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'An eco-demonstration is taking place outside the gates of the U.S. military base at Pine Gap near Alice Springs. The Doctor talks to a girl with telepathic powers ('plinging in her words). Using her powers the Doctor permits her to see the future by tapping into his memories, particularly her future and the incident where her use of her powers kills two hundred people at the base. She promises herself and the Doctor that she will not abuse her abilities and the vision will never come true.'
Source: drwhoguide.com (http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip29.htm)
Sighted 3/6/11
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The Doctor is In (the Antipodes) : Doctor Who Short Fiction and Australian National Identity
2013
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— Appears in: Doctor Who and Race 2013; (p. 213-230) 'British science-fiction family television program Doctor Who has always had a strong fan-base in Australia. This essay explores the ways in which certain of those Australian fans use the shorter forms of ancillary Doctor Who fiction to question the construction and promulgation of Australian national identity. By dropping the Doctor into significant crisis points in Australian history – from Gallipoli to the Port Arthur massacre – these authors literalize and question the process of constructing national identity, drawing to the surface the troubled and often negated role that race plays in ‘Australianness’.' (Author's abstract)
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The Doctor is In (the Antipodes) : Doctor Who Short Fiction and Australian National Identity
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Doctor Who and Race 2013; (p. 213-230) 'British science-fiction family television program Doctor Who has always had a strong fan-base in Australia. This essay explores the ways in which certain of those Australian fans use the shorter forms of ancillary Doctor Who fiction to question the construction and promulgation of Australian national identity. By dropping the Doctor into significant crisis points in Australian history – from Gallipoli to the Port Arthur massacre – these authors literalize and question the process of constructing national identity, drawing to the surface the troubled and often negated role that race plays in ‘Australianness’.' (Author's abstract)
Last amended 4 Aug 2011 14:50:06
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- Pine Gap, Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
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