Planetary development levels

From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Planetary development levels were both descriptive and used as designations for planets under Galactic Law (and apparently by Time Lords, as Romana referred to them (DW: State of Decay)).

The overall name "plantetary development level" is conjectural, though not the name of the levels.

Contents 1 List of levels 1.1 Level 2 1.1.1 Other known Level 2 planets 1.2 Level 5 1.2.1 Known Level 5 Planets 1.3 Level 6

[edit] List of levels

[edit] Level 2

Romana referred to the the unnamed planet of the Three Who Rule as a "Level 2 oligarchy". (DW: State of Decay)

[edit] Other known Level 2 planets

• Earth, circa 1940s (NSA: Ghosts of India)

[edit] Level 5

A Level 5 planet was a designation used by Galactic Law in reference to certain worlds, with the implication that it referred to relatively primitive planet not yet fully integrated into galactic civilization. As of the late 2000s, seeding on a Level 5 planet was prohibited by Galactic Law. (DW: Partners in Crime)

[edit] Known Level 5 Planets

• Earth circa 1979 (DW: City of Death) at least through late 2000s (DW: Voyage of the Damned, Partners in Crime, SJA: Revenge of the Slitheen)

[edit] Level 6

This referred to technological development. Level 6 planets had the technology capable to create sonic devices, such as sonic screwdrivers. (NSA: Ghosts of India)