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'''''Corruption''''' was the third story in the ''[[I, Davros]]'' series released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]] and featured [[Terry Molloy]] as [[Davros]], [[Carolyn Jones]] as [[Calcula (Innocence)|Calcula]], [[Katarina Olsson]] as [[Shan]], [[David Bickerstaff]] as [[Ral]] and [[John Stahl]] as The [[Supremo]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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* [[Ral|Scientist Ral]] - [[David Bickerstaff]]
* [[Ral|Scientist Ral]] - [[David Bickerstaff]]
* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Valron|Councillor Valron]] - [[Sean Carlsen]]
* [[Valron|Councillor Valron]] - [[Seán Carlsen]]
* [[Fenn|Section Leader Fenn]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]]
* [[Fenn|Section Leader Fenn]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]]
* [[Calcula|Lady Calcula]] - [[Carolyn Jones]]
* [[Calcula (Innocence)|Lady Calcula]] - [[Carolyn Jones]]
* [[Shan|Scientist Shan]] - [[Katarina Olsson]]
* [[Shan|Scientist Shan]] - [[Katarina Olsson]]
* The [[Supremo]] - [[John Stahl]]
* The [[Supremo]] - [[John Stahl]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Matros]] still serves on the [[Council of Twelve]] has risen to the rank of the High Councillor. Davros refused to take his daughter to a state dinner the night before the [[Thal]] attempt on his life.
* [[Matros]] still serves on the [[Council of Twelve]] and has risen to the rank of the High Councillor. Davros refused to take his daughter to a state dinner the night before the [[Thal]] attempt on his life.
* The name of the Thal state is the [[Thal Republic]].
* The name of the Thal state is the [[Thal Republic]].
* [[DNA]] makes up living creatures on [[Skaro]] and all living creatures on Skaro have a double helix.
* [[DNA]] makes up living creatures on [[Skaro]] and all living creatures on Skaro have a double helix.
* Drammankin Lake is now known as the [[Lake of Mutations]].
* [[Drammankin Lake]] is now known as the Lake of Mutations.
* Davros determines that, in spite of their outward resemblance, the [[Kaled]]s and the Thals' evolution diverged a hundred million years prior to the [[Thousand Year War]]. This is approximately the era when life first evolved on Skaro.
* Davros determines that, in spite of their outward resemblance, the [[Kaled]]s and the Thals' evolution diverged a hundred million years prior to the [[Thousand Year War]]. This is approximately the era when life first evolved on Skaro.
* The Kaleds and Thals' internal organs are of a completely different structure. For instance, Thal lungs are longer and thinner than those of the Kaleds.
* Most lifeforms that existed on Skaro have become extinct. Consequently, natural foodstuffs are a rare commodity.
* There are seven males for every female Thal.
* Most lifeforms that existed on [[Skaro]] have become extinct. Consequently, natural foodstuffs are a rare commodity.
* Davros is now a Coordinator within the [[Scientific Elite]].
* Davros is now a Coordinator within the [[Scientific Elite]].
* The life expectancy of Kaled females is 52, an age which Lady Calcula has long since surpassed. According to Davros, she is one of the oldest living Kaleds.
* Joining the Kaled [[Military Youth]] is not technically mandatory, but in practice it is.
* Joining the Kaled [[Military Youth]] is not technically mandatory, but in practice it is. The ones who do not join up are beaten by those who do. Several weeks earlier, a ten-year-old boy was dragged from his classroom and killed when he asked why rations had been cut if the war was allegedly going well.
* Of all the other planets that the Kaleds have detected, none are capable of supporting life.
* The [[Darrien]] province is the area where Shan and her family used to live. It is now a radioactive glass desert. They once owned more than half of the province.
* The [[Darrien]] province is the area where Shan and her family used to live. It is now a radioactive glass desert. They once owned more than half of the province.
* Shan's father [[Krakor|Colonel Krakor]] is a senior member of the [[Military Elite]]. He turned down a place on the Council of Twelve to remain on the battlefield.
* Shan's father [[Krakor|Colonel Krakor]] is a senior member of the [[Military Elite]]. He turned down a place on the Council of Twelve to remain on the battlefield.
* Davros developed a device which cured [[cancer]] one year earlier.
* Davros developed a device which cured [[cancer]] one year earlier.
* High Councillor Matros was killed when he slipped and fell under a training tank. When Davros points out to his mother that he was one of her political enemies, Calcula comments that he was always opposed to the Scientific Elite's work and should not have gotten in the way...of the tank.
* The [[Supremo]] orders Fenn to destroy Davros' laboratory. Calcula then exposes herself and Fenn to a massive dose of [[radiation]].
* The [[Supremo]] orders Fenn to destroy Davros' laboratory. Calcula then exposes herself and Fenn to a massive dose of [[radiation]].
* Skaro's sun can no longer be seen from the [[Kaled Dome]] due to the high levels of radiation in the atmosphere. According to Valron, there has not been a proper summer for the last three years as a result.
* Skaro's sun can no longer be seen from the [[Kaled Dome]] due to the high levels of radiation in the atmosphere. According to Valron, there has not been a proper summer for the last three years as a result.
* [[Butterfly|Butterflies]] existed on Skaro prior to the war.
* [[Butterfly|Butterflies]] existed on Skaro prior to the war.
* No Kaled has died of old age for ten generations.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* [[Katarina Olsson]] (Shan) and [[David Bickerstaff]] (Scientist Ral) reprise their roles from [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]''. Councillor Valron was mentioned in that story but does not appear.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[2 August (production)|2 August]] [[2006 (production)|2006]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[2 August (production)|2 August]] [[2006 (production)|2006]].
* The story was reissued in 2007 as part of ''[[The Complete Davros Collection]] ''DVD boxset.
* The story was reissued in 2007 as part of ''[[The Complete Davros Collection]]'' DVD boxset.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Some of the events in this story were first touched upon in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]''.
* Some of the events in this story were first touched upon in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]''.
* [[Lake of Mutations|Drammankin Lake]] is now commonly referred to as the Lake of Mutations and is one of the few places on Skaro where animal and plant life can flourish as the [[Thousand Year War]] has destroyed Skaro's ecosystem. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'')
* [[Lake of Mutations|Drammankin Lake]] is now commonly referred to as the Lake of Mutations and is one of the few places on Skaro where animal and plant life can flourish as the [[Thousand Year War]] has destroyed Skaro's ecosystem. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') The name originates from [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dalography of Skaro (feature)}}.
* Ral says that some Kaleds now believe that beneath the city lies a [[Cellular Layer|a honeycomb of tunnels]] with "strange creatures" and [[Stratum of Screaming Winds|screaming winds]]. Some Kaled children are told that if they don't polish their boots, the [[Kraki]]s will come from below to get them. These are all references to [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Strata of Skaro (feature)}}.
* Davros and Shan collect [[Rat|rodents]] for genetic research. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'')
* Davros and Shan collect [[Rat|rodents]] for genetic research. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'')
* Davros tells Shan that he saw Kaleds being mutated by the [[Varga plant]]s in the [[Wastelands]] years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]'')
* Davros tells Shan that he saw Kaleds being mutated by the [[Varga plant]]s in the [[Wastelands]] years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]'')
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Revision as of 21:06, 11 December 2024

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Corruption was the third story in the I, Davros series released by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Lance Parkin and featured Terry Molloy as Davros, Carolyn Jones as Calcula, Katarina Olsson as Shan, David Bickerstaff as Ral and John Stahl as The Supremo.

Publisher's summary

"Logically, the war ends with one form of life in utter control of the world. All other life forms gone. That is the goal — that is the only true victory!"

Now established within the Scientific Elite, Davros and his team are pushing the boundaries of Kaled experimentation further and further forward. Access to Thal DNA spearheads an entirely new field of research for Davros, and as he becomes more and more intrigued by genetic mutations, others around him begin to fear him, his drive and his obsessive need for power.

Meanwhile he must learn to cope with betrayal and political manoeuvrings that will leave him changed forever...

Plot

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Cast

Worldbuilding

  • Matros still serves on the Council of Twelve and has risen to the rank of the High Councillor. Davros refused to take his daughter to a state dinner the night before the Thal attempt on his life.
  • The name of the Thal state is the Thal Republic.
  • DNA makes up living creatures on Skaro and all living creatures on Skaro have a double helix.
  • Drammankin Lake is now known as the Lake of Mutations.
  • Davros determines that, in spite of their outward resemblance, the Kaleds and the Thals' evolution diverged a hundred million years prior to the Thousand Year War. This is approximately the era when life first evolved on Skaro.
  • Most lifeforms that existed on Skaro have become extinct. Consequently, natural foodstuffs are a rare commodity.
  • Davros is now a Coordinator within the Scientific Elite.
  • Joining the Kaled Military Youth is not technically mandatory, but in practice it is.
  • The Darrien province is the area where Shan and her family used to live. It is now a radioactive glass desert. They once owned more than half of the province.
  • Shan's father Colonel Krakor is a senior member of the Military Elite. He turned down a place on the Council of Twelve to remain on the battlefield.
  • Davros developed a device which cured cancer one year earlier.
  • The Supremo orders Fenn to destroy Davros' laboratory. Calcula then exposes herself and Fenn to a massive dose of radiation.
  • Skaro's sun can no longer be seen from the Kaled Dome due to the high levels of radiation in the atmosphere. According to Valron, there has not been a proper summer for the last three years as a result.
  • Butterflies existed on Skaro prior to the war.

Notes

Continuity

External links