Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (audio story): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
Shambala108 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| (20 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{real world}} | {{real world}} | ||
{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|image = The Iron Legion.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
The Iron Legion.jpg|Parts 1 and 2 | |||
The Iron Legion Alternate.jpg|Parts 3 and 4 | |||
</gallery> | |||
|adapted from = Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story) | |adapted from = Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story) | ||
|range = The Comic Strip Adaptations (audio series) | |range = The Comic Strip Adaptations (audio series) | ||
| Line 19: | Line 22: | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = [[13 March (releases)|13 March]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |release date = [[13 March (releases)|13 March]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | ||
|format = | |format =2 CDs<br/>Download<br/>1st of 2 stories | ||
|production code = BFPDWCOMICBOX001 | |production code = BFPDWCOMICBOX001 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-670-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-670-3 | ||
| Line 26: | Line 29: | ||
|trailer = Doctor Who and the Iron Legion! Returning on audio at Big Finish | |trailer = Doctor Who and the Iron Legion! Returning on audio at Big Finish | ||
|podcast = soundcloud.com/big-finish/the-big-finish-podcast-march-2019-03-tom-baker-and-the-iron-legion | |podcast = soundcloud.com/big-finish/the-big-finish-podcast-march-2019-03-tom-baker-and-the-iron-legion | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | |producer = [[Jamie Anderson]]|epcount = 4}}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in ''[[The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One]]''. It was adapted by [[Alan Barnes]] from [[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|the original story]] by [[Pat Mills]] and [[John Wagner]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in ''[[The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One]]''. It was adapted by [[Alan Barnes]] from [[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|the original story]] by [[Pat Mills]] and [[John Wagner]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
| Line 43: | Line 46: | ||
* [[Ironicus|General Ironicus]] / [[Milkman (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Milkman]] - [[Brian Protheroe]] | * [[Ironicus|General Ironicus]] / [[Milkman (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Milkman]] - [[Brian Protheroe]] | ||
* [[Juno]] / [[Magog]] - [[Christine Kavanagh]] | * [[Juno]] / [[Magog]] - [[Christine Kavanagh]] | ||
* [[Morris (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Morris]] / [[ | * [[Morris (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Morris]] / [[First Cohort of the Ninth Legion|Centurion]] - [[Joseph Kloska]] | ||
* [[Vesuvius (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Vesuvius]] / [[Grubb (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Grubb]] / [[Overseer (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Overseer]] - [[Toby Longworth]] | * [[Vesuvius (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Vesuvius]] / [[Grubb (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Grubb]] / [[Overseer (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Overseer]] - [[Toby Longworth]] | ||
* [[Adolphus Caesar]] - [[Luke Franks]] | * [[Adolphus Caesar]] - [[Luke Franks]] | ||
* [[Babiyon]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | * [[Babiyon]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | ||
* [[Doug Kirk|Doug]] / [[Barbarius]] / [[Alien Guard (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Alien Guard]] - [[Steve Hansell]] | * [[Doug Kirk|Doug]] / [[Barbarius]] / [[Alien Guard (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Alien Guard]] - [[Steve Hansell]] | ||
* [[Viv Kirk|Viv]] / [[Commentator | * [[Viv Kirk|Viv]] / [[Commentator (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Commentator]] - [[Esther Hall]] | ||
== Deviations from the comic story == | == Deviations from the comic story == | ||
* The unnamed village of the original story is explicitly identified as [[Stockbridge]] in the audio adaptation. | * The unnamed village of the original story is explicitly identified as [[Stockbridge]] in the audio adaptation. | ||
* Doug and Viv are new additions to the adaptation, the latter's parallel counterpart replacing Maximus | * Doug and Viv are new additions to the adaptation, the latter's parallel counterpart replacing [[Maximus Bilious]] as the commentator at the Colosseum. | ||
* [[Grubb (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Grubb]] attempts to defend himself rather than simply hiding from the android legionnaires. He served in the home guard. | * [[Grubb (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Grubb]] attempts to defend himself rather than simply hiding from the android legionnaires. He served in the home guard. | ||
* When the village is invaded, the Doctor makes mention of the [[space-time telegraph]] he gifted to [[the Brigadier]] and considers using it to deal with the Iron Legion menace. | * When the village is invaded, the Doctor makes mention of the [[space-time telegraph]] he gifted to [[the Brigadier]] and considers using it to deal with the Iron Legion menace. | ||
* Prior to opening the Games, Adolphus's choice of leisure is changed from a toy rocket to a video game. He's also explicitly identified as 16-years-old, while his comic counterpart looks a handful of years younger. | * Prior to opening the Games, Adolphus's choice of leisure is changed from a toy rocket to a video game. He's also explicitly identified as 16-years-old, while his comic counterpart looks a handful of years younger. | ||
* Morris rather than the Doctor makes the "parrot face" jibe to General Ironicus, threatening him with the bact-gun. | * Morris rather than the Doctor makes the "parrot face" jibe to General Ironicus, threatening him with the bact-gun. | ||
* Searching through his database of alien species, the Doctor mentions [[Morax (species)|Morax]], created for [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|Series 11]] in [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. | * Searching through his database of alien species, the Doctor mentions [[Morax (species)|Morax]], created for [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 11]] in [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. | ||
* [[Vesuvius (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Vesuvius]] retains his memory in the original story, revealing [[Magog]]'s place of power before [[Morris (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Morris]]' demise. | * [[Vesuvius (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Vesuvius]] retains his memory in the original story, revealing [[Magog]]'s place of power before [[Morris (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|Morris]]' demise. | ||
* The Doctor "supes-up" Morris' bionic arm with his [[sonic screwdriver]], whereas in the original story Morris did it himself, previously serving as a gladiator in both versions. In the adaptation Morris frightens off the overseer. Originally he incapacitated the eponymous overseer with a grate from the air-galley's hull. | * The Doctor "supes-up" Morris' bionic arm with his [[sonic screwdriver]], whereas in the original story Morris did it himself, previously serving as a gladiator in both versions. In the adaptation Morris frightens off the overseer. Originally he incapacitated the eponymous overseer with a grate from the air-galley's hull. | ||
* The Doctor uses [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|everlasting matches]] rather than a welding torch to relight Vesuvius' flame. | * The Doctor uses [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|everlasting matches]] rather than a welding torch to relight Vesuvius' flame. | ||
* Morris is fatally wounded by an overloaded bacterial cartridge of a bact gun, whereas in the original story he is wounded in the explosion of the chariot's engine caused by a corrosively impaired legionnaire. The Doctor purposefully lands in the adaptation, but in the original it was beyond his control. | * Morris is fatally wounded by an overloaded bacterial cartridge of a bact gun, whereas in the original story he is wounded in the explosion of the chariot's engine caused by a corrosively impaired legionnaire. The Doctor purposefully lands in the adaptation, but in the original it was beyond his control. | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[ | * This story was originally released on CD and download as part of ''[[The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One]]'', alongside ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]''. | ||
'' | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[binary vascular system]] confuses automaton's [[scanner]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Escape from Kaldor (audio story)|Escape | * The [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[binary vascular system]] confuses the automaton's [[scanner]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Escape from Kaldor (audio story)|Escape from Kaldor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells General Ironicus that he visited "the [[N-Space|real]] [[Rome]]" in [[64]] during the reign of [[Nero]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') | |||
* [[The Doctor]] uses [[Promethean Everlasting Matches]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', et al.) | * [[The Doctor]] uses [[Promethean Everlasting Matches]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', et al.) | ||
| Line 79: | Line 82: | ||
{{CSA}} | {{CSA}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category: | |||
[[Category:Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Fourth Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Fourth Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2019 audio stories]] | [[Category:2019 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Audio adaptations of comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Stockbridge]] | [[Category:Stories set in Stockbridge]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1979]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1979]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]] | [[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]] | ||
[[Category:The Comic Strip Adaptations]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:57, 3 May 2024
Doctor Who and the Iron Legion was the first story in The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One. It was adapted by Alan Barnes from the original story by Pat Mills and John Wagner.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
1979 AD! Led by the terrible General Ironicus, the mighty Iron Legion – robot veterans of the Eternal War – have come, seen and conquered the English village of Stockbridge!
Caught up in the mayhem, the Doctor pursues the Legion back through the great Dimension Duct to their place of origin – an alternative Earth where Rome never fell...
But can he survive the horrors of the gladiatorial Hyp-Arena long enough to uncover the terrifying secret at the heart of the Galactic Roman Empire?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- General Ironicus / Milkman - Brian Protheroe
- Juno / Magog - Christine Kavanagh
- Morris / Centurion - Joseph Kloska
- Vesuvius / Grubb / Overseer - Toby Longworth
- Adolphus Caesar - Luke Franks
- Babiyon - Alistair Lock
- Doug / Barbarius / Alien Guard - Steve Hansell
- Viv / Commentator - Esther Hall
Deviations from the comic story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The unnamed village of the original story is explicitly identified as Stockbridge in the audio adaptation.
- Doug and Viv are new additions to the adaptation, the latter's parallel counterpart replacing Maximus Bilious as the commentator at the Colosseum.
- Grubb attempts to defend himself rather than simply hiding from the android legionnaires. He served in the home guard.
- When the village is invaded, the Doctor makes mention of the space-time telegraph he gifted to the Brigadier and considers using it to deal with the Iron Legion menace.
- Prior to opening the Games, Adolphus's choice of leisure is changed from a toy rocket to a video game. He's also explicitly identified as 16-years-old, while his comic counterpart looks a handful of years younger.
- Morris rather than the Doctor makes the "parrot face" jibe to General Ironicus, threatening him with the bact-gun.
- Searching through his database of alien species, the Doctor mentions Morax, created for Series 11 in 2018.
- Vesuvius retains his memory in the original story, revealing Magog's place of power before Morris' demise.
- The Doctor "supes-up" Morris' bionic arm with his sonic screwdriver, whereas in the original story Morris did it himself, previously serving as a gladiator in both versions. In the adaptation Morris frightens off the overseer. Originally he incapacitated the eponymous overseer with a grate from the air-galley's hull.
- The Doctor uses everlasting matches rather than a welding torch to relight Vesuvius' flame.
- Morris is fatally wounded by an overloaded bacterial cartridge of a bact gun, whereas in the original story he is wounded in the explosion of the chariot's engine caused by a corrosively impaired legionnaire. The Doctor purposefully lands in the adaptation, but in the original it was beyond his control.
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was originally released on CD and download as part of The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One, alongside Doctor Who and the Star Beast.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Fourth Doctor's binary vascular system confuses the automaton's scanners. (AUDIO: Escape from Kaldor)
- The Doctor tells General Ironicus that he visited "the real Rome" in 64 during the reign of Nero. (TV: The Romans)
- The Doctor uses Promethean Everlasting Matches. (PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks, et al.)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Doctor Who and the Iron Legion page at bigfinish.com
