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|appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Demontage (novel)|Demontage]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[No Place Like Home]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Resurrection Casket]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Martha in the Mirror]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Exiles]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Lost in the Wakefield Triangle]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light]]''}} | |appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Demontage (novel)|Demontage]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[No Place Like Home]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Resurrection Casket]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Martha in the Mirror]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Exiles]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Lost in the Wakefield Triangle]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light]]''}} | ||
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'''Promethean Everlasting Matches''' were matches made of [[Umbeka wood]]. The heat from the flame made the wood grow as fast as the [[fire|flame]] consumed it, so the match would never burn down. They were created by the [[Eternity Perpetual Company]] on the [[planet]] [[Umbeka]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light]]'', ''[[The Resurrection Casket]]'') Some were made so that they gave off a [[lemon]] scent when lit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | '''Promethean Everlasting Matches''' were matches made of [[Umbeka wood]]. The heat from the flame made the wood grow as fast as the [[fire|flame]] consumed it, so the match would never burn down. They were created by the [[Eternity Perpetual Company]] on the [[planet]] [[Umbeka]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light]]'', ''[[The Resurrection Casket]]'') Some were made so that they gave off a [[lemon]] scent when lit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | ||
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* When the power went out in the [[TARDIS wardrobe]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] found everlasting matches to light the way. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[No Place Like Home]]'') | * When the power went out in the [[TARDIS wardrobe]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] found everlasting matches to light the way. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[No Place Like Home]]'') | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] kept everlasting matches in the [[Jade Pagoda]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]'') | * The [[Seventh Doctor]] kept everlasting matches in the [[Jade Pagoda]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]'') | ||
* The Seventh Doctor also used everlasting matches to light his way in WWII-era London when conventional lighting was unavailable due to the Blitz. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien]]'') | |||
* The Seventh Doctor gave some everlasting matches to a clerk in [[Valhalla (city)|Valhalla]] during a power cut. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Valhalla (audio story)|Valhalla]]'') | * The Seventh Doctor gave some everlasting matches to a clerk in [[Valhalla (city)|Valhalla]] during a power cut. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Valhalla (audio story)|Valhalla]]'') | ||
* In his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], he often used them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]'', ''[[Seeing I]]'', ''[[Demontage (novel)|Demontage]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]'', ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'') | * In his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], he often used them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]'', ''[[Seeing I]]'', ''[[Demontage (novel)|Demontage]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]'', ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'') | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 13 June 2014
Promethean Everlasting Matches were matches made of Umbeka wood. The heat from the flame made the wood grow as fast as the flame consumed it, so the match would never burn down. They were created by the Eternity Perpetual Company on the planet Umbeka. (PROSE: The Cabinet of Light, The Resurrection Casket) Some were made so that they gave off a lemon scent when lit. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby)
Usage
- In his first incarnation the Doctor often carried a box of these matches. (PROSE: Time and Relative, Venusian Lullaby) He once claimed to have invented them himself. (PROSE: The Exiles) Ian Chesterton made reference to the matches when retelling the story of how he first met the Doctor and the Daleks. (PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks)
- When the power went out in the TARDIS wardrobe, the Fifth Doctor found everlasting matches to light the way. (AUDIO: No Place Like Home)
- The Seventh Doctor kept everlasting matches in the Jade Pagoda. (PROSE: Sanctuary)
- The Seventh Doctor also used everlasting matches to light his way in WWII-era London when conventional lighting was unavailable due to the Blitz. (PROSE: Illegal Alien)
- The Seventh Doctor gave some everlasting matches to a clerk in Valhalla during a power cut. (AUDIO: Valhalla)
- In his eighth incarnation, he often used them. (PROSE: Kursaal, Seeing I, Demontage; AUDIO: Caerdroia, Terror Firma)
- The Tenth Doctor was known to carry everlasting matches. (PROSE: The Resurrection Casket, The Nightmare of Black Island, Martha in the Mirror)
Behind the scenes
- Everlasting matches were first mentioned in the first Doctor Who novelisation, Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks by David Whitaker. The Eternity Perpetual Company was first mentioned in TV: Carnival of Monsters.
