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|image = Ring of Steel.jpg | |image = Ring of Steel.jpg | ||
|range = NSAA | |||
|number in range = 8 | |||
|series =[[BBC New Series Adventures|NSA audio stories]] | |series =[[BBC New Series Adventures|NSA audio stories]] | ||
|number = 8 | |number = 8 | ||
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|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]] | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]] | ||
|enemy = [[Caskelliac]] | |enemy = [[Caskelliac]] | ||
|setting = [[Orkney | |setting = [[Orkney]], [[2025]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Stephen Cole | ||
|publisher = BBC Audio | |publisher = BBC Audio | ||
|read by = [[Arthur Darvill]] | |read by = [[Arthur Darvill]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 August 2010 | ||
|format = 1x CD | |format = 1x CD | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-2761-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-2761-3 | ||
|prev = Dead Air (audio story) | |prev = Dead Air (audio story) | ||
|next = The Runaway Train (audio story) | |next = The Runaway Train (audio story) | ||
|clip = Doctor Who The Ring Of Steel Audio Book Sample}}'''''The Ring of Steel''''' was the first exclusive to audio adventure featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]]. | |clip = Doctor Who The Ring Of Steel Audio Book Sample | ||
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'''''The Ring of Steel''''' was the first exclusive to audio adventure featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When the TARDIS lands on [[Orkney]] in the near future, the Doctor and Amy arrive to find a large demonstration in progress over the construction of new electricity pylons. The Doctor tries to break things up peacefully - but suddenly the road splits open without warning and swallows police, security guards, and protestors alike. | When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands on [[Orkney]] in the near future, [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] arrive to find a large demonstration in progress over the construction of new electricity pylons. The Doctor tries to break things up peacefully - but suddenly the road splits open without warning and swallows police, security guards, and protestors alike. | ||
Separated from the Doctor, Amy takes charge of transporting the wounded to hospital - but the rescue mission becomes a terrifying ride as the pylons come to life and begin to walk and the road rears up, erupting with boiling tarmac... | Separated from the Doctor, Amy takes charge of transporting the wounded to hospital - but the rescue mission becomes a terrifying ride as the pylons come to life and begin to walk and the road rears up, erupting with boiling tarmac... | ||
The Doctor, meanwhile, has even more than metal monsters and rebellious roads to deal with. Who is sucking the life out of the power company's employees - and just what is lurking inside the Astra-Gen headquarters? | The Doctor, meanwhile, has even more than metal monsters and rebellious roads to deal with. Who is sucking the life out of the power company's employees - and just what is lurking inside the [[Astra-Gen]] [[headquarters]]? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Amy Pond]] | * [[Amy Pond]] | ||
* [[Thinwood]] | * [[Thinwood]] | ||
* [[Fay]] | * [[Fay (The Ring of Steel)|Fay]] | ||
* [[Lizzie (The Ring of Steel)|Lizzie]] | * [[Lizzie (The Ring of Steel)|Lizzie]] | ||
* [[Sally Preston]] | * [[Sally Preston]] | ||
* [[Anna Price]] | * [[Anna Price]] | ||
* [[Caskelliac]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor says | * The Doctor says "You're only young twelve times", a reference to the number of times a [[Time Lord]] can [[Regeneration|regenerate]]. However, 12 regenerations means 13 [[incarnation]]s. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Doctor Who The Ring of Steel 2011 Observer CD cover.jpg|thumb|Observer giveaway cover.]] | |||
* This story is read by [[Arthur Darvill]], though [[Rory Williams|Rory]] does not appear in it. | * This story is read by [[Arthur Darvill]], though [[Rory Williams|Rory]] does not appear in it. | ||
* 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 downloadable version cover is incorrect. It states that [[Matt Smith]] reads it. | * The downloadable version cover is incorrect. It states that [[Matt Smith]] reads it. | ||
* A free copy of this story was given away with ''[[The Observer]]'' newspaper on [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-observer/20110220/page/1|title=The Observer|date of source=20 February 2011|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200929233755/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/competition/2011/feb/15/doctorwho|title=Two free Doctor Who CDs|date of source=15 February 2011|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219094526/http://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/two-free-doctor-who-cds/|title=Two Free Doctor Who Audio CD’s|date of source=15 February 2011|publisher=The Doctor Who Site|accessdate=19 March 2021}}</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 9 March 2024
The Ring of Steel was the first exclusive to audio adventure featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When the TARDIS lands on Orkney in the near future, the Doctor and Amy arrive to find a large demonstration in progress over the construction of new electricity pylons. The Doctor tries to break things up peacefully - but suddenly the road splits open without warning and swallows police, security guards, and protestors alike. Separated from the Doctor, Amy takes charge of transporting the wounded to hospital - but the rescue mission becomes a terrifying ride as the pylons come to life and begin to walk and the road rears up, erupting with boiling tarmac...
The Doctor, meanwhile, has even more than metal monsters and rebellious roads to deal with. Who is sucking the life out of the power company's employees - and just what is lurking inside the Astra-Gen headquarters?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor says "You're only young twelve times", a reference to the number of times a Time Lord can regenerate. However, 12 regenerations means 13 incarnations.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is read by Arthur Darvill, though Rory does not appear in it.
- The story was also available as a download from the AudioGO website before the company went into administration.
- The downloadable version cover is incorrect. It states that Matt Smith reads it.
- A free copy of this story was given away with The Observer newspaper on 20 February 2011.[1][2][3]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Observer. Press Reader (20 February 2011). Retrieved on 19 March 2021.
- ↑ Two free Doctor Who CDs. The Guardian (15 February 2011). Retrieved on 19 March 2021.
- ↑ Two Free Doctor Who Audio CD’s. The Doctor Who Site (15 February 2011). Retrieved on 19 March 2021.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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