Short Trips: Defining Patterns

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Short Trips: Defining Patterns
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Author Ian Farrington
Series Doctor Who book:
Big Finish Short Trips
Release number
23
Publisher Big Finish Productions
Publication date
March 2008
ISBN 978-1-84435-268-5
Preceded by Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas  
Followed by Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership  

Short Trips: Defining Patterns is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Ian Farrington and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . The theme of the collection is the patterns that define the Universe.

Contents

Stories

TitleAuthorDoctorFeaturing
Machine Time George Ivanoff 4th
The Tide and Time Neil Corry 7th Ace
Losing the Audience Mat Coward 1st Susan
One Card For The Curious Xanna Eve Chown 7thAce
Seance John Davies 7thAce
The Celestial Harmony Engine Ian Briggs 7th
Mutiny Robert Dick Harry
Numb Dave Owen 3rd Sarah Jane
Closing the Account Stephen Hatcher 7th
The Great Escapes Simon Guerrier Lucie
Loose Change Steven Savile 6th
Lepidoptery for Beginners John Dorney 2nd Jamie & Zoe
One Step Forward, Two Steps BackChris Thomas2nd & 5th Jamie & Turlough
Homework Michael Coen 2ndJamie & Zoe
The Devil Like a Bear Brian Willis 7thAce
Stanley Lizzie Hopley 4th Leela
Twilight's End Cavan Scott & Mark Wright 7th Nimrod
The Book of My Life Ian Mond 6th
Linking Material Ian Farrington 6th Emily Chaudhry and Will Hoffman

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References

  1. "Short Story Comp". BBC. 2007.