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|image = The Best-Laid Planes (audio story).jpg | |image = The Best-Laid Planes (audio story).jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | ||
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|enemy = [[Dracksil Forg]] | |enemy = [[Dracksil Forg]] | ||
|setting = [[Dowdonia]] | |setting = [[Dowdonia]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Ben Tedds | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|read by = [[Jacob Dudman]] | |read by = [[Jacob Dudman]] | ||
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|cover = [[Mark Plastow]] | |cover = [[Mark Plastow]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 29 December 2019 | ||
|format = | |format = | ||
|production code = BFMSTDLPAUL04 | |production code = BFMSTDLPAUL04 | ||
|isbn = 978-1-83868-092-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-092-3 | ||
|prev = Peace in Our Time (audio story) | |prev = Peace in Our Time (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = The Infinite Today (audio story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity]]'' | |series2 = ''[[The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity]]'' | ||
|prev2 = The Last Day at Work (audio story) | |prev2 = The Last Day at Work (audio story) | ||
|next2 = | |next2 = Free Speech (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = | |soundcloudtrailer = soundcloud.com/big-finish/the-best-laid-plans-trailer | ||
|bts = Doctor Who The Best-Laid Plans interviews | |||
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'''''The Best-Laid Plans''''' was a special free release in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] audio range from [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the winning entry in ''[[The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity]]''. | '''''The Best-Laid Plans''''' was a special free release in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] audio range from [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the winning entry in ''[[The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Dracksil Forg]] | * [[Dracksil Forg]] | ||
* [[Lawnier]] | * [[Lawnier]] | ||
* [[Haragh Phermore]] | |||
* [[Shenri]] | |||
* [[Allden]] | |||
* [[Weyfrank Shwitz]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Currently profitable careers include [[graphic designer]] and [[architect]]. | * Currently profitable careers include [[graphic designer]] and [[architect]]. | ||
* One [[property mogul (The Best-Laid Plans)|property mogul]] was a [[postman]] before changing careers on Dracksil's advice. He later assisted Dracksil with his [[cottage]] on the [[beach]]es of [[Titania 9]]. | * One [[property mogul (The Best-Laid Plans)|property mogul]] was a [[postman]] before changing careers on Dracksil's advice. He later assisted Dracksil with his [[cottage]] on the [[beach]]es of [[Titania 9]]. | ||
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* Tedds developed the idea for Forg's business after speaking with a friend who had also entered the competition. Tedds "bemoaned [his] struggle to come up with something, ending [his] own message with ‘Why can’t we just go into a shop and buy an idea?’".<ref>http://www.thewhoshelf.com/2019/12/29/ben-tedds-interview/</ref> | * Tedds developed the idea for Forg's business after speaking with a friend who had also entered the competition. Tedds "bemoaned [his] struggle to come up with something, ending [his] own message with ‘Why can’t we just go into a shop and buy an idea?’".<ref>http://www.thewhoshelf.com/2019/12/29/ben-tedds-interview/</ref> | ||
* The Doctor is described as "a tall man with short grey hair", although the cover depicts him with longer hair. | * The Doctor is described as "a tall man with short grey hair", although the cover depicts him with longer hair. | ||
* This episode was released as a download only, | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's 5th main theme]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:38, 31 October 2024
The Best-Laid Plans was a special free release in the Short Trips audio range from Big Finish Productions. It was the winning entry in The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dracksil Forg sells ideas. For the right price, he's got a solution to every possible problem. His reputation is impeccable, and whilst his ideas aren't flawless, he has a 100% money-back guarantee.
Dracksil has started selling to a new type of customer. They are dictators, warlords; species having trouble conquering galaxies or controlling populations. However, for these clients, Dracksil's ideas keep falling apart.
There's something that unites these failing ideas. A name, screamed and whispered angrily among the rants of Dracksil's new clientele: the Doctor, the Doctor, the Doctor...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Currently profitable careers include graphic designer and architect.
- One property mogul was a postman before changing careers on Dracksil's advice. He later assisted Dracksil with his cottage on the beaches of Titania 9.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tedds developed the idea for Forg's business after speaking with a friend who had also entered the competition. Tedds "bemoaned [his] struggle to come up with something, ending [his] own message with ‘Why can’t we just go into a shop and buy an idea?’".[1]
- The Doctor is described as "a tall man with short grey hair", although the cover depicts him with longer hair.
- This episode was released as a download only,
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Best-Laid Plans page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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