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|image           =Revenge of the Swarm cover.jpg  

|series          = '''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories]]'''

|number         = 189

|doctor         = Seventh Doctor

|companions     = [[Ace]], [[Hex]]    

|enemy           = [[The Nucleus]] of [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|the Swarm]]

|setting         = [[Pelisipodron]]<br>[[Titan Base]], [[4920]]<br>The [[Bi-Al Foundation]], [[4920]]<br>The [[Hypernet]], the [[52nd century]]

|writer          = [[Jonathan Morris]]

|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]

|music           = [[Andy Hardwick]]

|sound           = [[Andy Hardwick]]

|publisher       = Big Finish Productions

|release date   = [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]

|format         = 4 Parts, 2 CDs

|production code =  

|isbn            = ISBN 978‒1‒78178‒330‒6

|prev = Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories (audio anthology)

|next = Mask of Tragedy (audio story)|Mask of Tragedy

|cover = [[Tom Webster]]}}

'''''Revenge of the Swarm''''' was the one hundred and eighty-ninth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]].

[[The Doctor]] thought he had defeated the microscopic [[The Nucleus|Nucleus]] of [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|The Swarm]] in his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. He was wrong. It survived within [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], and now it has brought it back to [[Titan Base]], back to the point of its own creation. It has a plan that spans centuries, a plan which will result in the Nucleus becoming more powerful – and larger – than ever before.

To defeat it, [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Ace]], and [[Hex]] must confront the Nucleus within its new domain - the computer-world of the [[Hypernet]], the information network crucial to the survival of the human empire. But if the Doctor is to save the day, he has to risk everything and everyone he holds dear…

==Plot==

=== Part One ===

=== Part Two ===

=== Part Three ===

=== Part Four ===

* [[The Nucleus|The Nucleus of the Swarm]]/Computer - [[John Leeson]]

* [[Root]]/Receptionist - [[Maggie Service]]

== References ==

* The Doctor and Ace visit [[Pelisipodron]], a planet of [[jewels]]. According to the guidebook written by the Doctor, "Beneath the ice crust is an ocean heated by tidal friction. Every now and then the pressure becomes so great the water bursts forth, only to freeze instantaneously forming spectacular fountains and waterfalls."

* Ace refers to ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.

* In the [[50th century]], phonetic spelling is common in the [[English language]]. For instance, "Emergency Exit" is spelled "Emergensee Eggsit" and "Service Elevator" is spelled "Servis Ellyvator".

* [[Oksana Kilbracken|Professor Oksana Kilbracken]] developed a process of [[Clone|cloning]] on [[Earth]] in [[4880]].

* In the [[52nd century]], the [[Hypernet]] has records of the Doctor and Ace's appearances from the previous visit to K4067 in 4920.

* The Doctor refers to his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] as "the fellow with the [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]]".

* This story was recorded on [[20 February (production)|20]] and [[21 February (production)|21 February]] [[2014 (production)|2014]] at [[The Moat Studios]].

* This story is both a prequel and a sequel to [[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]''. [[John Leeson]] reprises his role as [[The Nucleus|the Nucleus of the Swarm]] from that story.

* [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|The Swarm]] has been dormant within the TARDIS' computer since it was defeated by the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] on Titan Base in [[5000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')

* Shafira refers to Ace as a [[spacenik]]. In 5000, [[Marius|Professor Marius]] assumed that the Fourth Doctor was "one of those good-for-nothing spaceniks". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')

* Professor Kilbracken refers to the fact that [[humanity]] will begin to spread through the [[star]]s in several decades. Her prediction was accurate as the [[Great Breakout]] was underway by 5000. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')

* {{bigfinish|releases/v/revenge-of-the-swarm-830|Revenge of the Swarm}}

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