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|number in range  = 4
|image        = Three Wise Men (short story).jpg
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|series      = ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]''
|series      = ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]''
|doctor      = Fourth Doctor
|doctor      = Fourth Doctor
|companions  = [[K9 Mark II|K9]]
|companions  = [[K9 Mark II]]
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|enemy        =
|setting      = [[24 December]] [[1968]]
|setting      = [[24 December]] [[1968]]
|writer      = [[Richard Dungworth]]
|writer      = Richard Dungworth
|illustrator  = [[Rob Biddulph]]
|illustrator  = [[Rob Biddulph]]
|read by      =  
|read by      = [[Chris Addison]]
|anthology    = ''[[Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)|Twelve Doctors of Christmas]]''
|anthology    = Twelve Doctors of Christmas (anthology)
|release date = [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|release date = 6 October 2016
|prev        = The Christmas Inversion (short story)
|prev        = The Christmas Inversion (short story)
|next        = Sontar's Little Helpers (short story)
|next        = Sontar's Little Helpers (short story)
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Frank Borman]]
* [[Frank Borman]]
* [[William Anders]]
* [[William Anders]]
* [[Jim Lovell]]
* [[Jim Lovell]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* It has been almost three days since [[Apollo 8]] launched.
* It has been almost three days since [[Apollo 8]] launched.
* Apollo 8 was launched by [[Saturn V]], a 110-meter launching rocket. ''Saturn''{{'}}s first stage uses five large F-1 engines -- each burning a total of 2,500 litres of liquid oxygen per-second. The shuttle had taken off from [[Launch Pad 39A]] at the [[Kennedy Space Center]] with a thrust of over 34,000 [[Kilonewtons]]. The astronauts onboard had been subjected to a record-breaking 24,000 miles per hour.
* Apollo 8 was launched by [[Saturn V]], a 110-metre launching rocket.
* There is no atmosphere in space, leaving an eerie silence all around the astronauts.
* The Doctor references Lovell as the "hero of [[Apollo 13]]."
* Apollo 8 is to be the first shuttle to orbit the [[Moon]].
* The Doctor says that he had used UNIT's storage of alien artefacts to repair his TARDIS while stranded with a broken [[Dematerialisation circuit]].
* Anders is the designated chief photographer. Nasa hopes to use images of the Moon for reference towards finding a potential landing zone for a future mission.
*Anders goes to unpack the camera equipment, which includes enough film to capture nearly 1,000 pictures and a [[Hasselblad 70mm]] [[Camera]]. Each piece of equipment on board the CSM is atomized by the Mission Stowage List. Despite this, included with their equipment is a brown parcel.
* The Doctor enters through one of the hatches in the shuttle. He has opened an air corridor between the TARDIS and the Apollo, allowing the group to move between them with ease.
* The Doctor references Lovell as the "hero of [[Apollo 13]]." He notes that Apollo 13 was "real skin-of-your-teeth-stuff."
* The Doctor says that he had used UNIT's storage of alien artifacts to repair his TARDIS while stranded with a broken [[Dematerialisation circuit]].  


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* K9 does not appear in the story, but is show in the accompanied illustration.
* 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 cession 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 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 artifacts, 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]]'')
* 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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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)