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|series in range = The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles (audio anthology) | |series in range = The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles (audio anthology) | ||
|number in series = 3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|audio anthology = ''[[The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles]]'' | |audio anthology = ''[[The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles]]'' | ||
|number | |number = 3 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[Dorium Maldovar]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[The Lux]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[The Maldovarium]] | ||
|writer | |writer = [[Roy Gill]] | ||
|director | |director = [[Helen Goldwyn]] | ||
|read by | |read by = [[Jacob Dudman]] | ||
|music | |music = [[Ioan Morris]] | ||
|sound | |sound = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date | |release date = [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] | ||
|format | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | ||
|production code = BFP11THCCD01 | |production code = BFP11THCCD01 | ||
|isbn | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-227-9 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-228-6 (digital) | ||
|series | |series = ''[[The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles (audio series)|The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles]]'' | ||
|prev | |prev = The Top of the Tree (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = False Coronets (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[Scott Handcock]]|epcount = 1}}{{audio stub}} | |producer = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
''''' | |epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''The Light Keepers''''' was the third story of ''[[The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Roy Gill]], performed by [[Jacob Dudman]] and [[Simon Fisher-Becker]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Dorium Maldovar]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | In [[the Maldovarium]], [[Dorium Maldovar]] is informed by the [[barhand]] [[Mervyn (The Light Keepers)|Mervyn]] that the [[Beacon Person|Beacon People]] are digging up the shuttle park. Dorium storms out to confront them and the leader, [[Fentiman]], says that they will return the following day to continue their digging and one of them, a woman tells Dorium that they just want to keep everyone safe. After the Beacon People have left, Dorium sees [[the Doctor's TARDIS|a blue box]] fly towards the Maldovarium from the rift in time above called [[Geryon's Eye]]. | ||
The box collided with the Maldovarium, causing serious damage but not actually killing anyone. [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] exits the TARDIS and is recognised by Dorium, who says that he owes 256,598 credits for the damage in addition to 12 credits for his outstanding bar bill, rounding it up to 260,000 credits in total. The Doctor turns to re-enter the TARDIS, claiming to be going to get his [[money]], but Dorium uses [[Dorium Maldovar's pendant|his pendant]] to create a [[force field]] around it and tells him that it will remain impounded until the Doctor's debt has been paid. | |||
Dorium takes the Doctor to his quarters and tells him about the Beacon People, the only other long-term residents of the planetoid who live at the [[Beacon (The Light Keepers)|Beacon]] and who have been mining the planetoid for centuries, causing [[tremor]]s. Dorium asks the Doctor to solve the problem in a better way than "sterilising" them, the only other option he believes that he has, in return for his TARDIS. To ensure that the Doctor does not scarper, Dorium informs him that he will be joining him and that they will be travelling in [[Dorium Maldovar's hovercar|his hovercar]]. | |||
''to be completed'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* [[The Lux]] - Jacob Dudman ([[BFX]]: ''[[The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles]]'') | * [[The Lux]] - Jacob Dudman ([[BFX]]: ''[[The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles (audio anthology)|The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles]]'') | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* The Beacon People wear worn-out [[jumpsuit]]s studded with shiny fragments. | |||
* The Maldovarium is on a [[Planetoid (The Pandorica Opens)|planetoid]] with a desert landscape near a red [[space-time rift]] called [[Geryon's Eye]]. It looks like a gaping [[mouth]] and was the source of many of his customers and his rarest merchandise. | |||
* The TARDIS impacts on a storage pod, taking down the roof and smashing into Dorium's reserve of [[Arcturan brandy]], destroying the barrels. | |||
* Dorium carries a [[data pad]]. | |||
* On his previous visit, the Doctor neglected to pay for two pots of the finest [[oolong]] [[tea]] and three dozen [[fruit scone]]s, amounting to 12 credits. | |||
* Dorium has [[Dorium Maldovar's pendant|a silver pendant]] gifted to him by the [[Wavemaster of Arkethon|Wavemasters of Arkethon]] which can manipulate localised [[gravity]] to create self-sustaining [[force fields]]. | |||
* The Doctor once worked as a [[waiter]] and forgot an order for five million years, at which point the patrons had lost their [[mouth]]s due to [[evolution]] and, in any case, the [[food]] was cold. | |||
* The Doctor says that he is good at [[five-a-side]], amazing at [[knitting]], is beloved by [[dog]]s (especially [[K9|robot ones]]), can recite ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]'' whilst riding backwards on an [[elephant]] and can save [[planet]]s. | |||
* It is believed that the [[Beacon (The Light Keepers)|Beacon]] was an ancient [[lighthouse]] meant to warn travellers about Geryon's Eye. | |||
* The Beacon is a [[colossus]]. | |||
* The Beacon People, or Light Keepers, use an Archimedes screw. | * The Beacon People, or Light Keepers, use an Archimedes screw. | ||
* The Lux are an ancient light god from beyond the universe, represented by the Light Queen who states "We are the first, the beginning, from us all matter springs." | * The Lux are an ancient light god from beyond the universe, represented by the Light Queen who states "We are the first, the beginning, from us all matter springs." | ||
* The Lux's automaton is called a Lumen. | * The Lux's automaton is called a Lumen. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Amy Pond|a bad-tempered Scottish girl]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', etc.) and [[River Song|an archaeologist with really massive hair]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', etc.) | |||
* The Doctor says that it is especially [[K9|robot dogs]] that like him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'', etc.) | |||
* The Doctor tells Dorium never to ignore a sinister crack, having previously had his own experiences with a crack in the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', et al.) | * The Doctor tells Dorium never to ignore a sinister crack, having previously had his own experiences with a crack in the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', et al.) | ||
* The Doctor knows the Lux will arrive on [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]] and tells Dorium he's "[[Tenth Doctor|got it covered]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death in the New Forest (audio story)|Death in the New Forest]]'', ''[[The Skies of New Earth (audio story)|The Skies of New Earth]]'', ''[[The Cats of New Cairo (audio story)|The Cats of New Cairo]]'') | * The Doctor knows the Lux will arrive on [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]] and tells Dorium he's "[[Tenth Doctor|got it covered]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death in the New Forest (audio story)|Death in the New Forest]]'', ''[[The Skies of New Earth (audio story)|The Skies of New Earth]]'', ''[[The Cats of New Cairo (audio story)|The Cats of New Cairo]]'') | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 24 October 2021
The Light Keepers was the third story of The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Roy Gill, performed by Jacob Dudman and Simon Fisher-Becker and featured the Eleventh Doctor and Dorium Maldovar.
Publisher's summary
Dorium Maldovar has a problem. The self-styled 'Beacon People' are bad for business, and now they're in his shuttle park, digging for mysterious minerals.
When the Doctor crashes into his life once again, Dorium enlists him to find out what these scavengers are really up to inside their lighthouse.
But a lighthouse signals danger – and this beacon was placed to warn of something more ancient and powerful than anyone knows. Something that is returning...
Plot
In the Maldovarium, Dorium Maldovar is informed by the barhand Mervyn that the Beacon People are digging up the shuttle park. Dorium storms out to confront them and the leader, Fentiman, says that they will return the following day to continue their digging and one of them, a woman tells Dorium that they just want to keep everyone safe. After the Beacon People have left, Dorium sees a blue box fly towards the Maldovarium from the rift in time above called Geryon's Eye.
The box collided with the Maldovarium, causing serious damage but not actually killing anyone. The Doctor exits the TARDIS and is recognised by Dorium, who says that he owes 256,598 credits for the damage in addition to 12 credits for his outstanding bar bill, rounding it up to 260,000 credits in total. The Doctor turns to re-enter the TARDIS, claiming to be going to get his money, but Dorium uses his pendant to create a force field around it and tells him that it will remain impounded until the Doctor's debt has been paid.
Dorium takes the Doctor to his quarters and tells him about the Beacon People, the only other long-term residents of the planetoid who live at the Beacon and who have been mining the planetoid for centuries, causing tremors. Dorium asks the Doctor to solve the problem in a better way than "sterilising" them, the only other option he believes that he has, in return for his TARDIS. To ensure that the Doctor does not scarper, Dorium informs him that he will be joining him and that they will be travelling in his hovercar.
to be completed
Cast
- The Narrator / The Doctor - Jacob Dudman
- Dorium Maldovar - Simon Fisher-Becker
Uncredited cast
- The Lux - Jacob Dudman (BFX: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles)
References
- The Beacon People wear worn-out jumpsuits studded with shiny fragments.
- The Maldovarium is on a planetoid with a desert landscape near a red space-time rift called Geryon's Eye. It looks like a gaping mouth and was the source of many of his customers and his rarest merchandise.
- The TARDIS impacts on a storage pod, taking down the roof and smashing into Dorium's reserve of Arcturan brandy, destroying the barrels.
- Dorium carries a data pad.
- On his previous visit, the Doctor neglected to pay for two pots of the finest oolong tea and three dozen fruit scones, amounting to 12 credits.
- Dorium has a silver pendant gifted to him by the Wavemasters of Arkethon which can manipulate localised gravity to create self-sustaining force fields.
- The Doctor once worked as a waiter and forgot an order for five million years, at which point the patrons had lost their mouths due to evolution and, in any case, the food was cold.
- The Doctor says that he is good at five-a-side, amazing at knitting, is beloved by dogs (especially robot ones), can recite The Rime of the Ancient Mariner whilst riding backwards on an elephant and can save planets.
- It is believed that the Beacon was an ancient lighthouse meant to warn travellers about Geryon's Eye.
- The Beacon is a colossus.
- The Beacon People, or Light Keepers, use an Archimedes screw.
- The Lux are an ancient light god from beyond the universe, represented by the Light Queen who states "We are the first, the beginning, from us all matter springs."
- The Lux's automaton is called a Lumen.
- The Doctor defeats the Lux using a wave modulator disguised as a silver pendant.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The Doctor mentions a bad-tempered Scottish girl (TV: The Eleventh Hour, etc.) and an archaeologist with really massive hair. (TV: Silence in the Library, etc.)
- The Doctor says that it is especially robot dogs that like him. (TV: The Invisible Enemy, etc.)
- The Doctor tells Dorium never to ignore a sinister crack, having previously had his own experiences with a crack in the universe. (TV: The Eleventh Hour, et al.)
- The Doctor knows the Lux will arrive on New Earth and tells Dorium he's "got it covered." (AUDIO: Death in the New Forest, The Skies of New Earth, The Cats of New Cairo)
- The Doctor informs Dorium that the man owes him. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)
External links
- Official The Light Keepers page at bigfinish.com
