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|enemy            = [[Death Wraith]]
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|writer            = Jonathan Morris
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|producer         = [[David Richardson]]
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and seventh story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s monthly range. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]] and introduced [[John Pickard]] as new companion, [[Thomas Brewster]].


==Publisher's Summary==
Possessed of a plot laden with [[time paradox]]es, its resolution depended on contradicting another Fifth Doctor story, ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', as well as the Nyssa story ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', and even ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''. In those earlier televised stories, materialising one TARDIS around another caused massive problems. Here, the Doctor solved the central plot issue by spending much of the fourth episode liberally materialising his TARDIS inside of itself multiple times, much to Nyssa's confusion and fear.
'''A new adventure in time and space for the Fifth Doctor and his companion Nyssa.'''


''Thomas Brewster is haunted by the ghost of his drowned mother. But she is not the only apparition to disturb his dreams. Every few years, he is visited by a mysterious blue box...''
Like another Fifth Doctor audio, ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'', it posited a significant period of separation between the Doctor and his companion. While the earlier story put years onto [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Erimem]]'s lives, this one allowed the Doctor to spend about a year away from Nyssa, who experienced no period away from the Doctor at all. In that [[Victorian era|Victorian]] year, the Doctor lived on [[Baker Street]] in [[London]] with a male assistant called [[Robert McIntosh]], grew a beard, and pursued a number of academic interests. Though few details of their adventures in this "missing year" were given, it was certainly possible to infer that their adventures were not unlike those of a more sociable [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[John Watson]].


Helped by his new assistant, the young Scots scientist Robert McIntosh, the Doctor struggles to unravel the twisted knot of temporal implausibilities which bind the TARDIS to Thomas Brewster. Meanwhile, lost in the stews of Victorian London, Nyssa must face a host of spectral creatures gathering in the fog.  
In addition to the "timey-wimey-ness", the narrative structure was further complicated by unusual switches in perspective. The first episode came close to being told entirely in the first person, from Brewster's perspective, while the final three reverted to a more standard, Doctor-focused third person. Even so, however, they were peppered with occasional moments of Brewster's narration. Additionally, the soundtrack used both [[diegetic]] and extra-diegetic music to help reinforce the time setting of various scenes.


==Cast==
== Publisher's summary ==
*[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
:''A new adventure in time and space for the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companion [[Nyssa]].''
*[[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton ]]
*Mother  - [[Leslie Ash]]
*[[Robert McIntosh]] - [[Christian Coulson]]
*[[Thomas Brewster]] - [[John Pickard]]
*Creek - [[Barry McCarthy]]
*Pickens - [[Sid Mitchell]]
*Shanks - [[Trevor Cooper]]


==References==
[[Thomas Brewster]] is haunted by the [[ghost]] of his drowned mother. But she is not the only apparition to disturb his dreams. Every few years, he is visited by a mysterious [[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue box]]...
 
Helped by his new assistant, the young Scottish scientist [[Robert McIntosh]], the Fifth Doctor struggles to unravel the twisted knot of temporal implausibilities which bind the TARDIS to Thomas Brewster. Meanwhile, lost in the stews of Victorian London, Nyssa must face a host of spectral creatures, gathering in the fog.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Cast ==
''to be added''
* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]]
* [[Thomas Brewster's mother|Mother]] - [[Leslie Ash]]
* [[Robert McIntosh]] - [[Christian Coulson]]
* [[Thomas Brewster]] - [[John Pickard]]
* [[Creek (The Haunting of Thomas Brewster)|Creek]] - [[Barry McCarthy]]
* [[Pickens]] - [[Sid Mitchell]]
* [[Shanks]] - [[Trevor Cooper]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]]
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Designer - [[Simon Robinson]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Writer - [[Jonathan Morris]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== London locations ===
* The Doctor lives in a house at [[107 Baker Street]] in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]] from [[November]] [[1866]] to [[November]] [[1867]].
 
=== Individuals ===
* Over the course of the year which he spent living in Victorian London, the Doctor becomes a well known and well respected figure in scientific circles under the name of Dr. Walters, in spite of his apparent youth. He grew a beard to make himself appear older than his youthful appearance suggested. Nyssa finds his new facial hair laughable. He has engaged Dr. [[Robert McIntosh]] as his new assistant. However, McIntosh remains ignorant of the Doctor's status as a [[Time Lord]] until after [[Nyssa]]'s arrival in 1867.
* Brewster's first memory is of his mother's funeral in [[1851]].
* Brewster is able to access the TARDIS by stealing the [[TARDIS key|key]] which Nyssa keeps in her left breast pocket.
* The [[TARDIS wine cellar]] contains a bottle of [[1784]] [[Madeira (drink)|Madeira]] which belonged to [[Benjamin Franklin]].
 
=== Science ===
* The Doctor has borrowed an [[electromagnetic field generator]].
 
=== Popular Culture ===
* The being from the [[future]] uses the [[song]] [[Oranges and Lemons]] to make a [[Psychic link|psychic connection]] with Brewster.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
DW107.jpg|Original cover art
Dwm394the_haunting.jpg|Preview by [[Brian Williamson]] appeared on [[DWM 394]]
</gallery>
 
== Notes ==
* Given that the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'' take place in [[April]] [[1865]], this is the first of two consecutive audio dramas based predominantly in the [[1860s]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[13 December (production)|13]] and [[14 December (production)|14 December]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story is set between ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'' and ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Nyssa mentions the deaths of her parents. They died when [[Traken]] was destroyed by the [[Entropy wave]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Keeper of Traken (TV story)}}.
* The [[Dalek]]s, [[Edward Waterfield]] and [[Theodore Maxtible]] similarly used mirrors and lenses for the purposes of time travel in [[1866]], as seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor mentions that the destiny of [[Earth]] is to end up as "ash and clinker". The [[Third Doctor]] referred to Earth's surface being covered in such materials in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Mutants (TV story)}}, and the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] witnessed the Earth's ultimate destruction in [[TV]]: {{cs|The End of the World (TV story)}}.
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] creates a breeze as it materialises, as seen in stories such as [[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}, {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}, and {{cs|The Unquiet Dead (TV story)}}.
* During his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], the Doctor would later return to the Great Portland Street Tube in the company of [[Patricia Menzies|DI Patricia Menzies]] in [[2010]], where he was reunited with Brewster. This took place in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)}}.
* In an [[alternate timeline]], 107 Baker Street was the site of the [[Ides Scientific Institute]] in [[1972]]. This was depicted in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fugitives (audio story)}}.
* In 1866, [[George Litefoot]] received a letter with the yesterday box from a Doctor Walters, who subsequently vanished without a trace. This took place in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Year of the Bat (audio story)}}.


==Timeline==
== Footnotes ==
*The Haunting of Thomas Brewster occurs after [[Return to the Web Planet]]
{{Reflist}}
*The Haunting of Thomas Brewster occurs before [[The Boy That Time Forgot]]


==External Links==
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The Haunting of Thomas Brewster was the one hundred and seventh story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and introduced John Pickard as new companion, Thomas Brewster.

Possessed of a plot laden with time paradoxes, its resolution depended on contradicting another Fifth Doctor story, Time Crash, as well as the Nyssa story Logopolis, and even The Claws of Axos. In those earlier televised stories, materialising one TARDIS around another caused massive problems. Here, the Doctor solved the central plot issue by spending much of the fourth episode liberally materialising his TARDIS inside of itself multiple times, much to Nyssa's confusion and fear.

Like another Fifth Doctor audio, The Kingmaker, it posited a significant period of separation between the Doctor and his companion. While the earlier story put years onto Peri and Erimem's lives, this one allowed the Doctor to spend about a year away from Nyssa, who experienced no period away from the Doctor at all. In that Victorian year, the Doctor lived on Baker Street in London with a male assistant called Robert McIntosh, grew a beard, and pursued a number of academic interests. Though few details of their adventures in this "missing year" were given, it was certainly possible to infer that their adventures were not unlike those of a more sociable Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.

In addition to the "timey-wimey-ness", the narrative structure was further complicated by unusual switches in perspective. The first episode came close to being told entirely in the first person, from Brewster's perspective, while the final three reverted to a more standard, Doctor-focused third person. Even so, however, they were peppered with occasional moments of Brewster's narration. Additionally, the soundtrack used both diegetic and extra-diegetic music to help reinforce the time setting of various scenes.

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

A new adventure in time and space for the Fifth Doctor and his companion Nyssa.

Thomas Brewster is haunted by the ghost of his drowned mother. But she is not the only apparition to disturb his dreams. Every few years, he is visited by a mysterious blue box...

Helped by his new assistant, the young Scottish scientist Robert McIntosh, the Fifth Doctor struggles to unravel the twisted knot of temporal implausibilities which bind the TARDIS to Thomas Brewster. Meanwhile, lost in the stews of Victorian London, Nyssa must face a host of spectral creatures, gathering in the fog.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

London locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Over the course of the year which he spent living in Victorian London, the Doctor becomes a well known and well respected figure in scientific circles under the name of Dr. Walters, in spite of his apparent youth. He grew a beard to make himself appear older than his youthful appearance suggested. Nyssa finds his new facial hair laughable. He has engaged Dr. Robert McIntosh as his new assistant. However, McIntosh remains ignorant of the Doctor's status as a Time Lord until after Nyssa's arrival in 1867.
  • Brewster's first memory is of his mother's funeral in 1851.
  • Brewster is able to access the TARDIS by stealing the key which Nyssa keeps in her left breast pocket.
  • The TARDIS wine cellar contains a bottle of 1784 Madeira which belonged to Benjamin Franklin.

Science[[edit] | [edit source]]

Popular Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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