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| | |range = Kaldor City (audio series) | ||
|number in range= 3 | |||
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|number= 3 | |||
|main character= [[Kaston Iago]] | |main character= [[Kaston Iago]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring= Kiy Uvanov | ||
|featuring2= Carnell | |||
|featuring3= Paullus | |||
|featuring4= Layly Landerchild | |||
|enemy= The [[Church of Taren Capel]] | |enemy= The [[Church of Taren Capel]] | ||
|setting= [[Kaldor City]], [[2890]] | |setting= [[Kaldor City]], [[2890]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Jim Smith, Fiona Moore | ||
|director= [[Alistair Lock]] | |director= [[Alistair Lock]], [[Alan Stevens]] | ||
|producer= Alan Stevens | |producer= Alan Stevens | ||
|publisher= | |publisher= Magic Bullet Productions | ||
|release date= | |release date= November 2002 | ||
|format= 1 CD, 60 minutes | |format= 1 CD, 60 minutes | ||
|production code= KC003 | |production code= KC003 | ||
|isbn= | |isbn= none | ||
|series = ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'' audio stories | |||
|prev= Death's Head (audio story) | |prev= Death's Head (audio story) | ||
|next= Taren Capel (audio story) | |next= Taren Capel (audio story) | ||
}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''Hidden Persuaders''' is the third audio play in the [[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]] series. Written by [[Jim Smith]] and [[Fiona Moore]], it follows the attempts of the [[Church of Taren Capel]] to commit an act of terrorism to further their cause. | '''''Hidden Persuaders''''' is the third audio play in the ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'' series. Written by [[Jim Smith]] and [[Fiona Moore]], it follows the attempts of the [[Church of Taren Capel]] to commit an act of terrorism to further their cause. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"Nothing is yet known of the terrorists' demands, but Security remain poised to act instantaneously on any information received." | "Nothing is yet known of the terrorists' demands, but Security remain poised to act instantaneously on any information received." | ||
Terrorism is on the increase and | Terrorism is on the increase and — amidst a media frenzy — hostages are being taken. The [[Church of Taren Capel]] are fighting back and nobody in [[Kaldor City]] is safe. Who is behind the cult's remarkable success, and what is their next target? Most importantly, when it comes to politics, who really has the most to gain? | ||
''Kaldor City - Hidden Persuaders'' uses characters and concepts from [[Chris Boucher]]'s Doctor Who novel [[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]] to tell a gripping tale of corruption and media manipulation. | |||
'' | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Layly Landerchild|Landerchild]] - [[Peter Miles]] | * [[Layly Landerchild|Landerchild]] - [[Peter Miles]] | ||
* [[Kiy Uvanov|Uvanov]] - [[Russell Hunter]] | * [[Kiy Uvanov|Uvanov]] - [[Russell Hunter]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Daniel Packard|Packard]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]] | ||
* [[Carnell]] - [[Scott Fredericks]] | * [[Carnell]] - [[Scott Fredericks]] | ||
* [[Kaston Iago|Iago]] - [[Paul Darrow]] | * [[Kaston Iago|Iago]] - [[Paul Darrow]] | ||
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* [[Bextor]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | * [[Bextor]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | ||
* Voice - [[Tony Lang]] | * Voice - [[Tony Lang]] | ||
* [[Leighton (Hidden Persuaders)|Leighton]] - [[Mark Thompson]] | * [[Leighton (Hidden Persuaders)|Leighton]] - [[Mark J Thompson|Mark J. Thompson]] | ||
* [[Caitlion]] - [[Alison Taffs]] | * [[Caitlion]] - [[Alison Taffs]] | ||
* [[Corda]] - [[Scott Andrews]] | * [[Corda]] - [[Scott Andrews]] | ||
* [[Berganza]] - [[Alan Stevens]] | * [[Berganza]] - [[Alan Stevens]] | ||
* [[Damon (Hidden Persuaders)|Damon]] - [[ | * [[Damon (Hidden Persuaders)|Damon]] - [[Nickey Barnard]] | ||
* [[Zala Vance|Zala]] - [[Jasmine Breaks]] | * [[Zala Vance|Zala]] - [[Jasmine Breaks]] | ||
* [[Voc]] Voices - [[Bruce McGilligan]] | * [[Voc]] Voices - [[Bruce McGilligan]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* [[ | * [[Guido (Hidden Persuaders)|Guido]] is the best flierman currently in Uvanov's employ, he usually pilots [[flier]] 372. | ||
* [[Stenton Rull|Rull's]] pay-packet has several [[deduction]]s. | |||
* Iago last met [[Leighton (Hidden Persuaders)|Leighton]] 3 months ago in Uvanov's office. | |||
* [[Stenton Rull|Rull's]] | * The news channel will be speaking with [[Thrate Corda]]'s family. | ||
* [[Diss Pitter]] died in a flier explosion alongside his longtime companion [[Cailio Techlan]]. Pitter's daughter (Sel Pitter, also known as [[Padil]]) was kidnapped by a distant faction four years ago and found dead a year later. | |||
* Iago last met [[Leighton]] 3 months ago in | |||
* The news channel will be speaking with [[Thrate Corda | |||
* [[Diss Pitter]] died in a flier explosion alongside his longtime companion [[Cailio Techlan]]. | |||
=== Objects === | === Objects === | ||
* | * [[Cotton (Occam's Razor)|Cotton]] comments on [[Justina Kessel|Justina's]] painting of a red pentagram. | ||
* Manzerak uses a [[stun kill]] on its lowest setting. | * Manzerak uses a [[stun kill]] on its lowest setting. | ||
* A [[flier]] is equipped with heat detectors. | * A [[flier]] is equipped with heat detectors. | ||
* | * Leighton was inventor of the six-handed multi-tasker, a [[robot]] so heavy it fell through the floor. | ||
=== Kaldor City === | === Kaldor City === | ||
* A single day on [[Kaldor]] lasts 26 hours. | * A single day on [[Kaldor]] lasts 26 hours. | ||
* [[Westmar Township]] is situated in Zone 5. Its population is 4523. | * [[Westmar Township]] is situated in Zone 5. Its population is 4523. | ||
=== Oxgenator Four === | === Oxgenator Four === | ||
* [[Oxygenator Four]] supplies about 30% of [[Kaldor City | * [[Oxygenator Four]] supplies about 30% of [[Kaldor City]]'s additional oxygen requirements. If it is disabled everyone in the eastern sector will find breathing difficult. | ||
* The [[Church of Taren Capel]]'s attack on 'Oxgenator Four' coincides with a security drill. | |||
* The [[Church of Taren Capel]]'s attack on 'Oxgenator Four' coincides with a security drill | |||
* [[Stenton Rull|Rull]] thinks it's the [[Anti Robot Front]] who have attacked 'Oxgenator Four'. They are usually responsible for things like that. None of the terrorist groups are security trained. | * [[Stenton Rull|Rull]] thinks it's the [[Anti Robot Front]] who have attacked 'Oxgenator Four'. They are usually responsible for things like that. None of the terrorist groups are security trained. | ||
=== Blind Heart Desert === | === Blind Heart Desert === | ||
* A [[storm mine]] picked up [[Taren Capel | * A [[storm mine]] picked up [[Taren Capel]]'s skull a couple of years back in the [[Blind Heart Desert]]. | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Tarenist]]s believe Taren Capel walked away free into the Blind Heart Desert, and one day he will return as a god to judge them all. | ||
=== Tarenists === | === Tarenists === | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Tarenist]]s are highly dangerous anti [[robot]] fundamentalist group operating out of the [[sewerpits]]. | ||
* [[ | * Whenever [[Taren Capel]]'s name is mentioned it is followed with "humanity be in him". | ||
* [[Diss Pitter]] was a strong opponent of social toleration being extended to Tarenists. | |||
* [[Diss Pitter]] was a strong opponent of social toleration being extended to Tarenists. | |||
* A Tarenist cell known as the [[Church of Taren Capel]] has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks that have occurred in [[Kaldor City]] during the last 3 months. | * A Tarenist cell known as the [[Church of Taren Capel]] has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks that have occurred in [[Kaldor City]] during the last 3 months. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The title of the story is derived from | * The title of the story is derived from {{wi|The Hidden Persuaders}} by media theorist {{w|Vance Packard}} and is partially an attempt to introduce some of the themes of his work into the series. The reporter [[Zala Vance]] and the newsreader [[Daniel Packard]] in this story are named after him.<ref name="aday">[http://www.kaldorcity.com/features/articles/tcrecording.html A Day in Kaldor City: 8 August 2002 by Douglas McNaughton]</ref> | ||
* Writer [[Jim Smith]] | * Writer [[Jim Smith]] had the idea for the story, involving oxygen production, during the writing of ''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]'': | ||
{{simplequote|In order to justify a joke we had in the script, [[Alan Stevens|Alan]] and I did some research into rhubarb. The idea was to find a reason why they'd have taken rhubarb to a Colony world. During this ridiculous research, entirely undertaken to justify a line that made us laugh I found out that rhubarb is the second-best oxygen-producing plant there is. That is it converts carbon dioxide into oxygen more efficiently than any plant on Earth except one... so I had this semi-comic idea of all these industrial rhubarb farms on Kaldor producing oxygen. This got me thinking about the idea of air-as-utility like water or gas, and I just thought, 'What would we do if someone turned the oxygen off?' For a while the working title for the script was 'The Rhubarb Conspiracy' - even though there's actually no mention of rhubarb in the finished script.|[[Jim Smith]]<ref name="aday" />}} | |||
* A specially recorded audio trailer was released to promote this story taking the form of a short monologue as read in character by [[Paul Darrow]] as [[Kaston Iago|Iago]].<ref>[http://www.kaldorcity.com/audio/hptrailer.mp3 'Hidden Persuaders' Trailer]</ref> | * The story is set four months after the previous ''Kaldor City'' audio, ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]'', and one month before the next, ''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/kaldorcity/posts/pfbid02ARmBGoPkexoNuFdX4QnYEYXipb93YxVpNZuaiVqibB6MVWUHkKJnYeYZcvGRRerzl Magic Bullet Productions on Facebook: "A firm timeline for the events of Kaldor City."]</ref> The third edition of [[Mad Norwegian Press]]' reference work ''[[AHistory]]'' dates ''Hidden Persuaders'' to the year [[2890]]. | ||
* A specially recorded audio trailer was released to promote this story taking the form of a short monologue as read in character by [[Paul Darrow]] as [[Kaston Iago|Iago]].<ref>[http://www.kaldorcity.com/audio/hptrailer.mp3 ''Hidden Persuaders'' Trailer]</ref> | |||
* The copyright notice printed on the CD release of this production states: "Unauthorised copying, hiring, renting, public performance and broadcasting is strictly prohibited or [[Leighton (Hidden Persuaders)|Leighton]] will sell you a crap robot." | * The copyright notice printed on the CD release of this production states: "Unauthorised copying, hiring, renting, public performance and broadcasting is strictly prohibited or [[Leighton (Hidden Persuaders)|Leighton]] will sell you a crap robot." | ||
* This story was part of a recording block that also consisted of | * This story was part of a recording block that also consisted of ''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]'' and ''[[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]''.<ref>[http://www.radiodramarevival.com/the-true-history-of-magic-bullet-an-interview-with-alan-stevens-producer-of-kaldor-city-and-faction-paradox-part-1-of-2/ The True History of Magic Bullet: An interview with Alan Stevens, producer of Kaldor City and Faction Paradox. (Part 1 of 2)]</ref> | ||
* The play reintroduces the character of [[Ander Poul|Poul]] from | * The play reintroduces the character of [[Ander Poul|Poul]] from ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'', again played by [[David Collings]], here going under the name of Paullus. The next play confirms it is the same character. | ||
* The CD cover art was designed by [[Andy Hopkinson]]. | * The CD cover art was designed by [[Andy Hopkinson]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* This story opens with an announcement of the deaths of the characters [[Padil]], [[Diss Pitter]], and [[Cailio Techlan]] from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]''. In that story, Padil was affiliated with the [[ | * This story opens with an announcement of the deaths of the characters [[Padil]], [[Diss Pitter]], and [[Cailio Techlan]] from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]''. In that story, Padil was affiliated with the [[Tarenist]]s, Diss Pitter was Firstmaster Chairholder of [[the Company Board]], and Cailio Techlan was [[Kiy Uvanov|Uvanov's]] executive assistant. | ||
* 'Z9' explosives were previously used in [[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'', and by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] to destroy [[SASV1]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]''. | * 'Z9' explosives were previously used in [[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'', and by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] to destroy [[SASV1]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]''. | ||
* [[Stenton Rull| | * [[Stenton Rull|Rull's]] investigation into the [[Larson Project]] pays off in the next audio, [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]''. | ||
* [[Cotton]] comments on [[Justina Kessel|Justina's]] painting of a red pentagram. It previously featured in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]''. This is foreshadowing the emergence of the [[Fendahl]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]'') | * [[Cotton (Occam's Razor)|Cotton]] comments on [[Justina Kessel|Justina's]] painting of a red pentagram. It previously featured in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]''. This is foreshadowing the emergence of the [[Fendahl]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]'') | ||
* [[Kaston Iago|Iago]] now considers himself to be | * [[Kaston Iago|Iago]] now considers himself to be Uvanov's 'personal assassin'. In [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]'' Iago considered his title to be 'personal security consultant', whereas Uvanov previously considered him to be his 'personal bodyguard'. | ||
* Iago took a holiday sometime last year, just before he started working for Uvanov. It lasted one day and ended up with the Hotel being burnt down. Uvanov sent in a team of trigger-happy thugs to apprehend Iago. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]'') | * Iago took a holiday sometime last year, just before he started working for Uvanov. It lasted one day and ended up with the Hotel being burnt down. Uvanov sent in a team of trigger-happy thugs to apprehend Iago. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]'') | ||
* The attendant seen at the | * The attendant seen at the Gentlemen's Oasis in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]'' is revealed here to be an agent for the [[Church of Taren Capel]], named here as [[Manzerak]]. | ||
* The existence of [[Taren Capel | * The existence of [[Taren Capel]]'s skull is revealed. A fake skull covered in contact poison featured in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]'' | ||
* Blayes has been supplying the [[ | * Blayes has been supplying the [[Tarenist]]s with technical advice for the past 5 months. (Uvanov gave instructions for [[Elska Blayes|Blayes]] to be manipulated into becoming their rebel leader at the end of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]''.) | ||
* The Tarenists have claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks that have occurred in [[Kaldor City]] during the last 3 months. | * The Tarenists have claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks that have occurred in [[Kaldor City]] during the last 3 months. | ||
* Iago last met | * Iago last met Leighton 3 months ago in Uvanov's office. Who Uvanov mistakes for [[Hume]]. (Hume died in Uvanov's office in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{magicbullet|persuaders.html}} | |||
* {{dwrefguide|kaldor03.htm|Hidden Persuaders}} | * {{randomstatic|kaldor-city-hidden-persuaders/}} | ||
{{dwrefguide|kaldor03.htm|Hidden Persuaders}} | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:2002 audio stories]] | [[Category:2002 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Kaldor City | [[Category:Kaldor City audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in 2890]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:11, 4 December 2023
Hidden Persuaders is the third audio play in the Kaldor City series. Written by Jim Smith and Fiona Moore, it follows the attempts of the Church of Taren Capel to commit an act of terrorism to further their cause.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"Nothing is yet known of the terrorists' demands, but Security remain poised to act instantaneously on any information received."
Terrorism is on the increase and — amidst a media frenzy — hostages are being taken. The Church of Taren Capel are fighting back and nobody in Kaldor City is safe. Who is behind the cult's remarkable success, and what is their next target? Most importantly, when it comes to politics, who really has the most to gain?
Kaldor City - Hidden Persuaders uses characters and concepts from Chris Boucher's Doctor Who novel Corpse Marker to tell a gripping tale of corruption and media manipulation.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
(in order of appearance)
- Landerchild - Peter Miles
- Uvanov - Russell Hunter
- Packard - Nicholas Courtney
- Carnell - Scott Fredericks
- Iago - Paul Darrow
- Justina - Patricia Merrick
- Blayes - Tracy Russell
- Rull - Trevor Cooper
- Cotton - Brian Croucher
- Crane - Jim Smith
- Manzerak - David Bickerstaff
- Paullus - David Collings
- Guido - Robert Lock
- Bextor - Alistair Lock
- Voice - Tony Lang
- Leighton - Mark J. Thompson
- Caitlion - Alison Taffs
- Corda - Scott Andrews
- Berganza - Alan Stevens
- Damon - Nickey Barnard
- Zala - Jasmine Breaks
- Voc Voices - Bruce McGilligan
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Guido is the best flierman currently in Uvanov's employ, he usually pilots flier 372.
- Rull's pay-packet has several deductions.
- Iago last met Leighton 3 months ago in Uvanov's office.
- The news channel will be speaking with Thrate Corda's family.
- Diss Pitter died in a flier explosion alongside his longtime companion Cailio Techlan. Pitter's daughter (Sel Pitter, also known as Padil) was kidnapped by a distant faction four years ago and found dead a year later.
Objects[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cotton comments on Justina's painting of a red pentagram.
- Manzerak uses a stun kill on its lowest setting.
- A flier is equipped with heat detectors.
- Leighton was inventor of the six-handed multi-tasker, a robot so heavy it fell through the floor.
Kaldor City[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A single day on Kaldor lasts 26 hours.
- Westmar Township is situated in Zone 5. Its population is 4523.
Oxgenator Four[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Oxygenator Four supplies about 30% of Kaldor City's additional oxygen requirements. If it is disabled everyone in the eastern sector will find breathing difficult.
- The Church of Taren Capel's attack on 'Oxgenator Four' coincides with a security drill.
- Rull thinks it's the Anti Robot Front who have attacked 'Oxgenator Four'. They are usually responsible for things like that. None of the terrorist groups are security trained.
Blind Heart Desert[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A storm mine picked up Taren Capel's skull a couple of years back in the Blind Heart Desert.
- The Tarenists believe Taren Capel walked away free into the Blind Heart Desert, and one day he will return as a god to judge them all.
Tarenists[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Tarenists are highly dangerous anti robot fundamentalist group operating out of the sewerpits.
- Whenever Taren Capel's name is mentioned it is followed with "humanity be in him".
- Diss Pitter was a strong opponent of social toleration being extended to Tarenists.
- A Tarenist cell known as the Church of Taren Capel has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks that have occurred in Kaldor City during the last 3 months.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The title of the story is derived from The Hidden Persuaders by media theorist Vance Packard and is partially an attempt to introduce some of the themes of his work into the series. The reporter Zala Vance and the newsreader Daniel Packard in this story are named after him.[1]
- Writer Jim Smith had the idea for the story, involving oxygen production, during the writing of Occam's Razor:
"In order to justify a joke we had in the script, Alan and I did some research into rhubarb. The idea was to find a reason why they'd have taken rhubarb to a Colony world. During this ridiculous research, entirely undertaken to justify a line that made us laugh I found out that rhubarb is the second-best oxygen-producing plant there is. That is it converts carbon dioxide into oxygen more efficiently than any plant on Earth except one... so I had this semi-comic idea of all these industrial rhubarb farms on Kaldor producing oxygen. This got me thinking about the idea of air-as-utility like water or gas, and I just thought, 'What would we do if someone turned the oxygen off?' For a while the working title for the script was 'The Rhubarb Conspiracy' - even though there's actually no mention of rhubarb in the finished script."
- The story is set four months after the previous Kaldor City audio, Death's Head, and one month before the next, Taren Capel.[2] The third edition of Mad Norwegian Press' reference work AHistory dates Hidden Persuaders to the year 2890.
- A specially recorded audio trailer was released to promote this story taking the form of a short monologue as read in character by Paul Darrow as Iago.[3]
- The copyright notice printed on the CD release of this production states: "Unauthorised copying, hiring, renting, public performance and broadcasting is strictly prohibited or Leighton will sell you a crap robot."
- This story was part of a recording block that also consisted of Taren Capel and Checkmate.[4]
- The play reintroduces the character of Poul from The Robots of Death, again played by David Collings, here going under the name of Paullus. The next play confirms it is the same character.
- The CD cover art was designed by Andy Hopkinson.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story opens with an announcement of the deaths of the characters Padil, Diss Pitter, and Cailio Techlan from PROSE: Corpse Marker. In that story, Padil was affiliated with the Tarenists, Diss Pitter was Firstmaster Chairholder of the Company Board, and Cailio Techlan was Uvanov's executive assistant.
- 'Z9' explosives were previously used in TV: The Robots of Death, and by the Doctor to destroy SASV1 in PROSE: Corpse Marker.
- Rull's investigation into the Larson Project pays off in the next audio, AUDIO: Taren Capel.
- Cotton comments on Justina's painting of a red pentagram. It previously featured in AUDIO: Occam's Razor. This is foreshadowing the emergence of the Fendahl. (AUDIO: Checkmate)
- Iago now considers himself to be Uvanov's 'personal assassin'. In AUDIO: Death's Head Iago considered his title to be 'personal security consultant', whereas Uvanov previously considered him to be his 'personal bodyguard'.
- Iago took a holiday sometime last year, just before he started working for Uvanov. It lasted one day and ended up with the Hotel being burnt down. Uvanov sent in a team of trigger-happy thugs to apprehend Iago. (AUDIO: Occam's Razor)
- The attendant seen at the Gentlemen's Oasis in AUDIO: Death's Head is revealed here to be an agent for the Church of Taren Capel, named here as Manzerak.
- The existence of Taren Capel's skull is revealed. A fake skull covered in contact poison featured in AUDIO: Death's Head
- Blayes has been supplying the Tarenists with technical advice for the past 5 months. (Uvanov gave instructions for Blayes to be manipulated into becoming their rebel leader at the end of AUDIO: Death's Head.)
- The Tarenists have claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks that have occurred in Kaldor City during the last 3 months.
- Iago last met Leighton 3 months ago in Uvanov's office. Who Uvanov mistakes for Hume. (Hume died in Uvanov's office in AUDIO: Death's Head)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Hidden Persuaders page at Magic Bullet Productions
- Official Hidden Persuaders page at Random Static
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Day in Kaldor City: 8 August 2002 by Douglas McNaughton
- ↑ Magic Bullet Productions on Facebook: "A firm timeline for the events of Kaldor City."
- ↑ Hidden Persuaders Trailer
- ↑ The True History of Magic Bullet: An interview with Alan Stevens, producer of Kaldor City and Faction Paradox. (Part 1 of 2)
