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{{Infobox Story | |range = The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (anthology) | ||
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|doctor=Twelfth Doctor | |doctor = Twelfth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | |companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | ||
|enemy= [[Triss (All the Empty Towers)|Triss]] | |enemy = [[Triss (All the Empty Towers)|Triss]] | ||
|setting= [[Blackpool]], [[2089]] | |setting = [[Blackpool]], [[2089]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Jenny T. Colgan | ||
|anthology= | |release date = 4 June 2015 | ||
|series=''[[The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (anthology)|The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who]]'' | |anthology = The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (anthology) | ||
|prev=The Hungry Night (short story) | |series = ''[[The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (anthology)|The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who]]'' | ||
|next=Rewriting History (short story) | |prev = The Hungry Night (short story) | ||
}}'''''All the Empty Towers''''' was the fifth short story of ''[[The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (anthology)|The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who]]'', featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. | |next = Rewriting History (short story) | ||
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'''''All the Empty Towers''''' was the fifth short story of ''[[The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (anthology)|The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who]]'', featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Clara gives the Doctor a hat that says "Kiss me quick, squeeze me slowly", but he doesn't get it. She wants him to take her to [[Blackpool]], her home. The TARDIS materialises, but outside is a jungle. This is Blackpool in 2089. Everything is overgrown. They spot a herd of donkeys. Suddenly, one is hit with a jagged silver disc. The Doctor pulls it out and sonics the wound, naming the donkey Meghan. Another disc misses his foot. They run to the water and the Doctor points out a window in a guest house where the discs are coming from. They run under the pier and circle around the guest house. | Clara gives the Doctor a hat that says "Kiss me quick, squeeze me slowly", but he doesn't get it. She wants him to take her to [[Blackpool]], her home. The TARDIS materialises, but outside is a jungle. This is Blackpool in 2089. Everything is overgrown. They spot a herd of donkeys. Suddenly, one is hit with a jagged silver disc. The Doctor pulls it out and sonics the wound, naming the donkey Meghan. Another disc misses his foot. They run to the water and the Doctor points out a window in a guest house where the discs are coming from. They run under the pier and circle around the guest house. | ||
The Doctor kicks open the door and calls out to the sniper. A half robotic landlady comes down the stairs, brandishing the disc launcher. Clara tries to calm her down, but she raises the blaster. The Doctor pulls Clara outside, where four small pods hover. A man called Triss tells them they're on his hunting grounds. It's his stag night, and he and his friends rented the place out. | The Doctor kicks open the door and calls out to the sniper. A half robotic landlady comes down the stairs, brandishing the disc launcher. Clara tries to calm her down, but she raises the blaster. The Doctor pulls Clara outside, where four small pods hover. A man called Triss tells them they're on his hunting grounds. It's his stag night, and he and his friends rented the place out. | ||
Triss raises the blaster, and the Doctor and Clara run to the nearest building. Clara thinks the ships look like dodgem cars and the Doctor realises they are drawing their power from Blackpool Tower, the building they're in. Clara sees a lion in the building through a door, so they climb up the lift shaft. They go up two stories, through the ball room. Clara is momentarily distracted and asks the Doctor if he knows how to dance; he says he doesn't. They continue out to the exterior of the tower itself. The discs start flying again, but they find reach the viewing platform. On the platform are the controls for the pods. As soon as the Doctor touches them, an alarm goes off and another robotic old lady appears. Just as the landlady is about to reach him, however, he shuts down the power, and robot collapses. Outside, the four ships descend to the ground. | Triss raises the blaster, and the Doctor and Clara run to the nearest building. Clara thinks the ships look like dodgem cars and the Doctor realises they are drawing their power from Blackpool Tower, the building they're in. Clara sees a lion in the building through a door, so they climb up the lift shaft. They go up two stories, through the ball room. Clara is momentarily distracted and asks the Doctor if he knows how to dance; he says he doesn't. They continue out to the exterior of the tower itself. The discs start flying again, but they find reach the viewing platform. On the platform are the controls for the pods. As soon as the Doctor touches them, an alarm goes off and another robotic old lady appears. Just as the landlady is about to reach him, however, he shuts down the power, and robot collapses. Outside, the four ships descend to the ground. | ||
In the ballroom, the Doctor admits he does indeed know how to dance, sonics the organ, and he and Clara dance before leaving the building. Then, out on the beach, Meghan finds the Doctor, and they play in the water. | In the ballroom, the Doctor admits he does indeed know how to dance, sonics the organ, and he and Clara dance before leaving the building. Then, out on the beach, Meghan finds the Doctor, and they play in the water. | ||
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* [[Triss (All the Empty Towers)|Triss]] | * [[Triss (All the Empty Towers)|Triss]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor loves [[candy floss]]. | * The Doctor loves [[candy floss]]. | ||
* [[Blackpool Tower]] and the [[Golden Mile]] have been overtaken by the jungle. There are wild [[giraffe]]s, [[donkey]]s, [[lion]]s, and [[parrot]]s that escaped from the circus. | * [[Blackpool Tower]] and the [[Golden Mile]] have been overtaken by the jungle. There are wild [[giraffe]]s, [[donkey]]s, [[lion]]s, and [[parrot]]s that escaped from the circus. | ||
* The Doctor doesn't like [[Simply Red]]. | * The Doctor doesn't like [[Simply Red]]. | ||
* Clara thinks [[pedalo]]s are fun. | * Clara thinks [[pedalo]]s are fun. | ||
* Triss owns the last [[snow]]-topped mountain in [[Switzerland]]. | * Triss owns the last [[snow]]-topped mountain in [[Switzerland]]. | ||
* The Doctor and Clara dance a [[gavotte]], a dance associated with the court of French King [[Louis XIV]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This short story accompanied a chapter on the future of [[Earth]]. | * This short story accompanied a chapter on the future of [[Earth]]. | ||
* This story was later reprinted in ''[[The Triple Knife and Other Doctor Who Stories]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Clara asks the Doctor if he dances, and he says he does a bit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | * Clara asks the Doctor if he dances, and he says he does a bit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | ||
* Clara's hometown is Blackpool. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'') | * Clara's hometown is Blackpool. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 2 March 2024
All the Empty Towers was the fifth short story of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who, featuring the Twelfth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Clara gives the Doctor a hat that says "Kiss me quick, squeeze me slowly", but he doesn't get it. She wants him to take her to Blackpool, her home. The TARDIS materialises, but outside is a jungle. This is Blackpool in 2089. Everything is overgrown. They spot a herd of donkeys. Suddenly, one is hit with a jagged silver disc. The Doctor pulls it out and sonics the wound, naming the donkey Meghan. Another disc misses his foot. They run to the water and the Doctor points out a window in a guest house where the discs are coming from. They run under the pier and circle around the guest house.
The Doctor kicks open the door and calls out to the sniper. A half robotic landlady comes down the stairs, brandishing the disc launcher. Clara tries to calm her down, but she raises the blaster. The Doctor pulls Clara outside, where four small pods hover. A man called Triss tells them they're on his hunting grounds. It's his stag night, and he and his friends rented the place out.
Triss raises the blaster, and the Doctor and Clara run to the nearest building. Clara thinks the ships look like dodgem cars and the Doctor realises they are drawing their power from Blackpool Tower, the building they're in. Clara sees a lion in the building through a door, so they climb up the lift shaft. They go up two stories, through the ball room. Clara is momentarily distracted and asks the Doctor if he knows how to dance; he says he doesn't. They continue out to the exterior of the tower itself. The discs start flying again, but they find reach the viewing platform. On the platform are the controls for the pods. As soon as the Doctor touches them, an alarm goes off and another robotic old lady appears. Just as the landlady is about to reach him, however, he shuts down the power, and robot collapses. Outside, the four ships descend to the ground.
In the ballroom, the Doctor admits he does indeed know how to dance, sonics the organ, and he and Clara dance before leaving the building. Then, out on the beach, Meghan finds the Doctor, and they play in the water.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor loves candy floss.
- Blackpool Tower and the Golden Mile have been overtaken by the jungle. There are wild giraffes, donkeys, lions, and parrots that escaped from the circus.
- The Doctor doesn't like Simply Red.
- Clara thinks pedalos are fun.
- Triss owns the last snow-topped mountain in Switzerland.
- The Doctor and Clara dance a gavotte, a dance associated with the court of French King Louis XIV.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This short story accompanied a chapter on the future of Earth.
- This story was later reprinted in The Triple Knife and Other Doctor Who Stories.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Clara wonders if the jungle is "the trees doing a thing again". (TV: In the Forest of the Night)
- Clara asks the Doctor if he dances, and he says he does a bit. (TV: The Doctor Dances)
- Clara's hometown is Blackpool. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)
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