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{{Infobox | |image = 6 The Oseidon Adventure.jpg | ||
|image = 6 The Oseidon Adventure.jpg | |series = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | |||
|series = [[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]] | |series in range = Series 1 (4DA) | ||
|number = 1.06 | |number in series = 6 | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |number = 1.06 | ||
|companions = [[Leela]] | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|enemy = | |companions = [[Leela]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[UNIT]] | ||
|writer = | |enemy = [[The Master]], [[Kraal (species)|Kraals]], [[Hugh Spindleton]] | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |setting = {{il|[[Dark Peak]], [[Derbyshire]], [[1979]]|[[Oseidon]]}} | ||
| | |writer = Alan Barnes | ||
|release date = | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|format = 1 CD | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|production code = 4S/F | |music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-617-1 | |sound = Andy Hardwick | ||
|prev = Trail of the White Worm | |cover = Marcus at Amazing15 | ||
|next = The Auntie Matter | |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) | |||
|epcount = 2 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''The Oseidon Adventure''''' was the sixth story in the first series of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''. | {{spotify|album=5ku0CQ2Q1YaGXJR9ywL7Ru|height=350}} | ||
== Publisher's | '''''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]]. | ||
The first time the fearsome [[Kraal]] | |||
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]]. | |||
This time, Marshal Grinmal and his belligerent cohorts are ready for them. This time, they'll make no mistakes. This time, Chief Scientist Tyngworg has not just one plan, but a back-up plan, and a back-up back-up plan worked out... | This time, Marshal Grinmal and his belligerent cohorts are ready for them. This time, they'll make no mistakes. This time, Chief Scientist Tyngworg has not just one plan, but a back-up plan, and a back-up back-up plan worked out... | ||
With the Doctor a prisoner on the Kraals' radiation-blasted home planet of Oseidon, only his companion [[Leela]] can save the day | 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}}. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | * [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
* | * [[Decayed Master|The Master]] - [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | ||
* Colonel Spindleton - [[Michael Cochrane]] | * Colonel [[Hugh Spindleton]] - [[Michael Cochrane]] | ||
* Marshal Grinmal/Captain Clarke - [[Dan Starkey]] | * Marshal [[Grinmal]] / [[Clarke (The Oseidon Adventure)|Captain Clarke]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
* Tyngworg/Warner/UNIT R/T Operator - [[John Banks]] | * [[Tyngworg]] / [[Warner (The Oseidon Adventure)|Warner]] / [[Trap One (The Oseidon Adventure)|UNIT R/T Operator]] - [[John Banks]] | ||
== | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* The Master | * [[The Master (Kraal android)|Android Master]] - [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | ||
* [[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. | * 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]]. | * 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]]. | * [[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]]. | ||
* During his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]'s [[exile on Earth]], the Doctor attempted to use a [[Z-battery]] to jump start his TARDIS. | |||
* During his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]'s [[exile on Earth]], the Doctor attempted to use a Z-battery to jump start his TARDIS | |||
* In order to hypnotise others, [[Time Lord]]s possess a [[psychic empathy field]]. | * In order to hypnotise others, [[Time Lord]]s possess a [[psychic empathy field]]. | ||
* 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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* [[ | * 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]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* 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]]'') | * 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 | * 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 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 or during 1976 rather than 1979 as he has not | * 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 == | == External links == | ||
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