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|image = The Man Who Wasn't There.jpg | |image = The Man Who Wasn't There.jpg | ||
|range = Short Trips (series) | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
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|companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | |companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Tanganyika]], [[1859]]|[[United States of America|America]], [[1865]]|[[Valencia (city)|Valencia]], [[1860s]]|[[Cairo]], [[1874]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Tanganyika]], [[1859]]|[[United States of America|America]], [[1865]]|[[Valencia (city)|Valencia]], [[1860s]]|[[Cairo]], [[1874]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Ian Atkins (writer) | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|read by = [[India Fisher]] | |read by = [[India Fisher]] | ||
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|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 30 November 2016 | ||
|format = | |format = MP3 Download | ||
|production code = BFMSTDL23 | |production code = BFMSTDL23 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-114-1 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-114-1 | ||
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|next = The Hesitation Deviation (audio story) | |next = The Hesitation Deviation (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-short-trips-the-man-who-wasnt-there-excerpt | |soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-short-trips-the-man-who-wasnt-there-excerpt | ||
|producer = [[Michael Stevens]]}}{{audio stub}} | |producer = [[Michael Stevens]]|epcount = 1 | ||
|featuring = [[Adelphi]] | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eleventh story of the sixth season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eleventh story of the sixth season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Charley Pollard]]'s innocent request to meet a historical hero seems the easiest thing for [[Eighth Doctor|a friend with a time and space machine]] to make happen. But as Charley and the Doctor seek out the Victorian explorer, they uncover a sinister scheme to unravel Earth's future by affecting its past. But where in its history was the deed done? And is it already too late to put right? | [[Charley Pollard]]'s innocent request to meet a historical hero seems the easiest thing for [[Eighth Doctor|a friend with a time and space machine]] to make happen. But as Charley and the Doctor seek out the Victorian explorer, they uncover a sinister scheme to unravel [[Earth]]'s future by affecting its past. But where in its history was the deed done? And is it already too late to put right? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Charlotte Pollard]] | * [[Charlotte Pollard]] | ||
* [[Time Lord messenger]] | * [[Adelphi|Time Lord messenger]] | ||
* [[Silas Portis]] | * [[Silas Portis]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor and Charley are eating blue Scotch [[egg]]s from [[Metebelis III]]. | * The Doctor and Charley are eating blue Scotch [[egg]]s from [[Metebelis III]]. | ||
* The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]' [[translation circuit]]s are malfunctioning. | * The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]' [[translation circuit]]s are malfunctioning. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story is available for download only. | * This story is available for download only. | ||
* This story was recorded | * This story was recorded on [[27 April (production)|27 April]] [[2016 (production)|2016]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor refers to the TARDIS' wine cellar. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'') | * The Doctor refers to [[TARDIS wine cellar|the TARDIS' wine cellar]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'') | ||
* The Doctor would later meet Charles Dickens once again in [[Cardiff]] on [[24 December]] [[1869]] during his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'') | * The Doctor would later meet Charles Dickens once again in [[Cardiff]] on [[24 December]] [[1869]] during his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'') | ||
* The Doctor refers to the dominance of the [[Earth Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'', ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | * The Doctor refers to the dominance of the [[Earth Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'', ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 13 May 2024
The Man Who Wasn't There was the eleventh story of the sixth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Charley Pollard's innocent request to meet a historical hero seems the easiest thing for a friend with a time and space machine to make happen. But as Charley and the Doctor seek out the Victorian explorer, they uncover a sinister scheme to unravel Earth's future by affecting its past. But where in its history was the deed done? And is it already too late to put right?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Charley are eating blue Scotch eggs from Metebelis III.
- The TARDIS' translation circuits are malfunctioning.
- Julia Riory was born in 2450. She commanded the UEF Mon Marchè in 2488.
- The TARDIS has a wine cellar and a games room.
- While visiting the Reform Club in London in 1866, the Doctor got into an argument with Charles Dickens about an error in Great Expectations.
- The Doctor explains the fire-and-forget missile to Charley.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is available for download only.
- This story was recorded on 27 April 2016 at the Moat Studios.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor refers to the TARDIS' wine cellar. (AUDIO: The Haunting of Thomas Brewster)
- The Doctor would later meet Charles Dickens once again in Cardiff on 24 December 1869 during his ninth incarnation. (TV: The Unquiet Dead)
- The Doctor refers to the dominance of the Earth Empire. (TV: Frontier in Space, The Mutants)
- The Messenger mentions that he had a pet cat until "that business in the Capitol". (TV: The Mark of the Rani)
- The Doctor defends his decision to prevent Charley from dying aboard the British airship the R101 on 5 October 1930. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)
- The Messenger refers to the Time Lords' non-interference policy. (TV: The War Games)
- The Doctor suggests taking Charley to the Eye of Orion. (TV: The King's Demons, The Five Doctors, Timelash, et al.)
- The Doctor mentions having met his heroes and 'nearly half of them [having] tried to kill [him]'. (TV: The Three Doctors, The Brain of Morbius, The Five Doctors, AUDIO: Zagreus)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Man Who Wasn't There page at bigfinish.com
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