[EN] We analyse from the perspective of Physics several aspects of two Doctor Who episodes: The Tenth Planet and Kill the Moon. From the rst, we have found that: i) the planet Mondas could not have been thrown out of its orbit without the Earth being affected; ii) the stated return voyage could have been possible using \warp drives"; iii) the presence of Mondas in opposition to Earth does not affect the latter gravitationaly; and iv) it could be possible the inhabitants of Mondas could have lived 7.5 km deep under the surface. From the second episode we have found that i) the only means for the formation of the Moon possible is by capture; ii) there are no means for it to increase in mass as stated in the episode; iii) the stated increase in the mass of the Moon would not have any effect on Earth, and iv) the detonation of the Moon with 100 nuclear bombs would not have any net effect, as it would reform itself.

[ES] En los últimos años se han ido produciendo cientos de películas, series, novelas, comics, y demás, pertenecientes al género de ciencia ficción aunque muchas veces ignoren de forma patente los conocimientos científicos establecidos en general, y de la geofísica y la física planetaria en particular. Este trabajo pretende analizar desde un punto de vista físico dos capítulos de una de esas series, y las implicaciones que los hechos allí acontecidos tendrían sobre ese universo. El objeto de análisis de este trabajo es la longeva serie britanica Doctor Who (1963, 1989)[(1996)[(2005, 2020), y en concreto los episodios The Tenth Planet (1966) y Kill the Moon (2014).

Trabajo Fin de Grado presentado en la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Peer reviewed