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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = The Axis of Insanity cover.jpg | |image = The Axis of Insanity cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 56 | |number in range = 56 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 56 | |number = 56 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]] | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]] | ||
|enemy = [[Jarra To]] | |enemy = [[Jarra To]] | ||
|setting = [[Axis]] | |setting = [[The Axis]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Furman | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
| | |producer = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
| | |music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
|sound = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]] | |||
|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = April 2004 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/E]] | |production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/E]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 1-84435-094-0 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-094-0 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78703-879-0 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Twilight Kingdom (audio story) | |prev = The Twilight Kingdom (audio story) | ||
|next = Arrangements for War (audio story) | |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}} | }}{{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]]. | '''''{{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]]. | ||
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What is... the [[Axis]]? | 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 | 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]]. | 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 == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Jarra To|Carnival Barker]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]] | * [[Jarra To|Carnival Barker]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]] | ||
== | == 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 === | === TARDIS === | ||
* When [[Time Lord]]s die, their [[TARDIS]]es do as well. | * When [[Time Lord]]s die, their [[TARDIS]]es do as well. | ||
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=== Literature === | === Literature === | ||
* Peri says that the works of [[Charles Dickens]], [[Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy|Lev 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 == | == Notes == | ||
* An illustrated preview for this story featured in [[DWM 342]] with artwork by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | * 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 [[ | * 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. | * 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. | * [[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 == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor previously expressed a wish to visit the "[[elephant]]'s graveyard" of [[TARDIS]]es. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') | * 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]]'') | * [[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 == | == External links == | ||
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