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|image = The Rulers of the Universe.jpg | |image = The Rulers of the Universe.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[The Diary of River Song]]'' | |series = ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]'' | ||
|number = 1.4 | |number = 1.4 | ||
|main character= [[River Song]] | |audio anthology = The Diary of River Song: Series One | ||
|featuring= | |range = The Diary of River Song (audio series) | ||
|enemy =[[Rulers of the Universe]], [[Sanukuma]] | |series in range = The Diary of River Song: Series One | ||
|number in series = 4 | |||
|main character = [[River Song]] | |||
|featuring = Eighth Doctor | |||
|featuring2 = Bertie Potts | |||
|enemy = [[Rulers of the Universe]], [[Sanukuma]] | |||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Matt Fitton | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
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|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 25 December 2015 | ||
|format = 1 X 1 hour | |format = 1 X 1 hour | ||
|production code = | |production code = | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-943-8 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-943-8 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78178-943-8 (digital) | ||
|prev | |prev = Signs (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = The Unknown (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth | {{you may|Ruler of the Universe (audio anthology)}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story of the audio anthology, ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]: [[The Diary of River Song: Series One|Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Matt Fitton]] and featured [[Alex Kingston]] as [[River Song]] and [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Sanukuma Master]] - [[Aaron Neil]] | * [[Sanukuma Master]] - [[Aaron Neil]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Sanukuma]] want to take advantage of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] to conduct their schemes. | * The [[Sanukuma]] want to take advantage of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] to conduct their schemes. | ||
* The Sanukuma threaten to approach the Doctor's [[Dalek| | * The Sanukuma threaten to approach the Doctor's [[Dalek|opponents]] if he does not co-operate with them. | ||
* The Doctor wears a [[necktie]]. | * The Doctor wears a [[necktie]]. | ||
* The Doctor has collected a [[chronon mine]], which he calls a "stray [[bullet]]", while clearing up the "mess" of the Time War. He attaches it to the [[SporeShip]]'s engines, blasting the Sanukuma back to the [[Dark Times|beginnings]] of [[N-Space|the universe]]. | * The Doctor has collected a [[chronon mine]], which he calls a "stray [[bullet]]", while clearing up the "mess" of the Time War. He attaches it to the [[SporeShip]]'s engines, blasting the Sanukuma back to the [[Dark Times|beginnings]] of [[N-Space|the universe]]. | ||
* The Doctor escapes the Sanukuma's fate using a "souvenir" pendant, the type used by [[Gallifreyan shock troop]]s to avoid getting "mowned down" in ground assaults, which allows him to stay precisely ten [[nanosecond]]s in time ahead of the Sanukuma. | * The Doctor escapes the Sanukuma's fate using a "souvenir" pendant, the type used by [[Gallifreyan shock troop]]s to avoid getting "mowned down" in ground assaults, which allows him to stay precisely ten [[nanosecond]]s in time ahead of the Sanukuma. | ||
* River refers to the Eighth Doctor as 'young', 'naive' and 'idealistic'. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] is not taking part in the Last Great Time War, but just helping around. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | * The [[Eighth Doctor]] is not taking part in the Last Great Time War, but just helping around. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* River Song hides her identity from the Doctor in their radio communication. The Eighth Doctor used the same approach to avoid a paradox while dealing with a past self in another adventure. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]'') River has been known to keep a record of images of each of his incarnations, including the Eighth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') | * River Song hides her identity from the Doctor in their radio communication. The Eighth Doctor used the same approach to avoid a paradox while dealing with a past self in another adventure. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]'') River has been known to keep a record of images of each of his incarnations, including the Eighth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') | ||
* River Song uses the | * River Song uses the alias of "Miss Spritz" to hide her identity from the Doctor. She previously helped a woman named [[Spritz]] solve the murder of a man named [[Jenkins (I Went to a Marvellous Party)|Jenkins]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[I Went to a Marvellous Party (audio story)|I Went to a Marvellous Party]]'') | ||
* River met the Eighth Doctor before and erased his memory of the meeting. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'') | * River met the Eighth Doctor before and erased his memory of the meeting. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'') | ||
* The Sanukuma want to join part in the Time War. Another race, the [[Sontaran]]s, also wanted to join the war but were not allowed to. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | * The Sanukuma want to join part in the Time War. Another race, the [[Sontaran]]s, also wanted to join the war but were not allowed to. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | ||
* River says that she has been in crashing spaceships before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'', ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') | * River says that she has been in crashing spaceships before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'', ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') | ||
* River compares the spore ship to a [[doodlebug]]. Mr Song made that same comparison previously. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Signs (audio story)|Signs]]'') | * River compares the spore ship to a [[doodlebug]]. Mr Song made that same comparison previously. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Signs (audio story)|Signs]]'') | ||
* The Doctor calls himself an amateur explorer, electrophysicist, philosopher, [[ | * The Doctor calls himself an amateur explorer, electrophysicist, philosopher, [[football]]er ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]'', ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'', ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]''), steam engine driver ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') and doctor. | ||
* The Doctor mentions the robot waitresses. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[I Went to a Marvellous Party (audio story)|I Went to a Marvellous Party]]'') | * The Doctor mentions the robot waitresses. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[I Went to a Marvellous Party (audio story)|I Went to a Marvellous Party]]'') | ||
* Bertie tells the Doctor he knows all about him because he's "read [[River Song's diary|the book]]" and when the Doctor asks which book Bertie replies, "Spoilers." ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'' et al) | * Bertie tells the Doctor he knows all about him because he's "read [[River Song's diary|the book]]" and when the Doctor asks which book Bertie replies, "Spoilers." ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'' et al) | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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