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|adapted into = Earth Aid (audio story) | |||
|image = Earth Aid.jpg | |||
|series = [[Doctor Who]] | |||
|season number = Season 27 | |||
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|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |||
|companions = [[Ace]] | |||
|enemy = [[Metatraxi]] | |||
|setting = [[Stonehenge]] | |||
|writer = [[Ben Aaronovitch]] | |||
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|format = Unproduced TV episode | |||
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|prev = Survival (TV story) | |||
|next = Ice Time (unproduced TV story) | |||
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'''''Earth Aid''''' was a story that was to have been written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]] for Season 27, had ''[[Doctor Who]]'' continued to be produced beyond ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. It was later recorded and [[Earth Aid (audio story)|released on audio]] by Big Finish Productions. | |||
This story was to have been a three part adventure featuring space pirates, the [[Seventh Doctor]] building [[Stonehenge]] to send a signal into space and a 'data vampire'. This story was to also have included insectoid aliens called the [[Metatraxi]]. <ref>[[DWM 255]] - Articles: ''What If?'' and ''27 up?''</ref> The theme was to be about the politics of food aid. <ref>[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]] DVD feature ''Endgame''</ref> | |||
[[File:Earth Aid1.jpg|thumb|left|Ace as the captain. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Endgame]]'')]] | |||
Aaronovitch had a planned opening of [[Ace]] in command of a ''[[Star Trek]]''-style ship before having her sneak off to her cabin, where the Doctor would be waiting. She would tell him "this isn't going to work!". However, Aaronovitch has also said this story may not have been produced due to the known problems of getting the BBC of the time to produce effective spacecraft sets ("a crappy bridge", as he put it).<ref>[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]] DVD feature ''Endgame''</ref> | |||
== Legacy == | |||
The [[Metatraxi]] are mentioned in a number of works in the [[Doctor Who universe]] despite having until recently only appeared in this unproduced story. | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 10 October 2024
Earth Aid was a story that was to have been written by Ben Aaronovitch for Season 27, had Doctor Who continued to be produced beyond Survival. It was later recorded and released on audio by Big Finish Productions.
This story was to have been a three part adventure featuring space pirates, the Seventh Doctor building Stonehenge to send a signal into space and a 'data vampire'. This story was to also have included insectoid aliens called the Metatraxi. [1] The theme was to be about the politics of food aid. [2]
Aaronovitch had a planned opening of Ace in command of a Star Trek-style ship before having her sneak off to her cabin, where the Doctor would be waiting. She would tell him "this isn't going to work!". However, Aaronovitch has also said this story may not have been produced due to the known problems of getting the BBC of the time to produce effective spacecraft sets ("a crappy bridge", as he put it).[3]
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Metatraxi are mentioned in a number of works in the Doctor Who universe despite having until recently only appeared in this unproduced story.
