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{{Infobox | |series=''[[Doctor Who Magazine|DWM]]'' short stories | ||
|image = Who Discovered America DWM 175 Illustration 1.jpg | |||
series=[[ | |doctor=First Doctor | ||
doctor= | |companions=[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | ||
companions=[[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | |enemy= | ||
enemy=| | |setting = [[Greenland]], [[Newfoundland]], [[1002]] | ||
|writer=John Lucarotti | |||
writer= | |publication = [[DWM 184]] | ||
publication=[[DWM 184]]| | |release date= 20 February 1992 | ||
|cover date= 18 March 1992 | |||
|prev = Heliotrope Bouquet (short story) | |||
|next=Rennigan's Record (short story) | |||
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'''''Who Discovered America?''''' was a short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was written by [[John Lucarotti]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
' | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in [[Greenland]] in the year [[1002]] AD due to a leak in its [[plutonium]] [[battery]]. As the nearest plutonic rocks are in [[Labrador]] and [[Newfoundland]], the Doctor enlists the aid of reluctant Viking [[Eric the Red]] to take them to the still-undiscovered [[North America|America]]. | ||
Finding the rocks he needs in Newfoundland, and food for the return in what will later be [[Nova Scotia]], the Doctor and his companions are dismayed to learn the Vikings plan to leave them behind as their first colonists in the new world. However, the Doctor convinces Eric the Red to take them back by claiming that he can command the tides and so force the Vikings to stay behind with him — and demonstrates his "power" on the incredibly high tides of the [[Bay of Fundy]]. | |||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[First Doctor]] | * [[First Doctor]] | ||
*[[Susan Foreman | * [[Susan Foreman]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Barbara Wright]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Ian Chesterton]] | ||
*[[Eric the Red]] | * [[Eric the Red]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*This story is sometimes mistakenly identified as a part of | * This story is sometimes mistakenly identified as a part of DWM's [[Brief Encounter]] series. In fact, it was just a standalone short story, far too long to be a Brief Encounter vignette. The issue in which this story appeared, in fact, had [[Untitled (DWM 184)|another story clearly identified as a "Brief Encounter"]]. | ||
* John Lucarotti originally intended to write a similar plot to this for [[Season 3 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 3]] of ''Doctor Who''. However, it was rejected by [[Donald Tosh]], due to the Vikings having already been featured in ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' and was replaced by ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The End of the Line? (documentary)|The End of the Line?]]'') | |||
* This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara and the TARDIS. | |||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added | ''to be added' | ||
== | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm184b|Who Discovered America?}} | |||
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[[Category:1992 short stories]] | |||
[[Category:First Doctor DWM short stories]] | |||
[[Category:First Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Stories set in North America]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Stories set in 1002]] | ||
[[Category:Prose adaptations of unproduced television stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:57, 22 April 2024
Who Discovered America? was a short story published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was written by John Lucarotti.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS lands in Greenland in the year 1002 AD due to a leak in its plutonium battery. As the nearest plutonic rocks are in Labrador and Newfoundland, the Doctor enlists the aid of reluctant Viking Eric the Red to take them to the still-undiscovered America.
Finding the rocks he needs in Newfoundland, and food for the return in what will later be Nova Scotia, the Doctor and his companions are dismayed to learn the Vikings plan to leave them behind as their first colonists in the new world. However, the Doctor convinces Eric the Red to take them back by claiming that he can command the tides and so force the Vikings to stay behind with him — and demonstrates his "power" on the incredibly high tides of the Bay of Fundy.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is sometimes mistakenly identified as a part of DWM's Brief Encounter series. In fact, it was just a standalone short story, far too long to be a Brief Encounter vignette. The issue in which this story appeared, in fact, had another story clearly identified as a "Brief Encounter".
- John Lucarotti originally intended to write a similar plot to this for Season 3 of Doctor Who. However, it was rejected by Donald Tosh, due to the Vikings having already been featured in The Time Meddler and was replaced by The Massacre. (DOC: The End of the Line?)
- This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara and the TARDIS.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added'