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{{retitle|''Untitled'' (DWM 169 short story)}} | |||
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{{Infobox Story | |name = ''Untitled'' | ||
|name=Untitled | |image = DWM 169 Brief Encounter.jpg | ||
|image=DWM 169 Brief Encounter.jpg | |series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | ||
|series=[[Brief Encounter]] | |main character = [[Ian Chesterton]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] | ||
| | |setting = [[London]] | ||
|setting= [[London]] | |writer = David Bishop | ||
|writer= | |illustrator = [[Paul Vyse]] | ||
|illustrator=[[Paul Vyse]] | |publication = [[DWM 169]] | ||
|publication=[[DWM 169]] | |release date= 27 December 1990 | ||
|prev=An Incident Concerning the Continual Bombardment of the Phobos Colony (short story) | |cover date = 23 January 1991 | ||
|next=Untitled (DWM 171) | |prev = An Incident Concerning the Continual Bombardment of the Phobos Colony (short story) | ||
}} | |next = Untitled (DWM 171 short story){{!}}Untitled | ||
}}An '''untitled''' ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story was published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 169|169]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
On an overcast | On an overcast mid-winter evening at the [[1990s|turn of the millennium]], a man is feeling bitter as he locks up the soon-to-be-closed observatory at [[Greenwich]] where he worked as a research scientist since the [[1960s]]. Walking home, he is befriended by a [[Seventh Doctor|strange little man]] who confides in him that the [[King]] will have it open again soon and reflects on the passing of time. They chat further as the little man walks him back to the village, both taking shelter under his [[The Doctor's umbrella|umbrella]]. The little man, who seems somehow familiar, explains that while his friend [[Ace]] was shopping for a pair of [[Doc Martens]] he had decided to call on an old friend who happened to be out at the time. | ||
Before they go their separate ways, the little man is asked if they've met before. With a smile, he says "Perhaps — [[Ian Chesterton|when you were a teacher]]", and walks off, leaving the man to go home to his wife. A short while later, seated by an open fire, his wife [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] hands over a present that was left for him earlier in the day by a strange man. Inside is a [[Coal Hill School tie]] — a reminder of his first teaching job and the [[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|strange events]] that had first brought the two of them together. | Before they go their separate ways, the little man is asked if they've met before. With a smile, he says, "Perhaps — [[Ian Chesterton|when you were a teacher]]", and walks off, leaving the man to go home to his wife. A short while later, seated by an open [[fire]], his wife [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] hands over a present that was left for him earlier in the day by a strange man. Inside is a [[Coal Hill School tie]] — a reminder of his first teaching job and the [[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|strange events]] that had first brought the two of them together. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[ | * [[Ian Chesterton]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Barbara Wright]] | * [[Barbara Wright]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Ace]] is accompanying the Doctor on his current travels. | * [[Ace]] is accompanying the Doctor on his current travels. She is purchasing a pair of [[Doc Martens]] in [[London]], the best place to buy them. | ||
* At some point, the [[British monarchy|British monarch]] will be male. | |||
* At some point, the [[British monarchy|monarch]] will be male. | |||
* Barbara and Ian live in [[Greenwich]]. | * Barbara and Ian live in [[Greenwich]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story is told in the first person, and while the narrator's name is never given, it | * This story is told in the first person, and while the narrator's name is never given, the conclusion reveals that it is told by [[Ian Chesterton]], a former teacher at [[Coal Hill School]] who left with fellow teacher and future wife [[Barbara Wright]]. | ||
* An expanded first draft of the story was published as ''Auld Acquaintance'' as part of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club's fanzine ''TSV''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[First Doctor]] had destroyed Ian's original [[Coal Hill School tie]] in an [[acid]] pool on [[Vortis]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) | |||
* The [[First Doctor]] destroyed Ian's [[Coal Hill School tie]] in an acid pool on [[Vortis]]. ([[TV]]: | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm169|...this...}} | |||
* ''[http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv21/auldacquaintance.html Auld Acquaintance]'' at NZDWFC | |||
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An untitled Brief Encounter short story was published in Doctor Who Magazine 169.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
On an overcast mid-winter evening at the turn of the millennium, a man is feeling bitter as he locks up the soon-to-be-closed observatory at Greenwich where he worked as a research scientist since the 1960s. Walking home, he is befriended by a strange little man who confides in him that the King will have it open again soon and reflects on the passing of time. They chat further as the little man walks him back to the village, both taking shelter under his umbrella. The little man, who seems somehow familiar, explains that while his friend Ace was shopping for a pair of Doc Martens he had decided to call on an old friend who happened to be out at the time.
Before they go their separate ways, the little man is asked if they've met before. With a smile, he says, "Perhaps — when you were a teacher", and walks off, leaving the man to go home to his wife. A short while later, seated by an open fire, his wife Barbara hands over a present that was left for him earlier in the day by a strange man. Inside is a Coal Hill School tie — a reminder of his first teaching job and the strange events that had first brought the two of them together.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace is accompanying the Doctor on his current travels. She is purchasing a pair of Doc Martens in London, the best place to buy them.
- At some point, the British monarch will be male.
- Barbara and Ian live in Greenwich.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is told in the first person, and while the narrator's name is never given, the conclusion reveals that it is told by Ian Chesterton, a former teacher at Coal Hill School who left with fellow teacher and future wife Barbara Wright.
- An expanded first draft of the story was published as Auld Acquaintance as part of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club's fanzine TSV.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The First Doctor had destroyed Ian's original Coal Hill School tie in an acid pool on Vortis. (TV: The Web Planet [+]Loading...["The Web Planet (TV story)"])
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ...this... at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Auld Acquaintance at NZDWFC
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