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| | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
| | |series in range = The First Doctor: Volume One | ||
|series number in range = 9 | |||
|number in series = 3 | |||
|series = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' | |||
|audio anthology = The First Doctor: Volume One | |||
|number = 81c | |number = 81c | ||
|doctor = First Doctor | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] | ||
| | |featuring = First Doctor (mind copy){{!}}First Doctor's mind copy | ||
|setting = [[Planet (The Savages)|An unnamed planet]] | |featuring2 = Sida | ||
|writer = | |featuring3 = Benjamin Franklin{{!}}Benjamin Franklin | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Planet (The Savages)|An unnamed planet]]|[[London]], [[1762]]}} | |||
|writer = Simon Guerrier | |||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | |music = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Toby Hrycek-Robinson | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 3 June 2015 | ||
|format = | |format = | ||
|production code = | |production code = | ||
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|prev = The Unwinding World (audio story) | |prev = The Unwinding World (audio story) | ||
|next = The Locked Room (audio story) | |next = The Locked Room (audio story) | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the [[2015 (releases)|2015]] [[The | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the [[2015 (releases)|2015]] ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio box set ''[[The First Doctor: Volume One]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Abigail Holt]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | * [[Abigail Holt]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Benjamin Franklin]] speaks of a proposal of his that | === Steven's planet === | ||
* [[Steven Taylor]] | |||
* [[Sida]] | |||
* [[First Doctor (mind copy)|First Doctor's mind copy]] | |||
=== London 1762 === | |||
* [[First Doctor]] | |||
* [[Vicki Pallister]] | |||
* [[Steven Taylor]] | |||
* [[Benjamin Franklin]] | |||
* [[Abigail Holt]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* In [[1762]], [[St Paul's Cathedral]] is the only landmark that Steven recognises from his first visit to London [[1912|150 years later]]. | |||
* [[Benjamin Franklin]] speaks of a proposal of his that was rejected, suggesting the American colonies should unite together as one country governed by a [[president]]. The Doctor says that he would be instrumental later on in [[Declaration of Independence|forming the country]]. | |||
* Steven worked as a boatman on the [[River Thames]] while stranded in 1762. | |||
* Franklin's son [[William Franklin]] disapproved of his affair with [[Abigail Holt]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the second part in the Steven trilogy written by [[Simon Guerrier]] that began with ''[[The War To End All Wars (audio story)|The War to End All Wars]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]''. | * This is the second part in the Steven trilogy written by [[Simon Guerrier]] that began with ''[[The War To End All Wars (audio story)|The War to End All Wars]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]''. | ||
* This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Steven, Vicki and the TARDIS. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The | * Sida refers to the fact that Steven was deposed as [[king]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The War To End All Wars (audio story)|The War to End All Wars]]'') | ||
* | * The [[First Doctor (mind copy)|duplicate of the Doctor's mind]] refers to Steven's first encounter with the real Doctor on [[Mechanus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
* The duplicate of the Doctor's mind says that, "A man is the sum of his memories." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | |||
* The duplicate of the Doctor's mind is running in the election at the demand of the people. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The War To End All Wars (audio story)|The War to End All Wars]]'') | * The duplicate of the Doctor's mind is running in the election at the demand of the people. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The War To End All Wars (audio story)|The War to End All Wars]]'') | ||
* The | * The TARDIS materialises in [[Leicester Square]]. It would later do so again in [[July]] [[1966]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | ||
* Steven refers to his previous visit to London in 1912. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'') He would visit the city again in [[February]] [[1814]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]'') 1966 ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Perpetual Bond (audio story)|The Perpetual Bond]]'') and [[March]] [[1965]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') | |||
* The Doctor refers to the fact that Vicki has a certificate in medicine. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'') | |||
* Steven says that the TARDIS door has a complex lock that will melt if tampered with. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') | |||
* The Doctor refers to Franklin's kite experiment when he discovered [[static electricity]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] later claimed that he was present that night and he got rope burns from the kite before being soaked and electrocuted. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | |||
* Steven refers to [[the Monk]]'s attempt to alter history by helping the [[Saxon]]s to defeat the [[Norman]]s in the [[Battle of Hastings]] in [[1066]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') | |||
* During his tenth incarnation, the Doctor would be struck by lightning again in [[New York City]] on [[1 November]] [[1930]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* The Doctor makes the console live resulting in an electric shock delivered to Franklin as soon as he touches the controls. Previously, the Doctor used the same trick to prevent [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] from leaving the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | |||
* Sida mentions that Steven was ultimately successful in his attempt to contact the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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