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|name = Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)
|image = Prequel The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe.jpg
|image = Prequel The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe.jpg
|season number = [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]
|season number = Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)
|story number = 6
|story number = 6
|enemy = [[Species (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Unnamed Species]]
|enemy = [[Species (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Unnamed species]]
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor
|broadcast date = [[6 December (releases)|6 December]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|broadcast date = 6 December 2011
|series = [[Webcast|''Doctor Who'' webcasts]]
|series = [[Prequel]]s
|format = Internet broadcast
|format = Internet broadcast
|prev = Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)
|prev = Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)
|next = Pond Life (TV story)
|next = Asylum of the Daleks Prequel (webcast)
|setting = [[Earth]] orbit, [[1938]]
|setting = [[Earth]] orbit, [[1938]]
|clip =  
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|fullvid = Doctor Who The Prequel to The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe - BBC One}}
|fullvid = Doctor Who The Prequel to The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe - BBC One
The '''prequel to ''The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe''' ''was the first [[prequel]] produced by the [[BBC (real world)|BBC]] for the [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|seventh series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the first Christmas themed prequel to be released.
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The '''prequel to ''The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe''' ''was the first [[prequel]] produced by the [[BBC]] for the [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|seventh series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the first Christmas-themed prequel to be released.
 
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] has his hand on a button that, when released, will blow up a ship that's about to destroy the [[Earth]]. He calls [[Amy Pond]] on the [[TARDIS phone]] to ask her to rescue him, but realises she can't fly the TARDIS, he doesn't have the co-ordinates to give her and she left [[the TARDIS]] [[The God Complex (TV story)|long ago]]. The Doctor admits he just wanted to chat, says "Merry [[Christmas]], Amelia", and releases the button. The ship explodes.
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] has his hand on a button that, when released, will blow up a ship that's about to destroy the [[Earth]]. He calls [[Amy Pond]] on the [[TARDIS phone]] to ask her to rescue him, but realises she can't fly the TARDIS, he doesn't have the co-ordinates to give her and she left [[the TARDIS]] [[The God Complex (TV story)|long ago]]. The Doctor admits he just wanted to chat, says "Merry [[Christmas]], Amelia", and releases the button. The ship explodes.
== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] (uncredited)
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] (uncredited)


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Story Notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This is a prologue to [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'' and leads directly into the episode, explaining why that story begins aboard an exploding spaceship.
* This is a prologue to [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'' and leads directly into the episode, explaining why that story begins aboard an exploding spaceship.
== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Amy has departed from the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'')
* Amy has left the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'')
 
== Timeline ==
* This story occurs after: [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''
* This story occurs before: [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
Released as part of the DVD release of [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''.
[[File:Doctor Who Complete Seventh Series UK DVD Cover.jpg|thumb|Complete Seventh Series DVD Cover]]
This mini-episode was released as part of The Complete Seventh Series on DVD and Blu Ray on September 24, 2013.


== External links ==
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00m7qjb The prequel on the BBC Doctor Who site]
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The prequel to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe was the first prequel produced by the BBC for the seventh series of Doctor Who. It was the first Christmas-themed prequel to be released.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eleventh Doctor has his hand on a button that, when released, will blow up a ship that's about to destroy the Earth. He calls Amy Pond on the TARDIS phone to ask her to rescue him, but realises she can't fly the TARDIS, he doesn't have the co-ordinates to give her and she left the TARDIS long ago. The Doctor admits he just wanted to chat, says "Merry Christmas, Amelia", and releases the button. The ship explodes.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Complete Seventh Series DVD Cover

This mini-episode was released as part of The Complete Seventh Series on DVD and Blu Ray on September 24, 2013.