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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = BF Lant Land cover.jpg | |image = BF Lant Land cover.jpg | ||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series = [[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer= | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|read by = [[Duncan Wisbey]] | |read by = [[Duncan Wisbey]] | ||
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|sound = [[Robert Dunlop]] | |sound = [[Robert Dunlop]] | ||
|cover = [[Tom Saunders]] | |cover = [[Tom Saunders]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 26 June 2004 | ||
|format = | |format = | ||
|production code = BFSTRARE15 | |production code = BFSTRARE15 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-713-7 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-713-7 | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Short Trips: Life Science | ||
|prev=Mortal Thoughts (short story) | |prev = Mortal Thoughts (short story) | ||
|next = A Star is Reborn (short story) | |next = A Star is Reborn (short story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]'' | |series2 = ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]'' | ||
|prev2 = Twilight's End (short story) | |prev2 = Twilight's End (short story) | ||
|next2 = Neptune (short story) | |next2 = Neptune (short story) | ||
|series3 = ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' | |series3 = ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' | ||
|prev3 = The Warren Legacy (audio story) | |prev3 = The Warren Legacy (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudclip | |soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-short-trips-rarities-lant-land-excerpt | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]]}} | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
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'''''Lant Land''''' was the sixth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Life Science]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. | '''''Lant Land''''' was the sixth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Life Science]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
The Doctor | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in an [[apartment]] in a [[tower block]] but its instruments indicate that it is in the middle of nowhere. [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are welcomed by [[Simon (Lant Land)|Simon]] and [[Joanne (Lant Land)|Joanne]], an uncannily attractive couple who were expecting visitors and who criticise Tegan and Turlough's names as unbelievable, suggesting that they change them to Yvonne and Derek. | ||
Simon and Joanne show the trio ''[[Lant Land]]'', a [[simulation]] of ordinary life which viewers eventually entered by downloaded themselves into the [[Lant]]s. As the [[television]] is without a plug and the [[book]]s are blank, Turlough deduces that they have arrived inside the simulation, but the Doctor corrects him. Some of the Lants wanted [[revenge]] for their bodies being stolen and put themselves into the real people. Everything happening in the apartment has been watched by the real people living in Lant Land, to whom the Doctor pilots the TARDIS. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Claire (Lant Land)|Claire]] | * [[Claire (Lant Land)|Claire]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Simon and Joanne offer their guests [[gin and tonic]], [[peanut]]s, [[olive]]s and [[cheesy stick]]s. | * Simon and Joanne offer their guests [[gin and tonic]], [[peanut]]s, [[olive]]s and [[cheesy stick]]s. | ||
* Turlough notices that the [[book]]s are blank and the [[television]] has no wires or switches. | * Turlough notices that the [[book]]s are blank and the [[television]] has no wires or switches. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* A reading of the story by [[Duncan Wisbey]] was released free to subscribers in December 2011, alongside the story [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]'' / ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]''. The story was released standalone as part of the ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' series on [[28 September (releases)|28 September]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. | * A reading of the story by [[Duncan Wisbey]] was released free to subscribers in December 2011, alongside the story [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]'' / ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]''. The story was released standalone as part of the ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' series on [[28 September (releases)|28 September]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 11 April 2024
Lant Land was the sixth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Life Science. It was written by Jonathan Morris. It featured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS lands in an apartment in a tower block but its instruments indicate that it is in the middle of nowhere. The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are welcomed by Simon and Joanne, an uncannily attractive couple who were expecting visitors and who criticise Tegan and Turlough's names as unbelievable, suggesting that they change them to Yvonne and Derek.
Simon and Joanne show the trio Lant Land, a simulation of ordinary life which viewers eventually entered by downloaded themselves into the Lants. As the television is without a plug and the books are blank, Turlough deduces that they have arrived inside the simulation, but the Doctor corrects him. Some of the Lants wanted revenge for their bodies being stolen and put themselves into the real people. Everything happening in the apartment has been watched by the real people living in Lant Land, to whom the Doctor pilots the TARDIS.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Simon and Joanne offer their guests gin and tonic, peanuts, olives and cheesy sticks.
- Turlough notices that the books are blank and the television has no wires or switches.
- At home, Tegan has pictures of family, holidays, and aboriginal stuff.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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- A reading of the story by Duncan Wisbey was released free to subscribers in December 2011, alongside the story AUDIO: Army of Death / Robophobia. The story was released standalone as part of the Short Trips Rarities series on 28 September 2018.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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