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Revision as of 17:46, 16 October 2014
Mask of Tragedy was the one hundred and ninetieth story in Big Finish's monthly range.
Publisher's summary
Athens, 421 BC. An ancient civilisation of philosophers and poets and the birthplace of theatre. The Doctor has decided to show Ace and Hector how it all began, with help from the great comedian Aristophanes.
But life in Athens is no laughing matter. There’s the ever-present threat of invasion from the Spartan horde. The plague that turns people into the walking dead. The slavery. The tyrannical rule of the paranoid, malicious Cleon and his network of informers. And the giant flying beetle with knives for wings that stalks the city streets at night.
What Athens needs is a hero. And who better to be a hero in ancient Greece than a man called Hector?
Plot
Part One
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Part Two
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Part Three
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Part Four
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Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Hector Thomas - Philip Olivier
- Aristophanes - Samuel West
- Cleon - Alisdair Simpson
- Tyrgius/Slave Trader/Boy - Russell Bentley
- Telephus/Cisyphus/Old Man - Tim Treloar
- Adonia/Lysistrata - Emily Tucker
References
- Ace refers to Hollyoaks.
- Ace describes the Time Lords as "the men in high collars".
- The Doctor mentions Wikipedia.
Notes
- This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.
Continuity
- The Doctor decided to take Ace and Hector to Athens in 421 BC after defeating the Swarm on the asteroid K4067 in the 52nd century. (AUDIO: Revenge of the Swarm)
- This is the Doctor's third known encounter with Aristophanes. During his first incarnation, he found him and Eratosthenes arguing in a library in Egypt in the 4th century B.C.. (PROSE: The Book of Shadows) During his fourth incarnation, he and Leela met him at a gathering at Anaximander's house. (PROSE: The Brain of Socrates)
External links
- Official Mask of Tragedy page at bigfinish.com