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{{Infobox CD| | {{Infobox CD | ||
cd name= The Ratings War | | | cd name= The Ratings War | ||
image=[[Image:The_Ratings_War_cover.jpg|250px]]| | | image=[[Image:The_Ratings_War_cover.jpg|250px]] | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas#Special Releases|Specially Released Audio Dramas]] | | | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas#Special Releases|Specially Released Audio Dramas]] | ||
number= 2 | | | number= 2 | ||
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]| | | doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
companions= | | | companions= | ||
enemy= [[Beep the Meep]]| | | enemy= [[Beep the Meep]] | ||
year= | | | year= | ||
writer= [[Steve Lyons]] | | | writer= [[Steve Lyons]] | ||
director= [[Gary Russell]] | | | director= [[Gary Russell]] | ||
producer= | | | producer= | ||
publisher= [[Big Finish]] | | | publisher= [[Big Finish]] | ||
release date= [[January]] [[2002]] | | | release date= [[January]] [[2002]] | ||
format= 1 Episodes on 1 CD | | | format= 1 Episodes on 1 CD | ||
production code= | | production code= DWMCD02 | ||
isbn= | | | isbn= | ||
previous story= [[Last of the Titans]] | | | previous story= [[Last of the Titans]] | ||
next story= [[No Place Like Home]] | | next story= [[No Place Like Home]] | ||
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==Publisher's summary== | ==Publisher's summary== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_dwm2.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Ratings War'''] | * [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_dwm2.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Ratings War'''] | ||
* [http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/disccon/6/ratings.html The Discontinuity Guide '''The Ratings War''' page] | * [http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/disccon/6/ratings.html The Discontinuity Guide '''The Ratings War''' page] | ||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor audio plays|Ratings War]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor audio plays|Ratings War]] | ||
[[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas|Ratings War]] | [[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas|Ratings War]] | ||
[[Category:2002 audio plays|Ratings War]] | [[Category:2002 audio plays|Ratings War]] |
Revision as of 06:47, 8 November 2010
Publisher's summary
Beep the Meep is back -- and he's found a new channel for his aggression! A brand new series is about to make television history, but can the Doctor prevent his furry foe from turning a docu-drama into a crisis, or will the fluffy-wuffy animals get it in the neck? The first shots in the ratings war have been fired, and the next one is aimed at your head...
Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Beep the Meep - Toby Longworth
- Roger Lowell - Robert Jezek
- Robbie McHale - Alistair Lock
- Lucy - Jane Goddard
References
- The Ratings War features the return of Beep the Meep, the villain introduced in the Fourth Doctor comic strip The Star Beast.
Notes
- The original CD release includes "hidden material" which is heard if the CD is left playing for several minutes after the conclusion of the story. The bonus material includes outtakes, the full version of Beep's improvised rant, and a complete version of the Beep and Friends theme song.
- Also included as a bonus on the original CD release is the first episode of the Eighth Doctor audio adventure, Invaders from Mars.
- This is one of only a few stories in which the Sixth Doctor is depicted travelling alone, without a companion.
Continuity
to be added
Timeline
- This story occurs after DWM: The Age of Chaos
- This story occurs before ST: Christmas Special