Useless Things (short story)

Useless Things
Main character(s):	Prince Genei
Main setting:	England
Key crew
Writer:	David Carroll
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who Magazine 212
Release date:	11 May 1994
Brief Encounter
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Useless Things was a Brief Encounter short story published in Doctor Who Magazine 212.

Summary

Alien invaders led by Prince Genei plan to take over the world, but are scared off by a police box they believe to be the Doctor's TARDIS. However, the police box is actually the last of its kind in England, and workmen arrive to remove it shortly after the invaders depart for their own world.

Characters

• Prince Genei
• Workmen

References

• The last remaining police box in England was situated on the Barnet Bypass.

Notes

to be added

Continuity

• The legacy of the police box appearance that the Doctor's TARDIS has assumed is explored here. It is further explored in COMIC: Hunters of the Burning Stone.

External links

• Useless Things at the Doctor Who Reference Guide