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|image = | |image = The British Invasion.jpg | ||
|range = Short Trips (series) | |||
|series in range = Series 7 (ST) | |||
|series number in range = 7 | |||
|number in series = 8 | |||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | ||
|number = 7.08 | |number = 7.08 | ||
|doctor = Second Doctor | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Vardan vanguard]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[Festival of Britain]], [[London]], [[1951]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 29 August 2017 | ||
|writer = | |writer = Ian Potter | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|read by = [[Wendy Padbury]] | |read by = [[Wendy Padbury]] | ||
|music = [[James Callaghan (composer)|James Callaghan]] | |music = | ||
|sound = [[James Callaghan (composer)|James Callaghan]] | |||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code = BFMSTDL32 | |production code = BFMSTDL32 | ||
|isbn = 978-1-78575-123-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-123-3 | ||
|prev = Flashpoint (audio story) | |prev = Flashpoint (audio story) | ||
|next = A Heart on Both Sides (audio story) | |next = A Heart on Both Sides (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-short-trips-the-british-invasion-excerpt | |soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-short-trips-the-british-invasion-excerpt | ||
}} | |producer = [[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]|epcount = 1 | ||
|format = MP3 Download | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh story of the seventh season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh story of the seventh season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
A huge metal dome sits by the side of the [[river Thames]], within it is a device that might change the entire future of humanity. [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] embark on a small act of kindness but [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] seems oddly unwilling to help. | A huge metal dome sits by the side of the [[river Thames]], within it is a device that might change the entire future of humanity. [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] embark on a small act of kindness but [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] seems oddly unwilling to help. It's as if it knows the truth. There is something waiting here, something adaptable and cunning, gathering its strength to conquer the stars. | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Imogen Patten]]/[[Vardan vanguard]] | * [[Imogen Patten]]/[[Vardan vanguard]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* In 1951, the [[Festival of Britain]] is meant to cheer people up after [[World War II]] and look to the future | * In 1951, the [[Festival of Britain]] is meant to cheer people up after [[World War II]] and look to the future. | ||
* The Doctor has various forms of money, including [[chocolate]] money. | * The Doctor has various forms of money, including [[chocolate]] money. | ||
* Zoe was taken from the [[city]] as a child and trained away from her family and friends. Before meeting the Doctor and Jamie, she monitored [[radio]] waves and watched the stars. | * Zoe was taken from the [[city]] as a child and trained away from her family and friends. Before meeting the Doctor and Jamie, she monitored [[radio]] waves and watched the stars. | ||
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* There are [[husky]] dogs at the Festival. | * There are [[husky]] dogs at the Festival. | ||
* The [[radio telescope]] uses [[cathode ray tube]]s, but messages break up in the [[ionosphere]]. It's meant to let people bounce [[radio]] messages off of [[the Moon]]. | * The [[radio telescope]] uses [[cathode ray tube]]s, but messages break up in the [[ionosphere]]. It's meant to let people bounce [[radio]] messages off of [[the Moon]]. | ||
* He thinks the [[TARDIS]] is trying to hide [[anachronism]]s from him. | * He thinks the [[TARDIS]] is trying to hide [[anachronism]]s from him. | ||
* Jamie uses a [[walkie-talkie]]. | * Jamie uses a [[walkie-talkie]]. | ||
* The Vardan mentions the "[[ancestral hymn]]". | |||
* The vanguard admires British [[propaganda]] as "Vardan genius". | |||
* The Vardan mentions the "[[ancestral hymn]] | |||
* The vanguard admires British [[propaganda]] as "Vardan genius | |||
* The trapped Vardan slowly bleeds out into [[noise]] and joins the ancestral hymn. | * The trapped Vardan slowly bleeds out into [[noise]] and joins the ancestral hymn. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * This story was recorded on [[11 March (production)|11 March]] [[2016 (production)|2016]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story is available as a download only. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] later visit the Festival of Britain in an [[alternate timeline]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | * The Doctor says they haven't been near the south bank of the [[Thames]] since [[1688]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] later visit the Festival of Britain in an [[alternate timeline]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions being on the ''[[Endeavour]]'' with [[James Cook|Captain Cook]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Transit of Venus (audio story)|The Transit of Venus]]'') | * The Doctor mentions being on the ''[[Endeavour]]'' with [[James Cook|Captain Cook]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Transit of Venus (audio story)|The Transit of Venus]]'') | ||
* Jamie recalls visiting a [[War Museum|museum]] in the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'') | * Jamie recalls visiting a [[War Museum, Dulkis|museum]] in the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Zoe discuss interfering in her history. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'') | * The Doctor and Zoe discuss interfering in her history. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions first encountering the [[Vardan]]s and defeating them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Wave]]'') This is also the second time he's encountered a Vardan trying to pull itself together. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]'') | * The Doctor mentions first encountering the [[Vardan]]s and defeating them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Wave (audio story)|The First Wave]]'') This is also the second time he's encountered a Vardan trying to pull itself together. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]'') | ||
* The Vardan takes over Imogen's body. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'') | * The Vardan takes over Imogen's body. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[the Wheel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'') | * The Doctor mentions [[the Wheel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') | ||
* The Doctor explains that Vardans like to join forces with other races. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'') | * The Doctor explains that Vardans like to join forces with other races. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:56, 28 June 2024
The British Invasion was the seventh story of the seventh season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A huge metal dome sits by the side of the river Thames, within it is a device that might change the entire future of humanity. The Doctor, Zoe and Jamie embark on a small act of kindness but the TARDIS seems oddly unwilling to help. It's as if it knows the truth. There is something waiting here, something adaptable and cunning, gathering its strength to conquer the stars.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In 1951, the Festival of Britain is meant to cheer people up after World War II and look to the future.
- The Doctor has various forms of money, including chocolate money.
- Zoe was taken from the city as a child and trained away from her family and friends. Before meeting the Doctor and Jamie, she monitored radio waves and watched the stars.
- The Doctor mentions George VI and George III. When Jamie met him, the Jacobites were fighting George II.
- There are husky dogs at the Festival.
- The radio telescope uses cathode ray tubes, but messages break up in the ionosphere. It's meant to let people bounce radio messages off of the Moon.
- He thinks the TARDIS is trying to hide anachronisms from him.
- Jamie uses a walkie-talkie.
- The Vardan mentions the "ancestral hymn".
- The vanguard admires British propaganda as "Vardan genius".
- The trapped Vardan slowly bleeds out into noise and joins the ancestral hymn.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 11 March 2016 at The Moat Studios.
- This story is available as a download only.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor says they haven't been near the south bank of the Thames since 1688. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)
- The Seventh Doctor and Ace later visit the Festival of Britain in an alternate timeline. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
- The Doctor mentions being on the Endeavour with Captain Cook. (AUDIO: The Transit of Venus)
- Jamie recalls visiting a museum in the future. (TV: The Dominators)
- The Doctor and Zoe discuss interfering in her history. (TV: The Aztecs)
- The Doctor mentions first encountering the Vardans and defeating them. (AUDIO: The First Wave) This is also the second time he's encountered a Vardan trying to pull itself together. (AUDIO: The Locked Room)
- The Vardan takes over Imogen's body. (PROSE: No Future)
- The Doctor mentions the Wheel. (TV: The Wheel in Space)
- The Doctor explains that Vardans like to join forces with other races. (TV: The Invasion of Time, PROSE: No Future)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The British Invasion page at bigfinish.com
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