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|image = The Day of the Troll.JPG | |image = The Day of the Troll.JPG | ||
|range = NSAA | |||
|number in range = 5 | |||
|series =[[BBC New Series Adventures|NSA audio stories]] | |series =[[BBC New Series Adventures|NSA audio stories]] | ||
|number = 5 | |number = 5 | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|companions = | |companions = | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = [[Sphereosis]], [[Bryant (The Day of the Troll)|Bryant]] | |enemy = [[Sphereosis]], [[Bryant (The Day of the Troll)|Bryant]] | ||
|setting = [[Hampshire]], the [[far future]] | |setting = [[Hampshire]], the [[far future]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Messingham | ||
|producer = [[Kate Thomas]] | |producer = [[Kate Thomas]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Audio | |publisher = BBC Audio | ||
|read by = [[David Tennant]] | |read by = [[David Tennant]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 8 October 2009 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1- | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-0939-8 | ||
|prev = The Rising Night (audio story) | |prev = The Rising Night (audio story) | ||
|next = The Last Voyage (audio story) | |next = The Last Voyage (audio story) | ||
|clip = | |clip = | ||
|epcount = 2 | |||
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'''''The Day of the Troll''''' was an exclusive-to-audio adventure from [[BBC Audio]]. It was read by [[David Tennant]]. | '''''The Day of the Troll''''' was an exclusive-to-audio adventure from [[BBC Audio]]. It was read by [[David Tennant]]. | ||
== Publishers summary == | == Publishers summary == | ||
The story follows the Doctor as he arrives on Earth in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is happening... | The story follows [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] as he arrives on [[Earth]] in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is happening... | ||
[[Karl Baring]], the owner of research facility [[The Grange (The Day of the Troll)|The Grange]], has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in [[catatonia|catatonic]] shock — so it's up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at the Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again... | [[Karl Baring]], the owner of research facility [[The Grange (The Day of the Troll)|The Grange]], has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in [[catatonia|catatonic]] shock — so it's up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at the Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again... | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor recalls a time when he, [[Rose Tyler]] and an [[Arcturan]] were locked in a cellar. | * The Doctor recalls a time when he, [[Rose Tyler]] and an [[Arcturan]] were locked in a cellar. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration. | * The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration. | ||
* The troll is constantly described throughout the story as having a "white face", but the cover depicts it as brown. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor refers to the [[Krynoid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | * The Doctor refers to the [[Krynoid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in Hampshire]] | [[Category:Stories set in Hampshire]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's 2nd main theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's 2nd main theme]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:51, 20 January 2024
The Day of the Troll was an exclusive-to-audio adventure from BBC Audio. It was read by David Tennant.
Publishers summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The story follows the Doctor as he arrives on Earth in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is happening...
Karl Baring, the owner of research facility The Grange, has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in catatonic shock — so it's up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at the Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor recalls a time when he, Rose Tyler and an Arcturan were locked in a cellar.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story was also available as a download from the AudioGO website before the company went into administration.
- The troll is constantly described throughout the story as having a "white face", but the cover depicts it as brown.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor refers to the Krynoids. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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