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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=Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|featuring = [[Edward Grainger]] | |featuring = [[Edward Grainger]] | ||
|enemy= | |enemy = | ||
|setting=[[London]], [[December]] [[1911]] | |setting = [[London]], [[December]] [[1911]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Gary Russell | ||
|anthology= | |anthology= Short Trips: The Centenarian | ||
|prev=Prologue (short story) | |release date = 18 September 2006 | ||
|next=Direct Action (short story) | |prev = Prologue to The Centenarian (short story) | ||
|next = Direct Action (short story) | |||
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'''''Echoes''''' was the second short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]''. It was written by [[Gary Russell]]. It featured the [[Third Doctor]]. | '''''Echoes''''' was the second short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]''. It was written by [[Gary Russell]]. It featured the [[Third Doctor]]. | ||
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[[Margaret Pollard|Peggy]] and her family are staying at the Grainger house for [[Christmas]]. While she is enjoying a snack in the kitchen, she is summoned to join [[Louisa Pollard|her mother]] in the drawing room. On the way, she encounters a stranger in the house who calls himself the Doctor. He says he's here to see [[Helen Fitzmaurice]], the orphaned niece of [[Lawrence Grainger]]. A five-year-old [[Edward Grainger]] joins them, after having opened a cupboard to reveal a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue police box]] from which he says he saw the Doctor emerge. | [[Margaret Pollard|Peggy]] and her family are staying at the Grainger house for [[Christmas]]. While she is enjoying a snack in the kitchen, she is summoned to join [[Louisa Pollard|her mother]] in the drawing room. On the way, she encounters a stranger in the house who calls himself the Doctor. He says he's here to see [[Helen Fitzmaurice]], the orphaned niece of [[Lawrence Grainger]]. A five-year-old [[Edward Grainger]] joins them, after having opened a cupboard to reveal a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue police box]] from which he says he saw the Doctor emerge. | ||
The Doctor is confronted by Lawrence and his house guests. Lawrence sends the butler, [[Peake (Prologue)|Peake]], for the police. The Doctor drops a few names and goes to Helen's room, locking it behind him. As the adults disperse, Peggy and Eddie go to Helen's room. The Doctor lets them in. | The Doctor is confronted by Lawrence and his house guests. Lawrence sends the butler, [[Peake (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Peake]], for the police. The Doctor drops a few names and goes to Helen's room, locking it behind him. As the adults disperse, Peggy and Eddie go to Helen's room. The Doctor lets them in. | ||
Helen is sitting on her bed, but she seems to see something that isn't there. While the Doctor investigates the room, Peggy talks to Helen. Helen tells about her friend, [[Ahnji]], that no one else can see. Because of him, the adults think she is unbalanced. She describes Ahnji, and the Doctor [[deduce]]s that he is an alien. He tells Peggy of his conclusions, that Ahnji's people exist as sound waves, and that his people have been trapped in one of Helen's [[graphaphone]] records. The Doctor is impressed by Peggy's ability to understand what he is saying. | Helen is sitting on her bed, but she seems to see something that isn't there. While the Doctor investigates the room, Peggy talks to Helen. Helen tells about her friend, [[Ahnji]], that no one else can see. Because of him, the adults think she is unbalanced. She describes Ahnji, and the Doctor [[deduce]]s that he is an alien. He tells Peggy of his conclusions, that Ahnji's people exist as sound waves, and that his people have been trapped in one of Helen's [[graphaphone]] records. The Doctor is impressed by Peggy's ability to understand what he is saying. | ||
The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to play the record backwards. This frees Ahnji's people, and he wishes Helen one last goodbye before he and his people leave. | The Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to play the record backwards. This frees Ahnji's people, and he wishes Helen one last goodbye before he and his people leave. | ||
The Doctor gives Eddie the record to smash and throw away. He gives Peggy the task of being a sensible friend to Helen. | The Doctor gives Eddie the record to smash and throw away. He gives Peggy the task of being a sensible friend to Helen. | ||
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* [[Helen Fitzmaurice]] | * [[Helen Fitzmaurice]] | ||
* [[Ahnji]] | * [[Ahnji]] | ||
* [[Peake (Prologue)|Mr Peake]] | * [[Peake (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Mr Peake]] | ||
* [[Best (Prologue)|Mrs Best]] | * [[Best (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Mrs Best]] | ||
* [[Alice (Echoes)|Alice]] | * [[Alice (Echoes)|Alice]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Peggy reads [[Jules Verne]]. | * Peggy reads [[Jules Verne]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Jo Grant|Jo]]. | * The Doctor mentions [[Jo Grant|Jo]]. | ||
* Mrs Best makes a [[plum pudding]] for [[Christmas]]. | * Mrs Best makes a [[plum pudding]] for [[Christmas]]. | ||
* Mr Grainger works for [[Dickie Bellamy]]. | |||
* Peggy's mother [[Louisa Pollard]] is [[Pregnancy|pregnant]]. The child will be the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Charlotte Pollard]], who was born on [[15 April]] [[1912]]. | * Peggy's mother [[Louisa Pollard]] is [[Pregnancy|pregnant]]. The child will be the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Charlotte Pollard]], who was born on [[15 April]] [[1912]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The stories in ''[[ | * The stories in ''[[The Centenarian (anthology)|The Centenarian]]'' revolve around [[Edward Grainger]], a man who met the Doctor more than a dozen times over his life. | ||
* [[Richard Bellamy|"Dickie Bellamy"]] and his wife [[Marjorie Bellamy|Lady Marjorie]] are references to the 1970s [[ITV]] {{wi|Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs}}. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Peggy knows something happened to [[Violet (Prologue)|Violet]], though no one will tell her what. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prologue (short story)|Prologue]]'', ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]'') | * Peggy knows something happened to [[Violet (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Violet]], though no one will tell her what. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prologue to The Centenarian (short story)|Prologue]]'', ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1911]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1911]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]] | [[Category:Stories set at Christmas]] | ||