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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Black and White.jpg | |image = Black and White.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 163 | |number in range = 163 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 163 | |number = 163 | ||
| | |main character = [[Ace]], [[Hex]], [[Lysandra Aristedes|Lysandra]], [[Sally Morgan|Sally]] | ||
|featuring = [[Seventh Doctor]] | |||
|enemy = [[Garundel]], [[Weohstan]] | |enemy = [[Garundel]], [[Kai'lizakia]], [[Weohstan]] | ||
|setting = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]; [[London]], [[2026]]; [[Denmark]], [[5th century]] | |setting = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]; [[London]], [[2026]]; [[Denmark]], [[5th century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Matt Fitton | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|music= [[Jamie Robertson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|sound= [[Jamie Robertson]] | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|cover = [[Barry Piggott]] | |sound = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |cover = [[Barry Piggott]] | ||
|release date = | |epcount = 4 | ||
|format = 2 CDs | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = 16 August 2012 | |||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |||
|production code = 7W/AB | |production code = 7W/AB | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-944-8 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-944-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-710-5 (digital) | ||
|prev = Protect and Survive (audio story) | |||
|next = Gods and Monsters (audio story) | |||
}}{{you may|Black and White (short story)|n1=the short story}} | }}{{you may|Black and White (short story)|n1=the short story}} | ||
'''''Black and White''''' was the one hundred and sixty-third story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Matt Fitton]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]], [[Amy Pemberton]] as [[Sally Morgan]] and [[Maggie O'Neill]] as [[Lysandra Aristedes]]. | '''''Black and White''''' was the one hundred and sixty-third story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Matt Fitton]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]], [[Amy Pemberton]] as [[Sally Morgan]] and [[Maggie O'Neill]] as [[Lysandra Aristedes]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[the Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] arrives in the land of the [[Denmark|Danes]], where a young warrior seeks to rid the kingdom of [[Hrothgar]] from a cruel and terrifying demon. The brave young warrior is [[Beowulf]]; the monster is [[Garundel|Grendel]] ... or so his name will one day be written. | [[the Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] arrives in the land of the [[Denmark|Danes]], where a young warrior seeks to rid the kingdom of [[Hrothgar (kingdom)|Hrothgar]] from a cruel and terrifying demon. The brave young warrior is [[Beowulf]]; the monster is [[Garundel|Grendel]] ... or so his name will one day be written. | ||
But what's written down in black and white is sometimes very far from the truth — as the [[Seventh Doctor|Doctor]] knows, and his companions are about to discover. | But what's written down in black and white is sometimes very far from the truth — as the [[Seventh Doctor|Doctor]] knows, and his companions are about to discover. | ||
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According to Lysandra, the Doctor spends several hours a week training her how to operate the black TARDIS. Lysandra tells Ace that she, the Doctor and Sally have been on several missions in which they have defeated members of the [[Great Old One|Elder Gods]]. | According to Lysandra, the Doctor spends several hours a week training her how to operate the black TARDIS. Lysandra tells Ace that she, the Doctor and Sally have been on several missions in which they have defeated members of the [[Great Old One|Elder Gods]]. | ||
As Sally is attempting to comfort Hex, who believes that the Doctor is manipulating them all once again, the white TARDIS materialises around the black TARDIS. On the black TARDIS' scanner, Ace sees her jacket on the [[hatstand]], confirming that it is the white TARDIS. Upon entering it, Hex finds his boots in the console room. | As Sally is attempting to comfort Hex, who believes that the Doctor is manipulating them all once again, the white TARDIS materialises around the black TARDIS. On the black TARDIS's scanner, Ace sees her jacket on the [[hatstand]], confirming that it is the white TARDIS. Upon entering it, Hex finds his boots in the console room. | ||
While Ace and Lysandra use the black TARDIS' [[fast return switch]] to return to the Doctor's previous location, Hex and Sally remain in the white TARDIS. However, the white TARDIS immediately encounters turbulence in the [[Time Vortex]]. Its [[Cloister Bell]] sounds and it begins to dematerialise. | While Ace and Lysandra use the black TARDIS's [[fast return switch]] to return to the Doctor's previous location, Hex and Sally remain in the white TARDIS. However, the white TARDIS immediately encounters turbulence in the [[Time Vortex]]. Its [[Cloister Bell]] sounds and it begins to dematerialise. | ||
=== Part two === | === Part two === | ||
The white TARDIS is caught in the black TARDIS' slipstream and is dragged through the Vortex. This results in the white TARDIS losing all power. | The white TARDIS is caught in the black TARDIS's slipstream and is dragged through the Vortex. This results in the white TARDIS losing all power. | ||
While Ace and Hex were sleeping, the Doctor began to grow the black TARDIS in the cloisters of the white TARDIS, which it refers to as its mother. | While Ace and Hex were sleeping, the Doctor began to grow the black TARDIS in the cloisters of the white TARDIS, which it refers to as its mother. | ||
Shortly before the materialisation of the black TARDIS in [[Denmark]] in the [[5th century]], the warrior [[Beowulf]] arrived in the kingdom of [[Hrothgar]], where he hopes to defeat the monster [[Garundel|Grendel]]. He is introduced to Hrothgar's court by [[Weohstan]]. | Shortly before the materialisation of the black TARDIS in [[Denmark]] in the [[5th century]], the warrior [[Beowulf]] arrived in the kingdom of [[Hrothgar (kingdom)|Hrothgar]], where he hopes to defeat the monster [[Garundel|Grendel]]. He is introduced to Hrothgar's court by [[Weohstan]]. | ||
At Lysandra's suggestion, she and Ace hide the black TARDIS using nearby bear skins. Having detected an anachronistic alloy, Lysandra believes that an alien vessel may have crashed in the area. | At Lysandra's suggestion, she and Ace hide the black TARDIS using nearby bear skins. Having detected an anachronistic alloy, Lysandra believes that an alien vessel may have crashed in the area. | ||
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When the younger Beowulf saw the black TARDIS materialising, he believed that its doors were the gates of [[Valhalla]] and ran away in shame. As Ace mentions Grendel by name, Weohstan believes that she is the creature's mother as she could not have otherwise known his name and draws his sword with the intention of slaying her. | When the younger Beowulf saw the black TARDIS materialising, he believed that its doors were the gates of [[Valhalla]] and ran away in shame. As Ace mentions Grendel by name, Weohstan believes that she is the creature's mother as she could not have otherwise known his name and draws his sword with the intention of slaying her. | ||
In his court many years later, the elder Beowulf tells Hex and Sally that he chopped off Grendel's arm which he keeps as a trophy in his throne room. It is in fact the Doctor's | In his court many years later, the elder Beowulf tells Hex and Sally that he chopped off Grendel's arm which he keeps as a trophy in his throne room. It is in fact [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]]. He then claims that he returned the next day and decapitated the monster. The head is stored in a chest under Beowulf's throne. | ||
=== Part three === | === Part three === | ||
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After decapitating Garundel, Beowulf claimed the regenerative pod as a trophy and brought it with him back to his castle. As Lysandra believes that the Doctor has been using her and Sally as shields to protect Ace and Hex, she opens the pod to find Garundel. However, he is soon decapitated once again by Wiglaf, though his head remains conscious. He tells Ace and Lysandra that it was Weohstan, who had been possessed by [[Fenric|one of the Elder Gods]]. It was he who removed the Doctor from the regenerative pod. In return, they place Garundel back in the regenerative pod and send him into space in the home that he will be picked up by his mothership. | After decapitating Garundel, Beowulf claimed the regenerative pod as a trophy and brought it with him back to his castle. As Lysandra believes that the Doctor has been using her and Sally as shields to protect Ace and Hex, she opens the pod to find Garundel. However, he is soon decapitated once again by Wiglaf, though his head remains conscious. He tells Ace and Lysandra that it was Weohstan, who had been possessed by [[Fenric|one of the Elder Gods]]. It was he who removed the Doctor from the regenerative pod. In return, they place Garundel back in the regenerative pod and send him into space in the home that he will be picked up by his mothership. | ||
Having placed the boss from Wiglaf's shield on the black TARDIS' console, it activates a recording of the Doctor's voice, who tells them that they are in the wrong TARDIS as the black one will be destroyed in the trip back to the dawn of time. Per the Doctor's instructions, they seek refuge in his original TARDIS, which has once again assumed its normal colour. After they enter it, however, the recording continues and the Doctor warns his four companions that if he has not already told them what he is planning, something has gone terribly wrong. | Having placed the boss from Wiglaf's shield on the black TARDIS's console, it activates a recording of the Doctor's voice, who tells them that they are in the wrong TARDIS as the black one will be destroyed in the trip back to the dawn of time. Per the Doctor's instructions, they seek refuge in his original TARDIS, which has once again assumed its normal colour. After they enter it, however, the recording continues and the Doctor warns his four companions that if he has not already told them what he is planning, something has gone terribly wrong. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Wiglaf]] - [[James Hayward]] | * [[Wiglaf]] - [[James Hayward]] | ||
[[ | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Barry Piggott]] | |||
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Matt Fitton]] | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story marks the first appearance of Fenric in an audio drama. | |||
* The final scene of this story marks the first time that the TARDIS has been its traditional blue colour in a Seventh Doctor audio drama since ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'' in June 2009. | * The final scene of this story marks the first time that the TARDIS has been its traditional blue colour in a Seventh Doctor audio drama since ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'' in June 2009. | ||
* As with ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', the Doctor only appears in this audio drama in flashbacks. | * As with ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', the Doctor only appears in this audio drama in flashbacks. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[12 January (production)|12]] and [[13 January (production)|13 January]] 2012. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[12 January (production)|12]] and [[13 January (production)|13 January]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story is set after ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. | |||
== | == Gallery == | ||
* Ace studied ''[[The Tale of Beowulf]]'' at school. | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | ||
Black-and-White dummy.jpg|A dummy cover to the story, produced to disguise the appearance of the black and white TARDIS, [[Lysandra Aristedes]] and [[Sally Morgan]]. | |||
Black and White.jpg|Original CD cover art. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Ace studied ''[[The Tale of Beowulf]]'' at school. | |||
* From the age of nine, Sally was raised by her grandfather, who had served as a colonel in the [[Iraq War]]. | * From the age of nine, Sally was raised by her grandfather, who had served as a colonel in the [[Iraq War]]. | ||
* The Doctor, Sally and Lysandra defeated the [[Sons of Kai]]. | * The Doctor, Sally and Lysandra defeated the [[Sons of Kai]]. | ||
* When Sally's parents came home on leave, they always made [[piña colada]]s. They were killed when their convoy was ambushed in the [[Middle East]]. | * When Sally's parents came home on leave, they always made [[piña colada]]s. They were killed when their convoy was ambushed in the [[Middle East]]. | ||
* Sally's grandfather was still alive in [[2020]]. | * Sally's grandfather was still alive in [[2020]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Hex refers to his brief departure from the TARDIS in [[London]] in [[May]] [[2025]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Destiny (audio story)|Project: Destiny]]'') and living through the [[Nuclear war|nuclear holocaust]] multiple times in the [[pocket universe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'') | * Hex refers to his brief departure from the TARDIS in [[London]] in [[May]] [[2025]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Destiny (audio story)|Project: Destiny]]'') and living through the [[Nuclear war|nuclear holocaust]] multiple times in the [[pocket universe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'') | ||
* Using the black TARDIS' sensors, Lysandra detects the colony of [[Fledershrew]]s living in the TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nevermore (audio story)|Nevermore]]'', ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'') | * Using the black TARDIS's sensors, Lysandra detects the colony of [[Fledershrew]]s living in the TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nevermore (audio story)|Nevermore]]'', ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'') | ||
* Lysandra claims that | * Lysandra claims that [[the Animus]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'') the [[Great Intelligence]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'') and the [[Mi'en Kalarash]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]'') are all members of the [[Elder God]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'') | ||
* Ace refers to her recent encounters with the [[Celestial Toymaker|Toymaker]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'') and the [[Karnas'koi]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge]]'') | * Ace refers to her recent encounters with the [[Celestial Toymaker|Toymaker]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'') and the [[Karnas'koi]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge]]'') | ||
* After [[William Abberton|Nimrod]]'s death, Lysandra was appointed acting director of the Forge. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Destiny (audio story)|Project: Destiny]]'') | * After [[William Abberton|Nimrod]]'s death, Lysandra was appointed acting director of the Forge. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Destiny (audio story)|Project: Destiny]]'') | ||
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* As a test, the Doctor materialised the black TARDIS aboard the ''[[Lorelei]]'' in the [[23rd century]] where he met [[Liv Chenka]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]'') before encountering a facsimile of [[Nostradamus]] on the planet [[Celdor]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomsday Quatrain (audio story)|The Doomsday Quatrain]]'') and investigating the [[Blue Fire Project]] in [[2020]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]'') | * As a test, the Doctor materialised the black TARDIS aboard the ''[[Lorelei]]'' in the [[23rd century]] where he met [[Liv Chenka]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]'') before encountering a facsimile of [[Nostradamus]] on the planet [[Celdor]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomsday Quatrain (audio story)|The Doomsday Quatrain]]'') and investigating the [[Blue Fire Project]] in [[2020]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]'') | ||
* Garundel encounters the Doctor again in the company of [[Elizabeth Klein]] and [[Will Arrowsmith]]. ([[AUDIO|AUDIO:]] ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'') | * Garundel encounters the Doctor again in the company of [[Elizabeth Klein]] and [[Will Arrowsmith]]. ([[AUDIO|AUDIO:]] ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'') | ||
* When the white TARDIS's lights shut off, Hex cries, "Hey, who turned out the lights?", quoting [[Proper Dave]] word for word. In that case however, the lights were blocked out by [[Vashta Nerada]] rather than actually switching off. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''''/'''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]])'' | |||
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