Morbius (audio story)

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Morbius
Main character(s):	Gilda
Main enemy:	Morbius
Main setting:	Proteus, Time Vortex
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	Tim Foley
Director:	Samuel Clemens
Producer:	David Richardson
Music:	Howard Carter
Sound:	Howard Carter
Cover by:	Caroline Tankersley
Release details
Number of parts:	3
Release number:	1
Release date:	3 April 2024 (Part 1) 2 May 2024 (Part 2)
Format:	3 1-disc CDs (jewel case)
Production code:	BFPDKGALLCD0101 (Part 1) BFPDKGALLCD0102 (Part 2)
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-80240-376-3 (physical, Part 1) ISBN 978-1-80240-377-0 (digital, Part 1) ISBN 978-1-80240-378-7 (physical, Part 2) ISBN 978-1-80240-379-4 (digital, Part 2)

You may be looking for the titular renegade Time Lord or the Gallifreyan Vampire of the same name.

Morbius was the first story in three parts of the Dark Gallifrey audio series, released in 2024, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Big Finish Productions creating Doctor Who audio spin-offs.

Part One was released on 3 April. Part Two was released on 2 May.

Publisher's summary

Part One

When things turn dark, and you're all alone, there is one traveller of time and space... a wanderer in the fourth dimension... a renegade Time Lord... who will always be there to bring back the light.

But the thing about Time Lords... is they can't all be heroes.

The time has come for the last Time Lord battleship, the Proteus, to leave the planet Karn and return to Gallifrey victorious. But her voyage home will not be easy. The Captain is sick, the crew is restless, and there are dark forces lurking in the hold below...

Part Two

When disaster strikes the Proteus, Captain Argento and her crew must fight for their lives and the fate of all Time Lords.

What is out there on the ice? Who hides in the impossible temple?

As loyalties shift and secrets emerge, the cult of Morbius lies in wait to bring about the General's return...

Plot

Part One

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Part Two

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Cast

Part One

• Morbius - Samuel West
• Rolko - Mina Anwar
• Captain Argento - Rachel Atkins
• The Shimmering Man - Justin Avoth
• Veritas - Andrew French
• Narrata - Janet Henfrey
• Gilda - Lara Lemon
• Mr Middlewitch - Hywel Morgan

Part Two

• Morbius / Interface - Samuel West
• Rolko - Mina Anwar
• Captain Argento - Rachel Atkins
• The Shimmering Man - Justin Avoth
• The Eleven - Mark Bonnar
• Veritas - Andrew French
• Narrata - Janet Henfrey
• Gilda - Lara Lemon
• Mr Middlewitch - Hywel Morgan

Crew

• Script Editor - John Dorney
• Writer - Tim Foley
• Theme Music - Rob Harvey
• Senior Producer - John Ainsworth
• Range Producer - Robert Valentine
• Cover Art - Caroline Tankersley
• Director - Samuel Clemens
• Executive Producer - Jason Haigh-Ellery, Nicholas Briggs
• Music - Howard Carter
• Producer - David Richardson
• Sound Design - Howard Carter

Worldbuilding

• Morbius's revolution was the Time Lords’ first civil war. During the conflict, the Time Lords used their powers over time for bloodshed.
• A new High Council is in place following the defeat of Morbius.
• The Civil War caused significant damage to the Time Vortex.
• The crew of the Proteus were rebels and outsiders who were conscripted for the war with promises of restoration of their Time Lord abilities. Only the captain has received hers, being enabled to regenerate.
• Gilda claims it can take centuries to fill a vial with the elixir.
• Veritas is a Hydran. Their planet were destroyed by the Time Lords, who dropped their own future on their planet, causing anarchy.
• Veritas carries the minds of the dead in his mind. He was overwhelmed by his people's memories following their planet's destruction until Morbius healed him.
• There is a state of grace inside the Temple of Morbius.
• Argento was once in Rassilon’s presence.
• Events of the Civil War depicted in the Temple's shifting murals include the Siege of Skaro, the Declaration of Hate and the return of the Vampires. Argento recalls the vampires were on their own side.
• Karn is a fixed point in time according to the hologram of Morbius.
• The Time Lord known by some as "the Collective" is the son of Argento’s son. The hologram claims that his issues with regeneration run in the family.

Notes

Part 1 original cover

• The cover for the first part of the story originally rendered the subtitle as Part 1. This was later changed to Part One, creating uniformity with the other two covers which read Part Two and Part Three respectively.
• To promote the release of this story, Big Finish notably used the phrase "It's Morbin' time!", a meme based on the 2022 film Morbius, based on the unrelated Marvel Comics character of the same name, which coincidentally starred Matt Smith.

Continuity

• The Great Schism is said to involve the President succeeding Rassilon, as was the case in PROSE: The Legacy of Gallifrey ^[+]Loading...["The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)"].
• The name of this President is said to be lost to the records and changes with every telling, referencing that PROSE: The Legacy of Gallifrey ^[+]Loading...["The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)"] and PROSE: Warmonger ^[+]Loading...["Warmonger (novel)"] give different names for the President facing Morbius.
• An individual's first regeneration is said to give them a second heart, something established in the novels The Man in the Velvet Mask ^[+]Loading...["The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)"] and Christmas on a Rational Planet ^[+]Loading...["Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)"].

External links

• Official Morbius: Part One page at bigfinish.com
• Official Morbius: Part Two page at bigfinish.com