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|image = The British Invasion.jpg | |image = The British Invasion.jpg | ||
|range = Short Trips (series) | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
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|featuring = [[Vardan vanguard]] | |featuring = [[Vardan vanguard]] | ||
|setting = [[Festival of Britain]], [[London]], [[1951]] | |setting = [[Festival of Britain]], [[London]], [[1951]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 29 August 2017 | ||
|writer = | |writer = Ian Potter | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|read by = [[Wendy Padbury]] | |read by = [[Wendy Padbury]] | ||
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|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code = BFMSTDL32 | |production code = BFMSTDL32 | ||
|isbn = 978-1-78575-123-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-123-3 | ||
|prev = Flashpoint (audio story) | |prev = Flashpoint (audio story) | ||
|next = A Heart on Both Sides (audio story) | |next = A Heart on Both Sides (audio story) | ||
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}}{{ | |producer = [[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]|epcount = 1 | ||
|format = MP3 Download | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh story of the seventh season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh story of the seventh season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. | ||
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* [[Imogen Patten]]/[[Vardan vanguard]] | * [[Imogen Patten]]/[[Vardan vanguard]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* In 1951, the [[Festival of Britain]] is meant to cheer people up after [[World War II]] and look to the future. | * In 1951, the [[Festival of Britain]] is meant to cheer people up after [[World War II]] and look to the future. | ||
* The Doctor has various forms of money, including [[chocolate]] money. | * The Doctor has various forms of money, including [[chocolate]] money. | ||
* Zoe was taken from the [[city]] as a child and trained away from her family and friends. Before meeting the Doctor and Jamie, she monitored [[radio]] waves and watched the stars. | * Zoe was taken from the [[city]] as a child and trained away from her family and friends. Before meeting the Doctor and Jamie, she monitored [[radio]] waves and watched the stars. | ||
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* There are [[husky]] dogs at the Festival. | * There are [[husky]] dogs at the Festival. | ||
* The [[radio telescope]] uses [[cathode ray tube]]s, but messages break up in the [[ionosphere]]. It's meant to let people bounce [[radio]] messages off of [[the Moon]]. | * The [[radio telescope]] uses [[cathode ray tube]]s, but messages break up in the [[ionosphere]]. It's meant to let people bounce [[radio]] messages off of [[the Moon]]. | ||
* He thinks the [[TARDIS]] is trying to hide [[anachronism]]s from him. | * He thinks the [[TARDIS]] is trying to hide [[anachronism]]s from him. | ||
* Jamie uses a [[walkie-talkie]]. | * Jamie uses a [[walkie-talkie]]. | ||
* The Vardan mentions the "[[ancestral hymn]]". | * The Vardan mentions the "[[ancestral hymn]]". | ||
* The vanguard admires British [[propaganda]] as "Vardan genius. | * The vanguard admires British [[propaganda]] as "Vardan genius". | ||
* The trapped Vardan slowly bleeds out into [[noise]] and joins the ancestral hymn. | * The trapped Vardan slowly bleeds out into [[noise]] and joins the ancestral hymn. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[11 March (production)|11 March]] | * This story was recorded on [[11 March (production)|11 March]] [[2016 (production)|2016]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story is available as a download only. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor says they haven't been near the south bank of the [[Thames]] since [[1688]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution]]'') | * The Doctor says they haven't been near the south bank of the [[Thames]] since [[1688]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] later visit the Festival of Britain in an [[alternate timeline]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | * The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] later visit the Festival of Britain in an [[alternate timeline]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions being on the ''[[Endeavour]]'' with [[James Cook|Captain Cook]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Transit of Venus (audio story)|The Transit of Venus]]'') | * The Doctor mentions being on the ''[[Endeavour]]'' with [[James Cook|Captain Cook]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Transit of Venus (audio story)|The Transit of Venus]]'') | ||
* Jamie recalls visiting a [[War Museum|museum]] in the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'') | * Jamie recalls visiting a [[War Museum, Dulkis|museum]] in the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Zoe discuss interfering in her history. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'') | * The Doctor and Zoe discuss interfering in her history. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions first encountering the [[Vardan]]s and defeating them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Wave]]'') This is also the second time he's encountered a Vardan trying to pull itself together. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]'') | * The Doctor mentions first encountering the [[Vardan]]s and defeating them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Wave (audio story)|The First Wave]]'') This is also the second time he's encountered a Vardan trying to pull itself together. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]'') | ||
* The Vardan takes over Imogen's body. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'') | * The Vardan takes over Imogen's body. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[the Wheel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'') | * The Doctor mentions [[the Wheel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') | ||
* The Doctor explains that Vardans like to join forces with other races. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'') | * The Doctor explains that Vardans like to join forces with other races. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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