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|image           = [[File:Drowned World.jpg|250px]]Cover artist - [[Simon Holub]]
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|audiobook name = The Drowned World
{{Infobox Story SMW
|series         = [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[The Companion Chronicles|Big Finish - The Companion Chronicles]]
|image           = Drowned World.jpg
|number         = 4.1
|range            = The Companion Chronicles
|doctor          = [[First Doctor]]
|series in range = Series 4 (CC)
|companions      = [[Sara Kingdom]] <br> [[Steven Taylor]]
|series number in range = 4
|writer         = [[Simon Guerrier]]
|number in series = 1
|director       = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|series           = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
|read by         = [[Jean Marsh]]
|number           = 4.1
|music           = [[Richard Fox]] <br> [[Laura Yason]]
|main character  = [[Sara Kingdom]]
|sound           = Richard Fox <br> Laura Yason
|featuring        = First Doctor
|publisher      = [[Big Finish]]
|featuring2      = Steven Taylor
|release date   = July 2009
|featuring3      = Robert (Home Truths)
|format         = 1 CD
|enemy            =
|production code = BFPDWCC21
|setting          = [[Asteroid (The Drowned World)|An asteroid]] and [[Ely]], [[England]]
|isbn           = 978-1-84435-424-5
|writer           = Simon Guerrier
|previous story  = [[The Stealers from Saiph]]
|director         = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|next story     = [[The Glorious Revolution]]
|producer         = [[David Richardson]]
}}
|music           = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|sound           = Richard Fox & Lauren Yason
|cover            = [[Simon Holub]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|release date     = 28 July 2009
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download
|production code = BFPDWCC21
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-424-5
|prev            = The Stealers from Saiph (audio story)
|next             = The Glorious Revolution (audio story)
|epcount = 2
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'''''The Drowned World''''' was the first story of the [[Series 4 (CC)|fourth series]] of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]], narrated by [[Jean Marsh]] and featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]], [[Sara Kingdom]] and [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
Space Security Agent Sara Kingdom is dead, her ashes strewn on the planet Kembel. But, in an old house in Ely, Sara Kingdom lives on…
[[Space Security Service|Space Security]] Agent [[Sara Kingdom]] is dead, her ashes strewn on the planet [[Kembel]]. But, in an old house in [[Ely]], Sara Kingdom lives on...


To the Elders of this ruined world, Sara is a ghost, a phantom that must be excised. She must prove her right to exist, and she does so with stories. Stories of a time when she travelled the universe with an ancient Doctor and his heroic companion Steven inside a magical space/time ship called the TARDIS.
To the Elders of this ruined world, Sara is a [[ghost]], a phantom that must be excised. She must prove her right to exist, and she does so with stories. Stories of a time when she travelled the universe with an ancient [[First Doctor|Doctor]] and his heroic companion [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] inside a magical space/time ship called [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].


And one story in particular could make a difference. The one about their trip to a world covered in water, where a human expedition is being wiped out. It’s a battle to survive, as the travellers face the horrors of the drowned world…
And one story in particular could make a difference. The one about their trip to a world covered in [[water]], where a [[human]] expedition is being wiped out. It's a battle to survive, as the travellers face the horrors of the drowned world...


==Cast==
== Plot ==
=== The Rising Tide (1) ===
''to be added''
 
=== The Drowned World (2) ===
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Sara Kingdom]] - [[Jean Marsh]]
* [[Sara Kingdom]] - [[Jean Marsh]]
* Robert - [[Niall McGregor]]
* [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]] - [[Niall MacGregor]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
[[File:The Drowned World clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
* "{{w|The Drowned World}}" is the name of a 1962 science fiction novel by {{w|J.G. Ballard}}.
* Unusually, the frame story takes place over the course of approximately twelve years.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[26 March (production)|26 March]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story is set between episodes seven and eight of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''.
* This story was originally released on CD and download on [[28 July (releases)|28 July]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090828205511/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 28-08-2009]</ref>
* This story is told from Sara's perspective.
 
== Continuity ==
* Robert once again relates the story of the Doctor, Steven and Sara's first visit to the intelligent house in [[Ely]] a thousand years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Home Truths (audio story)|Home Truths]]'')
* Sara once again mentions to Robert that during her travels with the Doctor and Steven, she visited [[Hollywood]] in [[1921]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') that a small boy, who was also named Robert, died in her arms on [[Mars]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (short story)|The Little Drummer Boy]]'') and that she encountered a withered old man who was trapped in the workings of a clock. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)|The Guardian of the Solar System]]'')
* Sara and Robert discuss her visit to the intelligent house in [[Ely]] a thousand years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Home Truths (audio story)|Home Truths]]'')
* Robert's daughter remained with him in the house for ten years before deciding to leave to explore the outside world. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)|The Guardian of the Solar System]]'')
 
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}


==Continuity==
== External links ==
''to be added''
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-drowned-world-477|The Drowned World}}
{{dwrefguide|chronicles21.htm|The Drowned World}}
{{CC}}


==Timeline==
{{TitleSort}}
* The Drowned World occurs after: ''to be added''
* The Drowned World occurs before: ''to be added''


==External Links==
[[Category:Series 4 (CC) audio stories]]
* [http://www.bigfinish.com/401-Doctor-Who-The-Companion-Chronicles-The-Drowned-World Big Finish '''The Drowned World''' page]
[[Category:First Doctor audio stories]]
{{Audio stub}}
[[Category:2009 audio stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in England]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 1st theme]]

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The Drowned World was the first story of the fourth series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Simon Guerrier, narrated by Jean Marsh and featured the First Doctor, Steven Taylor, Sara Kingdom and Robert.

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

Space Security Agent Sara Kingdom is dead, her ashes strewn on the planet Kembel. But, in an old house in Ely, Sara Kingdom lives on...

To the Elders of this ruined world, Sara is a ghost, a phantom that must be excised. She must prove her right to exist, and she does so with stories. Stories of a time when she travelled the universe with an ancient Doctor and his heroic companion Steven inside a magical space/time ship called the TARDIS.

And one story in particular could make a difference. The one about their trip to a world covered in water, where a human expedition is being wiped out. It's a battle to survive, as the travellers face the horrors of the drowned world...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Rising Tide (1)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

The Drowned World (2)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover art

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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