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{{Infobox Story
|image           = Red cover.jpg
|name= Red
|range          = Main Range
|image= Red cover.jpg  
|number in range = 85
|series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
|number= 85  
|number         = 85
|doctor= Seventh Doctor
|doctor         = Seventh Doctor
|companions= [[Melanie Bush|Mel]]  
|companions     = [[Melanie Bush|Mel]]
|enemy= [[Whitenoise]]
|enemy           = [[Red Infection]], [[Whitenoise]]
|setting= The [[Needle (Red)|Needle]]
|setting         = The [[Needle (Red)|Needle]]
|writer= [[Stewart Sheargold]]  
|writer         = Stewart Sheargold
|director= [[Gary Russell]]  
|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
|music=ERS
|producer        = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|post production= ERS
|music           = [[Andy Hardwick]]
|cover=[[Stuart Manning]]
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
|publisher= Big Finish Productions  
|cover           = [[Stuart Manning]]
|release date= [[August (releases)|August]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs  
|release date   = 28 August 2006
|production code= [[List of production codes|7D/B]]  
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-176-9
|production code = [[List of production codes|7D/B]]
|prev= The Nowhere Place (audio story)  
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-176-3
|next= The Reaping (audio story)
|prev           = The Nowhere Place (audio story)
}}{{you may|Red|n1=the colour}}
|next           = The Reaping (audio story)
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighty-fifth [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. This is the fifth audio story to feature [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as his companion [[Melanie Bush]]. This is writer [[Stewart Sheargold]]'s first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio for Big Finish; he had previously written for their [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|Bernice Summerfield series]].
|made prev      = Year of the Pig (audio story)
|made next      = The Gathering (audio story)
|epcount = 4
}}{{audio stub}}
{{you may|Red|n1=the colour}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighty-fifth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]], released [[28 August (releases)|28 August]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1828801049924415719|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=28 August 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=7 December 2024|title=18 years ago today, Red was first released! http://bgfn.sh/R3d His propensity for violence remains unchecked. Analysis suggests synchronisation with the killer. The Doctor will attempt to kill again. He must be stopped...}}</ref> It was written by [[Stewart Sheargold]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]].
 
It was writer Sheargold's first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio for Big Finish; he had previously written for their [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|''Bernice Summerfield'' series]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Subject 2660 ­ [[Celia Fortunaté]], designated citizen of the needle. Subject experiencing traumatic, violent delusions during waking moments. Subject remains passified and under control of [[Whitenoise]]. Medication has been prescribed.
Subject 2660 ­ [[Celia Fortunaté]], designated citizen of the needle. Subject experiencing traumatic, violent delusions during waking moments. Subject remains passified and under control of [[Whitenoise]]. Medication has been prescribed.


Subject 0357 - [[Vi Yulquen]], designated [[Matriarch]] of the needle. Subject is under constant surveillance due to her wish to experience harm. This is in direct contravention of Whitenoise's programming. Also supplier of the drug classified as Slow. Editing is required.
Subject 0357 [[Vi Yulquen]], designated [[Matriarch]] of the needle. Subject is under constant surveillance due to her wish to experience harm. This is in direct contravention of Whitenoise's programming. Also supplier of the drug classified as [[Slow (Drug)|Slow]]. Editing is required.


Subject 0841 ­ [[Chief Blue]]. Technician in symbiotic relationship with this Whitenoise system. Knowledgeable in human psychological evaluation. Subject has been diagnosed a voyeur, and has a dangerous obsession with the Red Tape. Machine augmentation is favoured to curb this defect.
Subject 0841 ­ [[Chief Blue]]. Technician in symbiotic relationship with this Whitenoise system. Knowledgeable in human psychological evaluation. Subject has been diagnosed a voyeur, and has a dangerous obsession with the Red Tape. Machine augmentation is favoured to curb this defect.
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Part One
''to be added''
Part Two
''to be added''
Part Three
''to be added''
Part Four
''to be added''
''to be added''


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* [[Uviol]] - [[Steven Wickham]]
* [[Uviol]] - [[Steven Wickham]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
''To be added''
 
* Cover Art - [[Stuart Manning]]
* Director - [[Gary Russell]]
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]]
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* Writer - [[Stewart Sheargold]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
File:Red comic preview.jpg|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 372]] by [[Martin Geraghty]]
</gallery>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Red comic preview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 372]] by [[Martin Geraghty]].]]
* This story had the working title of ''Synchronicity''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-red-251|title='Backstage' tab of the official ''Red'' page|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]|accessdate=7 December 2024|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]}}</ref>
* An illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] was featured in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 372|issue 372]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[7 April (production)|7 April]] and [[1 June (production)|1 June]] [[2006 (production)|2006]] at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref name=":0" />
* To date, this is the final Big Finish audio drama to feature the Seventh Doctor and Mel.
* An illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] was featured in [[DWM 372]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[7 April (production)|7 April]] and [[1 June (production)|1 June]] 2006 at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This story was originally released on a two-disc set. It is now available as a download only.
* This story is set between ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' and ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]''.<ref name=":0" />


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''To be added''
* [[The Doctor]] is still getting proverbs wrong, as he was in [[TV]]: {{Cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}}''.''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/red-251|Red}}
{{bigfinish|releases/v/red-251|Red}}
* {{dwrefguide|who_bf85.htm|Red}}
{{dwrefguide|who_bf85.htm|Red}}
*{{tetrap|7/red.html|Red}}
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== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}{{BFA monthly}}
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 7 December 2024

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Red was the eighty-fifth story in Big Finish's monthly range, released 28 August 2006.[1] It was written by Stewart Sheargold and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush.

It was writer Sheargold's first Doctor Who audio for Big Finish; he had previously written for their Bernice Summerfield series.

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

Subject 2660 ­ Celia Fortunaté, designated citizen of the needle. Subject experiencing traumatic, violent delusions during waking moments. Subject remains passified and under control of Whitenoise. Medication has been prescribed.

Subject 0357 Vi Yulquen, designated Matriarch of the needle. Subject is under constant surveillance due to her wish to experience harm. This is in direct contravention of Whitenoise's programming. Also supplier of the drug classified as Slow. Editing is required.

Subject 0841 ­ Chief Blue. Technician in symbiotic relationship with this Whitenoise system. Knowledgeable in human psychological evaluation. Subject has been diagnosed a voyeur, and has a dangerous obsession with the Red Tape. Machine augmentation is favoured to curb this defect.

Subject [error] ­ Melanie Bush, designated companion of subject 3999. Subject [error] is not chipped and is a threat. Her ability to harm has not been checked, compromising the continued security programming of this Whitenoise system. She must be inhibited.

Subject 3999 ­ the Doctor. Subject has committed homicide. This subject now in constant redline. His propensity for violence remains unchecked. Analysis suggests synchronisation with the killer. The Doctor will attempt to kill again. He must be stopped.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part One

to be added

Part Two

to be added

Part Three

to be added

Part Four

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor is still getting proverbs wrong, as he was in TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"].

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Big Finish Productions (28 August 2024). 18 years ago today, Red was first released! http://bgfn.sh/R3d His propensity for violence remains unchecked. Analysis suggests synchronisation with the killer. The Doctor will attempt to kill again. He must be stopped.... Big Finish Insider (@bigfinish) on Twitter. Retrieved on 7 December 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Audiobooks from Big Finish. 'Backstage' tab of the official Red page. bigfinish.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2024.
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