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{{Infobox Story | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
| | |series in range = Short Trips: Past Tense | ||
|series= | |series number in range = 6 | ||
|doctor=Second Doctor | |number in series = 14 | ||
|companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|setting= | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | ||
|writer=[[Nicholas Briggs]] | |setting = [[Compton Bay]], [[20 July]] [[1969]] | ||
|anthology=''[[Short Trips | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|prev=The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up (short story) | |read by = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|next=To Kill a Nandi Bear (short story) | |anthology = Short Trips: Past Tense | ||
|release date = 9 April 2004 | |||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |||
|prev = The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up (short story) | |||
|next = To Kill a Nandi Bear (short story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''One Small Step...''''' was the fourteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Past Tense]]''. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. It featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. | '''''One Small Step...''''' was the fourteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Past Tense]]''. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. It featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
A [[Little boy (One Small Step...)|little boy]] is taking a bath. He is nervous that someone might come in, but then he hears a reassuring voice in the hallway. | A [[Little boy (One Small Step...)|little boy]] is taking a [[bath]]. He is nervous that someone might come in, but then he hears a reassuring voice in the hallway. | ||
The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crew is enjoying a rare holiday on the [[Isle of Wight]]. The beach is deserted, as most people are indoors watching [[the Moon]] landing of [[1969]]. | The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crew is enjoying a rare holiday on the [[Isle of Wight]]. The beach is deserted, as most people are indoors watching [[the Moon]] landing of [[1969]]. | ||
Jamie and Zoe play in the sand and water. The Doctor decides to get an [[ice cream]]. On the way, he encounters the boy, and they talk. The boy is not interested in the moon landing. The Doctor thinks the boy should tell his parents where he is, and the boy heads for home. Suddenly he is hit by a [[car]], and the Doctor sees that his legs are broken beyond repair. | Jamie and Zoe play in the sand and water. The Doctor decides to get an [[ice cream]]. On the way, he encounters the boy, and they talk. The boy is not interested in the moon landing. The Doctor thinks the boy should tell his parents where he is, and the boy heads for home. Suddenly he is hit by a [[car]], and the Doctor sees that his legs are broken beyond repair. | ||
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* [[Dad (One Small Step...)|Dad]] | * [[Dad (One Small Step...)|Dad]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is [[Invisibility|invisible]] while on the [[Isle of Wight]]. | * The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is [[Invisibility|invisible]] while on the [[Isle of Wight]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* ''One Small Step'' was later narrated by the author for audio and [http://www.bigfinish.com/news/Doctor-Who--One-Small-Step-Free-Story released as free content] on the [ | * ''One Small Step'' was later narrated by the author for audio and [http://www.bigfinish.com/news/Doctor-Who--One-Small-Step-Free-Story released as free content] on the ''[[Big Finish Podcast]]'' on 9 January 2009, and [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---with-doctor-who-magazine-june-6 rereleased on 20 June 2016]. | ||
* The time travel seen in this story follows a very different set of rules than the TV show normally uses. Unlike other stories where the Doctor goes back in time, the Doctor seemingly has no trouble interfering in his own [[time stream]], and even weirder, the Doctor doesn't meet his past self, with the effects of the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]], but he instead seems to relive his past in a more "Donnie Darko" fashion. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor refers to the [[Quark]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'') | * The Doctor refers to the [[Quark]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'') the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'') the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') and "[[Clockwork soldier|deadly clockwork robots]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') later tenth doctor on the moon to see apollo 11 [[PROSE]] [[Blue Moon (short story)|Blue Moon]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[ | * [https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/the-big-finish-podcast-june-13th-2017#t=54:27 '''{{StoryTitle}}''' on SoundCloud] | ||
* [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---with-doctor-who-magazine-june-6 Big Finish Podcast June 20 2016] | |||
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[[Category:Second Doctor short stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 1969]] | |||
[[Category:Short Trips: Past Tense short stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set on the Isle of Wight]] | |||
[[Category:Short stories with audio readings]] | |||
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