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|type = [[Planet]] | |||
|type = [[Planet]] | |location = [[Mutter's Spiral]] | ||
|location = [[Mutter's Spiral]] | |natives = [[Didoan]] | ||
|natives=[[ | |first = The Rescue (TV story) | ||
|appearances = [[ | |appearances = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crash of the UK-201 (audio story)|The Crash of the UK-201]]''<br/>[[WC]]: ''[[The Storyteller (webcast)|The Storyteller]]'' | ||
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'''Dido''', also known as the '''Thirteenth Planet''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Rescue (novelisation)|The Rescue]]'') was the [[planet|homeworld]] of the [[Didoan]]s and the [[sand beast]]s. | |||
== Astronomical data == | |||
Dido had at least three [[moon]]s and a thirteen-hour day. It was part of a [[binary system]], orbiting two [[star]]s which, in turn, orbited one another, resulting in the planet travelling in an eccentric "figure of eight". As a result of this, the [[vegetation]] burnt up and the [[sea]]s evaporated when it reached a critical position between the two stars, forcing the Didoi to retreat underground for hundreds of years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Rescue (novelisation)|The Rescue]]'') It was believed that there were no [[ocean]]s on the planet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | |||
Dido was less than a [[light-year]] from [[Geldof Eight]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Rescue (novelisation)|The Rescue]]'') | |||
== History == | |||
The [[First Doctor]] visited Dido prior to his travels with [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. Due to the Didoi's cycle of hiding underground for centuries during the critical period, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Rescue (novelisation)|The Rescue]]'') they numbered only about a hundred when the Doctor met them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'') During this visit, the Doctor and his his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] won an election on the planet, as Susan would write in the Doctor's [[500 Year Diary]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Susan's Diary (short story)}}) | |||
In or soon after [[2493]], the ''[[UK-201]]'' crash-landed on the planet. The only survivors of the wreck were [[Vicki Pallister]] and [[Bennett (The Rescue)|Bennett]], the latter a [[murder]]er who killed the other survivors and the natives of Dido, apart from two who survived. The First Doctor and his [[companion]]s arrived on Dido in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. They discovered the truth behind Bennett, who fell to his death from a [[cliff]] while trying to run from the surviving Dido natives. The travellers took Vicki away in the TARDIS with them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'') | |||
The planet was protected under the [[Galactic Heritage]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'') | |||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush]] once visited Dido. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Maker of Demons (audio story)|Maker of Demons]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Planets visited by the First Doctor]] | [[Category:Planets visited by the First Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Galactic Heritage protected planets]] | |||
[[Category:Mutter's Spiral planets]] | |||
[[Category:Planets visited by the Seventh Doctor]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:36, 29 June 2024
Dido, also known as the Thirteenth Planet, (PROSE: The Rescue) was the homeworld of the Didoans and the sand beasts.
Astronomical data[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dido had at least three moons and a thirteen-hour day. It was part of a binary system, orbiting two stars which, in turn, orbited one another, resulting in the planet travelling in an eccentric "figure of eight". As a result of this, the vegetation burnt up and the seas evaporated when it reached a critical position between the two stars, forcing the Didoi to retreat underground for hundreds of years. (PROSE: The Rescue) It was believed that there were no oceans on the planet. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)
Dido was less than a light-year from Geldof Eight. (PROSE: The Rescue)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The First Doctor visited Dido prior to his travels with Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. Due to the Didoi's cycle of hiding underground for centuries during the critical period, (PROSE: The Rescue) they numbered only about a hundred when the Doctor met them. (TV: The Rescue) During this visit, the Doctor and his his granddaughter Susan won an election on the planet, as Susan would write in the Doctor's 500 Year Diary. (PROSE: Susan's Diary [+]Loading...["Susan's Diary (short story)"])
In or soon after 2493, the UK-201 crash-landed on the planet. The only survivors of the wreck were Vicki Pallister and Bennett, the latter a murderer who killed the other survivors and the natives of Dido, apart from two who survived. The First Doctor and his companions arrived on Dido in the TARDIS. They discovered the truth behind Bennett, who fell to his death from a cliff while trying to run from the surviving Dido natives. The travellers took Vicki away in the TARDIS with them. (TV: The Rescue)
The planet was protected under the Galactic Heritage. (PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows)
The Seventh Doctor and Melanie Bush once visited Dido. (AUDIO: Maker of Demons)
