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|image = | |image = The Young Lions.jpg | ||
| | |range = Subscriber Short Trips | ||
|anthology | |number in range = 20 | ||
|number = | |audio anthology = | ||
|number = 20 | |||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Lucie Miller]] | |companions = [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Quitoxin (The Young Lions)|Quitoxin]] | ||
|setting = [[Little Morton]], [[2005]] | |setting = [[Little Morton]], [[spring]] [[2005]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Alice Cavender | ||
|director = [[Neil Gardner]] | |director = [[Neil Gardner]] | ||
|producer = [[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]] | |||
|read by = [[Stephen Critchlow]] | |read by = [[Stephen Critchlow]] | ||
|cover = [[Tom Saunders]] | |cover = [[Tom Saunders]] | ||
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|sound = Neil Gardener | |sound = Neil Gardener | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = February 2015 | ||
|format = | |format = MP3 Download | ||
|production code = BFSTRARE10 | |production code = BFSTRARE10 | ||
| | |series = ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]'' | ||
|prev = A Home From Home (audio story) | |prev = A Home From Home (audio story) | ||
|next = Crystal Ball (audio story) | |next = Crystal Ball (audio story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[Short Trips (series)#Rareties|Short Trips Rareties]]'' | |||
|next2 = The Horror at Bletchington Station (audio story) | |||
|prev2 = Twilight's End (short story) | |||
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'''''The Young Lions''''' was | '''''The Young Lions''''' was the twentieth ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]'' audio story. It was read by [[Stephen Critchlow]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller]]. It was released as a subscriber-only download, available to subscribers who purchased ''[[The Seeds of War (audio story)|The Seeds of War]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller]] have stopped off in [[Little Morton]] for a fry-up. It's not the healthiest way to start a day, but better than some: the Major from the local barracks has just fallen to his death. | The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller]] have stopped off in [[Little Morton]] for a fry-up. It's not the healthiest way to start a day, but better than some: the Major from the local barracks has just fallen to his death. | ||
Or has he? A visit to the hospital highlights the surprising levels of health in the soldiers. There's clearly something going on beneath the surface at Little Morton: and it's about to come to light... | Or has he? A visit to the hospital highlights the surprising levels of health in the soldiers. There's clearly something going on beneath the surface at Little Morton: and it's about to come to light... | ||
== Plot == | |||
Having determined that [[Charles Montgomery|Major Charles Montgomery]] has become a [[liability]] to the [[pact]] made between their respective people, [[Quitoxin (The Young Lions)|an alien]] pushes him from a [[terrace]]. | |||
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] arrive in [[Little Morton]] in [[2005]] and [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] detects [[hevinium ion]]s at the [[barracks]]. They find that the barracks are to be closed down and, at the [[pub]], the Doctor learns that the regiment's [[motto]] translated as "the ancient power prevails", which he finds strange, and that the [[military]] are eager to protect the land. [[Tenzing|Miss Tenzing]] tells him to ask the Major, but [[Tanner (The Young Lions)|Sergeant Tanner]] bursts in and says that he seems to have jumped from a roof. | |||
Miss Tenzing drops the Doctor and Lucie off at the [[hospital]]. Whilst the Doctor meets with [[Charles Montgomery's wife|Mrs Montgomery]], Lucie speaks to the [[landlord (The Young Lions)|landlord]]'s son, [[Joe Avery|Lance Corporal Joe Avery]], and learns of experiments at [[Porton Down]]. The Major has miraculously survived unharmed and run from the hospital, so the Doctor goes to check his ''[[Encyclopaedia Galactica]]'' whilst Lucie and Joe sneak into his house and find his diary. They escape with Tenzing before Mrs Montgomery can find them. | |||
Inside [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], the Doctor looks through his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] and remembers the [[Quitoxin]]s and their [[pact]]. He regroups with Lucie and Joe and sees glassy-eyed [[soldier]]s restrain the [[contractor]]s as residents protest repurposing of the [[village green]]. Lucie tells him that an army officer some centuries ago made a pact to set up a "super soldier" regiment and shows him a [[map]] where something is buried; the Doctor explains that the soldiers' [[DNA]] has been altered and that the buried object is a hevinium [[stasis pod]]. | |||
The Doctor names the Quitoxin and it takes control of Sergeant Tanner to communicate with him. The Doctor offers to take it to [[Kepler-186f]], but it refuses and Joe brings his colleagues to their senses. This renders the Quitoxin unconscious. The Doctor links the TARDIS to the stasis pod and takes it away, leaving the contractors and the activists to continue their fight for Little Morton. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Lucie Miller]] | * [[Lucie Miller]] | ||
* [[Joe Avery|Lance Corporal Joe Avery]] | |||
* [[Landlord (The Young Lions)|Landlord]] | |||
* [[Charles Montgomery|Major Charles Montgomery]] | |||
* [[Tanner (The Young Lions)|Sergeant Tanner]] | |||
* [[Tenzing|Miss Tenzing]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Lucie notices that 2005 is "pre-smoking ban". | * Lucie jokes that she failed [[GCSE]] [[rocket]] [[science]]. | ||
* Lucie notices that [[2005]] is "pre-smoking ban". | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[Blackpool Illuminations]]. | |||
* Lucie has a [[lager]] and [[lime]]. | |||
* The Doctor has [[tea]]. | |||
* Lucie remembers [[Arsenal]] winning the [[football]] game and [[Lancashire]] sulking. | |||
* [[Tenzing|Miss Tenzing]] drives a [[Ford Fiesta|Fiesta]]. | |||
* When the Major leaves the hospital, Lucie compares him to [[Kelly Holmes]]. | |||
* Avery mentions [[Porton Down]]. | |||
* The Major was suffering [[metabolic acidosis]]. | |||
* Mrs Montgomery is a former army [[nurse]]. | |||
* The Doctor checks his ''[[Encyclopaedia Galactica]]''. | |||
* Lucie uses a [[bayonet]] to open a drawer. | |||
* [[Kepler-186f]] is 500 [[light-year]]s away. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* In the real world, the ban on smoking in public buildings came into force in July 2007. This would contradict [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]'' where Lucie's native time is stated to be [[2006]]. | * In the real world, the ban on smoking in public buildings came into force in July 2007. This would contradict [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]'' where Lucie's native time is stated to be [[2006]]. | ||
* On [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]], this story was made available for general release as part of the ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' range, with a new cover by [[Tom Saunders]]. | * On [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]], this story was made available for general release as part of the ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' range, with a new cover by [[Tom Saunders]]. | ||
* This story was recorded on [[15 January (production)|15 January]] [[2015 (production)|2015]] at [[Ladbroke Audio]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor uses his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' | * The Doctor uses his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' etc.) | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:54, 28 June 2024
The Young Lions was the twentieth Subscriber Short Trips audio story. It was read by Stephen Critchlow and featured the Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller. It was released as a subscriber-only download, available to subscribers who purchased The Seeds of War.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller have stopped off in Little Morton for a fry-up. It's not the healthiest way to start a day, but better than some: the Major from the local barracks has just fallen to his death.
Or has he? A visit to the hospital highlights the surprising levels of health in the soldiers. There's clearly something going on beneath the surface at Little Morton: and it's about to come to light...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Having determined that Major Charles Montgomery has become a liability to the pact made between their respective people, an alien pushes him from a terrace.
The Doctor and Lucie arrive in Little Morton in 2005 and the TARDIS detects hevinium ions at the barracks. They find that the barracks are to be closed down and, at the pub, the Doctor learns that the regiment's motto translated as "the ancient power prevails", which he finds strange, and that the military are eager to protect the land. Miss Tenzing tells him to ask the Major, but Sergeant Tanner bursts in and says that he seems to have jumped from a roof.
Miss Tenzing drops the Doctor and Lucie off at the hospital. Whilst the Doctor meets with Mrs Montgomery, Lucie speaks to the landlord's son, Lance Corporal Joe Avery, and learns of experiments at Porton Down. The Major has miraculously survived unharmed and run from the hospital, so the Doctor goes to check his Encyclopaedia Galactica whilst Lucie and Joe sneak into his house and find his diary. They escape with Tenzing before Mrs Montgomery can find them.
Inside the TARDIS, the Doctor looks through his Five Hundred Year Diary and remembers the Quitoxins and their pact. He regroups with Lucie and Joe and sees glassy-eyed soldiers restrain the contractors as residents protest repurposing of the village green. Lucie tells him that an army officer some centuries ago made a pact to set up a "super soldier" regiment and shows him a map where something is buried; the Doctor explains that the soldiers' DNA has been altered and that the buried object is a hevinium stasis pod.
The Doctor names the Quitoxin and it takes control of Sergeant Tanner to communicate with him. The Doctor offers to take it to Kepler-186f, but it refuses and Joe brings his colleagues to their senses. This renders the Quitoxin unconscious. The Doctor links the TARDIS to the stasis pod and takes it away, leaving the contractors and the activists to continue their fight for Little Morton.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Lucie Miller
- Lance Corporal Joe Avery
- Landlord
- Major Charles Montgomery
- Sergeant Tanner
- Miss Tenzing
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lucie jokes that she failed GCSE rocket science.
- Lucie notices that 2005 is "pre-smoking ban".
- The Doctor mentions Blackpool Illuminations.
- Lucie has a lager and lime.
- The Doctor has tea.
- Lucie remembers Arsenal winning the football game and Lancashire sulking.
- Miss Tenzing drives a Fiesta.
- When the Major leaves the hospital, Lucie compares him to Kelly Holmes.
- Avery mentions Porton Down.
- The Major was suffering metabolic acidosis.
- Mrs Montgomery is a former army nurse.
- The Doctor checks his Encyclopaedia Galactica.
- Lucie uses a bayonet to open a drawer.
- Kepler-186f is 500 light-years away.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the real world, the ban on smoking in public buildings came into force in July 2007. This would contradict AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks and Human Resources where Lucie's native time is stated to be 2006.
- On 29 September 2017, this story was made available for general release as part of the Short Trips Rarities range, with a new cover by Tom Saunders.
- This story was recorded on 15 January 2015 at Ladbroke Audio.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor uses his Five Hundred Year Diary. (TV: The Power of the Daleks etc.)
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