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{{Infobox_Story|name = The Simple Things|doctor = Thirteenth Doctor|companions = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]]|featuring = [[Charlie Dove]]|enemy = [[Draconian (The Simple Things)|Draconian]]|year = [[West Ham]], 1896|writer = [[Joy Wilkinson]]|release date = 22 April 2020|prev = Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)|Farewell, Sarah Jane}}'''The Simple Things''' was a short story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and written by [[Joy Wilkinson]].
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|doctor       = Thirteenth Doctor
|companions   = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]]
|enemy       = [[Draconian (The Simple Things)|Draconian]]
|setting      = [[West Ham]], [[20 April]] [[1896]]
|writer       = Joy Wilkinson
|release date = 22 April 2020
|series      = ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' originals
|format      = Online short story
|prev         = Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)
|next        = Shadow of a Doubt (audio story)
|series2      = ''Doctor Who'' online short stories
|prev2        = The Shadow Passes (short story)
|next2        = The Dawn of the Kotturuh (short story)
|series3      = ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]''
|prev3        = One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes (short story)
|next3        = The Tourist (short story)
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'''''The Simple Things''''' was a short story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and written by [[Joy Wilkinson]]. It was later published as the eighth story in the anthology ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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* [[Graham O'Brien]]
* [[Graham O'Brien]]
* [[Draconian (The Simple Things)|Draconian]]
* [[Draconian (The Simple Things)|Draconian]]
* [[Boss (The Simple Things)|Boss]]
* [[Charlie Dove]]
* [[Charlie Dove]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* At some point, Graham brought his own [[memory foam]] [[cushion]] along for [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. He thinks the TARDIS is angry at him for it.
* The [[West Ham F.C.|Hammers]] began as a collective of workers from the [[Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company]]. They were then known as Thames Ironworks F.C.
* In [[1896]], they won their [[1896 Charity Cup Final|first final]] against [[Barking F.C.|Barking]], in the [[Charity Cup]].
* Team TARDIS discover a [[Draconian Galaxy-class battlecruiser]] in the ironworks factory.


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This story is told from [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]'s perspective.
* This story is told from [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]'s perspective.
* The story is an allegory for passing time during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.
 
== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Ryan calls Graham "Granddad" ([[TV]]: ''[[It Takes You Away (TV story)|It Takes You Away]]'')  
* The [[Red Emperor|15th Emperor]] of [[Draconia]] once made [[the Doctor]] nobility. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Paper Cuts (audio story)|Paper Cuts]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
* The Doctor notes that Draconia won't go to war with Earth for another seven centuries. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/3ac9b498-fbdb-4687-8044-bf167a17beff The Simple Things]''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/3ac9b498-fbdb-4687-8044-bf167a17beff  on the BBC website]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/3ac9b498-fbdb-4687-8044-bf167a17beff ''The Simple Things'' on the BBC website]
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 29 September 2024

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The Simple Things was a short story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and written by Joy Wilkinson. It was later published as the eighth story in the anthology Adventures in Lockdown.

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Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story is told from Graham's perspective.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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