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'''Betelgeuse V''' | '''Betelgeuse V''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') often called just '''Betelgeuse''', was a [[planet]] mentioned several times by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | ||
In [[4500]], when [[Davros]] was revived and had demanded to know what had happened while he was in [[suspended animation]], the Doctor told him that Betelgeuse had placed second in the [[Galactic Olympic Games]], behind [[Arcturus (planet)|Arcturus]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') or [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | In [[4500]], when [[Davros]] was revived and had demanded to know what had happened while he was in [[suspended animation]], the Doctor told him that Betelgeuse had placed second in the [[Galactic Olympic Games]], behind [[Arcturus (planet)|Arcturus]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') or [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Betelgeuse V used to have [[Moon (Lords of the Storm)|a moon]], though it was later destroyed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') The [[Third Doctor]] remembered seeing a [[binary system|double sunrise]] on Betelgeuse. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (short story)|The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller]]'') | |||
[[Jackie Tyler]] once referred to Betelgeuse as a planet to which the [[Ninth Doctor]] might travel. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Retail Therapy (audio story)|Retail Therapy]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] mentioned a visit to Betelgeuse while at the [[Grand Betelgeuse Hotel]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel (audio story)|The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel]]'') | |||
[[Professor Chronotis]] owned a travel guide entitled ''[[Alternative Betelgeuse]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'') | [[Professor Chronotis]] owned a travel guide entitled ''[[Alternative Betelgeuse]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'') | ||
[[Neko]] compared [[Lady Christina de Souza]]'s [[perfume]] to the smell of a "Betelgeusian bordello". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Eye of Ashaya (comic story)|The Eye of Ashaya]]'') | [[Neko]] compared [[Lady Christina de Souza]]'s [[perfume]] to the smell of a "Betelgeusian bordello". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Eye of Ashaya (comic story)|The Eye of Ashaya]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the real world, [[Betelgeuse (star)|the star Betelgeuse]] is not known to have any inhabitable planets in its orbits, but the name "Betelgeuse V" implies that the inhabited "planet Betelgeuse" is the fifth planet revolving around Betelgeuse. | |||
* {{iw|hitchhikers|Betelgeuse V}} was a planet in script editor [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' series, where it is mentioned as the [[homeworld]] of [[Ford Prefect]] and [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]]. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||