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|series            = [[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]
|release count    = 1
|number            = 4
|story count      = 4
|doctor            = The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil){{!}}The Doctor
|release year      = 2017
|companions        = [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]
|first story      = The City and the Clock (audio story)
|enemy            = [[The Master (Sympathy for the Devil)|The Master]]
|main character    = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Unbound Doctor]]
|setting          =  
|producer          = James Goss
|writer            = {{il|[[James Goss]]|[[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]}}
|script ed        = James Goss
|director          = [[Scott Handcock]]
|exec prod        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
|music            = [[Steve Foxon]], Unbound theme arrangment [[Blair Mowat]]
|exec prod2        = Nicholas Briggs
|sound            = Steve Foxon,
|music            = [[Steve Foxon]]
|sound            = [[Steve Foxon]]
|cover            = [[Tom Webster]]
|cover            = [[Tom Webster]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|publisher        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|release date     = [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|only release      = [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|format           =  
|series           = ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]''
|production code  = BFPDWNABOX004
|series2          = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]''
|isbn              = ISBN 978-1-78575-360-2
|prev              = The Unbound Universe (audio anthology)
|prev              = The Unbound Universe (audio anthology)
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|next              = Buried Memories (audio anthology)
|musicsuite        =  
|prev2            = The Unbound Universe (audio anthology)
|trailer           =  
|next2            = Treasury (audio anthology)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth anthology in the [[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield series]]. It was released concurrently with ''[[True Stories (anthology)|True Stories]]''.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a full cast audio anthology released in [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] by [[Big Finish Productions]], and the fourth release of ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Bernice Summerfield]] is still trapped in a [[Parallel universe (Sympathy for the Devil)|dying universe]] with [[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|the wrong Doctor]]. Things have taken a turn for the worse - the Doctor has become President Of The Universe and, it turns out, he's a controversial choice for the job. While Bernice works to unearth the mythical [[Apocalypse Clock]], the Doctor's immersed in the murky world of politics and the dark forces that are working against him. As battlefleets fight and terrible deals are done, the peoples of the universe wonder if they've made a terrible decision. Is the Doctor up to ruling the universe? Watching from the sidelines, the Master is quick to reassure everyone that he has no ambitions in that direction. And, meanwhile, the stars are going out...
[[Bernice Summerfield]] is still trapped in a [[Unbound Universe|dying universe]] with [[Unbound Doctor|the wrong Doctor]]. Things have taken a turn for the worse - the Doctor has become [[President of the Universe|President Of The Universe]] and, it turns out, he's a controversial choice for the job. While Bernice works to unearth the mythical [[Apocalypse Clock (Unbound Universe)|Apocalypse Clock]], the Doctor's immersed in the murky world of [[politics]] and the dark forces that are working against him. As [[battlefleet]]s fight and terrible deals are done, the peoples of the universe wonder if they've made a terrible decision. Is the Doctor up to ruling the universe? Watching from the sidelines, [[Unbound Master|the Master]] is quick to reassure everyone that he has no ambitions in that direction. And, meanwhile, the stars are going out...


1. ''[[The City and the Clock (audio story)|The City and the Clock]]'' by [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
1. ''[[The City and the Clock (audio story)|The City and the Clock]]'' by [[Guy Adams]]


Bernice is on an archaeological dig for the mythical Apocalypse Clock. Can it really be the key to saving the universe? The ghosts of the planet have other ideas.
Bernice is on an [[archaeological dig]] for the mythical Apocalypse Clock. Can it really be the key to saving the universe? The ghosts of the planet have other ideas.


2. ''[[Asking for a Friend (audio story)|Asking For A Friend]]'' by [[James Goss]]
2. ''[[Asking for a Friend (audio story)|Asking For A Friend]]'' by [[James Goss]]


Vast wars are raging across the stars, planets are dying, and the Doctor is sat on a psychiatrist's couch. What's it like to be the Doctor's therapist?
Vast [[war]]s are raging across the stars, [[planet]]s are dying, and the Doctor is sat on a [[psychiatrist]]'s [[couch]]. What's it like to be the Doctor's [[therapist]]?


3. ''[[Truant (audio story)|Truant]]'' by Guy Adams
3. ''[[Truant (audio story)|Truant]]'' by Guy Adams


The President of the Universe has run away. Bernice has to hunt him down, but he's too busy having fun. Evil warlords! Impossible escapes! Sinister plans! The Doctor's on an adventure.
The President of the Universe has run away. Bernice has to hunt him down, but he's too busy having fun. Evil [[warlord]]s! Impossible escapes! Sinister plans! The Doctor's on an adventure.


4. ''[[The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)|The True Saviour of the Universe]]'' by James Goss
4. ''[[The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)|The True Saviour of the Universe]]'' by James Goss
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== Stories ==
== Stories ==
*''[[The City and the Clock (audio story)|The City and the Clock]]''
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[Asking for a Friend (audio story)|Asking for a Friend]]''
!# || Title || Author || Director || Featuring || Released || Pr. code
*''[[Truant (audio story)|Truant]]''
|-
*''[[The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)|The True Saviour of the Universe]]''
|4.1
|''[[The City and the Clock (audio story)|The City and the Clock]]''
|[[Guy Adams]]
|rowspan=4|[[Scott Handcock]]
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=4|[[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|rowspan=4|BFPDWNABOX004
|-
|4.2
|''[[Asking for a Friend (audio story)|Asking for a Friend]]''
|[[James Goss]]
|-
|4.3
|''[[Truant (audio story)|Truant]]''
|Guy Adams
|[[Mother Superior (Unbound Universe)|Mother Superior]]
|-
|4.4
|''[[The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)|The True Saviour of the Universe]]''
|James Goss
|[[Unbound Master]], Mother Superior
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" >
The City and the Clock (audio story).jpg|''[[The City and the Clock (audio story)|The City and the Clock]]''
Asking for a Friend (audio story).jpg|''[[Asking for a Friend (audio story)|Asking for a Friend]]''
Truant (audio story).jpg|''[[Truant (audio story)|Truant]]''
The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story).jpg|''[[The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)|The True Saviour of the Universe]]''
Ruler of the Universe (DWM 517).jpg|Review illustration by [[Jamie Lenman]] in [[DWM 517]]
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-new-adventures-of-bernice-summerfield-volume-04-ruler-of-the-universe-1640}}
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-new-adventures-of-bernice-summerfield-volume-04-ruler-of-the-universe-1640}}


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Latest revision as of 03:48, 27 March 2024

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You may be looking for The Rulers of the Universe (audio story).

Ruler of the Universe was a full cast audio anthology released in 20 September 2017 by Big Finish Productions, and the fourth release of The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield.

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

Bernice Summerfield is still trapped in a dying universe with the wrong Doctor. Things have taken a turn for the worse - the Doctor has become President Of The Universe and, it turns out, he's a controversial choice for the job. While Bernice works to unearth the mythical Apocalypse Clock, the Doctor's immersed in the murky world of politics and the dark forces that are working against him. As battlefleets fight and terrible deals are done, the peoples of the universe wonder if they've made a terrible decision. Is the Doctor up to ruling the universe? Watching from the sidelines, the Master is quick to reassure everyone that he has no ambitions in that direction. And, meanwhile, the stars are going out...

1. The City and the Clock by Guy Adams

Bernice is on an archaeological dig for the mythical Apocalypse Clock. Can it really be the key to saving the universe? The ghosts of the planet have other ideas.

2. Asking For A Friend by James Goss

Vast wars are raging across the stars, planets are dying, and the Doctor is sat on a psychiatrist's couch. What's it like to be the Doctor's therapist?

3. Truant by Guy Adams

The President of the Universe has run away. Bernice has to hunt him down, but he's too busy having fun. Evil warlords! Impossible escapes! Sinister plans! The Doctor's on an adventure.

4. The True Saviour of the Universe by James Goss

Bernice finds that time has run out for the Doctor and the universe. Is this really the end of everything? Help is on hand from an unlikely quarter.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Director Featuring Released Pr. code
4.1 The City and the Clock Guy Adams Scott Handcock 20 September 2017 BFPDWNABOX004
4.2 Asking for a Friend James Goss
4.3 Truant Guy Adams Mother Superior
4.4 The True Saviour of the Universe James Goss Unbound Master, Mother Superior

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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