The Seeds of War (audio story): Difference between revisions

This story was a sequel to the first-recorded but later-released Destroy the Infinite which featured the Fourth Doctor — or, put another way, Destroy the Infinite is a prequel to this story, since it came out second.

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

Humanity is emerging from a long, exhausting war. Against an enemy so powerful, so implacable, it seemed unstoppable — right up until the moment it stopped.

Now, despite its "victory", the human race is on its knees. The Doctor and Mel join its struggle for survival to try to ensure it has a future.

A race against time takes them from the Great Tower of Kalsos to the Reliquaries of Earth. In an epic journey across the ten systems, their fates are intertwined with one family. The Tevelers are to feel the effects of war more than most...

The Doctor has a plan. Mel is sure he can save the day. But something is lurking. Watching. Waiting. A presence the Doctor knows of old. But just how far does its influence pervade?

The Eminence awaits...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cover Art - Mark Plastow
Director - Barnaby Edwards
Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
Music and Sound Design - Andy Hardwick
Producer - David Richardson
Script Editor - Alan Barnes
Writers - Matt Fitton and Nicholas Briggs

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mel sings a line from "Big Yellow Taxi", which she says was sung by Joni Mitchell.
The Eminence travels in teleportation caskets which it calls "infinity caskets" and which Elkinar thinks are baroque.
Delechor is city and spaceport on Ridius.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

This audio drama was recorded on 3 and 4 September 2012 at The Moat Studios.
Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story The Young Lions.
This story was originally released on CD and download.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor tells Mel that he once visited the Great Space Elevator of Sumatra "a few lifetimes ago." (AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator)
When pretending to the Eminence to be working for it, the Doctor says, "I am your servant" just as the Daleks did on Vulcan. (TV: The Power of the Daleks)
This story must take place in or after the 30th century as the work of agronomist Sarah Lasky is documented, which the Doctor thinks is best to stay away from. (TV: Terror of the Vervoids)
Mel looks for the "mythical" TARDIS swimming pool. (TV: Paradise Towers)
The Doctor previously encountered the Eminence on Delafoss during his fourth incarnation. (AUDIO: Destroy the Infinite) He encountered it again on multiple occasions during his eighth incarnation. (AUDIO: Time's Horizon, Eyes of the Master, The Death of Hope, The Reviled, Masterplan, Rule of the Eminence, Eye of Darkness)

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

Official The Seeds of War page at bigfinish.com

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-{{Infobox Story
-|name            = The Seeds of War
 |image           = Seeds of War, The cover.jpg
-|series          =[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
+|range           = Main Range
+|number in range = 171
+|series          = ''[[Main Range]]''
 |number          = 171
 |doctor          = Sixth Doctor
 |companions      = [[Melanie Bush|Mel]]
 |enemy           = [[The Eminence]]
-|setting         = [[Kalsos]], [[Ridius]]
+|setting         = {{il|[[Kalsos]]|[[Ridius IV]]|[[Earth]]}}
-|writer          = [[Matt Fitton]] & [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+|writer          = Matt Fitton, Nicholas Briggs
-|director        = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
+|director        = [[Barnaby Edwards]]
+|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
 |music           = [[Andy Hardwick]]
 |sound           = [[Andy Hardwick]]
 |cover           = [[Mark Plastow]]
+|epcount         = 4
 |publisher       = Big Finish Productions
-|release date    = [[March (releases)|March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
+|release date    = 7 March 2013
-|format          = 2 CDs, 4 Parts
+|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
-|production code =
+|production code = BFPDWCD171
-|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78178-053-4
+|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78178-053-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-718-1 (digital)
-|prev  = Spaceport Fear (audio story)
+|prev            = Spaceport Fear (audio story)
-|next  = Eldrad Must Die! (audio story)
+|next            = Eldrad Must Die! (audio story)
-}}'''''The Seeds of War''''' was the third story in the 2013 trilogy featuring the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Melanie "Mel" Bush]]. This story was a sequel/prequel to ''[[Destroy the Infinite (audio story)|Destroy the Infinite]]'' which featured the [[Fourth Doctor]]. It was a prequel as when it was released ''Destroy the Infinite'' had not been released, but a sequel in terms of the Doctor's personal timeline.
+}}{{audio stub}}
+'''''The Seeds of War''''' was the one hundred and seventy-first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]].
+This story was a sequel to the first-recorded but later-released ''[[Destroy the Infinite (audio story)|Destroy the Infinite]]'' which featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] — or, put another way, ''Destroy the Infinite'' is a prequel to this story, since it came out second.
 == Publisher's summary ==
-Humanity is emerging from a long, exhausting war. Against an enemy so powerful, so implacable, it seemed unstoppable — right up until the moment it stopped.
+Humanity is emerging from a long, exhausting [[war]]. Against an enemy so powerful, so implacable, it seemed unstoppable — right up until the moment it stopped.
-Now, despite its "victory", the human race is on its knees. [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] join its struggle for survival to try to ensure it has a future.
+Now, despite its "victory", the [[human]] race is on its knees. [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] join its struggle for survival to try to ensure it has a future.
-A race against time takes them from the [[Great Tower of Kalsos]] to the Reliquaries of Earth. In an epic journey across the ten systems, their fates are intertwined with one family. The Tevelers are to feel the effects of war more than most…
+A race against [[time]] takes them from the [[Great Tower of Kalsos]] to the [[Reliquaries of Earth]]. In an epic journey across the ten systems, their fates are intertwined with one family. The Tevelers are to feel the effects of war more than most...
 The Doctor has a plan. Mel is sure he can save the day. But something is lurking. Watching. Waiting. A presence the Doctor knows of old. But just how far does its influence pervade?
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 * [[Helgert Teveler]]/[[Kenneth (The Seeds of War)|Kenneth]]/[[Trooper (The Seeds of War)|Trooper]]/[[Docking (The Seeds of War)|Docking]] - [[Stuart Organ]]
 * [[Trellak]]/[[Thief (The Seeds of War)|Thief]]/[[DDC-GTU-159]] - [[Lucy Russell]]
-* [[Elkinar]]/[[CRT-JCE-006]] - [[John Banks]]
+* [[Elkinar Dajan|Elkinar]]/[[CRT-JCE-006]] - [[John Banks]]
-* [[TV Anchor (The Seeds of War)|TV Anchor]]/[[Pilot (The Seeds of War)|Pilot]]/[[Elevator (The Seeds of War)|Elevator]] - [[Beth Chalmers]]
+* [[TV anchor (The Seeds of War)|TV Anchor]]/[[Pilot (The Seeds of War)|Pilot]]/[[Elevator (The Seeds of War)|Elevator]] - [[Beth Chalmers]]
 * [[The Eminence]]/[[Kalsos Computer]] - [[David Sibley]]
-== References ==
+== Crew ==
+* Cover Art - [[Mark Plastow]]
+* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
+* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
+* Music and Sound Design - [[Andy Hardwick]]
+* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
+* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
+* Writers - [[Matt Fitton]] and Nicholas Briggs
+== Worldbuilding ==
 * Mel sings a line from "[[Big Yellow Taxi]]", which she says was sung by [[Joni Mitchell]].
 * The Eminence travels in [[teleportation casket]]s which it calls "[[infinity casket]]s" and which Elkinar thinks are baroque.
-* [[Ridius]] is in the Seventh System, with a hundred colonies between it and [[Earth]].
+* [[Delechor]] is [[city]] and [[spaceport]] on Ridius.
 == Notes ==
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[3 September (production)|3]] and [[4 September (production)|4 September]] 2012 at [[The Moat Studios]].
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[3 September (production)|3]] and [[4 September (production)|4 September]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
+* Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story ''[[The Young Lions (audio story)|The Young Lions]]''.
+* This story was originally released on CD and download.
 == Continuity ==
 * The Doctor tells Mel that he once visited the [[Great Space Elevator]] of [[Sumatra]] "[[Second Doctor|a few lifetimes ago]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great Space Elevator (audio story)|The Great Space Elevator]]'')
 * When pretending to the Eminence to be working for it, the Doctor says, "I am your servant" just as the Daleks did on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
-* This story must take place in or after the [[30th century]] as the work of agronomist [[Lasky]] is documented, which the Doctor thinks is best to stay away from. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids]]'')
+* This story must take place in or after the [[30th century]] as the work of agronomist [[Sarah Lasky]] is documented, which the Doctor thinks is best to stay away from. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'')
 * Mel looks for the "mythical" [[TARDIS swimming pool]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'')
-* The Doctor previously encountered the Eminence on [[Delafoss]] during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Destroy the Infinite (audio story)|Destroy the Infinite]]'') He encountered it once again aboard the cryo-ship ''[[Orpheus]]'' at the [[end of the universe]] during his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]'')
+* The Doctor previously encountered the Eminence on [[Delafoss]] during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Destroy the Infinite (audio story)|Destroy the Infinite]]'') He encountered it again on multiple occasions during his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]'', ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'', ''[[The Death of Hope (audio story)|The Death of Hope]]'', ''[[The Reviled (audio story)|The Reviled]]'', ''[[Masterplan (audio story)|Masterplan]]'', ''[[Rule of the Eminence (audio story)|Rule of the Eminence]]'', ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'')
 == External links ==
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