Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story): Difference between revisions

A random landing in London and a trip to the Savoy Hotel yield unexpected results for the Fifth Doctor. Tea, scones, an American general who knows far too much, and the threat of a Dalek invasion of Earth.

Meanwhile, the Doctor's companion Nyssa is in Rhodes during the time of the Crusades, where her position proves to be distinctly precarious.

It seems the Doctor's deadliest foes have woven a tangled web indeed. And in order to defeat them, he must cross the forbidden barriers of time and walk into the very centre of their latest, most outlandish scheme of conquest.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor - Peter Davison
Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
General Tillington - William Hope
Sergeant - Stewart Alexander
Wilton - Jon Weinberg
Mulberry - Nicholas Deal
Floyd - Richie Campbell
Alice - Regina Reagan
The Daleks / The Greylish - Nicholas Briggs

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
Director - John Ainsworth
Executive Producer - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
Music - Andy Hardwick
Producer - Sharon Gosling
Script Editor - Alan Barnes
Sound Design - Gareth Jenkins
Writer - Christopher H Bidmead
Daleks created by Terry Nation

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Hunniford uses the word "gook" as slang.
Acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 32 feet per second per second.

Communications technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Nyssa are experimenting with temporal interocitor technology to allow communication across different temporal areas.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS has a new Zero Room.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

This audio story was previewed in Doctor Who Magazine issue 380 with an illustration by Martin Geraghty.
This is the first Big Finish Doctor Who release to feature the new cover design of the main cover art on the right, with the story's title and an image of the Doctor on the left. This sidebar format would be used consistently until The Lure of the Nomad in 2018.
This audio drama was recorded on 16 and 17 January 2007 at the Moat Studios.
Nyssa says she was in Rhodes in 1320, while the Doctor later says it was 1310. Given the Doctor has a better knowledge of Earth's history than Nyssa, and the fact the real life Knights Hospitaller took over Rhodes in 1310, as is depicted here, 1310 is the most likely date for this to be set.
This story is set between Time-Flight and Arc of Infinity.

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

original cover art
Interior CD booklet artwork
The DWM preview for this story by Martin Geraghty

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor refers to the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
The Doctor reminds Nyssa of their last encounter with the Daleks. (AUDIO: The Mutant Phase)
The old Zero Room was jettisoned during Event One in the immediate aftermath of the Doctor's fourth regeneration. Part of it was fashioned into a cabinet to help the Doctor recover from his post regenerative trauma. (TV: Castrovalva)
The Doctor recalls visiting Logopolis towards the end of his fourth incarnation in 1981. (TV: Logopolis)
The temporal interocitor remained in the TARDIS, though it was never used in the interim, until the Eighth Doctor surreptitiously placed it in the backpack of his former companion Lucie Miller after she told him that she intended to travel around Europe in the 2190s with his great-grandson Alex Campbell. Following the second Dalek invasion of Earth, Lucie used the interocitor to leave a message for the Doctor, requesting his assistance. However, due to the interference of his fellow renegade Time Lord the Monk, the Doctor arrived on Earth three years into the Dalek occupation. (AUDIO: Lucie Miller / To the Death)

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Official Renaissance of the Daleks page at bigfinish.com
Renaissance of the Daleks at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
DisContinuity for Renaissance of the Daleks at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide

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-'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninety-third [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. Based on a story by [[Christopher H. Bidmead]], it was the second audio story to feature the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] battling [[Dalek]]s.
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+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninety-third story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was based on a story by [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
-A random landing in [[London]] and a trip to the [[Savoy Hotel]] yield unexpected results for the [[Fifth Doctor]]. [[Tea]], [[scone]]s, an [[Tillington|American General]] who knows far too much, and the threat of a [[Dalek]] invasion of [[Earth]].
+A random landing in [[London]] and a trip to the [[Savoy Hotel]] yield unexpected results for the [[Fifth Doctor]]. [[Tea]], [[scone]]s, an [[Tillington|American general]] who knows far too much, and the threat of a [[Dalek]] invasion of [[Earth]].
 Meanwhile, the Doctor's companion [[Nyssa]] is in [[Rhodes]] during the time of the [[Crusades]], where her position proves to be distinctly precarious.
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 == Plot ==
+=== Part one ===
+''to be added''
+=== Part two ===
+''to be added''
+=== Part three ===
+''to be added''
+=== Part four ===
 ''to be added''
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 * [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
 * [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]]
-* General [[Tillington]] - [[William Hope]]
+* General [[Tillington]] - [[William Hope (actor)|William Hope]]
-* Sergeant - [[Stewart Alexander]]
+* [[Sergeant (Renaissance of the Daleks)|Sergeant]] - [[Stewart Alexander]]
 * [[Wilton]] - [[Jon Weinberg]]
 * [[Mulberry]] - [[Nicholas Deal]]
 * [[Floyd]] - [[Richie Campbell]]
-* [[Alice (Renaissance of the Daleks)|Alice]] - [[Regina Reagan]]
+* [[Alice Hunniford|Alice]] - [[Regina Reagan]]
-* [[Dalek|The Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+* The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Greylish]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
-== References ==
+== Crew ==
-=== [[:Category:Communications technology|Communications technology]] ===
+* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]]
+* Director - [[John Ainsworth]]
+* Executive Producer - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]]
+* Producer - [[Sharon Gosling]]
+* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
+* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins]]
+* Writer - [[Christopher H. Bidmead|Christopher H Bidmead]]
+* Daleks created by [[Terry Nation]]
+== Worldbuilding ==
+* Hunniford uses the word "[[gook]]" as slang.
+* Acceleration due to gravity on [[Earth]] is 32 [[foot (unit)|feet]] per [[second]] per second.
+=== Communications technology ===
 * The Doctor and Nyssa are experimenting with [[temporal interocitor]] technology to allow communication across different temporal areas.
-=== [[:Category:History|History]] ===
+=== TARDIS ===
-* The Doctor mentions the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] which should have happened.
+* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has a new [[Zero Room]].
-=== [[:Category:TARDIS|TARDISes]] ===
-* The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] has a new [[Zero Room]].
 == Notes ==
-[[File:Renaissance_of_the_Daleks.jpg|thumb|The DWM preview for this story by [[Martin Geraghty]].]]
 * This audio story was previewed in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 380|issue 380]] with an illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]].
-* This is the first Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' release to feature the new cover design of the main cover art on the right, with the story's title and an image of the Doctor on the left.
+* This is the first Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' release to feature the new cover design of the main cover art on the right, with the story's title and an image of the Doctor on the left. This sidebar format would be used consistently until ''[[The Lure of the Nomad (audio story)|The Lure of the Nomad]]'' in 2018.
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 January|16]] and [[17 January]] [[2007]].
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 January (production)|16]] and [[17 January (production)|17 January]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
+* Nyssa says she was in Rhodes in 1320, while the Doctor later says it was 1310. Given the Doctor has a better knowledge of Earth's history than Nyssa, and the fact the real life Knights Hospitaller took over Rhodes in 1310, as is depicted here, 1310 is the most likely date for this to be set.
+* This story is set between ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'' and ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''.
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
+Renaissance of the Daleks cover.jpg|original cover art
+Centre Fold Renaissance of the Daleks.jpg|[[Big Finish CD booklet illustrations|Interior CD booklet artwork
+Renaissance_of_the_Daleks.jpg|The DWM preview for this story by [[Martin Geraghty]]
+</gallery>
 == Continuity ==
-* The Doctor refers to the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
+* The Doctor refers to the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
-* The old [[Zero Room]] was jettisoned during [[Event One]] in the immediate aftermath of the Doctor's fourth [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
+* The Doctor reminds Nyssa of their last encounter with the Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'')
-* The Doctor recalls visiting [[Logopolis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
+* The old [[Zero Room]] was jettisoned during [[Event One]] in the immediate aftermath of the Doctor's fourth [[regeneration]]. Part of it was fashioned into a cabinet to help the Doctor recover from his post regenerative trauma. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
-* The temporal interocitor remained in the TARDIS, though it was never used in the interim, until the [[Eighth Doctor]] surreptitiously placed it in the backpack of his former companion [[Lucie Miller]] after she told him that she intended to travel around [[Europe]] in the [[2190s]] with his great-grandson [[Alex Campbell]]. Following the second Dalek invasion of Earth, Lucie used the interocitor to leave a message for the Doctor, requesting his assistance. However, due to the inference of his fellow [[Renegade Time Lord|renegade]] [[Time Lord]] [[the Monk]], the Doctor arrived on Earth three years into the [[Dalek]] occupation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]'' / ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'')
+* The Doctor recalls visiting [[Logopolis]] towards the end of his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] in [[1981]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
+* The temporal interocitor remained in the TARDIS, though it was never used in the interim, until the [[Eighth Doctor]] surreptitiously placed it in the backpack of his former companion [[Lucie Miller]] after she told him that she intended to travel around [[Europe]] in the [[2190s]] with his great-grandson [[Alex Campbell]]. Following the second Dalek invasion of Earth, Lucie used the interocitor to leave a message for the Doctor, requesting his assistance. However, due to the interference of his fellow [[Renegade Time Lord|renegade]] [[Time Lord]] [[the Monk]], the Doctor arrived on Earth three years into the [[Dalek]] occupation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]'' / ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'')
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