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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor is intending to arrive for [[Alfred the Great | * The Doctor is intending to arrive for [[Alfred the Great]]'s coronation in 871 AD. He had met Alfred the Great in his previous incarnations, including his [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Babblesphere (audio story)|Babblesphere]]'') [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up (short story)|The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up]]'') [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Judoon (novel)|Revenge of the Judoon]]'') and earlier in his Eleventh incarnation. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[They Think It's All Over (comic story)|They Think It's All Over]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions that his [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] started off as a conventional screwdriver, ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') but now has numerous additional functions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' et al) | * The Doctor mentions that his [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] started off as a conventional screwdriver, ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') but now has numerous additional functions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' et al) | ||
* The Doctor battles and communicates with Evo in his mind, something he would also do against [[Mr Clever]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]''. | * The Doctor battles and communicates with Evo in his mind, something he would also do against [[Mr Clever]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]''. |
Revision as of 19:43, 22 July 2022
The Evolving Dead was the first story of The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Volume Two, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written Doris V Sutherland and featured Jacob Dudman as the Eleventh Doctor.
It was also the first story of The Doctor Chronicles to feature a full cast.
Publisher's summary
The dead stalk the corridors of research station Romeo. For a technician (dead) and her ex-boyfriend (also dead), the Doctor's their only chance to escape. For the rest of the crew, he's their only chance to feed.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Jacob Dudman
- Babs - Ayesha Antoine
- Maxwell / Headshot - Tom Alexander
- Evo / Eleanor Pearce - Avita Jay
References
- The Doctor mentions George A Romero and references his zombie media, including the term shamblers.
- The Doctor studied under Hippocrates.
- The Doctor misquotes lines from Shakespeare's plays Romeo and Juliet and Henry V.
- The Doctor references the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment.
- Research Station Romeo is orbiting the planet Axolotl.
- The Doctor references Evo's attempts to upgrade him as "Mondasian", referencing the home planet of the Cybermen.
Notes
- This story was recorded on "the hottest day of the year" (August 11th 2020), with Jacob Dudman recording his lines at Alfie Shaw's house. (BFX: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Volume Two)
Continuity
- The Doctor is intending to arrive for Alfred the Great's coronation in 871 AD. He had met Alfred the Great in his previous incarnations, including his Fourth, (AUDIO: Babblesphere) Sixth, (PROSE: The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up) Tenth, (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon) and earlier in his Eleventh incarnation. (COMIC: They Think It's All Over)
- The Doctor mentions that his sonic screwdriver started off as a conventional screwdriver, (TV: The War Games) but now has numerous additional functions. (TV: The Sea Devils et al)
- The Doctor battles and communicates with Evo in his mind, something he would also do against Mr Clever in TV: Nightmare in Silver.
- The Doctor mentioned that he previously encountered robot mummies (TV: Pyramids of Mars) and alien vampires (TV: State of Decay et al). He did not recall whether he had met zombies previously, although he had actually met zombies of Haitian legend in his seventh incarnation. (PROSE: White Darkness)
- Evo is unable to find the Doctor in any databases, potentially due to the latter's actions in removing himself from databases and from history. (HOMEVID: The Inforarium) The Doctor also mentions that he's trying to fly under the radar these days (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
- The Doctor yet again says "bow ties are cool". (TV: The Eleventh Hour et al)
External links
- Official The Evolving Dead page at bigfinish.com