On Skaz, speaking costs money. Aymius Todd is trapped in a police interrogation. They want to know about his links to the Garrulous Liberation, and his encounter with a man called the Doctor. But, Aymius is running out of words, and if he can’t afford to finish his story, then he’ll never be able to speak again. Winner of the The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity 2020

Nora Wicker is forgetful. Not big things – not yet, anyway. She remembers her address and where the shops are. She remembers people when they come to visit, no matter how rare that is. But she doesn’t remember where the bush with the red leaves in her garden came from – and she definitely doesn’t remember asking for a house call from the Eleventh Doctor. Winner of the Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity 2022

George White experienced exciting, sometimes dangerous escapades throughout his professional and personal life. Now he loves to arrange public talks to share memories and pictures from his adventures around the world. At an event in Hoxteth, he meets a colourful stranger for the very first time. But if George can’t recall ever meeting this man before, how can it be that the Sixth Doctor clearly appears in so many of the photographs that George took more than a decade ago? Winner of the Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity 2023

The Intergalactic Fringe Festival spans a whole planet. Its programme offers millions of shows, so the Doctor and Bill can choose anything from anti-grav acrobats to the quantum cabaret. But the Doctor is alarmed when he attends a play about the Time War. It's not just that it tells his personal history - its performance could unravel the universe. Winner of the Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity 2024

The Galactic Lost Property Office is where the universe stores what it has misplaced. But instead of a scarf from Trenzalore or an umbrella from Peladon, someone has handed in a Wednesday. A whole missing day. The Doctor says she was keeping it safe before someone wished it away. Now it's loose and dangerous - with a treacherous crowd who claim ownership ahead of her in the queue. Winner of the Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity 2025