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|range = The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series) | |range = The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series) | ||
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|enemy = [[Sutekh]] | |enemy = [[Sutekh]] | ||
|setting = [[Egypt|Ancient Egypt]] | |setting = [[Egypt|Ancient Egypt]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = James Goss | ||
|director = [[Scott Handcock]] | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|music = [[Steve Foxon]] | |music = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
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|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 12 June 2015 | ||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | ||
|production code = BFPDWNABOX002 | |production code = BFPDWNABOX002 | ||
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|next = The Tears of Isis (audio story) | |next = The Tears of Isis (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[James Goss]] | |producer = [[James Goss]] | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = The Triumph of Sutekh (audio anthology) | ||
|epcount = 1 | |epcount = 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[21 August]] [[1924]]. [[Mars]] is at its closest point to the [[Earth]] in [[century|centuries]] and a [[radio]] blackout is instigated across the [[United States of America|United States]] with the hope of picking up any radio waves being sent from the red planet. [[Professor (The Eye of Horus)|A professor]] picks up [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]'s scream as she lands on [[Ship of a Billion Years|a flying barge]] belonging to [[Hatshepsut|King Hatshepsut]], [[ | [[21 August]] [[1924]]. [[Mars]] is at its closest point to the [[Earth]] in [[century|centuries]] and a [[radio]] blackout is instigated across the [[United States of America|United States]] with the hope of picking up any radio waves being sent from the red planet. [[Professor (The Eye of Horus)|A professor]] picks up [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]'s scream as she lands on [[Ship of a Billion Years|a flying barge]] belonging to [[Hatshepsut|King Hatshepsut]], [[Pharaoh]] of [[Upper Egypt|Upper]] and [[Lower Egypt]] and King of the World. | ||
Hatshepsut was expecting a [[companion]] of [[the Doctor]] and presents Benny to her people as [[Hathor]], god of [[hope]] and [[wine]], and claims to have brought her back from the [[Land of Punt]] beyond the [[star]]s. Her stepson, [[Tutmosis]], welcomes Benny and explains that he was briefly | Hatshepsut was expecting a [[companion]] of [[the Doctor]] and presents Benny to her people as [[Hathor]], god of [[hope]] and [[wine]], and claims to have brought her back from the [[Land of Punt]] beyond the [[star]]s. Her stepson, [[Tutmosis]], welcomes Benny and explains that he was briefly pharaoh as a child before Hatshepsut stepped in and introduces her to Hatshepsut's chief advisor, Senenmut, who is actually [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]. When the Doctor avoids her, Benny asks Hatshepsut about him and learns that he gave her the barge. | ||
Tutmosis drinks with [[Kamose]], who suggests that he marries Benny. In an old and decaying body, [[Sutekh]] approaches them and asks for entrance to the [[palace]], which he can only do at the invitation of a king. By tomorrow night, Sutekh says, Tutmosis will be king. | Tutmosis drinks with [[Kamose]], who suggests that he marries Benny. In an old and decaying body, [[Sutekh]] approaches them and asks for entrance to the [[palace]], which he can only do at the invitation of a king. By tomorrow night, Sutekh says, Tutmosis will be king. | ||
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* [[Kamose]] - [[Dan Bottomley]] | * [[Kamose]] - [[Dan Bottomley]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Hatshepsut mentions Dorothy McShane, [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and the [[Roskova|Countess Roskova]] as [[companion]]s of [[the Doctor]]. | * Hatshepsut mentions Dorothy McShane, [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and the [[Roskova|Countess Roskova]] as [[companion]]s of [[the Doctor]]. | ||
* [[Hathor]] is the god of [[hope]] and [[beer]]. | * [[Hathor]] is the god of [[hope]] and [[beer]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The story's original title was ''The Obelisks of Hatshepsut''. ([[VOR 76]]) | * The story's original title was ''The Obelisks of Hatshepsut''. ([[VOR 76]]) | ||
* A historical expert, John Johnston, was consulted for this release to ensure factual accuracy to Ancient Egyptian history. | * A historical expert, John Johnston, was consulted for this release to ensure factual accuracy to Ancient Egyptian history. ([[BFX]]: ''The Triumph of Sutekh'') | ||
* Sutekh encourages Tutmosis to murder his mother, Hatshepsut, to ascend to king. This is inspired by real life Egyptian history, as is the Land of Punt. | * Sutekh encourages Tutmosis to murder his mother, Hatshepsut, to ascend to king. This is inspired by real life Egyptian history, as is the Land of Punt. ([[BFX]]: ''The Triumph of Sutekh'') | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:The Triumph of Sutekh audio stories]] | [[Category:The Triumph of Sutekh audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories set in Egypt]] | [[Category:Audio stories set in Egypt]] | ||
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | [[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | ||