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'''''The Longest Story in the World''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]''. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]].
'''''The Longest Story in the World''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]''. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]].
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
A young woman, ordered on pain of death to entertain [[Caliph (The Longest Story in the World)|the Caliph]] and his court with a story, tells a tale of an [[First Doctor|old man]] and his adopted [[Susan Foreman|grand-daughter]], who live in a world where fantasy is forbidden. Nevertheless, the grand-daughter tells stories of their future, claiming that the old man will invent a [[TARDIS|fabulous machine]] to take them away from here and travel through [[time]] and [[space]], [[Regeneration|growing younger]] as the years pass by, fighting evil and becoming a hero.
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The old man does not believe her. He fears that her tales will attract attention - and indeed, one day he returns to his home to find the guards waiting for them. The tale ends on a cliffhanger, and will resume the next night; so long as the storyteller keeps the Caliph entertained, her life will be spared.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==

Revision as of 04:54, 19 January 2013

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The Longest Story in the World was the first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips and Side Steps. It was written by Paul Magrs. It featured the First Doctor and Susan.

Summary

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Characters

References

  • The granddaughter in the story talks of how the travelling machine will be vast and like a city inside. This is a reference to the TARDIS.
  • There is mention also of his name and that he would adopt many on his travels. This is a reference to the Doctor's real name, which is unknown at present.

Notes

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Timeline

For the First Doctor:

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