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|image = The King of the Dead cover.jpg | |image = The King of the Dead cover.jpg | ||
|range = Short Trips (series) | |||
|series in range = Series 5 (ST) | |||
|series number in range = 5 | |||
|number in series = 5 | |||
|series = [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] | |series = [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = | ||
|number = 5.05 | |number = 5.05 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Nyssa]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1982]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1982]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Ian Atkins (writer) | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|read by = [[Sarah Sutton]] | |read by = [[Sarah Sutton]] | ||
|music = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | |||
|sound = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | |sound = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | ||
|cover = [[Mark Plastow]] | |cover = [[Mark Plastow]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 May 2015 | ||
|format = | |format =MP3 Download | ||
|production code = | |production code = BFMSTDL05 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-396-2 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-396-2 | ||
|prev = The Ghost Trap (audio story) | |prev = The Ghost Trap (audio story) | ||
|next = The Shadows of Serenity (audio story) | |next = The Shadows of Serenity (audio story) | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth story of the fifth season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. It was read by [[Sarah Sutton]]. | |producer = [[Michael Stevens]]|epcount=1 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth story of the fifth season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|''Short Trips'']] series. It was read by [[Sarah Sutton]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
When [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] arrive in [[1980s]] [[London]], they find the current hot ticket is [[The King of the Dead]], an interactive theatre experience they've inadvertently become part of. The Doctor settles into his usual role – trying to save the day after discovering an alien presence – but it's Nyssa who finds herself dealing with someone who is working from a different script entirely... | When [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] arrive in [[1980s]] [[London]], they find the current hot ticket is [[The King of the Dead]], an interactive [[theatre]] experience they've inadvertently become part of. The Doctor settles into his usual role – trying to save the day after discovering an [[alien]] presence – but it's Nyssa who finds herself dealing with someone who is working from a different script entirely... | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Gillian (The King of the Dead)|Gillian]] | * [[Gillian (The King of the Dead)|Gillian]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Tegan tried to get tickets to ''The King of the Dead'' but they were sold out for months. | |||
* Narrator - [[Sarah Sutton]] | |||
* Cover Art - [[Mark Plastow]] | |||
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | |||
* Producer & Script Editor - [[Michael Stevens (writer)|Michael Stevens]] | |||
* Writer - [[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] tried to get tickets to ''[[The King of the Dead]]'' but they were sold out for months. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[28 January (production)|28 January]] [[2015 (production)|2015]] at [[ | * This story was recorded on [[28 January (production)|28 January]] [[2015 (production)|2015]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* It was available for download only. | * It was available for download only. | ||
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* Tegan refers to the abdication of [[Edward VIII]] in [[December]] [[1936]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') | * Tegan refers to the abdication of [[Edward VIII]] in [[December]] [[1936]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') | ||
* The Doctor refers to [[artron energy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') | * The Doctor refers to [[artron energy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') | ||
* The Doctor was attempting to take Nyssa and Tegan to the [[2012 Olympics]] before the TARDIS materialised in 1982. He eventually managed to reach the games during both his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor was attempting to take Nyssa and Tegan to the [[2012 Olympics]] before the TARDIS materialised in 1982. He eventually managed to reach the games during both his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}}) and [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnations]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]'') | ||
* Nyssa recalls {{Ainley}} stealing Tremas' body ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') and the destruction of Traken. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Logopolis (TV story)}}) | |||
* Nyssa recalls {{ | * The Doctor refers to his [[exile on Earth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}, et. al) | ||
* The Doctor refers to his [[exile on Earth]]. ([[TV]]: | * Patrick refers to UNIT's [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|vault]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Justice]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'') | ||
* Patrick refers to UNIT's [[The Vault ( | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1982]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1982]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell theme]] | ||
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