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|{{Infobox Story
|image                 = Summer of Love cover.jpg  
|name= Summer of Love
|series                 = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio stories
|image=Summer of Love cover.jpg  
|story number           = 32
|series= [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] - [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series|Bernice Summerfield Audio Drama]]  
|range                  = BSSR
|number= 32
|series in range        = Series 7 (BFBS)
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|series number in range = 7
featuring= [[Jason Kane]], [[Bev Tarrant]]|
|number in series      = 4
|enemy=  
|number                = 4
|year= [[2606]]  
|main character         = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|writer= [[Simon Guerrier]]  
|featuring             = Jason Kane
|director= [[Edward Salt]]  
|featuring2            = Bev Tarrant
|producer= [[Matthew Cochrane]]
|featuring3            = Adrian Wall
|publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]]
|featuring4            = Doggles
|release date= [[October]] [[2006]]
|featuring5            = Joseph (Steal from the World)
|format= 1 CD  
|featuring6            = Hass
|production code=
|featuring7            = Peter Summerfield
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-128-9
|enemy                  =
|prev= The Worst Thing in the World (audio story)  
|setting                = [[Braxiatel Collection]], [[summer]] [[2607]]
next= The Oracle of Delphi (audio story)}}
|writer                = Simon Guerrier
|director              = [[Edward Salt]]
|producer              = [[Simon Guerrier]]
|music                  = [[Thea Cochrane]]
|sound                  = Thea Cochrane
|cover                  = [[Adrian Salmon]]
|publisher             = Big Finish Productions
|release date           = October 2006
|format                 = 1 CD
|production code       = BFPCD32
|isbn                   = ISBN 978-1-84435-128-2
|prev                   = The Worst Thing in the World (audio story)
|next                   = The Oracle of Delphi (audio story)
|series2                = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]''
|prev2                  = Collected Works
|next2                  = Old Friends
|epcount                = 1
}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty-second ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the fourth story of the seventh season.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.


It was the hottest summer on record and the last summer before the war.
It was the hottest [[summer]] on record and the last summer before the war.


It was the one time [[Bernice Summerfield]] had a use for her otherwise useless boyfriend. But [[Jason Kane]] is away on the far side of the galaxy.
It was the one time [[Bernice Summerfield]] had a use for her otherwise useless boyfriend. But [[Jason Kane]] is away on the far side of the galaxy.


The [[Braxiatel Collection]] has always been an odd place to live. A perfect replica of the [[Palace of Versailles]], stuck on a smallish planetoid, hanging in a much disputed sort of space. The weather's all over the place, the neighbours gathering armaments…
The [[Braxiatel Collection]] has always been an odd place to live. A perfect replica of the [[Palace of Versailles]], stuck on [[KS-159|a smallish planetoid]], hanging in a much disputed sort of [[space]]. The [[weather]]'s all over the place, the neighbours gathering armaments...


And now everyone's shagging like rabbits.
And now everyone's [[Sex|shagging]] like rabbits.


Everyone except for Bernice.
Everyone except for Bernice.
== Plot ==
The [[weather system]]s on the [[Braxiatel Collection]] remain out of control and the [[climate]] is stiflingly hot. After [[Doggles]] climbs through her [[window]] and attempts to initiate [[sex]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] speaks with [[Hass]] about him in his [[pocket universe]] and later speaks with a publicly naked [[Bev Tarrant|Bev]] about the issue of [[time jump]]s and [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]] about how she feels that her life is not going as it should. She mentions [[Keith Branigan Kane-Summerfield|Keith]] and [[Rebecca Kane-Summerfield|Rebecca]] and rejects Adrian when he offers to have [[sex]] with her to conceive another child. On her way home, she finds [[student]]s [[Minko]] and [[Xing Xang]] having sex outdoors and Doggles waiting for her with [[champagne]] and [[dinner]].
Benny is visited in the [[shower]] by [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]], who gives her a [[massage]] after offering one to Bev, and her students leave her class when she asks that any sexual relationships between them should happen outside of the classroom. Leaving early, she visits Adrian to take [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]] to feed the [[fire penguin]]s and finds that he and Doggles have been having sex, making her wonder if the time jumps have been affecting people's behaviour somehow. She consults Bev, telling her about Adrian and Doggles despite promising Adrian otherwise, but Bev is unconcerned as the phenomenon has meant that nobody has been deciding to abandon the Collection. The time jumps become more frequent and the virus spreads.
[[Jason Kane|Jason]], who has been helping the [[Mim]] off of the Collection, stops off at Benny's and she immediately attempts to instigate sex, but he is too tired to get an [[erection]] and they cuddle instead. In the morning, she goes with Hass to his pocket dimension again and leaves upon realising that she is technically inside of him and giving him sexual pleasure. She time jumps to Doggles and goes to Bev, learning that she planted [[Simpson's Thinweave]] on Hass's advice to keep the Collection from falling apart without Braxiatel and deducing that the [[pollen]] is what has been affecting everybody. Bev tasks her with working with Hass to resolve the issue, but he believes that only cold [[weather]] will stop the Thinweave and the weather systems remain out of control.
Adrian has sex with Xing Xang, leading Minko to try to [[strangulation|strangle]] her until he is stopped and detained. Benny and Hass tell everybody the truth of what has been happening whilst Joseph decontaminates the other [[porter]]s and Doggles builds a [[snow machine]] which will take eight hours to stop the pollen. Because of this delay, Benny decides to join the ongoing [[orgy]] and has sex with Doggles in the [[snow]], resulting in her getting a [[cold]]. When Jason returns, he and Benny briefly discuss the possibility of having children until Bev interrupts with an assignment for them.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Jason Kane]] - [[Stephen Fewell]]
* [[Jason Kane]] - [[Stephen Fewell]]
* [[Bev Tarrant]] - [[Louise Falkner]]
* [[Bev Tarrant]] - [[Louise Faulkner]]
* [[Minko]] - [[Joseph Lidster]]
* [[Minko]] - [[Joseph Lidster]]
* [[Adrian Wall]] - [[Harry Myers]]
* [[Adrian Wall]] - [[Harry Myers]]
* [[Doggles]] - [[Sam Stevens]]
* [[Doggles]] - [[Sam Stevens]]
* [[Joseph (android)|Joseph]] - [[Steven Wickham]]
* [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] - [[Steven Wickham]]
* [[Hass]] - [[Paul Wolfe]]
* [[Hass]] - [[Paul Wolfe]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]] is living with [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]].
* [[Jason Kane|Jason]] is helping build a [[comms relay]] on the [[Mim]]'s third [[moon]].
* [[Minko]] and [[Xing Xang]] have [[Missionary position|missionary]] [[sex]].
* Bev attends meetings with the [[Draconian]]s, naked (and generally walks around naked).
* Bev attends meetings with the [[Draconian]]s, naked (and generally walks around naked).
* Bev quotes section 492 of the Treaty of [[Heaven (Love and War)|Heaven]].
* Bev quotes section 492 of the [[Treaty of Heaven|Treaty]] of [[Heaven (Love and War)|Heaven]].
* Benny and Bev share a kiss, which shocks the Draconians as it's an example of [[xenopornography]].
* Benny describes the Collection as a [[planetoid]] on the "[[edge of the universe]]."
* Hass can see 13 [[dimension]]s. Benny can only experience 5 and not the other 8.
* There are six races ready to go to war with the [[Braxiatel Collection]].
* The [[weather system]] has not worked for [[month]]s.
* [[Doggles]] has [[sex]] with Adrian and Benny (separately).
* Bev says that she will have [[Whitlam|Dr Whitlam]] look into the phenomena.
* [[Fernley|Curator Fernley]] is from the [[Baragoot Half]] and swaps [[gender]] every two minutes.
* [[Dennis (Summer of Love)|Dennis]] serves drinks on the Collection.
* When Benny wakes up, she shouts, "Watch out for the [[Gell guard]]s!"
* [[Umska]] is an [[Imalian]]. Imalians are self-replicating and asexual.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Benny and Bev share a kiss.
* This is quite possibly the most sex-filled audio drama produced by Big Finish.
* This is quite possibly the most sex filled audio drama produced by Big Finish.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[18 July (production)|18 July]] [[2006 (production)|2006]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[18 July]] [[2006]].
* In 2017, this episode was randomly selected for discussion on [[The Big Finish Podcast]], and [[Nicholas Briggs]] was shocked to find the word "shagging" in the description. He then changed the Big Finish website to read "s*******" instead.<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---sophie-aldred-january-02</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Hass is no longer a [[Ice Warrior|Martian]] following the events of [[BFBS]]: ''[[Something Changed]]''.
* Hass is no longer a [[Ice Warrior|Martian]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Something Changed]]'')
* Benny mentions a time when she was chased on Jaiwan. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genius Loci]]'')
* Benny sings "[[Happy Place]]" in the shower. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Worst Thing in the World]]'')
 
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-summer-of-love-71|Summer of Love}}
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-summer-of-love-71|Summer of Love}}
* {{dwrefguide|bs_a25.htm|Summer of Love}}
{{dwrefguide|bs_a25.htm|Summer of Love}}


== Footnotes ==
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Summer of Love was the thirty-second Bernice Summerfield audio story released by Big Finish Productions. It was the fourth story of the seventh season.

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

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

It was the hottest summer on record and the last summer before the war.

It was the one time Bernice Summerfield had a use for her otherwise useless boyfriend. But Jason Kane is away on the far side of the galaxy.

The Braxiatel Collection has always been an odd place to live. A perfect replica of the Palace of Versailles, stuck on a smallish planetoid, hanging in a much disputed sort of space. The weather's all over the place, the neighbours gathering armaments...

And now everyone's shagging like rabbits.

Everyone except for Bernice.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The weather systems on the Braxiatel Collection remain out of control and the climate is stiflingly hot. After Doggles climbs through her window and attempts to initiate sex, Benny speaks with Hass about him in his pocket universe and later speaks with a publicly naked Bev about the issue of time jumps and Adrian about how she feels that her life is not going as it should. She mentions Keith and Rebecca and rejects Adrian when he offers to have sex with her to conceive another child. On her way home, she finds students Minko and Xing Xang having sex outdoors and Doggles waiting for her with champagne and dinner.

Benny is visited in the shower by Joseph, who gives her a massage after offering one to Bev, and her students leave her class when she asks that any sexual relationships between them should happen outside of the classroom. Leaving early, she visits Adrian to take Peter to feed the fire penguins and finds that he and Doggles have been having sex, making her wonder if the time jumps have been affecting people's behaviour somehow. She consults Bev, telling her about Adrian and Doggles despite promising Adrian otherwise, but Bev is unconcerned as the phenomenon has meant that nobody has been deciding to abandon the Collection. The time jumps become more frequent and the virus spreads.

Jason, who has been helping the Mim off of the Collection, stops off at Benny's and she immediately attempts to instigate sex, but he is too tired to get an erection and they cuddle instead. In the morning, she goes with Hass to his pocket dimension again and leaves upon realising that she is technically inside of him and giving him sexual pleasure. She time jumps to Doggles and goes to Bev, learning that she planted Simpson's Thinweave on Hass's advice to keep the Collection from falling apart without Braxiatel and deducing that the pollen is what has been affecting everybody. Bev tasks her with working with Hass to resolve the issue, but he believes that only cold weather will stop the Thinweave and the weather systems remain out of control.

Adrian has sex with Xing Xang, leading Minko to try to strangle her until he is stopped and detained. Benny and Hass tell everybody the truth of what has been happening whilst Joseph decontaminates the other porters and Doggles builds a snow machine which will take eight hours to stop the pollen. Because of this delay, Benny decides to join the ongoing orgy and has sex with Doggles in the snow, resulting in her getting a cold. When Jason returns, he and Benny briefly discuss the possibility of having children until Bev interrupts with an assignment for them.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is quite possibly the most sex-filled audio drama produced by Big Finish.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 18 July 2006.
  • In 2017, this episode was randomly selected for discussion on The Big Finish Podcast, and Nicholas Briggs was shocked to find the word "shagging" in the description. He then changed the Big Finish website to read "s*******" instead.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]