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'''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]]. | '''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]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', et al.) | ||
[[ | It was the fifth planet around the [[star]] [[Betelgeuse (star)|Betelgeuse]], around 600 [[light-year]]s from [[Earth]]. ([[NOTCOVERED]]: ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'') | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
== Culture == | |||
On Betelgeuse there was no [[sarcasm]], and [[shame]] was a terminal disease. | |||
In the language of Betelgeuse V, "Ix" translated to "boy who is not able satisfactorily to explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven". This was used as a nickname for [[Ford Prefect]], whose father would not tell him about his experience of the Great Collapsing Hrung Disaster of Gal./Sid./Year 03758. | |||
[[Green]] was the colour of the [[flying saucer]]s used by Betelgeuse trading scouts. ([[NOTCOVERED]]: ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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=== Undated events === | === Undated events === | ||
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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
One obscure Betelgeusian dialect, spoken mainly by Praxibetel communities on Betelgeuse VII, was nearly lost when those communities were wiped out by the Great Collapsing Hrung Disaster of Gal./Sid./Year 03758. The sole survivor settled on Betelgeuse V. | |||
[[Ford Prefect]] and [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]] were both from Betelguese Five. ([[NOTCOVERED]]: ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'') | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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A user of the [[socio-virtual network]] used the alias "[[Bright of Betelgeuse]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentient (audio story)|The Sentient]]'') | A user of the [[socio-virtual network]] used the alias "[[Bright of Betelgeuse]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentient (audio story)|The Sentient]]'') | ||
[[Professor Chronotis]] owned a travel guide entitled ''[[Alternative Betelgeuse]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the real world, [[Betelgeuse (star)|the star Betelgeuse]] is not known to | * In the real world, [[Betelgeuse (star)|the star Betelgeuse]] is not known to be orbited by any planets. | ||
* {{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]]. | * {{iw|hitchhikers|Betelgeuse V}} was a planet in script editor [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series)|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 == | ||
