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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
| | |image = Survival of the Fittest.jpg | ||
| | |range = Main Range | ||
|series = [[ | |number in range = 131b | ||
|number = 131b | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |number = 131b | ||
|companions = [[Elizabeth Klein]] | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|enemy = | |companions = [[Elizabeth Klein|Klein]] | ||
|setting = | |enemy = [[Steffen]], [[Jackson (Survival of the Fittest)|Jackson]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[Vrill nest]], [[Planet (Survival of the Fittest)|unknown planet]] | ||
|director = [[John Ainsworth]] | |writer = Jonathan Clements | ||
| | |director = [[John Ainsworth]] | ||
|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |music = [[Simon Robinson]] | ||
|release date = | |sound = Simon Robinson | ||
|format = 2 CDs | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|production code = | |epcount = 3 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-434-4 | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|prev = Klein's Story (audio story) | |release date = 18 February 2010 | ||
|next = The Architects of History (audio story) | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 2 stories | ||
}} | |production code = BFPDWCD1317ZF/7ZG | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and thirty-first [[Big Finish | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-434-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-678-8 (digital) | ||
|prev = Klein's Story (audio story) | |||
|next = The Architects of History (audio story) | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the following three-part story comprising part of the one hundred and thirty-first release in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[John Ainsworth|Jonathan Clements]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Tracey Childs]] as [[Elizabeth Klein]]. | |||
It is the final three-part story in Big Finish's ''Doctor Who range'', bringing the experiment of three and one part stories, beginning in April 2007 with ''[[I.D. (audio story)|I.D.]]'' (three-part) and ''[[Urgent Calls (audio story)|Urgent Calls]]'' (one-part), to a close. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Butterfly (Survival of the Fittest)|Butterfly]] - [[Rupert Wickham]] | * [[Butterfly (Survival of the Fittest)|Butterfly]] - [[Rupert Wickham]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Script Editor & Director - [[John Ainsworth]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Simon Robinson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Writer - [[Jonathan Clements]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor tells Lilly that he has known many beekeepers in his time. He claims that [[Aristotle]] never stopped wittering on about [[bee]]s whereas he was stuck at a tea party with [[Thomas Jefferson]] and he spoke about them at least. | * The Doctor tells Lilly that he has known many beekeepers in his time. He claims that [[Aristotle]] never stopped wittering on about [[bee]]s whereas he was stuck at a tea party with [[Thomas Jefferson]] and he spoke about them at least. | ||
* Klein tells the Doctor that, with his intelligence, he would have been a great asset to the [[Nazi|Nazi Party]]. The Doctor sarcastically remarks that it was "such a sweet thing to say." | * Klein tells the Doctor that, with his intelligence, he would have been a great asset to the [[Nazi|Nazi Party]]. The Doctor sarcastically remarks that it was "such a sweet thing to say." | ||
=== Planets === | === Planets === | ||
* The Doctor and Klein previously visited the crystal | * The Doctor and Klein previously visited the crystal planes of [[Mendroxia]], the floating ocean on [[Quinbrax Four]], and the mercury swamps on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]]. | ||
=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
* Through the TARDIS' telepathic circuits, Klein hears the Doctor speaking [[German language|German]] in "a stuffy Prussian accent." | * Through the TARDIS' telepathic circuits, Klein hears the Doctor speaking [[German language|German]] in "a stuffy Prussian accent." | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The single part | * The single part audio story ''[[Klein's Story (audio story)|Klein's Story]]'' was also included on CD 1 of this story. It begins after the events of the audio story ''[[A Thousand Tiny Wings (audio story)|A Thousand Tiny Wings]]''. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[7 September (production)|7]] and [[8 September (production)|8 September]] 2009 at [[The Moat Studios]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[7 September (production)|7]] and [[8 September (production)|8 September]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* ''Survival of the Fittest ''was one of the working titles for | * It was released on [[18 February (releases)|18 February]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091226214936/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 27-02-2010]</ref> | ||
* ''Survival of the Fittest ''was one of the working titles for the television story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. | |||
* The story was broadcast on {{w|BBC Radio 4 Extra}} on [[25 March (releases)|25]] and [[28 May (releases)|28]]-[[29 May (releases)|29 May]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]], forming a radio season with ''[[A Thousand Tiny Wings (audio story)|A Thousand Tiny Wings]], [[Klein's Story (audio story)|Klein's Story]] ''and ''[[The Architects of History (audio story)|The Architects of History]]''. | * The story was broadcast on {{w|BBC Radio 4 Extra}} on [[25 March (releases)|25]] and [[28 May (releases)|28]]-[[29 May (releases)|29 May]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]], forming a radio season with ''[[A Thousand Tiny Wings (audio story)|A Thousand Tiny Wings]], [[Klein's Story (audio story)|Klein's Story]] ''and ''[[The Architects of History (audio story)|The Architects of History]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor and Klein have recently visited the mercury swamps of [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor and Klein have recently visited the mercury swamps of [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* There no longer seems to be a spare [[TARDIS key]] in the cubbyhole above the "P" outside the TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Architects of History (audio story)|The Architects of History]]'') It would be restored by the time of the Doctor's [[regeneration]] into his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who ( | * There no longer seems to be a spare [[TARDIS key]] in the cubbyhole above the "P" outside the TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Architects of History (audio story)|The Architects of History]]'') It would be restored by the time of the Doctor's [[regeneration]] into his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* The | * The Doctor mentions having known quite a few beekeepers in his time. He met one named [[Goronwy]] in this incarnation. ([[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|TV: ''Delta and the Bannermen'']]) | ||
* The Doctor decyphers the scent language of Vrill. [[Fifteenth Doctor]] would later similarly decypher the rope language of [[Goblin|Goblins]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|The Church on Ruby Road]]'') | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/survival-of-the-fittest-297|Survival of the Fittest}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|who_bf131.htm|Survival of the Fittest}} | |||
* {{tetrap|7/survivalofthefittest.html|Survival of the Fittest}} | * {{tetrap|7/survivalofthefittest.html|Survival of the Fittest}} | ||
{{BFA monthly}} | {{BFA monthly}} | ||
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[[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:2010 | [[Category:Seventh Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2010 Main Range audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | ||
[[Category:Three part audio stories]] | |||