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cd name= Nekromanteia |
|range          = Main Range
image=[[File:Nekromanteia_cover.jpg|250px]] Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]|
|number in range = 41
series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]|
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
number= 41 |
|number         = 41
doctor=[[Fifth Doctor]] |
|doctor         = Fifth Doctor
companions= [[Peri Brown]]<br />[[Erimem]]<br />[[Antranak]] (leaves) |
|companions     = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]]
enemy= |
|featuring      = [[Thesanius]], [[Antranak (cat)|Antranak]]
year= |
|enemy           = [[Marr]], [[Harlon]]
writer= [[Austen Atkinson]] |
|setting        = {{il|[[Garazone|Garazone System]]|[[Talderun]]}}
director= [[John Ainsworth]] |
|writer         = Austen Atkinson
producer= |
|director       = [[John Ainsworth]]
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]] |
|producer       = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Gary Russell]]
release date= [[February]] [[2003]] |
|sound          = [[David Darlington]]
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
|music          = [[David Darlington]]
production code= [[List of production codes|6Q/D]] |
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-023-1 |
|cover          = [[Lee Binding]]
previous story= [[Jubilee]] |
|release date    = February 2003
next story= [[The Dark Flame]]}}{{audio stub}}
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/D]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-023-0 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-84435-754-3 (digital)
|prev            = Jubilee (audio story)
|next           = The Dark Flame (audio story)
|made prev      = The Wormery (audio story)
|made next      = Project Lazarus (audio story){{!}}Project: Lazarus
|epcount = 4
}}{{audio stub}}
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty-first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Austen Atkinson]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]] and [[Caroline Morris]] as [[Erimem]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
In the depths of [[space]] a little known district harbours a terrible secret. Long known as a place of death, it claims thousands more lives as a great corporate [[Fleet|space-fleet]] goes to war. As the fleet screams out in fear and pain, an irresistible voice calls out to three travellers and a macabre mind sets a deadly trap.
In the depths of [[space]] a little known district harbours a terrible secret. Long known as a place of death, it claims thousands more lives as a great corporate [[Fleet|space-fleet]] goes to war. As the fleet screams out in fear and pain, an irresistible voice calls out to three travellers and a macabre mind sets a deadly trap.


The Doctor, Peri and Erimem face the terrors of [[Talderun]] and the wrath of a corporate empire as they struggle to understand the hideous secret of the domain of the dead -- a district known in legend as Nekromanteia.
The Doctor, Peri and Erimem face the terrors of [[Talderun]] and the wrath of a corporate empire as they struggle to understand the hideous secret of the domain of the dead a district known in legend as Nekromanteia.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Erimem]] - [[Caroline Morris]]
* [[Erimem]] - [[Caroline Morris]]
* [[Jal Dor Kal]] - [[Gilly Cohen]]
* [[Jal Dor Kal]] - [[Gilly Cohen]]
* [[Harlon]] - [[Glyn Owen]]
* Commander [[Harlon]] - [[Glyn Owen]]
* [[Cochrane]] - [[Kerry Skinner]]
* [[Cochrane]] - [[Kerry Skinner]]
* [[Marr]] - [[Ivor Danvers]]
* [[Marr|Wendle Marr]] - [[Ivor Danvers]]
* [[Tallis]] - [[Kate Brown]]
* [[Tallis (Nekromanteia)|Tallis]] - [[Kate Brown]]
* [[Rom]] - [[Nigel Fairs]]
* [[Rom|Yal Rom]] / [[Guard (Nekromanteia)|Guard]] - [[Nigel Fairs]]
* [[Salaysian]] - [[Andrew Fettes]]
* [[Salaysian|Salaysia]] - [[Andrew Fettes]]
* [[Paul Addison]] / [[Shara]] - [[Simon Williams]]
* [[Paul Addison]] / [[Shara]] - [[Simon Williams]]
* [[Thesanius]] - [[Gary Russell]]
* [[Thesanius]] - [[Gary Russell]]
* [[Comms officer|Comms Officer]] - [[Jack Galagher]]
* [[Soldier (Nekromanteia)|Soldier]] - [[John Ainsworth]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
=== [[:Category:Sport|Sport]] ===
* The [[2060]] [[Olympic Games]] take place in [[Barcelona]]. [[Cricket]] is included as a sport.


=== [[:Category:Earth locations|Earth locations]] ===
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]
* Peri's hometown of [[Baltimore]] is in ruins after the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
* Director - [[John Ainsworth]]
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[David Darlington]]
* Producers - [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Writer - [[Austen Atkinson]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor doesn't have enough [[Garazone credit]]s to pay for equipment for his TARDIS.
 
=== Religion ===
* [[Shara]]'s relic is worshipped by a cult of [[witch]]es.
* The Doctor mentions the story of [[Jonah (mythology)|Jonah]].
 
=== Sport ===
* The [[2060]] [[Olympic Games]] took place in [[Barcelona]]. The Doctor persuaded the committee to accept [[cricket]] as a sport.
 
=== Earth locations ===
* Peri's home town of [[Baltimore]] is in ruins after the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]].
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
Nekromanteia cover.jpg|Original CD cover
Nekromanteia Preview Comic.JPG|Illustration preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] from [[DWM 327]]
</gallery>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story marks the final appearance of Erimem's [[cat]], [[Antranak]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[18 December (production)|18]] and [[19 December (production)|19 December]] [[2002 (production)|2002]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* [[Glyn Owen]] previously played [[Rohm-Dutt]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]''.
* This story contained the final appearance of [[Antranak (cat)|Antranak]], [[Erimem]]'s [[cat]].
* [[Simon Williams]] previously played [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.
* Both [[Glyn Owen]] and [[Ivor Danvers]] had been regulars on business drama {{wi|Howards' Way}}.
* This story is set between ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''.
* This story was not received well by [[Whovian|fans]] due to the disrespectful treatment towards the female companions, the attempted rape of Erimem (whether the attempt is successful is left ambiguous), and the Witches of Sharda tearing the Doctor's head off and feasting on his body.<ref>https://cobiwann.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/doctor-who-nekromanteia/</ref><ref>https://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2010/08/nekromenteia-written-by-austen-atkinson.html</ref>
** Peter Davison's distaste for this story caused him to request [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] never again hire [[Austen Atkinson]] to write for his Doctor.<ref>https://bradleybasement.wordpress.com/sci-fi/doctor-who/doctor-who-timelines/the-doctors-timelines-index/the-fifth-doctors-timeline/nekromanteia-audio/</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Erimem knows what [[gunpowder]] is thanks to her experiences in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]''.
 
* Both the Doctor and Peri mention the [[Stasis box entity|alien entity]] in Antranak's mind. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]'')
== [[Fifth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
* [[Irving Braxiatel]] would later employ the services of Thesanius. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crystal of Cantus (audio story)|The Crystal of Cantus]]'')
* ''Nekromanteia'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[No Place Like Home]]''
* ''Nekromanteia'' occurs before [[TN]]: ''[[Blood and Hope]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|41-Doctor-Who-Nekromanteia|Nekromanteia}}
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Nekromanteia was the forty-first story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Austen Atkinson and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown and Caroline Morris as Erimem.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the depths of space a little known district harbours a terrible secret. Long known as a place of death, it claims thousands more lives as a great corporate space-fleet goes to war. As the fleet screams out in fear and pain, an irresistible voice calls out to three travellers and a macabre mind sets a deadly trap.

The Doctor, Peri and Erimem face the terrors of Talderun and the wrath of a corporate empire as they struggle to understand the hideous secret of the domain of the dead — a district known in legend as Nekromanteia.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor doesn't have enough Garazone credits to pay for equipment for his TARDIS.

Religion[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Shara's relic is worshipped by a cult of witches.
  • The Doctor mentions the story of Jonah.

Sport[[edit] | [edit source]]

Earth locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]