Metebelin (language)

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"Kalacha nee-too webweb!" was Metebelin for "Gosh, it's bigger on the inside!" This was once uttered within the Doctor's TARDIS by "a twelve-eyed spider from Metebelis III". (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13 ^[+]Loading...["The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)"])

Metebelis III was a favourite planet of the Doctor's, (TV: Carnival of Monsters ^[+]Loading...["Carnival of Monsters (TV story)"] etc.) known for its Metebelis crystals. (TV: The Green Death ^[+]Loading...["The Green Death (TV story)"], Planet of the Spiders ^[+]Loading...["Planet of the Spiders (TV story)"] etc.) The Eight Legs lived here, with their human slaves. While the Third Doctor visited, their speech was translated (TV: Planet of the Spiders ^[+]Loading...["Planet of the Spiders (TV story)"]) by the TARDIS translation circuit. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora ^[+]Loading...["The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)"], The End of the World ^[+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"], The Girl in the Fireplace ^[+]Loading...["The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)"], etc.)

There also existed a Metebelis I, II and IV, (GAME: The Edge of Reality ^[+]Loading...["The Edge of Reality (video game)"]) though Metebelis IV was a barren, untouched paradise (AUDIO: The Vanity Trap ^[+]Loading...["The Vanity Trap (audio story)"]) with voice eating wombats. (PROSE: It's Raining Gin ^[+]Loading...["It's Raining Gin (short story)"]) It was once inhabited, however, as an ancient structure known as the Temple of the First was located there. (GAME: The Edge of Time ^[+]Loading...["The Edge of Time (video game)"])

Behind the scenes

This is one of many DWU references to Metebelis III. Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor finally making his way to that planet on-screen marked the culmination of his era.

However, the Eight Legs' language had never been discussed before.