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|image = Theinnocent.jpg | |image = Theinnocent.jpg | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = Only the Monstrous (audio anthology) | ||
|number = 1.1 | |number = 1.1 | ||
|range = The War Doctor (audio series) | |range = The War Doctor (audio series) | ||
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|companions = [[Rejoice]] | |companions = [[Rejoice]] | ||
|enemy = [[Taalyen]]s | |enemy = [[Taalyen]]s | ||
|featuring = [[Ollistra]] | |featuring = [[War Ollistra|Ollistra]], [[Veklin]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Omega One]]|[[Gallifrey]]|[[Keska]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Omega One]]|[[Gallifrey]]|[[Keska]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|director = [[ | |director = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = 14 December 2015 | |||
|release date = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 3 stories | ||
|format = 1 | |||
|production code = BFPDWWAR01 | |production code = BFPDWWAR01 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-187-5 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-187-5 (physical); ISBN: 978-1-78575-188-2 (digital) | ||
|series = ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor]]'' | |series = ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor]]'' | ||
|next = The Thousand Worlds (audio story) | |next = The Thousand Worlds (audio story) | ||
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|epcount = 1 | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Only the Monstrous (audio anthology)|Only the Monstrous]], ''produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[John Hurt]] as the [[War Doctor]] and introduced [[Lucy Briggs-Owen]] as [[Rejoice]], [[Beth Chalmers]] as [[Veklin]] and [[Jacqueline Pearce]] as [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]]. | |||
It was notable for being the first Big Finish story to utilise a | It was notable for being the first story exclusively produced by [[Big Finish]] story to explicitly utilise an incarnation of the Doctor introduced in the [[BBC Wales]] series, although their collaboration with [[AudioGO]], ''[[Destiny of the Doctor]]'', had previously allowed them to do so, and [[2006]]'s ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'' featured a cameo from the [[Ninth Doctor]], the legal issue of his inclusion solved by only identifying him as "a northern chap with big ears". | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
As the [[Dalek]]s mass their [[Dalek time machine|time fleet]] for a final assault on [[Gallifrey]], something ancient is waiting for them at [[Omega One]]. And a sacrifice must be made. | As the [[Dalek]]s mass their [[Dalek time machine|time fleet]] for a final assault on [[Gallifrey]], something ancient is waiting for them at [[Omega One]]. And a sacrifice must be made. | ||
Arch-manipulator and [[Time Lord]] strategist, [[Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] receives shock news of [[War Doctor|the Doctor]]'s death. | Arch-manipulator and [[Time Lord]] strategist, [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] receives shock news of [[War Doctor|the Doctor]]'s death. | ||
Meanwhile, on the planet [[Keska]], a parochial war has returned to plague a peaceful civilisation after decades of tranquillity. But how can such a war have any connection with the [[Last Great Time War|great Time War]] which, at any one moment in the whole of eternity, could threaten to tear the universe apart? | Meanwhile, on the planet [[Keska]], a parochial war has returned to plague a peaceful civilisation after decades of tranquillity. But how can such a war have any connection with the [[Last Great Time War|great Time War]] which, at any one moment in the whole of eternity, could threaten to tear the universe apart? | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Dalek | The [[Dalek]]s are massing for what they plan to be the final assault on [[Gallifrey]]. Massed in nearby space, they have brought their largest force yet: an entire fleet of [[time ship]]s, accompanied by [[Dalek stealth ship|stealth ships]]. However, the [[Time Lord]]s - under the command at the moment of the manipulative [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] - are ready for them. Secretly, they have established an installation in space, and armed it with a devastating piece of equipment, ironically stolen from the Daleks themselves: a [[Time Destructor]]. Due to the Daleks' [[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|previous plan]] on [[Kembel]], its effects are known: it will age the Daleks and their equipment to the point of death and destruction by advancing local time. Unfortunately, it’s a suicide mission; the two Time Lords on the installation, [[Arverton]] and [[Bennus]], must activate it manually, but that means it will kill them as well. Ollistra is then shocked when the victory is announced by Arverton and Bennus, in person. | ||
According to the soldiers, they were interrupted just before activation by an [[The Doctor's TARDIS|incoming TARDIS]]. | According to the soldiers, they were interrupted just before activation by an [[The Doctor's TARDIS|incoming TARDIS]]. [[War Doctor|The man]] who was once known as [[the Doctor]] - but has now forsworn that name - met them, and volunteered to take their place. Sending them away in their own TARDIS, he stayed to activate the destructor himself and seemingly died in the process. Ollistra castigates them for this occurrence, telling them the Doctor is worth a hundred of them. | ||
The Doctor, though, is not dead. Caught in the destructor’s field, he managed to enter his TARDIS and escape; his previous experience on Kembel had shown him that a Time Lord can survive it for a time, though they are harmed in the process. He lands on the strange, sunny world of [[Keska]] and finds himself in the care of a young woman named [[Rejoice]]; he, however, refuses to identify himself. He immediately passes out, sleeps for about fifty days, before awakening again. Rejoice is alarmed by his lengthy sleep, but it appears to be an induced coma which will help him recover from the effect of the time destructor. | The Doctor, though, is not dead. Caught in the destructor’s field, he managed to enter his TARDIS and escape; his previous experience on Kembel had shown him that a Time Lord can survive it for a time, though they are harmed in the process. He lands on the strange, sunny world of [[Keska]] and finds himself in the care of a young woman named [[Rejoice]]; he, however, refuses to identify himself. He immediately passes out, sleeps for about fifty days, before awakening again. Rejoice is alarmed by his lengthy sleep, but it appears to be an induced coma which will help him recover from the effect of the time destructor. | ||
Rejoice tells him that she knows nothing of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] as it hasn’t touched Keska, something which the Doctor struggles to believe. However, Keska has its own war against a race called the [[Taalyen | Rejoice tells him that she knows nothing of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] as it hasn’t touched Keska, something which the Doctor struggles to believe. However, Keska has its own war against a race called the [[Taalyen]]s. The Doctor tries to return to the TARDIS, but passes out again and again sleeps for another fifty days. While unconscious, he dreams of his recent encounters in the war. | ||
When he awakens, the building is under attack, being bombarded by the Taalyens. Rejoice escorts him into the basement; he is still unclear on the nature of the war and mentions the Daleks, but she has never heard of them. She explains more; Rejoice’s people, the [[Keskan | When he awakens, the building is under attack, being bombarded by the Taalyens. Rejoice escorts him into the basement; he is still unclear on the nature of the war and mentions the Daleks, but she has never heard of them. She explains more; Rejoice’s people, the [[Keskan]]s and the Taalyens both originate on a world called [[Traan]], but Rejoice’s people fled oppression and came to Keska. Now the Taalyens have tracked them here, adopting rocket technology left behind on Traan to create ships and weapons. | ||
To Rejoice’s amazement, the TARDIS is unharmed when she had believed it destroyed. The Doctor intends to leave and return to his own war, leaving the Keskans and the Taalyens to sort out their own problems. However, he overhears a communication between Rejoice and her father, [[Thran]], which indicates that the Keskans are woefully unprepared to fight the Taalyens; they have been a peaceful people until now. | To Rejoice’s amazement, the TARDIS is unharmed when she had believed it destroyed. The Doctor intends to leave and return to his own war, leaving the Keskans and the Taalyens to sort out their own problems. However, he overhears a communication between Rejoice and her father, [[Thran]], which indicates that the Keskans are woefully unprepared to fight the Taalyens; they have been a peaceful people until now. Afterward, the Doctor chooses to stay and help. He takes Rejoice via TARDIS to the [[Keskan Citadel|governmental citadel]], where the [[Keskan Collective]], the governing body of which Rejoice’s father is the chairman, are meeting. They debate non-violent options, which include surrender and the concealing of a core group of survivors, until the Doctor interrupts. | ||
The Doctor describes the likely battle plan of the Taalyens and concludes that it will end in genocide. Rejoice suggests that he is only doing this to persuade them to join his larger war; he doesn’t deny that possibility, but also says that he is offering because they didn’t try to force him to help. | The Doctor describes the likely battle plan of the Taalyens and concludes that it will end in genocide. Rejoice suggests that he is only doing this to persuade them to join his larger war; he doesn’t deny that possibility, but also says that he is offering because they didn’t try to force him to help. He then reveals that he can use the communication satellites in orbit to save them. Thran says that any decision taken must be made by the collective and the Doctor chastises him for waiting. He then enters the satellite control centre and begins to work but then passes out again. | ||
This time, he is out for a hundred days or more. He reprograms the satellites to create a defensive shield around the planet, but he refuses to press the button to activate it; he insists that it must be the Keskans’ decision. Then he passes out again, and has another flashback to the time destructor station. He is only out for a few seconds this time, but Thran has still not pressed the button; his indecision and usual reliance on the collective have stayed his hand and he refuses to do it. Impulsively, Rejoice presses the button, activating the shield. | This time, he is out for a hundred days or more. He reprograms the satellites to create a defensive shield around the planet, but he refuses to press the button to activate it; he insists that it must be the Keskans’ decision. Then he passes out again, and has another flashback to the time destructor station. He is only out for a few seconds this time, but Thran has still not pressed the button; his indecision and usual reliance on the collective have stayed his hand and he refuses to do it. Impulsively, Rejoice presses the button, activating the shield. | ||
Thran thanks the Doctor and offers to repay him. | Thran thanks the Doctor and offers to repay him. He offers to celebrate and make the Doctor the guest of honour. The Doctor declines and tells him not to celebrate; the Doctor also refuses to give his name, which he has never given them until now. He then goes to rest. | ||
Elsewhere, a high-ranked Time Lord named [[Seratrix]] contacts Ollistra from [[Seratrix's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], stating he is returning to Gallifrey. She bids him a safe journey. As soon as the communication ends, he and his aide are interrupted by a Dalek ship in the vortex - not a time ship, but a [[real-space]] ship which has only momentarily jumped into the vortex. | Elsewhere, a high-ranked Time Lord named [[Seratrix]] contacts Ollistra from [[Seratrix's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], stating he is returning to Gallifrey. She bids him a safe journey. As soon as the communication ends, he and his aide are interrupted by a Dalek ship in the vortex - not a time ship, but a [[real-space]] ship which has only momentarily jumped into the vortex. In that moment, it attacks, and knocks Seratrix’s TARDIS out of the vortex to coordinates unknown. | ||
The Doctor remains on Keska for 134 more days, during which Rejoice visits him several times (seventeen, in fact). His recovery is proceeding well, though he thinks he is not strong enough yet to leave. Rejoice takes pity on him for the war and for his nightmares, but he becomes angry about it. | The Doctor remains on Keska for 134 more days, during which Rejoice visits him several times (seventeen, in fact). His recovery is proceeding well, though he thinks he is not strong enough yet to leave. Rejoice takes pity on him for the war and for his nightmares, but he becomes angry about it. | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[War Doctor|The War Doctor]] - [[John Hurt]] | * [[War Doctor|The War Doctor]] - [[John Hurt]] | ||
* [[Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] - [[Jacqueline Pearce]] | * [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] - [[Jacqueline Pearce]] | ||
* [[Rejoice|The Nursemaid]] - [[Lucy Briggs-Owen]] | * [[Rejoice|The Nursemaid]] - [[Lucy Briggs-Owen]] | ||
* [[Veklin]] - [[Beth Chalmers]] | * [[Veklin]] - [[Beth Chalmers]] | ||
* [[Bennus]] - [[Kieran Hodgson]] | * [[Bennus]] - [[Kieran Hodgson]] | ||
* [[Arverton]] - [[ | * [[Arverton]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Seratrix]] - [[Alex Wyndham]] | * [[Seratrix]] - [[Alex Wyndham]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor self-induces [[sleep]] on [[Keska]] for over 150 days. | * The Doctor self-induces [[sleep]] on [[Keska]] for over 150 days. | ||
* The Doctor says that he has met "quite a few" [[Genocide|genocidal]] peoples. | * The Doctor says that he has met "quite a few" [[Genocide|genocidal]] peoples. | ||
* Reference is made to the [[Eye of Harmony]]. | * Reference is made to the [[Eye of Harmony]]. | ||
* [[Taalyen]] attack ships have [[ballistic missile]]s. | * [[Taalyen]] attack ships have [[ballistic missile]]s. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]] on [[27 September (releases)|27 September]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | * This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]] on [[27 September (releases)|27 September]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | ||
* This story was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] on [[17 December (releases)|17 December]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g1ny</ref> It was later edited into two parts which were first broadcast on [[22 November (releases)|22]] and [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001smng</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001sn03</ref> The first part ends after the Doctor attempts to explain why the Keskans should press the shields button. | |||
* This story incorporates a new theme tune composed by [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]], reflecting a more militaristic Doctor. | * This story incorporates a new theme tune composed by [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]], reflecting a more militaristic Doctor. | ||
* The [[TARDIS]] materialisation sound effect has been distorted, in keeping with the War Doctor's battle-worn ship. | * The [[TARDIS]] materialisation sound effect has been distorted, in keeping with the War Doctor's battle-worn ship. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Daleks use a fleet of [[Dalek time machine|timeships]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]] '' | * The Daleks use a fleet of [[Dalek time machine|timeships]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and [[Dalek stealth ship|stealth ships]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') | ||
* [[Ollistra]] suggests the only way to defeat the [[Dalek]]s is to wipe all of them from eternity. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks | * The [[War Ollistra]] suggests the only way to defeat the [[Dalek]]s is to wipe all of them from eternity. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor blames himself for the Time War, citing being sent on a mission by the Time Lords to avert the creation of the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor blames himself for the Time War, citing being sent on a mission by the Time Lords to avert the creation of the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Daleks identify the [[Time Destructor]] by its origin on [[Kembel]], where it was used by the [[First Doctor]] to defeat the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | * The Daleks identify the [[Time Destructor]] by its origin on [[Kembel]], where it was used by the [[First Doctor]] to defeat the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s are preparing an invasion of [[Gallifrey]]. ( | * The [[Dalek]]s are preparing an invasion of [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has renounced his | * The Doctor has renounced his name. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor believes some [[Time Lord]]s are no better than the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | * The Doctor believes some [[Time Lord]]s are no better than the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor feels an aversion to pressing big red buttons. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' | * The Doctor feels an aversion to pressing big red buttons. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says he no longer travels with companions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') | |||
* The Doctor says he no longer travels with companions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'' | * The Doctor says that doing the unthinkable and necessary is his reason for being. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says that doing the unthinkable and necessary is his reason for being. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor | |||
* Ollistra and Veklin try to extract the Doctor in the same way that the Time Lords did before his first trial. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | * Ollistra and Veklin try to extract the Doctor in the same way that the Time Lords did before his first trial. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-war-doctor-volume-01-only-the-monstrous-1380|Only the Monstrous}} | |||
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