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{{Infobox Short Story|
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story name=Untitled|
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series=[[Doctor Who Annual]]|
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doctor=[[Tenth Doctor]]|
|image        = Untitled DWS.jpg
companions=[[Rose Tyler]]|
|series       = [[Doctor Who Storybook]]
enemy=|
|doctor       = Tenth Doctor
year=|
|companions   = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]
writer=[[Rob Shearman]]|
|enemy       = [[Factor Eleven on the Oddness Scale]]
publication=[[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]]|
|setting      = [[The Moon]]
previous story=[[Gravestone House]]|
|writer      = Robert Shearman
next story=[[No One Died]]|
|illustrator  = [[Brian Williamson]]
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|anthology    = Doctor Who Storybook 2007
'''"Untitled"''' was a short story in the [[Doctor Who Storybook 2007|2007 ''Doctor Who Storybook'']]. Written by [[Rob Shearman]], it featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]]. It was not an untitled story, but a story with the title of "Untitled".
|release date = 1 July 2006
==Summary==
|prev        = Gravestone House (short story)
''to be added''
|next         = No One Died (short story)
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'''''Untitled''''' was a short story in the [[Doctor Who Storybook 2007|2007 ''Doctor Who Storybook'']]. Written by [[Robert Shearman]], it featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]]. Somewhat confusingly, it was not an untitled story, but a story with the title of ''Untitled''.
 
== Summary ==
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] travel to an art gallery on [[the Moon]]. There they find [[Factor Eleven on the Oddness Scale|a painting]] depicting Rose screaming and looking at something in terror. It has no title, and there is no information about who painted it, when it was painted or even its genre and inspirations. The Doctor and Rose look around the gallery, finding a room full of bodies frozen in position and rendered in many different colours, all screaming like the depiction of Rose.


==Characters==
[[File:Untitled title.jpg|thumb|right|Title]]
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Rose Tyler]]


==References==
Upon walking back to the untitled painting, they notice that all the other artwork in the gallery have changed to include Rose's screaming face. The Doctor takes the painting from the wall, realising that the painting isn't screaming, but instead slowly speaking the words: "Who am I?" Paint begins to run down the walls, and the Doctor dives into it, tapping into the mind of this entity and learning all about where it came from. The artist had intended to create the best piece of artwork of all, and used a [[soul extractor]] to do so. However, he became addicted to the device, and accidentally poured all of his passion and soul into the painting, creating an intelligent creature. The Doctor answers the painting's question, telling it that it can decide what it wants to be, and inspiring it to become the first piece of art in the gallery to depict a [[lemon]] [[cheesecake]].
*The Doctor says that some of his best friends are computers. This could be a reference to [[K-9]].
*Rose's job at [[Henrik's]] had been a stop-gap until she found something better.


==Notes==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Factor Eleven on the Oddness Scale]]


==Continuity==
== Worldbuilding ==
*The Doctor mentions having been imprisoned inside a drawing before, which likely places this story after [[DW]]: ''[[Fear Her]]''.
* Rose's job at [[Henrik's]] had been a stop-gap until she found something better.
* Rose views paintings by [[Rubens]], Breughel, Gibbons, and [[Van Gogh]].
* The [[Sea of Tranquility]] has been dug out and turned into a gift shop.
* In an effort to give their art more life, some artists used [[soul extractor]]s to siphon off part of their soul and put it into the canvas.


==External Links==
== Notes ==
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== Continuity ==
* The Doctor was once imprisoned in a drawing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'')
* The Doctor voices his dislike of paintings done by computers. He previously expressed this opinion when taking [[Romana II]] to the [[Louvre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')<!--BOTAWAY Do not remove this message, as it helps the bot ignore this page.-->
 
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Untitled was a short story in the 2007 Doctor Who Storybook. Written by Robert Shearman, it featured the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. Somewhat confusingly, it was not an untitled story, but a story with the title of Untitled.

Summary[[edit]]

The Doctor and Rose travel to an art gallery on the Moon. There they find a painting depicting Rose screaming and looking at something in terror. It has no title, and there is no information about who painted it, when it was painted or even its genre and inspirations. The Doctor and Rose look around the gallery, finding a room full of bodies frozen in position and rendered in many different colours, all screaming like the depiction of Rose.

Title

Upon walking back to the untitled painting, they notice that all the other artwork in the gallery have changed to include Rose's screaming face. The Doctor takes the painting from the wall, realising that the painting isn't screaming, but instead slowly speaking the words: "Who am I?" Paint begins to run down the walls, and the Doctor dives into it, tapping into the mind of this entity and learning all about where it came from. The artist had intended to create the best piece of artwork of all, and used a soul extractor to do so. However, he became addicted to the device, and accidentally poured all of his passion and soul into the painting, creating an intelligent creature. The Doctor answers the painting's question, telling it that it can decide what it wants to be, and inspiring it to become the first piece of art in the gallery to depict a lemon cheesecake.

Characters[[edit]]

Worldbuilding[[edit]]

  • Rose's job at Henrik's had been a stop-gap until she found something better.
  • Rose views paintings by Rubens, Breughel, Gibbons, and Van Gogh.
  • The Sea of Tranquility has been dug out and turned into a gift shop.
  • In an effort to give their art more life, some artists used soul extractors to siphon off part of their soul and put it into the canvas.

Notes[[edit]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit]]

  • The Doctor was once imprisoned in a drawing. (TV: Fear Her)
  • The Doctor voices his dislike of paintings done by computers. He previously expressed this opinion when taking Romana II to the Louvre. (TV: City of Death)