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|image | |image = Requiem for the Rocket Men cover.jpg | ||
|series | |series = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|range = Fourth Doctor Adventures | |range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | ||
|series in range = Series 4 (4DA) | |series in range = Series 4 (4DA) | ||
|number in series = 3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|number | |number = 4.03 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Decayed Master|The Master]], [[Rocket Men]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[The Asteroid]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = John Dorney | ||
| | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|music | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|sound | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|cover | |sound = Jamie Robertson | ||
|publisher | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|release date | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|format | |release date = 13 March 2015 | ||
|production code = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Parts 1 and 2 of 4 | ||
|isbn | |production code = BFPTOMCD024 | ||
|prev | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-347-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-688-8 (digital) | ||
|next | |prev = The Darkness of Glass (audio story) | ||
| | |next = Death Match (audio story) | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the [[Series 4 (4DA)|fourth series]] of | |epcount = 2 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the [[Series 4 (4DA)|fourth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]], [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark I]] and [[Geoffrey Beevers]] as [[Decayed Master|The Master]]. | |||
It | It was the first of a two-part story, which concluded in ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[The Asteroid]] — notorious hideaway of the piratical [[Rocket Men]]. Hewn out of rock, surrounded by force-fields and hidden in the depths of the [[Fairhead Cluster]], their base is undetectable, unescapable and impregnable. | [[The Asteroid]] — notorious hideaway of the [[Piracy|piratical]] [[Rocket Men]]. Hewn out of [[rock]], surrounded by [[Force field|force-fields]] and hidden in the depths of the [[Fairhead Cluster]], their base is undetectable, unescapable and impregnable. | ||
In need of allies, | In need of allies, [[Decayed Master|the Master]] has arranged to meet with [[Shandar]], [[King of the Rocket Men]]. But the [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] have captured themselves a very special [[prisoner]] — his oldest [[enemy]], [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]. | ||
What cunning scheme is the Doctor planning? How does it connect with Shandar's new robotic pet? And just what has happened to [[Leela]]? The Master will have to work the answers out if he wants to leave the asteroid... alive... | What cunning scheme is the Doctor planning? How does it connect with Shandar's [[K9 Mark I|new robotic pet]]? And just what has happened to [[Leela]]? The Master will have to work the answers out if he wants to leave the [[asteroid]]... alive... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | * [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
* [[K9 Mark I | * [[K9 Mark I]] - [[John Leeson]] | ||
* | * [[Decayed Master|The Master]] - [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | ||
* [[Shandar]] - [[Mark Frost]] | * [[Shandar]] - [[Mark Frost]] | ||
* [[Myrren]] - [[Olivia Poulet]] | * [[Myrren]] - [[Olivia Poulet]] | ||
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* [[Fourth Doctor|Oskin]] - [[Pat Ruins]] | * [[Fourth Doctor|Oskin]] - [[Pat Ruins]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs | |||
* Music & Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Writer & Script Editor - [[John Dorney]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Master compares keeping the Doctor imprisoned to taking a [[Rutan]] onboard an [[escape pod]]. | * The Master compares keeping the Doctor imprisoned to taking a [[Rutan]] onboard an [[escape pod]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Requiem for the Rocket Men textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover.]] | [[File:Requiem for the Rocket Men textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover.]] | ||
* This audio adventure was recorded on [[1 July (production)|1]] and [[2 July (production)|2 July]] [[2013 (production)|2013]] at [[Audio Sorcery]]. | |||
* Originally, this story was intended only to set up the appearance of the Master to lead into ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]''. It was eventually decided that there was a lot of fun story potential to be found in teaming him up with the [[Rocket Men]] and so he became heavily involved in both. This led to ''Requiem'' and ''Death Match'' becoming more closely linked than was originally envisioned. [[John Dorney]] and [[Matt Fitton]] began a collaborative effort by discussing their ideas while writing their respective scripts, effectively becoming each others' [[script editor]]s. ([[BFX]]: ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]'') | |||
* Leela's departure scene, although it would inevitably have to be undone, was written by Dorney to give Leela the depature scene he felt she had never got. ([[BFX]]: ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]'') | |||
* Dorney wanted to play around with the usual Master formula. Whereas normally, the Doctor discovers the Master is at work and has to figure out his plan, Dorney instead wrote much of the story from the Master's perspective as he tries to figure out the Doctor's plan. ([[VOR 72]]) | |||
* [[Louise Jameson]] cried while reading the scripts. ([[BFX]]: ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]'') | |||
* Leela comments that [[knowledge]] is only half the battle. The phrase "knowing is half the battle" was made popular by the American 1980s cartoon {{wi|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero}}. | * Leela comments that [[knowledge]] is only half the battle. The phrase "knowing is half the battle" was made popular by the American 1980s cartoon {{wi|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero}}. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* K9 says that Shandar is the fifth most wanted person in the galaxy, the first three being [[the Master]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | * K9 says that Shandar is the fifth most wanted person in the galaxy, the first three being [[the Master]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') [[the Rani]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') and the [[Terrible Zodin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor|Oskin]] mentions the loss of [[Ashman (The Rocket Men)|Ashman]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rocket Men (audio story)|The Rocket Men]]'') and [[Van Cleef]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'') | * [[Fourth Doctor|Oskin]] mentions the loss of [[Ashman (The Rocket Men)|Ashman]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rocket Men (audio story)|The Rocket Men]]'') and [[Van Cleef]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'') | ||
* After Van Cleef's death, the Rocket Men placed a bounty on the Doctor's head. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'') | * After Van Cleef's death, the Rocket Men placed a bounty on the Doctor's head. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'') | ||
* The Master recognises Leela from their previous encounters in [[Dark Peak]], [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]'') | * The Master recognises Leela from their previous encounters in [[Dark Peak]], [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]'') on [[Oseidon]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') and aboard the ''[[Moray Rose]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Evil One (audio story)|The Evil One]]'') | ||
* The Master refers to the [[Sevateem]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'') | * The Master refers to the [[Sevateem]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'') | ||
* The Master mentions that he has previously used disguises to conceal his true identity. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et. al) | * The Master mentions that he has previously used disguises to conceal his true identity. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et. al) | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/939 | {{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-requiem-for-the-rocket-men-939}} | ||
{{BF 4DA}} | {{BF 4DA}} | ||
{{Master stories}} | {{Decayed Master stories}} | ||
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[[Category:2015 audio stories]] | |||
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[[fr:Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio)]] | [[fr:Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio)]] | ||