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|setting         = [[Budapest]]
|enemy             = [[Zoltán Frid]]
|writer          = [[Eddie Robson]]
|setting           = [[Budapest]], [[1980]]
|director        = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|writer           = Eddie Robson
|music           = [[Jamie Robertson]]
|director         = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|sound           = [[Jamie Robertson]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
|cover           = [[Anthony Lamb]]
|music             = [[Jamie Robertson]]
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|sound             = Jamie Robertson
|release date   = [[February (releases)|February]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|cover             = [[Anthony Lamb]]
|format         = 2 parts, 1 CD
|publisher         = Big Finish Productions
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|release date     = 18 February 2016
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-78178-729-8
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download
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|production code   = BFPTOMCD031
|next           = TBA
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-78178-729-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-730-4 (digital)
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the fifth series of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the [[Series 5 (4DA)|fifth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] land in [[Budapest]], intent on enjoying another holiday, but shortly after landing they find themselves too late to save the life of a man who has seemingly been attacked by a [[vampire]]. As they learn that this is the latest in a series of violent attacks, it becomes clear that they have stumbled onto something that needs investigating.
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] land in [[Budapest]], intent on enjoying another holiday, but shortly after landing they find themselves too late to save the life of a man who has seemingly been attacked by a [[vampire]]. As they learn that this is the latest in a series of violent attacks, it becomes clear that they have stumbled onto something that needs investigating.


Aided by a vampire hunter who is searching for [[Dracula]], they look into the nearby Buda caves, currently being used for storage by the military - and find that the soldiers have problems of their own.
Aided by a vampire hunter who is searching for [[Dracula]], they look into the nearby Buda caves, currently being used for storage by the military — and find that the soldiers have problems of their own.


Stalked through the tunnels by a monster, and up against an ancient evil, the race is on to escape alive - and foil the dastardly schemes of the maniacal [[Zoltán Frid]].
Stalked through the tunnels by a monster, and up against an ancient evil, the race is on to escape alive — and foil the dastardly schemes of the maniacal [[Zoltán Frid]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]]
* [[Romana II]] - [[Lalla Ward]]
* [[Celia Soames]] - [[Kate Bracken]]
* [[Celia Soames]] - [[Kate Bracken]]
* [[Zoltán Frid]] - [[Mark Bonnar]]
* [[Zoltán Frid]] - [[Mark Bonnar]]
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* [[Anita Kereki]] - [[Anjella Mackintosh]]
* [[Anita Kereki]] - [[Anjella Mackintosh]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
 
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]]
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[John Dorney]]
* Writer - [[Eddie Robson]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Miklos Garaber]] was born in [[1949]].
* The Doctor tells Celia that he is [[The Doctor's age|over 700 years old]].
* The Doctor helped [[Bram Stoker]] with his research while writing ''[[Dracula (book)|Dracula]]''.
* The Doctor visited the labyrinth in [[1942]]. At the time, it was being used as a military [[hospital]].
* The Doctor used the alias "[[Aliases of the Doctor#John Smith|Dr. John Smith]]".
* The blood is a [[gestalt]] organism. Each person it infects gives it access to their knowledge.
* The Doctor claims that he is from [[Interpol]].
* Frid is immune to [[bullet]]s and [[holy water]]. He drains blood through his fingernails.
* The Doctor has met [[Daedalus]], [[Pythagoras]], [[Evander]] and [[Caligula]], who tried to throw him to the [[lion]]s because he did not like the cut of his trousers.
* Vampires have [[photosensitivity]].
* [[Radio]] has been around for 30 years.
* Frid describes the Doctor as "a lunatic in a [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]]".


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
[[File:The Labyrinth of Buda Castle textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover.]]
* The blood organism's behaviour and ability is inspired by the 1982 film ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]''.
* This story was recorded on [[9 October (production)|9 October]] and [[5 November (production)|5 November]] [[2013 (production)|2013]] at [[The Moat Studios]] and [[Audio Sorcery]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* [[Vlad the Impaler]] was imprisoned in the labyrinth beneath [[Buda Castle]]. During his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], the Doctor encountered Vlad in [[Wallachia|Ungro-Wallachia]] in [[June]] [[1462]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Son of the Dragon (audio story)|Son of the Dragon]]'')
* The Doctor is found over a body and thought to be the killer. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
* The Doctor tells Celia that he has previously crawled through [[sewer]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* The Doctor uses his watch for [[hypnosis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'')
* Romana still has [[Romana's sonic screwdriver|her sonic screwdriver]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wave of Destruction (audio story)|Wave of Destruction]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'')
* Priskin mentions "patterns that aren't there." ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
* A [[vampire]] influences Frid's development via [[morphic field]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'')
* The Doctor tells Celia that he has [[Regeneration|died "occasionally" but has always come back]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]'')
* Frid glimpses the Doctor's secrets. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')
* The Doctor and Romana would later encounter three other vampires, [[Aukon]], [[Camilla (State of Decay)|Camilla]] and [[Zargo]], and the [[King Vampire]] on a [[Vampire planet|planet]] in [[E-Space]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'')


== External links ==
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The Labyrinth of Buda Castle was the second story in the fifth series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Eddie Robson and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Lalla Ward as Romana II.

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

The Doctor and Romana land in Budapest, intent on enjoying another holiday, but shortly after landing they find themselves too late to save the life of a man who has seemingly been attacked by a vampire. As they learn that this is the latest in a series of violent attacks, it becomes clear that they have stumbled onto something that needs investigating.

Aided by a vampire hunter who is searching for Dracula, they look into the nearby Buda caves, currently being used for storage by the military — and find that the soldiers have problems of their own.

Stalked through the tunnels by a monster, and up against an ancient evil, the race is on to escape alive — and foil the dastardly schemes of the maniacal Zoltán Frid.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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