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{{Infobox Audio Series
|release count  = 11
|story count    =
|release year    = 2001
|release year2  = 2012
|first story    = Occam's Razor (audio story)
|image          = Occams Razor.jpg
|main character  = [[Kaston Iago|Iago]], [[Kiy Uvanov|Uvanov]], [[Carnell]], [[Layly Landerchild|Landerchild]], [[Stenton Rull|Rull]], [[Cotton (Occam's Razor)|Cotton]], [[Justina Kessel|Justina]], [[Elska Blayes|Elska]]
|first release  = [[September (releases)|September]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]]
|end release    = [[July (releases)|July]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|cover          = [[Andy Hopkinson]]
|publisher      = [[Magic Bullet Productions]]
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'''''Kaldor City''''' is a series of audio plays and tie-in short stories and stage plays produced by [[Magic Bullet Productions]]. The stories use the setting of [[Kaldor City]] as well as other concepts and characters from [[Chris Boucher]]'s [[1977]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story {{cs|The Robots of Death (TV story)}} and his [[1999 (releases)|1999]] novel {{cs|Corpse Marker (novel)}}, which [[crossover|crossed over]] with ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' through the character of [[Carnell]]. Boucher was creative consultant for the series and wrote its second release, {{cs|Death's Head (audio story)}}.


'''Kaldor City''' is the setting and title of a series of audio plays produced by [[Magic Bullet Productions]]. It previously featured in [[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]''. In addition to using characters, concepts and situations that feature in those stories, some of the plays also feature the [[Fendahl]], a race of creatures previously featured in [[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]''. The writer of those productions [[Chris Boucher]] is credited as creative consultant for the series. Boucher also wrote the second release [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]''.  
== Origins ==
[[Alan Stevens]] had the idea for an audio series loosely based on a film called {{wi|Yojimbo}} by Akira Kurosawa. The film is about a Samurai who plays two powerful families off against one another in order to benefit himself.


== Origins ==
Around this time, [[BBC Books]] published a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel titled {{cs|Corpse Marker (novel)}} as part of its line of [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Past Doctor Adventures]]. Written by [[Chris Boucher]] it served as a sequel to his 1977 ''Doctor Who'' story {{cs|The Robots of Death (TV story)}} and was also a crossover with the BBC television series ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' due to the inclusion of [[Carnell]], a character originating in that series. Stevens contacted Boucher and proposed the idea of an audio drama using the setting established in ''Corpse Marker'' named Kaldor City. Boucher encouraged Stevens to write the script, which he wrote in collaboration with [[Jim Smith]]. Pleased with the results, Boucher gave his full approval to proceed with the concept.<ref>[http://www.kaldorcity.com/aboutus.html About Kaldor City and Magic Bullet]</ref>
[[Alan Stevens]] had the idea for an audio series loosely based on a film called {{w|Yojimbo}} by Akira Kurosawa. The film is about a Samurai who plays two powerful families off against one another in order to benefit himself.  
 
Stevens initially approached [[BBV Productions|BBV]], an audio and video production company specialising in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' related productions, with the script but showed little interest in the idea. [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]], a production company licensed by the BBC to produce ''Doctor Who'' audio drama, were also approached. Ultimately, Stevens decided to produce it himself and so set up a company called [[Magic Bullet Productions|Magic Bullet]].


Around this time, [[BBC Books]] published a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel titled ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' as part of its line of [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Past Doctor Adventures]]. Written [[Chris Boucher]] it served as a sequel to his 1977 ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' and was also a crossover with ''[[Blake's 7]]'' due to the inclusion of Carnell, a character originating from that series. Stevens contacted Boucher and proposed the idea of an audio drama using the setting established in ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' named Kaldor City. Boucher encouraged Stevens to write the script, which he wrote the script in collaboration with [[Jim Smith]]. Pleased with it, Boucher gave his full approval to proceed with the concept.<ref>[http://www.kaldorcity.com/aboutus.html About Kaldor City and Magic Bullet]</ref>
In assembling the key players, Stevens hired sound designer [[Alistair Lock]], with whom he previously worked on a series of ''Blake's 7'' audio productions: ''Travis: The Final Act'', ''The Mark of Kane'', and ''The Logic of Empire''. Stevens created the character of [[Kaston Iago]] specifically for [[Paul Darrow]], best known for the role of 'Kerr Avon' in ''Blake's 7''. {{w|Alexis Kanner}} from the ITC television series ''[[The Prisoner (series)|The Prisoner]]'' was also considered for the role should Darrow prove unavailable.


Stevens initially approached [[BBV Productions|BBV]], an audio and video production company specializing in [[Doctor Who]] related productions, with the script but weren’t interested in the idea. [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]], a prodcution company licensed by the BBC to produce ''Doctor Who'' audio drama, also showed interest the idea. However, Stevens decided to produce it himself and so set up a company called [[Magic Bullet Productions|Magic Bullet]].
Using his casting connections from the ''Blake's 7'' audios, Stevens approached Darrow who agreed to play the role. Series regulars [[Trevor Cooper]], [[Brian Croucher]] and [[Peter Miles]] were also known to Stevens from the same audio productions. [[Russell Hunter]] was contacted through a friend of Stevens and agreed to reprise the role of [[Kiy Uvanov|Uvanov]] from ''The Robots of Death''. [[Scott Fredericks]], who originally played the role of [[Carnell]] in the ''Blake's 7'' episode ''Weapon'', proved more difficult to track down due to residing in Ireland. Stevens eventually got in touch through BBC Residuals, who kindly forwarded a copy of the script. Stevens later recalled: "I'd written a script with Carnell in before I'd even contacted the actor. It would have been a terrible mess if he'd decided not to do it."<ref>[http://www.radiodramarevival.com/the-true-history-of-magic-bullet-an-interview-with-alan-stevens-producer-of-kaldor-city-and-faction-paradox-part-1-of-2/ The True History of Magic Bullet: An interview with Alan Stevens, producer of Kaldor City and Faction Paradox. (Part 1 of 2)]</ref>


In assembling the key players, Stevens hired sound designer [[Alistair Lock]] whom he previously worked with on a series of ''Blake's 7'' audio productions; ''Travis: The Final Act'', ''The Mark of Kane'', and ''The Logic of Empire''. Stevens created the character of [[Kaston Iago]] specifically for [[Paul Darrow]], best for the role of 'Kerr Avon' in ''Blake's 7''. {{w|Alexis Kanner}} from the ITC television series ''{{w|The Prisoner}}'' was also considered for the role should Darrow prove unavailable.
== Main cast ==
* [[Kaston Iago]] - [[Paul Darrow]]
* [[Kiy Uvanov]] - [[Russell Hunter]]
* [[Carnell]] - [[Scott Fredericks]]
* [[Layly Landerchild]] - [[Peter Miles]]
* [[Stenton Rull]] - [[Trevor Cooper]]
* [[Cotton (Occam's Razor)|Cotton]] - [[Brian Croucher]]
* [[Justina Kessel]] - [[Patricia Merrick]]
* [[Elska Blayes]] - [[Tracy Russell]]


Using his casting connections from the ''Blake’s 7'' audios, Stevens contacted Darrow who agreed to play the role. Series regulars [[Trevor Cooper]], [[Brian Croucher]] and [[Peter Miles]] were also known to Stevens from those audio productions. [[Russell Hunter]] was contacted through a friend of Stevens and agreed to reprise the role of [[Kiy Uvanov|Uvanov]] from ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''. [[Scott Fredericks]] who originally played the role of [[Carnell]] in the ''Blake’s 7'' episode ''Weapon'' proved more difficult to track down as he resided in Ireland. Stevens eventually got in touch through BBC Residuals, who kindly forwarded a copy of the script. Stevens later recalled: ''"I’d written a script with Carnell in before I’d even contacted the actor. It would have been a terrible mess if he’d decided not to do it."''<ref>[http://www.radiodramarevival.com/the-true-history-of-magic-bullet-an-interview-with-alan-stevens-producer-of-kaldor-city-and-faction-paradox-part-1-of-2/ The True History of Magic Bullet: An interview with Alan Stevens, producer of Kaldor City and Faction Paradox. (Part 1 of 2)]</ref>
=== Guest starring ===
(bracketed number refers to story)
* [[Strecker]] - [[Peter Tuddenham]] (1, 2)
* [[Daniel Packard]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]] (3, 4, 5)
* [[Ander Poul|Paullus]] - [[David Collings]] (3, 4, 5)
* [[Zala Vance]] - [[Jasmine Breaks]] (3, 4)
* [[Taren Capel]] - [[David Bailie]] (4, 5)
* [[Derhaven]] - [[Peter Halliday]] (5)
* [[Chief Mover]] - [[John Leeson]] (6)
* [[Commander]] - [[Philip Madoc]] (6)
* [[V23|Voc 23]] - [[Gregory de Polnay]] (6)


== Audio plays ==
== Stories ==
=== Audio plays ===
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Released
!Title
!Image
!Author
!Released
|-
|-
|1
|1
|[[File:Occams Razor.jpg|150px]]
|''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]''
|''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]''
|[[Alan Stevens]]<br />[[Jim Smith]]
|[[Alan Stevens]], [[Jim Smith]]
|September 2001
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]]
|-
|-
|2
|2
|[[File:KCDeathsHead.jpg|150px]]
|''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]''
|''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]''
|[[Chris Boucher]]
|[[Chris Boucher]]
|April 2002
|[[April (releases)|April]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|-
|-
|3
|3
|[[File:Hidden Persuaders.jpg|150px]]
|''[[Hidden Persuaders (audio story)|Hidden Persuaders]]''
|''[[Hidden Persuaders (audio story)|Hidden Persuaders]]''
|Jim Smith<br />[[Fiona Moore]]
|Jim Smith, [[Fiona Moore]]
|November 2002
|[[November (releases)|November]] 2002
|-
|-
|4
|4
|[[File:Taren Capel cover.jpg|150px]]
|''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]''
|''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]''
|Alan Stevens
|Alan Stevens
|March 2003
|[[March (releases)|March]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
|-
|-
|5
|5
|[[File:Checkmate.jpg|150px]]
|''[[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]''
|''[[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]''
|Alan Stevens
|Alan Stevens
|September 2003
|September 2003
|-
|
|[[File:TAS Paul Darrow.jpg|150px]]
|''[[The Prisoner (audio story)|The Prisoner]]''
|Alan Stevens<br />Fiona Moore
|June 2004
|-
|-
|6
|6
|[[File:Storm Mine.jpg|150px]]
|''[[Storm Mine (audio story)|Storm Mine]]''
|''[[Storm Mine (audio story)|Storm Mine]]''
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|December 2004
|[[December (releases)|December]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|-
|}
 
==== Extras ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Author || Released
|-
|''[[The Prisoner (audio story)|The Prisoner]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Alan Stevens]], [[Fiona Moore]]
|[[April (releases)|April]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|-
|-
|
|[[File:metafiction.jpg|150px]]
|''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]''
|''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]''
|Alan Stevens<br />Fiona Moore
|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|July 2012
|}
 
=== Short stories ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Title || Author || Released
|-
|''[[Skulduggery (short story)|Skulduggery]]''
|[[Alan Stevens]], [[Fiona Moore]]
|[[December (releases)|December]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|}
|}


== Main cast ==
=== Stage plays ===
* [[Kaston Iago]] - [[Paul Darrow]]
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Kiy Uvanov]] - [[Russell Hunter]]
|-
* [[Carnell]] - [[Scott Fredericks]]
! Title || Author || Adapted by || Released
* [[Landerchild]] - [[Peter Miles]]
|-
* [[Justina Kessel]] - [[Patricia Merrick]]
|''[[Metafiction (stage play)|Metafiction]]''
* [[Elska Blayes]] - [[Tracy Russell]]
|colspan=2|[[Alan Stevens]], [[Fiona Moore]]
* [[Stenton Rull]] - [[Trevor Cooper]]
|[[26 March (releases)|26 March]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
* [[Cotton (Occam's Razor)|Cotton]] - [[Brian Croucher]]
|-
|''[[Robots of Death (stage play)|Robots of Death]]''
|[[Chris Boucher]]
|rowspan=2|[[Alan Stevens]],<br />[[Fiona Moore]]
|[[22 July (releases)|22 July]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|-
|''[[Storm Mine (stage play)|Storm Mine]]''
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|[[28 July (releases)|28 July]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|}


== Guest starring ==
=== Unproduced stories ===
* [[Taren Capel]] - [[David Bailie]]
''Kaldor City'' was written as a six-part audio series. Since the release of ''[[Storm Mine (audio story)|Storm Mine]]'' there have been four attempts to develop a new 'Kaldor City' story by established Doctor Who and/or spinoff writers, none of which have, to date, managed to progress beyond the draft stage. Series producer [[Alan Stevens]] maintains, "If there's an interesting enough idea out there, the series will continue, but at the moment we're waiting for that idea to come along.<ref>[http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios/faction/faq.html The True History of Faction Paradox: Frequently Asked Questions]</ref>In fact, [[Fiona Moore|Fiona]] and I even wrote ''Kaldor City 7'' ourselves, and then threw it away, because it just proved to us that the series had come to a natural end with [[Storm Mine (audio story)|Storm Mine]]."<ref>[http://www.radiodramarevival.com/the-true-history-of-magic-bullet-an-interview-with-alan-stevens-producer-of-kaldor-city-and-faction-paradox-part-1-of-2/ The True History of Magic Bullet: An interview with Alan Stevens, producer of Kaldor City and Faction Paradox. (Part 1 of 2)]</ref>
* [[Zala Vance]] - [[Jasmine Breaks]]
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Ander Poul|Paullus]] - [[David Collings]]
|-
* [[Danl Packard]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
! Title || Author || Released
* [[Derhaven]] - [[Peter Halliday]]
|-
* [[Strecker]] - [[Peter Tuddenham]]
|''[[Silent Partner (audio story)|Silent Partner]]''
|[[Jonathan Blum]]
|
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* [[Kiy Uvanov|Uvanov]], [[Ander Poul|Poul]] and [[Taren Capel]] are the only characters from the classic series to appear in ''Kaldor City''.
* [[Kiy Uvanov|Uvanov]], [[Ander Poul|Poul]], and [[Taren Capel]] from {{cs|The Robots of Death (TV story)}} appear in the series.
* The character of [[Kaston Iago]] is named after the manipulative character from Shakespeare's [[wikipedia:Othello|Othello]] and the noted Shakespeare editor David Kastan.
* The character of [[Kaston Iago]], who is repeatedly hinted to be the ''Blake's 7'' protagonist Kerr Avon, is named after the manipulative character of the same name from Shakespeare's {{w|Othello}} and the noted Shakespeare editor David Kastan.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Prisoner (audio story)|The Prisoner]]'', is a twenty minute play released as part of an MJTV Productions CD, ''The Actor Speaks: [[Paul Darrow]]'', which featured an interview and several short stories unrelated to the Kaldor City series.
* The series is notable for its lack of incidental music, instead relying almost solely on a [http://filmsound.org/terminology/diegetic.htm diegetic] soundscape to create the atmosphere. The theme tune, composed by [[Alistair Lock]], is roughly based on "Avon's theme", which he previously used in the unofficial ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' audio ''The Logic of Empire''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Skulduggery (short story)|Skulduggery]]'' is a short story written by [[Alan Stevens]] and [[Fiona Moore]], that appeared in the 2006 charity anthology ''Shelf Life''.
 
* In 2012, two stage plays were performed that linked in the contuity established by the series: ''[[Robots of Death (stage play)|Robots of Death]]'' and ''[[Storm Mine (stage play)|Storm Mine]]''. These were adapted by [[Alan Stevens]] and [[Fiona Moore]] from the [[The Robots of Death (TV Story)|TV]] and [[Storm Mine (audio story)|audio]] stories of the same name. In the case of ''[[Robots of Death (stage play)|Robots of Death]]'' all the BBC owned elements were removed, notably [[The Doctor]] and [[Leela]] replaced by Kaston Iago and [[Elska Blayes]].
== Cover gallery ==
* ''Kaldor City'' was written as a six-part audio series. Since the release of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Mine (audio story)|Storm Mine]]'' there have been four attempts to develop a new 'Kaldor City' story by established Doctor Who and/or spinoff writers, none of which have, to date, managed to progress beyond the draft stage. Series producer [[Alan Stevens]] maintains, ''"if there's an interesting enough idea out there, the series will continue, but at the moment we're waiting for that idea to come along.''<ref>[http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios/faction/faq.html The True History of Faction Paradox: Frequently Asked Questions]</ref>''In fact, [[Fiona Moore|Fiona]] and I even wrote 'Kaldor City 7' ourselves, and then threw it away, because it just proved to us that the series had come to a natural end with [[Storm Mine (audio story)|Storm Mine]]''."<ref>[http://www.radiodramarevival.com/the-true-history-of-magic-bullet-an-interview-with-alan-stevens-producer-of-kaldor-city-and-faction-paradox-part-1-of-2/ The True History of Magic Bullet: An interview with Alan Stevens, producer of Kaldor City and Faction Paradox. (Part 1 of 2)]</ref>
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Occams Razor.jpg|''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]''
KCDeathsHead.jpg|''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]''
Hidden Persuaders.jpg|''[[Hidden Persuaders (audio story)|Hidden Persuaders]]''
Taren Capel cover.jpg|''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]''
Checkmate.jpg|''[[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]''
Storm Mine.jpg|''[[Storm Mine (audio story)|Storm Mine]]''
TAS Paul Darrow.jpg|''[[The Prisoner (audio story)|The Prisoner]]''
kaldor-skulduggery.jpg|''[[Skulduggery (short story)|Skulduggery]]''
kaldor-metafiction.jpg|''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]''
robotsofdeath-flyer.jpg|''[[Robots of Death (stage play)|Robots of Death]]''
stormmine-flyer.jpg|''[[Storm Mine (stage play)|Storm Mine]]''
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.kaldorcity.com/ Magic Bullet Productions website]
* [http://www.kaldorcity.com/ Magic Bullet Productions website]
* {{Dwrefguide|kaldor.htm|Kaldor City}}
{{dwrefguide|kaldor.htm|Kaldor City}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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{{Spin-offs}}
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[[Category:Audio overviews]]
[[Category:Audio overviews]]
[[Category:Doctor Who spin-offs]]

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Kaldor City is a series of audio plays and tie-in short stories and stage plays produced by Magic Bullet Productions. The stories use the setting of Kaldor City as well as other concepts and characters from Chris Boucher's 1977 Doctor Who television story The Robots of Death [+]Loading...["The Robots of Death (TV story)"] and his 1999 novel Corpse Marker [+]Loading...["Corpse Marker (novel)"], which crossed over with Blake's 7 through the character of Carnell. Boucher was creative consultant for the series and wrote its second release, Death's Head [+]Loading...["Death's Head (audio story)"].

Origins[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alan Stevens had the idea for an audio series loosely based on a film called Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa. The film is about a Samurai who plays two powerful families off against one another in order to benefit himself.

Around this time, BBC Books published a Doctor Who novel titled Corpse Marker [+]Loading...["Corpse Marker (novel)"] as part of its line of Past Doctor Adventures. Written by Chris Boucher it served as a sequel to his 1977 Doctor Who story The Robots of Death [+]Loading...["The Robots of Death (TV story)"] and was also a crossover with the BBC television series Blake's 7 due to the inclusion of Carnell, a character originating in that series. Stevens contacted Boucher and proposed the idea of an audio drama using the setting established in Corpse Marker named Kaldor City. Boucher encouraged Stevens to write the script, which he wrote in collaboration with Jim Smith. Pleased with the results, Boucher gave his full approval to proceed with the concept.[1]

Stevens initially approached BBV, an audio and video production company specialising in Doctor Who related productions, with the script but showed little interest in the idea. Big Finish, a production company licensed by the BBC to produce Doctor Who audio drama, were also approached. Ultimately, Stevens decided to produce it himself and so set up a company called Magic Bullet.

In assembling the key players, Stevens hired sound designer Alistair Lock, with whom he previously worked on a series of Blake's 7 audio productions: Travis: The Final Act, The Mark of Kane, and The Logic of Empire. Stevens created the character of Kaston Iago specifically for Paul Darrow, best known for the role of 'Kerr Avon' in Blake's 7. Alexis Kanner from the ITC television series The Prisoner was also considered for the role should Darrow prove unavailable.

Using his casting connections from the Blake's 7 audios, Stevens approached Darrow who agreed to play the role. Series regulars Trevor Cooper, Brian Croucher and Peter Miles were also known to Stevens from the same audio productions. Russell Hunter was contacted through a friend of Stevens and agreed to reprise the role of Uvanov from The Robots of Death. Scott Fredericks, who originally played the role of Carnell in the Blake's 7 episode Weapon, proved more difficult to track down due to residing in Ireland. Stevens eventually got in touch through BBC Residuals, who kindly forwarded a copy of the script. Stevens later recalled: "I'd written a script with Carnell in before I'd even contacted the actor. It would have been a terrible mess if he'd decided not to do it."[2]

Main cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest starring[[edit] | [edit source]]

(bracketed number refers to story)

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio plays[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Released
1 Occam's Razor Alan Stevens, Jim Smith September 2001
2 Death's Head Chris Boucher April 2002
3 Hidden Persuaders Jim Smith, Fiona Moore November 2002
4 Taren Capel Alan Stevens March 2003
5 Checkmate Alan Stevens September 2003
6 Storm Mine Daniel O'Mahony December 2004

Extras[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Released
The Prisoner Alan Stevens, Fiona Moore April 2004
Metafiction July 2012

Short stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Released
Skulduggery Alan Stevens, Fiona Moore December 2016

Stage plays[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Adapted by Released
Metafiction Alan Stevens, Fiona Moore 26 March 2011
Robots of Death Chris Boucher Alan Stevens,
Fiona Moore
22 July 2012
Storm Mine Daniel O'Mahony 28 July 2012

Unproduced stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Kaldor City was written as a six-part audio series. Since the release of Storm Mine there have been four attempts to develop a new 'Kaldor City' story by established Doctor Who and/or spinoff writers, none of which have, to date, managed to progress beyond the draft stage. Series producer Alan Stevens maintains, "If there's an interesting enough idea out there, the series will continue, but at the moment we're waiting for that idea to come along.[3]In fact, Fiona and I even wrote Kaldor City 7 ourselves, and then threw it away, because it just proved to us that the series had come to a natural end with Storm Mine."[4]

Title Author Released
Silent Partner Jonathan Blum

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Uvanov, Poul, and Taren Capel from The Robots of Death [+]Loading...["The Robots of Death (TV story)"] appear in the series.
  • The character of Kaston Iago, who is repeatedly hinted to be the Blake's 7 protagonist Kerr Avon, is named after the manipulative character of the same name from Shakespeare's Othello and the noted Shakespeare editor David Kastan.
  • The series is notable for its lack of incidental music, instead relying almost solely on a diegetic soundscape to create the atmosphere. The theme tune, composed by Alistair Lock, is roughly based on "Avon's theme", which he previously used in the unofficial Blake's 7 audio The Logic of Empire.

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]