h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Match the codes below with Doctor Who-related phrases. Each puzzle contains both letters and numbers that will lead you to the answer. For example: 4 E in D of the D would be "4 Episodes in Destiny of the Daleks".

QUESTIONS:

1. 6 S in the KTT
2. 13 E in the CE E
3. 137 E in the WH E
4. 4 K of M plus 1 F
5. 10 I of the D
6. 6 S on the TC
7. 48 P of G on the O of the T
8. 18 F C on T (19 if you C R2)
9. 64 NA published by VB
10. 56 B on the B of a D

Got most of it, although I admit that some was pure guesswork...

1. 6 Segments in the Key to Time
2. 13 Episodes in the Christopher Eccleston Era
3. 137 Episodes in the William Hartnell Era
4. 4 Keys of Marinus plus 1 F
5. 10 Incarnations of the Doctor
6. 6 Sides on the TARDIS Console
7. 48 Panes of Glass on the Outside of the TARDIS
8. 18 F C on T (19 if you C R2)
9. 64 New Adventures published by Virgin Books
10. 56 Bumps on the Body of a Dalek

Very good!

Can anyone get those last one-and-a-half?

Err, well the rest of 2 is I think '4 Keys of Marinus plus 1 fake', as in the fake key that blows up the Justice Machine at the end.

Is the first part of number 8 "18 Frozen Cybermen on Telos"?

Err, possibly, I guess. I'm assuming the second bit is 'if you count...'.

I was thinking along the lines of "if you count" as well, but I can't think what R2 might be.

I'll give it one more day. Just think of what there might be two of that begin with the letter R, and then work backwards.

Err

"18 female companions on Telly (19 if you count Romana 2)?

Or 20 if you C A...

21 if you count J (well, he did wear a skirt)

s from the Scotsman...

And Kerr Avon completes this quiz. Hurrah!

(Sits back to await someone counting them up and incorrectly including someone in their calculations...)

Well, obviously you've excluded Sara Kingdom and Katarina, which suits me fine. Never could see the justification for including them.

I excluded Sara, but Katarina *was* a companion. Darn it, my maths...

1. Susan.
2. Barbara Wright
3. Vicki
4. Katarina (yep, that's the missing one)
5. Dodo Chaplet
6. Polly
7. Victoria Waterfield
8. Zoe
9. Liz Shaw
10. Jo Grant
11. Sarah-Jane Smith
12. Leela
13. Romanadvoratrelundar x 2
14. Tegan Jovanka
15. Nyssa
16. Peri Brown
17. Melanie Bush
18. Ace
19. Rose

I suppose technically Grace Holloway counts too, doesn't she?

But no, Sara was always included as a companion by mistake. She wasn't one.

Does Grace count? I dunno. I'm of the opinion that the fact she refused to go with the Doctor excludes her. She's someone involved in an adventure, like Prof. Rubish (sp?), but surely chosing not to go means she didn't want a life with him- pretty much like Mickey.

I used to be (still am?) a member of the 'Grace Holloway Is Stupid Club' (GHISC) which was formed directly as a response to that one decision at the end of the movie. What a fool!

Although I dunno, as Joel said in Return of the Living Dad 'I don't want to get my ass exterminated!'