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|image = DW107.jpg | |image = DW107.jpg | ||
|range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 107 | |number in range = 107 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 107 | |number = 107 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Nyssa]], [[ | |companions = [[Nyssa]], [[Robert McIntosh|McIntosh]] | ||
|enemy = | |featuring = [[Thomas Brewster|Brewster]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1851]], [[ | |enemy = [[Death Wraith]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[London]], [[1851]], [[1856]], [[1858]], [[1861]], [[1865]], [[14 November]] [[1867]] and alternate [[2008]] | ||
|director = [[Barnaby Edwards | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|music = [[Simon Robinson]] | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | |music = [[Simon Robinson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |sound = [[Simon Robinson]] | ||
|release date = | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|format = | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes|6C/K]] | |release date = 30 April 2008 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-316-3 | |format = 2 CDs<br>Download | ||
|prev = The Dark Husband (audio story) | |production code = [[List of production codes|6C/K]] | ||
|next = Assassin in the Limelight (audio story) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-316-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-654-2 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Dark Husband (audio story) | |||
|next = Assassin in the Limelight (audio story) | |||
|made prev = The Condemned (audio story) | |||
|made next = The Dark Husband (audio story) | |||
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}}{{audio stub}} | |epcount = 4}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and seventh story in [[Big Finish]]'s monthly range. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]] and introduced [[John Pickard]] as companion, [[Thomas Brewster]]. | {{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and seventh story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s monthly range. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]] and introduced [[John Pickard]] as new companion, [[Thomas Brewster]]. | |||
Possessed of a plot laden with [[time paradox]]es, its resolution depended on contradicting another Fifth Doctor story, ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', as well as the Nyssa story ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', and even ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''. | Possessed of a plot laden with [[time paradox]]es, its resolution depended on contradicting another Fifth Doctor story, ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', as well as the Nyssa story ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', and even ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''. In those earlier televised stories, materialising one TARDIS around another caused massive problems. Here, the Doctor solved the central plot issue by spending much of the fourth episode liberally materialising his TARDIS inside of itself multiple times, much to Nyssa's confusion and fear. | ||
Like another Fifth Doctor audio, ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'', it posited a significant period of separation between the Doctor and his companion. | Like another Fifth Doctor audio, ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'', it posited a significant period of separation between the Doctor and his companion. While the earlier story put years onto [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Erimem]]'s lives, this one allowed the Doctor to spend about a year away from Nyssa, who experienced no period away from the Doctor at all. In that [[Victorian era|Victorian]] year, the Doctor lived on [[Baker Street]] in [[London]] with a male assistant called [[Robert McIntosh]], grew a beard, and pursued a number of academic interests. Though few details of their adventures in this "missing year" were given, it was certainly possible to infer that their adventures were not unlike those of a more sociable [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[John Watson]]. | ||
In addition to the "timey-wimey-ness", the narrative structure was further complicated by unusual switches in perspective. | In addition to the "timey-wimey-ness", the narrative structure was further complicated by unusual switches in perspective. The first episode came close to being told entirely in the first person, from Brewster's perspective, while the final three reverted to a more standard, Doctor-focused third person. Even so, however, they were peppered with occasional moments of Brewster's narration. Additionally, the soundtrack used both [[diegetic]] and extra-diegetic music to help reinforce the time setting of various scenes. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
:''A new adventure in time and space for the Fifth Doctor and his companion Nyssa.'' | :''A new adventure in time and space for the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companion [[Nyssa]].'' | ||
[[Thomas Brewster]] is haunted by the [[ghost]] of his drowned mother. But she is not the only apparition to disturb his dreams. Every few years, he is visited by a mysterious [[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue box]]... | [[Thomas Brewster]] is haunted by the [[ghost]] of his drowned mother. But she is not the only apparition to disturb his dreams. Every few years, he is visited by a mysterious [[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue box]]... | ||
Helped by his new assistant, the young Scottish scientist [[Robert McIntosh]], the | Helped by his new assistant, the young Scottish scientist [[Robert McIntosh]], the Fifth Doctor struggles to unravel the twisted knot of temporal implausibilities which bind the TARDIS to Thomas Brewster. Meanwhile, lost in the stews of Victorian London, Nyssa must face a host of spectral creatures, gathering in the fog. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | * [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | ||
* [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]] | * [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Thomas Brewster's mother|Mother]] - [[Leslie Ash]] | ||
* [[Robert McIntosh]] - [[Christian Coulson]] | * [[Robert McIntosh]] - [[Christian Coulson]] | ||
* [[Thomas Brewster]] - [[John Pickard]] | * [[Thomas Brewster]] - [[John Pickard]] | ||
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* [[Shanks]] - [[Trevor Cooper]] | * [[Shanks]] - [[Trevor Cooper]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* | |||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Designer - [[Simon Robinson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Jonathan Morris]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== London locations === | === London locations === | ||
* | * The Doctor lives in a house at [[107 Baker Street]] in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]] from [[November]] [[1866]] to [[November]] [[1867]]. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Over the course of the year which he spent living in Victorian London, the Doctor becomes a well known and well respected figure in scientific circles under the name of Dr. Walters, in spite of his apparent youth. He grew a beard to make himself appear older than his youthful appearance suggested. Nyssa finds his new facial hair laughable. He has engaged Dr. [[Robert McIntosh]] as his new assistant. However, McIntosh remains ignorant of the Doctor's status as a [[Time Lord]] until after [[Nyssa]]'s arrival in 1867. | * Over the course of the year which he spent living in Victorian London, the Doctor becomes a well known and well respected figure in scientific circles under the name of Dr. Walters, in spite of his apparent youth. He grew a beard to make himself appear older than his youthful appearance suggested. Nyssa finds his new facial hair laughable. He has engaged Dr. [[Robert McIntosh]] as his new assistant. However, McIntosh remains ignorant of the Doctor's status as a [[Time Lord]] until after [[Nyssa]]'s arrival in 1867. | ||
* Brewster's first memory is of his mother's funeral in [[1851]]. | * Brewster's first memory is of his mother's funeral in [[1851]]. | ||
* Brewster is able to access the TARDIS by stealing the [[TARDIS key|key]] which Nyssa keeps in her left breast pocket. | * Brewster is able to access the TARDIS by stealing the [[TARDIS key|key]] which Nyssa keeps in her left breast pocket. | ||
* The [[TARDIS wine cellar]] contains a bottle of [[1784]] [[Madeira (drink)|Madeira]] which belonged to [[Benjamin Franklin]]. | |||
=== Science === | |||
* The Doctor has borrowed an [[electromagnetic field generator]]. | |||
=== Popular Culture === | |||
* The being from the [[future]] uses the [[song]] [[Oranges and Lemons]] to make a [[Psychic link|psychic connection]] with Brewster. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
DW107.jpg|Original cover art | |||
Dwm394the_haunting.jpg|Preview by [[Brian Williamson]] appeared on [[DWM 394]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Given that the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'' take place in [[April]] [[1865]], this is the first of two consecutive audio dramas based predominantly in the [[1860s]]. | * Given that the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'' take place in [[April]] [[1865]], this is the first of two consecutive audio dramas based predominantly in the [[1860s]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[13 December (production)|13]] and [[14 December (production)|14 December]] [[2007 ( | * This audio drama was recorded on [[13 December (production)|13]] and [[14 December (production)|14 December]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story is set between ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'' and ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Nyssa mentions the deaths of her parents. | * Nyssa mentions the deaths of her parents. They died when [[Traken]] was destroyed by the [[Entropy wave]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Keeper of Traken (TV story)}}. | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s, [[Edward Waterfield]] and [[Theodore Maxtible]] similarly used mirrors and lenses for the purposes of time travel in [[1866]] | * The [[Dalek]]s, [[Edward Waterfield]] and [[Theodore Maxtible]] similarly used mirrors and lenses for the purposes of time travel in [[1866]], as seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}. | ||
* The Doctor mentions that the destiny of [[Earth]] is to end up as "ash and clinker. | * The Doctor mentions that the destiny of [[Earth]] is to end up as "ash and clinker". The [[Third Doctor]] referred to Earth's surface being covered in such materials in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Mutants (TV story)}}, and the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] witnessed the Earth's ultimate destruction in [[TV]]: {{cs|The End of the World (TV story)}}. | ||
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] creates a breeze as it materialises, as seen in stories such as [[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}, {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}, and {{cs|The Unquiet Dead (TV story)}}. | |||
* During his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], the Doctor would later return to the Great Portland Street Tube in the company of [[Patricia Menzies|DI Patricia Menzies]] in [[2010]], where he was reunited with Brewster. | * During his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], the Doctor would later return to the Great Portland Street Tube in the company of [[Patricia Menzies|DI Patricia Menzies]] in [[2010]], where he was reunited with Brewster. This took place in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)}}. | ||
* In an [[alternate timeline]], 107 Baker Street was the site of the [[Ides Scientific Institute]] in [[1972]]. | * In an [[alternate timeline]], 107 Baker Street was the site of the [[Ides Scientific Institute]] in [[1972]]. This was depicted in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fugitives (audio story)}}. | ||
* In 1866, [[George Litefoot]] received a letter with the yesterday box from a Doctor Walters, who subsequently vanished without a trace. This took place in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Year of the Bat (audio story)}}. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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*{{tetrap|5/hauntingofthomasbrewster.html|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster}} | * {{tetrap|5/hauntingofthomasbrewster.html|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 2 August 2024
The Haunting of Thomas Brewster was the one hundred and seventh story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and introduced John Pickard as new companion, Thomas Brewster.
Possessed of a plot laden with time paradoxes, its resolution depended on contradicting another Fifth Doctor story, Time Crash, as well as the Nyssa story Logopolis, and even The Claws of Axos. In those earlier televised stories, materialising one TARDIS around another caused massive problems. Here, the Doctor solved the central plot issue by spending much of the fourth episode liberally materialising his TARDIS inside of itself multiple times, much to Nyssa's confusion and fear.
Like another Fifth Doctor audio, The Kingmaker, it posited a significant period of separation between the Doctor and his companion. While the earlier story put years onto Peri and Erimem's lives, this one allowed the Doctor to spend about a year away from Nyssa, who experienced no period away from the Doctor at all. In that Victorian year, the Doctor lived on Baker Street in London with a male assistant called Robert McIntosh, grew a beard, and pursued a number of academic interests. Though few details of their adventures in this "missing year" were given, it was certainly possible to infer that their adventures were not unlike those of a more sociable Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.
In addition to the "timey-wimey-ness", the narrative structure was further complicated by unusual switches in perspective. The first episode came close to being told entirely in the first person, from Brewster's perspective, while the final three reverted to a more standard, Doctor-focused third person. Even so, however, they were peppered with occasional moments of Brewster's narration. Additionally, the soundtrack used both diegetic and extra-diegetic music to help reinforce the time setting of various scenes.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A new adventure in time and space for the Fifth Doctor and his companion Nyssa.
Thomas Brewster is haunted by the ghost of his drowned mother. But she is not the only apparition to disturb his dreams. Every few years, he is visited by a mysterious blue box...
Helped by his new assistant, the young Scottish scientist Robert McIntosh, the Fifth Doctor struggles to unravel the twisted knot of temporal implausibilities which bind the TARDIS to Thomas Brewster. Meanwhile, lost in the stews of Victorian London, Nyssa must face a host of spectral creatures, gathering in the fog.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Mother - Leslie Ash
- Robert McIntosh - Christian Coulson
- Thomas Brewster - John Pickard
- Creek - Barry McCarthy
- Pickens - Sid Mitchell
- Shanks - Trevor Cooper
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
- Director - Barnaby Edwards
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Designer - Simon Robinson
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writer - Jonathan Morris
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
London locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor lives in a house at 107 Baker Street in Victorian London from November 1866 to November 1867.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Over the course of the year which he spent living in Victorian London, the Doctor becomes a well known and well respected figure in scientific circles under the name of Dr. Walters, in spite of his apparent youth. He grew a beard to make himself appear older than his youthful appearance suggested. Nyssa finds his new facial hair laughable. He has engaged Dr. Robert McIntosh as his new assistant. However, McIntosh remains ignorant of the Doctor's status as a Time Lord until after Nyssa's arrival in 1867.
- Brewster's first memory is of his mother's funeral in 1851.
- Brewster is able to access the TARDIS by stealing the key which Nyssa keeps in her left breast pocket.
- The TARDIS wine cellar contains a bottle of 1784 Madeira which belonged to Benjamin Franklin.
Science[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor has borrowed an electromagnetic field generator.
Popular Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The being from the future uses the song Oranges and Lemons to make a psychic connection with Brewster.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original cover art
Preview by Brian Williamson appeared on DWM 394
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Given that the events of AUDIO: Assassin in the Limelight take place in April 1865, this is the first of two consecutive audio dramas based predominantly in the 1860s.
- This audio drama was recorded on 13 and 14 December 2007 at the Moat Studios.
- This story is set between Time-Flight and Arc of Infinity.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nyssa mentions the deaths of her parents. They died when Traken was destroyed by the Entropy wave in TV: The Keeper of Traken [+]Loading...["The Keeper of Traken (TV story)"].
- The Daleks, Edward Waterfield and Theodore Maxtible similarly used mirrors and lenses for the purposes of time travel in 1866, as seen in TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"].
- The Doctor mentions that the destiny of Earth is to end up as "ash and clinker". The Third Doctor referred to Earth's surface being covered in such materials in TV: The Mutants [+]Loading...["The Mutants (TV story)"], and the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler witnessed the Earth's ultimate destruction in TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"].
- The TARDIS creates a breeze as it materialises, as seen in stories such as TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"], Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"], and The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"].
- During his sixth incarnation, the Doctor would later return to the Great Portland Street Tube in the company of DI Patricia Menzies in 2010, where he was reunited with Brewster. This took place in AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster [+]Loading...["The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)"].
- In an alternate timeline, 107 Baker Street was the site of the Ides Scientific Institute in 1972. This was depicted in AUDIO: Fugitives [+]Loading...["Fugitives (audio story)"].
- In 1866, George Litefoot received a letter with the yesterday box from a Doctor Walters, who subsequently vanished without a trace. This took place in AUDIO: The Year of the Bat [+]Loading...["The Year of the Bat (audio story)"].
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Haunting of Thomas Brewster page at bigfinish.com
- The Haunting of Thomas Brewster at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Haunting of Thomas Brewster at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
