Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat (short story)
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Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat was a Brief Encounter short story published in the Doctor Who Yearbook 1993. It dealt with Tegan Jovanka's trauma after being controlled by the Mara.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | edit source]
The Fifth Doctor tracks down his old companion Tegan Jovanka in the Australian Outback. A new story by Ghost Light scriptwriter Marc Platt. Illustration by Paul Vyse.
Plot[[edit] | edit source]
Tegan is running her father's farm in Australia. She is also worrying about her father, who is laid up in hospital after having been bitten by a snake. The Fifth Doctor arrives to ensure that Tegan is finally free of the Mara's influence, as well as to give her the news that her father will be fine.
Characters[[edit] | edit source]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | edit source]
- Tegan got her family to wire her money to come home to Australia from London.
- She thinks the Doctor sits like he's waiting for the Dreamtime.
- Her farm has sheep.
Notes[[edit] | edit source]
- Marc Platt later wrote another Mara story, The Cradle of the Snake.
Continuity[[edit] | edit source]
- Tegan left the Doctor suddenly three years ago in 1984. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks)
- The Doctor reminds Tegan he promised the Mara was gone from her head. (TV: Kinda, Snakedance, AUDIO: The Cradle of the Snake)
- Tegan tells the Doctor his celery needs changing. He previously changed it on an Eternal ship. (TV: Enlightenment)
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