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|image | |image = Red Planets.jpg | ||
|range | |range = Main Range | ||
|series | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number in range = 241 | |number in range = 241 | ||
|number | |number = 241 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Melanie Bush|Mel]], [[Ace]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = | ||
|enemy | |enemy = | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Mokoshia]];<br/>[[London]], [[2017]];<br/>[[Berlin]], [[Alternate timeline|Alternate]] [[1961]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = Una McCormack | ||
| | |director = [[Jamie Anderson]] | ||
|music | |producer = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|sound | |music = [[Joe Kraemer]] | ||
|cover | |sound = Joe Kraemer, [[Josh Arakelien]] | ||
|publisher | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
|release date | |epcount = 4 | ||
|format | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code = BFPDWCD241 | |release date = 14 August 2018 | ||
|isbn | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|prev | |production code = BFPDWCD241 | ||
|next | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-831-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-832-5 (digital) | ||
|prev = Hour of the Cybermen (audio story) | |||
|next = The Dispossessed (audio story) | |||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-red-planets-trailer | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-red-planets-trailer | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the two hundred and forty first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Una McCormack]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the two hundred and forty first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Una McCormack]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]]. | ||
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* [[Mission Control (Red Planets)|Mission Control]] / Voice of [[Map (Red Planets)|Map]] / [[George (Red Planets)|George]] / [[Television announcer (Red Planets)|Television Announcer]] - [[Chris Dale]] | * [[Mission Control (Red Planets)|Mission Control]] / Voice of [[Map (Red Planets)|Map]] / [[George (Red Planets)|George]] / [[Television announcer (Red Planets)|Television Announcer]] - [[Chris Dale]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* Director - [[Jamie Anderson]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music - [[Joe Kraemer]] | |||
* Producer - Nicholas Briggs | |||
* Script Editor - [[Guy Adams]] | |||
* Sound Design - Joe Kraemer and [[Josh Arakelian]] | |||
* Writer - [[Una McCormack]] | |||
* Senior Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Doctor describes 2017 as a time of melting [[ice cap]]s, seas of [[plastic]] and species after species disappearing into nothing. | |||
* Anna was born in [[1987]]. | |||
* Anna describes the idea of [[Ronald Reagan]] being the [[President of the United States]] as ridiculous. | |||
* Tom Elliot tells Ace that the [[United States of America|Americans]] are going to [[Vietnam War|intervene]] in [[Vietnam]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[2 October (production)|2]] & [[3 October (production)|3 October]] [[2017 (production)|2017]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* This story was recorded on [[2 October (production)|2]] & [[3 October (production)|3 October]] [[2017 (production)|2017]] at [[ | |||
* This story was originally released on CD and download. | * This story was originally released on CD and download. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Ace previously visited an alternate Berlin. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | * The Doctor refers to the [[2012 Olympics]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'', ''[[The Gathering (audio story)|The Gathering]]'', ''[[Frozen Time (audio story)|Frozen Time]]'') | ||
* In the alternate 2017, there are celebrations of the centenary of the [[October Revolution]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') | |||
* The Doctor refers to the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]] on [[9 November]] [[1989]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Broken Man (comic story)|The Broken Man]]'') | |||
* The Doctor tells Mel that aren't supposed to be manned missions to Mars for [[2050s|another forty years]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | |||
* Ace previously visited an alternate Berlin. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | |||
* Both [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] and [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] posed as spies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | * Both [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] and [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] posed as spies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | ||
== Cover gallery == | |||
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Red Planets (audio story) textless.jpg|Textless cover | |||
Red Planets Alternate.jpg|Alternate cover | |||
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== External links == | == External links == |
Latest revision as of 22:12, 4 April 2024
- You may be looking for the short story "Red Planet".
Red Planets was the two hundred and forty first story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Una McCormack and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
London, 2017. Except... it isn't. Berlin, 1961. But it isn't that either. Not really. Not in the timeline the Doctor knows. Something is very wrong.
While Ace tries to save the life of a wounded British spy, Mel and the Doctor must get to grips with the modern day socialist Republic of Mokoshia. For Mel it feels strangely familiar and 'right', which makes the Doctor feel even more uneasy.
Soon, a message from a dark and blood-soaked distant future is on its way... But the Doctor will have to act fast to stop this timeline becoming reality.
And with Ace stranded in an alternate 1961, will saving the Earth end her existence?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Mel - Bonnie Langford
- Tom Elliot - Matt Barber
- Colonel Marsden - Elliot Levey
- Anna / Commander of Phobos Mission - Genevieve Gaunt
- Sokolov - Max Bollinger
- Mission Control / Voice of Map / George / Television Announcer - Chris Dale
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Director - Jamie Anderson
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music - Joe Kraemer
- Producer - Nicholas Briggs
- Script Editor - Guy Adams
- Sound Design - Joe Kraemer and Josh Arakelian
- Writer - Una McCormack
- Senior Producer - David Richardson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor describes 2017 as a time of melting ice caps, seas of plastic and species after species disappearing into nothing.
- Anna was born in 1987.
- Anna describes the idea of Ronald Reagan being the President of the United States as ridiculous.
- Tom Elliot tells Ace that the Americans are going to intervene in Vietnam.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 2 & 3 October 2017 at the Moat Studios.
- This story was originally released on CD and download.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor refers to the 2012 Olympics. (TV: Fear Her, Good as Gold; AUDIO: The Reaping, The Gathering, Frozen Time)
- In the alternate 2017, there are celebrations of the centenary of the October Revolution. (AUDIO: Thin Ice)
- The Doctor refers to the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989. (AUDIO: Protect and Survive; COMIC: The Broken Man)
- The Doctor tells Mel that aren't supposed to be manned missions to Mars for another forty years. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
- Ace previously visited an alternate Berlin. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
- Both Chris and Roz posed as spies. (PROSE: Just War)
Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Red Planets page at bigfinish.com