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|series= ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | |||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |||
|image = Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat DWY93.jpg | |||
|companions= [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] | |||
publication=[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]| | |setting = [[Australia]], [[1987]] | ||
|writer=Marc Platt | |||
next story=[[ | |release date = September 1992 | ||
|}} | |illustrator = [[Paul Vyse]] | ||
|publication=''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]'' | |||
|prev = Farewells (short story) | |||
|next=A Tourist Invasion (short story) | |||
|series2 = ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook]]'' | |||
|prev2=Farewells (short story) | |||
|next2 = Metamorphosis (comic story) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]''. It dealt with [[Tegan Jovanka]]'s trauma after being controlled by the [[Mara]]. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'' | The [[Fifth Doctor]] tracks down his old companion [[Tegan Jovanka]] in the [[Australian Outback]]. A new story by ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'' scriptwriter [[Marc Platt]]. Illustration by [[Paul Vyse]]. | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] is running [[William Jovanka|her father]]'s [[farm]] in [[Australia]]. She is also worrying about her father, who is laid up in hospital after having been bitten by a [[snake]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] arrives to ensure that Tegan is finally free of the [[Mara]]'s influence, as well as to give her the news that her father will be fine. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fifth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Tegan Jovanka]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Tegan got her family to wire her money to come home to [[Australia]] from [[London]]. | |||
* She thinks the Doctor sits like he's waiting for the [[Dreamtime]]. | |||
* Her farm has [[sheep]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * Marc Platt later wrote another Mara story, ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]''. | ||
== | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Tegan left the Doctor suddenly three years ago in [[1984]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor reminds Tegan he promised the Mara was gone from her head. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'') | |||
* Tegan tells the Doctor his [[celery]] needs changing. He previously changed it on an [[Eternal]] ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 29 February 2024
Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat was a Brief Encounter short story published in the Doctor Who Yearbook 1993. It dealt with Tegan Jovanka's trauma after being controlled by the Mara.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Fifth Doctor tracks down his old companion Tegan Jovanka in the Australian Outback. A new story by Ghost Light scriptwriter Marc Platt. Illustration by Paul Vyse.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tegan is running her father's farm in Australia. She is also worrying about her father, who is laid up in hospital after having been bitten by a snake. The Fifth Doctor arrives to ensure that Tegan is finally free of the Mara's influence, as well as to give her the news that her father will be fine.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tegan got her family to wire her money to come home to Australia from London.
- She thinks the Doctor sits like he's waiting for the Dreamtime.
- Her farm has sheep.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Marc Platt later wrote another Mara story, The Cradle of the Snake.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tegan left the Doctor suddenly three years ago in 1984. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks)
- The Doctor reminds Tegan he promised the Mara was gone from her head. (TV: Kinda, Snakedance, AUDIO: The Cradle of the Snake)
- Tegan tells the Doctor his celery needs changing. He previously changed it on an Eternal ship. (TV: Enlightenment)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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