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|image | |image = Birthright audio cover.jpg | ||
|range | |range = BSSR | ||
|series in range = Series 1 (BFBS) | |series in range = Series 1 (BFBS) | ||
|series number in range = 1 | |series number in range = 1 | ||
|number in series = 4 | |number in series = 4 | ||
|series | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
|story number | |story number = 4 | ||
|audio series | |audio series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]''<br />Single Releases | ||
|audio series number | |audio series number = [[Series 1 (BFBS)|1]] | ||
|series release number | |series release number = 4 | ||
|adapted from | |adapted from = Birthright (novel) | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[Jason Kane|Jason]], [[John Lafayette|Lafayette]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Charrl]], [[Jared Khan]] | ||
|setting | |setting = {{il|[[London]], [[1909]]|[[Antýkhon]], [[22000]]}} | ||
|writer | |writer = Based on a novel by [[Nigel Robinson]]; adapted for audio by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | ||
|director | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer | |producer = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|music | |music = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|sound | |sound = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Peter Elson]] | ||
|release date | |release date = [[February (releases)|February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ||
|format | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPCD4 | |production code = BFPCD4 | ||
|isbn | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-90365-436-1 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-477-8 (digital) | ||
|prev | |prev = Walking to Babylon (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = Just War (audio story) | ||
|epcount = 2}}{{audio stub}}{{dab page|Birthright (disambiguation)}} | |epcount = 2 | ||
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'''''Birthright''''' was the fourth ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio drama produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the second in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s wedding [[time ring]]s, given to them when they were married in ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. | '''''Birthright''''' was the fourth ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio drama produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the second in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s wedding [[time ring]]s, given to them when they were married in ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. | ||
This was the first story to be adapted | This was the first story to be adapted from a ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' which featured [[the Doctor]]. Whilst the [[Seventh Doctor]] did not feature heavily in [[Birthright (novel)|the original novel]], [[Ace]] did. Ace's role is now taken by [[Jason Kane]]. | ||
Though adapted from a [[Seventh Doctor]] story, the work marks the [[Sixth Doctor]] actor [[Colin Baker]]'s first work for Big Finish. This is also the first Big Finish release featuring an actor behind one of the televised Doctors. Colin Baker doesn't play the Doctor here though, which means he, like [[David Tennant]] after him, is an actor who played a televised Doctor but whose first work for Big Finish was ''not'' in the role of the Doctor. | Though adapted from a [[Seventh Doctor]] story, the work marks the [[Sixth Doctor]] actor [[Colin Baker]]'s first work for Big Finish. This is also the first Big Finish release featuring an actor behind one of the televised Doctors. Colin Baker doesn't play the Doctor here though, which means he, like [[David Tennant]] after him, is an actor who played a televised Doctor but whose first work for Big Finish was ''not'' in the role of the Doctor. | ||
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"If the [[human]] race were to die tomorrow, [[insect]] life would carry on regardless. Insects might even become the dominant species!" | "If the [[human]] race were to die tomorrow, [[insect]] life would carry on regardless. Insects might even become the dominant species!" | ||
Thrown off the [[Time Path]], | Thrown off the [[Time Path]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Professor Bernice Summerfield]] is trapped in early [[20th century]] [[London]], with only one of the pair of [[time ring]]s she needs to get home. At the other end of time, her ex-husband [[Jason Kane]] finds himself stranded on a dead world, where the queen of the [[Charrl]] demands his help to save her dying race. But all he wants to do is find Benny, and return to the [[26th century]]. | ||
In the [[East End]] a series of grisly murders has been committed — is this the work of the legendary [[Springheel Jack]] or, as Benny suspects, something even more sinister? Allied with a [[Russia]]n detective, she determines to find out. But the master of a grand order of sorcerers has other plans for her... | In the [[East End]] a series of grisly murders has been committed — is this the work of the legendary [[Springheel Jack]] or, as Benny suspects, something even more sinister? Allied with a [[Russia]]n detective, she determines to find out. But the master of a grand order of sorcerers has other plans for her... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | |||
When [[Ernie Wright|Ernie]] goes back to [[Lil Nuttall|Lily]]'s rooms with her, she is killed by something non-human and, terrified, he tells [[Reggie Hawkins|Constable Hawkins]] and people blame [[Springheel Jack]]. [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] appears several nights later and learns from [[Charlie Jackson|Charlie]] that she has arrived in [[London]] [[1909]] and could get the [[chronokinetiscope]] back from [[John Lafayette|Lafayette]], but she decides to hang around in order to find [[Jason Kane|Jason]]. After giving Benny some [[clothes]] in return for a piece of [[silver]], Charlie visits [[Jared Khan|Khan]] and tells him about her arrival. | |||
Jason arrives on [[Antýkhon]] and is brought before [[Ch'tizz|Queen Ch'tizz]] of the [[Charrl]] and, when she threatens him with being eaten, he tells her about [[Jason Kane's Time Ring|his Time Ring]] and his [[universal translator]]. She demands his assistance in getting the Charrl through the [[Great Divide (Birthright)|Great Divide]] to another world found by the [[Chronomancer]]s, as their current means of travelling there causes the Charrl's bodies to decay over time. | |||
Benny is attacked on the [[street]] by a man whom she manages to fend off and who drops a [[business card]] for [[Antiquarian Book|Khan's bookshop]]. She meets [[Mikhail Vladamir Popov|Popov]], who came to her rescue, and learns of the [[murder]] of [[Natasha Popova|his daughter]] and several other girls in [[St Petersburg]] and [[Moscow]] before the killings in London began. A survivor of the murderer, with a [[bite]] mark on her neck, claims that she was attacked by [[the Devil]] and the people on the street accuse Benny and Popov due to them being strangers until Popov shows Hawkins documentation showing that he is a [[private investigator]]. | |||
''to be completed'' | |||
=== Part two === | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Benny drinks [[gin]]. | |||
* Benny mentions [[Eliza Doolittle]]. | |||
* Khan owns [[Antiquarian Books]], which is located at [[31 Museum Street]], [[Bloomsbury]]. | |||
* The Charrl come from [[Alya]], which was destroyed by [[solar flare]]s. | |||
* [[Natasha Popova|Natasha]] was murdered in [[St Petersburg]]. | |||
* Jason derisively refers to Misha as "[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachev]]". | * Jason derisively refers to Misha as "[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachev]]". | ||
* Jason has seen the film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''. | * Jason has seen the film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''. | ||
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Birthright (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Birthright was the fourth Bernice Summerfield audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions. It was the second in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane's wedding time rings, given to them when they were married in Happy Endings.
This was the first story to be adapted from a Virgin New Adventures which featured the Doctor. Whilst the Seventh Doctor did not feature heavily in the original novel, Ace did. Ace's role is now taken by Jason Kane.
Though adapted from a Seventh Doctor story, the work marks the Sixth Doctor actor Colin Baker's first work for Big Finish. This is also the first Big Finish release featuring an actor behind one of the televised Doctors. Colin Baker doesn't play the Doctor here though, which means he, like David Tennant after him, is an actor who played a televised Doctor but whose first work for Big Finish was not in the role of the Doctor.
Continuing the pattern from the previous story, the photos of Lisa Bowerman and Colin Baker are featured on the original audio cover.
Publisher's summary
The Time Ring Trilogy: Part 2
"If the human race were to die tomorrow, insect life would carry on regardless. Insects might even become the dominant species!"
Thrown off the Time Path, Professor Bernice Summerfield is trapped in early 20th century London, with only one of the pair of time rings she needs to get home. At the other end of time, her ex-husband Jason Kane finds himself stranded on a dead world, where the queen of the Charrl demands his help to save her dying race. But all he wants to do is find Benny, and return to the 26th century.
In the East End a series of grisly murders has been committed — is this the work of the legendary Springheel Jack or, as Benny suspects, something even more sinister? Allied with a Russian detective, she determines to find out. But the master of a grand order of sorcerers has other plans for her...
Plot
Part one
When Ernie goes back to Lily's rooms with her, she is killed by something non-human and, terrified, he tells Constable Hawkins and people blame Springheel Jack. Benny appears several nights later and learns from Charlie that she has arrived in London 1909 and could get the chronokinetiscope back from Lafayette, but she decides to hang around in order to find Jason. After giving Benny some clothes in return for a piece of silver, Charlie visits Khan and tells him about her arrival.
Jason arrives on Antýkhon and is brought before Queen Ch'tizz of the Charrl and, when she threatens him with being eaten, he tells her about his Time Ring and his universal translator. She demands his assistance in getting the Charrl through the Great Divide to another world found by the Chronomancers, as their current means of travelling there causes the Charrl's bodies to decay over time.
Benny is attacked on the street by a man whom she manages to fend off and who drops a business card for Khan's bookshop. She meets Popov, who came to her rescue, and learns of the murder of his daughter and several other girls in St Petersburg and Moscow before the killings in London began. A survivor of the murderer, with a bite mark on her neck, claims that she was attacked by the Devil and the people on the street accuse Benny and Popov due to them being strangers until Popov shows Hawkins documentation showing that he is a private investigator.
to be completed
Part two
to be added
Cast
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Mikhail Vladamir Popov - Colin Baker
- Jason Kane - Stephen Fewell
- John Lafayette - Barnaby Edwards
- Jared Khan - John Wadmore
- Queen Ch'tizz - Jane Shakespeare
- Chf. Insp. Prior - Jonathan Reason
- Charlie - Benjamin Roddy
References
- Benny drinks gin.
- Benny mentions Eliza Doolittle.
- Khan owns Antiquarian Books, which is located at 31 Museum Street, Bloomsbury.
- The Charrl come from Alya, which was destroyed by solar flares.
- Natasha was murdered in St Petersburg.
- Jason derisively refers to Misha as "Gorbachev".
- Jason has seen the film Alien.
Notes
- This is the second audio in the "Time Ring Trilogy", comprised of Walking to Babylon, Birthright and Just War. To emphasise this fact, their covers feature a ring motif.
- This audio drama was recorded on 5 and 6 November 1998 at Crosstown Studios, London.
- Since Muldwych gave the Time Rings to Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane in Happy Endings, his absence from this version of the story suggests he used them to escape his five-hundred-year exile on Antýkhon.
Cover gallery
Cover with actors' photos and the release number, additionally mentioning the author Nigel Robinson
Cover with Paul Vyse's series logo, additionally featuring Stephen Fewell
Cover of the original novel
Continuity
- Jason mentions that he has just come from Babylon. (AUDIO: Walking to Babylon)
- Both contradictory accounts of her visit to Guernsey (PROSE: Just War, AUDIO: Just War) appear to have taken place (PROSE: Paydirt) and Bernice was able to recall them both. (PROSE: Dear Friend)
External links
- Official Birthright page at bigfinish.com
- Birthright at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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