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|image        = The Last Voyage.jpg
|range          = NSAA
|number in range = 6
|series      = [[BBC New Series Adventures|''NSA'' audio stories]]
|number      = 6
|doctor      = Tenth Doctor
|companions  = [[Sugar MacAuley|Sugar]]
|setting      = [[Interstitial Transposition Vehicle]]
|enemy        = [[Pan-dimensional being (The Last Voyage)|Pan-dimensional beings]]
|writer      = Dan Abnett
|read by      = [[David Tennant]]
|publisher    = BBC Audio
|release date = 7 January 2010
|format      = 2 CDs
|isbn        = ISBN 978-1-4084-0940-2
|prev        = The Day of the Troll (audio story)
|next        = Dead Air (audio story)
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|epcount = 2
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'''''The Last Voyage''''' was the sixth release in the BBC's exclusive audio range. It was written by [[Dan Abnett]] and performed by [[David Tennant]]. Released by [[BBC Audio]] as a part of their ongoing line of original, single-actor plays, it went on sale on [[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]], a week after Tennant's [[The End of Time (TV story)|final televised adventure]] was first broadcast.


|image = [[File:The Last Voyage.jpg|250px]]
Originally promoted as being the final exclusive-to-audio Tenth Doctor adventure — as, for example, in [[DWM 417]] — it was in fact followed by Tennant's true finalé, [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Air (audio story)|Dead Air]]'', in March 2010.
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The Last Voyage is the sixth book in the BBC's exclusive audio range. It was performed by [[David Tennant]] and written by [[Dan Abnett]]. Released by [[BBC Audio]] as a part of their ongoing line of original, single-actor plays, it went on sale on [[7 January]] [[2010]], a week after Tennant's [[The End of Time|final televised adventure]] was originally broadcast.
== Publisher's summary ==
[[The TARDIS]] materialises on board the maiden voyage of a pioneering space cruiser, travelling from [[Earth]] to the planet [[Eternity (colony)|Eternity]]. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] has just started exploring the vehicle when there is a loud bang, a massive jolt and a flash of [[light]]. Soon he discovers that nearly all the passengers and crew have disappeared. Unless The Doctor and [[flight attendant]] [[Sugar MacAuley]] can take control and steer the ship, they could crash-land -- or stay in space forever!


===Synposis===
== Characters ==
The TARDIS materialises on board the maiden voyage of a pioneering space cruiser, travelling from Earth to the planet Eternity. The Doctor hasn't been exploring for long when nearly all of the passengers disappear, leaving a panic-stricken few behind. As if that wasn't enough, something awful awaits them all on Eternity.
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Sugar MacAuley]]
* [[Joseph Sterns Cluxton]]
* [[Lizzie Fisk]]
* [[Reston (The Last Voyage)|Reston]]
* [[Lars Bortnik]]
* [[Millie (The Last Voyage)|Millie]]
* [[Lincoln Tang]]


==Behind the scenes==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Released nearly a week after the broadcast of [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time]]'', this is one of only a couple of Tenth Doctor-related spin-off products scheduled for release after [[Matt Smith]]'s debut as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. Another is the [[Quick Reads]] novella ''[[Code of the Krillitanes]]'', scheduled for release in March 2010.
* The Doctor hears the unidentified alien race refer to him by [[Aliases of the Doctor#The Doctor's real name|his real name]].  
* Originally promoted as being the final exclusive-to-audio Tenth Doctor adventure, it has now been announced that another story, [[BBCR]]: ''[[Dead Air]]'', is now scheduled for release in March 2010.
* The Doctor refers to himself as not neurotypical.  


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== Notes ==
{{TDA}}
[[File:The Last Voyage clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover]]
[[Category:Doctor Who original audiobooks|Last Voyage, The]]
* The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration.
[[Category:Tenth Doctor audio plays]]
* The story takes place around the time that [[Earth]] has an Empire, during which much of the planet is uninhabitable.
 
== Continuity ==
* Interstitial transport was used in [[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''.
 
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|lastvoyage.htm|The Last Voyage}}
{{AudioGO}}
{{NSA}}
 
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[[Category:Tenth Doctor Tales audio stories]]
[[Category:2010 audio stories]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's 2nd main theme]]

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The Last Voyage was the sixth release in the BBC's exclusive audio range. It was written by Dan Abnett and performed by David Tennant. Released by BBC Audio as a part of their ongoing line of original, single-actor plays, it went on sale on 7 January 2010, a week after Tennant's final televised adventure was first broadcast.

Originally promoted as being the final exclusive-to-audio Tenth Doctor adventure — as, for example, in DWM 417 — it was in fact followed by Tennant's true finalé, AUDIO: Dead Air, in March 2010.

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

The TARDIS materialises on board the maiden voyage of a pioneering space cruiser, travelling from Earth to the planet Eternity. The Doctor has just started exploring the vehicle when there is a loud bang, a massive jolt and a flash of light. Soon he discovers that nearly all the passengers and crew have disappeared. Unless The Doctor and flight attendant Sugar MacAuley can take control and steer the ship, they could crash-land -- or stay in space forever!

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor hears the unidentified alien race refer to him by his real name.
  • The Doctor refers to himself as not neurotypical.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover
  • The story was also available as a download from the AudioGO website before the company went into administration.
  • The story takes place around the time that Earth has an Empire, during which much of the planet is uninhabitable.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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