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{{Infobox Audiobook | {{Infobox Audiobook | ||
|image = [[ | |image = [[File: Farewell, Great Macedon (cover).png|250px]] Cover artist - [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|audiobook name = Farewell, Great Macedon | |audiobook name = Farewell, Great Macedon | ||
|series = [[The Lost Stories]] | |series = [[The Lost Stories]] | ||
|number = 2.01 | |number = 2.01 | ||
|doctor = [[First Doctor]] | |doctor = [[First Doctor]] | ||
|companions = [[Susan Campbell|Susan Foreman]]<br>[[Barbara Wright]]<br>[[Ian Chesterton]] | |companions = [[Susan Campbell|Susan Foreman]]<br />[[Barbara Wright]]<br />[[Ian Chesterton]] | ||
|enemy= [[Antipater]]<br>[[Seleucus]]<br>[[Iollas]]<br>[[Glaucias]] | |enemy= [[Antipater]]<br />[[Seleucus]]<br />[[Iollas]]<br />[[Glaucias]] | ||
|setting = [[Babylon]], [[Mesopotamia]], [[Earth]], [[May]] to [[June]] [[BC#4th century B.C.|323 BC]] | |setting = [[Babylon]], [[Mesopotamia]], [[Earth]], [[May]] to [[June]] [[BC#4th century B.C.|323 BC]] | ||
|writer = [[Moris Farhi]] adapted by [[Nigel Robinson]] | |writer = [[Moris Farhi]] adapted by [[Nigel Robinson]] | ||
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|release date = [[November]] [[2010]] | |release date = [[November]] [[2010]] | ||
|format = 6 Episodes on 3 CDs | |format = 6 Episodes on 3 CDs | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978- | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-452-8 | ||
|previous story = [[The Macros]] | |previous story = [[The Macros]] | ||
|next story = [[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]] | |next story = [[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]] | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The TARDIS materialises amidst the Hanging Gardens of [[Babylon]], where the Doctor and his companions meet [[Alexander the Great]]. Four members of Alexander's retinue, however, are plotting to murder the king and his successors so that one of their number, Seleucus, can ascend to the throne and allow them to return to their homeland. The conspirators try to frame the time travellers, but the Doctor and Ian succeed in a series of trials and Alexander's bodyguard, Ptolemy, proves their innocence. However, history cannot be changed, and despite the Doctor's efforts to save the king's life by having Ian build an iron lung, Alexander dies while Ptolemy helps the companions escape to the TARDIS. | The TARDIS materialises amidst the Hanging Gardens of [[Babylon]], where the Doctor and his companions meet [[Alexander the Great]]. Four members of Alexander's retinue, however, are plotting to murder the king and his successors so that one of their number, Seleucus, can ascend to the throne and allow them to return to their homeland. The conspirators try to frame the time travellers, but the Doctor and Ian succeed in a series of trials and Alexander's bodyguard, Ptolemy, proves their innocence. However, history cannot be changed, and despite the Doctor's efforts to save the king's life by having Ian build an iron lung, Alexander dies while Ptolemy helps the companions escape to the TARDIS. | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
*[[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]] | * [[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]] | ||
*[[Susan Campbell|Susan Foreman]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]] | * [[Susan Campbell|Susan Foreman]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]] | ||
*[[Alexander the Great]] - [[John Dorney]] | * [[Alexander the Great]] - [[John Dorney]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*Calanus tells Barbara that it is the Year of the 114th [[Olympic Games|Olympiad]] in the Greek calendar, which equates to [[BC|323 BC]] in the Gregorian calendar. | * Calanus tells Barbara that it is the Year of the 114th [[Olympic Games|Olympiad]] in the Greek calendar, which equates to [[BC|323 BC]] in the Gregorian calendar. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*Unusually for a ''Doctor Who'' story, Seleucus' status as one of the story's principal villains is never revealed to either the Doctor and his companions or Alexander. | * Unusually for a ''Doctor Who'' story, Seleucus' status as one of the story's principal villains is never revealed to either the Doctor and his companions or Alexander. | ||
*This is the first Lost Story not to feature the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. | * This is the first Lost Story not to feature the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Immediately after his third [[regeneration]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] recalled his encounter with Alexander the Great. Temporary memory loss caused him to refer to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] as "Alexander." ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'') | * Immediately after his third [[regeneration]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] recalled his encounter with Alexander the Great. Temporary memory loss caused him to refer to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] as "Alexander." ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'') | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*''Farewell, Great Macedon'' occurs after [[CC]]: ''[[Here There Be Monsters]]'' | * ''Farewell, Great Macedon'' occurs after [[CC]]: ''[[Here There Be Monsters]]'' | ||
*''Farewell, Great Macedon'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]'' | * ''Farewell, Great Macedon'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*''{{Template:Bigfinish|201-Doctor-Who-The-First-Doctor-Box-Set|Farewell, Great Macedon}}'' | * ''{{Template:Bigfinish|201-Doctor-Who-The-First-Doctor-Box-Set|Farewell, Great Macedon}}'' | ||
*''{{Template:Dwrefguide|loststories09a.htm|Farewell, Great Macedon}}'' | * ''{{Template:Dwrefguide|loststories09a.htm|Farewell, Great Macedon}}'' | ||
{{BFA LostStories}} | {{BFA LostStories}} | ||
Revision as of 05:14, 4 November 2011
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS materialises amidst the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, where the Doctor and his companions meet Alexander the Great. Four members of Alexander's retinue, however, are plotting to murder the king and his successors so that one of their number, Seleucus, can ascend to the throne and allow them to return to their homeland. The conspirators try to frame the time travellers, but the Doctor and Ian succeed in a series of trials and Alexander's bodyguard, Ptolemy, proves their innocence. However, history cannot be changed, and despite the Doctor's efforts to save the king's life by having Ian build an iron lung, Alexander dies while Ptolemy helps the companions escape to the TARDIS.
Plot
to be added
Cast
References
- Calanus tells Barbara that it is the Year of the 114th Olympiad in the Greek calendar, which equates to 323 BC in the Gregorian calendar.
Notes
- Unusually for a Doctor Who story, Seleucus' status as one of the story's principal villains is never revealed to either the Doctor and his companions or Alexander.
- This is the first Lost Story not to feature the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown.
Continuity
- Immediately after his third regeneration, the Fourth Doctor recalled his encounter with Alexander the Great. Temporary memory loss caused him to refer to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart as "Alexander." (DW: Robot)
Timeline
- Farewell, Great Macedon occurs after CC: Here There Be Monsters
- Farewell, Great Macedon occurs before BFA: The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance
External links
- Official Farewell, Great Macedon page at bigfinish.com
- Farewell, Great Macedon at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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