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{{Infobox Story | |image = Wirrn Dawn cover.jpg | ||
| | |range = Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series) | ||
| | |series in range = Series 3 (8DA) | ||
|series= [[ | |series number in range = 3 | ||
|number= 3.4 | |number in series = 4 | ||
|doctor= Eighth Doctor | |series = ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|companions= [[Lucie Miller]] | |number = 3.4 | ||
|enemy= | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] | |||
|enemy = [[Wirrn]] | |||
|setting= [[Carista VII]], [[GalSec|GalSec Territory]], the [[far future]] | |setting = [[Carista VII]], [[GalSec|GalSec Territory]], the [[far future]] | ||
| | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|cover=[[Simon Holub]] | |director = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |producer = [[David Richardson]], [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
|release date= | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|format= 1 CD | |sound = Jamie Robertson | ||
|production code=BFPDWCDMG020 | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-396-5 | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|prev=The Beast of Orlok (audio story) | |epcount = 2 | ||
|next= The Scapegoat (audio story) | |release date = 18 - 25 April 2009 | ||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download | |||
|production code = BFPDWCDMG020 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-396-5 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-752-6 (digital) | |||
|prev = The Beast of Orlok (audio story) | |||
|next = The Scapegoat (audio story) | |||
|sample = https://soundcloud.com/jamierobertson/doctor-who-the-dawn-is-coming | |||
|sample name = The Dawn is Coming | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth story in the [[Series 3 (8DA)|third series]] of the ''[[The Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]]. | ||
This was the first Wirrn story since [[2001]]'s ''[[Race Memory (audio story)|Race Memory]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
“This is full scale war. [[Wirrn]] and humankind locked in a deadly struggle for survival. When did that happen?” | “This is full scale war. [[Wirrn]] and humankind locked in a deadly struggle for survival. When did that happen?” | ||
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] land right in the middle of one of the human | [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] land right in the middle of one of the human race's bloodiest periods of history. Trying to make a difference here would be like standing up and calling for a cease-fire on the Somme. Certain death... | ||
Or Worse. | Or Worse. | ||
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* [[Farroll]] - [[Liz Sutherland]] | * [[Farroll]] - [[Liz Sutherland]] | ||
* [[Winslet]] - [[Ian Brooker]] | * [[Winslet]] - [[Ian Brooker]] | ||
* Queen - [[Beth Chalmers]] | * [[Queen (Wirrn Dawn)|Queen]] - [[Beth Chalmers]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* Writer & Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Producers - [[Barnaby Edwards]] and [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Wirrn created by [[Robert Holmes]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Earth]] was abandoned centuries earlier. | * [[Earth]] was abandoned centuries earlier. | ||
* The Doctor mentions | * The Doctor mentions extensive fighting on [[the Somme]]. | ||
* The Doctor compares the [[Wirrn]] to [[Ichneumon wasp]]s. | |||
== Notes == | |||
[[File:Wirrn Dawn.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | [[File:Wirrn Dawn.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | ||
* This story marks the first appearance of the [[Wirrn]] in a Big Finish audio drama. | * This story marks the first appearance of the [[Wirrn]] in a Big Finish audio drama. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[8 October (production)|8 October]] [[2008]] at [[ | * This audio drama was recorded on [[8 October (production)|8 October]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* The story was initially released as a download on | * The story was initially released as a download on the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website on [[18 April (releases)|18]] and [[25 April (releases)|25 April]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] first encountered the Wirrn on the [[Nerva Beacon]] | * The [[Fourth Doctor]] first encountered the [[Wirrn]] on the [[Nerva Beacon]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark in Space (TV story)}}. Later, in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Wirrn Isle (audio story)}}, the [[Sixth Doctor]] met them on [[Loch Lomond]] off the coast of [[Scotland]] in [[far future|16127]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] also had a previous interaction with the Wirrn on [[Micawber's World]] in [[July]] [[40th century|3999]] in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Placebo Effect (novel)}}. | ||
* Lucie mentions that she used to be "great friends with a [[Rosto | * [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] mentions that she used to be "great friends with a centipede", referring to [[Rosto]], whom she befriended in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Sisters of the Flame (audio story)}} / {{cs|The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)}}. | ||
* Ichneumon Wasps were previously mentioned by [[Nyssa]] in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Mutant Phase (audio story)}}. | |||
* The Fourth Doctor met [[GalSec]] colonists in the year [[16087]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)}}. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/wirrn-dawn-534|Wirrn Dawn}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|bbc7_17.htm|Wirrn Dawn}} | |||
{{tetrap|8/wirrndawn.html|Wirrn Dawn}} | |||
{{BF EDA}} | {{BF EDA}} | ||
{{Wirrn stories}} | |||
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[[Category:Wirrn audio stories]] | [[Category:Wirrn audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | [[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | ||
[[Category:Eighth Doctor audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:2008 audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Two part audio stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:47, 22 November 2024
Wirrn Dawn was the fourth story in the third series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.
This was the first Wirrn story since 2001's Race Memory.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
“This is full scale war. Wirrn and humankind locked in a deadly struggle for survival. When did that happen?”
The Doctor and Lucie land right in the middle of one of the human race's bloodiest periods of history. Trying to make a difference here would be like standing up and calling for a cease-fire on the Somme. Certain death...
Or Worse.
Survival can be a messy business.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller - Sheridan Smith
- Trooper Salway - Colin Salmon
- Delong - Daniel Anthony
- Farroll - Liz Sutherland
- Winslet - Ian Brooker
- Queen - Beth Chalmers
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Writer & Director - Nicholas Briggs
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Jamie Robertson
- Producers - Barnaby Edwards and David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Wirrn created by Robert Holmes
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Earth was abandoned centuries earlier.
- The Doctor mentions extensive fighting on the Somme.
- The Doctor compares the Wirrn to Ichneumon wasps.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story marks the first appearance of the Wirrn in a Big Finish audio drama.
- This audio drama was recorded on 8 October 2008 at the Moat Studios.
- The story was initially released as a download on the Big Finish website on 18 and 25 April 2009.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Fourth Doctor first encountered the Wirrn on the Nerva Beacon in TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"]. Later, in AUDIO: Wirrn Isle [+]Loading...["Wirrn Isle (audio story)"], the Sixth Doctor met them on Loch Lomond off the coast of Scotland in 16127. The Eighth Doctor also had a previous interaction with the Wirrn on Micawber's World in July 3999 in PROSE: Placebo Effect [+]Loading...["Placebo Effect (novel)"].
- Lucie mentions that she used to be "great friends with a centipede", referring to Rosto, whom she befriended in AUDIO: Sisters of the Flame [+]Loading...["Sisters of the Flame (audio story)"] / The Vengeance of Morbius [+]Loading...["The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)"].
- Ichneumon Wasps were previously mentioned by Nyssa in AUDIO: The Mutant Phase [+]Loading...["The Mutant Phase (audio story)"].
- The Fourth Doctor met GalSec colonists in the year 16087 in TV: The Sontaran Experiment [+]Loading...["The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Wirrn Dawn page at bigfinish.com
- Wirrn Dawn at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Wirrn Dawn at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
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