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|image = Empathy Games cover.jpg | |image = Empathy Games cover.jpg | ||
|range = The Companion Chronicles | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
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|enemy = [[Vilor Angell|Co-ordinator Angell]] | |enemy = [[Vilor Angell|Co-ordinator Angell]] | ||
|setting = [[Paxis Majoritis]], [[Synchronis]] | |setting = [[Paxis Majoritis]], [[Synchronis]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Nigel Fairs | ||
|director = Nigel Fairs | |director = Nigel Fairs | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
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|sound = Nigel Fairs | |sound = Nigel Fairs | ||
|cover = [[Simon Holub]] | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = October 2008 | ||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPDWCC12 | |production code = BFPDWCC12 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-353-8 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-353-8 | ||
|prev = The Doll of Death (audio story) | |prev = The Doll of Death (audio story) | ||
|next = Home Truths (audio story) | |next = Home Truths (audio story) | ||
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* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | * Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* In the fire which destroys the secondary console room, the edges of the Doctor's [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] are burned. | * In the fire which destroys [[TARDIS control room (The Masque of Mandragora)|the secondary console room]], the edges of the Doctor's [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] are burned. | ||
* The Waters of Empathy is one of the [[Wonders of the Universe|700 Wonders of the Universe]]. | * The Waters of Empathy is one of the [[Wonders of the Universe|700 Wonders of the Universe]]. | ||
* When an elder of the [[Sevateem]] dies, it is customary for other warriors to guard their body in order to protect their soul from evil spirits until sunrise. | * When an elder of the [[Sevateem]] dies, it is customary for other warriors to guard their body in order to protect their soul from evil spirits until sunrise. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 July (production)|22 July]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[ | * This audio drama was recorded on [[22 July (production)|22 July]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story takes place between | * This story takes place between [[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}} and {{cs|Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)}}. | ||
* This story was told from Leela's perspective. | * This story was told from Leela's perspective. | ||
[[File:Empathy Games clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | [[File:Empathy Games clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Leela refers to her imprisonment by the Z'nai | * Leela refers to her imprisonment by the Z'nai in her previous ''[[Companion Chronicles]]'' story, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Catalyst (audio story)}}. | ||
* The Doctor tells Leela that he once saw an [[Inferno Earth|entire planet]] destroyed by fire many years earlier. | * The Doctor tells Leela that he once saw an [[Inferno Earth|entire planet]] destroyed by fire many years earlier. He is referring to the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|Inferno (TV story)}}. | ||
* The secondary control room is completely destroyed. The Doctor tells Leela that there are plenty of other control rooms, prompting him to start using the original control room again. | * The [[TARDIS control room (The Masque of Mandragora)|secondary control room]] is completely destroyed. The Doctor tells Leela that there are plenty of other control rooms, prompting him to start using the original control room again. This explains the fact that in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Invisible Enemy (TV story)}}, the Doctor is using the original control room. | ||
* Leela refers to [[Xoanon]] | * Leela refers to [[Xoanon]], the insidious creator of her society introduced alongside her in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Face of Evil (TV story)}}. | ||
* [[Time Lord]] | * [[Time Lord|Time Lords]] have the ability to place themselves in a coma voluntarily, as first seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}. | ||
* The Doctor leaves Leela a psychic message telling her to "''Wait for [him]''". | * The Doctor leaves Leela a psychic message telling her to "''Wait for [him]''". The [[Twelfth Doctor]] left the same message in the subconscious of [[Bill Potts]] when she was dying in [[TV]]: {{cs|World Enough and Time (TV story)}}. | ||
* Leela recalls hunting with [[Tomas (The Face of Evil)|Tomas]] on [[Planet (The Face of Evil)|her home planet]] during their childhood. | * Leela recalls hunting with [[Tomas (The Face of Evil)|Tomas]] on [[Planet (The Face of Evil)|her home planet]] during their childhood. Tomas appeared in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Face of Evil (TV story)}}. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:48, 28 August 2024
Empathy Games was the fourth story of the third series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nigel Fairs, narrated by Louise Jameson (in-character as Leela) and featured the Fourth Doctor and Leela.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The present: Leela is doomed, trapped inside a prison cell of a dead race.
The past: After a disaster aboard the TARDIS, the Fourth Doctor and Leela arrive at the capital city of Synchronis, a world renowned for peace and civility. But an attack by a vicious creature leaves the Doctor in a coma, and Leela is persuaded to fight in the forthcoming Empathy Games, where she discovers that nothing on this world is as it seems.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part One[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part Two[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Writer, Music, Sound Design & Director - Nigel Fairs
- Executive Producer - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Jacqueline Rayner
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the fire which destroys the secondary console room, the edges of the Doctor's scarf are burned.
- The Waters of Empathy is one of the 700 Wonders of the Universe.
- When an elder of the Sevateem dies, it is customary for other warriors to guard their body in order to protect their soul from evil spirits until sunrise.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This audio drama was recorded on 22 July 2008 at the Moat Studios.
- This story takes place between TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"] and Horror of Fang Rock [+]Loading...["Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)"].
- This story was told from Leela's perspective.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Leela refers to her imprisonment by the Z'nai in her previous Companion Chronicles story, AUDIO: The Catalyst [+]Loading...["The Catalyst (audio story)"].
- The Doctor tells Leela that he once saw an entire planet destroyed by fire many years earlier. He is referring to the events of TV: Inferno [+]Loading...["Inferno (TV story)"].
- The secondary control room is completely destroyed. The Doctor tells Leela that there are plenty of other control rooms, prompting him to start using the original control room again. This explains the fact that in TV: The Invisible Enemy [+]Loading...["The Invisible Enemy (TV story)"], the Doctor is using the original control room.
- Leela refers to Xoanon, the insidious creator of her society introduced alongside her in TV: The Face of Evil [+]Loading...["The Face of Evil (TV story)"].
- Time Lords have the ability to place themselves in a coma voluntarily, as first seen in TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"].
- The Doctor leaves Leela a psychic message telling her to "Wait for [him]". The Twelfth Doctor left the same message in the subconscious of Bill Potts when she was dying in TV: World Enough and Time [+]Loading...["World Enough and Time (TV story)"].
- Leela recalls hunting with Tomas on her home planet during their childhood. Tomas appeared in TV: The Face of Evil [+]Loading...["The Face of Evil (TV story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Empathy Games page at bigfinish.com
- Empathy Games at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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