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|image           = The Next Life cover.jpg
|image       = The Next Life cover.jpg
|range          = Main Range
|name        = The Next Life
|number in range = 64
|series     = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
|number     = 64
|number         = 64
|doctor     = Eighth Doctor
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
|companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]]
|companions     = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]]
|enemy       = [[Rassilon]]<br />The [[Kro'ka]]<br />[[Zagreus]]<br />[[Daqar Keep]]
|enemy           = [[Matrix Rassilon|Rassilon]], [[Kro'ka]], [[Zagreus]], [[Daqar Keep]]
|setting       = The [[Forge world]], the [[Divergent Universe]]
|featuring      = Davros
|writer     = [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Gary Russell]]
|featuring2      = Daleks
|director    = [[Gary Russell]]
|setting         = [[Forge world]], [[Divergent Universe]]
|post production = [[Gareth Jenkins]] @ [[ERS]]
|writer         = Alan Barnes, Gary Russell
|cover       = [[Steve Johnson]]
|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
|publisher   = Big Finish Productions
|producer        = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|release date = [[December (releases)|December]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]], [[Russell Stone]]
|format     = 6 Episodes on 3 CDs
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
|cover           = [[Steve Johnson]]
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|release date   = December 2004
|format         = 3 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|8V]]
|production code = [[List of production codes|8V]]
|isbn       = ISBN 1-84435-105-X    
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-105-3 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78178-766-3 (digital)    
|prev       = Caerdroia (audio story)
|prev           = Caerdroia (audio story)
|next       = The Juggernauts (audio story)
|next           = The Juggernauts (audio story)
}}
|made prev      = Faith Stealer (audio story)
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-fourth [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the final Big Finish ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio story to feature [[Paul McGann]] as the "current" Doctor, since his next release [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'' would not be until after not only [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s debut in [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' but [[David Tennant]]'s debut in [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''. More significantly, it concluded the adventures set in the [[Divergent Universe]] that had begun at the end of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''. At six episodes, it was unusually long, especially for an [[Eighth Doctor]] audio.
|made next      = Catch-1782 (audio story)
|epcount = 6
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-fourth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Gary Russell]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]], [[Conrad Westmaas]] as [[C'rizz]], [[Stephen Perring]] as The [[Kro'ka]] and [[Don Warrington]] as [[Rassilon]].
 
It was the final Big Finish ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio story to feature Paul McGann as the incumbent Doctor, since his next audio release, ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'', was released after [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s television debut in ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', and also [[David Tennant]]'s debut in the television story ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''. More significantly, it concluded the adventures set in the [[Divergent Universe]] that had begun at the end of the audio story ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''. At six episodes, it was unusually long for a [[Main Range]] audio drama, especially for one featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
'All things must die.'
"All things must die."


Washed up on the sandy shores of a paradise island, a wild-eyed shipwreck survivor is rescued by the wife of [[Daqar Keep]], the richest man in the galaxy.
Washed up on the sandy shores of a paradise island, a wild-eyed shipwreck survivor is rescued by the wife of [[Daqar Keep]], the richest man in the galaxy.


Her name's [[Perfection]]. He's [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]]. Together, they face a journey into the dark heart of this mysterious island, to discover the deepest secrets of this timeless cosmos. That's if the giant [[crab]]s, killer [[crocodile]]s and murderous natives don't get them first.
Her name's [[Perfection (The Next Life)|Perfection]]. He's [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]]. Together, they face a journey into the dark heart of this mysterious island, to discover the deepest secrets of this timeless cosmos. That's if the giant [[crab]]s, killer [[crocodile]]s and murderous natives don't get them first.


Meanwhile, fellow travellers [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] and [[C'rizz]] have their own ordeal to endure, in the grip of the Doctor's [[Rassilon|most dangerous rival]].
Meanwhile, fellow travellers [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] and [[C'rizz]] have their own ordeal to endure, in the grip of the Doctor's [[Matrix Rassilon|most dangerous rival]].


And in a universe that's facing extinction, even the best of friends may soon become enemies...
And in a universe that's facing extinction, even the best of friends may soon become enemies...
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''


=== Part One ===
=== Part one ===
''to be added''
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=== Part Two ===
=== Part two ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


=== Part Three ===
=== Part three ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


=== Part Four ===
=== Part four ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


=== Part Five ===
=== Part five ===
''to be added''
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=== Part Six ===
=== Part six ===
''to be added''
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* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]]
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]]
* [[C'rizz]] - [[Conrad Westmaas]]
* [[C'rizz]] - [[Conrad Westmaas]]
* [[Perfection]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]]
* [[Perfection (The Next Life)|Perfection]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]]
* [[Daqar Keep]] - [[Stephane Cornicard]]
* [[Daqar Keep]] - [[Stephane Cornicard]]
* [[Guidance]] - [[Paul Darrow]]
* [[Guidance (The Next Life)|Guidance]] - [[Paul Darrow]]
* [[L'da]] - [[Jane Hills]]
* [[L'da]] - [[Jane Hills]]
* The [[Kro'ka]] - [[Stephen Perring]]
* The [[Kro'ka]] - [[Stephen Perring]]
* [[Rassilon]] - [[Don Warrington]]
* [[Matrix Rassilon|Rassilon]] - [[Don Warrington]]
* [[Louisa Pollard]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
* [[Louisa Pollard]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
* [[Simon Murchford]] - [[Stephen Mansfield]]
* [[Simon Murchford]] - [[Stephen Mansfield]]
* [[Mother of Jembere-Bud]] - [[Jane Goddard]]
* [[Mother of Jembere-Bud]] - [[Jane Goddard]]


=== Uncredited cast ===
== Crew ==
* [[Davros]] - [[Terry Molloy]]
* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


== References ==
* Cover Art - [[Steve Johnson]] and [[Stuart Manning]]
* Director - [[Gary Russell]]
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]] and [[Russell Stone]]
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* Writers - Gary Russell and [[Alan Barnes]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Culture ===
=== Culture ===
* The Doctor has committed to memory of all the [[Liverpool|Liverpool F.C.]] strikers and goals from [[1964]]-[[1965]] to [[2013]]-[[2014]], which he describes as "a terrible season."
* The Doctor has committed to memory all of the [[Liverpool|Liverpool F.C.]] strikers and goals from [[1964]]-[[1965]] to [[2013]]-[[2014]], which he describes as "a terrible season."
* The Doctor suggests placing Guidance's moonstone on [[eBay]].
* The Doctor suggests placing [[Guidance (The Next Life)|Guidance]]'s moonstone on [[eBay]].
* The Doctor refers to the cleaning product {{w|Mr. Sheen}}.
* When lost on the beach the Doctor acts like [[Robinson Crusoe]] and says that he won't find any Friday or any other day of the week.
* When lost on the beach The Doctor acts like [[Robinson Crusoe]] and says that he won't find any Friday or any other day of the week.


=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* C'rizz describes the Doctor as having "shaggy hair."
* The Doctor is approximately 950 years old.
* The Doctor once witnessed a [[hoodoo]] ceremony on [[Haiti]].
* The Doctor once witnessed a [[hoodoo]] ceremony on [[Haiti]].
* The Doctor says that Charley is "sort of pretty".


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* The Doctor refers to C'rizz as "the Colourful Chameleon."
* Charley's [[uncle]] [[Jacques (The Next Life)|Jacques]] lived in [[Cannes]] after [[World War I]]. He was a concert pianist until he lost one of his arms at the [[Battle of Passchendaele]]. He taught her how to speak [[French language|French]].
* Charley's uncle Jacques lived in [[Cannes]] after [[World War I]]. He was a concert pianist until he lost one of his arms at the [[Battle of Passchendaele]]. He taught her how to speak [[French language|French]].
* C'rizz does not fully grasp the concept of [[time]] but understands the general idea.
* C'rizz does not fully grasp the concept of [[time]] but understands the general idea.
* On [[4 October]] [[1930]], [[Simon Murchford]] told Charley that his father had not worked since [[1926]].
* On [[4 October]] [[1930]], Simon Murchford told Charley that his father had not worked since [[1926]].
* Murchford lost many good friends during [[World War II]].
* Murchford lost many good friends during [[World War II]].
* Charley describes the [[Kro'ka]] as "a complete fraud and malicious piece of excrement in dire need of a damn good hiding" and "a little blobby weasel who does the [[Divergence]]'s dirty work."
* In year fifty at the [[Time Lord Academy|Academy]], the [[First Doctor]] fed a [[snapping wart fowl]] to his fellow student [[Valyes]]' summer project. Valyes has held a grudge ever since.
* The Doctor, Charley and C'rizz have been in the Divergent Universe for several months.
* According to Guidance, C'rizz is "a broodling of the third order." He claims that he was a late developer.
* In year fifty at the [[Time Lord Academy|Academy]], the [[First Doctor]] fed a [[snapping wart fowl]] to his fellow student [[Valyes]]' summer project. Valyes has held a grudge ever since.
* The Doctor says that as a "teenager," he was a terror until the age of 120, claiming that he was a late developer.
* Charley has told C'rizz about [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]].
* Charley has told C'rizz about [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]].
* After Charley expresses her admiration for Rassilon, C'rizz suggests that she has a thing for [[Time Lord]]s.
* After Charley expresses her admiration for Rassilon, C'rizz suggests that she has a thing for [[Time Lord]]s.
* Perfection claims that [[Daqar Keep]] is the richest man in the galaxy.
* Perfection claims that [[Daqar Keep]] is the richest man in the galaxy.
* C'rizz had a brother.
* Guidance refers to Perfection as the Doctor's whore while Charley calls her a "cold, heartless cow."
* [[Davros]] briefly appears when the Doctor, Charley and C'rizz return to the normal universe, leading into [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]''.


=== Technology ===
=== Technology ===
* [[Rassilon]] and the Kro'ka put Charley and C'rizz into [[dreamweaver]]s.
* Rassilon and the Kro'ka put Charley and C'rizz into [[dreamweaver]]s.
 
=== The Divergent Universe ===
* There are nine galaxies in the Divergent Universe.


=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
* The [[Church of the Foundation]] has a presence in three galaxies.
* The [[Church of the Foundation]] has a presence in three galaxies.
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
The Next Life cover.jpg|Original CD cover
thenextlifepreview.jpg|Illustrated preview by [[Mike Collins]] featured in [[DWM 351]]
</gallery>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:thenextlifepreview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview by [[Mike Collins]] featured in [[DWM 351]].]]
* This audio drama was recorded on [[24 August (production)|24 August]], [[25 August (production)|25 August]] and [[31 August (production)|31 August]], and [[3 September (production)|3 September]] [[2004 (production)|2004]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[24 August (production)|24 August]], [[25 August (production)|25 August]] and [[31 August (production)|31 August]], and [[3 September (production)|3 September]] 2004 at [[The Moat Studios]].
* An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 351]] by [[Mike Collins]].
* An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 351]] by [[Mike Collins]].
* [[Daphne Ashbrook]], who voices [[Perfection]], starred as [[Grace Holloway]] in ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''.  
* Beginning in ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', this story concludes the [[Divergent Universe]] story arc.
* The end of this story leads into ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]''.
* This story was originally released on CD. It is now available as a download only.
* Part One begins with a pre-titles sequence.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor refers to having a meal on an island in the [[Pacific Ocean]] in [[1939]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (comic story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
* The Doctor refers to having a meal on an island in the [[Pacific Ocean]] in [[1939]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (comic story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
* Charley mentions that she visited the [[Crystal Palace]] as a child. She would later do so again in [[1851]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Other Lives (audio story)|Other Lives]]'')
* Charley mentions that she visited the [[Crystal Palace]] as a child. She would later do so again in [[1851]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Other Lives (audio story)|Other Lives]]'')
* The illusory version of [[Louisa Pollard]] accuses [[Simon Murchford]] of having "shifty eyes". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'')
* Charley muses about "life and death on such a scale". ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (audio story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor asks [[Daqar Keep]] if he can turn into a penguin, referencing his former companion [[Frobisher]], a shapeshifter who preferred the form of a penguin. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Shape Shifter (comic story)|The Shape Shifter]]'' et al.)
* It has been several months since C'rizz began travelling with the Doctor and Charley. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'')
* It has been several months since C'rizz began travelling with the Doctor and Charley. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'')
* Charley refers to her sisters [[Margaret Pollard|Peggy]] and [[Cecelia Pollard|Cissy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[A Blind Eye (audio story)|A Blind Eye]]'')
* Charley refers to her sisters [[Margaret Pollard|Peggy]] and [[Cecelia Pollard|Cissy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[A Blind Eye (audio story)|A Blind Eye]]'')
* The Doctor once again mentions playing Tiddlywinks with the Tsarina. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'')
* The Doctor once again mentions playing Tiddlywinks with the Tsarina. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'')
* After mentioning ''[[Macbeth]]'', the Doctor superstitiously corrects himself by referring to it as "the Scottish Play." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'', ''[[The Book of Kells (audio story)|The Book of Kells]]'')
* After mentioning ''[[Macbeth]]'', the Doctor superstitiously corrects himself by referring to it as "the Scottish Play." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'', ''[[The Book of Kells (audio story)|The Book of Kells]]'')
* The Doctor refers to the [[sound creature]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]''), the cave creature on [[Setarus]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Twilight Kingdom (audio story)|The Twilight Kingdom]]'') and [[Landscar]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last (audio story)|The Last]]'').
* The Doctor refers to the [[sound creature]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]'') the cave creature on [[Setarus]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Twilight Kingdom (audio story)|The Twilight Kingdom]]'') and [[Landscar]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last (audio story)|The Last]]'')
* The Doctor reminds Charley that they are members of the [[Tourist]] Faith. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Faith Stealer (audio story)|Faith Stealer]]'')
* The Doctor reminds Charley that they are members of the [[Tourist]] Faith. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Faith Stealer (audio story)|Faith Stealer]]'')
* Charley refers to the sound made by the Divergence as they attempted to break into the primary universe on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'')
* Charley refers to the sound made by the Divergence as they attempted to break into the primary universe on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'')
* The Doctor recalls that he and Charley were placed in a chamber which accelerated the evolutionary process when they first arrived in the Divergent Universe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]'')  
* The Doctor recalls that he and Charley were placed in a chamber which accelerated the evolutionary process when they first arrived in the Divergent Universe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]'')
* Keep refers to the [[extinct]]ion of the [[dinosaur]]s [[Distant past|65 million years earlier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
* Keep refers to the [[extinct]]ion of the [[dinosaur]]s [[Distant past|65 million years earlier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
* The Doctor uses his mental link with the Kro'ka to contact him telepathically. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]'')
* The Doctor uses his mental link with the Kro'ka to contact him telepathically. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]'')
* The Doctor, Charley and the Kro'ka previously encountered Keep's swarm of insects in the Kromon sector of the [[Interzone]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'')
* The Doctor, Charley and the Kro'ka previously encountered Keep's swarm of insects in the Kromon sector of the [[Interzone]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'')
* Charley recognises the Daleks as she encountered them in [[London]], [[New Britain]] in the [[2050s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')
* Charley recognises the Daleks as she encountered them in [[London]] in the [[2050s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')
* Rassilon would eventually escape from the Divergent Universe at some point before or during the [[Last Great Time War]]. He was once again serving as the [[Lord President]] of Gallifrey at the time of its destruction. In the interim, he had [[Regeneration|regenerated]] at least once. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
* Rassilon would eventually escape from the Divergent Universe at some point before the [[Last Great Time War]]. He was resurrected by the [[Time Lord]]s to serve as the [[Lord President]] of [[Gallifrey]] in the early days of the war. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
* Simon Murchford quotes the [[Fifth Doctor]] by saying "sorry, must dash". This is ironical since he is taking the position that was previous occupied by a projection of the Fifth Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'')
* Simon Murchford quotes the [[Fifth Doctor]] by saying "sorry, must dash". This is ironical since he is taking the position that was previous occupied by a projection of the Fifth Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'')
* Rassilon and Kro'ka have the exact same conversation when stepping into the time loop as the Doctor and Charley had in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]''. They were also in the very same situation.
* Rassilon and Kro'ka have the exact same conversation when stepping into the time loop as the Doctor and Charley had in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]''. They were also in the very same situation.
* The events that place place for [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] and [[C'rizz]] under the effects of the [[Dreamweaver]] are shown to be written by The [[Kro'ka]], but it is left ambiguous as to whether what is revealed about [[Simon Murchford]] and Charley's family is based on true events or are merely a ploy meant to make Charley feel guilty for taking Simon's place on the [[R101]] and not returning home.


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The Next Life was the sixty-fourth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Alan Barnes and Gary Russell and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard, Conrad Westmaas as C'rizz, Stephen Perring as The Kro'ka and Don Warrington as Rassilon.

It was the final Big Finish Doctor Who audio story to feature Paul McGann as the incumbent Doctor, since his next audio release, Terror Firma, was released after Christopher Eccleston's television debut in Rose, and also David Tennant's debut in the television story The Parting of the Ways. More significantly, it concluded the adventures set in the Divergent Universe that had begun at the end of the audio story Zagreus. At six episodes, it was unusually long for a Main Range audio drama, especially for one featuring the Eighth Doctor.

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

"All things must die."

Washed up on the sandy shores of a paradise island, a wild-eyed shipwreck survivor is rescued by the wife of Daqar Keep, the richest man in the galaxy.

Her name's Perfection. He's the Doctor. Together, they face a journey into the dark heart of this mysterious island, to discover the deepest secrets of this timeless cosmos. That's if the giant crabs, killer crocodiles and murderous natives don't get them first.

Meanwhile, fellow travellers Charley and C'rizz have their own ordeal to endure, in the grip of the Doctor's most dangerous rival.

And in a universe that's facing extinction, even the best of friends may soon become enemies...

This life is almost over. Not everyone will make it to the next.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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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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Part five[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part six[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor has committed to memory all of the Liverpool F.C. strikers and goals from 1964-1965 to 2013-2014, which he describes as "a terrible season."
  • The Doctor suggests placing Guidance's moonstone on eBay.
  • When lost on the beach the Doctor acts like Robinson Crusoe and says that he won't find any Friday or any other day of the week.

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Rassilon and the Kro'ka put Charley and C'rizz into dreamweavers.

Religion[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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Rassilon the Redeemer
Television
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Complete list of appearances
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