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|name= Fear of the Daleks
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|doctor= Second Doctor
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|companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]  
|number           = 1.2
|enemy= The [[Dalek]]s<br />[[Atrika]]
|main character  = [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|setting= [[Lavonia]]
|featuring        = Second Doctor
|writer= [[Patrick Chapman]]
|featuring2      = Jamie McCrimmon
|read by= [[Wendy Padbury]]<br />[[Nicholas Briggs]]
|enemy           = [[Silver Dalek]]s, [[Atrika]]
|music= [[Lawrence Oakley]]   
|setting         = [[Lavonia]]
|sound= [[Lawrence Oakely]]<br /> [[Robert Dunlop]]  
|writer           = Patrick Chapman
|director= [[Mark J Thompson]]
|director        = [[Mark J Thompson]]
|publisher= Big Finish Productions  
|producer        = [[Sharon Gosling]]
|release date= [[January (releases)|January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|music           = [[Lawrence Oakley]]   
|format= 2 episodes on 1 CD  
|sound           = Lawrence Oakley and [[Robert Dunlop]]  
|production code= BFPDWCC02
|cover            = [[Simon Holub]]
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-264-7  
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions  
|prev= Frostfire (audio story)
|release date     = 19 February 2007
|next= The Blue Tooth (audio story) }}
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download
'''''Fear of the Daleks''''' was the second release in [[the Companion Chronicles]] audio range. It was the second story of season 1. It was written by [[Patrick Chapman]] and featured [[Zoe Heriot]].
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'''''Fear of the Daleks''''' was the second story of the [[Series 1 (CC)|first series]] of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Patrick Chapman]], narrated by [[Wendy Padbury]] and featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Why has [[Zoe Heriot]] been having nightmares about the [[Dalek]]s? Who is the [[The Doctor|Doctor]], a mysterious man from her past? When an evil scientist hijacks her mind to control a galaxy-conquering weapon, Zoe must stop him. First, she and the [[Second Doctor]] will face an enemy they had thought destroyed forever.
Why has [[Zoe Heriot]] been having nightmares about the [[Dalek]]s? Who is [[the Doctor]], a mysterious man from her past? When an evil scientist hijacks her mind to control a [[galaxy]]-conquering weapon, Zoe must stop him. First, she and the [[Second Doctor]] will face an enemy they had thought destroyed forever.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== Part one ===
Zoe Heriot explains to her counsellor that she remembers her reoccurring [[nightmare]]s about monsters and stowing away on the TARDIS to join the Doctor and Jamie on their adventures, despite the Doctor's efforts to convince her to leave by showing her his [[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|last encounter with the Daleks]]. After the Doctor realizes that showing her the Daleks may have frightened her, he assures her that the Daleks have been destroyed and admits that her intelligence could be useful.
=== Part two ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


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* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Cities ===
=== Cities ===
* [[Lavonia]] was a city built inside a [[protective dome]] on an [[asteroid]].
* [[Lavonia]] was a city built inside a [[protective dome]] on an [[asteroid]].
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=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* Professor Atrika, a Tibari scientist, planned to assassinate the president of Xantha so he could rule both groups, with the help of the [[Dalek]]s
* Professor [[Atrika]], a Tibari scientist, planned to assassinate the president of Xantha so he could rule both groups, with the help of the [[Dalek]]s.


=== Species ===
=== Species ===
* Lavonia was where the peace talks between the [[Xantha]] and the [[Tibari]] were taking place.
* Lavonia was where the peace talks between the [[Xantha]] and the [[Tibari]] were taking place.
* Both the Xantha and the Tibari share a common ancestry.
* The Xantha and the Tibari share a common ancestry.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This marks the first appearances of the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe in an audio drama.
* This marks the first appearances of the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe in an audio drama.
* To date, this is the only appearance of the Daleks in the ''Companion Chronicles''.
* While originally set for release in [[January (releases)|January]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]], it was announced on [[1 February (production)|1 February]] that the release of the [[Series 1 (CC)|first series of ''Companion Chronicles'']] was to be delayed until [[5 February (releases)|5 February]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070201233238/http://bigfinish.com:80/</ref> The announcement of their release came on [[19 February (releases)|19 February]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070225185958/http://www.bigfinish.com:80</ref>, however this followed a gap of communications since the original announcement that release was delayed, so it is difficult to pinpoint a more precise release date than [[February (releases)|February]].
* This is the only Big Finish audio drama to feature one of the first three incarnations of the Doctor facing the Daleks.
* This story was told from Zoe's perspective.
 


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Zoe says that the Doctor, before letting her join him, showed her with the [[thought scanner]] the dangers she would encounter if she did come with him and Jamie. The Daleks were among those perils. ([[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|TV: ''The Wheel in Space'']])
* The Doctor reassures Zoe some time after this adventure that the Daleks have now really met their final end at last, but Zoe is sceptical as he has said this before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor reassures Zoe some time after this adventure that the Daleks have now really met their final end at last, but Zoe is sceptical as he has said this before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'')
* Dalek crystals are used in a similar fashion in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element]]''.
** In between the events of ''The Evil of the Daleks'' and ''Fear of the Daleks'', the Doctor already had an encounter with the Daleks in which they confirmed they survived the [[Dalek Civil War]] and defeated the [[Humanised Dalek|rebels]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bringer of Darkness (comic story)|Bringer of Darkness]]'')
* Dalek crystals are used in a similar fashion in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]''.
* Zoe remembers bits and pieces of her adventures with the Doctor (in the form of dreams), despite the erasure of her memory by the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* Zoe remembers bits and pieces of her adventures with the Doctor (in the form of dreams), despite the erasure of her memory by the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* The [[Company]] would later gain access to records of Zoe's therapy sessions. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of Grey (audio story)|Echoes of Grey]]'')
* [[The Company (Echoes of Grey)|The Company]] would later gain access to records of Zoe's therapy sessions. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of Grey (audio story)|Echoes of Grey]]'')
* When she awakes from her dream, Zoe hears the Doctor's voice telling her that the Daleks "really have met their final end", possibly a reference to the [[Last Great Time War]], which the second incarnation was briefly involved in, along with his other 12 selves. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* The Doctor implies he has a cup of [[tea]] in his pockets. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'')
 
== Footnotes ==
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Fear of the Daleks was the second story of the first series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Patrick Chapman, narrated by Wendy Padbury and featured the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot.

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

Why has Zoe Heriot been having nightmares about the Daleks? Who is the Doctor, a mysterious man from her past? When an evil scientist hijacks her mind to control a galaxy-conquering weapon, Zoe must stop him. First, she and the Second Doctor will face an enemy they had thought destroyed forever.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Zoe Heriot explains to her counsellor that she remembers her reoccurring nightmares about monsters and stowing away on the TARDIS to join the Doctor and Jamie on their adventures, despite the Doctor's efforts to convince her to leave by showing her his last encounter with the Daleks. After the Doctor realizes that showing her the Daleks may have frightened her, he assures her that the Daleks have been destroyed and admits that her intelligence could be useful.

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

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Empires[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Xantha Empire was a former Earth colony that was now independent.

Governments[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Professor Atrika, a Tibari scientist, planned to assassinate the president of Xantha so he could rule both groups, with the help of the Daleks.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Lavonia was where the peace talks between the Xantha and the Tibari were taking place.
  • The Xantha and the Tibari share a common ancestry.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover art
  • This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.
  • This marks the first appearances of the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe in an audio drama.
  • While originally set for release in January 2006, it was announced on 1 February that the release of the first series of Companion Chronicles was to be delayed until 5 February.[1] The announcement of their release came on 19 February[2], however this followed a gap of communications since the original announcement that release was delayed, so it is difficult to pinpoint a more precise release date than February.
  • This story was told from Zoe's perspective.


Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Zoe says that the Doctor, before letting her join him, showed her with the thought scanner the dangers she would encounter if she did come with him and Jamie. The Daleks were among those perils. (TV: The Wheel in Space)
  • The Doctor reassures Zoe some time after this adventure that the Daleks have now really met their final end at last, but Zoe is sceptical as he has said this before. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks)
    • In between the events of The Evil of the Daleks and Fear of the Daleks, the Doctor already had an encounter with the Daleks in which they confirmed they survived the Dalek Civil War and defeated the rebels. (COMIC: Bringer of Darkness)
  • Dalek crystals are used in a similar fashion in AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element.
  • Zoe remembers bits and pieces of her adventures with the Doctor (in the form of dreams), despite the erasure of her memory by the Time Lords. (TV: The War Games)
  • The Company would later gain access to records of Zoe's therapy sessions. (AUDIO: Echoes of Grey)
  • The Doctor implies he has a cup of tea in his pockets. (TV: The Witch's Familiar)

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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