Problem of the Painted Planet (short story)
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Problem of the Painted Planet was a short story published in Doctor Who Annual 1977. It featured the Fourth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor visits Jimorris, where he finds the inhabitants in a land dispute, as they are trying to paint the surface of the planet. He resolves the dispute by dividing the territory into four equal parts.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jimorrisons are among the Fourth Doctor's favourite species.
- Jimorrisons have the life span equivalent to 25,000 Earth years.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The short story also serves as a puzzle left to the reader.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Eighth Doctor would later solve a territory dispute between Silurians and Sea Devils. (PROSE: Dr. Eighth)
