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|image = Council of War cover.jpg | |image = Council of War cover.jpg | ||
|range = The Companion Chronicles | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
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|series number in range = 7 | |series number in range = 7 | ||
|number in series = 12 | |number in series = 12 | ||
|series = [[The Companion Chronicles]] | |series = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' | ||
|number = 7.12 | |number = 7.12 | ||
|main character = [[John Benton|Benton]] | |main character = [[John Benton|Benton]] | ||
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|enemy = [[Blatherian]]s | |enemy = [[Blatherian]]s | ||
|setting = [[UNIT HQ]], [[London]] and [[Kettering (town)|Kettering]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[1970s]]; [[Kettering (planet)|Kettering]] | |setting = [[UNIT HQ]], [[London]] and [[Kettering (town)|Kettering]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[1970s]]; [[Kettering (planet)|Kettering]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Barnard, Paul Morris | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
|music = [[Simon Robinson]] | |music = [[Simon Robinson]] | ||
|sound = [[Simon Robinson]] | |sound = [[Simon Robinson]] | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 11 June 2013 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPDWCC68 | |production code = BFPDWCC68 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-067-1 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-067-1 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-853-9 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Apocalypse Mirror (audio story) | |prev = The Apocalypse Mirror (audio story) | ||
|next = Mastermind (audio story) | |next = Mastermind (audio story) | ||
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}}{{ | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|epcount = 2 | |||
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'''''Council of War''''' was the twelfth and final story of the [[Series 7 (CC)|seventh series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Simon Barnard]] and [[Paul Morris]] and featured [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* Documentary narrator - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | * Documentary narrator - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Simon Robinson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Writers - [[Simon Barnard]] and [[Paul Morris]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Margery Phipps, a member of the [[Harmony Party]], was the first woman to elected to the Kettering Town Council. She is a [[feminism|feminist]], a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] and an environmentalist. | * Margery Phipps, a member of the [[Harmony Party]], was the first woman to elected to the Kettering Town Council. She is a [[feminism|feminist]], a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] and an environmentalist. | ||
* Overnight, the Doctor builds a time disturbance sensor for Benton to use to detect "[[ghost]]s" in Kettering. | * Overnight, the Doctor builds a time disturbance sensor for Benton to use to detect "[[ghost]]s" in Kettering. | ||
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* Ted Fields dresses as [[Santa Claus|Father Christmas]]. | * Ted Fields dresses as [[Santa Claus|Father Christmas]]. | ||
* Margery describes Benton as handsome in a "mail order catalogue sort of way" and claims that he resembles [[James Bond]], "not the new one, the one before him but without the [[Australia]]n accent." | * Margery describes Benton as handsome in a "mail order catalogue sort of way" and claims that he resembles [[James Bond]], "not the new one, the one before him but without the [[Australia]]n accent." | ||
* [[ | * [[UNIT]] believes that the "ghosts" are [[time travel]]lers from the future. | ||
* Benton describes Margery as "a [[Communism|Bolshie]] women's libber." | * Benton describes Margery as "a [[Communism|Bolshie]] women's libber." | ||
* Margery refers to [[Marks & Spencer]]. | * Margery refers to [[Marks & Spencer]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This marks the first time that [[John Levene]] has portrayed the role of Sgt. Benton since the video ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' in [[1987 (production)|1987]]. | * This marks the first time that [[John Levene]] has portrayed the role of Sgt. Benton since the video ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' in [[1987 (production)|1987]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[10 August (production)|10 August]] [[2012 (production)|2012]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[10 August (production)|10 August]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story was originally released on CD and download. It is now available as a download only. | |||
* This story is told from Benton's perspective. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Benton states that the Doctor does not believe in ghosts. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * Benton states that the Doctor does not believe in ghosts. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* Benton mentions that he hasn't worn his dinner jacket since [[1968]], a reference to [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', when he and [[Jack Tracy|Corporal Jack Tracy]] went undercover to locate the [[Second Doctor]]. | * Benton mentions that he hasn't worn his dinner jacket since [[1968]], a reference to [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', when he and [[Jack Tracy|Corporal Jack Tracy]] went undercover to locate the [[Second Doctor]]. | ||
* Benton refers to fighting the [[Cyberman | * Benton refers to fighting the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') and the [[Axos|Axons]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') | ||
* Benton tells Margery that time travellers from the future have been mistaken for ghosts before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | * Benton tells Margery that time travellers from the future have been mistaken for ghosts before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* When Benton asks Margery if she is going to comment that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is [[Dimensionally transcendental|bigger on the inside than it is on the outside]], she states, "Well, it's a bit obvious, isn't it?" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | * When Benton asks Margery if she is going to comment that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is [[Dimensionally transcendental|bigger on the inside than it is on the outside]], she states, "Well, it's a bit obvious, isn't it?" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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