Clom, also spelt Klom or Cloume, (TV: The Girl Who Waited [+]Tom MacRae, Doctor Who series 6 (BBC One, 2011).) was the twin planet of Raxacoricofallapatorius and home planet of the Abzorbalovians. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).) Together, they were members of the Raxas Alliance.
As a member world of the Raxas Alliance, the treasures of Clom were held in the Raxasian vaults. (COMIC: Doctormania)
Species[]
Descendants of the Huspick Degenerate known as the Clom colonists settled on Clom. (WC: Monster File: Slitheen)
Clom was inhabited by an intelligent species. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).) They were members of the Raxas Alliance, along with Raxacoricofallapatorius, Clix and Raxacoricovarlonpatorius. (TV: The Gift [+]Rupert Laight, The Sarah Jane Adventures series 3 (BBC One, 2009).) Despite this, there was an adverserial relationship between Clom and Raxacoricofallapatorius. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).) Clom was used in an oath by a Slitheen as "for the love of Clom". (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen) Similarily, the Tenth Doctor was once heard to curse "for the mists of Clom." (PROSE: The Krillitane Storm)
Land prawns were a popular delicacy on Clom and was also enjoyed by Raxacoricofallapatorians. (TV: The Gift [+]Rupert Laight, The Sarah Jane Adventures series 3 (BBC One, 2009).)
History[]
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The Abzorbaloff. (TV: Love & Monsters)
Clom was a member of the four world Raxas Alliance by the early 21st century, taking its lead from Raxacoricofallapatorius. (TV: The Gift [+]Rupert Laight, The Sarah Jane Adventures series 3 (BBC One, 2009).)
The "Abzorbaloff", encountered by the Tenth Doctor in 2007, was a native of Clom. The Doctor was somewhat surprised by the planet's name. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).)
Along with twenty-six other planets, Clom was stolen by the Daleks and taken to the Medusa Cascade in the 2000s,[nb 1] as part of Davros's plan to detonate the reality bomb. This was much to the Doctor's bewilderment, suggesting the planet to have no real value. (TV: The Stolen Earth [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).) This was stopped by Donna Noble, and Clom and the rest of the planets were subsequently sent back to their proper places. (TV: Journey's End [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)
In 2009, the Tenth Doctor engaged the reverse teleportation of Abzorbaloff's ship and sent the Krakanord to Clom. (WC: The Genuine Article)
In 3764, Clom pulled out of peace talks among the Raxas Alliance. As such, their denizens did not participate in the peace conference on Clix and the ensuing Grand Raxian Hunt against Slist Fayflut Marteveerthon Slitheen and Rose Tyler. (COMIC: Doctormania)
At some point, they had a Disneyland on Clom, which was replicated by the Apalapucians at the Two Streams facility. (TV: The Girl Who Waited [+]Tom MacRae, Doctor Who series 6 (BBC One, 2011).)
References[]
The Eleventh Doctor used Clom as an example to show that all observed planets had names, no matter how dull they were. (PROSE: Into the Nowhere)
Behind the scenes[]
An early draft of The Stolen Earth [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008). established that the disappearance of Clom came at great concern to the Jingatheen family of Raxacoricofallapatorius. (REF: The Writer's Tale)
Footnotes[]
- ā The present day of Doctor Who's fourth series is not consistently dated, with TV: The Fires of Pompeii [+]James Moran, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008)., TV: The Waters of Mars [+]Russell T Davies and Phil Ford, Doctor Who Autumn Special 2009 (BBC One, 2009)., and AUDIO: SOS setting the present of the 13 regular episodes in 2008 (heavily implied by TV: The Star Beast [+]Russell T Davies, adapted from Doctor Who and the Star Beast (Pat Mills and John Wagner), Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023). and TV: The Giggle [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 2023 specials (BBC One, 2023). as well), and PROSE: Beautiful Chaos setting them in about April to June 2009.