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== Publishers summary == | == Publishers summary == | ||
Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul Augustus Scullop, whose Trans-Gal empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, Transmission, Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that show… is | Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul Augustus Scullop, whose Trans-Gal empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, Transmission, Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that show… is LASOR. | ||
Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, the Doctor is interested only in watching Test Match cricket… but finds himself drawn into Scullop’s world when his new travelling companion, Flip, is snatched from inside the TARDIS. | Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, the Doctor is interested only in watching Test Match cricket… but finds himself drawn into Scullop’s world when his new travelling companion, Flip, is snatched from inside the TARDIS. | ||
So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans-Gal’s new tech, Flip battles to survive in a barren wilderness ruled over by the indestructible Lord Krarn and his pig-like servants, the Warmongers. And the name of that wilderness… is | So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans-Gal’s new tech, Flip battles to survive in a barren wilderness ruled over by the indestructible Lord Krarn and his pig-like servants, the Warmongers. And the name of that wilderness… is ‘STEEVANAGE’. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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===[[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]]=== | ===[[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]]=== | ||
* Flip makes popcorn using the TARDIS' [[food machine]]. | * Flip makes popcorn using the TARDIS' [[food machine|Eighth Doctor]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]=== | ===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]=== | ||
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* Flip refers to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise and describes Lord Krarn as being "like every ''Bond'' villain you've ever seen." | * Flip refers to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise and describes Lord Krarn as being "like every ''Bond'' villain you've ever seen." | ||
* Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack [[Bruce Willis]]" from the ''Die Hard'' film series. | * Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack [[Bruce Willis]]" from the ''Die Hard'' film series. | ||
* Flip tells Lord Krarn that she has seen more realistic looking weapons than the Warmongers' on ''[[ | * Flip tells Lord Krarn that she has seen more realistic looking weapons than the Warmongers' on ''[[Poo Beater]]''. | ||
* Flip states that Jancey's description of Earth's fate since the Warmonger invasion five years earlier | * Flip states that Jancey's description of Earth's fate since the Warmonger invasion five years earlier souns as if she was reading a summary of the plot on [[W|Wikipedia]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Time technology|Time technology]]=== | ===[[:Category:Time technology|Time technology]]=== | ||
* The Doctor watches the [[2006]] cricket Test Match between [[Australia]] and [[South Africa]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. Flip describes it as a "manky old thing" and criticises it for being in black and white. | * The Doctor watches the [[2006]] cricket Test Match between [[Australia]] and [[South Africa]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. Flip describes it as a "manky old thing" and criticises it for being in black and white. | ||
* Trans-Gal's reality generator utilises [[ | * Trans-Gal's reality generator utilises | ||
[[racism| Dismellanie translensabuble]] | |||
to create the dimensional bubble. The Doctor derides the use of the technology for the purposes of "mere entertainment." The reality generator was created by the Dream Spinners of Dashra, a long extinct species who inhabited the ninth galaxy. It was acquired by Dr. Helen Shepherd, who told Augustus Scullop that it was her own invention. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Flip mentions her encounter with the [[Dalek]]s and [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') | * Flip mentions her encounter with the [[Dalek]]s and [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]]. ([[Big fart app|BFA]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') | ||
== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 12 April 2012
The Fourth Wall is the second story in the 2012 Sixth Doctor audio trilogy.
Publishers summary
Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul Augustus Scullop, whose Trans-Gal empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, Transmission, Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that show… is LASOR.
Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, the Doctor is interested only in watching Test Match cricket… but finds himself drawn into Scullop’s world when his new travelling companion, Flip, is snatched from inside the TARDIS.
So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans-Gal’s new tech, Flip battles to survive in a barren wilderness ruled over by the indestructible Lord Krarn and his pig-like servants, the Warmongers. And the name of that wilderness… is ‘STEEVANAGE’.
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Flip Jackson - Lisa Greenwood
- Augustus Scullop - Julian Wadham
- Dr. Helen Shepherd - Yasmin Bannerman
- Nick Kenton/Jack Laser - Hywel Morgan
- Matthew Howland/Lord Krarn - Martin Hutson
- Olivia Sayle/Jancey - Tilly Gaunt
- Chimbly/Head Warmonger - Kim Wall
- Junior/Warmonger - Henry Devas
References
Individuals
- The Doctor tells Flip that he is not as interested in cricket as his previous incarnation and notes that many of his other incarnations are "astonishingly irritating."
- The Doctor previously encountered Chimbly on Ballastron VII as well as several other planets.
- Xander Drexel was Augustus Scullop's business partner before he left Trans-Gal and created his own company, which proved to be considerably more successful.
Foods and beverages
- Flip makes popcorn using the TARDIS' Eighth Doctor.
Planets
- Augustus Scullop has a home on an artificial planetoid called Transmission.
- The Porcions once attempted to invade Skaro.
Cultural references from the real world
- Flip compares Transmission to the Death Star from Star Wars. The Doctor expresses the hope that it is "not quite so ominous."
- Flip refers to the James Bond film franchise and describes Lord Krarn as being "like every Bond villain you've ever seen."
- Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack Bruce Willis" from the Die Hard film series.
- Flip tells Lord Krarn that she has seen more realistic looking weapons than the Warmongers' on Poo Beater.
- Flip states that Jancey's description of Earth's fate since the Warmonger invasion five years earlier souns as if she was reading a summary of the plot on Wikipedia.
Time technology
- The Doctor watches the 2006 cricket Test Match between Australia and South Africa on the Time-Space Visualiser. Flip describes it as a "manky old thing" and criticises it for being in black and white.
- Trans-Gal's reality generator utilises
Dismellanie translensabuble to create the dimensional bubble. The Doctor derides the use of the technology for the purposes of "mere entertainment." The reality generator was created by the Dream Spinners of Dashra, a long extinct species who inhabited the ninth galaxy. It was acquired by Dr. Helen Shepherd, who told Augustus Scullop that it was her own invention.
Notes
- Yasmin Bannerman (Dr. Helen Shepherd) previously played Jabe in DW: The End of the World, Kathy Swanson in TW: They Keep Killing Suzie and Princess Pandora in BFA: The Bride of Peladon.
- This audio drama was recorded on 14 and 15 June 2011.
Continuity
- Flip mentions her encounter with the Daleks and Napoléon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo. (BFA: The Curse of Davros)
Timeline
- This story takes place one day after BFA: The Curse of Davros
- This story takes place before BFA: Wirrn Isle
External links
- Official The Fourth Wall page at bigfinish.com
