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|image       = BBC 2 More Short Trips.jpg
name= More Short Trips |
|series       = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthologies
image=BBC 2 More Short Trips.jpg|
|number       = 2
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] |
|editor       = [[Stephen Cole]]
number= 2 |
|publisher   = BBC Books
editor= [[Stephen Cole]] |
|release date = 1 March 1999
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|format       = 342 pages, 18 short stories
release date= [[March]] [[1999]] |
|isbn         = ISBN 0-563-55565-3
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|prev         = Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips
isbn= ISBN 0-563-55565-3 |
|next        = Short Trips and Side Steps
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|series2      = BBC Books anthologies
next=Short Trips and Side Steps
|prev2        = Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips
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'''''More Short Trips''''' was the second book in the [[BBC Books]] ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' series.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Here on Earth or out in the depths of the cosmos, the Doctor and his companions are never far from adventure. ''More Short Trips'' - the cleverly-titled follow-up to the popular ''Short Trips'' volume of short stories - takes the time travellers on another careering course of exciting escapade throughout time and space.
Here on [[Earth]] or out in the depths of the [[cosmos]], [[the Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s are never far from adventure. ''More Short Trips'' the cleverly-titled follow-up to the popular ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]]'' volume of short stories takes the time travellers on another careering course of exciting escapade throughout time and space.


Showcasing the talents of both established authors and first-time writers, ''More Short Trips'' features every TV Doctor and a whole host of companions - plus a few surprises...
Showcasing the talents of both established authors and first-time writers, ''More Short Trips'' features every TV Doctor and a whole host of companions plus a few surprises...


Discover things on Earth you were never meant to know. Get around the universe. Get short tripping.
Discover things on Earth you were never meant to know. Get around [[the universe]]. Get short tripping.


== Individual Stories ==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''Title''' || '''Author''' || '''Featuring'''
! # || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring
|-
|-
|''[[Totem]]''||[[Tara Samms]]||[[Eighth Doctor]]
|1
|''[[Totem (short story)|Totem]]''
|[[Tara Samms]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Scientific Adviser]]''||[[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]||[[Second Doctor]]
|2
|''[[Scientific Adviser (short story)|Scientific Adviser]]''
|[[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[Cyber-Planner (Scientific Adviser)|Cyber-Planner]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|-
|-
|''[[Missing, Part One: Business as Usual]]''||[[Gary Russell]]||[[Melanie Bush]]
|3
|''[[Missing, Part One: Business as Usual (short story)|Missing, Part One: Business as Usual]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|
|[[Melanie Bush|Mel]]
|-
|-
|''[[Moon Graffiti]]''||[[Dave Stone]]||[[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri]]
|4
|''[[Moon Graffiti (short story)|Moon Graffiti]]''
|[[Dave Stone]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|-
|-
|''[[One Bad Apple]]''||[[Simon Forward]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Leela]]
|5
|''[[One Bad Apple (short story)|One Bad Apple]]''
|[[Simon A. Forward]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Leela]]
|-
|-
|''[[64 Carlysle Street]]''||[[Gary Russell]]||[[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]], [[Dodo Chaplet]]
|6
|''[[64 Carlysle Street (short story)|64 Carlysle Street]]''
|Gary Russell
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Eternity Contract]]''||[[Steve Lyons]]||[[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]]
|7
|''[[The Eternity Contract (short story)|The Eternity Contract]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Nyssa]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Sow in Rut]]''||[[Robert Perry]] and [[Mike Tucker]]||[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[K9 Mark III]]
|8
|''[[The Sow in Rut (short story)|The Sow in Rut]]''
|[[Robert Perry]] & [[Mike Tucker]]
|
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[K9 Mark III]], [[Brendan Richards|Brendan]]
|-
|-
|''[[Special Weapons]]''||[[Paul Leonard]]||[[Seventh Doctor]], [[Melanie Bush]]
|9
|''[[Special Weapons (short story)|Special Weapons]]''
|[[Paul Leonard]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|Mel
|-
|-
|''[[Honest Living]]''||[[Jason Loborik]]||[[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]], [[the Brigadier]]
|10
|''[[Honest Living (short story)|Honest Living]]''
|[[Jason Loborik]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], The Brig
|-
|-
|''[[Dead Time]]''||[[Andrew Miller]]||[[Eighth Doctor]], [[Sam Jones]]
|11
|''[[Dead Time (short story)|Dead Time]]''
|[[Andrew Miller]]
|8th
|[[Sam Jones|Sam]]
|-
|-
|''[[Romans Cutaway]]''||[[David A. McIntee]]||[[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]], [[Vicki]]
|12
|''[[Romans Cutaway (short story)|Romans Cutaway]]''
|[[David A. McIntee]]
|1st
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
|-
|-
|''[[Return of the Spiders]]''||[[Gareth Roberts]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]], [[K9]]
|13
|''[[Return of the Spiders (short story)|Return of the Spiders]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]]
|-
|-
|''[[Hot Ice]]''||[[Christopher Bulis]]||[[Fifth Doctor]], [[Peri]]
|14
|''[[Hot Ice (short story)|Hot Ice]]''
|[[Christopher Bulis]]
|5th
|Peri
|-
|-
|''[[uPVC]]''||[[Paul Farnsworth]]||[[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]]
|15
|''[[UPVC (short story)|uPVC]]''
|[[Paul Farnsworth]]
|2nd
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]]
|-
|-
|''[[Good Companions]]''||[[Peter Anghelides]]||[[The Doctor (Good Companions)|Future Doctor]]
|16
|''[[Good Companions (short story)|Good Companions]]''
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
|[[The Doctor (Battlefield)|Future Doctor]]
|[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
|-
|-
|''[[Missing, Part Two: Message in a Bottle]]''||[[Robert Perry]] and [[Mike Tucker]]||[[Melanie Bush]]
|17
|''[[Missing, Part Two: Message in a Bottle (short story)|Missing, Part Two: Message in a Bottle]]''
|Robert Perry & Mike Tucker
|
|Mel
|-
|-
|''[[Femme Fatale]]''||[[Paul Magrs]]||[[Eighth Doctor]], [[Sam Jones]]
|18
|''[[Femme Fatale (short story)|Femme Fatale]]''
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|8th
|Sam, [[Iris Wildthyme]]
|}
|}
== Audiobook ==
Two stories from the anthology, ''[[Moon Graffiti (short story)|Moon Graffiti]] ''and ''[[Dead Time (short story)|Dead Time]], ''were released on cassette tapes, alongside a story from the first ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]] ''anthology and an original story.'' [[Moon Graffiti (short story)|Moon Graffiti]] ''was released on ''[[Out of the Darkness (audio anthology)|Out of the Darkness]] ''(read by [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]]), and ''[[Dead Time (short story)|Dead Time]] ''on ''[[Earth and Beyond (audio anthology)|Earth and Beyond]] ''(read by [[Paul McGann]]). These were again released on MP3-CD on ''Tales from the TARDIS'' volumes [[Tales from the TARDIS: Volume One|1]] and [[Tales from the TARDIS: Volume Two|2]] respectively.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 26 June 2024

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More Short Trips was the second book in the BBC Books Short Trips series.

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

Here on Earth or out in the depths of the cosmos, the Doctor and his companions are never far from adventure. More Short Trips — the cleverly-titled follow-up to the popular Short Trips volume of short stories — takes the time travellers on another careering course of exciting escapade throughout time and space.

Showcasing the talents of both established authors and first-time writers, More Short Trips features every TV Doctor and a whole host of companions — plus a few surprises...

Discover things on Earth you were never meant to know. Get around the universe. Get short tripping.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Doctor Featuring
1 Totem Tara Samms 8th
2 Scientific Adviser Ian Atkins 2nd The Brig, Cyber-Planner, Cybermen
3 Missing, Part One: Business as Usual Gary Russell Mel
4 Moon Graffiti Dave Stone 6th Peri
5 One Bad Apple Simon A. Forward 4th Leela
6 64 Carlysle Street Gary Russell 1st Steven, Dodo
7 The Eternity Contract Steve Lyons 5th Nyssa
8 The Sow in Rut Robert Perry & Mike Tucker Sarah, K9 Mark III, Brendan
9 Special Weapons Paul Leonard 7th Mel
10 Honest Living Jason Loborik 3rd Jo, The Brig
11 Dead Time Andrew Miller 8th Sam
12 Romans Cutaway David A. McIntee 1st Ian, Barbara, Vicki
13 Return of the Spiders Gareth Roberts 4th Romana II, K9 Mark II
14 Hot Ice Christopher Bulis 5th Peri
15 uPVC Paul Farnsworth 2nd Jamie, Zoe, Seventh Doctor, Ace
16 Good Companions Peter Anghelides Future Doctor Tegan
17 Missing, Part Two: Message in a Bottle Robert Perry & Mike Tucker Mel
18 Femme Fatale Paul Magrs 8th Sam, Iris Wildthyme

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

Two stories from the anthology, Moon Graffiti and Dead Time, were released on cassette tapes, alongside a story from the first Short Trips anthology and an original story. Moon Graffiti was released on Out of the Darkness (read by Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant), and Dead Time on Earth and Beyond (read by Paul McGann). These were again released on MP3-CD on Tales from the TARDIS volumes 1 and 2 respectively.

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