Useless Things (short story)

 was a Brief Encounter short story published in Doctor Who Magazine 212.

Summary
Alien invaders led by Prince Genei plan to take over the world, but are scared off by a police box they believe to be the Doctor's TARDIS. However, the police box is actually the last of its kind in England, and workmen arrive to remove it shortly after the invaders depart for their own world.

Plot
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Characters

 * Prince Genei
 * Workmen

Continuity

 * The legacy of the police box appearance that the Doctor's TARDIS has assumed is explored here. It is further explored in COMIC: Hunters of the Burning Stone.