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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was the debut release of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' range. | * This story was the debut release of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' range. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The Doctor says he once saw "a dragon the size of [[London]] bridge". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'') | ||
* Vicki recalls rescuing [[Steven Taylor]] from the [[Mechanoid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase]]'') | * Vicki recalls rescuing [[Steven Taylor]] from the [[Mechanoid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase]]'') | ||
* Vicki is telling this story as an ageing woman in [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1164 B.C.]], many years after she left the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] in ancient [[Troy]] to marry [[Troilus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | * Vicki is telling this story as an ageing woman in [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1164 B.C.]], many years after she left the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] in ancient [[Troy]] to marry [[Troilus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | ||
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Frostfire was the first release in the Companion Chronicles audio range. It was the first story of season 1. It was written by Marc Platt and featured Vicki Pallister.
Publisher's summary
Vicki has a tale to tell.
But where does it start and when does it end?
Ancient Carthage. 1164 BC.
Lady Cressida has a secret. She keeps it deep in the cisterns below the Temple of Astarte with only one flame for warmth. And it must never get out.
Regency London, 1814 AD.
The first Doctor, Steven and Vicki go to the fair and meet the fiery Dragon, the novelist Miss Austen and the deadliest weather you ever did see.
But which comes first?
The Future or the Past?
The Phoenix or the Egg?
The Fire or the Frost?
Or will Time freeze over forever?
Plot
Part One
to be added
Part Two
to be added
Cast
References
Biology
- The Cinder mentions the Doctor's hearts.
Buildings
- Vicki notes that St Paul's Cathedral is still standing in the 25th century, after the Dalek invasion in the 22nd century and four World Wars.
Individuals
- The Doctor, Vicki and Steven Taylor are joined on this adventure by Jane Austen.
- The Doctor, Vicki, Steven and Jane met a beadle in London in 1814.
Locations
- The TARDIS crew attend the 1814 frost fair on the River Thames.
Time travel
- The Cinder's timeline is a time loop, with its defeat bringing it into existence. The Cinder's existence is therefore a temporal paradox.
Notes
- This story was the debut release of The Companion Chronicles range.
Continuity
- The Doctor says he once saw "a dragon the size of London bridge". (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Vicki recalls rescuing Steven Taylor from the Mechanoids. (TV: The Chase)
- Vicki is telling this story as an ageing woman in 1164 B.C., many years after she left the TARDIS in ancient Troy to marry Troilus. (TV: The Myth Makers)
- The Second Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly Wright and Jamie McCrimmon would later visit another frost fair in December 1648. (PROSE: The Roundheads)
- River Song and an unspecified Doctor would later ice skate on the frozen River Thames at around the same time during "the last of the great frost fairs." (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)
External links
- Official Frostfire page at bigfinish.com
- Frostfire at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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