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{{Infobox Story | |image = Masters of Earth.jpg | ||
| | |range = Main Range | ||
| | |number in range = 193 | ||
|series | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number | |number = 193 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Dalek Earthforce]], [[Roboman Elite|Robomen Elite]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Scotland]], [[2163]] | ||
|writer | |writer = Mark Wright, Cavan Scott | ||
|director | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|sound | |music = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|publisher | |sound = [[Martin Montague]] | ||
|release date | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|format | |epcount = 4 | ||
|production code = | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|isbn | |release date = 11 November 2014 | ||
|prev | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|next | |production code = BFPDWCD193 | ||
| | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-334-4 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78575-740-2 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Widow's Assassin (audio story) | |||
'''''Masters of Earth''''' was the one hundred and ninety-third story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. | |next = The Rani Elite (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-masters-of-earth | |||
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'''''Masters of Earth''''' was the one hundred and ninety-third story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The year is [[2163]]. Ten years since [[Dalek|the Daleks]] [[ | The year is [[2163]]. Ten years since [[Dalek Earthforce|the Daleks]] [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|invaded]] the [[Earth]]. One year until [[the Doctor]], in his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], will help bring the occupation to an end. But for now, their reign of terror goes on. | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] brings [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] to [[Scotland]] – [[Slave|enslaved]], like everywhere else on the [[planet]]. But there are rumours of Dalek-free islands off its coast. Places where resistors and refuseniks are coming together, gathering arms and armour, preparing to strike back against the enemy. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] brings [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] to [[Scotland]] – [[Slave|enslaved]], like everywhere else on the [[planet]]. But there are rumours of Dalek-free islands off its coast. Places where resistors and refuseniks are coming together, gathering arms and armour, preparing to strike back against the enemy. | ||
When the Doctor falls in with an unlikely group of freedom fighters making that dangerous journey to [[Orkney]], he finds himself trapped | When the Doctor falls in with an unlikely group of freedom fighters making that dangerous journey to [[Orkney]], he finds himself trapped — but not only by the Daleks, their [[Roboman|robotised henchmen]] and their [[human]] collaborators. | ||
By [[history]]. | By [[history]]. | ||
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Because history shows that for another year, resistance is useless... | Because history shows that for another year, resistance is useless... | ||
The rebellion must fail | The rebellion must fail — and as a [[Time Lord]], the Doctor can do nothing to help. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Dalek|The Daleks]]/[[Roboman]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Dalek|The Daleks]]/[[Roboman]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Cultural references to the real world === | |||
* The Doctor compares Moira to [[Rob Roy MacGregor|Rob Roy]], about whom he says he could tell Peri stories. | * The Doctor compares Moira to [[Rob Roy MacGregor|Rob Roy]], about whom he says he could tell Peri stories. | ||
* Peri likens the Robomen to [[Boris Karloff]] | * Peri likens the Robomen to [[Boris Karloff]]. | ||
* The Doctor says that his tricks are better than [[Harry Houdini|Houdini]]'s. | |||
=== Companions === | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. | * The Doctor mentions [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. | ||
* Peri | * The Doctor reminds Peri that she was born in [[Baltimore]] to [[Paul Brown|Paul]] and [[Janine Foster|Janine Brown]]. | ||
* The Doctor recalls visiting [[Scrabster]] Harbour with [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] in [[1947]]. | |||
=== The Daleks === | |||
* The Daleks make use of [[Hoverbout|transolar discs]]. | |||
* The Doctor is interrogated by a [[Black Dalek Interrogator|Black Dalek]], distinct from the [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Controller]]. | |||
* The Daleks have disks on their backs due to adapting themselves to Earth. | |||
=== The Cybermen === | |||
* Peri thought the Robomen are [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] due to the similar headgear. | |||
=== Earth === | |||
* There is a strong resistance movement in the [[Orkney]] islands. | |||
* There have been resistance movements in [[Australia]] and [[China]], but these were crushed by the Daleks within days | |||
* The Daleks have set-up plantations of [[Varga plant]]s on Earth. | |||
* Peri remembers [[Boston]] Harbour. | |||
[[ | === Concepts === | ||
* Peri refers to the [[web of time]]. | |||
* The Doctor references the Time Lords' [[Non-interference policy|non-interference policy]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The story's title is often quoted by the Daleks: | * The story's title is often quoted by the Daleks: | ||
**"We are the Masters of Earth" in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | ** "We are the Masters of Earth" in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | ||
**"Now the Daleks are the Masters of Earth" in ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' | ** "Now the Daleks are the Masters of Earth" in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' | ||
* Taking place in 2163, which is stated to be a year before the invasion ends, the story explicitly dates the Dalek invasion as happening between [[2152]] (when the [[meteorite]] bombardment began, as far as Kyle is able to recall, although his memory is a bit fuzzy) and [[2164]], based off the calendar the Doctor and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] find in ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''. This is at odds with other stories including ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'', ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'' and ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'', which date the invasion in the ten years between [[2157]] and [[2167]]. | * Taking place in 2163, which is stated to be a year before the invasion ends, the story explicitly dates the Dalek invasion as happening between [[2152]] (when the [[meteorite]] bombardment began, as far as Kyle is able to recall, although his memory is a bit fuzzy) and [[2164]], based off the calendar the Doctor and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] find in ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''. This is at odds with other stories including ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'', ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'' and ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'', which date the invasion in the ten years between [[2157]] and [[2167]]. | ||
* This story was recorded on [[31 March (production)|31 March]] and [[1 April (production)|1 April]] [[2014 (production)|2014]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[First Doctor]] aided in ending the Dalek occupation of Earth in (presumably) [[2164]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') after the [[Seventh Doctor]] later released a biological agent that would help some humans survive the Dalek plagues, enabling him to have assistance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'') He | * The [[First Doctor]] aided in ending the Dalek occupation of Earth in (presumably) [[2164]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') after the [[Seventh Doctor]] later released a biological agent that would help some humans survive the Dalek plagues, enabling him to have assistance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') He tells Peri that he said goodbye to someone "[[Susan Foreman|very precious]]" on that day. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
* [[Varga plant]]s | * [[Varga plant]]s are native to [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]'') | ||
* [[Slyther]]s also appear on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | * [[Slyther]]s also appear on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
* Peri refers to her time on [[Krontep]] in the [[24th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') | * Peri refers to her time on [[Krontep]] in the [[24th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') | ||
* Peri mentions spending a long time apart from the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') | * Peri mentions spending a long time apart from the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') | ||
* Peri describes the Daleks on Earth as looking more primitive than the ones that she met on [[Necros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | * Peri describes the Daleks on Earth as looking more primitive than the ones that she met on [[Necros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Peri that he once had the opportunity to avert the [[creation of the Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor tells Peri that he once had the opportunity to avert the [[creation of the Daleks]]. He later mentions to the Black Dalek that the Daleks are descended from the [[Kaled]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor chooses his friends "with great care" ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:20, 3 July 2024
Masters of Earth was the one hundred and ninety-third story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The year is 2163. Ten years since the Daleks invaded the Earth. One year until the Doctor, in his first incarnation, will help bring the occupation to an end. But for now, their reign of terror goes on.
The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Peri to Scotland – enslaved, like everywhere else on the planet. But there are rumours of Dalek-free islands off its coast. Places where resistors and refuseniks are coming together, gathering arms and armour, preparing to strike back against the enemy.
When the Doctor falls in with an unlikely group of freedom fighters making that dangerous journey to Orkney, he finds himself trapped — but not only by the Daleks, their robotised henchmen and their human collaborators.
By history.
Because history shows that for another year, resistance is useless...
The rebellion must fail — and as a Time Lord, the Doctor can do nothing to help.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Peri Brown - Nicola Bryant
- Moira Brody - Tracy Wiles
- Alan Weir - Brian McCardie
- Ross Nicolson - Sean Biggerstaff
- Kyle Inskip - Hugh Ross
- Curbishly - Damian Lynch
- The Daleks/Roboman - Nicholas Briggs
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cultural references to the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor compares Moira to Rob Roy, about whom he says he could tell Peri stories.
- Peri likens the Robomen to Boris Karloff.
- The Doctor says that his tricks are better than Houdini's.
Companions[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions Jamie McCrimmon.
- The Doctor reminds Peri that she was born in Baltimore to Paul and Janine Brown.
- The Doctor recalls visiting Scrabster Harbour with Dodo in 1947.
The Daleks[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Daleks make use of transolar discs.
- The Doctor is interrogated by a Black Dalek, distinct from the Supreme Controller.
- The Daleks have disks on their backs due to adapting themselves to Earth.
The Cybermen[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Peri thought the Robomen are Cybermen due to the similar headgear.
Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
- There is a strong resistance movement in the Orkney islands.
- There have been resistance movements in Australia and China, but these were crushed by the Daleks within days
- The Daleks have set-up plantations of Varga plants on Earth.
- Peri remembers Boston Harbour.
Concepts[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Peri refers to the web of time.
- The Doctor references the Time Lords' non-interference policy.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story's title is often quoted by the Daleks:
- "We are the Masters of Earth" in The Dalek Invasion of Earth
- "Now the Daleks are the Masters of Earth" in The Stolen Earth
- Taking place in 2163, which is stated to be a year before the invasion ends, the story explicitly dates the Dalek invasion as happening between 2152 (when the meteorite bombardment began, as far as Kyle is able to recall, although his memory is a bit fuzzy) and 2164, based off the calendar the Doctor and Ian find in The Dalek Invasion of Earth. This is at odds with other stories including The Daleks' Master Plan, GodEngine, Lucifer Rising and The Mutant Phase, which date the invasion in the ten years between 2157 and 2167.
- This story was recorded on 31 March and 1 April 2014 at the Moat Studios.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The First Doctor aided in ending the Dalek occupation of Earth in (presumably) 2164, (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth) after the Seventh Doctor later released a biological agent that would help some humans survive the Dalek plagues, enabling him to have assistance. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising) He tells Peri that he said goodbye to someone "very precious" on that day. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
- Varga plants are native to Skaro. (TV: Mission to the Unknown; AUDIO: Purity)
- Slythers also appear on Earth. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
- Peri refers to her time on Krontep in the 24th century. (TV: Mindwarp; AUDIO: The Widow's Assassin)
- Peri mentions spending a long time apart from the Doctor. (AUDIO: The Widow's Assassin)
- Peri describes the Daleks on Earth as looking more primitive than the ones that she met on Necros. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)
- The Doctor tells Peri that he once had the opportunity to avert the creation of the Daleks. He later mentions to the Black Dalek that the Daleks are descended from the Kaleds. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
- The Doctor chooses his friends "with great care" (TV: Amy's Choice)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Masters of Earth page at bigfinish.com
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