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|number | |number in range = 190 | ||
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|enemy | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|setting | |companions = [[Ace]], [[Hex|Hector]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |enemy = [[Cleon]] | ||
| | |setting = [[Athens]], [[BC#5th century B.C.|421 BC]] | ||
|music | |writer = James Goss | ||
|sound | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|publisher | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|release date | |music = [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] | ||
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|isbn | |epcount = 4 | ||
|prev | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|next | |release date = 12 September 2014 | ||
| | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = 7W/WB | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-331-3 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78575-737-2 (digital) | |||
|prev = Revenge of the Swarm (audio story) | |||
|next = Signs and Wonders (audio story) | |||
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'''''Mask of Tragedy''''' was the one hundred and ninetieth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]], released on [[12 September (releases)|12 September]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]].<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1834200285293522956</ref> It was written by [[James Goss]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hector Thomas]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Athens]], [[BC#5th century B.C.|421 BC]]. An ancient civilisation of philosophers and poets and the birthplace of theatre. [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] has decided to show [[Ace]] and [[Hex|Hector]] how it all began, with help from the great comedian [[Aristophanes]]. | [[Athens]], [[BC#5th century B.C.|421 BC]]. An ancient civilisation of philosophers and poets and the birthplace of theatre. [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] has decided to show [[Ace]] and [[Hex|Hector]] how it all began, with help from the great comedian [[Aristophanes]]. | ||
But life in Athens is no laughing matter. | But life in Athens is no laughing matter. There's the ever-present threat of invasion from the [[Sparta]]n horde. The [[plague]] that turns people into the [[zombie|walking dead]]. The [[slavery]]. The tyrannical rule of the paranoid, malicious Cleon and his network of informers. And the giant flying beetle with knives for wings that stalks the city streets at night. | ||
What Athens needs is a hero. And who better to be a hero in ancient [[Greece]] than a man called Hector? | What Athens needs is a hero. And who better to be a hero in ancient [[Greece]] than a man called Hector? | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
=== Part | === Part one === | ||
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=== Part | === Part two === | ||
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=== Part | === Part three === | ||
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=== Part | === Part four === | ||
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* [[Aristophanes]] - [[Samuel West]] | * [[Aristophanes]] - [[Samuel West]] | ||
* [[Cleon]] - [[Alisdair Simpson]] | * [[Cleon]] - [[Alisdair Simpson]] | ||
* [[Tyrgius]]/Slave Trader/Boy - [[Russell Bentley]] | * [[Tyrgius]] / [[Slave Trader (Mask of Tragedy)|Slave Trader]] / [[Boy (Mask of Tragedy)|Boy]] - [[Russell Bentley]] | ||
* [[Telephus]]/[[Cisyphus]]/Old Man - [[Tim Treloar]] | * [[Telephus]] / [[Cisyphus]] / [[Old Man (Mask of Tragedy)|Old Man]] - [[Tim Treloar]] | ||
* [[Adonia]]/[[Lysistrata]] - [[Emily Tucker]] | * [[Adonia]] / [[Lysistrata]] - [[Emily Tucker]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Ace refers to ''[[Hollyoaks]]''. | * Ace refers to ''[[Hollyoaks]]''. | ||
* Ace describes the [[Time Lord]]s as "the men in high collars". | * Ace describes the [[Time Lord]]s as "the men in high collars". | ||
* The Doctor wears a [[toga]]. However, he still carries his [[ | * The Doctor wears a [[toga]]. However, he still carries his [[umbrella]]. | ||
* Aristophanes is aware of the existence of [[time travel]] | * Aristophanes is aware of the existence of [[time travel]]. | ||
* Athens has been at war with [[Sparta]] for many years. | * Athens has been at war with [[Sparta]] for many years. | ||
* [[Tyrgius]] mistakes Aristophanes for [[Euripides]]. | * [[Tyrgius]] mistakes Aristophanes for [[Euripides]]. | ||
* The Doctor previously visited Athens in the company of [[Melanie Bush]], who corrected [[Euclid]]'s geometry, much to his annoyance. | * The Doctor previously visited Athens in the company of [[Melanie Bush]], who corrected [[Euclid]]'s geometry, much to his annoyance. | ||
* Ace refers to herself as "[[Germaine Greer]]". | * Ace refers to herself as "[[Germaine Greer]]". | ||
* The Doctor refers to [[Wham!]] and [[One Direction]]. | |||
* He says he's never seen a horror movie because he's never had the time. | |||
* Aristophanes and [[Cleon]] knew each other when they were children. | * Aristophanes and [[Cleon]] knew each other when they were children. | ||
* | * Tyrgius is a [[xenopsychosurgeon]]. | ||
* In 422 BC, Aristophanes wrote a play entitled ''[[The Wasps]]'' in which he mocked jurors, accusing them of being corrupt and in Cleon's pay. | |||
* The Doctor says he's lived [[The Doctor's age|900 years]]. | |||
* Psychic overflow from the mask impinges on the troposphere, causing the sunrise to last longer. | |||
* After the Doctor changes history slightly, he comments that he will have to edit [[Wikipedia]] to reflect the change. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded at [[ | * This story was recorded on [[24 February (production)|24]] & [[25 February (production)|25 February]] [[2014 (production)|2014]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story ''[[Waiting for Gadot (audio story)|Waiting for Gadot]]''. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
Mask of Tragedy cover.jpg |Original CD cover art. | |||
Mask of Tragedy.jpg|Textless cover art. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor decided to take Ace and Hector to Athens in 421 BC after defeating [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|the Swarm]] on the [[asteroid]] [[K4067]] in the [[52nd century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Revenge of the Swarm (audio story)|Revenge of the Swarm]]'') | * The Doctor decided to take Ace and Hector to Athens in 421 BC after defeating [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|the Swarm]] on the [[asteroid]] [[K4067]] in the [[52nd century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Revenge of the Swarm (audio story)|Revenge of the Swarm]]'') | ||
* During his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], the Doctor found Aristophanes and [[Eratosthenes]] arguing in a [[library]] in [[Egypt]] in the [[BC#4th century B.C.|4th century B.C.]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Shadows (short story)|The Book of Shadows]]'') During his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], he and [[Leela]] met him at a gathering at [[Anaximander]]'s house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brain of Socrates (short story)|The Brain of Socrates]]'') | * During his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], the Doctor found Aristophanes and [[Eratosthenes]] arguing in a [[library]] in [[Egypt]] in the [[BC#4th century B.C.|4th century B.C.]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Shadows (short story)|The Book of Shadows]]'') During his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], he and [[Leela]] met him at a gathering at [[Anaximander]]'s house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brain of Socrates (short story)|The Brain of Socrates]]'') | ||
* At some point prior to his seventh incarnation, the Doctor saved two of Aristophanes' plays from the burning of the [[Library of Alexandria]] in the [[5th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | * At some point prior to his seventh incarnation, the Doctor saved two of Aristophanes' plays from the burning of the [[Library of Alexandria]] in the [[5th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | ||
* Athens and Sparta are at war. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oracle of Delphi (audio story)|The Oracle of Delphi]]'') | |||
* The Doctor uses a handful of [[Metebelis crystal]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | |||
* The Doctor says, "When I say 'run', run." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | |||
* Ace refers to her numerous encounters with [[Great Old One|evils]] from the [[Dark Times|dawn of time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'', ''[[Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge]]'', ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', ''[[Black and White (audio story)|Black and White]]'', ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]'') | |||
* She calls herself a [[killjoy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') | |||
* The Doctor tells Aristophanes that Hector is still recovering from having been controlled by [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|the Swarm]] in [[4920]] and the [[52nd century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Revenge of the Swarm (audio story)|Revenge of the Swarm]]'') | |||
* The Doctor refers to [[Alexander the Great]], whom he met in [[Babylon]] in [[May]] and [[June]] [[BC#4th century B.C.|323 BC]] during his first incarnation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'') | |||
* Hector asks the Doctor to return him to [[Liverpool]] in the [[2020s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Signs and Wonders (audio story)|Signs and Wonders]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Stories set in Athens]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Stories set in 421 BC]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2014 Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 14 September 2024
Mask of Tragedy was the one hundred and ninetieth story in Big Finish's monthly range, released on 12 September 2014.[1] It was written by James Goss and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hector Thomas.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Athens, 421 BC. An ancient civilisation of philosophers and poets and the birthplace of theatre. The Doctor has decided to show Ace and Hector how it all began, with help from the great comedian Aristophanes.
But life in Athens is no laughing matter. There's the ever-present threat of invasion from the Spartan horde. The plague that turns people into the walking dead. The slavery. The tyrannical rule of the paranoid, malicious Cleon and his network of informers. And the giant flying beetle with knives for wings that stalks the city streets at night.
What Athens needs is a hero. And who better to be a hero in ancient Greece than a man called Hector?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Hector Thomas - Philip Olivier
- Aristophanes - Samuel West
- Cleon - Alisdair Simpson
- Tyrgius / Slave Trader / Boy - Russell Bentley
- Telephus / Cisyphus / Old Man - Tim Treloar
- Adonia / Lysistrata - Emily Tucker
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace refers to Hollyoaks.
- Ace describes the Time Lords as "the men in high collars".
- The Doctor wears a toga. However, he still carries his umbrella.
- Aristophanes is aware of the existence of time travel.
- Athens has been at war with Sparta for many years.
- Tyrgius mistakes Aristophanes for Euripides.
- The Doctor previously visited Athens in the company of Melanie Bush, who corrected Euclid's geometry, much to his annoyance.
- Ace refers to herself as "Germaine Greer".
- The Doctor refers to Wham! and One Direction.
- He says he's never seen a horror movie because he's never had the time.
- Aristophanes and Cleon knew each other when they were children.
- Tyrgius is a xenopsychosurgeon.
- In 422 BC, Aristophanes wrote a play entitled The Wasps in which he mocked jurors, accusing them of being corrupt and in Cleon's pay.
- The Doctor says he's lived 900 years.
- Psychic overflow from the mask impinges on the troposphere, causing the sunrise to last longer.
- After the Doctor changes history slightly, he comments that he will have to edit Wikipedia to reflect the change.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 24 & 25 February 2014 at the Moat Studios.
- Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story Waiting for Gadot.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original CD cover art.
Textless cover art.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor decided to take Ace and Hector to Athens in 421 BC after defeating the Swarm on the asteroid K4067 in the 52nd century. (AUDIO: Revenge of the Swarm)
- During his first incarnation, the Doctor found Aristophanes and Eratosthenes arguing in a library in Egypt in the 4th century B.C.. (PROSE: The Book of Shadows) During his fourth incarnation, he and Leela met him at a gathering at Anaximander's house. (PROSE: The Brain of Socrates)
- At some point prior to his seventh incarnation, the Doctor saved two of Aristophanes' plays from the burning of the Library of Alexandria in the 5th century. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse)
- Athens and Sparta are at war. (AUDIO: The Oracle of Delphi)
- The Doctor uses a handful of Metebelis crystals. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)
- The Doctor says, "When I say 'run', run." (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen)
- Ace refers to her numerous encounters with evils from the dawn of time. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, The Curse of Fenric; AUDIO: The Magic Mousetrap, Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge, Protect and Survive, Black and White, Gods and Monsters)
- She calls herself a killjoy. (TV: The Happiness Patrol)
- The Doctor tells Aristophanes that Hector is still recovering from having been controlled by the Swarm in 4920 and the 52nd century. (AUDIO: Revenge of the Swarm)
- The Doctor refers to Alexander the Great, whom he met in Babylon in May and June 323 BC during his first incarnation. (AUDIO: Farewell, Great Macedon)
- Hector asks the Doctor to return him to Liverpool in the 2020s. (AUDIO: Signs and Wonders)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Mask of Tragedy page at bigfinish.com
