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|image | |range = Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology) | ||
|series | |number in range = 4 | ||
|doctor | |image = Three Wise Men (short story).jpg | ||
|companions = | |series = ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]'' | ||
|enemy | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|setting | |companions = [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
|writer | |enemy = | ||
|illustrator = [[Rob Biddulph]] | |setting = [[24 December]] [[1968]] | ||
|read by | |writer = Richard Dungworth | ||
|anthology | |illustrator = [[Rob Biddulph]] | ||
|release date = | |read by = [[Chris Addison]] | ||
|prev | |anthology = Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology) | ||
|next | |release date = 6 October 2016 | ||
|prev = The Christmas Inversion (short story) | |||
|next = Sontar's Little Helpers (short story) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth short story in ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]'', featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth short story in ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]'', featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Frank Borman]] | |||
* [[William Anders]] | |||
* [[Jim Lovell]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * It has been almost three days since [[Apollo 8]] launched. | ||
* Apollo 8 was launched by [[Saturn V]], a 110-metre launching rocket. | |||
* The Doctor references Lovell as the "hero of [[Apollo 13]]." | |||
* The Doctor says that he had used UNIT's storage of alien artefacts to repair his TARDIS while stranded with a broken [[Dematerialisation circuit]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* K9 does not play an active part in the story, but his appearance is confirmed by the accompanied illustration. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The TARDIS is packed full of wrapped boxes. The Doctor notes that the downside to having a ship that dimensionally transcendental is that it's hard to clean. The [[Tenth Doctor]] would come to the same conclusion, after calculating that a simple cleaning session for the TARDIS would take more than six years. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'') | ||
* The Doctor notes that while UNIT has a large collection of UNIT artefacts, they understand very few of them. A Zygon in the [[Black Archive]]s would note the same fact in the [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 3 April 2024
Three Wise Men was the fourth short story in Twelve Doctors of Christmas, featuring the Fourth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- It has been almost three days since Apollo 8 launched.
- Apollo 8 was launched by Saturn V, a 110-metre launching rocket.
- The Doctor references Lovell as the "hero of Apollo 13."
- The Doctor says that he had used UNIT's storage of alien artefacts to repair his TARDIS while stranded with a broken Dematerialisation circuit.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- K9 does not play an active part in the story, but his appearance is confirmed by the accompanied illustration.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS is packed full of wrapped boxes. The Doctor notes that the downside to having a ship that dimensionally transcendental is that it's hard to clean. The Tenth Doctor would come to the same conclusion, after calculating that a simple cleaning session for the TARDIS would take more than six years. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name)
- The Doctor notes that while UNIT has a large collection of UNIT artefacts, they understand very few of them. A Zygon in the Black Archives would note the same fact in the 21st century. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
