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|image = | |image = The Little Drummer Boy.jpg | ||
| | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
|doctor=First Doctor | |series in range = Short Trips: Companions | ||
|companions=[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]] | |series number in range = 2 | ||
|setting= | |number in series = 13 | ||
| | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
| | |companions = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]] | ||
| | |setting = {{il|[[England]], [[1885]]|[[France]], [[1914]]|[[Sussex]], [[2069]]|[[Manchester]], [[1956]]|[[Liverpool]], [[1965]]}} | ||
| | |writer = Eddie Robson | ||
|read by = [[Beth Chalmers]] | |read by = [[Beth Chalmers]] | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|music = [[Robbie Dunlop]] | |music = [[Robbie Dunlop]] | ||
|sound = [[Robbie Dunlop]] | |sound = [[Robbie Dunlop]] | ||
|cover = [[Tom Saunders]] | |cover = [[Tom Saunders]] | ||
|isbn = 978-1-78575-943-7 | |producer = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|series2 = ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]'' | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-943-7 | ||
|prev2 = | |anthology = Short Trips: Companions | ||
|next2 = Twilight's End (short story) | |release date = 2 April 2003 | ||
|series3 = [[Short Trips | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | ||
|prev3 | |prev = Notre Dame du Temps (short story) | ||
|next3 | |next = Hidden Talent (short story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]'' | |||
|prev2 = Lepidoptery for Beginners (short story) | |||
|next2 = Twilight's End (short story) | |||
|series3 = ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' | |||
|prev3 = Lepidoptery for Beginners (short story) | |||
|next3 = Sound the Siren And I'll Come To You Comrade (audio story) | |||
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'''''The Little Drummer Boy''''' was the thirteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Companions]]''. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Sara Kingdom]]. | '''''The Little Drummer Boy''''' was the thirteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Companions]]''. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Sara Kingdom]]. | ||
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* [[Robert's mother]] | * [[Robert's mother]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Sara tells Robert that she fights [[Dalek]]s. | * Sara tells Robert that she fights [[Dalek]]s. | ||
* The Doctor has been drinking [[wine|sherry]]. | * The Doctor has been drinking [[wine|sherry]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* A reading of the story by [[Beth Chalmers]] was offered to subscribers in [[21 December (releases)|21 December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101223232730/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/news THE LATEST BIG FINISH NEWS - Archived on 23-12-2010]</ref>, alongside the release ''[[The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories]]''. It was directed by [[Nicholas Briggs]], with music and sound design by [[Robert Dunlop]]. | |||
* A reading of the story by [[Beth Chalmers]] was offered to subscribers in [[December (releases)|December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]], alongside the release ''[[The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories]]''. It was directed by [[Nicholas Briggs]], with music and sound design by [[Robert Dunlop]]. | |||
* On [[30 September (releases)|30 September]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], the reading of this story was made available for general release as part of the ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' range, with a new cover by [[Tom Saunders]]. | * On [[30 September (releases)|30 September]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], the reading of this story was made available for general release as part of the ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' range, with a new cover by [[Tom Saunders]]. | ||
* The Doctor replaces Robert's terminally ill twin brother with the future version of the boy. These two versions of Robert presumably spend a number of years together after that, without suffering any ill effects from a [[temporal paradox]] or the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]], possibly due to the influence of the [[taranium]]. | * The Doctor replaces Robert's terminally ill twin brother with the future version of the boy. These two versions of Robert presumably spend a number of years together after that, without suffering any ill effects from a [[temporal paradox]] or the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]], possibly due to the influence of the [[taranium]]. | ||
* Sara asks why they don't use the fast return switch to go and confront the Daleks, but the Doctor points out that the switch would just return them to the very moment they originally escaped from, confirming to Sara that such a plan would be a bad idea. | |||
* This is the only Short Trip to feature Sara Kingdom. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Sara would later tell [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]] about a small boy, who was also named Robert, dying in her arms on [[Mars]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Home Truths (audio story)|Home Truths]]'', ''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]'') | * Sara would later tell [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]] about a small boy, who was also named Robert, dying in her arms on [[Mars]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Home Truths (audio story)|Home Truths]]'', ''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]'') | ||
* Robert grabs the [[taranium]] that the Doctor stole. ([[TV]]: "[[Day of Armageddon]]") | * Robert grabs the [[taranium]] that the Doctor stole. ([[TV]]: "[[Day of Armageddon]]") | ||
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[[Category:Short Trips: Companions short stories]] | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1885]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1885]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Sussex]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2069]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2069]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in France]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 1914]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1914]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in World War I]] | [[Category:Stories set in World War I]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Manchester]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 1956]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1956]] | ||
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[[Category:Short stories set on Mars]] | [[Category:Short stories set on Mars]] | ||