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|image = Paper Cuts cover.jpg | |||
|range = Main Range | |||
|number in range = 125 | |||
|series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | |||
|number = 125 | |||
|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |||
writer= | |companions = [[Mila]] | ||
director= [[Nicholas Briggs]] | | |enemy = [[Sazou]] and The [[White Emperor]] | ||
|setting = [[Imperial Heaven]] above [[Draconia]], [[2090]] | |||
|writer = Marc Platt | |||
release date= | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
format= | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
production code= 7C/PG | | |music = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-413-9 | | |sound = Steve Foxon | ||
|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
next | |epcount = 4 | ||
}} | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = 25 September 2009 | |||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |||
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7C/PG]] | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-413-9 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-672-6 (digital) | |||
|prev = Patient Zero (audio story) | |||
|next = Blue Forgotten Planet (audio story) | |||
|musicsuite = https://soundcloud.com/stevefoxon/15-paper-cuts-music-suite-2009 | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and twenty-fifth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[India Fisher]] as [[Mila]]. | |||
Released in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]], it features the return of the [[Draconian]]s, who had already appeared in four audio dramas in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' series. This story saw the Doctor unknowingly travel with Mila, an enemy from the previous story who'd taken on Charley's form and masqueraded as her. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The Empire is lost. The [[Deathless Emperors]] are dead. The future may never happen. | |||
An urgent summons returns the noble Doctor to a [[planet]] he saved from disaster long ago. But [[Draconia]], so elegant yet so savage, is in worse turmoil than ever. | |||
Who will be next Emperor? The highest Prince? The lowest peasant? The soldier with no name? Or the Doctor himself — his life at their command? Who controls the army of deadly [[origami]] warriors? And is the truth about Charley painted on [[paper]] walls in the Emperor's tomb? | |||
History is taking revenge on the Doctor. | |||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | |||
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | |||
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] / [[Mila]] - [[India Fisher]] | |||
* [[Prince (Paper Cuts)|Prince]] and [[Red Emperor|The Red Emperor in His Youth]] - [[Anthony Glennon]] | |||
* [[Tombkeeper]] and [[Queen Mother (Paper Cuts)|Queen Mother]] - [[Sara Crowe]] | |||
* [[Gomori]] and [[Steward 99 (Paper Cuts)|Steward]] - [[Paul Thornley]] | |||
* [[Soldier (Paper Cuts)|Soldier]] - [[John Banks]] | |||
* [[Prefect (Paper Cuts)|Prefect]] and [[Red Emperor|The Deathless Red Emperor]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
== | == Crew == | ||
==External | * Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
[[Category: | * Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
[[Category: | * Executive Producer - Nicholas Briggs and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
[[Category:2009 audio | * Music and Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Marc Platt]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Individuals === | |||
* When the Doctor's timeline is fragmented at the start of the story, Mila sees various previous incarnations behind the Doctor: [[First Doctor|frock coats]], [[Second Doctor|checked trousers]], [[Third Doctor|velvet jackets]], [[Fourth Doctor|long scarf]] and [[Fifth Doctor|cricket gear]]. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
Paper Cuts cover.jpg|Original cover art | |||
Paper.jpg|Inside of the CD jacket | |||
Paper Cuts preview.jpg|Illustration from [[DWM 412]] by [[Brian Williamson]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[23 March (production)|23]] and [[25 March (production)|25 March]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* It was released on [[25 September (releases)|25 September]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090929204955/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 29-09-2009]</ref> | |||
* This story marks the first appearance of the [[Draconian]]s in a ''Doctor Who'' audio story. However, they previously appeared in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio dramas ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Draconian Rage (audio story)|The Draconian Rage]]'', ''[[Summer of Love (audio story)|Summer of Love]]'', ''[[The Judas Gift (audio story)|The Judas Gift]]'' and ''[[Freedom of Information (audio story)|Freedom of Information]]''. | |||
* There are a number of references to the Doctor's prior visit to Draconia and the galactic plague that he helped end whilst there. However, there is no description of what he looked like then beyond not being the Sixth Doctor. The Target book, ''[[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Space War]]'' established it as his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]], while the booklet shows a drawing of the [[First Doctor]] playing chess against a Draconian and in the audio drama the Doctor remarks off-handedly on how old he once looked. | |||
* This audio release also included the sixth episode of ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'' "The Coffin Loaders". | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Draconians first appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
== External links == | |||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/paper-cuts-291|Paper Cuts}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|who_bf125.htm|Paper Cuts}} | |||
* {{tetrap|6/papercuts.html|Paper Cuts}} | |||
{{BFA monthly}} | |||
{{Draconian stories}} | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in 2090]] | |||
[[Category:Draconian audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]] | |||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:2009 Main Range audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Audio stories set in Mutter's Spiral]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:08, 7 April 2024
Paper Cuts was the one hundred and twenty-fifth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Marc Platt and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and India Fisher as Mila.
Released in September 2009, it features the return of the Draconians, who had already appeared in four audio dramas in the Bernice Summerfield series. This story saw the Doctor unknowingly travel with Mila, an enemy from the previous story who'd taken on Charley's form and masqueraded as her.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Empire is lost. The Deathless Emperors are dead. The future may never happen.
An urgent summons returns the noble Doctor to a planet he saved from disaster long ago. But Draconia, so elegant yet so savage, is in worse turmoil than ever.
Who will be next Emperor? The highest Prince? The lowest peasant? The soldier with no name? Or the Doctor himself — his life at their command? Who controls the army of deadly origami warriors? And is the truth about Charley painted on paper walls in the Emperor's tomb?
History is taking revenge on the Doctor.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Charley Pollard / Mila - India Fisher
- Prince and The Red Emperor in His Youth - Anthony Glennon
- Tombkeeper and Queen Mother - Sara Crowe
- Gomori and Steward - Paul Thornley
- Soldier - John Banks
- Prefect and The Deathless Red Emperor - Nicholas Briggs
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
- Director - Nicholas Briggs
- Executive Producer - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Steve Foxon
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writer - Marc Platt
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When the Doctor's timeline is fragmented at the start of the story, Mila sees various previous incarnations behind the Doctor: frock coats, checked trousers, velvet jackets, long scarf and cricket gear.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original cover art
Inside of the CD jacket
Illustration from DWM 412 by Brian Williamson
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This audio drama was recorded on 23 and 25 March 2009 at the Moat Studios.
- It was released on 25 September 2009.[1]
- This story marks the first appearance of the Draconians in a Doctor Who audio story. However, they previously appeared in the Bernice Summerfield audio dramas The Draconian Rage, Summer of Love, The Judas Gift and Freedom of Information.
- There are a number of references to the Doctor's prior visit to Draconia and the galactic plague that he helped end whilst there. However, there is no description of what he looked like then beyond not being the Sixth Doctor. The Target book, Doctor Who and the Space War established it as his second incarnation, while the booklet shows a drawing of the First Doctor playing chess against a Draconian and in the audio drama the Doctor remarks off-handedly on how old he once looked.
- This audio release also included the sixth episode of The Three Companions "The Coffin Loaders".
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Draconians first appeared in TV: Frontier in Space.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Paper Cuts page at bigfinish.com
- Paper Cuts at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Paper Cuts at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
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