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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image=Medicinal Purposes cover.jpg | |image = Medicinal Purposes cover.jpg | ||
|series=[[ | |range = Main Range | ||
|number= 60 | |number in range = 60 | ||
|doctor= Sixth Doctor | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|companions= [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] | |number = 60 | ||
|enemy= Dr. [[Robert Knox]] | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|setting= [[Edinburgh]], [[December]] [[1828]] | |companions = [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |enemy = Dr. [[Robert Knox]] | ||
| | |setting = [[Edinburgh]], [[December]] [[1828]] and [[28 January]] [[1829]] | ||
|post production=[[David Darlington]] | |writer = Robert Ross (writer) | ||
|music=[[David Darlington]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|cover=[[Lee Binding]] | |producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |post production = [[David Darlington]] | ||
|release date= | |music = [[David Darlington]] | ||
|format= | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|production code= [[List of production codes|7C/L]] | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-098- | |release date = August 2004 | ||
|prev= The Roof of the World (audio story) | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|next= Faith Stealer (audio story)}} | |production code = [[List of production codes|7C/L]] | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixtieth [[Big Finish | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-098-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-758-8 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Roof of the World (audio story) | |||
|next = Faith Stealer (audio story) | |||
|made prev = Arrangements for War (audio story) | |||
|made next = The Harvest (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 4 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixtieth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Robert Ross (writer)|Robert Ross]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Maggie Stables]] as [[Evelyn Smythe]]. | |||
This story marked the first appearance of [[Robert Knox]] played by [[Leslie Phillips]]. This is the second and final Big Finish audio drama in the main range in which [[David Tennant]] appears. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Old woman (Medicinal Purposes)|Old Woman]] - [[Janie Booth]] | * [[Old woman (Medicinal Purposes)|Old Woman]] - [[Janie Booth]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[David Darlington]] | |||
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Writer - [[Robert Ross (writer)|Robert Ross]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Doctor and Evelyn visited [[Greyfriars Graveyard]]. | * The Doctor and Evelyn visited [[Greyfriars Graveyard]]. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Daft Jamie's name and nationality causes the Doctor to recall his former companion [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. | * Daft Jamie's name and nationality causes the Doctor to recall his former companion [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. | ||
* The Doctor refers to the [[Nazi]] dictator [[Adolf Hitler]]. | * The Doctor refers to the [[Nazi]] dictator [[Adolf Hitler]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions Dr [[Christiaan Barnard]]. | * The Doctor mentions Dr [[Christiaan Barnard]]. | ||
* Evelyn mentions [[Roger Bannister]]. | * Evelyn mentions [[Roger Bannister]]. | ||
* Knox is contemptuous of the [[Time Lord]]s and their 'dominion' over time, and says it doesn't exist. | |||
=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
* Knox bought his [[Type 70]] [[TARDIS]] from a [[Nekkistani]] on [[Gryben]]. | * Knox bought his [[Type 70]] [[TARDIS]] from a [[Nekkistani]] on [[Gryben]]. | ||
* [[Robert Knox's TARDIS|Knox's TARDIS]] has a working [[chameleon circuit]]. | |||
=== Literature from the real world === | === Literature from the real world === | ||
* The Doctor superstitiously refers to ''[[Macbeth]]'' as "the Scottish Play." | * The Doctor superstitiously refers to ''[[Macbeth]]'' as "the Scottish Play." | ||
* Dr. Knox refers to ''[[The Strange Case of | * Dr. Knox refers to ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], who would not be born until the [[1850s]]. The Doctor realised that he mentioned the novel as a test for Evelyn whom he correctly believed may be another time traveller. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
Medicinal Purposes cover.jpg|Original CD cover art | |||
Medicinal Purposes clean.jpg|Textless cover art | |||
Medicinal Purposes comic preview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] from [[DWM 347]] | |||
Medicinal Purposes caricature (DWM 351).jpg|thumb|Illustrated review by Roger Langridge from [[DWM 351]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was featured in the preview section of [[DWM 347]] with art by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | |||
* This story was featured in the preview section of | |||
* Although it is not stated in the story itself, Daft Jamie's real name was James Wilson and he was 18 years at the time of his murder in October 1828. Mary Patterson was the same age when Burke and Hare killed her on 9 April 1828. | * Although it is not stated in the story itself, Daft Jamie's real name was James Wilson and he was 18 years at the time of his murder in October 1828. Mary Patterson was the same age when Burke and Hare killed her on 9 April 1828. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[18 March (production)|18]] and [[19 March (production)|19 March]] 2004 at [[ | * This audio drama was recorded on [[18 March (production)|18]] and [[19 March (production)|19 March]] [[2004 (production)|2004]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* Although the back cover of the CD dates this story to 1827, it is actually set in 1828. | * Although the back cover of the CD dates this story to 1827, it is actually set in 1828. | ||
* Robert Louis Stevenson was apparently born in a different year in the Doctor Who timeline than in the real world. The Date is given as December 1828 and the Doctor says it is "a full 30 years" before his birth, which would put his birth in 1858 or early 1859. In real life, Stevenson was born 13 November 1850. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{dwrefguide|who_bf60.htm|Medicinal Purposes}} | {{dwrefguide|who_bf60.htm|Medicinal Purposes}} | ||
{{tetrap|6/medicinal.html|Medicinal Purposes}} | |||
{{BFA monthly}} | {{BFA monthly}} | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in Edinburgh]] | [[Category:Stories set in Edinburgh]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1828]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1828]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]] | ||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:2004 Main Range audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 1829]] | |||