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|image | |range = Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology) | ||
|series | |number in range = 8 | ||
|doctor | |image = Ghosts of Christmas Past short story.jpg | ||
|companions = | |series = ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]'' | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |||
|companions = | |||
|featuring = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | |featuring = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = | ||
|setting | |setting = {{il|[[The Doctor's TARDIS]], the [[Last Great Time War]]|[[Earth]], [[24 December]] [[2016]]}} | ||
|writer | |writer = Scott Handcock | ||
|read by | |illustrator = [[Jennifer Skemp]] | ||
|anthology | |read by = [[Chris Addison]] | ||
|prev | |anthology = Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology) | ||
|next | |release date = 6 October 2016 | ||
|prev = The Grotto (short story) | |||
|next = The Red Bicycle (short story) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighth short story in ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]'', featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighth short story in ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]'', featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | ||
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* [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | * [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Temporal Powers]] have a small skirmish. | * The [[Temporal Powers]] have a small skirmish. | ||
* The Doctor receives a [[Hypercube]] from [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. The hypercube is wrapped in paper, with [[the Doctor's real name]] written on it in [[Gallifreyan (language)|Old High Gallifreyan]]. | * The Doctor receives a [[Hypercube]] from [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. The hypercube is wrapped in paper, with [[the Doctor's real name]] written on it in [[Gallifreyan (language)|Old High Gallifreyan]]. | ||
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==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
* The TARDIS console has girders above it, and each room contains the [[Seal of Rassilon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * The TARDIS console has girders above it, and each room contains the [[Seal of Rassilon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has decided to help where he can in the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | * The Doctor has decided to help where he can in the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* For a moment the Doctor wonders whether he is running towards [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | * For a moment, the Doctor wonders whether he is running towards [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* A hypercube knocks on the TARDIS door. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | * A hypercube knocks on the TARDIS door. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* Susan has made some effort at rebuilding Earth after the Dalek invasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | * Susan has made some effort at rebuilding Earth after the Dalek invasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'') | ||
* The Doctor remembers seeing Susan again. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'', ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'', ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'') | * The Doctor remembers seeing Susan again. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'', ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'', ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'') | ||
* Susan tells the Doctor that she and [[David Campbell]] have had a child called [[Alex Campbell|Alex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'') | * Susan tells the Doctor that she and [[David Campbell]] have had a child called [[Alex Campbell|Alex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 15 February 2024
Ghost of Christmas Past was the eighth short story in Twelve Doctors of Christmas, featuring the Eighth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor's TARDIS is caught in a bout of temporal turbulence, caused by a skirmish between the Temporal Powers. The TARDIS becomes caught between two opposing timelines, and the Doctor slips the TARDIS out of the vortex and back into real time. The Doctor finds himself in a time loop, in temporal orbit around Earth on Christmas Eve, 2016. After a strange knocking sound on the TARDIS door, the Doctor investigates mysterious noises around the ship. He eventually finds a hypercube sent by Susan, which had taken centuries to get to him. Susan tells him of her accomplishments, and the birth of her son, Alex. The Doctor realises that the TARDIS had chosen to stay in the time loop so that the Doctor could receive the message. The message fills the Doctor with hope, in such a dark time of his life. He then dematerialises the TARDIS, heading towards another adventure.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Temporal Powers have a small skirmish.
- The Doctor receives a Hypercube from Susan. The hypercube is wrapped in paper, with the Doctor's real name written on it in Old High Gallifreyan.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS console has girders above it, and each room contains the Seal of Rassilon. (TV: Doctor Who)
- The Doctor has decided to help where he can in the Last Great Time War. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
- For a moment, the Doctor wonders whether he is running towards Gallifrey. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- A hypercube knocks on the TARDIS door. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- Susan has made some effort at rebuilding Earth after the Dalek invasion. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth; PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks; AUDIO: An Earthly Child)
- The Doctor remembers seeing Susan again. (AUDIO: An Earthly Child, Relative Dimensions, To the Death)
- Susan tells the Doctor that she and David Campbell have had a child called Alex. (AUDIO: An Earthly Child)
