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|image = The Last Post cover.jpg | |image = The Last Post cover.jpg | ||
|series =[[The Companion Chronicles]] | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
|series in range = Series 7 (CC) | |||
|series number in range = 7 | |||
|number in series = 4 | |||
|series = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' | |||
|number = 7.04 | |number = 7.04 | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = | ||
|companions = | |companions = | ||
|enemy = [[Daniel Prestaigne]], [[Apocalypse Clock]] | |||
|enemy = [[Daniel Prestaigne]], | |||
|setting = [[England]], the [[1970s]] | |setting = [[England]], the [[1970s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = James Goss | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
|music = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]] | |music = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]] | ||
|sound = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]] | |sound = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]] | ||
|cover = [[Simon Holub]] | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 25 October 2012 | ||
|format = 1 CD | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPDWCC60 | |production code = BFPDWCC60 | ||
|isbn = 978-1-84435-949-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-949-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-845-4 (digital) | ||
|prev = Project Nirvana (audio story) | |prev = Project Nirvana (audio story){{!}}Project: Nirvana | ||
|next = Return of the Rocket Men (audio story) | |next = Return of the Rocket Men (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-last-post | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-last-post | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]]|team = [[Liz Shaw]]|featuring = Third Doctor|featuring2 = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|featuring3 = Emily Shaw|epcount = 2 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''The Last Post''''' was the | '''''The Last Post''''' was the fourth story of the [[Series 7 (CC)|seventh series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[James Goss]] and featured [[Liz Shaw]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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Her investigation ultimately uncovers a threat that could lead to the end of the world, but this time Liz has someone to help her. | Her investigation ultimately uncovers a threat that could lead to the end of the world, but this time Liz has someone to help her. | ||
Her mother. | Her [[Emily Shaw|mother]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Emily Shaw]] - [[Rowena Cooper]] | * [[Emily Shaw]] - [[Rowena Cooper]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] @ FoxYason Studios | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor Jacqueline Rayner | |||
* Writer - [[James Goss]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] is on one of Dame Emily Shaw's committees. | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] is on one of Dame Emily Shaw's committees. | ||
* Liz's sister Lucy is an architect who works in [[Reading]]. She has at least two children. | * Liz's sister Lucy is an architect who works in [[Reading]]. She has at least two children. | ||
* Liz tells her mother that the Doctor is still getting used to his "[[Regeneration|new face]]" and that he resembled a "[[Second Doctor|geography teacher]]" when he first encountered [[ | * Liz tells her mother that the Doctor is still getting used to his "[[Regeneration|new face]]" and that he resembled a "[[Second Doctor|geography teacher]]" when he first encountered [[UNIT]]. | ||
* Emily is an expert in medieval belief systems. She lectures at [[St. Hugh's College]], an all-girls school at the [[University of Oxford]]. She holds two doctorates. | * Emily is an expert in medieval belief systems. She lectures at [[St. Hugh's College]], an all-girls school at the [[University of Oxford]]. She holds two doctorates. | ||
* Emily was a friend of [[Winston Churchill]], whom she affectionately refers to as "Old Winnie." The Doctor reminds her of Churchill. | * Emily was a friend of [[Winston Churchill]], whom she affectionately refers to as "Old Winnie." The Doctor reminds her of Churchill. | ||
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* The Apocalypse Clock tells Prestaigne that his death is "[[Fixed point in time|fixed]]." | * The Apocalypse Clock tells Prestaigne that his death is "[[Fixed point in time|fixed]]." | ||
== Notes == | |||
[[File:The Last Post.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | [[File:The Last Post.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | ||
* This story starts off during the events of ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' and runs parallel to most of the events of [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 7]], ending just before ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''. | |||
* This was the final | * This was the final performance for [[Caroline John]] as [[Liz Shaw]] before her death on [[5 June (people)|5 June]] [[2012 (people)|2012]]. According to [[David Richardson]], she was very ill at the time of recording but was still determined to see it through. She even discussed future plans for another story with [[Rowena Cooper]], who John had recommended for the part of Emily Shaw. ([[BFX]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'') Plans for this future storyline proceeded, but were ultimately shelved upon John's death. ([[BFX]]: ''The Last Post'') Seven years later, her daughter [[Daisy Ashford]] would [[List of recast actors at Big Finish|step into the role]], starting with ''[[Primord (audio story)|Primord]]''. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[26 January (production)|26 January]] [[2012 (production)|2012]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[26 January (production)|26 January]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story was told from Liz's perspective. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Liz tells her mother Emily that the Earth is being invaded by "[[Auton|living plastic creatures]]." Emily laments that there was an exhibition of senior civil servants in [[Madame Tussauds]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | |||
* Liz tells her mother that the Earth is being invaded by "[[Auton|living plastic creatures]]." Emily laments that there was an exhibition of senior civil servants in [[Madame Tussauds]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | * Liz refers to the evacuation of [[London]] during the [[Cyberman]] [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|invasion]] in [[1975]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | ||
* Liz refers to the evacuation of [[London]] during the [[Cyberman ( | |||
* While at [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]], Liz writes to her mother assuring her that a vaccine has been found for the [[Silurian virus]] and telling her that [[Charles Lawrence|Dr. Charles Lawrence]] and [[Edward Masters]] were sent letters predicting the exact dates and times of their deaths. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | * While at [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]], Liz writes to her mother assuring her that a vaccine has been found for the [[Silurian virus]] and telling her that [[Charles Lawrence|Dr. Charles Lawrence]] and [[Edward Masters]] were sent letters predicting the exact dates and times of their deaths. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | ||
* Emily writes to Liz that she met Sir [[Charles Grover]] at one of her committee meetings, who claimed that the Silurian virus was a portent of things to come. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | * Emily writes to Liz that she met Sir [[Charles Grover]] at one of her committee meetings, who claimed that the Silurian virus was a portent of things to come. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
* The Brigadier is preparing for the [[World Peace Conference]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | * The Brigadier is preparing for the [[World Peace Conference]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | ||
* Emily saw Liz on [[BBC3]] over the shoulder of the reporter [[John Wakefield]] before the launch of the [[Recovery 7]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | * Emily saw Liz on [[BBC3]] over the shoulder of the reporter [[John Wakefield]] before the launch of the [[Recovery 7]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
* [[Bruno Taltalian|Professor Bruno Taltalian]] and Sir [[James Quinlan]] were among those who received letters predicting the exact dates and times of their deaths. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') | * [[Bruno Taltalian|Professor Bruno Taltalian]] and Sir [[James Quinlan]] were among those who received letters predicting the exact dates and times of their deaths. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') | ||
* Emily refers to Sir [[Keith Gold]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') and Sir [[Reginald Styles]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | * Emily refers to Sir [[Keith Gold]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') and Sir [[Reginald Styles]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor describes [[Eric Stahlman|Professor Eric Stahlman]] as "some damned fool [who] is trying to drill to the centre of the Earth" while Emily describes him as "an old goat." ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | * The Doctor describes [[Eric Stahlman|Professor Eric Stahlman]] as "some damned fool [who] is trying to drill to the centre of the Earth" while Emily describes him as "an old goat." ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | ||
* Prior to his death, General Andrews was the governor of [[Stangmoor Prison]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | * Prior to his death, General Andrews was the governor of [[Stangmoor Prison]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | ||
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