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'''''The Slow Invasion''''' was the seventh short story in the ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' series anthology ''[[The HAVOC Files | '''''The Slow Invasion''''' was the seventh short story in the ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' series anthology ''[[The HAVOC Files 4]]''. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[ | * [[Anne Travers]] | ||
* [[Bill Bishop]] | |||
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* There are three portraits of Professor Travers in existence: the one that Quantel possesses, one hanging in the National Portrait Gallery, and a third that may have been painted by Andy Warhol. | |||
* Anne recalls the film ''The Portrait Of Dorian Gray'', released in 1945. | |||
* Hare quotes the 'Clunk Click Every Trip' advert that was aired a few years prior to the setting of this story. | |||
* David Russell is the owner of the circus, given to using an exaggerated Italian accent to entice customers. He remembers his father - the previous circus owner - dying a few years previously. It's implied that his father is Lew Russell (Rossini), the man murdered by the Master early in ''Terror Of The Autons.'' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* Anne sees someone at the exhibition who closely resembles, and presumably actually is, Andy Warhol. | |||
* Quantel's name invokes the Quantal Paintbox, a computer graphics workstation used by the BBC. | |||
* 'Look upon my works' is a line often invoked by the antagonists in this story. It's a quote from Ozymandias, a poem by Byron, and obliquely refers to the invading aliens who are known as Mighty. | |||
* Anne acknowledges that the Mighty are named because it sounds good rather than scientific accuracy, a reference to the Silurians of ''Doctor Who.'' | |||
* Bill mentions that he could barely get through a month without a new alien invasion, in reference to the turnaround of stories in the Pertwee era of ''Doctor Who.'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 9 November 2023
The Slow Invasion was the seventh short story in the Lethbridge-Stewart series anthology The HAVOC Files 4.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- There are three portraits of Professor Travers in existence: the one that Quantel possesses, one hanging in the National Portrait Gallery, and a third that may have been painted by Andy Warhol.
- Anne recalls the film The Portrait Of Dorian Gray, released in 1945.
- Hare quotes the 'Clunk Click Every Trip' advert that was aired a few years prior to the setting of this story.
- David Russell is the owner of the circus, given to using an exaggerated Italian accent to entice customers. He remembers his father - the previous circus owner - dying a few years previously. It's implied that his father is Lew Russell (Rossini), the man murdered by the Master early in Terror Of The Autons.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Anne sees someone at the exhibition who closely resembles, and presumably actually is, Andy Warhol.
- Quantel's name invokes the Quantal Paintbox, a computer graphics workstation used by the BBC.
- 'Look upon my works' is a line often invoked by the antagonists in this story. It's a quote from Ozymandias, a poem by Byron, and obliquely refers to the invading aliens who are known as Mighty.
- Anne acknowledges that the Mighty are named because it sounds good rather than scientific accuracy, a reference to the Silurians of Doctor Who.
- Bill mentions that he could barely get through a month without a new alien invasion, in reference to the turnaround of stories in the Pertwee era of Doctor Who.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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