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series= [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas | Big Finish Audio Dramas]] |
|image          = Terror Firma cover.jpg  
number= 72|
|range          = Main Range
doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]|
|number in range = 72
companions= [[Charley Pollard]] <br> [[C'rizz]] |  
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
enemy= [[Davros]], [[Dalek|The Daleks]]|
|number         = 72
writer= [[Joseph Lidster]]|
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
director= [[Gary Russell]]|
|companions     = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]]
year=[[Earth]], [[England]] |
|featuring = [[Samson Griffin|Samson]], [[Gemma Griffin|Gemma]]
producer= [[Steve Foxon]]|
|enemy          = [[Davros]]
publisher= [[Big Finish]]|
|writer          = Joseph Lidster
release date= August, 2005|
|director       = [[Gary Russell]]
format= 2 CDs - 4 Episodes|
|producer        = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
production code= 8W|
|music          = [[Steve Foxon]]
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-137-8|
|sound          = [[Steve Foxon]]
previous story=[[The Council of Nicaea]]|
|setting        = [[Folkestone]], [[England]]
next story=[[Thicker Than Water]]|
|cover          = [[Lee Binding]]
}}
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date   = 18 August 2005
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|8W]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-137-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-973-5 (digital)
|prev            = The Council of Nicaea (audio story)
|next            = Thicker Than Water (audio story)
|made prev      = The Council of Nicaea (audio story)
|made next       = Scaredy Cat (audio story)
|musicsuite      = https://soundcloud.com/stevefoxon/05-terror-firma-music-suite
|epcount = 4
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventy-second story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Joseph Lidster]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]], [[Conrad Westmaas]] as [[C'rizz]] and [[Terry Molloy]] as [[Davros]].


==Publisher's Summary==
Continuing from the cliffhanger at the end of ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', this story is the first Eighth Doctor story of 2005 and the first story to be set in the normal universe after eight previous stories set in the [[Divergent Universe]]. Furthermore, this is the first story to depict the Eighth Doctor's travels prior to the events of Big Finish's first Eighth Doctor audio drama ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'' and goes some way to explain why the Doctor was travelling alone in that story.
''‘Welcome back, Doctor...’''


Centuries ago, on the war-torn planet Skaro, a great scientist created the most evil creatures the Universe would ever know... Daleks.
== Publisher's summary ==
''"Welcome back, Doctor..."''


It was at their genesis that the scientist Davros first met and was defeated by the Doctor.
Centuries ago, on the war-torn planet [[Skaro]], a great scientist created the most evil creatures the Universe would ever know... [[Dalek]]s.


Over the years and throughout space, they fought.
It was at their [[Creation of the Daleks|genesis]] that the scientist [[Davros]] first met and was defeated by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]].


It was a fight that ended with the Doctor’s destruction of Skaro and the Daleks. Except...
Over the years and throughout [[space]], they fought.
 
It was a fight that ended with [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]'s destruction of Skaro and the Daleks. Except...


Davros survived. Alone. In the dark. With only thoughts of revenge keeping him alive.
Davros survived. Alone. In the dark. With only thoughts of revenge keeping him alive.


The Doctor is back. Davros is waiting.
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] is back. Davros is waiting.
 
Their destiny is now.


Their destiny is now.
== Plot ==
=== Part one ===
''to be added''


==Cast ==
=== Part two ===
*[[Eighth Doctor | The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
''to be added''
*[[Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]]
*[[C'rizz]] - [[Conrad Westmaas]]
*[[Davros]] - [[Terry Molloy]]
*[[Harriet Griffin]] - [[Julia Deakin]]
*[[Samson Griffin]] - [[Lee Ingleby]]
*[[Gemma Griffin]] - [[Lizzie Hopley]]
*[[Dalek|The Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


==References==
=== Part three ===
* The Doctor has adventures with Gemma and Samson ''prior'' to meeting with Charley on the R101.
''to be added''


* Davros was brought aboard a [[Nekkistani]] time ship and was able to control Gemma and Samson and thus gain access to the TARDIS.
=== Part four ===
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Cast ==
* Big Finish have stated that Davros does ''not'' become the Emperor Dalek seen in [[The Parting of the Ways]].
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]]
* [[C'rizz]] - [[Conrad Westmaas]]
* [[Davros]] - [[Terry Molloy]]
* [[Harriet Griffin]] - [[Julia Deakin]]
* [[Samson Griffin]] - [[Lee Ingleby]]
* [[Gemma Griffin]] - [[Lizzie Hopley]]
* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


==Continuity==
== Crew ==
*For Davros, this story is virtually a direct sequel to [[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. There are two stories which could be so considered, the other being [[EDA]]: ''[[War of the Daleks]]'' (see further down for discussion of ''Terror Firma's'' continuity with ''War of the Daleks'').


* [[The Next Life]]'s last scene runs straight into this story.
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]
* Director - [[Gary Russell]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]]
* Producers - [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Writer - [[Joseph Lidster]]
* Daleks and Davros created by [[Terry Nation]]


* Davros makes reference to the conversation he shared with the Doctor in [[Genesis of the Daleks]] and the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s destruction of Skaro in [[Remembrance of the Daleks]].
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* The Doctor claims that [[Agatha Christie]] once travelled with him.
* The Eighth Doctor had numerous adventures with Samson and Gemma before meeting Charley aboard the British airship ''[[R101]]'' on [[5 October]] [[1930]].


* Charley and the Doctor last encountered the Daleks in [[The Time of the Daleks]].
=== Species ===
* Davros was brought aboard a [[Nekkistani]] time ship and was able to control Gemma and Samson and thus gain access to the TARDIS.


* This audio doesn't really [[Wikipedia:retcon|retcon]] ''[[War of the Daleks]]'', it just totally ignores it (in the traditional ''Doctor Who'' style!)... however, it is possible to work both into a single continuity (if you really feel the need to).
=== Planets ===
* The Doctor, Samson and Gemma once visited [[Valuensis]], [[Porteus]] and [[Murgatroyd]].


* If you do, then it would appear that ''Terror Firma'' takes place first, as the Doctor and Davros both believe that Skaro has been destroyed (or at least, they do not say that it has not), and making no mention of the [[Dalek Prime]]'s claim that a decoy world called [[Antalin]] was destroyed. Presumably at some point after ''Terror Firma'', the Davros personality reasserts itself and Davros somehow ends up in another escape pod.
=== Locations ===
* The Doctor, Samson and Gemma visited the [[Ice Caves of Shabadabadon]], [[BC|prehistoric]] [[Earth]], the court of [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]] and [[Studio 54]] during their travels together.


* The Doctor claims [[Agatha Christie]] once travelled with him. While this is possible, the [[Tenth Doctor]] acts as if he has never met her before when he encounters her in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''. ''Its been said elsewhere that this Doctor's life is filled with paradoxes. It's possible that his adventures with Agatha Christie were cancelled out by an undocumented adventure.''
=== Songs ===
* Harriet leads a round of the "[[Hokey Cokey]]" at her party.


* It is not known ''when'' Earth is conquered and transformed, though it's at a time when the Channel Tunnel is still in use. Whenever this happens will probably contradict lots of future-Earth stories though...!
== Notes ==
* Big Finish stated that Davros does not become the [[Dalek Emperor in the Last Great Time War|Dalek Emperor]] seen in ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''. ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' and ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' later firmly established the two were not the same individual.
* This was the first audio drama to feature [[Paul McGann]] as a former Doctor.
* This would be the final Big Finish audio drama released in the main range to feature Davros until ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'' in January 2012.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[25 April (production)|25 April]] and [[11 May (production)|11 May]] [[2005 (production)|2005]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* The story was reissued in 2007 as part of ''[[The Complete Davros Collection]]'' DVD boxset.
* When the Doctor tries to remember Samson and Gemma, clips from the previous Eighth Doctor audio stories ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'', ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', ''[[The Last (audio story)|The Last]]'', ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'', ''[[Invaders from Mars (audio story)|Invaders from Mars]]'', ''[[The Stones of Venice (audio story)|The Stones of Venice]]'', and ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'' are heard.


* The [[Nekastani]] make a cameo as victims of Davros.
== Continuity ==
* For Davros, this story is virtually a direct sequel to [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. There are two stories which could be so considered, the other being [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'' (see further down for discussion of the continuity of ''Terror Firma'' with ''War of the Daleks'').
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]''{{'}}s last scene runs straight into this story.
* Davros makes reference to the virus conversation that he had with the [[Fourth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') and the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s destruction of [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* Davros is becoming the [[Dalek Emperor]], his [[casing]] having the top half of his [[Imperial Dalek]] [[dome]] during the [[Shoreditch Incident]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') combined with the lower head section of the [[Dalek Emperor (The Evil of the Daleks)|Dalek Emperor]] fought by the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'')
* Charley and the Doctor encountered the Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'') While travelling with the [[Sixth Doctor]], Charley would encounter the Daleks again. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)|Brotherhood of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]'')
* This audio does not actually [[retroactive continuity|retcon]] [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]''. Instead, it completely ignores its plot developments.
* [[Valuensis]] was previously mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]''.
* The Doctor mentions that he, Samson and Gemma visited the [[Ice Caves of Shabadabadon]]. While in his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], the Doctor had intended to visit them but the TARDIS materialised in the Gogglebox inside [[the Moon]] instead. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Gathering (audio story)|The Gathering]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor]] later intended to bring his companion [[Peri Brown]] to see the Ice Caves. Following a brief (and accidental) return to the Gogglebox, they instead travelled to Peri's home town of [[Fell's Point]], [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States of America|USA]] in [[September]] [[1984]] after Peri learned of the murder of [[Anthony Chambers]], the father of her best friend [[Katherine Chambers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'')
* In the midst of his travels with Samson and Gemma, the Doctor also travelled with the [[19th century]] British author [[Mary Shelley]] "for years." The fact that he mentioned she was one of his companions in numerous earlier stories such as [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'' and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]'' would suggest that Davros did not deem it necessary to remove the Doctor's memories of her as her travels with him seemingly did not overlap with those of Samson and Gemma. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'')
* Although she encountered the Daleks in the [[2050s]], Charley had never previously heard of Davros. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')
* Charley realises that Samson is acquainted with the Doctor when he mentions [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|everlasting matches]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]'', ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'')
* The Doctor recalls when he and Davros "worked together" during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]] and Davros' subsequent failure to change his ways. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'')
* The Doctor, Samson and Gemma visited the court of [[Elizabeth I]] in their travels together, as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] had previously done. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thicker Than Water (audio story)|Thicker Than Water]]'') During his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], the Doctor would encounter Queen Elizabeth I twice ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') and married her on the latter occasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'', ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* The Eighth Doctor uses the [[Third Doctor]]'s oft-used phrase, "While there's life, there's hope." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The D­æmons]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')
* The Doctor finds his copy of [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[The Murder of Roger Ackroyd]]'' with the last page missing, lamenting that he'll never know "who did it". The [[Eleventh Doctor]] would prefer to rip out the last pages of books so they didn't have to end as he hated endings. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'')


==Timeline==
== External links ==
* Terror Firma occurs after: [[The Next Life]]
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* Terror Firma occurs before: [[Scaredy Cat]]
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.bigfinish.com/72-Doctor-Who-Terror-Firma Big Finish '''Terror Firma''' page]
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* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_bf72.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Terror Firma''']
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Terror Firma was the seventy-second story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Joseph Lidster and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard, Conrad Westmaas as C'rizz and Terry Molloy as Davros.

Continuing from the cliffhanger at the end of The Next Life, this story is the first Eighth Doctor story of 2005 and the first story to be set in the normal universe after eight previous stories set in the Divergent Universe. Furthermore, this is the first story to depict the Eighth Doctor's travels prior to the events of Big Finish's first Eighth Doctor audio drama Storm Warning and goes some way to explain why the Doctor was travelling alone in that story.

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

"Welcome back, Doctor..."

Centuries ago, on the war-torn planet Skaro, a great scientist created the most evil creatures the Universe would ever know... Daleks.

It was at their genesis that the scientist Davros first met and was defeated by the Doctor.

Over the years and throughout space, they fought.

It was a fight that ended with the Doctor's destruction of Skaro and the Daleks. Except...

Davros survived. Alone. In the dark. With only thoughts of revenge keeping him alive.

The Doctor is back. Davros is waiting.

Their destiny is now.

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]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor claims that Agatha Christie once travelled with him.
  • The Eighth Doctor had numerous adventures with Samson and Gemma before meeting Charley aboard the British airship R101 on 5 October 1930.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Davros was brought aboard a Nekkistani time ship and was able to control Gemma and Samson and thus gain access to the TARDIS.

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Songs[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Harriet leads a round of the "Hokey Cokey" at her party.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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