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|series =[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series =[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Ayfai]] | |companions = [[Ayfai]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Seventh Doctor | ||
|featuring2 = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}the Brigadier | |||
|featuring3 = Doris Lethbridge-Stewart | |||
|setting = [[Cheldon Bonniface]], [[2017]] | |setting = [[Cheldon Bonniface]], [[2017]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Eddie Robson | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Short Trips: The History of Christmas | ||
|release date = 26 November 2005 | |||
|prev = Callahuanca (short story) | |prev = Callahuanca (short story) | ||
|next = She Won't Be Home (short story) | |next = She Won't Be Home (short story) | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Eighth | The [[Eighth Doctor]] takes his new companion [[Ayfai]] to [[Cheldon Bonniface]] for Christmas, hoping to find a place for her to stay. However, tensions are high in the town, as several residents no longer wish to have aliens living among them. | ||
When the Doctor tries to invite both humans and aliens to a church service, there is a disturbance outside. The alien [[Goilin B]] has been provoked into fighting [[Phillip Galt]], while conveniently being filmed by reporter [[Kelly Moore]]. All the Doctor's hard work to try to reunite the town has been for nothing, and, depressed, he takes refuge in the guest house. | When the Doctor tries to invite both humans and aliens to a church service, there is a disturbance outside. The alien [[Goilin B]] has been provoked into fighting [[Phillip Galt]], while conveniently being filmed by reporter [[Kelly Moore]]. All the Doctor's hard work to try to reunite the town has been for nothing, and, depressed, he takes refuge in the guest house. | ||
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* "[[Merry Xmas Everybody]]" by [[Slade]] is played in the pub. | * "[[Merry Xmas Everybody]]" by [[Slade]] is played in the pub. | ||
* The Doctor planned to invite [[Jason Kane]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Ace]] and [[Grace Holloway]] to [[christmas|Christmas dinner]]. | * The Doctor planned to invite [[Jason Kane]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Ace]] and [[Grace Holloway]] to [[christmas|Christmas dinner]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor mentions that [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]] were married in [[Cheldon Bonniface]] on [[24 April]] [[2010]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]] were married in [[Cheldon Bonniface]] on [[24 April]] [[2010]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 29 February 2024
Not in My Back Yard was the twenty-first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The History of Christmas. It was written by Eddie Robson. It featured the Eighth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Eighth Doctor takes his new companion Ayfai to Cheldon Bonniface for Christmas, hoping to find a place for her to stay. However, tensions are high in the town, as several residents no longer wish to have aliens living among them.
When the Doctor tries to invite both humans and aliens to a church service, there is a disturbance outside. The alien Goilin B has been provoked into fighting Phillip Galt, while conveniently being filmed by reporter Kelly Moore. All the Doctor's hard work to try to reunite the town has been for nothing, and, depressed, he takes refuge in the guest house.
Suddenly his television watching is interrupted when the Chelbil attempt to invade Earth. The Doctor convinces Goilin to pretend to be the ruler of Earth, and Goilin warns the Chelbil away. For Kelly Moore, this is a better story, and the townspeople are now happy to have aliens here.
As the townspeople mingle, the Doctor is joined by his previous self, who admits to sending the Chelbil here in order to get the humans and aliens on the same side. He tells his future self that he won't remember doing so. As his earlier self leaves, the Doctor heads off to join the festivities.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Ayfai
- Goilin B
- Jerry
- Giles Owen
- Maria Owen
- Richard Grayson
- Phillip Galt
- Kelly Moore
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doris Lethbridge-Stewart
- Seventh Doctor
- Mrs Badham
- Annie Trelaw
- Ishtar Hutchings
- Emily Hutchings
- Peter Hutchings
- Carrie O'Grady
- Peter Cooke
- Miss Gjovaag
- Miss Kusinitz
- Mrs Higgins
- Saul
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade is played in the pub.
- The Doctor planned to invite Jason Kane, Bernice Summerfield, Ace and Grace Holloway to Christmas dinner.
- Mrs Badham calls Ayfai "kiwi-fruit woman".
- The Doctor watches Gone With the Wind.
- Goilin is from Ralte.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions that Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane were married in Cheldon Bonniface on 24 April 2010. (PROSE: Happy Endings)
