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|name       = ''Untitled''
|name=Untitled
|image       = DWM 169 Brief Encounter.jpg
|image=DWM 169 Brief Encounter.jpg
|series     = ''[[Brief Encounter]]''
|series=[[Brief Encounter]]
|main character = [[Ian Chesterton]]
|doctor=Seventh Doctor
|featuring  = [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|companions=[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|setting     = [[London]]
|setting= [[London]]
|writer     = David Bishop
|writer=[[David Bishop]]
|illustrator = [[Paul Vyse]]
|illustrator=[[Paul Vyse]]
|publication = [[DWM 169]]
|publication=[[DWM 169]]
|release date= 27 December 1990
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|cover date  = 23 January 1991
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}}An '''untitled''' ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story was published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 169|169]].
The ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWM 169]] was '''untitled'''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
On an overcast day, on a mid-winter evening, at the [[1990s|turn of the millenia]], a man is feeling bitter as he locks up the soon-to-be-closed observatory at [[Greenwich]] where he has worked as a research scientist since the [[1960s]]. Walking home, he is befriended by a [[Seventh Doctor|strange little man]] who confides in him that the [[King]] will have it open again soon and reflects on the passing of time. They chat further as the little man walks him back to the village, both taking shelter under his umbrella from the rain. The little man, who seems somehow familiar, explains that while his friend [[Ace]] was shopping for a pair of Doc Martens he had decided to call on an old friend who happened to be out at the time.
On an overcast mid-winter evening at the [[1990s|turn of the millennium]], a man is feeling bitter as he locks up the soon-to-be-closed observatory at [[Greenwich]] where he worked as a research scientist since the [[1960s]]. Walking home, he is befriended by a [[Seventh Doctor|strange little man]] who confides in him that the [[King]] will have it open again soon and reflects on the passing of time. They chat further as the little man walks him back to the village, both taking shelter under his [[The Doctor's umbrella|umbrella]]. The little man, who seems somehow familiar, explains that while his friend [[Ace]] was shopping for a pair of [[Doc Martens]] he had decided to call on an old friend who happened to be out at the time.


Before they go their separate ways, the little man is asked if they've met before. With a smile, he says "Perhaps — [[Ian Chesterton|when you were a teacher]]", and walks off, leaving the man to go home to his wife. A short while later, seated by an open fire, his wife [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] hands over a present that was left for him earlier in the day by a strange man. Inside is a [[Coal Hill School tie]] — a reminder of his first teaching job and the [[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|strange events]] that had first brought the two of them together.
Before they go their separate ways, the little man is asked if they've met before. With a smile, he says, "Perhaps — [[Ian Chesterton|when you were a teacher]]", and walks off, leaving the man to go home to his wife. A short while later, seated by an open [[fire]], his wife [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] hands over a present that was left for him earlier in the day by a strange man. Inside is a [[Coal Hill School tie]] — a reminder of his first teaching job and the [[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|strange events]] that had first brought the two of them together.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor]] (identity not disclosed)
* [[Ian Chesterton]]
* [[Ian Chesterton]] (unnamed narrator)
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Barbara Wright]] (referred to only as "Barbara")
* [[Barbara Wright]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Ace]] is accompanying the Doctor on his current travels.
* [[Ace]] is accompanying the Doctor on his current travels. She is purchasing a pair of [[Doc Martens]] in [[London]], the best place to buy them.
* [[London]] is the best place to buy Doc Martens boots.
* At some point, the [[British monarchy|British monarch]] will be male.
* At some point, the [[British monarchy|monarch]] will be male. ([[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] makes a reference to "the King" in [[TV]]: '' [[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', but this may have been just a figure of speech.)
* Barbara and Ian live in [[Greenwich]].
* Barbara and Ian live in [[Greenwich]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story is told in the first person, and while the narrator's name is never given, it is implied that the story is told by [[Ian Chesterton]], a former teacher at [[Coal Hill School]] who left with fellow teacher [[Barbara Wright]], whom he eventually married.
* This story is told in the first person, and while the narrator's name is never given, the conclusion reveals that it is told by [[Ian Chesterton]], a former teacher at [[Coal Hill School]] who left with fellow teacher and future wife [[Barbara Wright]].
* An expanded first draft of the story was published as ''Auld Acquaintance'' as part of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club's fanzine ''TSV''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* As in most other stories depicting or describing Ian and Barbara's lives after they left [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in [[1965]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase]]'') they appear noticeably older, contradicting the rumour that they had not aged since the [[1960s]], as related by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'')
* The [[First Doctor]] had destroyed Ian's original [[Coal Hill School tie]] in an [[acid]] pool on [[Vortis]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}})
* The [[First Doctor]] destroyed Ian's [[Coal Hill School tie]] in an acid pool on [[Vortis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')


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== External links ==
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* ''[http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv21/auldacquaintance.html Auld Acquaintance]'' at NZDWFC
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An untitled Brief Encounter short story was published in Doctor Who Magazine 169.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

On an overcast mid-winter evening at the turn of the millennium, a man is feeling bitter as he locks up the soon-to-be-closed observatory at Greenwich where he worked as a research scientist since the 1960s. Walking home, he is befriended by a strange little man who confides in him that the King will have it open again soon and reflects on the passing of time. They chat further as the little man walks him back to the village, both taking shelter under his umbrella. The little man, who seems somehow familiar, explains that while his friend Ace was shopping for a pair of Doc Martens he had decided to call on an old friend who happened to be out at the time.

Before they go their separate ways, the little man is asked if they've met before. With a smile, he says, "Perhaps — when you were a teacher", and walks off, leaving the man to go home to his wife. A short while later, seated by an open fire, his wife Barbara hands over a present that was left for him earlier in the day by a strange man. Inside is a Coal Hill School tie — a reminder of his first teaching job and the strange events that had first brought the two of them together.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story is told in the first person, and while the narrator's name is never given, the conclusion reveals that it is told by Ian Chesterton, a former teacher at Coal Hill School who left with fellow teacher and future wife Barbara Wright.
  • An expanded first draft of the story was published as Auld Acquaintance as part of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club's fanzine TSV.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]