The Splintered Gate (short story)

The Splintered Gate was the second short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Companions. It was written by Justin Richards. It featured Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. It is notable for taking place before the events of An Unearthly Child and being the only adventure in the Doctor Who franchise that takes place in this personal timeline which does not feature the First Doctor or Susan Foreman.

Summary
In the days before his life changed completely, Ian Chesterton lived a very simple life, holidaying in Dorset and accepting a job at a boarding school. But there were strange events in Ian's life before he met the Doctor, and it all started when Barbara introduces him to her new friend, Rosemary the gypsie, who has a few chilling prophecies on Ian's future... and he discovers he can change his future, and the future of many others around him... with the power of a mysterious package.

Characters

 * Ian Chesterton
 * Barbara Wright
 * Rosemary

Continuity
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