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|series          = ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''
companions= [[Lucie Miller]] |  
|number         = 2.4
enemy= The [[Old Prince]]<br />General [[Snabb]]|
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
writer= [[Marc Platt]]|
|companions     = [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]]
director= [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] |
|enemy           = [[Old Prince]], [[Snabb]]
year= [[Indigo 3]]|
|setting        = [[Indigo 3]]
producer= [[Andy Hardwick]] and [[Gareth Jenkins]]|
|writer          = Marc Platt
cover=[[Grant Kempster]]|
|director       = [[Barnaby Edwards]]
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]]|
|producer        = [[David Richardson]], [[Sharon Gosling]], Barnaby Edwards
release date= [[April]] [[2008]]|
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
format= 1 CD |
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
production code= BFPDWCDMG012 |
|cover           = [[Grant Kempster]]
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-307-1 |
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
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|release date   = 16 April 2008
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'''The Skull of Sobek''' was the fourth release of the second series of ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth story in the [[Series 2 (8DA)|second series]] of the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''Too much perfection's dangerous.''
''Too much perfection's dangerous.''


On the isolated [[planet]] of [[Indigo 3]], far out in the wastes of the [[Blue Desert]], lies the [[Sanctuary of Imperfect Symmetry]]. It is a place of contemplation and reflection. It is also a place of death.
On the isolated [[planet]] of [[Indigo 3]], far out in the wastes of the [[Blue Desert]], lies the [[Sanctuary of Imperfect Symmetry]]. It is a place of contemplation and reflection. It is also a place of death.
Something from another time, from another world, has found its way inside the hallowed walls. Something with a leathery hide, a long snout and sharp pointy teeth.
Something from another time, from another world, has found its way inside the hallowed walls. Something with a leathery hide, a long snout and sharp pointy teeth.
Tick Tock. Here comes the [[crocodile]]...
Tick Tock. Here comes the [[crocodile]]...
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] / Croc / Sister - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* Abbot [[Absolute]] - [[Art Malik]]
* Abbot [[Absolute]] - [[Art Malik]]
* Sister [[Chalice]] - [[Barbara Flynn]]
* Sister [[Chalice]] / Croc Trooper - [[Barbara Flynn]]
* The [[Old Prince]] - [[Giles Watling]]
* The [[Old Prince]] / Camel Man - [[Giles Watling]]
* [[Snabb]] - [[Sean Biggerstaff]]
* [[Snabb]] / Brother [[Tangent (The Skull of Sobek)|Tangent]] / Brother - [[Sean Biggerstaff]]
* [[Dannahill]] - [[Mikey O'Connor]]
* [[Dannahill]] / Brother [[Proximus (The Skull of Sobek)|Proximus]] - [[Mikey O'Connor]]
* Sister [[Thrift (Sister)|Thrift]] - [[Katarina Olsson]]
* Sister [[Thrift (The Skull of Sobek)|Thrift]] / Sister - [[Katarina Olsson]]
* Croc / Brother - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Croc / Brother / [[Skull of Sobek]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Lucie has been scared of crocodiles since she saw ''[[Peter Pan]]'' as a child.
* Lucie has been scared of [[crocodile]]s since seeing ''[[Peter Pan]]'' as a child.
* [[Sobek]] is a planet once home to a [[Crocodilian (The Skull of Sobek)|crocodile-like race]], who had a civilisation spanning 10000 years.
* To break her from the Old Prince's control, the Doctor urges Lucie to think of [[Blackpool Tower]] and [[fish and chips]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* When Lucie is fighting the Doctor, she calls him a "spineless fish." Paul McGann had previously played the title role in the BBC drama [http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0244903/ "Fish"] (2000).
* Lucie calls the Doctor a "spineless fish" while fighting him. Paul McGann played the title role in the BBC drama {{wi|Fish (British TV series)|Fish}} (2000), although this was a lawyer named Fish instead of an actual fish.
* [[Giles Watling]] (The Old Prince) is the younger brother of [[Deborah Watling]] ([[Victoria Waterfield]]) and the son of [[Jack Watling]] ([[Edward Travers|Professor Travers]]).
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 August (production)|16 August]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 August]] [[2007]].
* The story was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 7]] on [[9 November (releases)|9 November]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]].
* This story was originally released on CD and download on [[16 April (releases)|16 April]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430135844/http://www.bigfinish.com/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 30-04-2010]</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Dannahill mentions the [[Galactic Federation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'')
* Dannahill mentions the [[Galactic Federation]], first shown in the television stories {{cs|The Curse of Peladon (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Monster of Peladon (TV story)}}.
 
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{dwrefguide|bbc7_10.htm|The Skull of Sobek}}
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The Skull of Sobek was the fourth story in the second series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Marc Platt and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Too much perfection's dangerous.

On the isolated planet of Indigo 3, far out in the wastes of the Blue Desert, lies the Sanctuary of Imperfect Symmetry. It is a place of contemplation and reflection. It is also a place of death.

Something from another time, from another world, has found its way inside the hallowed walls. Something with a leathery hide, a long snout and sharp pointy teeth. Tick Tock. Here comes the crocodile...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Lucie calls the Doctor a "spineless fish" while fighting him. Paul McGann played the title role in the BBC drama Fish (2000), although this was a lawyer named Fish instead of an actual fish.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 16 August 2007 at The Moat Studios.
  • The story was broadcast on BBC Radio 7 on 9 November 2008.
  • This story was originally released on CD and download on 16 April 2008.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 30-04-2010

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

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