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|number       = 3  
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|editor       = [[Stephen Cole]] and [[Jacqueline Rayner]]  
|number= 3  
|publisher   = BBC Books  
|editor= [[Stephen Cole]] and [[Jacqueline Rayner]]  
|release date = 6 March 2000
|publisher= BBC Books  
|format       = Paperback - 348 pages
|release date= [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]]
|isbn         = ISBN 0-563-55599-8
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|series      = [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthologies
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55599-8  
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|next         = Short Trips: Zodiac
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'''''Short Trips and Side Steps''''' was the third book in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. It was the final one published by [[BBC Books]].
|next2        = Summer Falls and Other Stories
}}'''''Short Trips and Side Steps''''' was the third book in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. It was the final one published by [[BBC Books]].


In addition to stories featuring the [[First Doctor|First]] through [[Eighth Doctor]]s set in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], this anthology featured stories set in "other universe" settings as ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]].''
In addition to stories featuring the [[First Doctor|First]] through [[Eighth Doctor]]s set in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], this anthology featured stories set in "other universe" settings such as that of ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and the oft-disregarded continuity of ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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Follow the Doctor and his companions as they take short trips around the universe — perhaps to a Wild West overrun with dinosaurs, to a land where robot rabbits roam, or a planet where the Doctor must marry or die — and then step sideways into other universes — worlds full of song and dance; planets made entirely of sweets; lands of movie monsters; places where the Doctor as we know him may never have existed at all...
Follow the Doctor and his companions as they take short trips around the universe — perhaps to a Wild West overrun with dinosaurs, to a land where robot rabbits roam, or a planet where the Doctor must marry or die — and then step sideways into other universes — worlds full of song and dance; planets made entirely of sweets; lands of movie monsters; places where the Doctor as we know him may never have existed at all...


== Individual Stories ==
== Contents ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{Prettytable}}
!Title
! #||Sources||Author||Doctor||Featuring
!Author
!Notes
!Featuring
|-
|-
|''[[The Longest Story in the World]]''||[[Paul Magrs]]||[[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
!1
|''[[The Longest Story in the World (short story)|The Longest Story in the World]]''
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[A Town Called Eternity]]''||[[Lance Parkin]] and [[Mark Clapham]]||[[Fifth Doctor]], [[Peri]]
!2
|''[[A Town Called Eternity (short story)|A Town Called Eternity]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]] and [[Mark Clapham]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Not-So-Sinister Sponge]]''||[[Gareth Roberts]] and [[Clayton Hickman]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]], [[K9 Mark II]]
!3
|Special Occasions: <br>1. ''[[The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (short story)|The Not-So-Sinister Sponge]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]] and [[Clayton Hickman]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane]]''||[[Daniel O'Mahony]]||[[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]]
!4
|''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]''
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|1st
|Susan, [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Countdown to TV Action]]''||[[Gary Russell]]||[[Third Doctor]]
!5
|''[[Countdown to TV Action (short story)|Countdown to TV Action]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|
|This story takes place between ''[[Zeron Invasion (comic story)|Zeron Invasion]]'' and ''[[Deadly Choice (comic story)|The Deadly Choice]]''
|-
|-
|''[[The Queen of Eros]]''||[[Trevor Baxendale]]||[[Eighth Doctor]], [[Sam Jones]]  
!6
|''[[The Queen of Eros (short story)|The Queen of Eros]]''
|[[Trevor Baxendale]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Sam Jones|Sam]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Android Maker of Calderon IV]]''||[[Miche Doherty]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]]  
!7
|''[[The Android Maker of Calderon IV (short story)|The Android Maker of Calderon IV]]''
|[[Miche Doherty]]
|4th
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Revenants]]''||[[Peter Anghelides]]||[[The Doctor (Good Companions)|Future Doctor]]
!8
|''[[Revenants (short story)|Revenants]]''
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
|[[The Doctor (Battlefield)|Future Doctor]]
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Please Shut the Gate]]''||[[Stephen Lock]]||[[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]]
!9
|''[[Please Shut the Gate (short story)|Please Shut the Gate]]''
|[[Stephen Lock]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Turnabout is Fair Play]]''||[[Graeme Burk]]||[[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri]]
! 10
|''[[Turnabout is Fair Play (short story)|Turnabout is Fair Play]]''
|[[Graeme Burk]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|Peri
|
|-
|-
|''[[Do You Love Anyone Enough?]]''||[[Norman Ashby]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]]
! 11
|Special Occasions: <br>2. ''[[Do You Love Anyone Enough? (short story)|Do You Love Anyone Enough?]]''
|[[Norman Ashby]]
|4th
|Romana II
|
|-
|-
|''[[The House on Oldark Moor]]''||[[Justin Richards]]||[[Dr. Who (Dalek movies)|Doctor Who]]
!12
|''[[Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor (short story)|Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]
|[[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]]
|[[Ian Chesterton (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Ian]], [[Barbara (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Barbara]], [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]]
|This story takes place between ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks - Invasion Earth, 2150AD]]''
|-
|-
|''[[Gone Too Soon]]''||[[Christopher M. Wadley]]||[[Sixth Doctor]]
!13
|''[[Gone Too Soon (short story)|Gone Too Soon]]''
|[[Christopher M. Wadley]]
|6th
| rowspan="2" |
|
|-
|-
|''[[Reunion (ST short story)|Reunion]]''||[[Jason Loborik]]||[[Second Doctor]]
!14
|''[[Reunion (ST short story)|Reunion]]''
|[[Jason Loborik]]
|2nd
|
|-
|-
|''[[Planet of the Bunnoids]]''||[[Harriet Green]]||[[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]], [[Vicki]]
!15
|''[[Planet of the Bunnoids (short story)|Planet of the Bunnoids]]''
|[[Harriet Green]]
|1st
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Monsters]]''||[[Tara Samms]]||[[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]]
!16
|''[[Monsters (short story)|Monsters]]''
|[[Tara Samms]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|
[[Ace]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Better Watch Out, Better Take Care]]''||[[Steve Burford]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]]
!17
|Special Occasions: <br>3. ''[[Better Watch Out, Better Take Care (short story)|Better Watch Out, Better Take Care]]''
|[[Steve Burford]]
|4th
|Romana II
|
|-
|-
|''[[Face Value]]''||[[Steve Lyons]]||[[Sixth Doctor]], [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]], [[Zog]], [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]]
!18
|''[[Face Value (short story)|Face Value]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|6th
|[[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]], [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]], [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]]
|This story takes place after one version of ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|The Ultimate Adventure]]''
|-
|-
|''[[Storm in a Tikka]]''||[[Mike Tucker]] and [[Robert Perry]]||[[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]], [[K9]]
!19
|''[[Storm in a Tikka (short story)|Storm in a Tikka]]''
|[[Mike Tucker]] and [[Robert Perry]]
|7th
|Ace, [[K9]]
|This story takes place between ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' and ''[[Search Out Space (TV story)|Search Out Science]]'' [''sic'']  
|-
|-
|''[[Playing with Toys]]''||[[David Agnew]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]]
!20
|Special Occasions: <br>4. ''[[Playing with Toys (short story)|Playing with Toys]]''
|[[David Agnew (writer)|David Agnew]]
|4th
|Romana II
|
|-
!21
|''[[Vrs (short story)|Vrs]]''
|[[Lawrence Miles|Lwrnc Mls]]
|
|[[Cyberman|Cybrmn]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Vrs]]''||[[Lawrence Miles|Lwrnc Mls]]||[[Cyberman|Cybrmn]]
|}
|}


== External links ==
==Notes==
* {{Dwrefguide|whotrip3.htm|Short Trips and Side Steps}}
* A significant number of stories in this anthology were written under pseudonyms: some names, like [[David Agnew (writer)|David Agnew]] and [[Norman Ashby]], were used by crew members in the show's history; others, like [[Tara Samms]] and [[Lawrence Miles|Lwrnc Mls]], were thinly-veiled titles easily associated with the real authors; but most were original pseudonyms. These likely included [[Stephen Lock]], [[Christopher M. Wadley]], [[Harriet Green]] and [[Steve Burford]].
* {{Whoniverse|ST03.php|Short Trips and Side Steps}}
*Four of the stories – ''[[The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (short story)|The Not-So-Sinister Sponge]]'', ''[[Do You Love Anyone Enough? (short story)|Do You Love Anyone Enough?]]'', ''[[Better Watch Out, Better Take Care (short story)|Better Watch Out, Better Take Care]]'', and ''[[Playing with Toys (short story)|Playing with Toys]]'' – shared a series title "Special Occasions" and featured the Fourth Doctor and [[Romana II]] in [[The Doctor's reality (The Not-So-Sinister Sponge)|a shared "Side Step"]].
 
==External links==
{{dwrefguide|whotrip3.htm|Short Trips and Side Steps}}
* {{Whoniverse|st3|Short Trips and Side Steps}}
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Short Trips and Side Steps was the third book in the Short Trips series. It was the final one published by BBC Books.

In addition to stories featuring the First through Eighth Doctors set in the Doctor Who universe, this anthology featured stories set in "other universe" settings such as that of Dr. Who and the Daleks and the oft-disregarded continuity of The Ultimate Adventure.

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

How many lives has the Doctor had? Perhaps more than you think...

Follow the Doctor and his companions as they take short trips around the universe — perhaps to a Wild West overrun with dinosaurs, to a land where robot rabbits roam, or a planet where the Doctor must marry or die — and then step sideways into other universes — worlds full of song and dance; planets made entirely of sweets; lands of movie monsters; places where the Doctor as we know him may never have existed at all...

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Sources Author Doctor Featuring Notes
1 The Longest Story in the World Paul Magrs 1st Susan
2 A Town Called Eternity Lance Parkin and Mark Clapham 5th Peri
3 Special Occasions:
1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge
Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman 4th Romana II, K9 Mark II
4 Nothing at the End of the Lane Daniel O'Mahony 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara
5 Countdown to TV Action Gary Russell 3rd This story takes place between Zeron Invasion and The Deadly Choice
6 The Queen of Eros Trevor Baxendale 8th Sam
7 The Android Maker of Calderon IV Miche Doherty 4th Sarah
8 Revenants Peter Anghelides Future Doctor
9 Please Shut the Gate Stephen Lock 2nd Jamie, Zoe
10 Turnabout is Fair Play Graeme Burk 6th Peri
11 Special Occasions:
2. Do You Love Anyone Enough?
Norman Ashby 4th Romana II
12 Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor Justin Richards Dr. Who Ian, Barbara, Susan This story takes place between Dr Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth, 2150AD
13 Gone Too Soon Christopher M. Wadley 6th
14 Reunion Jason Loborik 2nd
15 Planet of the Bunnoids Harriet Green 1st Steven, Vicki
16 Monsters Tara Samms 7th

Ace

17 Special Occasions:
3. Better Watch Out, Better Take Care
Steve Burford 4th Romana II
18 Face Value Steve Lyons 6th Crystal, Zog, Jason This story takes place after one version of The Ultimate Adventure
19 Storm in a Tikka Mike Tucker and Robert Perry 7th Ace, K9 This story takes place between Dimensions in Time and Search Out Science [sic]
20 Special Occasions:
4. Playing with Toys
David Agnew 4th Romana II
21 Vrs Lwrnc Mls Cybrmn

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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