For the Doctor and his travelling companions, Peri and Erimem, it's a twisted playground, where reality, morality and sanity no longer apply. Stranded within a dimensional nexus, beset by the molten fury of the Firebreed, they must unwrap a terrifying mystery of damaged timelines and dark science... before the corruption of the Axis spreads and reality itself crumbles.

Pitted against a warped and deadly mind, the Doctor faces his own past transgressions, and the very nature of what it is to be a Time Lord.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover Art - Lee Binding
Director - Gary Russell
Executive Producer - Jacqueline Rayner
Music - Andy Hardwick
Producer - Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery
Sound Design - Gareth Jenkins
Writer - Simon Furman

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Time Lords die, their TARDISes do as well.

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

A Molenski Univarius is the Gallifreyan equivalent of a Swiss Army knife.

Literature[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peri says that the works of Charles Dickens, Lev Tolstoy and Barbara Cartland are the greats of English Literature.

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Original CD cover
Illustrated preview from DWM 342 by Martin Geraghty

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

An illustrated preview for this story featured in DWM 342 with artwork by Martin Geraghty.
This audio drama was recorded on 22 and 23 January 2004 at the Moat Studios.
The animated X-Men series featured "the Axis of Time" through which all time travellers passed, which also included a crazed maintenance worker.
Erimem does not have a TARDIS key in this story. By the audio story Three's a Crowd, however, she regularly wears a key around her neck.
This story is set between Planet of Fire and The Caves of Androzani.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor previously expressed a wish to visit the "elephant's graveyard" of TARDISes. (AUDIO: Omega)
Leela, Romana, K9, Narvin and Irving Braxiatel would later visit the Axis following their escape from Gallifrey. (AUDIO: Reborn)
The subject of TARDISes dying when the Time Lord pilot dies is mentioned. The Eleventh Doctor's journey to his gravesite on Trenzalore revealed his TARDIS was deteriorating after he perished in his final battle. Its dimension dams had also broken down, causing it to grow into a monolith. (TV: The Name of the Doctor)

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

Official The Axis of Insanity page at bigfinish.com
The Axis of Insanity at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
DisContinuity for The Axis of Insanity at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide

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	Adric, Nyssa, Tegan	The Star Men • The Contingency Club • Zaltys • Kingdom of Lies • Ghost Walk • Serpent in the Silver Mask

	Nyssa	The Land of the Dead • Winter for the Adept • The Mutant Phase • Primeval • Spare Parts • Creatures of Beauty • The Game • Circular Time (Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter) • Renaissance of the Daleks • Return to the Web Planet • Castle of Fear • The Eternal Summer • Plague of the Daleks • The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories • (The Demons of Red Lodge • The Entropy Composition • Doing Time • Special Features) • 1001 Nights (1001 Nights, My Brother's Keeper, The Interplanetarian, Smuggling Tales) • 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men • Alien Heart • Dalek Soul

	Nyssa, Brewster	The Haunting of Thomas Brewster • The Boy That Time Forgot • Time Reef • A Perfect World

	Nyssa, Hannah	Moonflesh • Tomb Ship • Masquerade

	Nyssa, Tegan	The Waters of Amsterdam • Aquitaine • The Peterloo Massacre

	Nyssa, Tegan, Marc	Tartarus • Interstitial • Feast of Fear • Warzone • Conversion • Madquake

	Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough	Cobwebs • The Whispering Forest • The Cradle of the Snake • Heroes of Sontar • Kiss of Death • Rat Trap • The Emerald Tiger • The Jupiter Conjunction • The Butcher of Brisbane • Eldrad Must Die! • The Lady of Mercia • Prisoners of Fate • Mistfall • Equilibrium • The Entropy Plague

	Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion	Devil in the Mist • Black Thursday • Power Game • The Kamelion Empire

	Tegan, Leela	Time in Office

	Turlough	Phantasmagoria • Loups-Garoux • Singularity • The Memory Bank and Other Stories (The Memory Bank • The Last Fairy Tale • Repeat Offender • The Becoming) • The Blazing Hour • The End of the Beginning

	Peri	Red Dawn • Exotron • Urban Myths • Mission of the Viyrans

	Peri, Erimem	The Eye of the Scorpion • The Church and the Crown • Nekromanteia • The Axis of Insanity • The Roof of the World • Three's a Crowd • The Council of Nicaea • The Kingmaker • Son of the Dragon • The Mind's Eye • The Bride of Peladon

	Amy	The Judgement of Isskar • The Destroyer of Delights • The Chaos Pool

	Vicki, Steven	The Secret History

	Solo travels	The Sirens of Time • Omega • The Gathering • The Four Doctors • The Burning Prince • The Secret History • And You Will Obey Me • The Helliax Rift • Time Apart (Ghost Station • The Bridge Master • What Lurks Down Under • The Dancing Plague) • Thin Time • Shadow of the Daleks 1 (Aimed at the Body • Lightspeed • The Bookshop at the End of the World • Interlude) • Shadow of the Daleks 2 (Echo Chamber • Towards Zero • Castle Hydra • Effect and Cause)

Sixth Doctor

	Peri	Whispers of Terror • ...ish • Cryptobiosis • The Reaping • Year of the Pig • Recorded Time and Other Stories (Recorded Time • A Most Excellent Match • Question Marks • Paradoxicide) • 1963: The Space Race • Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories (Breaking Bubbles • Of Chaos Time The • An Eye For Murder • The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time) • The Widow's Assassin • Masters of Earth • The Rani Elite • Memories of a Tyrant • Emissary of the Daleks • Harry Houdini's War • Plight of the Pimpernel

	Evelyn	The Marian Conspiracy • The Spectre of Lanyon Moor • The Apocalypse Element • Bloodtide • Project: Twilight • The Sandman • Jubilee • Doctor Who and the Pirates • Project: Lazarus • Arrangements for War • Medicinal Purposes • Pier Pressure • The Nowhere Place • 100 (100 BC • My Own Private Wolfgang • Bedtime Story • The 100 Days of the Doctor) • Assassin in the Limelight

	Evelyn, Brewster	The Crimes of Thomas Brewster • The Feast of Axos • Industrial Evolution

	Frobisher	The Holy Terror • The Maltese Penguin

	Charley	The Condemned • The Doomwood Curse • Brotherhood of the Daleks • Return of the Krotons • The Raincloud Man • Patient Zero • Paper Cuts • Blue Forgotten Planet

	"Jamie"	City of Spires • The Wreck of the Titan • Legend of the Cybermen

	Flip	The Curse of Davros • The Fourth Wall • Wirrn Isle • Antidote to Oblivion • The Brood of Erys • Scavenger • Vortex Ice • Cortex Fire

	Constance	Criss-Cross • Planet of the Rani • Shield of the Jötunn • Order of the Daleks • Absolute Power • Colony of Fear • The End of the Beginning

	Constance, Flip	Quicksilver • The Behemoth • The Middle • Static • Cry of the Vultriss • Scorched Earth • The Lovecraft Invasion

	Mel	The One Doctor • The Juggernauts • Catch-1782 • Thicker Than Water • The Wishing Beast • The Vanity Box • The Wrong Doctors • Spaceport Fear • The Seeds of War

	Jamie, Zoe	Last of the Cybermen

	Solo travels	The Sirens of Time • Davros • The Wormery • Her Final Flight • I.D. • Urgent Calls • The Four Doctors • The Acheron Pulse • Trial of the Valeyard • Last of the Cybermen • Vampire of the Mind • The Lure of the Nomad • Iron Bright • Hour of the Cybermen • The Hunting Ground

Seventh Doctor

	Mel	The Fires of Vulcan • Bang-Bang-a-Boom! • Flip-Flop • Unregenerate! • Red • We Are The Daleks • The Warehouse • Terror of the Sontarans

	Ace	The Fearmonger • The Genocide Machine • Dust Breeding • Colditz • The Rapture • 1963: The Assassination Games • You Are the Doctor and Other Stories (You Are the Doctor • Come Die With Me • The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel • Dead to the World) • The Grey Man of the Mountain

	Ace, Hex	The Harvest • Dreamtime • LIVE 34 • Night Thoughts • The Settling • No Man's Land • Nocturne • The Dark Husband • Forty-Five (False Gods • Order of Simplicity • Casualties of War • The Word Lord) • The Magic Mousetrap • Enemy of the Daleks • The Angel of Scutari • Project: Destiny • A Death in the Family • Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge • Protect and Survive • Revenge of the Swarm • Mask of Tragedy • Shadow Planet • World Apart • Muse of Fire • The Flying Dutchman • Displaced

	Ace, Benny	The Shadow of the Scourge • The Dark Flame

	Sally	House of Blue Fire

	Ace, Hex, Lysandra, Sally	Black and White • Gods and Monsters

	Ace, Hex, Sally	Afterlife • Signs and Wonders

	Ace, Mel	A Life of Crime • Fiesta of the Damned • Maker of Demons • The High Price of Parking • The Blood Furnace • The Silurian Candidate • Red Planets • The Dispossessed • The Quantum Possibility Engine

	Mags	The Monsters of Gokroth • The Moons of Vulpana • An Alien Werewolf in London

	Klein	A Thousand Tiny Wings • Klein's Story • Survival of the Fittest • The Architects of History • Warlock's Cross

	Klein, Will	Persuasion • Starlight Robbery • Daleks Among Us

	Jo	The Defectors

	Solo travels	The Sirens of Time • Project: Lazarus • Master • Return of the Daleks • Valhalla • Frozen Time • Death Collectors • Spider's Shadow • Kingdom of Silver • Keepsake • The Four Doctors • Robophobia • The Doomsday Quatrain • The Shadow Heart • The Two Masters • Dark Universe • The Psychic Circus • Subterfuge • The End of the Beginning

Eighth Doctor

	Mary Shelley	Mary's Story • The Silver Turk • The Witch from the Well • Army of Death

	Charley	Storm Warning • Sword of Orion • The Stones of Venice • Minuet in Hell • Invaders from Mars • The Chimes of Midnight • Seasons of Fear • Embrace the Darkness • The Time of the Daleks • Neverland • Zagreus • Scherzo • The Girl Who Never Was • The End of the Beginning

	Charley, C'rizz	The Creed of the Kromon • The Natural History of Fear • The Twilight Kingdom • Faith Stealer • The Last • Caerdroia • The Next Life • Terror Firma • Scaredy Cat • Other Lives • Time Works • Something Inside • Memory Lane • Absolution

	Solo & other travels	The Company of Friends (Benny's Story • Fitz's Story • Izzy's Story) • An Earthly Child • The Four Doctors

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-|name= The Axis of Insanity
+|image           = The Axis of Insanity cover.jpg
-|image=The Axis of Insanity cover.jpg
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-|series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
+|number in range = 56
-|number= 56
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-|doctor= Fifth Doctor
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-|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]]
+|doctor          = Fifth Doctor
-|enemy= [[Jarra To]]
+|companions      = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]]
-|setting=The [[Axis]]
+|enemy           = [[Jarra To]]
-|writer= [[Simon Furman]]
+|setting         = [[The Axis]]
-|director= [[Gary Russell]]
+|writer          = Simon Furman
-|post production= [[Andy Hardwick]]
+|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
-|music=[[Gareth Jenkins]]
+|producer        = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
-|cover=[[Lee Binding]]
+|music           = [[Andy Hardwick]]
-|publisher= Big Finish Productions
+|sound           = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
-|release date= [[April (releases)|April]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
+|cover           = [[Lee Binding]]
-|format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs
+|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
-|production code= [[List of production codes|6Q/E]]
+|release date    = April 2004
-|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-094-0
+|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
-|prev= The Twilight Kingdom (audio story)
+|production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/E]]
-|next= Arrangements for War (audio story)}}
+|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-094-0 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78703-879-0 (digital)
-{{audio stub}}
+|prev            = The Twilight Kingdom (audio story)
-'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-sixth [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was writer [[Simon Furman]]'s sole contribution to audio-based ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Before and after this story, he wrote ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' comic stories.
+|next            = Arrangements for War (audio story)
+|made prev       = The Roof of the World (audio story)
+|made next       = Arrangements for War (audio story)
+|epcount = 4
+}}{{audio stub}}
+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-sixth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Simon Furman]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]] and [[Caroline Morris]] as [[Erimem]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
 What is... the [[Axis]]?
-For the Doctor and his travelling [[companion]]s, Peri and Erimem, it's a twisted playground, where reality, morality and sanity no longer apply. Stranded within a [[dimension]]al nexus, beset by the molten fury of the [[Firebreed]], they must unwrap a terrifying mystery of damaged timelines and dark science... before the corruption of the Axis spreads and reality itself crumbles.
+For [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and his travelling [[companion]]s, [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Erimem]], it's a twisted playground, where [[reality]], [[morality]] and [[sanity]] no longer apply. Stranded within a [[dimension]]al nexus, beset by the molten fury of the [[Firebreed]], they must unwrap a terrifying mystery of damaged [[timeline]]s and dark science... before the corruption of the Axis spreads and reality itself crumbles.
 Pitted against a warped and deadly mind, the Doctor faces his own past transgressions, and the very nature of what it is to be a [[Time Lord]].
-[[File:Axis_of_Insanity_Preview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 342]] by [[Martin Geraghty]].]]
 == Plot ==
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 * [[Jarra To|Carnival Barker]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]]
-== References ==
+== Crew ==
+* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]
+* Director - [[Gary Russell]]
+* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
+* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]]
+* Producer - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
+* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
+* Writer - [[Simon Furman]]
+== Worldbuilding ==
 === TARDIS ===
 * When [[Time Lord]]s die, their [[TARDIS]]es do as well.
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 === Literature ===
-* Peri says that the works of [[Charles Dickens]], [[Nikolayevich Tolstoy]] and [[Barbara Cartland]] are the greats of [[English]] [[Literature]].
+* Peri says that the works of [[Charles Dickens]], [[Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy|Lev Tolstoy]] and [[Barbara Cartland]] are the greats of [[English]] [[Literature]].
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
+The Axis of Insanity cover.jpg|Original CD cover
+Axis_of_Insanity_Preview.jpg|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 342]] by [[Martin Geraghty]]
+</gallery>
 == Notes ==
 * An illustrated preview for this story featured in [[DWM 342]] with artwork by [[Martin Geraghty]].
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 January (production)|22]] and [[23 January (production)|23 January]] 2004 at [[The Moat Studios]].
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 January (production)|22]] and [[23 January (production)|23 January]] [[2004 (production)|2004]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
 * The animated ''X-Men'' series featured "the Axis of Time" through which all time travellers passed, which also included a crazed maintenance worker.
 * [[Erimem]] does not have a [[TARDIS key]] in this story. By the audio story ''[[Three's a Crowd (audio story)|Three's a Crowd]]'', however, she regularly wears a key around her neck.
+* This story is set between ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''.
 == Continuity ==
 * The Doctor previously expressed a wish to visit the "[[elephant]]'s graveyard" of [[TARDIS]]es. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'')
 * [[Leela]], [[Romana II|Romana]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]], [[Narvin]] and [[Irving Braxiatel]] would later visit the Axis following their escape from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Reborn (audio story)|Reborn]]'')
-* The subject of TARDISes dying when the Time Lord pilot dies is mentioned. The [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s journey to his gravesite on [[Trenzalore]] revealed his TARDIS was deteriorating after he perished in his final battle. Its dimension dams had also broken down, causing it to grow into a monolith. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor]]'')
+* The subject of TARDISes dying when the Time Lord pilot dies is mentioned. The [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s journey to his gravesite on [[Trenzalore]] revealed his TARDIS was deteriorating after he perished in his final battle. Its dimension dams had also broken down, causing it to grow into a monolith. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'')
 == External links ==
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+{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-axis-of-insanity-222|The Axis of Insanity}}
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+* {{tetrap|5/axisofinsanity.html|The Axis of Insanity}}
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