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|doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | |doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | ||
|featuring = [[Santa Claus]] | |featuring = [[Santa Claus|Santa]] | ||
|setting = [[Lapland]], [[24 December]] | |setting = [[Lapland]], [[24 December]] | ||
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|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 18 December 2018 | ||
|read by = [[Bradley Walsh]] | |read by = [[Bradley Walsh]]<ref name="TwasBrad" >https://www.blogtorwho.com/video-twas-the-night-before-christmas-a-doctor-who-christmas-poem/</ref> | ||
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'''''{{'}}Twas the Night Before Christmas''''' was a [[Christmas]] themed webcast story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. It was the second of two animated Thirteenth Doctor webcasts released in December of 2018, the first being ''[[Festive Thirteenth Doctor Yule Log (webcast)|Festive Thirteenth Doctor Yule Log]]''. | |||
'''''{{'}}Twas the Night Before Christmas''''' was a [[Christmas]] themed webcast story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], [[Santa Claus]] is in a panic because his sleigh has lost its [[magic]]al flying power. He calls the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], who agrees to lend him her [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] for the night. Later, as the TARDIS zips around the world, a news anchor reports that there have been sightings of a [[police box]] in the sky. | On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], [[Santa Claus]] is in a panic because his sleigh has lost its [[magic]]al flying power. He calls the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], who agrees to lend him her [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] for the night. Later, as the TARDIS zips around the world, a [[Sophie Raworth|news anchor]] reports that there have been sightings of a [[police box]] in the sky. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* Narrator - [[Bradley Walsh]] | * Narrator - [[Bradley Walsh]] | ||
* [[Thirteenth Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]] | * [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and herself - [[Jodie Whittaker]]<ref name="io9">[https://io9.gizmodo.com/doctor-who-saves-christmas-again-in-this-adorable-hol-1831172114 Doctor Who Saves Christmas (Again) in This Adorable Holiday Short]</ref> | ||
* [[Santa Claus]] - TBA | * [[Santa Claus]] - TBA | ||
* [[Sophie Raworth]] | * News anchor - [[Sophie Raworth]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Santa Claus]] crashlands in [[Lapland]]. | * [[Santa Claus]] crashlands in [[Lapland]]. | ||
** The place is filled with [[snowman|snowmen]] and [[candy cane]]s. | ** The place is filled with [[snowman|snowmen]] and [[candy cane]]s. | ||
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* [[The Doctor]] uses the [[TARDIS telephone]]. | * [[The Doctor]] uses the [[TARDIS telephone]]. | ||
* The Doctor offers Santa to borrow [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | * The Doctor offers Santa to borrow [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
* A | * A news anchor reports about sightings of a flying [[police box]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story is the first in the "[[Jodie Whittaker]]/[[Chris Chibnall]] era" to not feature [[Graham O'Brien]], [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Ryan Sinclair]]. However, the story is narrated by Graham actor [[Bradley Walsh]].<ref name="TwasBrad" /> | |||
** Various media prior to this "era" have depicted her without [[Team TARDIS|her "friends"]], although most of these stories were written prior to her first television story. | |||
* The story is named after the [[Twas the Night Before Christmas|famous Christmas poem of the same name]], and told to the same rhythm and metre. | * The story is named after the [[Twas the Night Before Christmas|famous Christmas poem of the same name]], and told to the same rhythm and metre. | ||
** This is the second story to be named after the poem, after the | ** This is the second story to be named after the poem, after the [[The Night Before Christmas (audio story)|Big Finish audio story]]. | ||
* Jodie Whittaker breaks character at the conclusion of the webcast to wish the viewer a "merry christmas from everybody at Doctor Who". | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[The Doctor]] has met [[Santa Claus]] on multiple occasions | * [[The Doctor]] has met [[Santa Claus]] before on multiple occasions. ([[COMIC]]: {{Cs|A Christmas Story (comic story)}}, {{Cs|Silent Knight (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise! (novel)}}, {{Cs|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas (short story)|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas}}, {{Cs|A Visit from Saint Nicholas (short story)}}, [[TV]]: {{Cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}}, {{Cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}, {{Cs|Last Christmas (TV story)}}) | ||
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] also used [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to help Santa do his job. ([[COMIC]]: {{Cs|Silent Knight (comic story)}}) | |||
{{ | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]] | [[Category:Stories set at Christmas]] | ||
[[Category:2018 webcasts]] | [[Category:2018 webcasts]] | ||
[[Category:Thirteenth Doctor | [[Category:Thirteenth Doctor webcasts]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 21st century]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Europe]] | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:54, 3 October 2024
'Twas the Night Before Christmas was a Christmas themed webcast story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor. It was the second of two animated Thirteenth Doctor webcasts released in December of 2018, the first being Festive Thirteenth Doctor Yule Log.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Get in the festive spirit with a very Doctor Who poem!
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus is in a panic because his sleigh has lost its magical flying power. He calls the Thirteenth Doctor, who agrees to lend him her TARDIS for the night. Later, as the TARDIS zips around the world, a news anchor reports that there have been sightings of a police box in the sky.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Narrator - Bradley Walsh
- Thirteenth Doctor and herself - Jodie Whittaker[2]
- Santa Claus - TBA
- News anchor - Sophie Raworth
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Santa Claus crashlands in Lapland.
- The place is filled with snowmen and candy canes.
- A sign points towards the North Pole.
- Santa's sleigh has lost its magical flying power.
- Santa moans that it is too late to call a mechanic.
- Santa has an iPhone with a cover that reads Plum.
- Santa knows the telephone number to the TARDIS.
- The Thirteenth Doctor is on an unnamed planet.
- The Doctor uses the TARDIS telephone.
- The Doctor offers Santa to borrow the TARDIS.
- A news anchor reports about sightings of a flying police box.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is the first in the "Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall era" to not feature Graham O'Brien, Yasmin Khan and Ryan Sinclair. However, the story is narrated by Graham actor Bradley Walsh.[1]
- Various media prior to this "era" have depicted her without her "friends", although most of these stories were written prior to her first television story.
- The story is named after the famous Christmas poem of the same name, and told to the same rhythm and metre.
- This is the second story to be named after the poem, after the Big Finish audio story.
- Jodie Whittaker breaks character at the conclusion of the webcast to wish the viewer a "merry christmas from everybody at Doctor Who".
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor has met Santa Claus before on multiple occasions. (COMIC: A Christmas Story [+]Loading...["A Christmas Story (comic story)"], Silent Knight [+]Loading...["Silent Knight (comic story)"], PROSE: Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise! [+]Loading...["Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise! (novel)"], The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas [+]Loading...["The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas (short story)","The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas"], A Visit from Saint Nicholas [+]Loading...["A Visit from Saint Nicholas (short story)"], TV: A Christmas Carol [+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"], Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"], Last Christmas [+]Loading...["Last Christmas (TV story)"])
- The Eleventh Doctor also used the TARDIS to help Santa do his job. (COMIC: Silent Knight [+]Loading...["Silent Knight (comic story)"])
