Useless Things (short story): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
CharlieCon (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{title dab away}} | {{title dab away}} | ||
{{real world}} | {{real world}} | ||
{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Useless Things BE story.jpg | |image = Useless Things BE story.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | |series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | ||
|main character = [[Prince]] [[Genei]] | |main character = [[Prince]] [[Genei]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|setting = [[ | |setting = [[London Borough of Barnet]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = David Carroll | ||
|publication = [[DWM 212]] | |publication = [[DWM 212]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 14 April 1994 | ||
|cover date = | |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 | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWM 212]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
* [[Workmen (Useless Things)|Workmen]] | * [[Workmen (Useless Things)|Workmen]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The last remaining [[police box]] in England was situated on the [[ | * 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]]''. | * 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 == | ||
| Line 39: | Line 39: | ||
[[Category:BE stories]] | [[Category:BE stories]] | ||
[[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | [[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who short stories]] | |||
[[Category:1994 short stories]] | [[Category:1994 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | |||
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]]
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
