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|name = ''Preface'' | |name = ''Preface'' | ||
|range = Wildthyme on Top (anthology) | |range = Wildthyme on Top (anthology) | ||
|number in range = #1 | |number in range = #1 | ||
|setting = [[Celestial Omnibus|Iris' bus]] | |setting = [[Celestial Omnibus|Iris's bus]] | ||
|team = [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Thomas Daley|Tom]] | |team = [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Thomas Daley|Tom]] | ||
|series = [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]] | |series = [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|release date = 20 July 2005 | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Wildthyme on Top (anthology) | ||
|next = Most Horrid (short story) | |next = Most Horrid (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Preface''''' was the first story in the anthology ''[[Wildthyme on Top]]''. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]]. | '''''Preface''''' was the first story in the anthology ''[[Wildthyme on Top (anthology)|Wildthyme on Top]]''. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Thomas Daley|Tom]] | * [[Thomas Daley|Tom]] | ||
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* Iris wears a [[tigerskin coat]], and a tasteless, shapeless [[hat]]. | * Iris wears a [[tigerskin coat]], and a tasteless, shapeless [[hat]]. | ||
* Tom likes loose fitting [[jeans]]. | * Tom likes loose fitting [[jeans]]. | ||
* Iris and Tom enjoy [[Black Sobranie]]s and [[Bombay Sapphire]]. | * Iris and Tom enjoy [[Black Sobranie]]s and [[Bombay Sapphire]]. | ||
* Tom is around [[23 (number)|twenty-three]] years old, and Iris' age about is about [[40 (number)|forty]] times that. | * Tom is around [[23 (number)|twenty-three]] years old, and Iris' age about is about [[40 (number)|forty]] times that. | ||
* Iris and Tom share similar tastes in music, enjoying the works of [[Cilla Black]], [[Dusty Springfield]], [[Scott Walker]], and the [[The Rolling Stones|Stones]]. | * Iris and Tom share similar tastes in music, enjoying the works of [[Cilla Black (in-universe)|Cilla Black]], [[Dusty Springfield]], [[Scott Walker]], and the [[The Rolling Stones|Stones]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Preface was the first story in the anthology Wildthyme on Top. It was written by Paul Magrs.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Iris Wildthyme: an enigma wrapped in a mystery; Tom: her best friend; together, on her bus, travelling through the Multiverse. Where will they go next?
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Iris wears a tigerskin coat, and a tasteless, shapeless hat.
- Tom likes loose fitting jeans.
- Iris and Tom enjoy Black Sobranies and Bombay Sapphire.
- Tom is around twenty-three years old, and Iris' age about is about forty times that.
- Iris and Tom share similar tastes in music, enjoying the works of Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Scott Walker, and the Stones.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- While this served as a preface to the Wildthyme on Top, it was primarily a DWU narrative in its own right.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tom had mistakenly thought that Iris' bus was a real bus when he was in Putney Common. (PROSE: Verdigris)
- Tom will eventually leave Iris in a "terrible fit of pique". (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large)
