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|image=Return of the Krotons.jpg | |image = Return of the Krotons.jpg | ||
|range = Bonus Releases | |range = Bonus Releases | ||
|number in range = VII | |number in range = VII | ||
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|doctor= Sixth Doctor | |doctor= Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | |companions= [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | ||
|enemy= The [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] | |enemy= The [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] | ||
[[Rag Cobden]] | |||
|setting= [[Onyakis]] | |setting= [[Onyakis]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Nicholas Briggs | ||
|director= Nicholas Briggs | |director= Nicholas Briggs | ||
|music= [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |music= [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|sound= [[ | |sound= [[Thea Cochrane]] | ||
|cover= [[Alex Mallinson]] | |cover= [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |publisher= Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date= | |release date= 11 December 2008 | ||
|format= 1 CD | |format= 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code= 7C/PD | |production code= 7C/PD | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-385-9 | |isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-385-9 | ||
|prev= Return to the Web Planet (audio story) | |prev= Return to the Web Planet (audio story) | ||
|next= An Earthly Child (audio story) | |next= An Earthly Child (audio story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]'' | |||
|prev2 = Cryptobiosis (audio story) | |||
|next2 = Voyage to Venus (audio story) | |||
|producer = [[Sharon Gosling]] | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''Return of the Krotons''''' was the | '''''Return of the Krotons''''' was the seventh ''[[Doctor Who]]'' bonus story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]]. | ||
It features the Sixth Doctor and Charley in their fourth story together. This story also marks the third time that the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] have appeared in a ''Doctor Who'' story and their first appearance in performed ''Doctor Who'' since their introduction in [[TV]]: | It features the Sixth Doctor and Charley in their fourth story together. This story also marks the third time that the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] have appeared in a ''Doctor Who'' story and their first appearance in performed ''Doctor Who'' since their introduction in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Krotons (TV story)}} forty years earlier. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] & [[Ian Brooker]] | * [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] & [[Ian Brooker]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Charley has never visited [[the Moon]] before. | * Charley has never visited [[the Moon]] before. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This was a special release given away to Big Finish subscribers who had [[AUDIO]]: | * This was a special release given away to Big Finish subscribers who had [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Raincloud Man (audio story)}} (also featuring the Sixth Doctor and Charley) as part of their subscription.<ref name=":0">'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-return-of-the-krotons-450 the official ''Return of the Krotons'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> | ||
* Non-subscribers were able to purchase it separately starting from December 2009. | ** Non-subscribers were able to purchase it on CD and download separately, starting from [[December (releases)|December]] [[2009 (production)|2009]].<ref>Release Month on [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-return-of-the-krotons-450 the official ''Return of the Krotons'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[20 June (production)|20 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[20 June (production)|20 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at the [[The Moat Studios|Moat Studios]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* This story is set between {{cs|The Trial of a Time Lord (TV story)}} and {{cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}}, and after {{Cs|Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)}}.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* After the 2019 redesign of the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website, this release was added to ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]'' range. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The setting of this story is roughly the same as [[TV]]: | * The setting of this story is roughly the same as [[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark in Space (TV story)}}. While it does not occur on the Ark itself, the [[human]]s involved in the story are colonists fleeing the [[Earth]] because of the ravages of [[solar flare]]s. The main guest stars are all aware of the Ark, but consider its chances for success slim at best. This places the story sometime after [[6087]], the year the solar flares ravaged Earth. The third edition of ''[[aHistory]]'' dates this story to circa 6700. | ||
* The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] previously encountered the Krotons on the [[Gond]] planet | * The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] previously encountered the Krotons on the [[Gond]] [[Planet (The Krotons)|planet]], in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Krotons (TV story)}}. The Kroton leader claims that their [[dynatrope]] is superior to the one that the Doctor encountered in that story. | ||
* An encounter between the Sixth Doctor and the Krotons was previously referred to in [[PROSE]]: | * An encounter between the Sixth Doctor and the Krotons was previously referred to in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}. | ||
* The Doctor refers to his three visits to the Nerva Beacon during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] | * The Doctor refers to his three visits to the Nerva Beacon during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark in Space (TV story)}}, {{cs|Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)}} and [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Destination: Nerva (audio story)}}. | ||
* While she is semi-conscious, Charley refers to [[C'rizz]]'s death and the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s reaction to it, in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Absolution (BFM audio story)}}. | |||
* While she is semi-conscious, Charley refers to [[C'rizz]]'s death and the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s reaction to it | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-return-of-the-krotons-450|Return of the Krotons}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|who_bf116a.htm|Return of the Krotons}} | {{dwrefguide|who_bf116a.htm|Return of the Krotons}} | ||
* {{tetrap|6/returnofthekrotons.html|Return of the Krotons}} | * {{tetrap|6/returnofthekrotons.html|Return of the Krotons}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 6 September 2024
Return of the Krotons was the seventh Doctor Who bonus story released by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard.
It features the Sixth Doctor and Charley in their fourth story together. This story also marks the third time that the Krotons have appeared in a Doctor Who story and their first appearance in performed Doctor Who since their introduction in TV: The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"] forty years earlier.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The dead planet Onyakis is being plundered by the last survivors of the human race, and their leader, Commander Cobden, will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Already there are rumours of those who stand against him mysteriously disappearing. But when the Sixth Doctor and Charley find themselves on the side of those trying to expose Cobden, they discover something far more sinister.
Deep in the mines of Onyakis, alien technology is reactivating. Power is flowing. Something is forming in the darkness...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Charley Pollard - India Fisher
- Rag Cobden - Philip Madoc
- Ned Gillespie - Matthew Burgess
- Eleanor Harvey - Susan Brown
- Professor Lyle Woodruff - Glynn Sweet
- Romilly - Ian Brooker
- Security - Andrew Dickens
- Krotons - Nicholas Briggs & Ian Brooker
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Charley has never visited the Moon before.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This was a special release given away to Big Finish subscribers who had AUDIO: The Raincloud Man [+]Loading...["The Raincloud Man (audio story)"] (also featuring the Sixth Doctor and Charley) as part of their subscription.[1]
- This audio drama was recorded on 20 June 2008 at the Moat Studios.[1]
- This story is set between The Trial of a Time Lord [+]Loading...["The Trial of a Time Lord (TV story)"] and Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], and after Brotherhood of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)"].[1]
- After the 2019 redesign of the Big Finish website, this release was added to The Sixth Doctor Adventures range.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The setting of this story is roughly the same as TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"]. While it does not occur on the Ark itself, the humans involved in the story are colonists fleeing the Earth because of the ravages of solar flares. The main guest stars are all aware of the Ark, but consider its chances for success slim at best. This places the story sometime after 6087, the year the solar flares ravaged Earth. The third edition of aHistory dates this story to circa 6700.
- The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot previously encountered the Krotons on the Gond planet, in TV: The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"]. The Kroton leader claims that their dynatrope is superior to the one that the Doctor encountered in that story.
- An encounter between the Sixth Doctor and the Krotons was previously referred to in PROSE: Alien Bodies [+]Loading...["Alien Bodies (novel)"].
- The Doctor refers to his three visits to the Nerva Beacon during his fourth incarnation, in TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"], Revenge of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)"] and AUDIO: Destination: Nerva [+]Loading...["Destination: Nerva (audio story)"].
- While she is semi-conscious, Charley refers to C'rizz's death and the Eighth Doctor's reaction to it, in AUDIO: Absolution [+]Loading...["Absolution (BFM audio story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Return of the Krotons page at bigfinish.com
- Return of the Krotons at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Return of the Krotons at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Backstage' tab of the official Return of the Krotons page at bigfinish.com.
- ↑ Release Month on the official Return of the Krotons page at bigfinish.com.
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