Country of the Blind (short story)

 was a Brief Encounter short story published in the Doctor Who Yearbook 1993. It provides an alternate explanation of Liz Shaw's departure from UNIT.

Publisher's summary
Companion Liz Shaw, exasperated by his attitudes, has decided to say goodbye to the Third Doctor. A new story by Paul Cornell, author of Doctor Who: The New Adventures novel Revelation. Illustration by Paul Vyse.

Plot
Having received an offer from CERN, a new research facility, Liz Shaw decides to say goodbye to the Third Doctor and leave UNIT. She finds this no easy task because Captain Mike Yates and some soldiers are redecorating the Doctor's laboratory, causing chaos. Eventually, Liz slips quietly away without a goodbye while the Doctor is trying to stop his lab equipment from being smashed.

Characters

 * Third Doctor
 * Liz Shaw
 * Mike Yates
 * Lethbridge-Stewart

Continuity

 * The Doctor has been considering his new incarnation, (TV: Spearhead from Space) and his newfound prowess at martial arts. (TV: Inferno)
 * The Brigadier notes his past encounters with the Doctor have been aggressive. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)
 * Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones and Martha Jones would later visit CERN in Switzerland in 2009. (AUDIO: Lost Souls)