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|setting= [[England]], [[1539]] | |setting= [[England]], [[1539]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Matthew James | ||
|anthology= | |anthology=Short Trips: Indefinable Magic | ||
|release date = 30 March 2009 | |||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This may be, chronologically, the first known use of the [[sonic screwdriver]] in a [[medical]] capacity: in this case, to cure [[Henry VIII]] of his [[cataract]]s. | * This may be, chronologically, the first known use of the [[sonic screwdriver]] in a [[medical]] capacity: in this case, to cure [[Henry VIII]] of his [[cataract]]s. | ||
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Liz and the TARDIS. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:35, 26 October 2024
Hiccup in Time was the fourth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Indefinable Magic. It was written by Matthew James. It featured the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the 16th century, it was believed that hiccups result from an "imbalance of the humours", but Liz knows they're most often a symptom of indigestion.
- The King almost threatens Liz with a death sentence.
- Rudimentary glasses have already been invented by 1539, though the King is too vain to wear them.
- Henry VIII has cataracts, rendering him "practically blind", but the Doctor cures him of this ailment with his sonic screwdriver.
- The King invites the Doctor and Liz with him to Hampton Court, but they decline.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This may be, chronologically, the first known use of the sonic screwdriver in a medical capacity: in this case, to cure Henry VIII of his cataracts.
- This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Liz and the TARDIS.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Liz Shaw is rescued by the Third Doctor later in his life, from after the Time Lords restored his TARDIS. (TV: The Three Doctors, et al.)
- King Henry suddenly disapproves of the match with the Lady Anne of Cleves, who will be his future wife. (PROSE: God Send Me Well to Keep)
