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|image = Fanfare-for-the-common-men cover.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
Fanfare-for-the-common-men cover.jpg|CD | |||
Fanfare for the Common Men vinyl cover.jpg|Vinyl </gallery> | |||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 178 | |number in range = 178 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 178 | |number = 178 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Nyssa]] | |companions = [[Nyssa]] | ||
|enemy = [[Lenny Kruger]] | |enemy = [[Lenny Kruger]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[London]], [[31 October]] [[1963]]|[[Hamburg]], [[ | |setting = {{il|[[London]], [[31 October]] [[1963]]|[[Hamburg]], [[1960]]|[[Wales]], [[1967]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Eddie Robson | ||
|director = [[Barnaby Edwards | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 11 September 2013 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = 6C/RA | |production code = 6C/RA | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-078-7 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-078-7 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-725-9 (digital) | ||
|prev | |prev = Daleks Among Us (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = 1963: The Space Race (audio story) | ||
}}{{dab page|1963 (disambiguation)}} | }}{{dab page|1963 (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''''1963: Fanfare for the Common Men''''' was the one hundred and seventy-eighth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]]. | '''''1963: Fanfare for the Common Men''''' was the one hundred and seventy-eighth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]]. | ||
The first story in the [[1963 (audio series)|1963]] audio trilogy celebrating the [[2013 (releases)|50th anniversary]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the story shone more light on the musical group [[John Smith and the Common Men]], first mentioned in [[An Unearthly Child (episode)|the very first episode of the series]], giving them an "origin story". | The first story in the ''[[1963 (audio series)|1963]]'' audio trilogy celebrating the [[2013 (releases)|50th anniversary]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the story shone more light on the musical group [[John Smith and the Common Men]], first mentioned in [[An Unearthly Child (episode)|the very first episode of the series]], giving them an "origin story". | ||
It was added for free to the podcast ''[[Into the TARDIS]]'' as part of Big Finish's [[List of anniversaries|25th anniversary]] of creating ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio stories. It was released in four parts on [[11 May (releases)|11]], [[18 May (releases)|18]], [[25 May (releases)|25 May]] and [[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] and hosted by [[Sixth Doctor]] actor [[Colin Baker]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] takes [[Nyssa]] to [[31 October]] [[1963]], just to watch [[the Beatles]] exiting a [[plane]]. Much to his surprise,though, it's not the Beatles that emerge — but [[the Common Men]], just returning from a tour in [[Sweden]]. | The [[Fifth Doctor]] takes [[Nyssa]] to [[31 October]] [[1963]], just to watch [[the Beatles]] exiting a [[plane]]. Much to his surprise, though, it's not the Beatles that emerge — but [[the Common Men]], just returning from a tour in [[Sweden]]. | ||
A bigger problem ensues, though. As Nyssa pins down a man with an [[impulse laser]] in the crowd, she and the gunman seemingly faded out, courtesy of a matter dematerialisation device. The Doctor [[deduce]]s that this has to do with the change in history — the seeming erasure of the Beatles — and so agrees to go out for [[Alcohol|a drink]] with his new friend [[Rita (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Rita]] and the Common Men: [[Mark Carville|Mark]], [[James O'Meara|James]] and [[Korky Goldsmith|Korky]]. | A bigger problem ensues, though. As Nyssa pins down a man with an [[impulse laser]] in the crowd, she and the gunman seemingly faded out, courtesy of a matter dematerialisation device. The Doctor [[deduce]]s that this has to do with the change in history — the seeming erasure of the Beatles — and so agrees to go out for [[Alcohol|a drink]] with his new friend [[Rita (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Rita]] and the Common Men: [[Mark Carville|Mark]], [[James O'Meara|James]] and [[Korky Goldsmith|Korky]]. | ||
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The Beatles don't exist. The question is, can the Common Men keep it up like the Beatles did? "I suppose we'll see [[4 November|on Monday]] how good they are." | The Beatles don't exist. The question is, can the Common Men keep it up like the Beatles did? "I suppose we'll see [[4 November|on Monday]] how good they are." | ||
The Common Men play "[[Just Count To Three]]" for Nyssa, who claims to have liked it, despite being used to more [[Classical music|classical]]-type music in [[Traken]]. In 1963, they play "[[Oh, Won't You Please Love Me?]]"; the entire audience is entranced into loving them. Rita suddenly becomes even more obsessed; she feels like she could kill for them. Even [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] starts dancing the [[twist]]! | The Common Men play "[[Just Count To Three]]" for Nyssa, who claims to have liked it, despite being used to more [[Classical music|classical]]-type music in [[Traken]]. In 1963, they play "[[Oh, Won't You Please Love Me?]]"; the entire audience is entranced into loving them. Rita suddenly becomes even more obsessed; she feels like she could kill for them. Even [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] starts dancing the [[twist (dance)|twist]]! | ||
The Doctor's forced to drag Rita out of the theatre, and [[hypnotise]] her into focusing. So what is giving the crowd an artificial obsession for the group? The two find a machine making a similar sound to the gunman's, and the Doctor uses it to trace exactly when he took Nyssa. | The Doctor's forced to drag Rita out of the theatre, and [[hypnotise]] her into focusing. So what is giving the crowd an artificial obsession for the group? The two find a machine making a similar sound to the gunman's, and the Doctor uses it to trace exactly when he took Nyssa. | ||
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* [[Rita (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Rita]] / [[Sadie (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Sadie]] / [[Control officer (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Control Officer]] - [[Alison Thea-Skot]] | * [[Rita (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Rita]] / [[Sadie (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Sadie]] / [[Control officer (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Control Officer]] - [[Alison Thea-Skot]] | ||
* [[Paravatar]] / [[Waiter (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Waiter]] / [[Barman (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Barman]] / [[Policeman (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Policeman]] - [[Jonty Stephens]] | * [[Paravatar]] / [[Waiter (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Waiter]] / [[Barman (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Barman]] / [[Policeman (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Policeman]] - [[Jonty Stephens]] | ||
* [[Commander (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Commander]] / [[Newsreader (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Newsreader]] - [[ | * [[Commander (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Commander]] / [[Newsreader (Fanfare for the Common Men)|Newsreader]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Eddie Robson]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor notes that his [[hypnosis]] skills were far better in previous [[regeneration]]s. | * The Doctor notes that his [[hypnosis]] skills were far better in previous [[regeneration]]s. | ||
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=== Cultural references to the real world === | === Cultural references to the real world === | ||
* Korky compares his name to [[Korky the Cat]]. | * Korky compares his name to [[Korky the Cat]]. | ||
* As the Doctor exclaims in shock, the Queen Mother dances the [[twist]] to "[[Oh, Won't You Please Love Me?]]" | * As the Doctor exclaims in shock, the Queen Mother dances the [[twist (dance)|twist]] to "[[Oh, Won't You Please Love Me?]]" | ||
* Korky exclaims that [[Superman]], also the last of his kind, would get along "like a house on fire" with Nyssa. | * Korky exclaims that [[Superman]], also the last of his kind, would get along "like a house on fire" with Nyssa. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[18 March (production)|18]] and [[19 March (production)|19 March]] [[2013 (production)|2013]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* This story was recorded on [[18 March (production)|18]] and [[19 March (production)|19 March]] 2013. | |||
* For this release, the CDs were specially designed to look like vinyl records. | * For this release, the CDs were specially designed to look like vinyl records. | ||
* The Doctor promises to "explain later" who [[Elvis Presley]] is, but doesn't. This was a common trope in the classic series. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'', ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'', ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') This was parodied multiple times, most notably in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', and to a lesser degree in ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''. | * [[Paul Spragg]] and his then-girlfriend appear on the cover of this story as two of the fans of the Common Men. Spragg's girlfriend is the fan just above Nyssa's right arm, while Spragg himself is located just behind the 50-years logo in the bottom left.<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/doctor-who-jago-and-litefoot-and-more-for-september-september-002</ref> | ||
* The Doctor promises to "explain later" who [[Elvis Presley]] is, but doesn't. This was a common trope in the classic series. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'', ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'', ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' and ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'') This was parodied multiple times, most notably in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', and to a lesser degree in ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''. | |||
* This was one of four Big Finish stories to air on BBC Radio 4 Extra to celebrate its 50th anniversary in November 2013. The other stories were ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]''/''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'', ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'' and ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]''. The story was transmitted over the 18th and 19th November. | * This was one of four Big Finish stories to air on BBC Radio 4 Extra to celebrate its 50th anniversary in November 2013. The other stories were ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]''/''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'', ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'' and ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]''. The story was transmitted over the 18th and 19th November. | ||
* Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story ''[[Methuselah (short story)|Methuselah]]''. | * Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story ''[[Methuselah (short story)|Methuselah]]''. | ||
* A vinyl version, retitled slightly to ''Fanfare for the Common Men'', was released at selective [[Asda]] stores on [[25 September (releases)|25 September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
Fanfare-for-the-common-men cover.jpg|Original CD cover | |||
With the Common Men.jpg|''With the Common Men'' | |||
Abbey road.jpg|Homages to The Beatles albums ''With the Beatles'' and ''Abbey Road'', used to promote the story | |||
Fanfare for the Common Men vinyl cover.jpg|Vinyl cover | |||
Fanfare for the Common Men vinyl packshot.jpg|Vinyl packshot | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor mentions his recent experience with [[aeroplane]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | * The Doctor mentions his recent experience with [[aeroplane]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | ||
* The late [[1950s]] have been [[time-lock]]ed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | * The late [[1950s]] have been [[time-lock]]ed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Ferutu]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel | * The Doctor mentions the [[Ferutu]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') | ||
* Kruger thinks Nyssa is an [[Adjudicator]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel | * Kruger thinks Nyssa is an [[Adjudicator]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'') | ||
* Nyssa recounts the destruction of her homeworld [[Traken]] by an [[entropy]] field in [[1981]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | * Nyssa recounts the destruction of her homeworld [[Traken]] by an [[entropy]] field in [[1981]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions that [[Susan Foreman]] had an album by [[John Smith and the Common Men]] aboard the TARDIS. He says that he did not like it much, "but [he] was [[First Doctor|older]] then." ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that [[Susan Foreman]] had an album by [[John Smith and the Common Men]] aboard the TARDIS. He says that he did not like it much, "but [he] was [[First Doctor|older]] then." ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | ||
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