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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor visits [[Jimorris]], where he finds the inhabitants in a land dispute, as they are trying to paint the surface of the planet. He resolves the dispute by dividing the territory into four equal parts. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Jimorrison | * [[Jimorrison]]s are among the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s favourite species. | ||
* Jimorrisons have the life span equivalent to 25,000 Earth [[ | * Jimorrisons have the life span equivalent to 25,000 Earth [[year]]s. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The short story also serves as a puzzle left to the reader. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] would later solve a territory dispute between [[Silurian | * The [[Eighth Doctor]] would later solve a territory dispute between [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Eighth (novel)|Dr. Eighth]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 25 March 2024
Problem of the Painted Planet was a short story published in Doctor Who Annual 1977. It featured the Fourth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor visits Jimorris, where he finds the inhabitants in a land dispute, as they are trying to paint the surface of the planet. He resolves the dispute by dividing the territory into four equal parts.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jimorrisons are among the Fourth Doctor's favourite species.
- Jimorrisons have the life span equivalent to 25,000 Earth years.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The short story also serves as a puzzle left to the reader.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Eighth Doctor would later solve a territory dispute between Silurians and Sea Devils. (PROSE: Dr. Eighth)
