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'''"Zog"''' was a colloquialism [[Donna Noble]] once employed to indicate to the [[Tenth Doctor]] that she was referring to "a hypothetical planet". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')  
{{you may|Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|n1=the companion|Zog (Famous Daleks No 2)|n2=the Dalek}}'''Zog''',  ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Overture (comic story)|Overture]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Red Bicycle (short story)|The Red Bicycle]]'') also spelt '''Zogg''', ([[WC]]: {{cs|Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture (webcast)}}) was a [[planet]].


[[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] once visited a [[bar]] on the planet on [[31 December|New Year's Eve]] [[2066]]. There, an [[Unnamed alien (Overture)|individual]] gave him instructions for either the earlier or later version of him. This version, upon opening a [[rift-safe thought safe|box]] on [[7 August]] [[1941]], relived these experiences. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Overture (comic story)|Overture]]'')
The [[Ninth Doctor]] left [[Rose Tyler]] talking to some [[Habrian]]s in the [[Zaggit Zagoo bar]] on Zog. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Red Bicycle (short story)|The Red Bicycle]]'') Jack later met [[Alonso Frame]] in the Zaggit Zagoo bar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
In [[2206]], the [[ZZ1]], which contained the [[Zaggit Zagoo bar]], was in [[International Space]] near Zogg. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture (webcast)}})
== References ==
"Zog" was also a colloquialism [[Donna Noble]] once employed to indicate to the [[Tenth Doctor]] that she was referring to a hypothetical planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* The colloquialism likely derives from [[wikipedia:Zig and Zag (puppets)|Zig and Zag]], puppets famous in the British Isles, who were said to come from the planet Zog.
* According to the reproduction of [[Russell T Davies|Russell T. Davies]]' 2005 pitch for the revival of ''Doctor Who'' printed in [[DWMSE 11]], said pitch included the phrase “If the Zogs on planet Zog are having trouble with the Zog-monster [...] who gives a toss?”, as a way to encapsulate Davies's philosophy that ''Doctor Who'' stories must include earthly, familiar elements so as not to lose the viewers' investment.
* In ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] visits an unnamed bar in an unnamed city on an unnamed planet. Though the episode as televised leaves the audience clueless as to the identity of these places, [http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:NyXG4v1ZDcwJ:www.thewriterstale.co.uk/pdfs/End%2520of%2520Time%2520Part%2520Two/Doctor%2520Who%25204%2520Ep.18.GOLD.pdf the script] and online commentary were more forthcoming. Between these two out-of-universe sources, writer [[Russell T Davies]] specified the planet as "Zog", the bar as the "[[Zaggit Zagoo bar]]" and the city as "Zaggit Zagoo".
 
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Zog, (COMIC: Overture, PROSE: The Red Bicycle) also spelt Zogg, (WC: Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture [+]Loading...["Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture (webcast)"]) was a planet.

Captain Jack Harkness once visited a bar on the planet on New Year's Eve 2066. There, an individual gave him instructions for either the earlier or later version of him. This version, upon opening a box on 7 August 1941, relived these experiences. (COMIC: Overture)

The Ninth Doctor left Rose Tyler talking to some Habrians in the Zaggit Zagoo bar on Zog. (PROSE: The Red Bicycle) Jack later met Alonso Frame in the Zaggit Zagoo bar. (TV: The End of Time)

In 2206, the ZZ1, which contained the Zaggit Zagoo bar, was in International Space near Zogg. (WC: Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture [+]Loading...["Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture (webcast)"])

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Zog" was also a colloquialism Donna Noble once employed to indicate to the Tenth Doctor that she was referring to a hypothetical planet. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • According to the reproduction of Russell T. Davies' 2005 pitch for the revival of Doctor Who printed in DWMSE 11, said pitch included the phrase “If the Zogs on planet Zog are having trouble with the Zog-monster [...] who gives a toss?”, as a way to encapsulate Davies's philosophy that Doctor Who stories must include earthly, familiar elements so as not to lose the viewers' investment.