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|image = The Simple Things (short story).jpg | |image = The Simple Things (short story).jpg | ||
|doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | |doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] | |companions = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] | ||
|enemy = [[Draconian (The Simple Things)|Draconian]] | |||
|setting = [[West Ham]], [[20 April]] [[1896]] | |setting = [[West Ham]], [[20 April]] [[1896]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Joy Wilkinson | ||
|release date = | |release date = 22 April 2020 | ||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' originals | |series = ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' originals | ||
|format = Online short story | |||
|prev = Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast) | |prev = Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast) | ||
| | |next = Shadow of a Doubt (audio story) | ||
'''''The Simple Things''''' was a short story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and written by [[Joy Wilkinson]]. | |series2 = ''Doctor Who'' online short stories | ||
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|next2 = The Dawn of the Kotturuh (short story) | |||
|series3 = ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]'' | |||
|prev3 = One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes (short story) | |||
|next3 = The Tourist (short story) | |||
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'''''The Simple Things''''' was a short story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and written by [[Joy Wilkinson]]. It was later published as the eighth story in the anthology ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* At some point, Graham brought his own [[memory foam]] [[cushion]] along for [[the TARDIS]]. He thinks the TARDIS is angry at him for it. | * At some point, Graham brought his own [[memory foam]] [[cushion]] along for [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. He thinks the TARDIS is angry at him for it. | ||
* The [[West Ham | * The [[West Ham F.C.|Hammers]] began as a collective of workers from the [[Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company]]. They were then known as Thames Ironworks F.C. | ||
* In [[1896]], they won their first final against [[Barking F.C.|Barking]], | * In [[1896]], they won their [[1896 Charity Cup Final|first final]] against [[Barking F.C.|Barking]], in the [[Charity Cup]]. | ||
* Team TARDIS discover a [[Draconian Galaxy-class battlecruiser]] in the ironworks factory. | * Team TARDIS discover a [[Draconian Galaxy-class battlecruiser]] in the ironworks factory. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story is told from [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]'s perspective. | * This story is told from [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]'s perspective. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Red Emperor|15th Emperor]] of [[Draconia]] once made [[the Doctor]] nobility. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Paper Cuts (audio story)|Paper Cuts]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') | ||
* The Doctor notes that Draconia won't go to war with Earth for another seven centuries. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') | * The Doctor notes that Draconia won't go to war with Earth for another seven centuries. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/3ac9b498-fbdb-4687-8044-bf167a17beff ''The Simple Things'' on the BBC website] | * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/3ac9b498-fbdb-4687-8044-bf167a17beff ''The Simple Things'' on the BBC website] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1896]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1896]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, 20 March 2024
The Simple Things was a short story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and written by Joy Wilkinson. It was later published as the eighth story in the anthology Adventures in Lockdown.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- At some point, Graham brought his own memory foam cushion along for the TARDIS. He thinks the TARDIS is angry at him for it.
- The Hammers began as a collective of workers from the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company. They were then known as Thames Ironworks F.C.
- In 1896, they won their first final against Barking, in the Charity Cup.
- Team TARDIS discover a Draconian Galaxy-class battlecruiser in the ironworks factory.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is told from Graham's perspective.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The 15th Emperor of Draconia once made the Doctor nobility. (AUDIO: Paper Cuts, TV: Frontier in Space)
- The Doctor notes that Draconia won't go to war with Earth for another seven centuries. (TV: Frontier in Space)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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