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|image = Land revised.jpg | |image = Land revised.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
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|enemy = [[Permian]]s | |enemy = [[Permian]]s | ||
|setting = [[Alaska (state)|Alaska]], [[1964]] and [[1994]] | |setting = [[Alaska (state)|Alaska]], [[1964]] and [[1994]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Stephen Cole | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|producer = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]], [[Gary Russell]] | |producer = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]], [[Gary Russell]] | ||
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|cover = [[Peri Godbold]] | |cover = [[Peri Godbold]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = January 2000 | ||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>2 cassettes<br/>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br/>2 cassettes<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|6C/A]] | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|6C/A]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-064-3 (physical) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-064-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-84435-682-9 (digital) | ||
|prev = Whispers of Terror (audio story) | |prev = Whispers of Terror (audio story) | ||
|next = The Fearmonger (audio story) | |next = The Fearmonger (audio story) | ||
|epcount=4 | |epcount = 4 | ||
}} | }}{{You may|Doctor Who and the Land of the Dead (in-universe)|n1=the story as it exists within the DWU}} | ||
{{You may|Doctor Who and the Land of the Dead|n1=the story as it exists within the DWU}} | {{spotify|album=1mE2XEiVfX5gIa3HBkaf5E|height=350}} | ||
{{spotify|album= | '''''The Land of the Dead''''' was the fourth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|main range]]. It was written by [[Stephen Cole]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]]. | ||
'''''The Land of the Dead''''' was the fourth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range| | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
It's 1964, briefly at least, and the [[Fifth Doctor]] has just recently left [[Tegan Jovanka]] at [[Heathrow Airport]] in the wake of Adric's untimely death. Travelling alone with [[Nyssa]], he materialises the TARDIS in the icy north of Alaska. The TARDIS seems to have a mind of its own, locking in on an odd energy source and disappearing back into the time vortex; it rematerialises in the same location, but thirty years in the future, in 1994. Here it does land, and the Doctor and Nyssa find themselves chased by a dangerous creature across the tundra to an unusual house and an odd group of individuals. | It's 1964, briefly at least, and the [[Fifth Doctor]] has just recently left [[Tegan Jovanka]] at [[Heathrow Airport]] in the wake of [[Adric]]'s untimely death. Travelling alone with [[Nyssa]], he materialises [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in the icy north of [[Alaska (state)|Alaska]]. The TARDIS seems to have a mind of its own, locking in on an odd energy source and disappearing back into the time vortex; it rematerialises in the same location, but thirty years in the future, in 1994. Here it does land, and the Doctor and Nyssa find themselves chased by a dangerous creature across the tundra to an unusual house and an odd group of individuals. | ||
Multi-millionaire Shaun Brett has made a fortune in Alaskan oil, but at a price: the death of his father in 1964. He is now building and furnishing the house—sourced from local materials, which is a desecration in the eyes of the local natives—as a shrine to his father's memory. He is matched with Tulung, a half-[[Koyukon]] native hired by Brett to liaise with the locals, whose father died in the same incident as Brett's father. Each blames the other's father for the tragedy. Brett is assisted by Gaborik, another Kolyukon, who is secretly sabotaging the work so as to ensure his own continued employment and is also stealing pelts from the house to sell. Also on site is Monica Lewis, an interior designer who has been working at the site for three years, crafting the interior of the house. | Multi-millionaire Shaun Brett has made a fortune in Alaskan oil, but at a price: the death of his father in 1964. He is now building and furnishing the house—sourced from local materials, which is a desecration in the eyes of the local natives—as a shrine to his father's memory. He is matched with Tulung, a half-[[Koyukon]] native hired by Brett to liaise with the locals, whose father died in the same incident as Brett's father. Each blames the other's father for the tragedy. Brett is assisted by Gaborik, another Kolyukon, who is secretly sabotaging the work so as to ensure his own continued employment and is also stealing pelts from the house to sell. Also on site is Monica Lewis, an interior designer who has been working at the site for three years, crafting the interior of the house. | ||
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* [[Gaborik]] - [[Andrew Fettes]] | * [[Gaborik]] - [[Andrew Fettes]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Peri Godbold]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Writer & Executive Producer - [[Stephen Cole]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Gary Russell | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Doctor notes, a little defensively, that several elements of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] are not working quite as well as they should, particularly the visual sensors and audio circuits. | * The Doctor notes, a little defensively, that several elements of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] are not working quite as well as they should, particularly the visual sensors and audio circuits. | ||
* Tulung was born in Alaska in [[1954]] to an [[archaeologist]] from [[Colorado]] and a [[Koyukon]] woman. | * Tulung was born in Alaska in [[1954]] to an [[archaeologist]] from [[Colorado]] and a [[Koyukon]] woman. | ||
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* The cover image shows an adapted image of [[Joseph Merrick]]'s skull. | * The cover image shows an adapted image of [[Joseph Merrick]]'s skull. | ||
* The inner pamphlet includes a map of the base, designed to help the listener to follow the action. | * The inner pamphlet includes a map of the base, designed to help the listener to follow the action. | ||
* | * According to [[Stephen Cole]]'s note in the [[Big Finish CD booklets|CD inside cover]], the setting was inspired by the Inuit myth of Sedna the sea spirit. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[24 July (production)|24]] and [[25 July (production)|25 July]] [[1999 (production)|1999]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[24 July (production)|24]] and [[25 July (production)|25 July]] [[1999 (production)|1999]] at [[The Nu Groove Studios|Nu Groove Studios]]. | ||
* This is the first Big Finish audio release of the 21st century. | * This is the first Big Finish audio release of the 21st century. | ||
* It is further notable for being one of only two performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories set in [[Alaska (state)|Alaska]], the other being the audio story ''[[Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge]]''. | * It is further notable for being one of only two performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories set in [[Alaska (state)|Alaska]], the other being the audio story ''[[Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge]]''. | ||
* This story is set between [[Time-Flight (TV story)| | * This story is set between ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'' and ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''. Dialogue suggests it takes place shortly after the events of ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''. | ||
* Unusually for a Fifth Doctor story, this uses the [[Delia Derbyshire]] arrangement of the theme music rather than the [[Peter Howell]] arrangement. | * Unusually for a Fifth Doctor story, this uses the [[Delia Derbyshire]] arrangement of the theme music rather than the [[Peter Howell]] arrangement. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Tegan Jovanka]] recently departed the TARDIS during a brief return to [[Heathrow Airport]] in [[1982]]. ([[TV]]: | * [[Tegan Jovanka]] recently departed the TARDIS during a brief return to [[Heathrow Airport]] in [[1982]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Time-Flight (TV story)}}) | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] would visit Alaska again in [[1934]] in the company of [[Ace]] and [[Hex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | * The [[Seventh Doctor]] would visit Alaska again in [[1934]] in the company of [[Ace]] and [[Hex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)}}) | ||
* The Doctor mentions the extinction of the | * The Doctor mentions the extinction of the dinosaurs. [[Nyssa]] replies that the two of them know more about it than most. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Earthshock (TV story)}}) | ||
* Nyssa refers to [[Traken]]'s destruction. ([[TV]]: | * Nyssa refers to [[Traken]]'s destruction. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Logopolis (TV story)}}) | ||
*When chatting to Tulung about the death of his father, Nyssa tells him that she can relate to losing a father. Nyssa's father [[Tremas]] was killed by [[ | * When chatting to Tulung about the death of his father, Nyssa tells him that she can relate to losing a father. Nyssa's father [[Tremas]] was killed by [[Tremas Master|the Master]], who took over Tremas' body in order to replace his own decaying body, while on the planet [[Traken]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Keeper of Traken (TV story)}}) Nyssa later found out about this on the planet [[Logopolis]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Logopolis (TV story)}}) | ||
*The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] would later encounter another animated dinosaur skeleton, this time controlled by the [[Fumifugium]], in [[London]] during the [[Great Smog of London|Great Smog]] in [[1952]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | * The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] would later encounter another animated dinosaur skeleton, this time controlled by the [[Fumifugium]], in [[London]] during the [[Great Smog of London|Great Smog]] in [[1952]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Creeping Death (audio story)}}) | ||
== External links == | == External links == |