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|series      = [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthologies
|series      = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthologies
|number      = 5  
|number      = 5  
|editor      = [[John Binns]]
|editor      = [[John Binns]]
|publisher    = Big Finish Productions
|publisher    = Big Finish Productions
|release date = [[15 January (releases)|15 January]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|release date = December 2003
|format      =  
|format      = 192 pages, 16 short stories
|isbn        = ISBN 1-84435-045-2
|isbn        = ISBN 1-84435-045-2
|prev        = Short Trips: The Muses
|prev        = Short Trips: The Muses
|next        = Short Trips: Past Tense
|next        = Short Trips: Past Tense
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}}'''''Short Trips: Steel Skies''''' was the fifth ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]].
'''''Short Trips: Steel Skies''''' was the fifth [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
There are many places that most of us can never see: places that are sheltered, locked away, cordoned off from the outside world. But to the Doctor, and those who travel with him in his TARDIS, there is no such thing as a locked door. Anywhere in space and time is open to them to visit — even if sometimes it might be better to leave such places well alone.
There are many places that most of us can never see: places that are sheltered, locked away, cordoned off from the outside world. But to [[the Doctor]], and [[companion|those who travel with him]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], there is no such thing as a locked door. Anywhere in space and time is open to them to visit — even if sometimes it might be better to leave such places well alone.


''Steel Skies'' is a collection of stories based in enclosed and artificial environments: places constructed to keep the dangers of the universe outside, perhaps, or to keep their inhabitants locked in. It is divided into four sections, each exploring a different kind of confinement:
''Steel Skies'' is a collection of stories based in enclosed and artificial environments: places constructed to keep the dangers of the universe outside, perhaps, or to keep their inhabitants locked in. It is divided into four sections, each exploring a different kind of confinement:
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Section One, Flight, comprises four tales of travellers who left their homes for far-away destinations — to explore, to start a new life, or to fight for the survival of their species.
Section One, Flight, comprises four tales of travellers who left their homes for far-away destinations — to explore, to start a new life, or to fight for the survival of their species.


Section Two, Frontiers, explores the corridors, living quarters and ventilation shafts of four futuristic environments — designed to shelter men, women and children from harsh natural forces, or from the threat of nuclear war.
Section Two, Frontiers, explores the corridors, living quarters and ventilation shafts of four futuristic environments — designed to shelter [[man|men]], [[woman|women]] and [[child]]ren from harsh natural forces, or from the threat of [[nuclear war]].


Section Three, Incarceration, tells four stories of punishment and imprisonment, from San Francisco's infamous Alcatraz, to the cage of a flightless angel in the dilapidated ruins of Heaven.
Section Three, Incarceration, tells four stories of [[punishment]] and [[imprisonment]], from [[San Francisco]]'s infamous [[Alcatraz]], to the cage of a flightless angel in the dilapidated ruins of Heaven.


Section Four, Isolation, deals with the loneliness and despair of being cut off from the world outside, by physical or mental incapacity, by the ravages of war, or caught between destinations aboard the TARDIS itself.
Section Four, Isolation, deals with the [[loneliness]] and [[despair]] of being cut off from the world outside, by physical or mental incapacity, by the ravages of [[war]], or caught between destinations aboard the TARDIS itself.


A recurring theme in all four sections is the effect of the Doctor's arrival in these enclosed environments — sometimes positive, sometimes less so.
A recurring theme in all four sections is the effect of the Doctor's arrival in these enclosed environments — sometimes positive, sometimes less so.


== Individual stories ==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring
! # || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring
|-
|-
|''[[Corridors of Power]]''
|1
|''[[Corridors of Power (short story)|Corridors of Power]]''
|[[Matthew Griffiths]]
|[[Matthew Griffiths]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
|-
|-
|''[[A Good Life]]''
|2
|''[[A Good Life (short story)|A Good Life]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|rowspan=2|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|rowspan=2|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]]
|[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]]
|-
|-
|''[[Reversal of Fortune]]''
|3
|''[[Reversal of Fortune (short story)|Reversal of Fortune]]''
|[[Graeme Burk]]
|[[Graeme Burk]]
|rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|
|-
|-
|4
|''[[Monitor (short story)|Monitor]]''
|''[[Monitor (short story)|Monitor]]''
|[[Huw Wilkins]]
|[[Huw Wilkins]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|-
|-
|5
|''[[Dust (short story)|Dust]]''
|''[[Dust (short story)|Dust]]''
|[[Paul Leonard]]
|[[Paul Leonard]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|-
|-
|''[[Light at the End of the Tunnel]]''
|6
|''[[Light at the End of the Tunnel (short story)|Light at the End of the Tunnel]]''
|[[Mark Wright]]
|[[Mark Wright]]
|rowspan=2|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|rowspan=2|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|-
|-
|7
|''[[No Exit (short story)|No Exit]]''
|''[[No Exit (short story)|No Exit]]''
|[[Kate Orman]]
|[[Kate Orman]]
|[[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
|[[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
|-
|-
|8
|''[[House (short story)|House]]''
|''[[House (short story)|House]]''
|[[Jeremy Daw]]
|[[Jeremy Daw]]
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|Peri
|Peri
|-
|-
|''[[Deep Stretch]]''
|9
|''[[Deep Stretch (short story)|Deep Stretch]]''
|[[Richard Salter]]
|[[Richard Salter]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|-
|-
|''[[Inmate 280]]''
|10
|''[[Inmate 280 (short story)|Inmate 280]]''
|[[Cavan Scott]]
|[[Cavan Scott]]
|7th
|7th
|rowspan=2|
|Eighth Doctor
|-
|-
|11
|''[[Doing Time (short story)|Doing Time]]''
|''[[Doing Time (short story)|Doing Time]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]]
|[[Lance Parkin]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Ruins of Heaven]]''
|12
|''[[The Ruins of Heaven (short story)|The Ruins of Heaven]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|6th
|6th
|Peri
|Peri
|-
|-
|13
|''[[Cold War (short story)|Cold War]]''
|''[[Cold War (short story)|Cold War]]''
|[[Rebecca Levene]]
|[[Rebecca Levene]]
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|[[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|[[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|-
|-
|''[[O, Darkness]]''
|14
|''[[O, Darkness (short story)|O, Darkness]]''
|[[John Binns]]
|[[John Binns]]
|4th
|4th
|[[Romana II]], [[Adric]]
|[[Romana II]], [[Adric]]
|-
|-
|15
|''[[Greenaway (short story)|Greenaway]]''
|''[[Greenaway (short story)|Greenaway]]''
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
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|Fifth Doctor, Eighth Doctor, [[The Doctor (Battlefield)|Future Doctor]]
|Fifth Doctor, Eighth Doctor, [[The Doctor (Battlefield)|Future Doctor]]
|-
|-
|16
|''[[Eternity (short story)|Eternity]]''
|''[[Eternity (short story)|Eternity]]''
|[[Jonathan Blum]]
|[[Jonathan Blum]]
|4th
|4th
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]
|}
|}


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Steel Skies (anthology), per precedent: see this talk page.

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Short Trips: Steel Skies was the fifth Short Trips anthology published by Big Finish Productions.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

There are many places that most of us can never see: places that are sheltered, locked away, cordoned off from the outside world. But to the Doctor, and those who travel with him in his TARDIS, there is no such thing as a locked door. Anywhere in space and time is open to them to visit — even if sometimes it might be better to leave such places well alone.

Steel Skies is a collection of stories based in enclosed and artificial environments: places constructed to keep the dangers of the universe outside, perhaps, or to keep their inhabitants locked in. It is divided into four sections, each exploring a different kind of confinement:

Section One, Flight, comprises four tales of travellers who left their homes for far-away destinations — to explore, to start a new life, or to fight for the survival of their species.

Section Two, Frontiers, explores the corridors, living quarters and ventilation shafts of four futuristic environments — designed to shelter men, women and children from harsh natural forces, or from the threat of nuclear war.

Section Three, Incarceration, tells four stories of punishment and imprisonment, from San Francisco's infamous Alcatraz, to the cage of a flightless angel in the dilapidated ruins of Heaven.

Section Four, Isolation, deals with the loneliness and despair of being cut off from the world outside, by physical or mental incapacity, by the ravages of war, or caught between destinations aboard the TARDIS itself.

A recurring theme in all four sections is the effect of the Doctor's arrival in these enclosed environments — sometimes positive, sometimes less so.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Doctor Featuring
1 Corridors of Power Matthew Griffiths 1st Steven, Vicki
2 A Good Life Simon Guerrier 8th Charley
3 Reversal of Fortune Graeme Burk
4 Monitor Huw Wilkins 7th
5 Dust Paul Leonard 2nd
6 Light at the End of the Tunnel Mark Wright 5th Peri
7 No Exit Kate Orman Nyssa, Tegan
8 House Jeremy Daw 6th Peri
9 Deep Stretch Richard Salter 3rd Jo
10 Inmate 280 Cavan Scott 7th Eighth Doctor
11 Doing Time Lance Parkin 4th
12 The Ruins of Heaven Marc Platt 6th Peri
13 Cold War Rebecca Levene 7th Ace, Benny
14 O, Darkness John Binns 4th Romana II, Adric
15 Greenaway Peter Anghelides 2nd Fifth Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Future Doctor
16 Eternity Jonathan Blum 4th Sarah

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