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{{merge|'Twas the Night Before Christmas (webcast)|it is proposed on the talk page to rename this story to a webcast. Since that page already exists, if the proposal it taken, it would have to be a merge.}} | |||
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|image= | |image = 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.jpg | ||
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|doctor= Thirteenth Doctor | |series2 = | ||
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|featuring = [[Santa Claus]] | |||
|setting= [[Lapland]] | |setting = [[Lapland]], [[24 December]] | ||
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|broadcast date = [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] | |||
|read by = [[Bradley Walsh]] | |||
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|broadcast date= 18 December [[2018 (releases)|2018]] | |reprint = | ||
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''''Twas the Night Before Christmas''' was a | }} | ||
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'''''{{'}}Twas the Night Before Christmas''''' was a [[Christmas]] themed webcast story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. | |||
== | == Summary == | ||
Get in the | Get in the festive spirit with a very [[Doctor Who]] [[poem]]! | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], [[Santa Claus]] is in a panic because his [[ | On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], [[Santa Claus]] is in a panic because his sleigh has lost its [[magic]]al flying power. He calls the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], who agrees to lend him her [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] for the night. Later, as the TARDIS zips around the world, a [[Sophie Raworth|news anchor]] reports that there have been sightings of a [[police box]] in the sky. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[ | * Narrator - [[Bradley Walsh]] | ||
* [[Thirteenth Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]] | |||
* [[Santa Claus]] - TBA | * [[Santa Claus]] - TBA | ||
* | * [[Sophie Raworth]] - Herself | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* A sign | * [[Santa Claus]] crashlands in [[Lapland]]. | ||
* | ** The place is filled with [[snowman|snowmen]] and [[candy cane]]s. | ||
* A sign points towards the [[North Pole]]. | |||
* Santa's [[sleigh]] has lost its [[magic]]al flying [[power]]. | |||
** Santa moans that it is too late to call a [[mechanic]]. | |||
* Santa has an [[iPhone]] with a cover that reads [[Plum]]. | |||
** Santa knows the [[telephone]] number to the TARDIS. | |||
* The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] is on an [[Planet ('Twas the Night Before Christmas)|unnamed planet]]. | |||
* [[The Doctor]] uses the [[TARDIS telephone]]. | |||
* The Doctor offers Santa to borrow [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | |||
* A [[Sophie Raworth|newsreporter]] reports about sightings of a flying [[police box]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
* The story is named after the [[Twas the Night Before Christmas|poem of the same name]], and is | * This story is the first in the "[[Jodie Whittaker]]/[[Chris Chibnall]] era" to not feature [[Graham O'Brien]], [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Ryan Sinclair]]. | ||
* The story is named after the [[Twas the Night Before Christmas|famous Christmas poem of the same name]], and told to the same rhythm and metre. | |||
** This is the second story to be named after the poem, after the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] [[The Night Before Christmas (audio story)|audio story]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor has met Santa | * [[The Doctor]] has met [[Santa Claus]] on multiple occasions before. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]'', ''[[Silent Knight (comic story)|Silent Knight]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise! (novel)|Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise!]]'', ''[[The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas (short story)|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas]]'', ''[[A Visit from Saint Nicholas (short story)|A Visit from Saint Nicholas]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]] | |||
[[Category:2018 webcasts]] | [[Category:2018 webcasts]] | ||
[[Category:Thirteenth Doctor stories]] | [[Category:Thirteenth Doctor stories]] | ||