Listening Watch (short story)

 was a Brief Encounter short story published in DWMS Winter 1991.

Summary
Sergeant John Benton fetches coffee and snacks for Captain Mike Yates and himself in readiness for another evening shift on radio standby. Contemplating another quiet evening, their planned game of Pontoon is postponed when the Brigadier calls them into world-saving action.

Characters

 * Mike Yates
 * John Benton
 * Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Continuity

 * As Captain Mike Yates is still in UNIT, this story could take place anywhere between TV: Terror of the Autons and TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs.