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{{Infobox Story
|range            = The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)
|name  = The Screaming Skull
|number in range  = 3
|image            =  
|series          = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
|series          = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
|anthology       = [[The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)|The Worlds of Doctor Who]]
|audio anthology = The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)
|number          = 3
|number          = 3
|main character  = {{il|[[Ruth Matheson]]|[[Charlie Sato]]}}
|main character  = [[Ruth Matheson|Ruth]], [[Charlie Sato|Charlie]]
|featuring        = {{il|[[Mike Yates|Captain Mike Yates]]|[[Henry Gordon Jago]]|[[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]}}
|featuring        = Mike Yates
|enemy            = Mr [[Rees]]
|featuring2      = Henry Gordon Jago
|setting          = [[The Vault (Tales from the Vault)|The Vault]], [[2014]]
|featuring3      = George Litefoot
|writer          = [[Jonathan Morris]]
|enemy            = [[Rees]]
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]] and [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|setting          = [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|The Vault]], [[2014]]
|music            = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|writer          = Jonathan Morris
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|music            = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
|sound            = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
|sound            = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|cover            = [[Tom Webster]] and [[Damien May]]
|cover            = [[Tom Webster]] and [[Damien May]]
|release date    = [[8 September (releases)|8 September]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]
|release date    = 8 September 2014
|format          = 1 X 1 hour
|format          = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories
|production code  =  
|production code  =  
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-977-6
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-977-6
|prev            = The Reesinger Process (audio story)
|prev            = The Reesinger Process (audio story)
|next            = Second Sight (audio story)
|next            = Second Sight (audio story)
}}
|producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=1
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third full cast audio story in the ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)|The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'' audio anthology released in [[2014]] by [[Big Finish Productions]].  
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third full cast audio story in the ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)|The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'' audio anthology released in 2014 by [[Big Finish Productions]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Disgraced [[soldier]]s [[Ruth Matheson]] and [[Charlie Sato]] are called back into action by [[Captain]] [[Mike Yates]], when the [[UNIT]] [[The Vault (UNIT)|Vault]] is mysteriously locked down by a deadly force. Together they must infiltrate the Vault and get those trapped out alive. But what enemy are they facing?
Disgraced [[soldier]]s [[Ruth Matheson]] and [[Charlie Sato]] are called back into action by [[Captain]] [[Mike Yates]], when the [[UNIT]] [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|Vault]] is mysteriously locked down by a deadly force. Together they must infiltrate the Vault and get those trapped out alive. But what enemy are they facing?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
[[File:The Screaming Skull.jpg|thumb|[[Mike Yates]], [[Ruth Matheson]] and [[Charlie Sato]].]]
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''to be added''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Ruth Matheson|Captain Ruth Matheson]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]]
* [[Ruth Matheson|Captain Ruth Matheson]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]]
* [[Charlie Sato|Warrant Officer Charlie Sato]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]]
* [[Charlie Sato|Warrant Officer Charlie Sato]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]]
* [[Mike Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]]
* [[Mike Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]]
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* [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]]
* [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Ruth has four degrees.
* Sato compares Rees's attempt to make a body to a Gunther von Hagens sculpture.
* Yates has returned to active service.
* [[Jane Lucas|Lieutenant Jane Lucas]], who succeeded Ruth as the commander of the Vault, is Yates' former lover.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]].<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-worlds-of-doctor-who-limited-edition-1023</ref>
* Although Jane Lucas is a [[lieutenant]], Ruth refers to her as "[[Captain]]" several times.
* Although Jane Lucas is a [[lieutenant]], Ruth refers to her as "[[Captain]]" several times.
* This is the only story in ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)|The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'' anthology to not be written by [[Justin Richards]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Charlie and Ruth refer to once being under the control of {{delgado}} ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]''), after which they were sent to [[Fortress Island]], now acting as a [[retirement home]] for ex-UNIT operatives who posed a security risk ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'').
* Charlie and Ruth refer to once being under the control of {{Fallen}}, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'') after which they were sent to [[Fortress Island]], now acting as a [[retirement home]] for ex-UNIT operatives who posed a security risk. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'')
* Charlie refers to Yates' subordination in his youth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'')
* Charlie refers to Yates' subordination in his youth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'')
* Yates, Charlie and Ruth must prove their identities with a [[DNA]] test. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'')
* Yates, Charlie and Ruth prove their identities for entry into [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]] with a [[DNA]] test. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'')
* Yates refers to the fact that [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] once lent a [[Nestene]] [[energy unit]] to the [[National Space Museum]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'')
* Yates refers to the fact that [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] lent [[Energy unit|artefacts]] to [[National Space Museum|museums]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'')
* Yates mentions plastic daffodils ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') and the [[Devil's End]] incident ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'').
* Yates mentions plastic daffodils ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') and [[Bok|a gargoyle]] from the [[Devil's End]] incident. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'')
* The Vault contains the skeleton of an [[allosaurus]], which was carbon dated to only a century earlier ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]''), a [[chess]] set ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'') and a fragment of a [[Sontaran scout ship]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'').
* The Vault contains the skeleton of an [[allosaurus]], which was carbon dated to only a century earlier, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'') a [[chess]] set ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'') and a fragment of a [[Sontaran scout ship]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'')
* [[C19]]'s [[The Vault (C19)|Vault]] was moved to the [[Angel of the North]] in the [[1990s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'')
* [[C19]] were the forerunners of the Vault, before it was taken over by UNIT in the [[1990s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'')
* Some of the items in the [[Black Archive]]'s have been moved to the Vault temporally whilst it's being refurbished. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')  
* Some of the items from the [[Black Archive|"Black Vault"]], a UNIT base below the [[Tower of London]], have been moved to the Vault temporarily whilst it's being refurbished. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* The Vault contains a [[pipe organ]] salvaged from the priory that occupied the future site of [[UNIT HQ]] prior to being burned down in [[1911]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'')
* The Vault contains a [[pipe organ]] salvaged from the priory that occupied the future site of [[UNIT HQ]] prior to being burned down in [[1911]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'')
* Rees uses the damaged [[Terravore]] in the Vault to attack Charlie and Ruth. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'') It was among the thousands of Terravores which invaded [[Earth]] and attacked the [[London Underground]] in [[2010]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'')
* Rees uses the damaged [[Terravore]] in the Vault to attack Charlie and Ruth. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'') It was among the thousands of Terravores which invaded [[Earth]] and attacked the [[London Underground]] in [[2010]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'')
* Charlie and Ruth hide from the Terravore in [[Diamond Jack]]'s cabinet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magician's Oath (audio story)|The Magician's Oath]]'')
* Charlie and Ruth hide from the Terravore in [[Diamond Jack]]'s magic cabinet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magician's Oath (audio story)|The Magician's Oath]]'')
* Ruth tells Charlie that Sir [[Toby Kinsella]] of the [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|Counter-Measures]] team placed the Reesinger [[music box]] in storage in [[1964]] and it was given to UNIT in the mid [[1970s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reesinger Process (audio story)|The Reesinger Process]]'')
* Ruth tells Charlie that Sir [[Toby Kinsella]] of the [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|Counter-Measures]] team placed the Reesinger [[music box]] in storage in [[1964]] and it was given to UNIT in the mid [[1970s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reesinger Process (audio story)|The Reesinger Process]]'')
* Yates refers to [[Corporal]] [[Carol Bell]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'')
* Yates refers to [[Corporal]] [[Carol Bell|Bell]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'')
* When Rees looks into Yates' mind, he sees the Brigadier, the [[Daemon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''), the [[Dalek]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''), the Master ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et. al), [[Karfel]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Speed of Flight (novel)|Speed of Flight]]''), [[Hyde Park]] frozen in [[July]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magician's Oath (audio story)|The Magician's Oath]]''), stone circles in [[Scotland]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vengeance of the Stones]]''), a [[Metebelis crystal|shining blue crystal]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]''), [[Operation Golden Age]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''), Yates' breakdown and rehabilitation ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''), [[Nest Cottage]] and [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs. Wibbsey]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]'', et. al).
* When Rees looks into Yates' mind, he sees the Brigadier, the [[Dæmon]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') the [[Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') the Master, ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et. al) [[Karfel]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Speed of Flight (novel)|Speed of Flight]]'') [[Hyde Park]] frozen in [[July]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magician's Oath (audio story)|The Magician's Oath]]'') stone circles in [[Scotland]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vengeance of the Stones]]'') a [[Metebelis crystal|shining blue crystal]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') [[Operation Golden Age]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') Yates' breakdown and rehabilitation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') and [[Nest Cottage]] and [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs. Wibbsey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]'', et al.)
* Charlie and Ruth listen to [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]'s [[phonograph]] recording about their encounter with Rees in the [[1890s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mind Games (audio story)|Mind Games]]'')
* Charlie and Ruth listen to [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]'s [[phonograph]] recording about their encounter with Rees in the [[1890s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mind Games (audio story)|Mind Games]]'')
* Jago and Litefoot's records are stored in the [[Aliases of the Doctor|Professor Dark Collection]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'', ''[[Jago in Love (audio story)|Jago in Love]]'', ''[[Beautiful Things (audio story)|Beautiful Things]]'', ''[[The Lonely Clock (audio story)|The Lonely Clock]]'', ''[[The Hourglass Killers (audio story)|The Hourglass Killers]]'')
* Jago and Litefoot's records are stored in the [[Aliases of the Doctor|Professor Dark]] collection. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'', ''[[Jago in Love (audio story)|Jago in Love]]'', ''[[Beautiful Things (audio story)|Beautiful Things]]'', ''[[The Lonely Clock (audio story)|The Lonely Clock]]'', ''[[The Hourglass Killers (audio story)|The Hourglass Killers]]'')
* Rees refers to the deaths of Charlie's father and sister. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'')
* Rees refers to the deaths of Charlie's father and sister. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'')
* Ruth refers to the fact that Terravores have extremely limited vision. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'')
* Ruth refers to the fact that Terravores have extremely limited vision. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'')
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-worlds-of-doctor-who-limited-collector-s-edition-1023|The Screaming Skull}}
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-worlds-of-doctor-who-limited-collector-s-edition-1023|The Screaming Skull}}
 
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The Screaming Skull was the third full cast audio story in the The Worlds of Doctor Who audio anthology released in 2014 by Big Finish Productions.

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

Disgraced soldiers Ruth Matheson and Charlie Sato are called back into action by Captain Mike Yates, when the UNIT Vault is mysteriously locked down by a deadly force. Together they must infiltrate the Vault and get those trapped out alive. But what enemy are they facing?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Sato compares Rees's attempt to make a body to a Gunther von Hagens sculpture.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]