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|image | |number in range = 15 | ||
|main character = [[J Frinkstein]], [[Jenny Maguire]] | |name = ''Object Auction'' | ||
|setting | |image = Object Auction 27 08.jpg | ||
|release date | |main character = [[J Frinkstein]], [[Jenny Maguire]] | ||
|writer | |setting = [[United Kingdom]], [[2006]] | ||
|publisher | |release date = [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | ||
|anthology | |writer = [[BBC webteam]] | ||
|series | |publisher = BBC | ||
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'''''Object Auction''''', also called '''''Object Auctioned''''' and prefixed as '''''Operations Board: Object Auction''''' on the story's page, was the | '''''Object Auction''''', also called '''''Object Auctioned''''' and prefixed as '''''Operations Board: Object Auction''''' on the story's page, was the eleventh short story and fifteenth release published exclusively on the ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|website]] on [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]{{note|As this was released alongside ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', it is likely it was released on 30 April.}} by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the broadcast of ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''. ''Object Auction'' was the fourth release in the ''[[Operations Board (series)|Operations Board]]'' series of in-universe chat logs between UNIT personnel. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* The Object is the "[[Metaltron]]", that passed around from collector to collector for decades. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'', et al.) | * The Object is the "[[Metaltron]]", that passed around from collector to collector for decades. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'', et al.) | ||
* UNIT had been tracking the Object, known also as a "[[Code D]]", for years. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]'') | * UNIT had been tracking the Object, known also as a "[[Code D]]", for years. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]'') | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Revision as of 14:55, 15 June 2023
Object Auction, also called Object Auctioned and prefixed as Operations Board: Object Auction on the story's page, was the eleventh short story and fifteenth release published exclusively on the U.N.I.T. website on 30 April 2005[nb 1] by the BBC webteam to coincide with the broadcast of Dalek. Object Auction was the fourth release in the Operations Board series of in-universe chat logs between UNIT personnel.
Plot
In an operations board, Sgt J Frinkstein shares that an auction for something called "The Object" has been spotted. He states the the seller and the buyer are currently trying to be identified by UNIT. Major Jenny Maguire replies, expressing that it would be "great" able to aquire it, especially given its reputation, but the price was too expensive for UNIT's budget. She mentions the fact that UNIT's interest always causes the price to climb and she expresses pity for the alien.
Characters
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References
- The auction mentions that The Object is still alive, still unresponsive, and still deadly.
- The P&P is included in the price.
- The Object has been traded around for decades.
Notes
- It is odd that Maguire expresses pity for the unnamed Dalek, given UNIT's history with Daleks.
Continuity
- The Object is the "Metaltron", that passed around from collector to collector for decades. (TV: Dalek, PROSE: Dalek, The Secret Lives of Monsters, et al.)
- UNIT had been tracking the Object, known also as a "Code D", for years. (AUDIO: The Dalek Transaction)
Footnotes
External links
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