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|series         = [[The Companion Chronicles]]
|range            = The Companion Chronicles
|number         = 3.5
|series in range  = Series 3 (CC)
|doctor          = First Doctor
|series number in range = 3
|companions      = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]]
|number in series = 5
|enemy           = [[House (Home Truths)|An intelligent house]]
|series          = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
|setting         = [[Ely]], [[England]]
|number           = 3.5
|writer         = [[Simon Guerrier]]
|main character  = [[Sara Kingdom]]
|director       = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|featuring        = First Doctor
|read by         = [[Jean Marsh]]
|featuring2      = Steven Taylor
|music           = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|featuring3      = Robert (Home Truths)
|sound           = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|enemy           = [[House (Home Truths)|An intelligent house]]
|cover           = [[Simon Holub]]
|setting         = [[Ely]], [[England]]
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|writer           = Simon Guerrier
|release date   = [[November (releases)|November]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|director         = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|format         = 1 CD
|producer         = [[David Richardson]]
|production code = BFPDWCC13
|music           = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-354-5
|sound           = Richard Fox & Lauren Yason
|prev = Empathy Games (audio story)
|cover           = [[Simon Holub]]
|next     = The Darkening Eye (audio story)
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
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|release date     = November 2008
'''''Home Truths''''' was a 2008 audio play released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It featured [[Jean Marsh]] relating two stories: one told as a matter of historical reflection, featuring [[Sara Kingdom]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[first Doctor|the Doctor]]; and the other occurring a thousand years later, featuring a policeman named Robert and an older version of Sara.
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|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-354-5 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-496-9 (digital)
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|next             = The Darkening Eye (audio story)
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'''''Home Truths''''' was the fifth story of the [[Series 3 (CC)|third series]] of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]], narrated by [[Jean Marsh]] and featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]], [[Sara Kingdom]] and introduced [[Niall MacGregor]] as [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]].
 
It was the first piece of performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to feature Sara Kingdom since the character's death in ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' in [[January (releases)|January]] [[1966 (releases)|1966]]. It began a trilogy later continued in ''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]'' and ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)|The Guardian of the Solar System]]''.


It was the first piece of performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to feature Sara Kingdom since the character's death in "[[The Daleks' Master Plan#The Destruction of Time (12)|The Destruction of Time]]" in January 1966. It began a trilogy later continued in the ''[[The Drowned World]]'' and ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System]]''.
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
There's a house across the waters at Ely where an old woman tells a strange story.
There's a house across the waters at Ely where an old woman tells a strange story.
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== Dream Home (1) ===
=== Dream Home (1) ===
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=== Home Truths (2) ===
=== Home Truths (2) ===
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Sara Kingdom]] - [[Jean Marsh]]
* [[Sara Kingdom]] - [[Jean Marsh]]
* [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]] - [[Niall MacGregor]]
* [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]] - [[Niall MacGregor]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
* In the [[far future]], [[Hollywood]] has been forgotten.  
 
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] @ FoxYason Studios
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editors - [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Writer - [[Simon Guerrier]]
* Sara Kingdom created by [[Terry Nation]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* In the [[far future]], [[Hollywood]] has been forgotten.
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[[File:Home Truths clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was originally entitled ''Dream Home''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080513065058/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/News</ref>
* Dialogue within the story calls into question how trustworthy the narrator actually is. Thus, it is difficult to know just how accurately the Doctor, Sara and Steven are portrayed.
* Dialogue within the story calls into question how trustworthy the narrator actually is. Thus, it is difficult to know just how accurately the Doctor, Sara and Steven are portrayed.
* This story has some commonality with both the comic story ''[[Funhouse (comic story)|Funhouse]]'' and the audio story ''[[The Chimes of Midnight]]'' in that the key antagonist is an intelligent house.
* This story has some commonality with both [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Funhouse (comic story)}} and [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)}} in that the key antagonist is an intelligent house.
* This is an unusual Companion Chronicle in that the returning actor from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' portrays the nominal villain of the piece.
* This is an unusual Companion Chronicle in that the returning actor from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' portrays the nominal villain of the piece.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[8 September (production)|8 September]] 2008.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[8 September (production)|8 September]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story is set between episodes seven and eight of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}.
* This story is told from Sara's perspective.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Sara tells Robert that during her travels with the Doctor and Steven, she visited [[Hollywood]] in [[1921]] where a film director tried to hire her to replace the leading lady, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') that a small boy, who was also named Robert, died in her arms on [[Mars]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (short story)|The Little Drummer Boy]]'') and that she encountered a withered old man who was trapped in the workings of a clock. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)|The Guardian of the Solar System]]'') The latter reference is unique in that it referred to a forthcoming ''Companion Chronicles'' story.
* Sara recalls being convinced that the Doctor, Steven and [[Bret Vyon]] were criminals, and subsequently killing Bret, at the end of episode 4 of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}.
* Sara tells Robert that during her travels with the Doctor and Steven, she encountered [[Visian|invisible creatures]], arrived in polluted [[Liverpool]] and visited [[Hollywood]] in [[1921]] where a film director tried to hire her to replace the leading lady, all of which took place in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}; that a small boy, who was also named Robert, died in her arms on [[Mars]], which happened in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Little Drummer Boy (short story)}}; and that she encountered a withered old man who was trapped in the workings of a clock, which would later be explored in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)}}.
 
== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Home Truths was the fifth story of the third series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Simon Guerrier, narrated by Jean Marsh and featured the First Doctor, Steven Taylor, Sara Kingdom and introduced Niall MacGregor as Robert.

It was the first piece of performed Doctor Who to feature Sara Kingdom since the character's death in The Daleks' Master Plan in January 1966. It began a trilogy later continued in The Drowned World and The Guardian of the Solar System.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

There's a house across the waters at Ely where an old woman tells a strange story.

About a kind of night constable called Sara Kingdom. And her friends, the Doctor and Steven. About a journey they made to a young couple's home, and the nightmarish things that were found there. About the follies of youth and selfishness. And the terrible things even the most well-meaning of us can inflict on each other.

Hear the old woman's story. Then decide her fate.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dream Home (1)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Home Truths (2)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover art

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was originally entitled Dream Home.[1]
  • Dialogue within the story calls into question how trustworthy the narrator actually is. Thus, it is difficult to know just how accurately the Doctor, Sara and Steven are portrayed.
  • This story has some commonality with both COMIC: Funhouse [+]Loading...["Funhouse (comic story)"] and AUDIO: The Chimes of Midnight [+]Loading...["The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)"] in that the key antagonist is an intelligent house.
  • This is an unusual Companion Chronicle in that the returning actor from Doctor Who portrays the nominal villain of the piece.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 8 September 2008 at the Moat Studios.
  • This story is set between episodes seven and eight of TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"].
  • This story is told from Sara's perspective.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Sara recalls being convinced that the Doctor, Steven and Bret Vyon were criminals, and subsequently killing Bret, at the end of episode 4 of TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"].
  • Sara tells Robert that during her travels with the Doctor and Steven, she encountered invisible creatures, arrived in polluted Liverpool and visited Hollywood in 1921 where a film director tried to hire her to replace the leading lady, all of which took place in TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"]; that a small boy, who was also named Robert, died in her arms on Mars, which happened in PROSE: The Little Drummer Boy [+]Loading...["The Little Drummer Boy (short story)"]; and that she encountered a withered old man who was trapped in the workings of a clock, which would later be explored in AUDIO: The Guardian of the Solar System [+]Loading...["The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)"].

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]