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{{Infobox | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |||
series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]| | |companions= | ||
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companions=| | |writer = Jonathan Clements | ||
|anthology = Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas | |||
writer= | |release date = 5 December 2007 | ||
|prev = Do You Dream in Colour? (short story) | |||
|next=24 Crawford Street (short story) | |||
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'''''The Nobility of Faith''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Clements]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
' | [[Ala ud-Din]] has been imprisoned in a [[cave]] by his [[uncle]], the [[Vizier (The Nobility of Faith)|Vizier]], who plans to [[Marriage|marry]] Ala ud-Din's love, [[Badroulbadour]]. When [[the TARDIS]] materialises in the cave, Ala ud-Din thinks the Doctor is a [[Djinn (mythology)|djinni]] and asks for three wishes. His wishes happen to coincide with what the Doctor needs to do anyway, so his efforts to convince Ala ud-Din that he isn't a djinni fail. | ||
The Doctor is searching for an [[alien]], who happens to be the Vizier. He defeats the alien, sending him back where he belongs, and Ala ud-Din is free to marry Badroulbadour. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Ala ud-Din]] | |||
* [[Vizier (The Nobility of Faith)|Vizier]] | |||
* Widow [[Tuan]] | |||
* [[Badroulbadour]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor and Ala ud-Din both want to get to [[Samarkand]]. | |||
* Ala ud-Din has never seen [[button]]s. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
* | * The story is a brief retelling of the tale of [[Aladdin]], with the Doctor mistaken for the [[genie]] ("djinni"). | ||
* | * A few exchanges of dialogue are humourously evocative of a [[pantomime]]. | ||
== | == Continuity == | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 9 March 2024
The Nobility of Faith was the seventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas. It was written by Jonathan Clements. It featured the Fourth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ala ud-Din has been imprisoned in a cave by his uncle, the Vizier, who plans to marry Ala ud-Din's love, Badroulbadour. When the TARDIS materialises in the cave, Ala ud-Din thinks the Doctor is a djinni and asks for three wishes. His wishes happen to coincide with what the Doctor needs to do anyway, so his efforts to convince Ala ud-Din that he isn't a djinni fail.
The Doctor is searching for an alien, who happens to be the Vizier. He defeats the alien, sending him back where he belongs, and Ala ud-Din is free to marry Badroulbadour.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story is a brief retelling of the tale of Aladdin, with the Doctor mistaken for the genie ("djinni").
- A few exchanges of dialogue are humourously evocative of a pantomime.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
