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|audio anthology = | |audio anthology = The Lives of Captain Jack: Volume Three | ||
|number = 3.2 | |number = 3.2 | ||
|range = The Lives of Captain Jack (audio series) | |range = The Lives of Captain Jack (audio series) | ||
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|number in series = 2 | |number in series = 2 | ||
|main character = [[Jack Harkness]] | |main character = [[Jack Harkness]] | ||
|setting = [[Temple of the Veil]], [[Hidden Planet]] | |||
|writer = Tim Foley | |||
|setting = [[Temple of the Veil]], [[Hidden Planet | |||
|writer = | |||
|director = [[Scott Handcock]] | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|sound = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Steve Foxon]] | |sound = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
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|producer = [[James Goss]] | |producer = [[James Goss]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 25 March 2020 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 Episode on 1 CD (2nd of 3 stories); Download | ||
|production code = BFPHARKNESS03CD | |production code = BFPHARKNESS03CD | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-189-0 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-190-6 (digital) | ||
|series = ''[[The Lives of Captain Jack (audio series)|The Lives of Captain Jack]]'' | |series = ''[[The Lives of Captain Jack (audio series)|The Lives of Captain Jack]]'' | ||
|prev = Crush (audio story) | |prev = Crush (audio story) | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
On a distant planet in the far future two travellers have come looking for a mythical hero. | On a [[Hidden Planet|distant planet]] in the far future two travellers have come looking for a [[Jack Harkness|mythical hero]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Captain Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]] | * [[Captain Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]] | ||
* [[Carla (Mighty and Despair)|Carla]] - [[Jessica Hayles]] | * [[Carla (Mighty and Despair)|Carla]] - [[Jessica Hayles]] | ||
* [[Persis]] - [[Joanna Van Kampen]] | * [[Persis (Mighty and Despair)|Persis]] - [[Joanna Van Kampen]] | ||
* [[Zyman]] - [[Aaron Anthony]] | * [[Zyman]] - [[Aaron Anthony]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Queen [[Carla (Mighty and Despair)|Carla]] is the ruler of the [[Twelve Planets]], and a [[vampire]]. | * Queen [[Carla (Mighty and Despair)|Carla]] is the ruler of the [[Twelve Planets]], and a [[vampire]]. | ||
* The [[Temple of the Veils]] was once occupied by the [[Veil (monk)|Veils]], [[monk]]s who meditated on the meaning of [[death]]. | * The [[Temple of the Veils]] was once occupied by the [[Veil (monk)|Veils]], [[monk]]s who meditated on the meaning of [[death]]. | ||
* The Veils called the now-mythical [[Hidden Planet]] the Doorway to Death. | * The Veils called the now-mythical [[Hidden Planet]] the Doorway to Death. | ||
* Jack once saved Persis' planet, the [[Veda]]. According to legend, he is destined to return from the Hidden Planet and save it once more in a time of crisis. | * Jack once saved Persis' planet, the [[Veda]]. According to legend, he is destined to return from the Hidden Planet and save it once more in a time of crisis. | ||
* [[Dark gravity]] affects [[time dilation]], speeding time up locally. | ** There are [[temple]]s dedicated to Captain Jack on the Veda. | ||
* [[Dark gravity]] affects [[time dilation]], speeding time up locally and accelerating [[ageing]], so that an approach would feel like thousands of years. | |||
* Jack theorises that the [[Eternal Light]] is responsible for the [[Night Clouds]]. | * Jack theorises that the [[Eternal Light]] is responsible for the [[Night Clouds]]. | ||
* Persis is unfamiliar with [[Christmas]] or [[Christmas tree]]s. | * Persis is unfamiliar with [[Christmas]] or [[Christmas tree]]s. | ||
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* With enough centuries (indeed millennia) behind him, Jack's [[hair]] has continued turning [[grey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | * With enough centuries (indeed millennia) behind him, Jack's [[hair]] has continued turning [[grey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
* Carla finds Jack's [[blood]] remarkable. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') | * Carla finds Jack's [[blood]] remarkable. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') | ||
* Jack hints at the ancient war between the vampires and the [[Time Lord]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') and that he used to travel with a [[Ninth Doctor|Time]] [[Tenth Doctor|Lord]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') Carla does not believe him, believing the Time Lords to be a legend. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | |||
* Jack says his family situation is complicated. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]'', ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:The Lives of Captain Jack: Volume Three audio stories]] | [[Category:The Lives of Captain Jack: Volume Three audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | [[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]] | [[Category:Stories set at Christmas]] | ||