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|image = | |image = | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = Forty-Five (audio anthology) | ||
|range = Main Range | |||
|number in range = 115d | |||
|number = 115d | |number = 115d | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Ace]] | |companions = [[Ace]], [[Hex]] | ||
|enemy = [[Nobody No-One]] | |enemy = [[Nobody No-One]] | ||
|setting = [[ | |setting = [[Ranulph Fiennes Base]], [[2045]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Steven Hall (writer) | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Steve Foxon]] | |music = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|sound = Steve Foxon | |sound = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|publisher = | |epcount = 1 | ||
|release date = | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|format = 1 | |release date = November 2008 | ||
|production code = 7W/H | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>4th of 4 stories | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8 | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7W/H]] | ||
| | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8 (physical); 978-1-78575-662-7 (digital) | ||
|next story | |prev = Casualties of War (audio story) | ||
|next = The Raincloud Man (audio story) | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''The Word Lord''''' was | '''''The Word Lord''''' was the fourth story in the audio anthology, ''[[Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five]]'', which comprised the one hundred and fifteenth release in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Steven Hall (writer)|Steven Hall]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]] and introduced [[Paul Reynolds]] as [[Nobody No-One]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
In a top secret military bunker deep beneath the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] ice a mysterious death threatens peace negotiations and could spell disaster for the inhabitants of [[Earth]]. Can the Doctor cross the t's and dot the i's? Or will his efforts get lost in translation? | In a top secret military [[bunker]] deep beneath the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] ice a mysterious death threatens peace negotiations and could spell disaster for the inhabitants of [[Earth]]. Can [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] cross the t's and dot the i's? Or will his efforts get lost in translation? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* | * [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] | ||
* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]] | * [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]] | ||
* [[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]] | * [[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]] | ||
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* System - [[Beth Chalmers]] | * System - [[Beth Chalmers]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | === Conflicts === | ||
* [[ | * The [[Second Cold War]] is nuclear and takes place in the mid-[[21st century]]. | ||
=== Culture === | |||
* Hex refers to ''[[Star Wars]]'', [[David Attenborough]] and [[Happy Meal]]s. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This story was made available individually in 2010 as a special download on the Big Finish site to tie-in with the story ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'', a sequel to it.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/special-offer---the-word-lord---download-337</ref> | ||
* It is implied that [[Nobody No-One]] intentionally modelled his persona on [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor’s own Tenth incarnation]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] and his former companion [[Tegan Jovanka]] were involved in the circumstances surrounding System's creation in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] on [[ | * The Doctor previously visited Antarctica in [[December]] [[1986]] towards the end of his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}}; and in the [[1970s]] during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Seeds of Doom (TV story)}}. He would also visit it in his seventh incarnation in [[2006]], in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Iceberg (novel)}}; and [[2012]], in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Frozen Time (audio story)}}; and at the end of his [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth incarnation]], also during December 1986, in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} and {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}. | ||
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] and his former companion [[Tegan Jovanka]] were involved in the circumstances surrounding System's creation in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] on [[22 September]] [[2006]], in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Gathering (audio story)}}. | |||
* The Doctor, Ace and Hex would later encounter Nobody No-One once again in [[London]] in [[2026]], in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Death in the Family (audio story)}}. | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 29 August 2024
The Word Lord was the fourth story in the audio anthology, Forty-Five, which comprised the one hundred and fifteenth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Steven Hall and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Philip Olivier as Hex and introduced Paul Reynolds as Nobody No-One.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
In a top secret military bunker deep beneath the Antarctic ice a mysterious death threatens peace negotiations and could spell disaster for the inhabitants of Earth. Can the Doctor cross the t's and dot the i's? Or will his efforts get lost in translation?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Hex - Philip Olivier
- Commander Claire Spencer - Linda Marlowe
- Nobody No-One - Paul Reynolds
- Captain James Hurst - Andrew Dickens
- Private Fenton - Paul Lincoln
- System - Beth Chalmers
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Conflicts[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Second Cold War is nuclear and takes place in the mid-21st century.
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Hex refers to Star Wars, David Attenborough and Happy Meals.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was made available individually in 2010 as a special download on the Big Finish site to tie-in with the story A Death in the Family, a sequel to it.[1]
- It is implied that Nobody No-One intentionally modelled his persona on the Doctor’s own Tenth incarnation.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor previously visited Antarctica in December 1986 towards the end of his first incarnation, in TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"]; and in the 1970s during his fourth incarnation, in TV: The Seeds of Doom [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Doom (TV story)"]. He would also visit it in his seventh incarnation in 2006, in PROSE: Iceberg [+]Loading...["Iceberg (novel)"]; and 2012, in AUDIO: Frozen Time [+]Loading...["Frozen Time (audio story)"]; and at the end of his twelfth incarnation, also during December 1986, in TV: The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"] and Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"].
- The Fifth Doctor and his former companion Tegan Jovanka were involved in the circumstances surrounding System's creation in Brisbane, Australia on 22 September 2006, in AUDIO: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (audio story)"].
- The Doctor, Ace and Hex would later encounter Nobody No-One once again in London in 2026, in AUDIO: A Death in the Family [+]Loading...["A Death in the Family (audio story)"].
