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|enemy = The [[Cockroach]] | |enemy = The [[Cockroach]] | ||
|setting = [[England]], [[1982]] | |setting = [[England]], [[1982]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Steve Lyons | ||
|publisher = AudioGo | |publisher = AudioGo | ||
|read by = [[Arthur Darvill]] | |read by = [[Arthur Darvill]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 3 May 2012 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-6880-7 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-6880-7 | ||
|prev = Darkstar Academy (audio story) | |prev = Darkstar Academy (audio story) | ||
|next = The Nu-Humans | |next = The Nu-Humans (audio story) | ||
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'''''Day of the Cockroach''''' was an exclusive-to-audio story from [[AudioGo]] featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. It is read by [[Arthur Darvill]]. | '''''Day of the Cockroach''''' was an exclusive-to-audio story from [[AudioGo]] featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. It is read by [[Arthur Darvill]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises in a pitch-dark tunnel, where the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] stumble on the dead body of a soldier. Questioned by his superior officer, [[ | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises in a pitch-dark tunnel, where the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] stumble on the dead body of a soldier. Questioned by his superior officer, Colonel [[Bowe (Day of the Cockroach)|Bowe]], they learn that they're inside a British nuclear bunker, in the middle of an atomic war — in [[1982]]. | ||
Amy and Rory | Amy and Rory weren't even born then, but they know the bomb didn't drop that year, and so does the Doctor. The friends also know they had nothing to do with the death of Sergeant [[Trott (Day of the Cockroach)|Trott]] — so who, or what, was the killer? And why does the Doctor's psychic paper not work on the Colonel? | ||
The Doctor, Amy and Rory soon learn that something else is lurking in the shadows. Something deadly... | The Doctor, Amy and Rory soon learn that something else is lurking in the shadows. Something deadly... | ||
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* [[Amy Pond]] | * [[Amy Pond]] | ||
* [[Rory Williams]] | * [[Rory Williams]] | ||
*[[Bowe | * [[Bowe (Day of the Cockroach)|Bowe]] | ||
* [[Helen Atkins]] | |||
*[[Arthur Harrington]] | * [[Arthur Harrington]] | ||
* [[Trott (Day of the Cockroach)|Trott]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[psychic paper]] does not work on humans whose minds have already been manipulated by another source, like the giant [[cockroach]]es. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is read by [[Arthur Darvill]], who plays [[Rory Williams]] in the revived series of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | * This is read by [[Arthur Darvill]], who plays [[Rory Williams]] in the revived series of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
* The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration. | * The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration. | ||
* This is the first of two ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas released in | * This is the first of two ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas released in 2012 to feature the anachronistic outbreak of [[World War III]] in the 1980s. The second is ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*The Doctor mentions clockwork droids under his bed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | * The Doctor mentions clockwork droids under his bed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{AudioGO}} | {{AudioGO}} | ||
{{NSA}} | {{NSA}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:2012 audio stories]] | [[Category:2012 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1982]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1982]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Eleventh Doctor NSA audio stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:40, 1 March 2024
Day of the Cockroach was an exclusive-to-audio story from AudioGo featuring the Eleventh Doctor. It is read by Arthur Darvill.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS materialises in a pitch-dark tunnel, where the Doctor, Amy and Rory stumble on the dead body of a soldier. Questioned by his superior officer, Colonel Bowe, they learn that they're inside a British nuclear bunker, in the middle of an atomic war — in 1982.
Amy and Rory weren't even born then, but they know the bomb didn't drop that year, and so does the Doctor. The friends also know they had nothing to do with the death of Sergeant Trott — so who, or what, was the killer? And why does the Doctor's psychic paper not work on the Colonel?
The Doctor, Amy and Rory soon learn that something else is lurking in the shadows. Something deadly...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The psychic paper does not work on humans whose minds have already been manipulated by another source, like the giant cockroaches.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is read by Arthur Darvill, who plays Rory Williams in the revived series of Doctor Who.
- The story was also available as a download from the AudioGO website before the company went into administration.
- This is the first of two Doctor Who audio dramas released in 2012 to feature the anachronistic outbreak of World War III in the 1980s. The second is Protect and Survive.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions clockwork droids under his bed. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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