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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a full cast audio anthology released in [[January (releases)|January]] 2021 by [[Big Finish Productions]].
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a full cast audio anthology released on [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the eighth release of ''[[The Diary of River Song]]''. It featured [[Alex Kingston]] as [[River Song]], [[Salome Haertel]] as [[Rachel Burrows]], [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark III]], [[Jane Slavin]] as [[Anya Kingdom]] and [[Joe Sims]] as [[Mark Seven]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
It’s River and [[robot]]s! Professor [[River Song]] is an expert in many things, but her tech skills are tested in these encounters with robotic friends and foes.
It’s River and [[robot]]s! Professor [[River Song]] is an expert in many things, but her tech skills are tested in these encounters with robotic friends and foes.


Over the course of four episodes River will battle [[Mechonoid]]s on an ice world, meet [[K9]] in a 'forever home', and help [[Rachel Burrows|a treasured android friend]] discover her destiny in the stars...
Over the course of four episodes River will battle [[Mechanoid|Mechonoids]] on an ice world, meet [[K9 Mark III|K9]] in a 'forever home', and help [[Rachel Burrows|a treasured android friend]] discover her destiny in the stars...


8.1 ''Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow'' by [[James Goss]]
8.1 ''[[Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow (audio story)|Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow]]'' by [[James Goss]]


River feels responsible for synthetic person Rachel, left alone on a dying world. So she shows her the history of another, and teaches her the responsibilities of time travel.
River feels responsible for synthetic person Rachel, left alone on a dying world. So she shows her the history of another, and teaches her the responsibilities of time travel.


8.2 ''A Brave New World'' by Tracy Ann Baines
8.2 ''[[A Brave New World (audio story)|A Brave New World]]'' by [[Tracy Ann Baines]]


Rachel has made a choice and joins a new society at the start of its journey. But she has not bargained for the worst instincts of humanity.
Rachel has made a choice and joins a new society at the start of its journey. But she has not bargained for the worst instincts of humanity.
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After leaving her ward behind, can River make it back in time to save her?
After leaving her ward behind, can River make it back in time to save her?


8.3 ''A Forever Home'' by [[Alfie Shaw]]
8.3 ''[[A Forever Home (audio story)|A Forever Home]]'' by [[Alfie Shaw]]


River finds herself caged and feeling under the weather. Luckily, her new owners are on hand to take care of her in her ‘forever home’.
River finds herself caged and feeling under the weather. Luckily, her new owners are on hand to take care of her in her ‘forever home’.
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But which of River’s keepers can she trust? Is robot cat FE- all she seems? And is K9 still a girl's best friend?
But which of River’s keepers can she trust? Is robot cat FE- all she seems? And is K9 still a girl's best friend?


8.4 ''Queen of the Mechonoids'' by [[Jonathan Morris]]
8.4 ''[[Queen of the Mechonoids (audio story)|Queen of the Mechonoids]]'' by [[Jonathan Morris]]


Space Security agents Anya Kingdom and Mark Seven answer a distress call – and find River Song, ruling a city of Mechonoids.
[[Space Security Service|Space Security]] agents [[Anya Kingdom]] and [[Mark Seven]] answer a distress call – and find River Song, ruling a city of Mechonoids.


But another shock awaits beneath this planet’s icy surface. The Mechonoids have been upgraded and are about to be unleashed upon the galaxy!
But another shock awaits beneath this planet’s icy surface. The Mechonoids have been upgraded and are about to be unleashed upon the galaxy!


Further story details to follow.
==  Featured actors ==
==  Featured actors ==
* [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Alex Kingston]]
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* [[Joe Sims]]
* [[Joe Sims]]
* [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Nicholas Briggs]]
== Stories ==
== Stories ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!# || Title || Author || Director || Featuring || Released
! # || Title || Author || Director || Featuring || Released || Pr. code
|-
|-
|8.1
|8.1
|''Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow''
|''[[Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow (audio story)|Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow]]''
|[[James Goss]]
|[[James Goss]]
|rowspan=4|[[Ken Bentley]]
|rowspan=4|[[Ken Bentley]]
|rowspan=2|[[Rachel Burrows|Rachel]]
|[[Rachel Burrows]]
|rowspan=4|January 2021
|rowspan=4|[[27 January (releases)|27 January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|rowspan=4|BFPDWRIVER08
|-
|-
|8.2
|8.2
|''A Brave New World''
|''[[A Brave New World (audio story)|A Brave New World]]''
|[[Tracy Ann Baines]]
|[[Tracy Ann Baines]]
|[[Tenth Doctor]], Rachel Burrows
|-
|-
|8.3
|8.3
|''A Forever Home''
|''[[A Forever Home (audio story)|A Forever Home]]''
|[[Alfie Shaw]]
|[[Alfie Shaw]]
|[[K9]]
|[[K9 Mark III]]
|-
|-
|8.4
|8.4
|''Queen of the Mechonoids''
|''[[Queen of the Mechonoids (audio story)|Queen of the Mechonoids]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Mechonoid]]s, [[Anya Kingdom]], [[Mark Seven]]
|[[Mechanoid]]s, [[Anya Kingdom]], [[Mark Seven]]
|}
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
[[File:The Diary of River Song Series Eight textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover]]
* This box set was recorded on [[16 December (production)|16 December]] [[2019 (production)|2019]] and [[17 July (production)|17]], [[22 July (production)|22]] and [[31 July (production)|31 July]] [[2020 (production)|2020]] at [[The Moat Studios]] and remotely.
* The cover art uses an image of [[K9 Mark I]] taken from ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]'', the premiere episode of the spin-off television series ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:2021 audio anthologies]]
[[Category:2021 audio anthologies]]
[[Category:Contains spoilers]]

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The Diary of River Song: Series Eight was a full cast audio anthology released on 27 January 2021 by Big Finish Productions. It was the eighth release of The Diary of River Song. It featured Alex Kingston as River Song, Salome Haertel as Rachel Burrows, David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, John Leeson as K9 Mark III, Jane Slavin as Anya Kingdom and Joe Sims as Mark Seven.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

It’s River and robots! Professor River Song is an expert in many things, but her tech skills are tested in these encounters with robotic friends and foes.

Over the course of four episodes River will battle Mechonoids on an ice world, meet K9 in a 'forever home', and help a treasured android friend discover her destiny in the stars...

8.1 Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow by James Goss

River feels responsible for synthetic person Rachel, left alone on a dying world. So she shows her the history of another, and teaches her the responsibilities of time travel.

8.2 A Brave New World by Tracy Ann Baines

Rachel has made a choice and joins a new society at the start of its journey. But she has not bargained for the worst instincts of humanity.

After leaving her ward behind, can River make it back in time to save her?

8.3 A Forever Home by Alfie Shaw

River finds herself caged and feeling under the weather. Luckily, her new owners are on hand to take care of her in her ‘forever home’.

But which of River’s keepers can she trust? Is robot cat FE- all she seems? And is K9 still a girl's best friend?

8.4 Queen of the Mechonoids by Jonathan Morris

Space Security agents Anya Kingdom and Mark Seven answer a distress call – and find River Song, ruling a city of Mechonoids.

But another shock awaits beneath this planet’s icy surface. The Mechonoids have been upgraded and are about to be unleashed upon the galaxy!

 Featured actors[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Director Featuring Released Pr. code
8.1 Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow James Goss Ken Bentley Rachel Burrows 27 January 2021 BFPDWRIVER08
8.2 A Brave New World Tracy Ann Baines Tenth Doctor, Rachel Burrows
8.3 A Forever Home Alfie Shaw K9 Mark III
8.4 Queen of the Mechonoids Jonathan Morris Mechanoids, Anya Kingdom, Mark Seven

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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The Diary of River Song audio series
Series One
Series Two
Series Three
Series Four
Series Five
Series Six
Series Seven
Series Eight
New Recruit
Two Rivers and
a Firewall
Series Eleven
The Orphan Quartet
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