The Oseidon Adventure (audio story): Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Story SMW

|image             = 6 The Oseidon Adventure.jpg

|series           = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''

|number           = 1.06

|doctor           = Fourth Doctor

|companions       = [[Leela]]

|featuring        = [[UNIT]]

|enemy            = [[The Master]], [[Kraal (species)|Kraals]], [[Hugh Spindleton]]

|setting          = {{il|[[Dark Peak]], [[Derbyshire]], [[1979]]|[[Oseidon]]}}

|writer           = Alan Barnes

|director         = [[Ken Bentley]]

|producer          = [[David Richardson]]

|music            = [[Andy Hardwick]]

|publisher        = Big Finish Productions

|release date     = 30 June 2012

|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Parts 3 & 4 of 4

|production code   = 4S/F

|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-617-1 (physical); 978-1-78178-469-3 (digital)

|prev             = Trail of the White Worm (audio story)

|next             = The Auntie Matter (audio story)

'''''The Oseidon Adventure''''' was the sixth and final story in the [[Series 1 (4DA)|first series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Alan Barnes]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]] and [[Geoffrey Beevers]] as [[The Master]].

 

It was the conclusion of a two-part story, which began in ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]''.

 

== Publisher's summary ==

The first time the fearsome [[Kraal (species)|Kraals]] attempted to take over the Earth, with the help of their [[Kraal android|android agents]], things didn't go quite according to plan — thanks to the time-travelling alien [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] and his allies at [[UNIT]].

With the Doctor a prisoner on the Kraals' radiation-blasted home planet of Oseidon, only his companion [[Leela]] can save the day — alongside {{Pratt|n=a most unlikely ally}}.

* [[Decayed Master|The Master]] - [[Geoffrey Beevers]]

* Colonel [[Hugh Spindleton]] - [[Michael Cochrane]]

* Marshal [[Grinmal]] / [[Clarke (The Oseidon Adventure)|Captain Clarke]] - [[Dan Starkey]]

* [[Tyngworg]] / [[Warner (The Oseidon Adventure)|Warner]] / [[Trap One (The Oseidon Adventure)|UNIT R/T Operator]] - [[John Banks]]

 

* [[Fourth Doctor android (The Oseidon Adventure)|Android Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]

== Worldbuilding ==

* Marshal Grinmal forges an alliance with Colonel Spindleton, who agrees to offer any and all assistance to the Kraal invasion force on the condition that he be allowed to rule [[England]] once the Kraals have conquered.

* Colonel Spindleton tells Marshal Grinmal that [[James Callaghan]] is the current [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]].

* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] is in [[Canada]] investigating sentient electricity pylons which are stalking the Canadian countryside while [[Faraday|Colonel Faraday]] is in [[Switzerland]].

* Colonel Spindleton's horse Pink Gin, which was provided by the Master as a down payment, is in fact [[Shergar]], a race horse which was stolen from [[Ireland]] in [[1983]].

* This story marks the first appearance of the [[Kraal (species)|Kraals]] in an audio drama and their first appearance in ''Doctor Who'' since their introduction in ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'' in [[1975 (releases)|1975]].

* Tyngworg mentions code Quadruple J. The production code of ''The Android Invasion'' was 4J.

* This audio drama was recorded on [[19 August (production)|19 August]] [[2011 (production)|2011]] at [[Audio Sorcery|Audio Sorcery Studios, Kent]].

* The title of the story is a reference to the 1969 novel {{wi|The Poseidon Adventure (novel)|The Poseidon Adventure}} and its film adaptations.

* This story is set between ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' and ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''.

* The Doctor previously encountered the Kraals in the company of [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. The Kraals have records of the Doctor's appearance from this encounter. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'')

* {{Pratt|c}} tells Leela that the last time that he met the Doctor was on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')

* The Kraals have created a second duplicate of [[Devesham]] on Oseidon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'')

* [[The Master's TARDIS]] appears in the form of a [[grandfather clock]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'')

* The Brigadier is still working for UNIT, and still remembers the Doctor. Therefore, it may be prior to or during 1976 rather than 1979 as he has not [[retire]]d yet and has not lost his memory of the Doctor. However, given the [[UNIT dating controversy]], it is far from clear. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'')

== External links ==

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