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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== Part one ===
=== Part one ===
''to be added''
A
huge creature screams in the underground city of Gandor as scientist
Quendril attempts to save it but he is unsuccessful. He
debates with his servant Risor about whether he should continue
performing these horrible experiments for Zaadur.
 
The
Doctor, Jamie and Zoe materialize in a strange and dusty red
environment. The Doctor deduces that they have arrived on a planet in
earth’s solar system, Mars as a matter of fact. Since it is cold
out, the Doctor suggests they move around for warmth. As Zoe sprints
off, Jamie reminds the Doctor that Mars is home of the Ice Warriors,
whom they have encountered before but the Doctor assures Jamie that
they don’t exist yet as it is too early in history. They take off
after Zoe. 
 
 
They find an early life-form that looks like a
lizard and chase after it.
 
Meanwhile
Zaadur meets with Quendril in his lab where he protests about
continuing the experiments due to the mounting death tolls. She
blackmails him to continue anyway, reminding him that the princess
Veltreena’s life is on the line. She reiterates that his
experiments are for the “good of all” while Risor slips away.
 
Jamie
and the Doctor catch up with Zoe, spotting that the creature is
actually a baby and part of a family. They suddenly hear a bugle-like
<nowiki> </nowiki>noise. The Doctor fears that these creatures may be being hunted
and agrees with Zoe that they should go back to the TARDIS lest they
accidentally get caught in the hunt. They begin to run back the way they came.
 
Zaadur demands Qunedril’s decision whether he will continue his
work or not as chief scientist because if he chooses not to, she will
cut off his access to “[[life drink]]”. Quendril relents and agrees
to continue with Zaadur’s scheme. She demands that he speed up the
research. He offers to show some of the progress he has made. He
reveals [[Aslor]], one of his research subjects it is still in its primitive stage, to which she goads him into
finishing it.
 
Risor stumbles through the crowded streets
of Gandor attempting to find someone.
 
[[Veltreena]] sits in a room, being tended to by
servants. She observes a screen displaying the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie
on the surface. She is intrigued by these estrange creatures, having
never before seen anything like them. Risor arrives and warns her
that her life is in danger due to Zaadur. Veltreena laughs, assuring
him that she is in control of the city and Zaadur is nothing but a
joke. Risor tries to explain that Zaadur is in control now but
Veltreena laughs again. She reassures Risor that everything is fine
and persuades him to stay with her and watch the strangers on the
planet’s surface as they are quite entertaining to her.
 
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe continue to
try and escape the hunt. The hunters, however, get closer. The trio
then fall into a large pit, after which Jamie realizes is a trap. The
trap is revealed to be a metal box that closes them in and drags them
down below the surface.
 
Veltreena tries to find them, but Risor
comments they have fallen into a Saurian pit. Risor realizes that
something may have happened to the strangers and attempts to leave,
but Veltreena wants him to stay. He convinces her otherwise and
leaves, despite her annoyance. She sees that the hunters are now
following the stranger's tracks.
 
The
trio remove their environment suits as they descend below and the
Doctor surmises that due to the nature of the trap, the people they
are dealing with are clearly advanced creatures capable of
reason, so perhaps they will understand their predicament. They
arrive in a tunnel and venture forward.
 
Veltreena
continues to watch.
 
The trio enter a chamber. It is
revealed to be a laboratory with computers and all manner of
scientific equipment with a  large box being cooled in the middle.
Zoe notices that much of the equipment is for temperature control.
Jamie, bored by Zoe and the Doctor’s scientific intrigue and investigations,
starts exploring another corridor. The Doctor peers into the box
and sees eggs. The two surmise that the eggs are of a species they
have never seen before. Suddenly a [[Ice Warrior|green creature]] bursts in and
frightens them, followed by several more. It fires at Zoe, sending
her flying across the room and knocking her out. The lead warrior then turns
to the Doctor....


=== Part two ===
=== Part two ===

Revision as of 05:31, 28 March 2020

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Lords of the Red Planet was the third release in the fourth series of The Lost Stories from Big Finish Productions. It tells the origin story of the Ice Warriors.

The story had originally been intended for TV however it was dropped and the script for The Seeds of Death was created in place of it. The original story had been written by Brian Hayles, the creator behind the Ice Warriors, but for the audio release it was adapted by John Dorney.

Publisher's summary

The TARDIS crew land on Mars, home of the Ice Warriors, far back in its history. The Doctor is convinced it's much too early for them to meet their frozen foes.. but the Doctor is wrong.

Far below the surface of the planet an evil scheme is in motion. A scientist works night and day at the command of an insane despot. A despot intent on creating a terrifyingly familiar army.

What exactly does Zaadur plan? What dark secret lies at the heart of the Gandoran mines? How far will the Doctor go to save his friends? In the deepest caves, the true Lords of the Red Planet are ready to emerge... Can anyone possibly survive their birth?

Plot

Part one

A huge creature screams in the underground city of Gandor as scientist Quendril attempts to save it but he is unsuccessful. He debates with his servant Risor about whether he should continue performing these horrible experiments for Zaadur.

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe materialize in a strange and dusty red environment. The Doctor deduces that they have arrived on a planet in earth’s solar system, Mars as a matter of fact. Since it is cold out, the Doctor suggests they move around for warmth. As Zoe sprints off, Jamie reminds the Doctor that Mars is home of the Ice Warriors, whom they have encountered before but the Doctor assures Jamie that they don’t exist yet as it is too early in history. They take off after Zoe.


They find an early life-form that looks like a lizard and chase after it.

Meanwhile Zaadur meets with Quendril in his lab where he protests about continuing the experiments due to the mounting death tolls. She blackmails him to continue anyway, reminding him that the princess Veltreena’s life is on the line. She reiterates that his experiments are for the “good of all” while Risor slips away.

Jamie and the Doctor catch up with Zoe, spotting that the creature is actually a baby and part of a family. They suddenly hear a bugle-like noise. The Doctor fears that these creatures may be being hunted and agrees with Zoe that they should go back to the TARDIS lest they accidentally get caught in the hunt. They begin to run back the way they came.

Zaadur demands Qunedril’s decision whether he will continue his work or not as chief scientist because if he chooses not to, she will cut off his access to “life drink”. Quendril relents and agrees to continue with Zaadur’s scheme. She demands that he speed up the research. He offers to show some of the progress he has made. He reveals Aslor, one of his research subjects it is still in its primitive stage, to which she goads him into finishing it.

Risor stumbles through the crowded streets of Gandor attempting to find someone.

Veltreena sits in a room, being tended to by servants. She observes a screen displaying the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie on the surface. She is intrigued by these estrange creatures, having never before seen anything like them. Risor arrives and warns her that her life is in danger due to Zaadur. Veltreena laughs, assuring him that she is in control of the city and Zaadur is nothing but a joke. Risor tries to explain that Zaadur is in control now but Veltreena laughs again. She reassures Risor that everything is fine and persuades him to stay with her and watch the strangers on the planet’s surface as they are quite entertaining to her.

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe continue to try and escape the hunt. The hunters, however, get closer. The trio then fall into a large pit, after which Jamie realizes is a trap. The trap is revealed to be a metal box that closes them in and drags them down below the surface.

Veltreena tries to find them, but Risor comments they have fallen into a Saurian pit. Risor realizes that something may have happened to the strangers and attempts to leave, but Veltreena wants him to stay. He convinces her otherwise and leaves, despite her annoyance. She sees that the hunters are now following the stranger's tracks.

The trio remove their environment suits as they descend below and the Doctor surmises that due to the nature of the trap, the people they are dealing with are clearly advanced creatures capable of reason, so perhaps they will understand their predicament. They arrive in a tunnel and venture forward.

Veltreena continues to watch.

The trio enter a chamber. It is revealed to be a laboratory with computers and all manner of scientific equipment with a large box being cooled in the middle. Zoe notices that much of the equipment is for temperature control. Jamie, bored by Zoe and the Doctor’s scientific intrigue and investigations, starts exploring another corridor. The Doctor peers into the box and sees eggs. The two surmise that the eggs are of a species they have never seen before. Suddenly a green creature bursts in and frightens them, followed by several more. It fires at Zoe, sending her flying across the room and knocking her out. The lead warrior then turns to the Doctor....

Part two

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Part three

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Part four

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Part five

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Part six

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Cast

References

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Notes

Continuity

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