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{{retitle|''Emancipation'' (EoM audio story)}} | {{retitle|''Emancipation'' (EoM audio story)}} | ||
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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|name = ''Emancipation'' | |name = ''Emancipation'' | ||
| | |range = The Eighth of March (audio series) | ||
|range | |series in range = The Eighth of March (audio anthology) | ||
|number in range = | |series number in range = 1 | ||
|number = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|audio anthology = The Eighth of March (audio anthology) | |||
|number = 1.1 | |||
|main character = [[River Song|River]], [[Leela]] | |main character = [[River Song|River]], [[Leela]] | ||
|enemy = [[Royal Magnificat]] | |||
|enemy = | |setting = {{il|[[Ozkozania]], [[8 March]] [[2019]]|[[Charm (town)|Charm]], [[8 March]] and [[September]] [[2019]], [[March]] [[2020]], and circa [[2120]]}} | ||
|setting = | |writer = Lisa McMullin | ||
|writer = | |||
|director = [[Helen Goldwyn]] | |director = [[Helen Goldwyn]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] and [[Emma Haigh]] | ||
|music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|sound = Howard Carter | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = 8 March 2019 | |||
|release date = | |||
|format = 1 X 1 hour | |format = 1 X 1 hour | ||
|production code = | |production code = BFP8MARCH | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-793-9 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78703-794-6 (digital) | ||
|series = ''[[The Eighth of March (audio series)|The Eighth of March]]'' | |||
|series = ''[[The Eighth of March (audio | |prev = | ||
|next = The Big Blue Book (audio story) | |next = The Big Blue Book (audio story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[The Diary of River Song]]'' | |||
|prev2 = Concealed Weapon (audio story) | |||
|next2 = An Unearthly Woman (audio story) | |||
|soundcloudclip = | |soundcloudclip = | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
{{ | {{dab page|Emancipation (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''''Emancipation''''' was the first audio story in the anthology ''[[The Eighth of March (audio anthology)|The Eighth of March]]''. | '''''Emancipation''''' was the first audio story in the anthology ''[[The Eighth of March (audio anthology)|The Eighth of March]]''. It was written by [[Lisa McMullin]] and featured [[Alex Kingston]] as [[River Song]] and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]]. | ||
''Emancipation'' also served as a special release in the ''[[The Diary of River Song]]'' audio series, between ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Five|Series Five]]'' and ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Six|Series Six]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When [[River Song]] crashes a [[Galactic Heritage]] convention, posing as [[Romana|the wrong Time Lord]], [[Leela]] is sent by [[Gallifrey]] to investigate. | When [[River Song]] crashes a [[Galactic Heritage]] convention, posing as [[Romana|the wrong Time Lord]], [[Leela]] is sent by [[Gallifrey]] to investigate. | ||
But before the [[canapé]]s are cold and the [[champagne]] becomes warm, they find themselves embroiled in a royal [[ | But before the [[canapé]]s are cold and the [[champagne]] becomes warm, they find themselves embroiled in a royal [[kidnap]]ping. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]] | |||
* [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | * [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Hanovari|The Hanovari]] / [[Receptionist (Emancipation)|Receptionist]] / [[Kitchen Maid (Emancipation)|Kitchen Maid]] - [[Lucy Pickles]] | ||
* [[Royal Magnificat|The Royal Magnificat]] - [[Julie Teal]] | |||
* | * Princess [[Juda|Myrahla]] / [[Hema|Myrahla 2]] - [[Catherine Skinner]]<!-- Only link to the real names of the twins; Page for Myrahla should be separate--> | ||
* [[Myrahla| | * [[Compere (Emancipation)|The Compere]] / [[Waiter (Emancipation)|Waiter]] / [[Chef (Emancipation)|Chef]] / [[Magnificat's Guard]] - [[Lewis Rae]] | ||
* [[ | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * [[The Doctor|An old friend]] shared by both women told River good things about Leela. | ||
* River tells Leela she doesn't exactly want the [[Celestial Intervention Agency|CIA]] "breathing down her neck", ''again''. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* River | * River previously pretended to be [[Romana]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Someone I Once Knew (audio story)|Someone I Once Knew]]''. | ||
* River created a [[thought scanner]] from [[Morok]] technology. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'') | |||
* River mentions that Leela is from the [[Sevateem]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'', et al.) and that she lived on [[Gallifrey]] after battling [[Sontarans]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choice]]'', et al.) | |||
* River pilots Leela's borrowed TARDIS and uses [[River Song's vortex manipulator|her vortex manipulator]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', et al.) | |||
* River opens Leela's TARDIS' doors with a snap of her fingers ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'') | |||
* River describes what it is like to live in the shadows, to be trained to destroy [[Eleventh Doctor|a god]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Furies (audio story)|The Furies]]'', et. al) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 2019]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2020]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the 22nd century]] | |||
[[Category:River Song audio stories]] | |||