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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image | |image = Ship in a Bottle.jpg | ||
|range | |range = Doom Coalition (audio series) | ||
|series in range = Doom Coalition 4 | |series in range = Doom Coalition 4 | ||
|series number in range = 4 | |series number in range = 4 | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|audio anthology | |audio anthology = Doom Coalition 4 | ||
|number | |number = 4.1 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Liv Chenka|Liv]], [[Helen Sinclair|Helen]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = | ||
|enemy | |enemy = | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Escape shuttle (Ship in a Bottle)|Escape shuttle]], [[Time Vortex]] | ||
|writer | |writer = John Dorney | ||
|director | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|music | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|publisher | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|sound | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover | |sound = [[Benji Clifford]] | ||
|release date | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|format | |release date = 7 March 2017 | ||
|production code | |format = 1 Episode on 1 CD (1st of 4 stories); Download | ||
|isbn | |production code = BFPDWCDMG042 | ||
|series | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-623-9 | ||
|prev | |series = ''[[Doom Coalition (audio series)|Doom Coalition]]'' | ||
|next | |prev = The Crucible of Souls (audio story) | ||
|next = Songs of Love (audio story) | |||
}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Doom Coalition 4]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Nicola Walker]] as [[Liv Chenka]] and [[Hattie Morahan]] as [[Helen Sinclair]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Doom Coalition 4]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Nicola Walker]] as [[Liv Chenka]] and [[Hattie Morahan]] as [[Helen Sinclair]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Liv Chenka|Liv]] and [[Helen Sinclair|Helen]] are hurtling into a future that has been utterly destroyed, trapped inside [[ | [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Liv Chenka|Liv]] and [[Helen Sinclair|Helen]] are hurtling into a future that has been utterly destroyed, trapped inside [[escape shuttle (Ship in a Bottle)|a shuttle]] with no possible means of escape. But with the lives of everyone in the universe in the balance, they've got to find one. And soon. When the stakes are this high, you can't just give up. Or can you? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
' | In [[escape shuttle (Ship in a Bottle)|an escape shuttle]] hurtling into [[no-time|non-time]], [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] effectively switches on the brakes, leaving them adrift in the [[Time Vortex]], carried forward by [[temporal momentum]]. [[Liv Chenka|Liv]] and [[Helen Sinclair|Helen]] take inventory of everything aboard the shuttle whilst the Doctor attempts to work out how to operate it. In response to Helen questioning whether or not they want to get back, he tells her that [[Padrac|Cardinal Padrac]] has changed [[time]] by destroying the future and that they can revert it. | ||
Liv admonishes the Doctor for leaving them behind, which he explains as being a precaution to keep them safe and retaliates by asking how she and Helen could believe that [[the Nine]] was him. He remembers how [[the Eleven]] did not immediately recognise Liv and Helen, confirming that Cardinal Padrac has changed history and created an aberrant [[timeline]]. Liv makes him [[apology|apologise]] to herself and Helen, before continuing to take inventory. | |||
The Doctor locates the steering controls, finding that the [[time rudder]]s are improperly attached, puts on a [[pressure suit]] to exit the shuttle and fix the problem. Helen thanks Liv for sticking up for her and admits that she sometimes feels redundant due to Liv and the Doctor's history. Tethered to the shuttle, the Doctor climbs around and finds that the rudders are missing, meaning that it cannot be steered. | |||
Helped out of his pressure suit by Liv and Helen, the Doctor tells them that he has let them down and that he has been unwittingly helping Cardinal Padrac ever since, as the [[Seventh Doctor]], he stopped the Eleven. After he says that this is the end of them, Liv looks at the schematics and finds that the shuttle has sails which they can unfurl to arrest the momentum. They do so and lose one due to the [[time wind]]s, prompting them to vent some [[oxygen]] tanks in an attempt to stabilise the shuttle, but lose the other two sails. Whilst they manage to regain control of the shuttle, the sails took some of the outer shell with them. | |||
Whilst the Doctor feels defeated, Liv refuses to give up and tells Helen that she insists on exhausting every possible action before giving up. The Doctor, reminded to think like a [[doctor]] and keep trying, encourages them to think outside of the box, leading Helen to suggest that they think about what they could do that Cardinal Padrac would not think to try. The Doctor realises that Cardinal Padrac would never risk his own life and that they should do what Helen first suggested - taking a leap of [[faith]]. | |||
The trio put on pressure suits and prepare to jump into the Vortex and ride a shock wave into the past by exploding the shuttle. In attempting to deactivate the [[force field]], the Doctor's tether breaks and Helen explodes the ship with a [[temporal flare]], hoping that she and Liv will land near the Doctor and find him. | |||
Liv and Helen, finding themselves floating in real space and losing oxygen, fire off another flare hoping to attract a [[spacecraft]]. Liv tells Helen that they are a team and will survive and defeat Cardinal Padrac, with Helen adding that she was crossing her fingers. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Helen Sinclair]] - [[Hattie Morahan]] | * [[Helen Sinclair]] - [[Hattie Morahan]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor | * The shuttle is carried forward by [[temporal momentum]] despite the Doctor effectively turning on the brakes. | ||
* Liv and | * The shuttle has a [[food machine]]. | ||
* Helen says that [[banana]]s are a valuable source of [[vitamin]]s. | |||
* [[Gallifrey]]an [[fire extinguisher]]s look exactly the same as [[Earth]] ones. | |||
* Liv finds a [[first aid kit]], [[pressure suit]]s for work on the hull and [[temporal flare]]s. | |||
* The Doctor says that he felt like a [[goldfish]] in the pressure suit. | |||
* Discussing how the [[Seventh Doctor]] believed himself to be a master of [[chess]], the Doctor says that he could barely win a game of [[snakes and ladders]] compared to Padrac. | |||
* The shuttle has [[sail]]s to catch the [[time wind]]s. | |||
* The Doctor says that he will take the shuttle to [[Lake Windermere]] if it behaves. | |||
* The Doctor says that the shuttle practically has the [[British Library]]. | |||
* Helen talks to Liv about [[Helen Sinclair's grandmother|her grandmother]]. | |||
* The Doctor reads [[Dylan Thomas]]' poem "[[Do not go gentle into that good night]]". | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Ship in a Bottle textless.jpg|thumb|textless cover.]] | [[File:Ship in a Bottle textless.jpg|thumb|textless cover.]] | ||
* The cover artwork feature the first instance of imagery from the [[Twelfth Doctor]] era being used by Big Finish. The shot of Helen in a space-suit is adapted from the iconic image for ''[[Kill the Moon]]'' but with [[Peter Capaldi]]'s face replaced by Morahan's. | * The cover artwork feature the first instance of imagery from the [[Twelfth Doctor]] era being used by Big Finish. The shot of Helen in a space-suit is adapted from the iconic image for ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'' but with [[Peter Capaldi]]'s face replaced by Morahan's. | ||
* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor experiences "déjà vu" and says that he would like to, for once, be in a non-crashing timeship. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scenes From Her Life (audio story)|Scenes From Her Life]]''/''[[The Gift (audio story)|The Gift]]'') | |||
* Liv mentions how the Doctor left her and Helen, flying off with "Sister Cantica or Malone". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions Octavian and realises that he was [[the Eight]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eighth Piece (audio story)|The Eighth Piece]]'', ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[the Master]]'s use of pseudonymns. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', etc.) | |||
* The Doctor asks Liv if she remembers the [[Seventh Doctor]], which she says that she does. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]'') | |||
* The Doctor recalls his capture of the Eleven, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven (audio story)|The Eleven]]'', ''[[Dark Universe (audio story)|Dark Universe]]'') turning Caleera into the Sonomancer ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scenes From Her Life (audio story)|Scenes From Her Life]]'', ''[[The Sonomancer (audio story)|The Sonomancer]]'') and putting the [[Doomsday Chronometer]] together. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]'') | |||
* [[Liv Chenka|Liv]] mentions [[Molly O'Sullivan]] and [[Martin Donaldson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'', ''[[A Life in the Day (audio story)|A Life in the Day]]'') | * [[Liv Chenka|Liv]] mentions [[Molly O'Sullivan]] and [[Martin Donaldson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'', ''[[A Life in the Day (audio story)|A Life in the Day]]'') | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor says fresh fruit once saved his life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 25 February 2024
Ship in a Bottle was the first story in the audio anthology Doom Coalition 4, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by John Dorney and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka and Hattie Morahan as Helen Sinclair.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor, Liv and Helen are hurtling into a future that has been utterly destroyed, trapped inside a shuttle with no possible means of escape. But with the lives of everyone in the universe in the balance, they've got to find one. And soon. When the stakes are this high, you can't just give up. Or can you?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an escape shuttle hurtling into non-time, the Doctor effectively switches on the brakes, leaving them adrift in the Time Vortex, carried forward by temporal momentum. Liv and Helen take inventory of everything aboard the shuttle whilst the Doctor attempts to work out how to operate it. In response to Helen questioning whether or not they want to get back, he tells her that Cardinal Padrac has changed time by destroying the future and that they can revert it.
Liv admonishes the Doctor for leaving them behind, which he explains as being a precaution to keep them safe and retaliates by asking how she and Helen could believe that the Nine was him. He remembers how the Eleven did not immediately recognise Liv and Helen, confirming that Cardinal Padrac has changed history and created an aberrant timeline. Liv makes him apologise to herself and Helen, before continuing to take inventory.
The Doctor locates the steering controls, finding that the time rudders are improperly attached, puts on a pressure suit to exit the shuttle and fix the problem. Helen thanks Liv for sticking up for her and admits that she sometimes feels redundant due to Liv and the Doctor's history. Tethered to the shuttle, the Doctor climbs around and finds that the rudders are missing, meaning that it cannot be steered.
Helped out of his pressure suit by Liv and Helen, the Doctor tells them that he has let them down and that he has been unwittingly helping Cardinal Padrac ever since, as the Seventh Doctor, he stopped the Eleven. After he says that this is the end of them, Liv looks at the schematics and finds that the shuttle has sails which they can unfurl to arrest the momentum. They do so and lose one due to the time winds, prompting them to vent some oxygen tanks in an attempt to stabilise the shuttle, but lose the other two sails. Whilst they manage to regain control of the shuttle, the sails took some of the outer shell with them.
Whilst the Doctor feels defeated, Liv refuses to give up and tells Helen that she insists on exhausting every possible action before giving up. The Doctor, reminded to think like a doctor and keep trying, encourages them to think outside of the box, leading Helen to suggest that they think about what they could do that Cardinal Padrac would not think to try. The Doctor realises that Cardinal Padrac would never risk his own life and that they should do what Helen first suggested - taking a leap of faith.
The trio put on pressure suits and prepare to jump into the Vortex and ride a shock wave into the past by exploding the shuttle. In attempting to deactivate the force field, the Doctor's tether breaks and Helen explodes the ship with a temporal flare, hoping that she and Liv will land near the Doctor and find him.
Liv and Helen, finding themselves floating in real space and losing oxygen, fire off another flare hoping to attract a spacecraft. Liv tells Helen that they are a team and will survive and defeat Cardinal Padrac, with Helen adding that she was crossing her fingers.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The shuttle is carried forward by temporal momentum despite the Doctor effectively turning on the brakes.
- The shuttle has a food machine.
- Helen says that bananas are a valuable source of vitamins.
- Gallifreyan fire extinguishers look exactly the same as Earth ones.
- Liv finds a first aid kit, pressure suits for work on the hull and temporal flares.
- The Doctor says that he felt like a goldfish in the pressure suit.
- Discussing how the Seventh Doctor believed himself to be a master of chess, the Doctor says that he could barely win a game of snakes and ladders compared to Padrac.
- The shuttle has sails to catch the time winds.
- The Doctor says that he will take the shuttle to Lake Windermere if it behaves.
- The Doctor says that the shuttle practically has the British Library.
- Helen talks to Liv about her grandmother.
- The Doctor reads Dylan Thomas' poem "Do not go gentle into that good night".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The cover artwork feature the first instance of imagery from the Twelfth Doctor era being used by Big Finish. The shot of Helen in a space-suit is adapted from the iconic image for Kill the Moon but with Peter Capaldi's face replaced by Morahan's.
- This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor experiences "déjà vu" and says that he would like to, for once, be in a non-crashing timeship. (AUDIO: Scenes From Her Life/The Gift)
- Liv mentions how the Doctor left her and Helen, flying off with "Sister Cantica or Malone". (AUDIO: The Doomsday Chronometer)
- The Doctor mentions Octavian and realises that he was the Eight. (AUDIO: The Eighth Piece, The Doomsday Chronometer)
- The Doctor mentions the Master's use of pseudonymns. (TV: Terror of the Autons, etc.)
- The Doctor asks Liv if she remembers the Seventh Doctor, which she says that she does. (AUDIO: Robophobia)
- The Doctor recalls his capture of the Eleven, (AUDIO: The Eleven, Dark Universe) turning Caleera into the Sonomancer (AUDIO: Scenes From Her Life, The Sonomancer) and putting the Doomsday Chronometer together. (AUDIO: The Doomsday Chronometer)
- Liv mentions Molly O'Sullivan and Martin Donaldson. (AUDIO: Eye of Darkness, A Life in the Day)
- The Doctor says fresh fruit once saved his life. (AUDIO: A Death in the Family)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Ship in a Bottle page at bigfinish.com
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