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|image = The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel.jpg | |image = The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel.jpg | ||
|series=''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | |series =''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
|story number= 43 | |story number = 43 | ||
|range | |range = BSSR | ||
|series in range = Series 9 (BFBS) | |series in range = Series 9 (BFBS) | ||
|series number in range = 9 | |series number in range = 9 | ||
|number in series = 3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|number = 3 | |number = 3 | ||
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|featuring = Mycroft Holmes | |featuring = Mycroft Holmes | ||
|featuring2=Straxus (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel) | |featuring2 = Straxus (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel) | ||
|enemy = [[Septimus]] | |enemy = [[Septimus]] | ||
|setting= [[London]], [[1893]] | |setting = [[London]], [[May]] [[1893]] | ||
|writer= Jim Smith | |writer = Jim Smith | ||
|director= [[Nigel Fairs]] | |director = [[Nigel Fairs]] | ||
|producer = [[Eddie Robson]] | |producer = [[Eddie Robson]] | ||
|music= [[David Darlington]] | |music = [[David Darlington]] | ||
|sound= David Darlington | |sound = David Darlington | ||
|cover= [[Adrian Salmon]] | |cover = [[Adrian Salmon]] | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date= September 2008 | |release date = September 2008 | ||
|format= 1 CD | |format = 1 CD | ||
|production code= BFPCD43 | |production code = BFPCD43 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-328-6 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-328-6 | ||
|prev= The Adolescence of Time (audio story) | |prev = The Adolescence of Time (audio story) | ||
|next= The Diet of Worms (audio story) | |next = The Diet of Worms (audio story) | ||
|epcount = 1 | |epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty-third ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the third story of the ninth season and featured [[Straxus (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)|Straxus]], a [[Time Lord]] who appeared in several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio adventures. It was also notable for incorporating elements original to the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' series, principally the [[Cwej (species)|Cwejen]], introduced in ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty-third ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the third story of the ninth season and featured [[Straxus (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)|Straxus]], a [[Time Lord]] who appeared in several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio adventures. It was also notable for incorporating elements original to the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' series, principally the [[Cwej (species)|Cwejen]], introduced in ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]''. | ||
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== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Mycroft Holmes]] works at [[Her Majesty's Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. | |||
* [[Straxus (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)|Straxus]] runs [[Straxus Imperial]]. | |||
* Straxus hosts an [[auction]] at the [[Langham Hotel]]. | |||
* Straxus thanks [[Sanderson (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)|Colonel Sanderson]]. | |||
* [[Oscar Wilde]] drinks [[madeira (drink)|madeira]] and eats [[seed cake]] paid for by Straxus. | |||
* Straxus auctions items from [[Egypt]], [[Ceylon]] and [[South America]]. | |||
* Benny writes in a [[moleskin]] [[notebook]] with a [[fountain pen]]. | |||
* [[Henry VII]] was [[Earl of Richmond]]. | |||
* [[Bernice Summerfield's Time Ring|Bernice's time ring]] deposits her in the [[London Zoo]]. Not knowing anyone else in London, she seeks out [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[John Watson]]. When that fails, she goes to the [[Diogenes Club]], looking for Mycroft. | * [[Bernice Summerfield's Time Ring|Bernice's time ring]] deposits her in the [[London Zoo]]. Not knowing anyone else in London, she seeks out [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[John Watson]]. When that fails, she goes to the [[Diogenes Club]], looking for Mycroft. | ||
* Three [[Cwejen]] appear. They are clones of [[Chris Cwej]] created by the [[Time Lord]]s. | * Three [[Cwejen]] appear. They are clones of [[Chris Cwej]] created by the [[Time Lord]]s. | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 29 January 2024
The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel was the forty-third Bernice Summerfield audio story released by Big Finish Productions. It was the third story of the ninth season and featured Straxus, a Time Lord who appeared in several Doctor Who audio adventures. It was also notable for incorporating elements original to the Faction Paradox series, principally the Cwejen, introduced in The Book of the War.
Publisher's summary
Diverted to Victorian London by persons or powers unknown, twenty seventh century archaeologist, adventuress and inadvertent absent mother Bernice Summerfield finds herself beset with problems of a kind that those unused to time-travel could barely even imagine.
What are the plans of the mysterious Lord Straxus? Who is Ludvig Cooray and what has the number seven to do with all this? Can Bernice acquire the help of Mycroft Holmes, the cleverest man of the age, and more importantly how is she going to get home?
Plot
to be added
Cast
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Mycroft Holmes - David Warner
- Straxus - Peter Miles
- Septimus - Simon Kingsley
Worldbuilding
- Mycroft Holmes works at Her Majesty's Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- Straxus runs Straxus Imperial.
- Straxus hosts an auction at the Langham Hotel.
- Straxus thanks Colonel Sanderson.
- Oscar Wilde drinks madeira and eats seed cake paid for by Straxus.
- Straxus auctions items from Egypt, Ceylon and South America.
- Benny writes in a moleskin notebook with a fountain pen.
- Henry VII was Earl of Richmond.
- Bernice's time ring deposits her in the London Zoo. Not knowing anyone else in London, she seeks out Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. When that fails, she goes to the Diogenes Club, looking for Mycroft.
- Three Cwejen appear. They are clones of Chris Cwej created by the Time Lords.
- The Cwejen argue that Mycroft Holmes and Bernice have made their abstract plan to summon "Mister Seven" more concrete and real, via quantum mnemonics.
- Straxus regenerates.
- Straxus ponders if Bernice is "a Factional" or "a Transuranic".
Notes
- This story was recorded on 25 February 2008 at the Moat Studios.
- This marked the first appearance of the Time Lord Straxus.
- A download version of this story was released on 23 May 2022.[1]
Continuity
- Benny previously met Sherringford Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson whilst aiding the Doctor in defeating an alien posing as the Old One Azathoth. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire, AUDIO: All-Consuming Fire) She later met Holmes and Watson once more at her wedding to Jason Kane. (PROSE: Happy Endings)
- Bernice mentions the planet Menaxus. (PROSE: Theatre of War, AUDIO: Theatre of War)
- Bernice last encountered Chris Cwej in PROSE: Twilight of the Gods.
- Bernice was given her time ring in PROSE: Happy Endings.
- Bernice travelled to 1893 from prehistoric Earth. (AUDIO: The Adolescence of Time)
- Another incarnation of Straxus met the Eighth Doctor and his companion Lucie Miller on two occasions. (AUDIO: Human Resources, AUDIO: Sisters of the Flame / The Vengeance of Morbius) His next incarnation sent the Eighth Doctor to No Man's Land in France during World War I at the behest of the Lord President of Gallifrey. (AUDIO: The Great War)
- Straxus knows that Benny has met the Cybermen before. (AUDIO: Silver Lining, Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Crystal of Cantus)
- Bernice and Mycroft later deal with repercussions of Straxus' activity on Earth in PROSE: A Gallery of Pigeons.
- Oscar Wilde, another resident of the hotel, met the Doctor on several occasions (COMIC: Bat Attack!, Dead Man's Hand, PROSE: The Scarlet Empress, The Gallifrey Chronicles, AUDIO: The Sword of the Chevalier)
Footnotes
External links
- Official The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel page at bigfinish.com
- The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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