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{{Infobox Story | |image = The Fourth Wall.jpg | ||
| | |range = Main Range | ||
| | |number in range = 157 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 157 | |number = 157 | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Flip Jackson]] | |companions = [[Flip Jackson|Flip]] | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = [[Krarn]], Warmongers, [[Chimbly]], [[Porcian]]s | ||
|setting = [[Transmission (planetoid)|Transmission]] | |setting = [[Transmission (planetoid)|Transmission]], c. [[2000000|2,000,000]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = John Dorney | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
| | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
| | |sound = Jamie Robertson | ||
| | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
| | |epcount = 4 | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |||
|release date = 10 February 2012 | |||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |||
|production code = 7C/NAB | |production code = 7C/NAB | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-605-8}}{{ | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-605-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-705-1 (digital) | ||
'''''The Fourth Wall''''' | |prev = The Curse of Davros (audio story) | ||
|next = Wirrn Isle (audio story) | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
{{dab page|Fourth wall (disambiguation)}} | |||
'''''The Fourth Wall''''' was the one hundred and fifty-seventh story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Lisa Greenwood]] as [[Flip Jackson]]. | |||
== Publishers summary == | == Publishers summary == | ||
Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul Augustus Scullop, whose Trans-Gal empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, Transmission, Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that | Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul [[Augustus Scullop]], whose [[Trans-Gal]] empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, [[Transmission (planetoid)|Transmission]], Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that show... is Laser. | ||
Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, the Doctor is interested only in watching Test Match | Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] is interested only in watching Test Match [[cricket]]... but finds himself drawn into Scullop's world when his new travelling companion, [[Flip Jackson|Flip]], is snatched from inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans- | So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans-Gal's new tech, Flip battles to survive in a barren wilderness ruled over by the indestructible Lord [[Krarn]] and his pig-like servants, the Warmongers. And the name of that wilderness... is "[[Stevenage]]". | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Augustus Scullop]] - [[Julian Wadham]] | * [[Augustus Scullop]] - [[Julian Wadham]] | ||
* [[Helen Shepherd|Dr. Helen Shepherd]] - [[Yasmin Bannerman]] | * [[Helen Shepherd|Dr. Helen Shepherd]] - [[Yasmin Bannerman]] | ||
* [[Nick Kenton]]/[[Jack Laser]] - [[Hywel Morgan]] | * [[Nick Kenton]] / [[Jack Laser]] - [[Hywel Morgan]] | ||
* [[Matthew Howland]]/[[Lord Krarn]] - [[Martin Hutson]] | * [[Matthew Howland]] / [[Krarn|Lord Krarn]] - [[Martin Hutson]] | ||
* [[Olivia Sayle]]/Jancey - [[Tilly Gaunt]] | * [[Olivia Sayle]] / [[Jancey]] - [[Tilly Gaunt]] | ||
* [[Chimbly]]/Head Warmonger - [[Kim Wall]] | * [[Chimbly]] / [[Head Warmonger]] - [[Kim Wall]] | ||
* Junior/Warmonger - [[Henry Devas]] | * [[Junior (The Fourth Wall)|Junior]] / Warmonger - [[Henry Devas]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
=== | |||
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[John Dorney]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Individuals === | |||
* The Doctor tells Flip that he is not as interested in [[cricket]] as his [[Fifth Doctor|previous incarnation]] and notes that many of his other incarnations are "astonishingly irritating." | * The Doctor tells Flip that he is not as interested in [[cricket]] as his [[Fifth Doctor|previous incarnation]] and notes that many of his other incarnations are "astonishingly irritating." | ||
* The Doctor previously encountered Chimbly on Ballastron VII as well as several other planets. | * The Doctor is impressed by a [[reverse sweep]] in the match. | ||
* Xander Drexel was Augustus Scullop's business partner before he left Trans-Gal and created his own company, which proved to be considerably more successful. | * The Doctor previously encountered Chimbly on [[Ballastron VII]] as well as several other planets. | ||
* [[Xander Drexel]] was Augustus Scullop's business partner before he left Trans-Gal and created his own company, which proved to be considerably more successful. | |||
=== | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* Flip makes popcorn using the TARDIS' [[food machine]]. | * Flip makes [[popcorn]] using the TARDIS's [[food machine]]. | ||
=== | === Planets === | ||
* Augustus Scullop has a home on an artificial planetoid called [[Transmission]]. | * Augustus Scullop has a home on an artificial [[planetoid]] called [[Transmission (planetoid)|Transmission]]. | ||
* The | * The [[Porcian]]s once attempted to invade [[Skaro]]. | ||
=== | === Cultural references from the real world === | ||
* Flip compares Transmission to the [[ | * Flip compares Transmission to the [[Death Star]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
* Flip refers to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise | * Flip refers to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise. | ||
* Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack [[Bruce Willis]]" | * Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack [[Bruce Willis]]". | ||
* Flip tells Lord Krarn that she has seen more realistic looking weapons than the Warmongers' on ''[[Blue Peter]]''. | * Flip tells Lord Krarn that she has seen more realistic looking weapons than the Warmongers' on ''[[Blue Peter]]''. | ||
* Flip states that Jancey's description of Earth's fate since the Warmonger invasion five years earlier sounds as if she was reading a summary of the plot on [[Wikipedia]]. | * Flip states that Jancey's description of Earth's fate since the Warmonger invasion five years earlier sounds as if she was reading a summary of the plot on [[Wikipedia]]. | ||
* The Doctor enjoys the "[[fifth One Day International between Australia and South Africa 2006]]" on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. | |||
=== | === Time technology === | ||
* Trans-Gal's reality generator utilises [[Dimensionally transcendental|dimensional transcendentalism]] to create the dimensional bubble. | |||
* Trans-Gal's reality generator utilises [[Dimensionally transcendental|dimensional transcendentalism]] to create the dimensional bubble | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* [[ | * This audio drama was recorded on [[14 June (production)|14]] and [[15 June (production)|15 June]] [[2011 (production)|2011]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This | * Another audio story, ''[[Infamy of the Zaross (audio story)|Infamy of the Zaross]]'', also focused on a loose connection between fiction and reality and was also penned by [[John Dorney|Dorney]]. | ||
* This story is set between ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' and ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | |||
* This story was originally released on CD and download on [[10 February (releases)|10 February]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120211153221/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 11-02-2012]</ref> | |||
== Gallery == | |||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Flip mentions her encounter with the [[Dalek]]s and [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]]. ([[ | * Flip mentions her encounter with the [[Dalek]]s and [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]] on [[18 June]] [[1815]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') | ||
* Nick Kenton refers to the [[Acteon Galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | |||
* The Porcians said that they shouldn't have taken a left turn at [[Delta Magna]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'') | |||
* The Doctor would encounter Chimbly again during his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[You Are the Doctor (audio story)|You Are the Doctor]]'') | |||
* Given that Chimbly later has an encounter with [[Sabalom Glitz]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] sometime after this story, this would mean that it would have to take place place sometime after the year [[2000000|2,000,000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[You Are the Doctor (audio story)|You Are the Doctor]]'') | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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