The Assassin's Story (short story)
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The Assassin's Story was the thirteenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Repercussions. It was written by Andrew Collins. It featured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka and Vislor Turlough.
Summary
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Characters
References
- Heathcliffe mentions the murder of John Lennon and the assassination attempts against Ronald Reagan and the Pope.
- Heathcliffe mentions the Falklands War.
- The Doctor mentions that the president of the United States was an actor. Heathcliffe tells him President Carter was a peanut farmer, but has a vague memory of an actor opposing Gerald Ford in a recent nomination.
- Heathcliffe thinks he has been reading too much Ray Bradbury and Philip K. Dick.
Notes
- Each story in Short Trips: Repercussions includes a character or characters being taken out of their time by the Doctor to avoid harm to the Web of Time. In this story, it is Heathcliffe Bower.
Continuity
- Tegan uses the expression "Rabbits!" (TV: Logopolis, PROSE: Graham Dilley Saves the World)
