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|image       = BBC 1 Short Trips.jpg
|name= Short Trips
|number       = 1
|image=BBC 1 Short Trips.jpg  
|editor       = [[Stephen Cole]]
|series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]
|publisher   = BBC Books
|number= 1  
|release date = 2 March 1998
|editor= [[Stephen Cole]]  
|format       = Paperback - 352 pages
|publisher= [[BBC Books]]
|isbn         = ISBN 0-563-40560-0
|release date= [[March]] [[1998]]
|series      = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthologies
|format= Paperback - 288 pages<br />Double cassette
|series 2    = BBC Books anthologies
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40560-0 <br />ISBN 0 563 55746 X (audio)
|next         = More Short Trips
|prev=none
|next=More Short Trips
}}
}}
'''Short Trips''' was the first book in the [[BBC Books]] [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. An [[Short Trips (audio anthology)|abridged audiobook version]] narrated by [[Nicholas Courtney]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] featured five of the original stories: ''[[Freedom (short story)|Freedom]]'', ''[[Model Train Set (short story)|Model Train Set]]'', ''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]'', ''[[Stop the Pigeon (short story)|Stop the Pigeon]]'' and ''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]'', alongside the story ''[[Degrees of Truth (audio story)|Degrees of Truth]]'', a release exclusive to the audio.
'''''Short Trips''''' was the first book in the [[BBC Books]] ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' series. [[Short Trips (audio anthology)|An abridged audiobook version]] narrated by [[Nicholas Courtney]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] featured five of the original stories, ''[[Freedom (short story)|Freedom]]'', ''[[Model Train Set (short story)|Model Train Set]]'', ''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]'', ''[[Stop the Pigeon (short story)|Stop the Pigeon]]'' and ''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]'', alongside an exclusive story, ''[[Degrees of Truth (audio story)|Degrees of Truth]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
From Neolithic Earth to the furthest reaches of the universe in the far future, ''Short Trips'' brings together established ''Doctor Who'' authors and first-time writers in a collection of stories exploring the ever-changing worlds of the Doctor and his friends.
From Neolithic Earth to the furthest reaches of the universe in the far future, ''Short Trips'' brings together established ''Doctor Who'' authors and first-time writers in a collection of stories exploring the ever-changing worlds of the Doctor and his friends.


Witness the last days of the siege of Masada with the First Doctor and meet the Fourth Doctor's extraordinary 'old flame'. An evil enemy makes life difficult for the Seventh and Third Doctors, and while the Fifth Doctor is under attack on a sinister ship shrouded in fog, the Second may soon be guilty of a grave error of judgement... The Sixth Doctor's hopes of a holiday are dashed when he discovers a pleasure planet is hiding a shocking secret, and the Eighth Doctor is caught up in a deadly drama played out during the construction of Stonehenge.
Witness the last days of the siege of Masada with the First Doctor and meet the Fourth Doctor's extraordinary "old flame". An evil enemy makes life difficult for the Seventh and Third Doctors, and while the Fifth Doctor is under attack on a sinister ship shrouded in fog, the Second may soon be guilty of a grave error of judgement... The Sixth Doctor's hopes of a holiday are dashed when he discovers a pleasure planet is hiding a shocking secret, and the Eighth Doctor is caught up in a deadly drama played out during the construction of Stonehenge.


And of course, that just the beginning...
And of course, that's just the beginning...


== Individual Stories ==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''Title''' || '''Author''' || '''Featuring'''
! # || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring
|-
|-
|''[[Model Train Set (short story)|Model Train Set]]''||[[Jonathan Blum]]||[[Eighth Doctor]]
|1
|''[[Model Train Set (short story)|Model Train Set]]''
|[[Jonathan Blum]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]''||[[Paul Magrs]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|2
|''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]''
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], {{Reid|c }}
|-
|-
|''[[War Crimes (short story)|War Crimes]]''||[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]||[[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]]
|3
|''[[War Crimes (short story)|War Crimes]]''
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Goth]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Last Days (short story)|The Last Days]]''||[[Rebecca Levene|Evan Pritchard]]||[[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]]
|4
|''[[The Last Days (short story)|The Last Days]]''
|[[Rebecca Levene|Evan Pritchard]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|-
|-
|''[[Stop the Pigeon (short story)|Stop the Pigeon]]''||[[Mike Tucker]] and [[Robert Perry]]||[[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]]
|5
|''[[Stop the Pigeon (short story)|Stop the Pigeon]]''
|[[Mike Tucker]], [[Robert Perry]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Ace]], {{Ainley|c}}
|-
|-
|''[[Freedom (short story)|Freedom]]''||[[Steve Lyons]]||[[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]]
|6
|''[[Freedom (short story)|Freedom]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[John Benton|Benton]], {{Delgado|c}}
|-
|-
|''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]''||[[Tara Samms]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II]]
|7
|''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]''
|[[Tara Samms]]
|4th
|[[Romana II]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mondas Passing (short story)|Mondas Passing]]''||[[Paul Grice]]||[[Ben Jackson]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]]  
|8
|''[[Mondas Passing (short story)|Mondas Passing]]''
|[[Paul Grice]]
|
|[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]]
|-
|-
|''[[There are Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden (short story)|There are Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden]]''||[[Sam Lester]]||[[First Doctor]], [[Dodo Chaplet]]
|9
|''[[There are Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden (short story)|There are Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden]]''
|[[Sam Lester]]
|1st
|[[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mother's Little Helper (short story)|Mother's Little Helper]]''||[[Matthew Jones]]||[[Second Doctor]]
|10
|''[[Mother's Little Helper (short story)|Mother's Little Helper]]''
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]]
|2nd
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Parliament of Rats (short story)|The Parliament of Rats]]''||[[Daniel O'Mahony]]||[[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]]
|11
|''[[The Parliament of Rats (short story)|The Parliament of Rats]]''
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Nyssa]]
|-
|-
|''[[Rights (short story)|Rights]]''||[[Paul Grice]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|12
|''[[Rights (short story)|Rights]]''
|[[Paul Grice]]
|4th
|Sarah
|-
|-
|''[[Wish You Were Here (ST short story)|Wish You Were Here]]''||[[Guy Clapperton]]||[[Sixth Doctor]]
|13
|''[[Wish You Were Here (ST short story)|Wish You Were Here]]''
|[[Guy Clapperton]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Ace of Hearts (short story)|Ace of Hearts]]''||[[Mike Tucker]] and [[Robert Perry]]||[[Seventh Doctor]]
|14
|''[[Ace of Hearts (short story)|Ace of Hearts]]''
|[[Mike Tucker]], [[Robert Perry]]
|7th
|
|-
|-
|''[[The People's Temple (short story)|The People's Temple]]''||[[Paul Leonard]]||[[Eighth Doctor]], [[Sam Jones]]
|15
|''[[The People's Temple (short story)|The People's Temple]]''
|[[Paul Leonard]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Sam Jones|Sam]]
|}
 
== Audiobook ==
An [[Short Trips (audio anthology)|audiobook of the same name]] was released the same year narrated by Nicholas Courtney and Sophie Aldred, featuring five stories from the collection (plus the audio original ''Degrees of Truth'').
 
{| {{prettytable}}
! # ||Title || Author || Read by
|-
|1
|''[[Freedom (short story)|Freedom]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Nicholas Courtney]] & [[Sophie Aldred]]
|-
|2
|''[[Model Train Set (short story)|Model Train Set]]''
|[[Jonathan Blum]]
|Sophie Aldred
|-
|3
|''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]''
|[[Tara Samms]]
|Sophie Aldred
|-
|4
|''[[Degrees of Truth (audio story)|Degrees of Truth]]''
|[[David A. McIntee]]
|Nicholas Courtney
|-
|5
|''[[Stop the Pigeon (short story)|Stop the Pigeon]]''
|[[Robert Perry]], [[Mike Tucker]]
|Sophie Aldred
|-
|-
|''[[Degrees of Truth (audio story)|Degrees of Truth]]'' (only available on audio version)||[[David A. McIntee]]||[[Third Doctor]], [[the Brigadier]]
|6
|''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]''
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|Nicholas Courtney
|}
|}
These stories were reissued on MP3-CD in 2004 as part of ''[[Tales from the TARDIS: Volume One]]''. ''Freedom'' and ''Old Flames'', also appeared on the similarly titled audio CD ''[[Tales from the TARDIS (audio anthology)|Tales from the TARDIS]]'' in 2008.
Two similar audio collections, ''[[Out of the Darkness (audio anthology)|Out of the Darkness]]'' and ''[[Earth and Beyond (audio anthology)|Earth and Beyond]]'' collated stories for the Sixth and Eighth Doctors sourced from the original ''Short Trips'' and ''[[More Short Trips]]''.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whotrip1.htm|Short Trips}}
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* {{whoniverse|ST01.php|Short Trips}}
* {{whoniverse|st1|Short Trips}}
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Short Trips was the first book in the BBC Books Short Trips series. An abridged audiobook version narrated by Nicholas Courtney and Sophie Aldred featured five of the original stories, Freedom, Model Train Set, Glass, Stop the Pigeon and Old Flames, alongside an exclusive story, Degrees of Truth.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

From Neolithic Earth to the furthest reaches of the universe in the far future, Short Trips brings together established Doctor Who authors and first-time writers in a collection of stories exploring the ever-changing worlds of the Doctor and his friends.

Witness the last days of the siege of Masada with the First Doctor and meet the Fourth Doctor's extraordinary "old flame". An evil enemy makes life difficult for the Seventh and Third Doctors, and while the Fifth Doctor is under attack on a sinister ship shrouded in fog, the Second may soon be guilty of a grave error of judgement... The Sixth Doctor's hopes of a holiday are dashed when he discovers a pleasure planet is hiding a shocking secret, and the Eighth Doctor is caught up in a deadly drama played out during the construction of Stonehenge.

And of course, that's just the beginning...

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Doctor Featuring
1 Model Train Set Jonathan Blum 8th
2 Old Flames Paul Magrs 4th Sarah, Iris Wildthyme
3 War Crimes Simon Bucher-Jones 2nd Jamie, Zoe, Goth
4 The Last Days Evan Pritchard 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara
5 Stop the Pigeon Mike Tucker, Robert Perry 7th Ace, The Tremas Master
6 Freedom Steve Lyons 3rd Jo, The Brig, Benton, The Master
7 Glass Tara Samms 4th Romana II
8 Mondas Passing Paul Grice Ben, Polly
9 There are Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden Sam Lester 1st Dodo
10 Mother's Little Helper Matthew Jones 2nd
11 The Parliament of Rats Daniel O'Mahony 5th Nyssa
12 Rights Paul Grice 4th Sarah
13 Wish You Were Here Guy Clapperton 6th
14 Ace of Hearts Mike Tucker, Robert Perry 7th
15 The People's Temple Paul Leonard 8th Sam

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

An audiobook of the same name was released the same year narrated by Nicholas Courtney and Sophie Aldred, featuring five stories from the collection (plus the audio original Degrees of Truth).

# Title Author Read by
1 Freedom Steve Lyons Nicholas Courtney & Sophie Aldred
2 Model Train Set Jonathan Blum Sophie Aldred
3 Glass Tara Samms Sophie Aldred
4 Degrees of Truth David A. McIntee Nicholas Courtney
5 Stop the Pigeon Robert Perry, Mike Tucker Sophie Aldred
6 Old Flames Paul Magrs Nicholas Courtney

These stories were reissued on MP3-CD in 2004 as part of Tales from the TARDIS: Volume One. Freedom and Old Flames, also appeared on the similarly titled audio CD Tales from the TARDIS in 2008.

Two similar audio collections, Out of the Darkness and Earth and Beyond collated stories for the Sixth and Eighth Doctors sourced from the original Short Trips and More Short Trips.



External links[[edit] | [edit source]]