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|image = Paradise of Death cover.jpg
|name= The Paradise of Death
|series= [[BBC Audio Dramas]]
|image=Paradise of Death cover.jpg  
|series= BBC Radio Dramas  
|number=  
|number=  
|doctor= Third Doctor
|doctor= Third Doctor
|companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]], [[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]]  
|companions = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]
|enemy=
|featuring=[[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]]
|writer= [[Barry Letts]]
|enemy = [[Freeth]], [[Tragan]]
|writer= Barry Letts
|director= [[Phil Clarke]]
|director= [[Phil Clarke]]
|year=[[London]], the [[1970s]]
|setting = [[London]], [[1970s]], [[Parakon]]
|producer=
|producer= [[Phil Clarke]]
|novelisation= The Paradise of Death (novelisation)
|novelisation= The Paradise of Death (novelisation)
|publisher= [[BBC Radio]]
|network = BBC Radio 5
|release date=1993 (airing and cassette) <br /> 2000 (CD)
|broadcast date= 27 August - 24 September 1993
|format= CD
|format= 5x30-minute episodes
|production code=
|production code=
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55323-5
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55323-5
|prev= none
|prev= Slipback (audio story)
|next=The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)
|next = The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)
}}{{Audio stub}}
|music = [[Peter Howell]]
|epcount = 5
|thwr = 200|thwr2=201
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''The Paradise of Death''''' was a [[BBC Radio]] drama first broadcast in [[1993 (releases)|1993]]. It was the third audio drama produced for radio, following ''[[Exploration Earth (audio story)|Exploration Earth]]'' and ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'', and the first publicly released<ref>''[[Glorious Goodwood (audio story)|Glorious Goodwood]]'' (1974) starred Pertwee as the Third Doctor and [[Elisabeth Sladen|Sladen]] as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], but was not given any wide public release until 2005.</ref> audio drama to feature [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]]. This made him the earliest actor to portray the Doctor that also lent his voice to an audio serial. However, he would only perform one more audio story in his lifetime.


'''''The Paradise of Death''''' was a [[BBC Radio]] drama first broadcast in [[1993]].
The story introduced new companion [[Jeremy Fitzoliver]], played by [[Richard Pearce]]. The story also featured a number of actors who also played different characters in the TV series, including [[Maurice Denham]], [[Trevor Martin]], [[Philip Anthony]], [[Peter Miles]] and [[Harold Innocent]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
When a horrific and inexplicable death occurs at [[Space World]], a new theme park on [[Hampstead Heath]], [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] is called in to investigate. [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] is highly suspicious. Just who controls the [[Parakon Corporation]], the shadowy organisation behind the running of the park? What is "[[Experienced Reality]]" and what are the limits of its awesome powers?
When a horrific and inexplicable death occurs at [[Space World]], a new theme park on [[Hampstead Heath]], [[UNIT]] is called in to investigate. The [[Third Doctor]] is highly suspicious. Just who controls the [[Parakon Corporation]], the shadowy organisation behind the running of the park? What is "[[Experienced Reality]]" and what are the limits of its awesome powers?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Third Doctor]] - [[Jon Pertwee]]
* [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jon Pertwee]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[Freeth]] - [[Harold Innocent]]
* [[Freeth]] - [[Harold Innocent]]
* [[Tragan]] - [[Peter Miles]]
* [[Tragan]] - [[Peter Miles]]
* President - [[Maurice Denham]]
* [[President (The Paradise of Death)|President]] - [[Maurice Denham]]
* [[Jeremy Fitzoliver]] - [[Richard Pearce]]
* [[Jeremy Fitzoliver]] - [[Richard Pearce]]
* [[Crestin]] / [[Bill (The Paradise of Death)|Bill]] / Radio Voice / Ambulance Man / Man - [[Andrew Wincott]]
* [[Crestin]] / [[Bill (The Paradise of Death)|Bill]] / Radio Voice / [[Ambulance man (The Paradise of Death)|Ambulance Man]] / [[Man (The Paradise of Death)|Man]] - [[Andrew Wincott]]
* [[Nobby]] / [[Kitson]] / [[Wilkins]] / Soldier - [[Dominic Letts]]
* [[Nobby]] / [[Marak Kitson|Kitson]] / [[Wilkins]] / [[Soldier (The Paradise of Death)|Soldier]] - [[Dominic Letts]]
* [[Grebber]] / Reporter - [[Brian Hall]]
* [[Grebber]] / [[Reporter (The Paradise of Death)|Reporter]] - [[Brian Hall]]
* [[Clorinda]] / Sec. Gen. of the U.N. - [[Jillie Meers]]
* [[Clorinda]] / [[Secretary General (The Paradise of Death)|Sec. Gen. of the U.N.]] - [[Jillie Meers]]
* General Commanding Unit - [[John Hardwood]]
* [[General (The Paradise of Death)|General Commanding Unit]] - [[John Hardwood]]
* [[Odun]] / Patrol Leader - [[John Fleming]]
* [[Odun]] / [[Patrol leader (The Paradise of Death)|Patrol Leader]] - [[John Fleming]]
* Captain [[Waldo Rudley]] - [[Jonathan Tafler]]
* Captain [[Waldo Rudley]] - [[Jonathan Tafler]]
* [[Onya]] - [[Jane Slavin]]
* [[Katyan Glessey|Onya]] - [[Jane Slavin]]
* [[Greckle]] - [[Emma Myant]]
* [[Greckle]] - [[Emma Myant]]
* [[Rasco Heldal]] - [[Michael Onslow]]
* [[Rasco Heldal]] - [[Michael Onslow]]
* [[Medan]] / Hunter - [[David Holt]]
* [[Medan]] / [[Hunter (The Paradise of Death)|Hunter]] - [[David Holt]]
* Echolocation Operator / [[Lexhan]] - [[Julian Rhind Tutt]]
* [[Echolocation operator|Echolocation Operator]] / [[Lexhan]] - [[Julian Rhind-Tutt]]
* [[Kaido]] / Guard 2 / [[Ungar]] / Custodian of Data Store / [[Jenhegger]] - [[Trevor Martin]]
* [[Kaido (The Paradise of Death)|Kaido]] / [[Guard 2 (The Paradise of Death)|Guard 2]] / [[Ungar]] / [[Custodian of Data Store]] / [[Jenhegger]] - [[Trevor Martin]]
* [[Yallett]] / Officer of the Day - [[Philip Anthony]]
* [[Yallett]] / [[Officer of the Day]] - [[Philip Anthony]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
=== Earth ===
* [[Writer]] - [[Barry Letts]]
* [[Hampstead Heath]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Phil Clarke]]
* [[Space World]]
* [[Incidental music|Incidental Music]] - [[Peter Howell]]
* [[Holborough]]
* Technical Presentation - [[John Whitehall]]
* [[Production assistant|Production Assistant]] - [[Dawn Ellis]]
* [[Studio manager|Studio Managers]] - [[Alison Carter]], [[Colin Guthrie]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Phil Clarke]]


=== Organisations ===
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Parakon Corporation]]
* The Doctor takes [[Bessie]] to the press coverage of [[Space World]].
 
* The Doctor used to ride [[skimmer]]s on [[Gallifrey]] during his childhood with his friends, which are likened to [[bicycle]]s, and says he is several hundred years older than Sarah and Jeremy.
=== Planets ===
* Sarah and the Brigadier meet for the first time.
* [[Aldebaran II]]
* [[Freeth]] notes that, whilst being on Earth, he is part of an [[ethnic minority]].
* [[Blestinu]]
* The Brigadier mocks the Doctor's use of the phrase "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow". The Doctor says that it would sound like nonsense to a classical subatomic physicist.
* [[Parakon]]
 
=== Plants ===
* [[Rapine]]
 
=== Species ===
* [[Kamelius]]
* [[Pellonian]]
* [[Parakonian]]
* [[Klakluk]]
* [[Gargan]]
* [[Naglon]]
 
=== Technology ===
* [[Experienced Reality]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993. It was released on double cassette in [[September]] [[1993]]. In [[March]] [[2000]], it was re-released on [[CD]]. It is now available for sale as a download on iTunes.
[[File:ParadiseDeathBook.jpg|thumb|Novelisation cover]]
* [[Harold Innocent]] (Freeth) previously played [[Gilbert M]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|Harold Innocent]]''.
* ''The Paradise of Death'' puts a different spin on the opening moments of the television story ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''. Television viewers may have thought the opening moments of ''Dinosaurs'' directly followed the closing scene of ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', but ''The Paradise of Death'' suggests otherwise, depicting the first meeting of the Brigadier and Sarah Jane Smith.
* [[Peter Miles]] (Tragan) previously played [[Lawrence (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Dr. Lawrence]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', [[Whitaker|Professor Whitaker]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' and [[Nyder]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''. He would reprise his role as Nyder [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]'' and in 1993 and 2005 in a charity play ''[[Stage play#The Trial of Davros 1993 & 2005|The Trial of Davros]]''.
* [[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|A novelisation]] by [[Barry Letts]] was published in [[1994 (releases)|1994]]. It was the final release in the (original) long-running [[Target Books]] novelisation series.
* [[Maurice Denham]] (The President) previously played [[Azmael]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]''.
* Harold Innocent (Freeth) died while the serial was originally being broadcast, with the fourth and fifth episodes released posthumously.
* [[Trevor Martin]] (Kaido / Ungar) previously played a [[Time Lord]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' and the [[Fourth Doctor (The Seven Keys to Doomsday)|alternative Fourth Doctor]] in the stage play ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in The Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''. He would later play Professor Capra in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Flip-Flop]]''. Subsequently, he reprised his role as the alternative Fourth Doctor in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)|Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''.  
* [[Jane Slavin]] (Onya) would later play [[Valerie Carlton]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Valley of Death (audio story)|The Valley of Death]]'' and [[Teesha]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Acheron Pulse (audio story)|The Acheron Pulse]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* This story puts a different spin on the opening moments of [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''. Television viewers may have thought the opening moments of ''Dinosaurs'' directly followed the closing scene of [[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''. This story suggests otherwise, depicting the first meeting of the Brigadier and Sarah Jane Smith.
* The Doctor mentions travelling to [[Atlantis]] and that the TARDIS got stuck inside [[the Master's TARDIS]] and was on the verge of a [[time ram]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'')
* Sarah tries to interview the Doctor for the ''[[Metropolitan]]'' — but the Doctor bristles once he figures out what she's up to.
* The Doctor speaks of his and Sarah's recent encounter with [[Irongron]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'')
* This is the only performed story where Sarah's co-workers at the ''[[Metropolitan]]'' get a look-in. We hear her negotiate with her editor for financial support and a cameraman and we're introduced to [[Jeremy Fitzoliver]], the son of the magazine's majority shareholder.
* The Doctor survives a fall of 200 feet. His [[fourth incarnation]] would later regenerate into his [[fifth incarnation]] due to falling from a great height off the [[Pharos Project]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
* The Brigadier asks the Doctor about the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor sings a [[Venusian lullaby]] with less success than he had with [[Aggedor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'')
 
== Releases ==
* ''The Paradise of Death'' was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
* It was released on double cassette in September [[1993 (releases)|1993]].
* It was released on [[CD]] on [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]].
* It was re-released as part of ''[[The BBC Radio Episodes Collection|The BBC Radio Episodes]]'' boxset on [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].
* It is now available for sale as a download on iTunes.
* It was released on Vinyl by Demon Records, along with ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'', on [[28 February (releases)|28 February]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]].


== Novelisation ==
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[[File:ParadiseDeathBook.jpg|thumb|Novelisation cover]]
The_Paradise_of_Death_Cassette.jpg|1993 cassette release
: ''Main article: [[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)]]''
Paradise of Death cover.jpg|2000 CD release
The Paradise of Death digital cover.jpg|Digital release
The_BBC_Radio_Episodes_CD_Box_Set.jpg|''The BBC Radio Episodes'' 2011 release
The BBC Radio Episodes Collection.jpg|''The BBC Radio Episodes'' 2022 re-release
Doctor Who The Paradise of Death 2011 CD cover.jpg|''The BBC Radio Episodes'' individual cover
The Paradise of Death revised cover.jpg|Revised individual cover with 2018 logo
The_Paradise_of_Death_&_The_Ghosts_of_N-Space_Vinyl.jpg|Vinyl Record release
</gallery>


* A novelisation by [[Barry Letts]] was published in [[1994]]. It was the final release in the long-running [[Target Books]] novelisation series.
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|paradise.htm|The Paradise of Death}}
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* {{tetrap|other/paradise.html|The Paradise of Death}}
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The Paradise of Death was a BBC Radio drama first broadcast in 1993. It was the third audio drama produced for radio, following Exploration Earth and Slipback, and the first publicly released[1] audio drama to feature Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. This made him the earliest actor to portray the Doctor that also lent his voice to an audio serial. However, he would only perform one more audio story in his lifetime.

The story introduced new companion Jeremy Fitzoliver, played by Richard Pearce. The story also featured a number of actors who also played different characters in the TV series, including Maurice Denham, Trevor Martin, Philip Anthony, Peter Miles and Harold Innocent.

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

When a horrific and inexplicable death occurs at Space World, a new theme park on Hampstead Heath, UNIT is called in to investigate. The Third Doctor is highly suspicious. Just who controls the Parakon Corporation, the shadowy organisation behind the running of the park? What is "Experienced Reality" and what are the limits of its awesome powers?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor takes Bessie to the press coverage of Space World.
  • The Doctor used to ride skimmers on Gallifrey during his childhood with his friends, which are likened to bicycles, and says he is several hundred years older than Sarah and Jeremy.
  • Sarah and the Brigadier meet for the first time.
  • Freeth notes that, whilst being on Earth, he is part of an ethnic minority.
  • The Brigadier mocks the Doctor's use of the phrase "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow". The Doctor says that it would sound like nonsense to a classical subatomic physicist.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novelisation cover
  • The Paradise of Death puts a different spin on the opening moments of the television story Invasion of the Dinosaurs. Television viewers may have thought the opening moments of Dinosaurs directly followed the closing scene of The Time Warrior, but The Paradise of Death suggests otherwise, depicting the first meeting of the Brigadier and Sarah Jane Smith.
  • A novelisation by Barry Letts was published in 1994. It was the final release in the (original) long-running Target Books novelisation series.
  • Harold Innocent (Freeth) died while the serial was originally being broadcast, with the fourth and fifth episodes released posthumously.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 1993 cassette release

    1993 cassette release

  • 2000 CD release

    2000 CD release

  • Digital release

    Digital release

  • The BBC Radio Episodes 2011 release

    The BBC Radio Episodes 2011 release

  • The BBC Radio Episodes 2022 re-release

    The BBC Radio Episodes 2022 re-release

  • The BBC Radio Episodes individual cover

    The BBC Radio Episodes individual cover

  • Revised individual cover with 2018 logo

    Revised individual cover with 2018 logo

  • Vinyl Record release

    Vinyl Record release

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Glorious Goodwood (1974) starred Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, but was not given any wide public release until 2005.
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