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The [[Fourth Doctor]] had a pilot's license for the [[Mars]]-Venus pleasure run. ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'') | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] visits [[Eros]], the artificial moon of Venus.([[BFA]]:''[[Venus Mantrap (audio story)|Venus Mantrap]]'') | |||
=== [[40th century]] === | === [[40th century]] === | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 7 June 2012
- For the short story, see Venus.
Venus (or Sol II) was the second planet from Sol.
History
Distant past
Although generally believed uninhabited and uninhabitable by the scientists of 20th and early 21st century Earth, in fact several civilisations called the planet home. 3 billion years BC, the planet had a civilisation. (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)
Around the year 2062, the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard found Aristede, an artist prepared to crash his craft into the planet as an artistic statement. (ST: Venus)
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)
Bernice Summerfield visits Eros, the artificial moon of Venus.(BFA:Venus Mantrap)
40th century
Roald of Space Security expressed an interest in watching the Venus-Mars games in the year 4000. In the same year, Mavic Chen ordered Karlton to take a party to Venus. (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan)
82nd century
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)
Unknown time periods
- Jeff Stone, Andy Stone, and Mary Stone of New Paris, Venus help liberate the planet from a Dalek invasion. (DWAN:The Dalek Book)
- A fleet from the planet Hyperion intercepted a Dalek invasion of Venus in Space Year 17,000, as the Fourth 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 visited the metal seas on Venus. (DW: Marco Polo)
- In his first and second incarnations, the Doctor visited Venus at least five times. (TVC: Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus)
- Sometime before his ninth incarnation, the Doctor learned fighting moves on Venus. (DWM: Oblivion)
Other information
- Venusian spearmint also grew on the planet, and was 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. (DW: Inferno)
- The Museum of the Last Ones had specimens from Venus. (NSA: The Last Dodo)
- The Paloma Centre contains work by Venusian artist Radico Harstel. (WC:The War of Art)
External links
See also
