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* The Veils called the now-mythical [[Hidden Planet]] the Doorway to Death. | * The Veils called the now-mythical [[Hidden Planet]] the Doorway to Death. | ||
* Jack once saved Persis' planet, the [[Veda]]. According to legend, he is destined to return from the Hidden Planet and save it once more in a time of crisis. | * Jack once saved Persis' planet, the [[Veda]]. According to legend, he is destined to return from the Hidden Planet and save it once more in a time of crisis. | ||
* [[Dark gravity]] affects [[time dilation]], speeding time up locally. | * [[Dark gravity]] affects [[time dilation]], speeding time up locally, so that an approach would feel like thousands of years. | ||
* Jack theorises that the [[Eternal Light]] is responsible for the [[Night Clouds]]. | * Jack theorises that the [[Eternal Light]] is responsible for the [[Night Clouds]]. | ||
* Persis is unfamiliar with [[Christmas]] or [[Christmas tree]]s. | * Persis is unfamiliar with [[Christmas]] or [[Christmas tree]]s. | ||
Revision as of 05:50, 1 April 2020
Mighty and Despair was the second audio story in the anthology The Lives of Captain Jack: Volume Three. It was written by Tim Foley and starred John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness.
Publisher's summary
On a distant planet in the far future two travellers have come looking for a mythical hero.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Carla - Jessica Hayles
- Persis - Joanna Van Kampen
- Zyman - Aaron Anthony
References
- Queen Carla is the ruler of the Twelve Planets, and a vampire.
- The Temple of the Veils was once occupied by the Veils, monks who meditated on the meaning of death.
- The Veils called the now-mythical Hidden Planet the Doorway to Death.
- Jack once saved Persis' planet, the Veda. According to legend, he is destined to return from the Hidden Planet and save it once more in a time of crisis.
- Dark gravity affects time dilation, speeding time up locally, so that an approach would feel like thousands of years.
- Jack theorises that the Eternal Light is responsible for the Night Clouds.
- Persis is unfamiliar with Christmas or Christmas trees.
- The group celebrate Christmas on the winter solstice, and then the Vampire Solstice in summer, year after year. Jack teaches them Christmas carols, including "Good King Wenceslas". Carla refuses to join in on the singing in the early years, but eventually relents.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- With enough centuries (indeed millennia) behind him, Jack's hair has continued turning grey. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)
- Carla finds Jack's blood remarkable. (TV: The Blood Line)
External links
- Official Mighty and Despair page at bigfinish.com
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