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|image=Ghosts of N-Space.jpg | |image = Ghosts of N-Space.jpg | ||
|series= [[BBC Audio Dramas]] | |series= [[BBC Audio Dramas]] | ||
|number= | |number= | ||
|doctor= Third Doctor | |doctor= Third Doctor | ||
|companions= [[ | |companions = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|featuring=[[ | |featuring=[[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]] | ||
|enemy=[[Maximilian Vilmius]] | |enemy = [[Maximilian Vilmius]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Barry Letts | ||
|director= [[Phil Clarke]] | |director= [[Phil Clarke]] | ||
|setting=[[ | |setting = {{il|[[Sicily]], [[1975]], [[1818]], and [[1504]]}} | ||
|producer=[[Phil Clarke]] | |producer = [[Phil Clarke]] | ||
|novelisation= The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation) | |novelisation= The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation) | ||
|network= | |network= BBC Radio 2 | ||
|broadcast date= | |broadcast date=20 January - 24 February 1996 | ||
|publisher = BBC Audio | |publisher = BBC Audio | ||
|format= | |format= 2 cassettes<br/>3 CDs<br/>Vinyl | ||
|production code= | |production code= | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-47701-6 | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-47701-6 | ||
|prev= The Paradise of Death (audio story) | |prev= The Paradise of Death (audio story) | ||
|next= The Thing from the Sea (audio story) | |next= The Thing from the Sea (audio story) | ||
| | |epcount = 6 | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''The Ghosts of N-Space''''' was a [[BBC Radio]] drama released in [[1996 (releases)|1996]]. It was the second and final audio | '''''The Ghosts of N-Space''''' was a [[BBC Radio]] drama recorded in [[1994 (production)|1994]] and released in [[1996 (releases)|1996]]. It was the second and final radio drama<ref>''[[Glorious Goodwood (audio story)|Glorious Goodwood]] (1974) also starred Pertwee as the [[Third Doctor]], but wasn't officially released as an audio story until 2005.</ref> that [[Jon Pertwee]] lent his voice to. He passed away a few months later after its broadcast, ending plans for a third instalment.<ref>[https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/doctor-paradise-death-ghosts-n-space Doctor Who: The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts Of N-Space]</ref> | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1996 cassette release === | |||
''"When the barrier gives way, this planet will be flooded by all the evil in N-Space; and at the moment I have no idea how to stop it."'' | ''"When the barrier gives way, this planet will be flooded by all the evil in N-Space; and at the moment I have no idea how to stop it."'' | ||
[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]'s ancient great-uncle Mario seems unsurprised by the spectres which haunt his even more ancient Sicilian castle. But when the Doctor comes to investigate he finds himself faced with a danger as great as any he has yet encountered. | |||
Is the answer to be found in the past, in the corrupt [[alchemy]] of the black-hearted sorcerer said to have walled up alive for his evil deeds? Or must the Doctor — and the faithful [[Sarah Jane Smith]] — brave the realm of [[ghost]]s and face the very fiends of [[hell]]? | Is the answer to be found in the past, in the corrupt [[alchemy]] of the black-hearted sorcerer said to have walled up alive for his evil deeds? Or must the Doctor — and the faithful [[Sarah Jane Smith]] — brave the realm of [[ghost]]s and face the very fiends of [[hell]]? | ||
=== 2000 CD release === | |||
Produced in 1994, this exciting six-part radio story reunited a classic line-up of actors from the Third Doctor's era. Deleted for several years, it has been remastered and is presented on CD for the first time ever. | |||
Mysterious forces are at work in Italy, where the Brigadier is staying with an Italian relative. As the Doctor is enlisted to investigate mysterious occurrences in the area, which threaten to blur the lines between time periods and the living and the dead. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jon Pertwee]] | * [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jon Pertwee]] | ||
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] | * [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] | ||
* [[The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]] | ||
* [[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]] - [[Richard Pearce]] | * [[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]] - [[Richard Pearce]] | ||
* [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max]] - [[Stephen Thorne]] | * [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max]] - [[Stephen Thorne]] | ||
* [[Mario (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Mario]] - [[Harry Towb]] | * [[Mario (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Mario]] - [[Harry Towb]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Louisa (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Louisa]] - [[Deborah Berlin]] | ||
* [[Clemenza]] - [[Jonathan Tafler]] | * [[Pietro Clemenza|Clemenza]] - [[Jonathan Tafler]] | ||
* [[Don Fabrizio]] - [[Don McCorkindale]] | * [[Don Fabrizio]] - [[Don McCorkindale]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Nicodemus|Nico]] - [[David Holt]] | ||
* [[Maggie (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Maggie]] - [[Sandra Dickinson]] | * [[Maggie (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Maggie]] - [[Sandra Dickinson]] | ||
* [[Umberto]] - [[Peter Yapp]] | * [[Umberto]] - [[Peter Yapp]] | ||
* [[Maid (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Maid]] - [[Joanne Sergeant]] | * [[Maid (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Maid]] - [[Joanne Sergeant]] | ||
* [[Paolo]] - [[Paul Brooke]] | * [[Paolo Verconti|Paolo]] - [[Paul Brooke]] | ||
* [[Barone]] - [[Gavin Muir]] | * [[Barone]] - [[Gavin Muir]] | ||
* [[Baronessa]] / [[Marcella]] - [[Jillie Meers]] | * [[Baronessa]] / [[Marcella (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Marcella]] - [[Jillie Meers]] | ||
* [[Roberto (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Roberto]] - [[Jonathan Keeble]] | * [[Roberto (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Roberto]] - [[Jonathan Keeble]] | ||
* [[Guido (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Guido]] - [[Jim Sweeney]] | * [[Guido (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Guido]] - [[Jim Sweeney]] | ||
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== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* [[Writer]] - [[Barry Letts]] | * [[Writer]] - [[Barry Letts]] | ||
* [[Director]] - [[Phil Clarke]] | * [[Producer]] & [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Phil Clarke]] | ||
* [[Incidental music|Incidental Music]] - [[Peter Howell]] | * [[Incidental music|Incidental Music]] - [[Peter Howell]] | ||
* Technical Presentation - [[John Whitehall]], [[Alison Carter]], [[Colin Guthrie]] | * Technical Presentation - [[John Whitehall]], [[Alison Carter]], [[Colin Guthrie]] | ||
* [[Production assistant|Production Assistant]] - [[Dawn Ellis]] | * [[Production assistant|Production Assistant]] - [[Dawn Ellis]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Sarah feels like a refugee from ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''. | * Sarah feels like a refugee from ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''. | ||
* The Doctor says that [[synchronicity]] is "the principle that a coincidence may happen without any causal link and yet still be significant". | * The Doctor says that [[synchronicity]] is "the principle that a coincidence may happen without any causal link and yet still be significant". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * ''The Ghosts of N-Space'' had its incidental music composed by [[Peter Howell]] and features his arrangement of the theme, rather than the [[Delia Derbyshire]] version used for the Third Doctor's TV stories. | ||
* According to [[The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)|the novelisation]], ''The Ghosts of N-Space'' is set between ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Sarah tried to submit a "[[Dalek]] piece" for publication, but it was not accepted. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor brought back a modified [[stun gun]] from [[Parakon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that he has met [[H. G. Wells]]. He would later do so again in [[Scotland]] in [[1885]] during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that he has met [[H. G. Wells]]. He would later do so again in [[Scotland]] in [[1885]] during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has been found guilty of intervention by his peers. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[the Hermit|his old teacher]] on Gallifrey. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | |||
* The Doctor has been found guilty of intervention by his peers. ([[TV]]: [[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]) | |||
* The Doctor mentions | |||
== | == Home media releases == | ||
''The Ghosts of N-Space'' was released on [[CD]] by [[BBC Audio]] on [[5 June (releases)|5 June]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]]. | ''The Ghosts of N-Space'' was released on [[CD]] by [[BBC Audio]] on [[5 June (releases)|5 June]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]]. | ||
== Novelisation == | == Novelisation == | ||
[[File:Ma-7.jpg|thumb|Novelisation cover]] | [[File:Ma-7.jpg|thumb|Novelisation cover]] | ||
{{main|The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)}} | |||
* A novelisation written by [[Barry Letts]] was published in 1995. As the [[Target Books]] range had been retired by this time, the novelisation was published as part of the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line. Unusually, the novel was published before the radio play was broadcast. | * A novelisation written by [[Barry Letts]] was published in 1995. As the [[Target Books]] range had been retired by this time, the novelisation was published as part of the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line. Unusually, the novel was published before the radio play was broadcast. | ||
== Releases == | |||
* This story was originally broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]] from [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] to [[24 February (releases)|24 February]] [[1996 (production)|1996]]. | |||
* It was released on double cassette in February 1996. | |||
* 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 was released on Vinyl by Demon Records, along with ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'', on [[28 February (releases)|28 February]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
The_Ghosts_of_N-Space_Cassette.jpg|1996 cassette release | |||
Ghosts of N-Space.jpg|2000 CD release | |||
The Ghosts of N-Space 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 Ghosts of N-Space 2011 CD cover.jpg|''The BBC Radio Episodes'' individual cover | |||
The Ghosts Of N-Space revised cover.jpg|Revised individual cover with 2018 logo | |||
The_Paradise_of_Death_&_The_Ghosts_of_N-Space_Vinyl.jpg|Vinyl Record release | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{chakoteya|Extras/GhostsofNSpace.html|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|ghost.htm|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | {{dwrefguide|ghost.htm|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | ||
{{tetrap|other/ghosts.html|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 16th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 16th century]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell theme]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 17 November 2024
The Ghosts of N-Space was a BBC Radio drama recorded in 1994 and released in 1996. It was the second and final radio drama[1] that Jon Pertwee lent his voice to. He passed away a few months later after its broadcast, ending plans for a third instalment.[2]
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
1996 cassette release[[edit] | [edit source]]
"When the barrier gives way, this planet will be flooded by all the evil in N-Space; and at the moment I have no idea how to stop it."
The Brigadier's ancient great-uncle Mario seems unsurprised by the spectres which haunt his even more ancient Sicilian castle. But when the Doctor comes to investigate he finds himself faced with a danger as great as any he has yet encountered.
Is the answer to be found in the past, in the corrupt alchemy of the black-hearted sorcerer said to have walled up alive for his evil deeds? Or must the Doctor — and the faithful Sarah Jane Smith — brave the realm of ghosts and face the very fiends of hell?
2000 CD release[[edit] | [edit source]]
Produced in 1994, this exciting six-part radio story reunited a classic line-up of actors from the Third Doctor's era. Deleted for several years, it has been remastered and is presented on CD for the first time ever.
Mysterious forces are at work in Italy, where the Brigadier is staying with an Italian relative. As the Doctor is enlisted to investigate mysterious occurrences in the area, which threaten to blur the lines between time periods and the living and the dead.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
- Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
- The Brigadier - Nicholas Courtney
- Jeremy - Richard Pearce
- Max - Stephen Thorne
- Mario - Harry Towb
- Louisa - Deborah Berlin
- Clemenza - Jonathan Tafler
- Don Fabrizio - Don McCorkindale
- Nico - David Holt
- Maggie - Sandra Dickinson
- Umberto - Peter Yapp
- Maid - Joanne Sergeant
- Paolo - Paul Brooke
- Barone - Gavin Muir
- Baronessa / Marcella - Jillie Meers
- Roberto - Jonathan Keeble
- Guido - Jim Sweeney
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Writer - Barry Letts
- Producer & Director - Phil Clarke
- Incidental Music - Peter Howell
- Technical Presentation - John Whitehall, Alison Carter, Colin Guthrie
- Production Assistant - Dawn Ellis
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sarah feels like a refugee from Pride and Prejudice.
- The Doctor says that synchronicity is "the principle that a coincidence may happen without any causal link and yet still be significant".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Ghosts of N-Space had its incidental music composed by Peter Howell and features his arrangement of the theme, rather than the Delia Derbyshire version used for the Third Doctor's TV stories.
- According to the novelisation, The Ghosts of N-Space is set between Death to the Daleks and The Monster of Peladon.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sarah tried to submit a "Dalek piece" for publication, but it was not accepted. (TV: Death to the Daleks)
- The Doctor brought back a modified stun gun from Parakon. (AUDIO: The Paradise of Death)
- The Doctor mentions that he has met H. G. Wells. He would later do so again in Scotland in 1885 during his sixth incarnation. (TV: Timelash)
- The Doctor has been found guilty of intervention by his peers. (TV: The War Games)
- The Doctor mentions his old teacher on Gallifrey. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)
Home media releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Ghosts of N-Space was released on CD by BBC Audio on 5 June 2000.
Novelisation[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)
- A novelisation written by Barry Letts was published in 1995. As the Target Books range had been retired by this time, the novelisation was published as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures line. Unusually, the novel was published before the radio play was broadcast.
Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 2 from 20 January to 24 February 1996.
- It was released on double cassette in February 1996.
- It was released on CD on 6 March 2000.
- It was re-released as part of The BBC Radio Episodes boxset on 6 June 2011.
- It was released on Vinyl by Demon Records, along with The Paradise of Death, on 28 February 2020.
1996 cassette release
2000 CD release
Digital release
The BBC Radio Episodes 2011 release
The BBC Radio Episodes 2022 re-release
The BBC Radio Episodes individual cover
Revised individual cover with 2018 logo
Vinyl Record release
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Ghosts of N-Space at Chrissie's Transcripts Site
- The Ghosts of N-Space at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Ghosts of N-Space at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Glorious Goodwood (1974) also starred Pertwee as the Third Doctor, but wasn't officially released as an audio story until 2005.
- ↑ Doctor Who: The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts Of N-Space
