The Roots of Evil (2013 short story)
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The Roots of Evil (2013 short story) was the fourth Puffin eshort released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.
Publisher's summary
When the Fourth Doctor takes Leela to visit an immense tree space station known as the Heligan Structure, little do they know that the tree has been asleep for centuries, dreaming of vengeance against a man in a blue box ... As the tree awakes, the Time Lord and his companion soon discover why they are such unwelcome guests.
Plot
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Characters
- Fourth Doctor
- Leela
- K9 Mark I
- Eleventh Doctor (statue)
- Ven
- Aggie
- Director Sprawn
- Chairman Ratisbon
- The Justiciar
References
- The Doctor and Leela have been to the crystalline cities of Ix.
- The Doctor sees a statue of a future incarnation of himself. He notes that he does not like bow ties, and can't believe he will wear one one day.
- Ven states the Eleventh Doctor catchphrase "Bow Ties are cool."
- The Fourth doctor notes he does not like the word "Exterminate".
Notes
- While inquiring about about Golrandonvar, the Doctor asks if it looked "a bit like a gravel pit," quipping, "You'd be amazed how many alien worlds look just like gravel pits." This is reference to the quarries that episodes of Doctor Who were filmed in during Tom Baker's time on the show.
Continuity
- Leela remembers seeing the steel hives of the Sun Makers of Pluto. (TV: The Sun Makers)
- The Doctor tells Leela that the sonic screwdriver "doesn't do wood." (TV: Silence in the Library)
External links
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