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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = The Ravenclliff Witch (audio story).jpg | |image = The Ravenclliff Witch (audio story).jpg | ||
|range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | |range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | ||
|audio anthology = | |audio anthology = Solo (audio anthology) | ||
|series in range = Series 11 (4DA) | |series in range = Series 11 (4DA) | ||
|number in series = 2 | |number in series = 2 | ||
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|featuring = [[Margaret Hopwood|Margaret]] | |featuring = [[Margaret Hopwood|Margaret]] | ||
|enemy = [[Gordon Miles]] | |enemy = [[Gordon Miles]] | ||
|setting = [[Ravencliff]], [[3 November|3]]-[[4 November]], [[ | |setting = [[Ravencliff]], [[Kent]], [[3 November|3]]-[[4 November]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = David Llewellyn | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | ||
|cover = [[Ryan Aplin]] | |cover = [[Ryan Aplin]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 16 March 2022 | ||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPTOMCD081 | |production code = BFPTOMCD081 | ||
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At [[Ravencliff Power Station]], [[Vic Harris]] records himself as he goes to deal with a minor leakage. He replays the [[tape]] when he hears a strange noise and, when he sees a light and starts hearing whispers, he goes to investigate and sees something impossible. He screams. | At [[Ravencliff Power Station]], [[Vic Harris]] records himself as he goes to deal with a minor leakage. He replays the [[tape]] when he hears a strange noise and, when he sees a light and starts hearing whispers, he goes to investigate and sees something impossible. He screams. | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]' instruments give no indication of where it has landed or what the environment like, so [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] exits and finds that he is near a [[coast]] on [[Earth]]. He goes to a nearby house but hurries back to the TARDIS when he hears it start to dematerialise, keeping it from leaving him behind. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]'s instruments give no indication of where it has landed or what the environment is like, so [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] exits and finds that he is near a [[coast]] on [[Earth]]. He goes to a nearby house but hurries back to the TARDIS when he hears it start to dematerialise, keeping it from leaving him behind. | ||
On the [[beach]], [[lighthouse keeper]] [[Silas Keynes]] and his [[dog]], [[Buster (The Ravencliff Witch)|Buster]], find a family of dead [[dolphin]]s. [[Margaret Hopwood]], who is looking for [[driftwood]] for a new [[sculpture]], sees them and notes that sea life has been washing up dead since the power station opened. She heads home and finds Silas' daughter [[Amanda Keynes|Amanda]] waiting for her and again refuses to sell her house to [[Gordon Miles]] and leave [[Ravencliff]] despite the increased offer. | On the [[beach]], [[lighthouse keeper]] [[Silas Keynes]] and his [[dog]], [[Buster (The Ravencliff Witch)|Buster]], find a family of dead [[dolphin]]s. [[Margaret Hopwood]], who is looking for [[driftwood]] for a new [[sculpture]], sees them and notes that sea life has been washing up dead since the power station opened. She heads home and finds Silas' daughter [[Amanda Keynes|Amanda]] waiting for her and again refuses to sell her house to [[Gordon Miles]] and leave [[Ravencliff]] despite the increased offer. | ||
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=== Part two === | === Part two === | ||
The Doctor sends out an [[SOS]] with his screwdriver and gets the attention of Silas, who comes to his and Margaret's rescue and | The Doctor sends out an [[SOS]] with his screwdriver and gets the attention of Silas, who comes to his and Margaret's rescue and takes them to the [[lighthouse]]. Amanda arrives and tells them that Mavis somehow vanished in a dead end [[corridor]] and left her [[silhouette]] on the paintwork, a sign of a blast of [[radiation]]. The Doctor believes that Mavis's death, the whirlpool and the witch, whom Amanda saw before [[Silas Keynes' wife|her mother]]'s death when she was a girl, are connected. | ||
As Amanda does not believe that Miles will listen to anybody, she goes to see Fairweather in the morning whilst the Doctor, pretending to work for the [[British government|government]], sees Banks. Miles discovers the ruse after a call with [[Graham (The Ravencliff Witch)|Sir Graham]], however, and has the Doctor escorted out. After speaking with Fairweather, Amanda goes with him in search of Banks, but the witch kills Fairweather. | As Amanda does not believe that Miles will listen to anybody, she goes to see Fairweather in the morning whilst the Doctor, pretending to work for the [[British government|government]], sees Banks. Miles discovers the ruse after a call with [[Graham (The Ravencliff Witch)|Sir Graham]], however, and has the Doctor escorted out. After speaking with Fairweather, Amanda goes with him in search of Banks, but the witch kills Fairweather. | ||
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* [[Gordon Miles]] - [[Richard Earl]] | * [[Gordon Miles]] - [[Richard Earl]] | ||
* [[Silas Keynes]] - [[Trevor Cooper]] | * [[Silas Keynes]] - [[Trevor Cooper]] | ||
* [[John Fairweather]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[John Fairweather]] / [[Shipping Forecast Announcer]] (uncredited) - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor considers going to the [[Moon of Celebrasis IX]] or the [[Palazzo Medici]] during the reign of [[Cosimo I]]. | * The Doctor considers going to the [[Moon of Celebrasis IX]] or the [[Palazzo Medici]] during the reign of [[Cosimo I]]. | ||
* Upon arriving on Earth, the Doctor smells 78% [[nitrogen]], 21% [[oxygen]], a smattering of [[argon]] and a pinch of [[carbon dioxide]]. | * Upon arriving on Earth, the Doctor smells 78% [[nitrogen]], 21% [[oxygen]], a smattering of [[argon]] and a pinch of [[carbon dioxide]]. | ||
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* [[Margaret Hopwood's mother|Margaret's mother]] was fond of [[Dover Beach|a poem]]. | * [[Margaret Hopwood's mother|Margaret's mother]] was fond of [[Dover Beach|a poem]]. | ||
* Silas would rather Amanda get a job in Folkestone or [[Hastings]]. | * Silas would rather Amanda get a job in Folkestone or [[Hastings]]. | ||
* Banks asks if she is on ''[[Candid Camera]]', a TV series where practical jokes are played on people. | * Banks asks if she is on ''[[Candid Camera]]'', a TV series where practical jokes are played on people. | ||
* [[Cardovian]]s come from [[Cardovia]], a [[planet]] near the outer edges of [[Hoag's Object]]. They were banished to the extremities of time by the [[Time Lord]]s for using their [[Eon Cube]]s recklessly. | * [[Cardovian]]s come from [[Cardovia]], a [[planet]] near the outer edges of [[Hoag's Object]]. They were banished to the extremities of time by the [[Time Lord]]s for using their [[Eon Cube]]s recklessly. | ||
* Silas gets Margaret a [[hot chocolate]] and [[Rich Tea]] biscuits. | * Silas gets Margaret a [[hot chocolate]] and [[Rich Tea]] biscuits. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[30 June (production)|30 June]] and [[5 July (production)|5 July]] [[2017 (production)|2017]] at [[Audio Sorcery]]. | * This story was recorded on [[30 June (production)|30 June]] and [[5 July (production)|5 July]] [[2017 (production)|2017]] at [[Audio Sorcery]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | One of Margaret's sculptures eventually went on display at the [[Braxiatel Collection]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | ||
== Cover gallery == | |||
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The Ravencliff Witch (audio story) textless.jpg|Textless cover | |||
The Ravencliff Witch alternate cover.jpg|Alternate cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-the-ravencliff-witch-2109}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-the-ravencliff-witch-2109}} | ||
{{BF 4DA}} | {{BF 4DA}} | ||
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[[Category:Series 11 (4DA) audio stories]] | [[Category:Series 11 (4DA) audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in Kent]] | ||