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|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = 1001 Nights (audio anthology) | ||
| | |range = Main Range | ||
| | |number in range = 168a | ||
|number = 168a | |number = 168a | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = Nyssa | |companions = Nyssa | ||
|enemy = [[Sultan (1001 Nights)|The Sultan]] | |enemy = [[Sultan (1001 Nights)|The Sultan]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Emma Beeby, Gordon Rennie | ||
|director = [[ | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
|music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|sound = [[Jamie Robertson]] | |sound = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 12 December 2012 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>framing narrative | ||
|production code = 6C/R | |production code = 6C/R | ||
|isbn = ISBN | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-050-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-715-0 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Shadow Heart (audio story) | |prev = The Shadow Heart (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = My Brother's Keeper (audio story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the framing device of the audio anthology, ''[[1001 Nights (audio anthology)|1001 Nights]]'', which comprised the one hundred and sixty-eighth release in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Emma Beeby]] and [[Gordon Rennie]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]]. | |||
As the framing device, this story capped the beginnings and endings of parts one to three of the anthology and also included the entirety of the final part. The inner stories, ''[[My Brother's Keeper (audio story)|My Brother's Keeper]]'', ''[[The Interplanetarian (audio story)|The Interplanetarian]]'' and ''[[Smuggling Tales (audio story)|Smuggling Tales]]'', were contained within the narrative as stories told by [[Nyssa]] to a [[Sultan (1001 Nights)|Sultan]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Sultan (1001 Nights)|Sultan]] — [[Alexander Siddig]] | * [[Sultan (1001 Nights)|Sultan]] — [[Alexander Siddig]] | ||
* [[Old man (1001 Nights)|Old Man]] — [[Nadim Sawalha]] | * [[Old man (1001 Nights)|Old Man]] — [[Nadim Sawalha]] | ||
* [[Nazar]]/[[Gantha]] — [[Teddy Kempner]] | * [[Nazar]] / [[Gantha]] — [[Teddy Kempner]] | ||
* [[Alien nurse|Alien Nurse]]/[[Woman stallholder|Woman Stallholder]] — [[Kim Ismay]] | * [[Alien nurse|Alien Nurse]] / [[Woman stallholder|Woman Stallholder]] — [[Kim Ismay]] | ||
* [[Gantha]] — [[Malcolm Tierney]] | * [[Gantha]] — [[Malcolm Tierney]] | ||
* [[Crying woman (1001 Nights)|Crying Woman]] — [[Debbie Leigh-Simmons]] | * [[Crying woman (1001 Nights)|Crying Woman]] — [[Debbie Leigh-Simmons]] | ||
* [[Alien psychiatrist|Alien Psychiatrist]] — [[Christopher Luscombe]] | * [[Alien psychiatrist|Alien Psychiatrist]] — [[Christopher Luscombe]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Designer - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writers - [[Emma Beeby]] and [[Gordon Rennie]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* From the Doctor's perspective, this story takes place over the course of approximately three years. | * From the Doctor's perspective, this story takes place over the course of approximately three years. | ||
* The story's title alludes to '' | * The story's title alludes to ''One Thousand and One Nights'', more commonly known as ''[[Arabian Nights]]''. | ||
* This story was released as a free download during the [[COVID-19]] crisis. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:One part audio stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 27 March 2024
1001 Nights was the framing device of the audio anthology, 1001 Nights, which comprised the one hundred and sixty-eighth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Emma Beeby and Gordon Rennie and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa.
As the framing device, this story capped the beginnings and endings of parts one to three of the anthology and also included the entirety of the final part. The inner stories, My Brother's Keeper, The Interplanetarian and Smuggling Tales, were contained within the narrative as stories told by Nyssa to a Sultan.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor has been imprisoned and Nyssa must tell stories to save him. But the stories' true purpose is much more sinister...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor — Peter Davison
- Nyssa — Sarah Sutton
- Sultan — Alexander Siddig
- Old Man — Nadim Sawalha
- Nazar / Gantha — Teddy Kempner
- Alien Nurse / Woman Stallholder — Kim Ismay
- Gantha — Malcolm Tierney
- Crying Woman — Debbie Leigh-Simmons
- Alien Psychiatrist — Christopher Luscombe
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
- Director - Barnaby Edwards
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Designer - Jamie Robertson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writers - Emma Beeby and Gordon Rennie
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- From the Doctor's perspective, this story takes place over the course of approximately three years.
- The story's title alludes to One Thousand and One Nights, more commonly known as Arabian Nights.
- This story was released as a free download during the COVID-19 crisis.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nyssa states that the Doctor had a different face when she first met him on Traken in 1981 and that he was travelling with Adric. (TV: The Keeper of Traken) She also mentions that it was not until he regenerated that she began to properly travel with him. (TV: Logopolis, Castrovalva)
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