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|image        = Three Steps to the Left.jpg
story name=Three Steps to the Left|
|series       = ''[[Brief Encounter]]''
image=[[File:ThreeStepsToTheLeft.jpg|250px]]|
|doctor       = Seventh Doctor
series=[[Brief Encounter]]|
|companions   =  
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]]|
|setting      = [[Gibson Desert]], [[1979]]
companions=[[Ace]] (mentioned, doesn't appear)|
|writer       = Glenn Langford
year=[[Gibson Desert]], [[Australia]], [[1979]]|
|publication = [[DWM 198]]
writer=[[Glenn Langford]]|
|release date = 18 March 1993
publication=[[DWM 198]]|
|cover date  = 14 April 1993
previous story=[[A Time & a Place]]|
|prev        = A Time & a Place (short story)
next story=[[Anti-Matter with Fries]]|
|next         = Anti-Matter with Fries (short story)
|}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a short story in the [[Brief Encounter]] range in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was a [[pseudo-historical]] story that revolved around the actual historical event of [[Skylab]]'s unceremonious [[1979]] return to [[Earth]].
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWM 198]]. It was a pseudo-historical story that revolved around the actual event of [[Skylab]]'s unceremonious [[1979]] return to [[Earth]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Paul Forbes]] is in trouble. Foolishly, he has chosen to drive across the [[Gibson Desert]] on an ill-advised summer trip between [[Darwin]] and [[Alice Springs]]. His [[Land Rover]] doesn't like it. After it overheats near [[Barrow Creek]], he is forced to stop in the blazing sun in the hopes that his engine will somehow cool down. In the distance, what he assumes to be a mirage forms before his eyes. Why, though, is it in the form of a [[British]] [[police box]]? [[Seventh Doctor|A man]] pops out of the box and asks him to move three steps to the left. A baffled Forbes complies —just in time to avoid being struck by a chunk of falling [[Skylab]]. The man pops back inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the police box]], muttering something about a person named [[Ace]], who hates it when he does this sort of thing because she thinks he's just showing off.
[[Paul Forbes]] is in trouble. Foolishly, he has chosen to drive across the [[Gibson Desert]] on an ill-advised summer trip between [[Darwin]] and [[Alice Springs]]. His [[Land Rover]] doesn't like it. After it overheats near [[Barrow Creek]], he is forced to stop in the blazing sun in the hopes that his engine will somehow cool down.
 
In the distance, what he assumes is a mirage forms before his eyes. Why, though, is it in the form of a [[British]] [[police box]]? [[Seventh Doctor|A man]] pops out of the box and asks him to move three steps to the left. A baffled Forbes complies — just in time to avoid being struck by a chunk of falling [[Skylab]].
 
The man pops back inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the police box]], muttering something about someone named [[Ace]] who hates it when he does this sort of thing because she thinks he's just showing off.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Paul Forbes]]
* [[Paul Forbes]]
* [[Ace]] (implied to be in [[the TARDIS]])
== Worldbuilding ==
== References ==
* Forbes drinks [[Coke]].
* Forbes drinks [[Coke]].


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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor is specifically said to be wearing his dark coat and carrying a red-handled umbrella.
''to be added''
== Timeline ==
 
* ''Three Steps to the Left'' takes place after [[BE]]: ''[[Dream a Little Dream For Me]].''
== External links ==
* ''Three Steps to the Left'' takes place before [[BE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 184)|Untitled]].''
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 29 February 2024

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Three Steps to the Left was a Brief Encounter short story published in DWM 198. It was a pseudo-historical story that revolved around the actual event of Skylab's unceremonious 1979 return to Earth.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Paul Forbes is in trouble. Foolishly, he has chosen to drive across the Gibson Desert on an ill-advised summer trip between Darwin and Alice Springs. His Land Rover doesn't like it. After it overheats near Barrow Creek, he is forced to stop in the blazing sun in the hopes that his engine will somehow cool down.

In the distance, what he assumes is a mirage forms before his eyes. Why, though, is it in the form of a British police box? A man pops out of the box and asks him to move three steps to the left. A baffled Forbes complies — just in time to avoid being struck by a chunk of falling Skylab.

The man pops back inside the police box, muttering something about someone named Ace who hates it when he does this sort of thing because she thinks he's just showing off.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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