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|range = Short Trips (series) | |||
|series in range = Short Trips: The History of Christmas | |||
|series number in range = 15 | |||
|number in series = 14 | |||
|doctor = The Doctor (Auld Mortality's universe){{!}}The Doctor | |||
|companions = [[Susan (Auld Mortality's universe)|Susan]], [[Leonardo da Vinci (Auld Mortality's universe)|Leonardo]] | |||
|setting = {{il|[[Judaea]], [[Auld Mortality's universe|parallel universe]]|[[London]], [[24 December]] [[1961]], [[Auld Mortality's universe|parallel universe]]}} | |||
|writer = Marc Platt | |||
|anthology = Short Trips: The History of Christmas | |||
|release date = 26 November 2005 | |||
|series = [[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |||
|prev = Nobody's Gift (short story) | |||
|next = Comforts of Home (short story) | |||
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'''''The Innocents''''' was the fourteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The History of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Marc Platt]]. It featured alternate versions of [[The Doctor (Auld Mortality's universe)|the Doctor]] and [[Susan (Auld Mortality's universe)|Susan]], who had previously appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' audio stories ''[[Auld Mortality (audio story)|Auld Mortality]]'' and ''[[A Storm of Angels (audio story)|A Storm of Angels]]''. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
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==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
'' | * [[The Doctor (Auld Mortality's universe)|The Doctor]] | ||
* [[Susan (Auld Mortality's universe)|Susan]] | |||
* [[Leonardo da Vinci (Auld Mortality's universe)|Leonardo da Vinci]] | |||
* Mrs [[Simeon (Auld Mortality's universe)|Simeon]] | |||
* [[Reuben (Auld Mortality's universe)|Reuben]] | |||
* [[Job (Auld Mortality's universe)|Job]] | |||
* [[Milcah (Auld Mortality's universe)|Milcah]] | |||
* [[Uriel (Auld Mortality's universe)|Uriel]] | |||
* [[Park keeper (Auld Mortality's universe)|Park keeper]] | |||
* [[Punk angel (Auld Mortality's universe)|Punk angel]] | |||
* [[Steward (Auld Mortality's universe)|Steward]] | |||
* Prime Minister [[Harold Macmillan (Auld Mortality's universe)|Harold Macmillan]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * When [[Punk angel (Auld Mortality's universe)|a woman]] sarcastically refers to herself as [[Mona Lisa]], the Doctor response, ''"[[La Giaconda]]? Surely not..."'' In the real world, La Giaconda was identified as the definitive model of the Mona Lisa painting in [[2005 (releases)|2005]], the same year ''The Innocents'' was released. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor and Susan travelled with [[Leonardo da Vinci (Auld Mortality's universe)|Leonardo da Vinci]]. The Doctor took Leonardo to visit the [[Ore (species)|Ore]], a race who had ships which travelled by astrodynamic principles derived from the harmonies of the Spheres. This experience allowed Leonardo to master the power of flight, altering [[history]] so that [[human]]ity had developed spaceflight by the [[16th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Storm of Angels (audio story)|A Storm of Angels]]'') | ||
* The Doctor wishes he still had [[Badger (Auld Mortality's universe)|Badger]] while he surveys the mess a [[donkey]] had made in [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Auld Mortality's universe)|his TARDIS]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Auld Mortality (audio story)|Auld Mortality]]'') | |||
* A main universe version of this story{{fact}} is remembered by the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]''. | |||
==External | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whotrip18.htm#14|The Innocents}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 29 February 2024
The Innocents was the fourteenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The History of Christmas. It was written by Marc Platt. It featured alternate versions of the Doctor and Susan, who had previously appeared in the Doctor Who Unbound audio stories Auld Mortality and A Storm of Angels.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor
- Susan
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Mrs Simeon
- Reuben
- Job
- Milcah
- Uriel
- Park keeper
- Punk angel
- Steward
- Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When a woman sarcastically refers to herself as Mona Lisa, the Doctor response, "La Giaconda? Surely not..." In the real world, La Giaconda was identified as the definitive model of the Mona Lisa painting in 2005, the same year The Innocents was released.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Susan travelled with Leonardo da Vinci. The Doctor took Leonardo to visit the Ore, a race who had ships which travelled by astrodynamic principles derived from the harmonies of the Spheres. This experience allowed Leonardo to master the power of flight, altering history so that humanity had developed spaceflight by the 16th century. (AUDIO: A Storm of Angels)
- The Doctor wishes he still had Badger while he surveys the mess a donkey had made in his TARDIS. (AUDIO: Auld Mortality)
- A main universe version of this story[source needed] is remembered by the Eighth Doctor in AUDIO: Relative Dimensions.
