42 Prologue (short story)

42 Prologue
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Martha Jones
Main enemy:	Torajii
Main setting:	S.S. Pentallian, Torajii system, 42nd century
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::BBC website]]
Writers:	Joseph Lidster, based on characters and situations created by Chris Chibnall
Release details
Release date:	2007
Format:	Website based short fiction

42 Prologue is a web-exclusive short story published on the BBC's Doctor Who website in 2007, promoting the then-upcoming broadcast of the episode 42. It was the first of several Tenth Doctor short stories to be published online up to the end of 2009.

Summary

Focusing on Engineering Trainee Erina Lessik, the story chronicles how she came to become a trainee, and her activities in the minutes preceding the arrival of the Doctor and Martha Jones aboard the S.S. Pentallian.

Characters

• Tenth Doctor
• Martha Jones
• Erina Lessak
• Dev Ashton
• Kath McDonnell
• Riley Vashtee
• Abi Lerner
• Orin Scannell

References

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Notes

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Continuity

• The story ends with the arrival of the Doctor and Martha, leading into the events of 42.

Timeline

• 42 Prologue occurs before: DW: 42

External Links

• 42 Prologue on the Doctor Who BBC website.