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Last Dodo
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