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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image | |image = Shield of the Jötunn cover.jpg | ||
|range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 206 | |number in range = 206 | ||
|series | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' stories | ||
|number | |number = 206 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Constance Clarke|Constance]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Talessh]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Arizona]], [[2029]] and the [[11th century]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = Ian Edginton | ||
| | |director = [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
|music | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|sound | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|cover | |sound = [[Martin Montague]] | ||
|publisher | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|release date | |epcount = 4 | ||
|format | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code = | |release date = 16 November 2015 | ||
|isbn | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|prev | |production code = BFPDWCD206 | ||
|next | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-551-5 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78178-552-2 (digital) | ||
|series2 | |prev = Planet of the Rani (audio story) | ||
|prev2 | |next = You Are the Doctor (audio story) | ||
|next2 | |series2 = ''[[Main Range]]'' releases | ||
|prev2 = Planet of the Rani (audio story) | |||
|next2 = You Are the Doctor and Other Stories | |||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-shield-of-the-jotunn-trailer | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-shield-of-the-jotunn-trailer | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the two hundred and sixth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Constance Clarke]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the two hundred and sixth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Ian Edginton]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Miranda Raison]] as [[Constance Clarke]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[2029]] AD. In the desert of [[Arizona]], billionaire philanthropist Dr [[Hugo Macht]] is trying to save the world from [[climate change]]. But his great project to "scrub the sky clean" with nanoatomic machines grinds to an unexpected halt when his diggers break into something unexpected: a [[Viking]] burial barrow containing eight corpses, a mysterious shield, an even more mysterious inscription... and a yet more mysterious traveller in time and space, known only as [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]]. | [[2029]] AD. In the desert of [[Arizona]], billionaire philanthropist Dr. [[Hugo Macht]] is trying to save the world from [[climate change]]. But his great project to "scrub the sky clean" with nanoatomic machines grinds to an unexpected halt when his diggers break into something unexpected: a [[Viking]] burial barrow containing eight corpses, a mysterious shield, an even more mysterious inscription... and a yet more mysterious traveller in time and space, known only as [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]]. | ||
And that's not even the strangest part of Dr Macht's day. Soon, it'll begin to [[snow]]. Soon, the Doctor and his Girl Friday, Mrs [[Constance Clarke]], will come face-to-face with an ancient horror in the blizzard. A Frost Giant, in need of a new body. In need of flesh... | And that's not even the strangest part of Dr Macht's day. Soon, it'll begin to [[snow]]. Soon, the Doctor and his Girl Friday, Mrs [[Constance Clarke]], will come face-to-face with an ancient horror in the blizzard. A Frost Giant, in need of a new body. In need of flesh... | ||
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* Dr [[Hugo Macht]] - [[Michael J. Shannon]] | * Dr [[Hugo Macht]] - [[Michael J. Shannon]] | ||
* Professor [[Lisa Zetterling]] - [[Nell Mooney]] | * Professor [[Lisa Zetterling]] - [[Nell Mooney]] | ||
* Major [[Vincent Da Costa]]/[[Herger]] - [[James Caroll Jordan]] | * Major [[Vincent Da Costa]] / [[Herger]] - [[James Caroll Jordan]] | ||
* [[Bryce (Shield of the Jötunn)|Bryce]]/[[Talessh]] - [[Ryan Forde]] | * [[Bryce (Shield of the Jötunn)|Bryce]] / [[Talessh]] - [[Ryan Forde]] | ||
=== Uncredited === | === Uncredited === | ||
* The Völva - [[Louise Jameson]] | * The [[Völva]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Constance tells the Doctor that he reminds her of her great-uncle Jasper, who lives alone in an expansive manor house, talks to his [[dog]] and takes potshots at [[rabbit]]s. | * Constance tells the Doctor that he reminds her of her great-uncle Jasper, who lives alone in an expansive manor house, talks to his [[dog]] and takes potshots at [[rabbit]]s. | ||
* The Doctor has never been able to find the TARDIS kitchen and always eats out. | * The Doctor has never been able to find the TARDIS kitchen and always eats out. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]]. | * This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story was initially titled "Snowblind". | |||
* The Doctor and Constance arrive in Arizona on [[13 July]], [[2029]], "a [[Sunday]]", whereas in the real world, that date will actually fall on a [[Friday]]. However, this is consistent with the claim in [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' that [[20 July]] [[1966]] fell on a [[Monday]] when in the real world it was a [[Saturday]]. | * The Doctor and Constance arrive in Arizona on [[13 July]], [[2029]], "a [[Sunday]]", whereas in the real world, that date will actually fall on a [[Friday]]. However, this is consistent with the claim in [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' that [[20 July]] [[1966]] fell on a [[Monday]] when in the real world it was a [[Saturday]]. | ||
* This story's director, [[Louise Jameson]], makes a cameo appearance as the Völva. | * This story's director, [[Louise Jameson]], makes a cameo appearance as the Völva. | ||
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* The Doctor and Constance run into the [[parrot]] in the TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sands of Life (audio story)|The Sands of Life]]'') | * The Doctor and Constance run into the [[parrot]] in the TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sands of Life (audio story)|The Sands of Life]]'') | ||
* Constance refers to her work at [[Bletchley Park]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Criss-Cross (audio story)|Criss-Cross]]'') | * Constance refers to her work at [[Bletchley Park]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Criss-Cross (audio story)|Criss-Cross]]'') | ||
* Constance learns about the TARDIS' [[translation circuit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' et al.) | |||
* The Doctor tells Constance that [[human]]ity will exist until the [[end of the universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | * The Doctor tells Constance that [[human]]ity will exist until the [[end of the universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
* Constance refers to her time in [[Malawi|Nyasaland]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Criss-Cross (audio story)|Criss-Cross]]'') | * Constance refers to her time in [[Malawi|Nyasaland]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Criss-Cross (audio story)|Criss-Cross]]'') | ||
* Constance learns the meaning of the "TARDIS" acronym. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' et al.) | |||
* The Seventh Doctor later described artron energy as a form of mental energy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | * The Seventh Doctor later described artron energy as a form of mental energy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 2029]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2029]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]] | ||
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