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|image = Terror of the Master (audio story).jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
Terror of the Master (audio story).jpg|2021 (''Masterful'') | |||
Terror of the Master re-release (audio story).jpg|2023 (standalone)</gallery> | |||
|series = ''[[Masterful (audio anthology)|Masterful]]'' | |series = ''[[Masterful (audio anthology)|Masterful]]'' | ||
|number in series = 4 | |number in series = 4 | ||
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|enemy = {{Delgado|c}} | |enemy = {{Delgado|c}} | ||
|setting = [[Earth]], [[1970s]] | |setting = [[Earth]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Trevor Baxendale | ||
|director = | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|script ed = [[Matt Fitton]] | |||
|music = | |music = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Steve Foxon | ||
|read by = [[Jon Culshaw]] | |read by = [[Jon Culshaw]] | ||
|cover = | |cover = [[Ryan Aplin]] | ||
|release date = 2 January 2021 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-191-3 (Masterful)<br/>ISBN 978-1-80240-126-4 (standalone) | |||
|prev = The Switching (short story) | |prev = The Switching (short story) | ||
|soundcloudclip = | |soundcloudclip = | ||
|epcount = 3 | |||
'''''Terror of the Master''''' was the fourth and final story | |format = 3 CDs<br/>Download<br/>4th of 4 stories | ||
|production code=BFPMASTERFCDLE-TOTM | |||
|series2 = [[Classic Series - Special Releases]] | |||
|prev2 = If I Should Die Before I Wake (audio story) | |||
|next2 = The Battle of Giant's Causeway (audio story) | |||
}} | |||
'''''Terror of the Master''''' was the fourth and final story originally specially released ''[[Masterful (audio anthology)|Masterful]]'' audio anthology box set released by [[Big Finish Productions]] to mark the 50th anniversary of the first appearance by {{Delgado}} in ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''. It was written by [[Trevor Baxendale]]. It featured the [[Third Doctor]], {{Delgado}} and [[UNIT]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Dr Derek Drake is a National Treasure — he's going to solve the energy crisis and stop all pollution. Governments and businesses around the world are signing up to his environmentally friendly campaign. So why is the Doctor convinced this great humanitarian and darling of the media is really {{Delgado}} in disguise? | Dr Derek Drake is a National Treasure — he's going to solve the energy crisis and stop all pollution. Governments and businesses around the world are signing up to his environmentally friendly campaign. So why is the Doctor convinced this great humanitarian and darling of the media is really {{Delgado}} in disguise? | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Magnus Pike]] | * [[Magnus Pike]] | ||
* [[Kinley]] | * [[Kinley]] | ||
* [[Gibbs (Terror of the Master)|Gibbs]] | * Private [[Gibbs (Terror of the Master)|Gibbs]] | ||
* [[ | * Corporal [[Sweetman (Terror of the Master)|Sweetman]] | ||
* [[Audrey Pilch]] | * [[Audrey Pilch]] | ||
* [[Geoffrey Turkle]] | * [[Geoffrey Turkle]] | ||
* [[Kirkland]] | * [[Kirkland]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The BBC chauffeur once drove for [[Peter Cushing ( | * The BBC chauffeur once drove for [[Peter Cushing (in-universe)|Peter Cushing]]. | ||
*[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] reminisces on an encounter with [[Winston Churchill]] and the [[Crimean War]]. | * [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] reminisces on an encounter with [[Winston Churchill]] and the [[Crimean War]]. | ||
* The Master had considered using [[Ogron]]s in his scheme. | * The Master had considered using [[Ogron]]s in his scheme. | ||
* The Doctor puts off the idea of revisiting [[Metebelis III]]. | * The Doctor puts off the idea of revisiting [[Metebelis III]]. | ||
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] rhetorically asks if [[Mike Yates|Yates]] is trying to catch ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]'' on the television. | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] rhetorically asks if [[Mike Yates|Yates]] is trying to catch ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]'' on the television. | ||
* The Brigadier sees [[Bruce Forsyth]] at the [[BBC Television Centre]]. | * The Brigadier sees [[Bruce Forsyth (in-universe)|Bruce Forsyth]] at the [[BBC Television Centre]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be | * The title for this story was absent when originally announced as part of the ''Masterful'' anthology.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/john-simm-s-master-joins-his-other-selves-for-doctor-who-masterful John Simm joins Big Finish for Doctor Who: Masterful]</ref> The title was later shown on 23 May 2020 along with the covers for both the Limited and Standard editions of ''Masterful''.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/all-the-masters-revealed All the Masters revealed!]</ref> | ||
* This story was announced to be re-released as a standalone download on 18 January 2023,<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-terror-of-the-master-returns The Terror of the Master Returns!]</ref> and was released on [[14 March (releases)|14 March]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-master-s-reign-of-terror-returns The Master’s Reign of Terror Returns!]</ref> | |||
* The story was recorded in [[2019 (production)|2019]].<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-terror-of-the-master-2816</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Yates and [[John Benton|Benton]] believe the Doctor is still saddened by [[Jo Grant|Jo]]'s recent departure. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | * Yates and [[John Benton|Benton]] believe the Doctor is still saddened by [[Jo Grant|Jo]]'s recent departure. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and [[Daisy Hanson|Daisy]] are constructing the [[Whomobile]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | * The Doctor and [[Daisy Hanson|Daisy]] are constructing the [[Whomobile]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
*The Brigadier reminds the Doctor that UNIT was set up to investigate "the odd, the unexplained, anything on Earth or beyond", just as how he described UNIT to [[Liz Shaw]] on their first meeting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | * The Brigadier reminds the Doctor that UNIT was set up to investigate "the odd, the unexplained, anything on Earth or beyond", just as how he described UNIT to [[Liz Shaw]] on their first meeting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
* Yates comments on someone needing to solve the energy crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | * Yates comments on someone needing to solve the energy crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and the Master have crossed swords in a literal sense. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | * The Doctor and the Master have crossed swords in a literal sense. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/masterful-limited-edition-2197}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/masterful-limited-edition-2197}} | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:The Master audio stories]] | [[Category:The Master (Terror of the Autons) audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT audio stories]] | [[Category:UNIT audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart audio stories]] | [[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart audio stories]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
[[Category:Three part audio stories]] | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
<references />{{The Master (TotA) stories}} | |||