Venus

For the short story, see Venus.

Venus
Type:	Planet
Location:	Sol system
Natives:	Venusian
Appearances:	MA: Venusian Lullaby DW: Enlightenment DWM: The Shape Shifter ST: Venus DW: Partners in Crime

Venus (or Sol II) was the second planet from Sol.

History

Distant past

Although generally believed not only uninhabited but uninhabitable by the scientists of 20th and early 21st century Earth, in fact several civilizations called the planet home. 3 billion years BCE, though the planet had a civilization. (MA: Venusian Lullaby)

20th century

In 1970, a small cult known as the Venus People, led by Arlo, believed that God would return from Venus soon, and bring judgement. (PDA: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)

In the 1970s, Professor Logan claimed to have planned and executed a manned mission to Venus, but this was exposed as a fraud. (TVC: Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus)

21st century

During Zoe Heriot's time, Human scientists found flowers living on the planet. Space Station W3 had some aboard. (DW: The Wheel in Space)

By 2075, there was a Human colony on Venus. Captain Anastas Thrax and his space pirates hijacked supply ships en route there until he was defeated by the First Doctor, John and Gillian. (TVC: The Hijackers of Thrax)

26th century

The Fourth Doctor had a pilot's license for the Mars-Venus pleasure run. (DW: Robot)

Other future dates

• Josiah W. Dogbolter owned a company called Intra-Venus, Inc. He owned the planet Venus itself, as well as Mars and Jupiter. (DWM: The Moderator).

• The Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard found Aristede, an artist prepared to crash his craft into the planet as an artistic statement. (ST: Venus)

Unknown time periods

• A fleet from the planet Hyperon intercepted a Dalek invasion of Venus in Space Year 17,000, as the Doctor recounted to Davros. (DW: Genesis of the Daleks)
• Venus was the final obstacle on a race course set up by the Eternals for the prize of Enlightenment. (DW: Enlightenment)
• Susan has been to the metal seas on Venus. (DW: Marco Polo)

Other information

• Venusian spearmint also grew on the planet, and is used as a toothpaste flavouring. (DW: The Shakespeare Code)

• Donna Noble and her grandfather, Wilfred Mott, observed Venus through his telescope. (DW: Partners in Crime)
• Venusian aikido was a martial art often practised by the Third Doctor

External links

• A short article on every reference to Venus in pre-2005 Doctor Who

See also

• Venusian
• New Venus