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| | |image = Masters of Earth.jpg | ||
|series | |range = Main Range | ||
|number | |number in range = 193 | ||
|doctor | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|companions | |number = 193 | ||
|enemy | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|setting | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|writer | |enemy = [[Dalek Earthforce]], [[Roboman Elite|Robomen Elite]] | ||
|director | |setting = [[Scotland]], [[2163]] | ||
| | |writer = Mark Wright, Cavan Scott | ||
|sound | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|publisher | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|release date | |music = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|format | |sound = [[Martin Montague]] | ||
|production code = | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|isbn | |epcount = 4 | ||
|prev | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|next | |release date = 11 November 2014 | ||
| | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPDWCD193 | |||
'''''Masters of Earth''''' was the one hundred and ninety-third story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-334-4 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78575-740-2 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Widow's Assassin (audio story) | |||
|next = The Rani Elite (audio story) | |||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-masters-of-earth | |||
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'''''Masters of Earth''''' was the one hundred and ninety-third story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The year is [[2163]]. Ten years since [[Dalek|the Daleks]] [[ | The year is [[2163]]. Ten years since [[Dalek Earthforce|the Daleks]] [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|invaded]] the [[Earth]]. One year until [[the Doctor]], in his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], will help bring the occupation to an end. But for now, their reign of terror goes on. | ||
[[The TARDIS]] brings [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] to [[Scotland]] – | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] brings [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] to [[Scotland]] – [[Slave|enslaved]], like everywhere else on the [[planet]]. But there are rumours of Dalek-free islands off its coast. Places where resistors and refuseniks are coming together, gathering arms and armour, preparing to strike back against the enemy. | ||
When the Doctor falls in with an unlikely group of freedom fighters making that dangerous journey to [[Orkney]], he finds himself trapped | When the Doctor falls in with an unlikely group of freedom fighters making that dangerous journey to [[Orkney]], he finds himself trapped — but not only by the Daleks, their [[Roboman|robotised henchmen]] and their [[human]] collaborators. | ||
By [[history]]. | By [[history]]. | ||
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Because history shows that for another year, resistance is useless... | Because history shows that for another year, resistance is useless... | ||
The rebellion must fail | The rebellion must fail — and as a [[Time Lord]], the Doctor can do nothing to help. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Dalek|The Daleks]]/[[Roboman]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Dalek|The Daleks]]/[[Roboman]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The | === Cultural references to the real world === | ||
* The Doctor compares Moira to [[Rob Roy MacGregor|Rob Roy]], about whom he says he could tell Peri stories. | |||
* Peri likens the Robomen to [[Boris Karloff]]. | |||
* The Doctor says that his tricks are better than [[Harry Houdini|Houdini]]'s. | |||
=== Companions === | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. | |||
* The Doctor reminds Peri that she was born in [[Baltimore]] to [[Paul Brown|Paul]] and [[Janine Foster|Janine Brown]]. | |||
* The Doctor recalls visiting [[Scrabster]] Harbour with [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] in [[1947]]. | |||
=== The Daleks === | |||
* The Daleks make use of [[Hoverbout|transolar discs]]. | * The Daleks make use of [[Hoverbout|transolar discs]]. | ||
* The Doctor is interrogated by a [[Black Dalek]], distinct from the [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Controller]]. | * The Doctor is interrogated by a [[Black Dalek Interrogator|Black Dalek]], distinct from the [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Controller]]. | ||
* The | * The Daleks have disks on their backs due to adapting themselves to Earth. | ||
* Peri | |||
=== The Cybermen === | |||
* Peri thought the Robomen are [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] due to the similar headgear. | |||
=== Earth === | |||
* There is a strong resistance movement in the [[Orkney]] islands. | |||
* There have been resistance movements in [[Australia]] and [[China]], but these were crushed by the Daleks within days | |||
* The Daleks have set-up plantations of [[Varga plant]]s on Earth. | |||
* Peri remembers [[Boston]] Harbour. | |||
=== Concepts === | |||
* Peri refers to the [[web of time]]. | |||
* The Doctor references the Time Lords' [[Non-interference policy|non-interference policy]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The story's title is often quoted by the Daleks: | * The story's title is often quoted by the Daleks: | ||
**"We are the Masters of Earth" in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | ** "We are the Masters of Earth" in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | ||
**"Now the Daleks are the Masters of Earth" in ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' | ** "Now the Daleks are the Masters of Earth" in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' | ||
* Taking place in 2163, which is stated to be a year before the invasion ends, the story explicitly dates the Dalek invasion as happening between [[2152]] (when the [[meteorite]] bombardment began, as far as Kyle is able to recall, although his memory is a bit fuzzy) and [[2164]], based off the calendar the Doctor and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] find in ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''. This is at odds with other stories including ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'', ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'' and ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'', which date the invasion in the ten years between [[2157]] and [[2167]]. | * Taking place in 2163, which is stated to be a year before the invasion ends, the story explicitly dates the Dalek invasion as happening between [[2152]] (when the [[meteorite]] bombardment began, as far as Kyle is able to recall, although his memory is a bit fuzzy) and [[2164]], based off the calendar the Doctor and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] find in ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''. This is at odds with other stories including ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'', ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'' and ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'', which date the invasion in the ten years between [[2157]] and [[2167]]. | ||
* This story was recorded on [[31 March (production)|31 March]] and [[1 April (production)|1 April]] [[2014 (production)|2014]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[First Doctor]] aided in ending the Dalek occupation of Earth in (presumably) [[2164]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') after the [[Seventh Doctor]] later released a biological agent that would help some humans survive the Dalek plagues, enabling him to have assistance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'') | * The [[First Doctor]] aided in ending the Dalek occupation of Earth in (presumably) [[2164]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') after the [[Seventh Doctor]] later released a biological agent that would help some humans survive the Dalek plagues, enabling him to have assistance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') He tells Peri that he said goodbye to someone "[[Susan Foreman|very precious]]" on that day. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
* [[Varga plant]]s | * [[Varga plant]]s are native to [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]'') | ||
* [[Slyther]]s also appear on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | * [[Slyther]]s also appear on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
* Peri refers to her time on [[Krontep]] in the [[24th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') | |||
* Peri mentions spending a long time apart from the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') | * Peri mentions spending a long time apart from the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') | ||
* Peri | * Peri describes the Daleks on Earth as looking more primitive than the ones that she met on [[Necros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Peri that he once had the opportunity to avert the [[creation of the Daleks]]. He later mentions to the Black Dalek that the Daleks are descended from the [[Kaled]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* The Doctor chooses his friends "with great care" ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'') | |||
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