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}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the fifth series of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the [[Series 5 (4DA)|fifth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Justin Richards]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
A modulated frequency wave cancellation signal isn't something that [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] expect to detect in [[1960s]] [[London]]. But then they don't expect to find Professor Lanchester, the man who invented it, lying unconscious. Or [[MI5]] investigating.
A modulated frequency wave cancellation signal isn't something that [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] expect to detect in [[1960s]] [[London]]. But then they don't expect to find Professor [[Mark Lanchester|Lanchester]], the man who invented it, lying unconscious. Or [[MI5]] investigating.


With the help of MI5 Agent [[Barnaby Miller|Miller]], Lanchester's daughter [[Jill Lanchester|Jill]], and his nephew a pirate radio DJ called [[Mark Lanchester|Mark]], the Doctor, Romana and [[K9 Mark II|K-9]] investigate. They soon discover that there is more at risk than they imagined, and an alien invasion is about to begin.
With the help of MI5 Agent [[Barnaby Miller|Miller]], Lanchester's daughter [[Jill Lanchaster|Jill]], and his nephew a pirate radio DJ called [[Mark Lanchaster|Mark]], the Doctor, Romana and [[K9 Mark II|K-9]] investigate. They soon discover that there is more at risk than they imagined, and an alien invasion is about to begin.


Can the Doctor identify and defeat the aliens in time? Will Romana manage to find a recombinant transducer before it's too late? And how will K-9 cope with his new job?
Can the Doctor identify and defeat the aliens in time? Will Romana manage to find a recombinant transducer before it's too late? And how will K-9 cope with his new job?
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== References ==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]]
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs
* Music and Sound Designer - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[John Dorney]]
* Writer - [[Justin Richards]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Romana mistakenly believes that she and the Doctor are in the [[1930s]] rather than [[1964]].
* The Doctor does the [[crossword]] in ''[[The Times]]'' and checks tomorrow's paper for the answers.
* Romana and the Doctor wait while K9 takes the TARDIS to 112 different locations and temporal periods to distract the [[Black Guardian]]. The Doctor doesn't think much his parking.
* [[Radio Frantic]] and other pirate radios make money from advertising.
* The Vardans use [[pulsed-energy weapon]]s.
* Romana disappears into [[Sparky's TV and Wireless]].
* Mark refers to the [[New Music Express]], the NME.
* The [[modulated frequency wave cancellation signal generator]] requires the [[recombinant transducer]] to function and generate a cancellation wave, using the radio frequency of Radio Frantic as a [[transmitter]].
* The detector beam is to be incorporated into the [[early warning system]]s for [[NATO]].
* Miller mentions the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] in [[October]] [[1962]] as the "Cuban scare."
* Vardans can use any broadcast frequency provided they can access the [[waveform]]. As waveforms can pass through physical barriers, so can they.
* K9 records all incoming [[data]].
* Romana travels in a [[helicopter]].
* The Vardans consider Earth to be "rich", referencing different forms of wave broadcasts including [[radio]], [[television]], [[radar]], and natural resonances like [[quartz]] emissions.
* The [[seagull]]s circle around Radio Frantic's ship.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* In [[2019 (releases)|2019]], this story was [[Big Finish vinyl releases|re-released on vinyl]] in a limited run of 1500 copies.
* This story was recorded on [[30 August (production)|30 August]] and [[9 October (production)|9 October]] [[2013 (production)|2013]] at [[Audio Sorcery]] and [[The Moat Studios]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* K9 previously piloted the TARDIS to lead the Black Guardian on another wild goose chase across the universe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Auntie Matter (audio story)|The Auntie Matter]]'')
* The Doctor still has his [[etheric beam locator]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* Romana still has [[Romana's sonic screwdriver|her sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'')
* The Doctor and [[K9]] have previously encountered the Vardans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Wave (audio story)|The First Wave]]'', ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]'', ''[[The British Invasion (audio story)|The British Invasion]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
* The [[Magpie Electricals|Magpie Deluxe]] is on sale. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hunters of Earth (audio story)|Hunters of Earth]]'')
* The Doctor reverses the polarity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
* The Doctor offers to let the Vardans go if they leave Earth alone. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'' et all)
* Miller says that he has never heard of [[UNIT]], but the Doctor says he will. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'')
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] would later visit another [[1960s]] pirate radio station. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Air (audio story)|Dead Air]]'')
 
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== External links ==
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Wave of Destruction was the first story in the fifth series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Justin Richards and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana II and John Leeson as K9 Mark II.

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

A modulated frequency wave cancellation signal isn't something that the Doctor and Romana expect to detect in 1960s London. But then they don't expect to find Professor Lanchester, the man who invented it, lying unconscious. Or MI5 investigating.

With the help of MI5 Agent Miller, Lanchester's daughter Jill, and his nephew a pirate radio DJ called Mark, the Doctor, Romana and K-9 investigate. They soon discover that there is more at risk than they imagined, and an alien invasion is about to begin.

Can the Doctor identify and defeat the aliens in time? Will Romana manage to find a recombinant transducer before it's too late? And how will K-9 cope with his new job?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

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    Original CD cover

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  • Vinyl cover

    Vinyl cover

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    Vinyl packshot

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