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{{Infobox Story | |image = <gallery> | ||
Wave of Destruction (audio story).jpg|CD | |||
|image = Wave of Destruction (audio story).jpg | Wave of Destruction vinyl cover.jpg|Vinyl </gallery> | ||
|series = ''[[Fourth Doctor Adventures | |series = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | |||
|series in range = Series 5 (4DA) | |||
|number in series = 1 | |||
|number = 5.01 | |number = 5.01 | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II | |companions = [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
|enemy = [[Vardan]]s | |||
|enemy = | |||
|setting = [[London]], [[June]] [[1964]] | |setting = [[London]], [[June]] [[1964]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Justin Richards | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Alistair Lock]] | |music = [[Alistair Lock]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Alistair Lock | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 12 January 2016 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Vinyl | ||
|production code = | |production code = BFPTOMCD030 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-727-4 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-727-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-881-2 (digital) | ||
|prev = Return to Telos (audio story) | |prev = Return to Telos (audio story) | ||
|next = The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story) | |next = The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-wave-of-destruction-trailer | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-wave-of-destruction-trailer | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the fifth series of ''[[Fourth Doctor Adventures | |epcount = 2 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the [[Series 5 (4DA)|fifth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Justin Richards]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
A modulated frequency wave cancellation signal isn't something that [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] expect to detect in [[1960s]] [[London]]. But then they don't expect to find Professor Lanchester, the man who invented it, lying unconscious. Or [[MI5]] investigating. | A modulated frequency wave cancellation signal isn't something that [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] expect to detect in [[1960s]] [[London]]. But then they don't expect to find Professor [[Mark Lanchester|Lanchester]], the man who invented it, lying unconscious. Or [[MI5]] investigating. | ||
With the help of MI5 Agent [[Barnaby Miller|Miller]], Lanchester's daughter [[Jill | With the help of MI5 Agent [[Barnaby Miller|Miller]], Lanchester's daughter [[Jill Lanchaster|Jill]], and his nephew a pirate radio DJ called [[Mark Lanchaster|Mark]], the Doctor, Romana and [[K9 Mark II|K-9]] investigate. They soon discover that there is more at risk than they imagined, and an alien invasion is about to begin. | ||
Can the Doctor identify and defeat the aliens in time? Will Romana manage to find a recombinant transducer before it's too late? And how will K-9 cope with his new job? | Can the Doctor identify and defeat the aliens in time? Will Romana manage to find a recombinant transducer before it's too late? And how will K-9 cope with his new job? | ||
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* [[Derek Fretus]] - [[John Banks]] | * [[Derek Fretus]] - [[John Banks]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Romana and the Doctor wait while K9 takes the TARDIS to 112 different locations and temporal periods to distract the [[Black Guardian]]. The Doctor doesn't | * Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
*[[Radio Frantic]] and other pirate radios make money from advertising. | * Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs | ||
*[[New Music Express]], | * Music and Sound Designer - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
* Miller mentions the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. | * Producer - [[David Richardson]] | ||
* | * Script Editor - [[John Dorney]] | ||
* The Vardans | * Writer - [[Justin Richards]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Romana mistakenly believes that she and the Doctor are in the [[1930s]] rather than [[1964]]. | |||
* The Doctor does the [[crossword]] in ''[[The Times]]'' and checks tomorrow's paper for the answers. | |||
* Romana and the Doctor wait while K9 takes the TARDIS to 112 different locations and temporal periods to distract the [[Black Guardian]]. The Doctor doesn't think much his parking. | |||
* [[Radio Frantic]] and other pirate radios make money from advertising. | |||
* The Vardans use [[pulsed-energy weapon]]s. | |||
* Romana disappears into [[Sparky's TV and Wireless]]. | |||
* Mark refers to the [[New Music Express]], the NME. | |||
* The [[modulated frequency wave cancellation signal generator]] requires the [[recombinant transducer]] to function and generate a cancellation wave, using the radio frequency of Radio Frantic as a [[transmitter]]. | |||
* The detector beam is to be incorporated into the [[early warning system]]s for [[NATO]]. | |||
* Miller mentions the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] in [[October]] [[1962]] as the "Cuban scare." | |||
* Vardans can use any broadcast frequency provided they can access the [[waveform]]. As waveforms can pass through physical barriers, so can they. | |||
* K9 records all incoming [[data]]. | |||
* Romana travels in a [[helicopter]]. | |||
* The Vardans consider Earth to be "rich", referencing different forms of wave broadcasts including [[radio]], [[television]], [[radar]], and natural resonances like [[quartz]] emissions. | |||
* The [[seagull]]s circle around Radio Frantic's ship. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* In [[2019 (releases)|2019]], this story was [[Big Finish vinyl releases|re-released on vinyl]] in a limited run of 1500 copies. | |||
* This story was recorded on [[30 August (production)|30 August]] and [[9 October (production)|9 October]] [[2013 (production)|2013]] at [[Audio Sorcery]] and [[The Moat Studios]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* K9 previously piloted the TARDIS to lead the Black Guardian on another wild goose chase across the universe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Auntie Matter (audio story)|The Auntie Matter]]'') | |||
* K9 previously piloted the TARDIS to lead the Black Guardian on | * The Doctor still has his [[etheric beam locator]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* The Doctor still has his [[etheric beam locator]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Romana still has [[Romana's sonic screwdriver|her sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'') | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor and [[K9]] have previously encountered the Vardans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Wave (audio story)|The First Wave]]'', ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]'', ''[[The British Invasion (audio story)|The British Invasion]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | ||
* Miller says that he has never heard of [[UNIT]], but the Doctor says he will. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[The Invasion]]'') | * The [[Magpie Electricals|Magpie Deluxe]] is on sale. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hunters of Earth (audio story)|Hunters of Earth]]'') | ||
* The Doctor reverses the polarity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | |||
* The Doctor offers to let the Vardans go if they leave Earth alone. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'' et all) | |||
* Miller says that he has never heard of [[UNIT]], but the Doctor says he will. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | |||
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] would later visit another [[1960s]] pirate radio station. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Air (audio story)|Dead Air]]'') | |||
== Cover gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
Wave of Destruction (audio story).jpg|Original CD cover | |||
Wave of Destruction textless.jpg|Textless cover | |||
Wave of Destruction vinyl cover.jpg|Vinyl cover | |||
Wave of Destruction vinyl packshot.jpg|Vinyl packshot | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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