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|image          = The Natural History of Fear cover.jpg
|image          = The Natural History of Fear cover.jpg
|range          = Main Range
|range          = Main Range
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|setting        = [[Light City]], the [[Divergent Universe]]
|setting        = [[Light City]], the [[Divergent Universe]]
|writer          = [[Jim Mortimore]]
|writer          = Jim Mortimore
|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
|producer        = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|producer        = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
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|cover          = [[Steve Johnson]]
|cover          = [[Steve Johnson]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|release date    = 2 March 2004
|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|8Q]]
|production code = [[List of production codes|8Q]]
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== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The people in Light City have files ranging from [[Axos]] to [[Zarbi]].
* The people in Light City have files ranging from [[Axos]] to [[Zarbi]]. These are organised by the [[DJ (The Natural History of Fear)|DJ]].
* The infotainment versions of the Doctor and Charley's adventures consist of a total of 1,306 episodes. According to the DJ, there are missing episodes as well as episodes which were commissioned but never produced such as ''White Noise'' and ''Dark Rising''.
* The infotainment versions of the Doctor and Charley's adventures consist of a total of 1,306 episodes. According to the DJ, there are missing episodes as well as episodes which were commissioned but never produced such as ''White Noise'' and ''Dark Rising''.
* [[Jubilee Day]] is the only day every quarter that the Proles can engage in banned activities. It is a form of controlled chaos.
* [[Jubilee Day]] is the only day every quarter that the Proles can engage in banned activities. It is a form of controlled chaos.
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* The working title for this story was ''Pendulum''. Writer [[Jim Mortimore]] originally submitted the idea for this story to [[David J. Howe]] for the [[Telos Doctor Who novella]] range.
* The working title for this story was ''Pendulum''. Writer [[Jim Mortimore]] originally submitted the idea for this story to [[David J. Howe]] for the [[Telos Doctor Who novella]] range.
* An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 340]] illustrated by [[Martin Geraghty]].
* An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 340]] illustrated by [[Martin Geraghty]].
* The theme music used for the [[Infotainment]] programmes was originally used for the [[Audio Visuals]], a unlicensed series of fan ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas produced by many of the personnel involved with [[Big Finish Productions]], including writer/composer [[Jim Mortimore]].
* The theme music used for the [[Infotainment]] programmes was originally used for the [[Audio Visuals (fan work)|Audio Visuals]], a unlicensed series of fan ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas produced by many of the personnel involved with [[Big Finish Productions]], including writer/composer [[Jim Mortimore]].
* The end of disc two features a music suite consisting of the Infotainment theme, the ambient music the [[Editor (The Natural History of Fear)|Editor 1]] listens to, and the sound effects used during [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Charley Pollard|Charley]] and [[C'rizz]]'s arrival in [[Light City]].
* The end of disc two features a music suite consisting of the Infotainment theme, the ambient music the [[Editor (The Natural History of Fear)|Editor 1]] listens to, and the sound effects used during [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Charley Pollard|Charley]] and [[C'rizz]]'s arrival in [[Light City]].
* Clips from the audio stories ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'', ''[[Living Legend (audio story)|Living Legend]]'', ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'' and ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]'' are used as Infotainment programmes shown to the citizens of Light City.
* Clips from the audio stories ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'', ''[[Living Legend (audio story)|Living Legend]]'', ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'' and ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]'' are used as Infotainment programmes shown to the citizens of Light City.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095451/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/main54.html The Natural History of Fear Transcript]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095451/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/main54.html The Natural History of Fear Transcript]
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* {{tetrap|8/history.html|The Natural History of Fear}}
{{tetrap|8/history.html|The Natural History of Fear}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

Latest revision as of 23:12, 17 November 2024

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The Natural History of Fear was the fifty-fourth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jim Mortimore and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard and Conrad Westmaas as C'rizz.

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

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Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The people in Light City have files ranging from Axos to Zarbi. These are organised by the DJ.
  • The infotainment versions of the Doctor and Charley's adventures consist of a total of 1,306 episodes. According to the DJ, there are missing episodes as well as episodes which were commissioned but never produced such as White Noise and Dark Rising.
  • Jubilee Day is the only day every quarter that the Proles can engage in banned activities. It is a form of controlled chaos.
  • The Doctor carries a spinning top, at least two pairs of Ray-Bans, a toy robot and other items in his pockets.
  • When the Doctor mentioned the Dalai Lama during their visit to Light City, C'rizz initially believed that he is speaking about an animal. Charley then explained about Buddhism and reincarnation. She claims that the belief in reincarnation as being "very pagan."
  • The Doctor believes that Light City is comparable to the glory of Rome.

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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  1. All characters played by India Fisher, other than Charley herself, are revealed to be the same individual, revised multiple times.