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|image = Theatre of War cover.jpg | |image = Theatre of War cover.jpg | ||
|range = Novel Adaptations | |||
|number in range = 7 | |||
|series = [[Novel Adaptations|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' Novel Adaptations]] | |series = [[Novel Adaptations|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' Novel Adaptations]] | ||
|number = 7 | |number = 7 | ||
|adapted from = Theatre of War (novel) | |adapted from = Theatre of War (novel) | ||
|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |companions = [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] | |featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[Menaxus]], [[Heletia]] and the [[Braxiatel Collection]], [[26th century]] | |setting = [[Menaxus]], [[Heletia]] and the [[Braxiatel Collection]], [[26th century]] | ||
|writer = [[Justin Richards]] | |writer = Justin Richards | ||
|contributors = Based on a book and adapted for audio by [[Justin Richards]] | |||
|director = [[Scott Handcock]] | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|music = [[Peter Doggart]] | |music = [[Peter Doggart]] | ||
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|cover = [[Will Brooks]] | |cover = [[Will Brooks]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 9 December 2015 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-699-4 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-699-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-700-7 (digital) | ||
|trailer = | |trailer = | ||
|prev = Damaged Goods (audio story) | |prev = Damaged Goods (audio story) | ||
|next = All-Consuming Fire (audio story) | |next = All-Consuming Fire (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-theatre-of-war-trailer | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-theatre-of-war-trailer | ||
}} | |producer = [[Cavan Scott]]|production code = BFPDWLWCD04|epcount=4 | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh story in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Novel Adaptations]]'' range. It was | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh story in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Novel Adaptations]]'' range. It was adapted from [[Theatre of War (novel)|the novel of the same name]] by [[Justin Richards]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Aronholt|Jorvik]] - [[Milo Twomey]] | * [[Aronholt|Jorvik]] - [[Milo Twomey]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Plays performed on [[Menaxus]] include ''[[Hamlet]], [[The Myth of Artificial Intelligence]]'' and ''[[The Good Soldiers]] | |||
* Cover Art - [[Will Brooks]] | |||
* Director - [[Scott Handcock]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Peter Doggart]] | |||
* Producer - [[Cavan Scott]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Joseph Lidster]] | |||
* Writer - [[Justin Richards]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Plays performed on [[Menaxus]] include ''[[Hamlet]], [[The Myth of Artificial Intelligence]]'' and ''[[The Good Soldiers]]''. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the first of two novel adaptations to have been adapted by its original author. The second was | * This is the first of two novel adaptations to have been adapted by its original author. The second was ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]''. | ||
* In the interviews section, Richards says he wrote the adaptation freshly from his original outline, rather than adapting dialogue from the original novel itself. | * In the interviews section, Richards says he wrote the adaptation freshly from his original outline, rather than adapting dialogue from the original novel itself. | ||
* In the interviews, Aldred says that this is "early Ace" and she therefore plays her as younger, but that Ace's character in the story has still "come a long way." | * In the interviews, Aldred says that this is "early Ace" and she therefore plays her as younger, but that Ace's character in the story has still "come a long way." | ||
* This story was recorded on [[4 June (production)|4]] and [[7 June (production)|7 June]] [[2015 (production)|2015]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
=== Deviations from the original novel === | === Deviations from the original novel === | ||
* In the novel, Benny travels to Menaxus on a break from her travels in the TARDIS, and is only later joined by Ace and the Doctor. In the audio, she comes there with the Doctor and Ace. This is how it was in Richards' original proposal, but was altered to tie-in with events from ''Legacy''. | * In the novel, Benny travels to Menaxus on a break from her travels in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], and is only later joined by Ace and the Doctor. In the audio, she comes there with the Doctor and Ace. This is how it was in Richards' original proposal, but was altered to tie-in with events from ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]''. | ||
* While the original novel was set in [[3985]], in the audio Benny and Gilmanuk are already acquainted, implying that it is set in Benny's home time period. | * While the original novel was set in [[3985]], in the audio Benny and Gilmanuk are already acquainted, implying that it is set in Benny's home time period. | ||
* No reference is made to [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]]'s familial relationship with the Doctor. | * No reference is made to [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]]'s familial relationship with the Doctor. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield audio stories]] | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]] | ||
[[Category:Novel Adaptations audio stories]] | [[Category:Novel Adaptations audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 40th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 40th century]] | ||
[[Category:Irving Braxiatel audio stories]] | [[Category:Irving Braxiatel audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2015 audio stories]] | [[Category:2015 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Audio stories set on the Braxiatel Collection]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 26th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 26th century]] | ||
[[fr:Theatre of War (audio)]] | [[fr:Theatre of War (audio)]] | ||