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{{Infobox Story | |series = [[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |companions = | ||
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|companions= | |writer = Marc Platt | ||
|setting= | |anthology = Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury | ||
|writer= | |release date = 30 December 2004 | ||
|anthology= | |prev = Spookasem (short story) | ||
|prev=Spookasem (short story) | |next = Never Seen Cairo (short story) | ||
|next=Never Seen Cairo (short story) | }}{{you may|Christmas Special (WEB short story)}} | ||
}}'''''Christmas Special''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury]]''. It was written by [[Marc Platt]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]]. | '''''Christmas Special''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury]]''. It was written by [[Marc Platt]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor has seen a [[television]] in an antique shop, but never had time or money to buy it. One day, he hears a knock on [[ | The Doctor has seen a [[television]] in an antique shop, but never had time or money to buy it. One day, he hears a knock on the [[TARDIS door]], and the television is waiting outside. He brings it in, turns it on, and begins to watch, soon falling asleep. | ||
The Doctor dreams that his life becomes the basis for a TV programme which is cancelled for no apparent reason and then begrudgingly returned opposite ''[[Coronation Street]]''. | The Doctor dreams that his life becomes the basis for a TV programme which is cancelled for no apparent reason and then begrudgingly returned opposite ''[[Coronation Street]]''. | ||
The Doctor wakes, and decides he won't let this television spoil his [[Christmas]]. He heaves it out of the TARDIS. | The Doctor wakes, and decides he won't let this television spoil his [[Christmas]]. He heaves it out of [[the TARDIS]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Margaret Thatcher]] | * [[Margaret Thatcher]] | ||
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* The Doctor eats [[mince pie]]. | * The Doctor eats [[mince pie]]. | ||
* He watches the Queen's | * He watches the [[Queen's Christmas message]], ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' and ''[[Mary Poppins]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:07, 15 February 2024
- You may be looking for Christmas Special (WEB short story).
Christmas Special was the seventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury. It was written by Marc Platt. It featured the Sixth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor has seen a television in an antique shop, but never had time or money to buy it. One day, he hears a knock on the TARDIS door, and the television is waiting outside. He brings it in, turns it on, and begins to watch, soon falling asleep.
The Doctor dreams that his life becomes the basis for a TV programme which is cancelled for no apparent reason and then begrudgingly returned opposite Coronation Street.
The Doctor wakes, and decides he won't let this television spoil his Christmas. He heaves it out of the TARDIS.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor eats mince pie.
- He watches the Queen's Christmas message, The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The dream mirrors the real-life situation from the late 1980s when Doctor Who on the BBC aired directly opposite "Corrie" on ITV. The long-running soap opera (the only UK dramatic series to surpass Doctor Who in longevity) consistently scored higher ratings against the later seasons of Doctor Who.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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