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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Raoul and his partner are
[[Raoul]] is gathering audience members for a TV series he works for, ''[[Glamorama]]'', while his [[Raoul's partner|partner]] helps out.
 
Raoul's partner waits at [[Cleopatra's Needle]], the meeting point for the audience members. A [[gold]]en [[double decker bus]] arrives, and Raoul's partner and the audience climbs aboard.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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== References ==
== References ==
* Raoul moans when he has to watch ''[[This Morning]]'', as he prefers working behind the scenes.
* The presenter refers to [[sanitary pads]] as "[[fanny]] pads".
* The presenter refers to [[sanitary pads]] as "[[fanny]] pads".


=== People ===
=== People ===
* Raoul is [[French]].
* Raoul is [[French]].
* Raoul's partner knows that Raoul has [[Sex|shagged]] at least twenty audience members.
* The older man and his boy comment that [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] from the new [[Doctor Who TV movie|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]] is sexy, and they'd want to [[shag]] him.
* The older man and his boy comment that [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] from the new [[Doctor Who TV movie|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]] is sexy, and they'd want to [[shag]] him.
* The presenter looks like a young [[Roy Castle (Hospitality)|Roy Castle]].
* The presenter looks like a young [[Roy Castle (Hospitality)|Roy Castle]].
* Eliza is a member of the [[Lesbian Avengers]].


=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
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*Raoul spends [[Saturday]] night in [[Peterborough]], going into [[gay]] clubs and pubs, looking for people who would be willing to be part of the audience.
*The presenter refers to [[sanitary pads]] as "[[fanny]] pads".
* Raoul's partner visits [[Cleopatra's Needle]], overlooking the [[Thames]]. She knows that ''This Morning'' is moving to here, from [[Albert Dock]] In [[Liverpool]].
*Eliza is a member of the [[Lesbian Avengers]].
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=== Food and drink ===
=== Food and drink ===
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
*This incarnation of Iris Wildthyme that features in this story originates from [[Paul Magrs]]' ''Phoenix Court'' series of novels, which were published without any connections to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' at the time, meaning these novels are currently out of the scope of this Wiki. This does not mean the incarnation herself is [[T:VALID|invalid]]; this incarnation is treated by the [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|series]] as one of Iris' many, equally true origins.
*This incarnation of Iris Wildthyme that features in this story originates from [[Paul Magrs]]' ''Phoenix Court'' series of novels, which were published without any connections to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' at the time, meaning these novels are currently out of the scope of this Wiki. This does not mean the incarnation herself is [[T:VALID|invalid]]; this Wiki does acknowledge this incarnation in later works, such as [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]''


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* This incarnation of Iris Wildthyme was first mentioned in ''[[PROSE]]: [[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]''.
* This incarnation of Iris Wildthyme was first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]''.


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Hospitality was the thirteenth and final short story in the anthology Iris: Abroad, written by Paul Magrs.

It featured the "lesbian novelist" incarnation of Iris Wildthyme, who is one of Iris Wildthyme's many equally true, first incarnations.

Plot

Raoul is gathering audience members for a TV series he works for, Glamorama, while his partner helps out.

Raoul's partner waits at Cleopatra's Needle, the meeting point for the audience members. A golden double decker bus arrives, and Raoul's partner and the audience climbs aboard.

Characters

References

People

Locations

Food and drink

Notes

  • This incarnation of Iris Wildthyme that features in this story originates from Paul Magrs' Phoenix Court series of novels, which were published without any connections to Doctor Who at the time, meaning these novels are currently out of the scope of this Wiki. This does not mean the incarnation herself is invalid; this Wiki does acknowledge this incarnation in later works, such as PROSE: The Blue Angel

Continuity