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|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
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|writer= | |writer = Jonathan Clements | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas | ||
|prev=Do You Dream in Colour (short story) | |release date = 5 December 2007 | ||
|prev = Do You Dream in Colour? (short story) | |||
|next=24 Crawford Street (short story) | |next=24 Crawford Street (short story) | ||
|enemy = [[Vizier (The Nobility of Faith)|Vizier]] | |||
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'''''The Nobility of Faith''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Clements]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | '''''The Nobility of Faith''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Clements]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to be | [[Ala ud-Din]] has been imprisoned in a [[cave]] by his [[uncle]], the [[Vizier (The Nobility of Faith)|Vizier]], who plans to [[Marriage|marry]] Ala ud-Din's love, [[Badroulbadour]]. When [[the TARDIS]] materialises in the cave, Ala ud-Din thinks the Doctor is a [[Djinn (mythology)|djinni]] and asks for three wishes. His wishes happen to coincide with what the Doctor needs to do anyway, so his efforts to convince Ala ud-Din that he isn't a djinni fail. | ||
The Doctor is searching for an [[alien]], who happens to be the Vizier. He defeats the alien, sending him back where he belongs, and Ala ud-Din is free to marry Badroulbadour. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Ala ud-Din]] | |||
* [[Vizier (The Nobility of Faith)|Vizier]] | |||
* Widow [[Tuan]] | |||
* [[Badroulbadour]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor and Ala ud-Din both want to get to [[Samarkand]]. | |||
* Ala ud-Din has never seen [[button]]s. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The story is a brief retelling of the tale of [[Aladdin]], with the Doctor mistaken for the [[genie]] ("djinni"). | |||
* A few exchanges of dialogue are humourously evocative of a [[pantomime]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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[[Category:Fourth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Fourth Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas short stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:34, 9 March 2024
The Nobility of Faith was the seventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas. It was written by Jonathan Clements. It featured the Fourth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ala ud-Din has been imprisoned in a cave by his uncle, the Vizier, who plans to marry Ala ud-Din's love, Badroulbadour. When the TARDIS materialises in the cave, Ala ud-Din thinks the Doctor is a djinni and asks for three wishes. His wishes happen to coincide with what the Doctor needs to do anyway, so his efforts to convince Ala ud-Din that he isn't a djinni fail.
The Doctor is searching for an alien, who happens to be the Vizier. He defeats the alien, sending him back where he belongs, and Ala ud-Din is free to marry Badroulbadour.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story is a brief retelling of the tale of Aladdin, with the Doctor mistaken for the genie ("djinni").
- A few exchanges of dialogue are humourously evocative of a pantomime.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added