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|image           = The Perpetual Bond cover.jpg
|image = The Perpetual Bond cover.jpg
|range            = The Companion Chronicles
|name = The Perpetual Bond
|series in range  = Series 5 (CC)
|series = [[The Companion Chronicles]]
|series number in range = 5
|number = 5.08
|number in series = 8
|doctor = First Doctor
|series           = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
|companions = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Oliver Harper|Oliver]]
|number           = 5.08
|setting = [[London]], [[1966]]
|doctor           = First Doctor
|enemy = [[Fulgurite]]s
|companions       = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Oliver Harper|Oliver]]
|writer = [[Simon Guerrier]]
|setting         = [[London]], [[1966]]
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|enemy           = [[Fulgurite]]s
|release date = [[February (releases)|February]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|writer           = Simon Guerrier
|format = 1 disc
|director         = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|production code = BFPDWCC40
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-506-8
|music            = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|prev = Peri and the Piscon Paradox (audio story)
|sound            = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|next = The Forbidden Time (audio story)
|cover            = [[Simon Holub]]
|release date    = February 2011
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download
|epcount          = 2
|production code = BFPDWCC40
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-506-8
|prev             = Peri and the Piscon Paradox (audio story)
|next             = The Forbidden Time (audio story)
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'''''The Perpetual Bond''''' was the fortieth release in [[the Companion Chronicles]] audio range. It was the eighth story of season 5. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]] and featured [[Steven Taylor]].
'''''The Perpetual Bond''''' was the eighth story of the [[Series 5 (CC)|fifth series]] of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]] and featured [[Peter Purves]] as the [[First Doctor]] and [[Steven Taylor]] and introduced [[Tom Allen]] as new companion [[Oliver Harper]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] [[materialise]]s in a familiar [[junkyard]] in the [[1960s]], the [[First Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] are soon embroiled in a mystery in the City of London. Who are the mysterious, bowler-hatted businessmen with their deadly umbrellas? What secret is young [[Oliver Harper]] desperately trying to conceal?
When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] [[materialise]]s in a familiar [[junkyard]] in the [[1960s]], [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] are soon embroiled in a mystery in the City of [[London]]. Who are the mysterious, bowler-hatted businessmen with their deadly [[umbrella]]s? What secret is young [[Oliver Harper]] desperately trying to conceal?


Contracts have been signed. A deal is in place. The Doctor discovers that perhaps not even he can stop a terrible business...
Contracts have been signed. A deal is in place. The Doctor discovers that perhaps not even he can stop a terrible business...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== The Perpetual Bond (1) ===
=== The Perpetual Bond (1) ===
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=== Fair Trade (2) ===
=== Fair Trade (2) ===
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Steven Taylor]] - [[Peter Purves]]
* [[Steven Taylor]] - [[Peter Purves]]
* [[Oliver Harper]] - [[Tom Allen]]
* [[Oliver Harper]] - [[Tom Allen]]


== References ==
== Characters ==
* [[First Doctor]]
* [[Steven Taylor]]
* [[Oliver Harper]]
* [[Flowers (The Perpetual Bond)|Flowers]]
* [[Receptionist (The Perpetual Bond)|Receptionist]]
* [[Minister (The Perpetual Bond)|Minister]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] @ FoxYason Studios
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Writer - [[Simon Guerrier]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor tells Steven that certain parts of London are still in the process of being rebuilt after "[[World War II|some terrible war]]."
* The Doctor tells Steven that certain parts of London are still in the process of being rebuilt after "[[World War II|some terrible war]]."


[[File:The Perpetual Bond.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
[[File:The Perpetual Bond.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This is the first Big Finish audio drama to introduce a new companion for any incarnation of the Doctor prior to the [[Fifth Doctor]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[27 May (production)|27 May]] [[2010 (production)|2010]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[27 May (production)|27 May]] 2010.
* This story is set between ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Steven recalls the recent deaths of [[Katarina]], [[Bret Vyon]] and [[Sara Kingdom]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') and the departure of [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'').
* Steven recalls the recent deaths of [[Katarina]], [[Bret Vyon]] and [[Sara Kingdom]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') and the departure of [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')
* The Doctor returns to [[I.M. Foreman]]'s [[junkyard]] at [[76 Totter's Lane]] for the first time since departing [[1963]] in the company of Ian, Barbara and his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') He would later do so again in 1963 during his both his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth]] and [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnations]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Those Left Behind (short story)|Those Left Behind]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') and in [[1985]] during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]''). By [[2021]], Totter's Lane is a commercially zoned area of [[Shoreditch]] which is mostly made up of office blocks. A car park has been built on the former location of the junkyard. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'')
* The Doctor returns to [[I.M. Foreman]]'s [[junkyard]] at [[76 Totter's Lane]] for the first time since departing [[1963]] in the company of Ian, Barbara and his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') He would later do so again in 1963 during his both his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth]] and [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnations]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Those Left Behind (short story)|Those Left Behind]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') and in [[1985]] during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') The junkyard still existed in [[2013]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') By [[2021]], Totter's Lane is a commercially zoned area of [[Shoreditch]] which is mostly made up of office blocks. A car park has been built on the former location of the junkyard. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'')
* Steven refers to his previous visit to [[London]] in [[1912]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'') He also visited the city in [[February]] [[1814]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'') and in [[March]] [[1965]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (TV story)|The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'')
* Steven refers to his previous visit to [[London]] in [[1912]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'') He had also visited the city in [[1762]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Founding Fathers (audio story)|The Founding Fathers]]'') [[February]] [[1814]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]'') [[1900]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Upstairs (audio story)|Upstairs]]'') and in [[January]] [[1965]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') Later, he would visit the city again in [[March]] [[1965]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'')
* The Doctor and Steven previously visited 1966 in the company of Sara Kingdom when the TARDIS materialised in [[East Berlin]] during that year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]'')
* Steven had seemingly visited 1966 before, in [[East Berlin]], however that visit turned out to be in a dream created by the TARDIS while it repaired itself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-perpetual-bond-496|The Perpetual Bond}}
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* {{dwrefguide|chronicles40.htm|The Perpetual Bond}}
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The Perpetual Bond was the eighth story of the fifth series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Simon Guerrier and featured Peter Purves as the First Doctor and Steven Taylor and introduced Tom Allen as new companion Oliver Harper.

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

When the TARDIS materialises in a familiar junkyard in the 1960s, the Doctor and Steven are soon embroiled in a mystery in the City of London. Who are the mysterious, bowler-hatted businessmen with their deadly umbrellas? What secret is young Oliver Harper desperately trying to conceal?

Contracts have been signed. A deal is in place. The Doctor discovers that perhaps not even he can stop a terrible business...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Perpetual Bond (1)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Fair Trade (2)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor tells Steven that certain parts of London are still in the process of being rebuilt after "some terrible war."
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Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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The Companion Chronicles
 
First Doctor
Susan
Susan, Barbara, Ian
Barbara, Ian
Barbara, Ian, Vicki
Vicki and Steven
Steven, Sara
Steven, Oliver
Steven, Dodo
Steven
Polly, Ben
 
Second Doctor
Polly, Ben
Polly, Ben, Jamie
Jamie, Victoria
Jamie
Jamie, Zoe
 
Third Doctor
Liz
The Brigadier
Jo
Yates
Benton
Solo travels
 
Fourth Doctor
Leela
Leela, K9 Mark I
Romana I
Romana II
Romana II, K9 Mark II
Romana II, Adric
 
Fifth Doctor
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
Tegan, Turlough
Peri
 
Sixth Doctor
Peri
Evelyn
"Jamie"
Jason, Crystal
 
Seventh Doctor
Ace, Zara
Bernice
Sally, Lysandra
 
Eighth Doctor
Charley
Iris Wildthyme, Jo Grant
 
Other adventures
Jago and Litefoot
Polly, the Brigadier, Brewster
Ian
The Master
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