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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
Following a [[recall signal]] for all of [[Kamelion]]'s [[Kamelion (species)|kind]], [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] pilots [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to an underground chamber on [[Mekalion]]. He and Kamelion are separated from [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] by a collapsing [[staircase]], after which he throws a [[TARDIS key]] to them and tells them to wait a few hours in the ship whilst he and Kamelion head to the surface. | Following a [[recall signal]] for all of [[Kamelion]]'s [[Kamelion (species)|kind]], [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] pilots [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to an underground chamber on [[Mekalion]]. He and Kamelion are separated from [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] by a collapsing [[staircase]], after which he throws a [[TARDIS key]] to them and tells them to wait a few hours in the ship whilst he and Kamelion head to the surface. On the way, Kamelion explains that he was sent to [[Xeriphas]] as an [[ambassador]] for the [[Kamille]] and shut down after he suddenly and inexplicably lost contact with them. | ||
' | Tegan and Turlough enter the main [[temple]] where four dormant [[robot]]s sit on thrones and Kamelions with missing [[limb]]s are strewn across the floor. They hide from the Grogs, but Turlough accidentally triggers an [[alarm]] with a [[tripwire]] and he and Tegan flee back to the temple. | ||
They find other dormant Kamelions and the [[Locus (The Kamelion Empire)|Locus]], the Kamille's [[repository]] of [[knowledge]] which Kamelion attempts to reactivate. The Doctor waits outside and is captured and taken away by the [[gorilla]]-like [[Grog]]s, apparently to be [[sacrifice]]d. He is soon joined by Tegan and Turlough, who were captured by the Grogs after watching the Kamelions in the temple reawaken. The three of them are saved, however, when Kamelion arrives with an army of his own kind, telling them that the Locus is activated and that his kind now have a guiding hand. | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* The Doctor carries a [[torch]]. | * The Doctor carries a [[torch]]. | ||
* Kamelion is in contact with the [[Kamille]] via a subliminal [[tachyon pulse]]. | |||
* Tegan jokes that Turlough has never been to a [[Black Sabbath]] concert before. | |||
* The four factions of [[Kamelion (species)|Kamelions]] engage in a conflict known as [[War in Heaven (The Kamelion Empire)|War in Heaven]]. | * The four factions of [[Kamelion (species)|Kamelions]] engage in a conflict known as [[War in Heaven (The Kamelion Empire)|War in Heaven]]. | ||
* Tegan's grandfather, [[Albert Jovanka]], fought at [[Gallipoli]] in [[World War I]]. He lied about his age and was only 16 when he enlisted with the [[Australian and New Zealand Army Corp|Anzacs]]. | * Tegan's grandfather, [[Albert Jovanka]], fought at [[Gallipoli]] in [[World War I]]. He lied about his age and was only 16 when he enlisted with the [[Australian and New Zealand Army Corp|Anzacs]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 6 April 2023
The Kamelion Empire was the two hundred and forty-ninth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough and Jon Culshaw as Kamelion.
Publisher's summary
Once upon a time, a people of great artistry and great knowledge ruled the planet Mekalion: the Kamille. For a thousand years, they prospered peacefully.
Then came disaster, when their sun set forever. Facing extinction, the Kamille made the Locus, a device to sustain their minds; and fashioned shape-changing machines, to act out their wishes on the physical plane...
Servants they called the Kamelion.
Plot
Part one
Following a recall signal for all of Kamelion's kind, the Doctor pilots the TARDIS to an underground chamber on Mekalion. He and Kamelion are separated from Tegan and Turlough by a collapsing staircase, after which he throws a TARDIS key to them and tells them to wait a few hours in the ship whilst he and Kamelion head to the surface. On the way, Kamelion explains that he was sent to Xeriphas as an ambassador for the Kamille and shut down after he suddenly and inexplicably lost contact with them.
Tegan and Turlough enter the main temple where four dormant robots sit on thrones and Kamelions with missing limbs are strewn across the floor. They hide from the Grogs, but Turlough accidentally triggers an alarm with a tripwire and he and Tegan flee back to the temple.
They find other dormant Kamelions and the Locus, the Kamille's repository of knowledge which Kamelion attempts to reactivate. The Doctor waits outside and is captured and taken away by the gorilla-like Grogs, apparently to be sacrificed. He is soon joined by Tegan and Turlough, who were captured by the Grogs after watching the Kamelions in the temple reawaken. The three of them are saved, however, when Kamelion arrives with an army of his own kind, telling them that the Locus is activated and that his kind now have a guiding hand.
Part two
to be added
Part three
to be added
Part four
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor / Authority - Peter Davison
- Tegan Jovanka / Harmony - Janet Fielding
- Vislor Turlough / Liberty - Mark Strickson
- Kamelion - Jon Culshaw
- Alternative Kamelion / Chaos Soldier - Christopher Naylor
References
- The Doctor carries a torch.
- Kamelion is in contact with the Kamille via a subliminal tachyon pulse.
- Tegan jokes that Turlough has never been to a Black Sabbath concert before.
- The four factions of Kamelions engage in a conflict known as War in Heaven.
- Tegan's grandfather, Albert Jovanka, fought at Gallipoli in World War I. He lied about his age and was only 16 when he enlisted with the Anzacs.
Notes
- The Doctor quotes Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare.
- This story was recorded on 30 August, 6, 7 & 10 September 2018 at the Moat Studios.
- The novels The Ultimate Treasure and The Crystal Bucephalus offer an alternative backstory to Kamelion.
Continuity
- The TARDIS crew were on their way to Turlough's planet when Kamelion joined them. (TV: The King's Demons)
- According to a previous account, the Kamelions were created by the Gelsandorans (PROSE: The Ultimate Treasure) as weapons of war during their invasion of Xeriphas. (PROSE: The Crystal Bucephalus, TV: The King's Demons)
External links
- Official The Kamelion Empire page at bigfinish.com
