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'''''1963: The Assassination Games''''' was the one hundred and eightieth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]].  
'''''1963: The Assassination Games''''' was the one hundred and eightieth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]].


It was the third story in the [[1963 (audio series)|1963]] audio trilogy celebrating the [[2013 (releases)|50th anniversary]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
It was the third story in the [[1963 (audio series)|1963]] audio trilogy celebrating the [[2013 (releases)|50th anniversary]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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[[London]]. The end of [[November]], [[1963]]. A time of change. The old guard are being swept away by the white heat of technology. Political scandals are the talk of the town. Britain tries to maintain its international role; fanatics assassinate charismatic politicians and [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]] is trying to get his fledgling [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|Counter-Measures]] unit off the ground.
[[London]]. The end of [[November]], [[1963]]. A time of change. The old guard are being swept away by the white heat of technology. Political scandals are the talk of the town. Britain tries to maintain its international role; fanatics assassinate charismatic politicians and [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]] is trying to get his fledgling [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|Counter-Measures]] unit off the ground.


When his life is saved by a familiar [[Seventh Doctor|umbrella-bearing figure]], he knows something terrible is going on. Whilst [[Rachel Jensen|Rachel]] investigates an enigmatic millionaire and [[Allison Williams|Allison]] goes undercover in an extremist organisation, Gilmore discovers a sinister plot with roots a century old.
When his life is saved by a familiar [[Seventh Doctor|umbrella-bearing figure]], he knows something terrible is going on. Whilst [[Rachel Jensen|Rachel]] investigates an enigmatic millionaire and [[Allison Williams|Allison]] goes undercover in an extremist organisation, Gilmore discovers a sinister plot with roots a century old.


The Doctor and [[Ace]] are back in town. A new dawn is coming. It's time for everyone... to see the Light.
The Doctor and [[Ace]] are back in town. A new dawn is coming. It's time for everyone... to see the Light.
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* [[David Ritchie]] was born in [[1932]]. He was a student activist and a member of the [[Communism|Communist Party of Britain]] until the [[Soviet Union]] invaded [[Hungary]] in [[1956]]. Prior to his death, he was a member of the militant organisation [[Disarmament Now]].
* [[David Ritchie]] was born in [[1932]]. He was a student activist and a member of the [[Communism|Communist Party of Britain]] until the [[Soviet Union]] invaded [[Hungary]] in [[1956]]. Prior to his death, he was a member of the militant organisation [[Disarmament Now]].
* [[Amanda Caulfield]] was born in [[1933]].
* [[Amanda Caulfield]] was born in [[1933]].
* Using the [[Aliases of the Doctor|pseudonym "John Rutherford"]], as a reference to [[Ernest Rutherford]], the Doctor was elected as an independent MP on a platform of nuclear disarmament in [[May]] [[1963]].  
* Using the [[Aliases of the Doctor|pseudonym "John Rutherford"]], as a reference to [[Ernest Rutherford]], the Doctor was elected as an independent MP on a platform of nuclear disarmament in [[May]] [[1963]].
* In [[2013]], the Doctor and Ace found Gilmore's memoirs in a bookshop in London. Ace looked herself up in the index and found references to the [[Shoreditch Incident]] and the [[Starfire Incident]].  
* In [[2013]], the Doctor and Ace found Gilmore's memoirs in a bookshop in London. Ace looked herself up in the index and found references to the [[Shoreditch Incident]] and the [[Starfire Incident]].
* Ace mentions ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' and refers to Sir Gideon Vale as "[[Lord Snooty]]." She later alludes to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise and tells Rachel that she is going to love ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]''.
* Ace mentions ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' and refers to Sir Gideon Vale as "[[Lord Snooty]]." She later alludes to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise and tells Rachel that she is going to love ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]''.


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* Sir Gideon Vale refers to the fact that Rachel is [[Judaism|Jewish]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Threshold (audio story)|Threshold]]'')
* Sir Gideon Vale refers to the fact that Rachel is [[Judaism|Jewish]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Threshold (audio story)|Threshold]]'')
* The Doctor tells Gilmore that he was very fond of [[cat]]s a [[Sixth Doctor|lifetime ago]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'')
* The Doctor tells Gilmore that he was very fond of [[cat]]s a [[Sixth Doctor|lifetime ago]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'')
* The Doctor tells Gilmore that there are at least five other versions of him in [[1963]] and that two of them are previous versions of his seventh incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]'', ''[[1963: The Space Race (audio story)|1963: The Space Race]]'', ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Those Left Behind (short story)|Those Left Behind]]'', ''[[Ghost Ship (novel)|Ghost Ship]]'')
* The Doctor tells Gilmore that there are at least five other versions of him in [[1963]] and that two of them are previous versions of his seventh incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]'', ''[[1963: The Space Race (audio story)|1963: The Space Race]]'', ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Those Left Behind (short story)|Those Left Behind]]'', ''[[Ghost Ship (novel)|Ghost Ship]]'')
* Gilmore refers to [[Mike Smith|Sgt. Mike Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* Gilmore refers to [[Mike Smith|Sgt. Mike Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor continued to serve in Parliament as "John Rutherford" until the next general election in [[October]] [[1964]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[State of Emergency (audio story)|State of Emergency]]'')
* The Doctor continued to serve in Parliament as "John Rutherford" until the next general election in [[October]] [[1964]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[State of Emergency (audio story)|State of Emergency]]'')
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1963: The Assassination Games was the one hundred and eightieth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by John Dorney and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace.

It was the third story in the 1963 audio trilogy celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.

Publisher's summary

London. The end of November, 1963. A time of change. The old guard are being swept away by the white heat of technology. Political scandals are the talk of the town. Britain tries to maintain its international role; fanatics assassinate charismatic politicians and Group Captain Ian Gilmore is trying to get his fledgling Counter-Measures unit off the ground.

When his life is saved by a familiar umbrella-bearing figure, he knows something terrible is going on. Whilst Rachel investigates an enigmatic millionaire and Allison goes undercover in an extremist organisation, Gilmore discovers a sinister plot with roots a century old.

The Doctor and Ace are back in town. A new dawn is coming. It's time for everyone... to see the Light.

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  • This is the first audio drama released in the main range to feature the Seventh Doctor and Ace travelling alone since The Rapture in September 2002.
  • The circumstances surrounding Stephen Mulryne's affair with Amanda Caulfield are based on the Profumo Affair.
  • When Sir Francis White threatens him by calling him a "dead man," the Doctor says, "You may very well think that but I couldn't possibly comment." This is a reference to Francis Urquhart's most famous line from the political thriller House of Cards.
  • Rachel's comment that the Bond films "aren't exactly [her] thing" may be an in-joke referring to the fact that Pamela Salem played Miss Moneypenny in the unofficial Bond film Never Say Never Again in 1983.
  • The identity of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is never given in the story. In reality, the Prime Minister in November 1963 was Alec Douglas-Home, who served in that position from 18 October 1963 to 16 October 1964. He was previously mentioned in AUDIO: The Pelage Project and AUDIO: State of Emergency.
  • Chronologically, this marks the first appearance of Sir Toby Kinsella.
  • In real life, the Defence Secretary position did not exist until 1964 and there was no Deputy Prime Minister under Douglas-Home.
  • This story was recorded on 11 and 12 February 2013.
  • This story was offered as a free download with DWM 467, along with a number of other "Part Ones".

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