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{{Infobox Audio Series
|image            = UNIT Encounters cover.jpg
|image            = File:UNIT Encounters.jpg
|number            = 5
|release count    = 1
|story count      = 4
|release year      = 2017
|first story      = The Dalek Transaction (audio story)
|only release      = [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|main character    = [[Kate Stewart]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]]
|main character    = [[Kate Stewart]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]]
|writer            = [[Matt Fitton]], [[Roy Gill]], [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]], [[John Dorney]]
|starring          = Josh Carter
|director         = [[Ken Bentley]]
|starring2        = Vikram Shindi
|producer          =  
|producer         = David Richardson
|sound            = [[Iain Meadows]], [[Daniel Burnett]], [[Benji Clifford]], [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
|script ed        = Matt Fitton
|exec prod        = Nicholas Briggs
|exec prod2        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
|music            = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
|music            = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
|sound            = [[Iain Meadows]], [[Daniel Burnett]], [[Benji Clifford]], Howard Carter
|cover            = [[Tom Webster]]
|cover            = [[Tom Webster]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|production codes  = BFPUNS05
|release date      = [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|physical isbn    = ISBN 978-1-78575-967-3
|format            = 4 episodes on 4 CDs
|digital isbn     = ISBN 978-1-78575-966-6
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-78575-967-3
|runtime          =
|publisher        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|series            = ''[[UNIT: The New Series]]''
|series            = ''[[UNIT: The New Series]]''
|prev              = Assembled (audio anthology)
|prev              = Assembled (audio anthology)
|next              =
|next              = Cyber-Reality (audio anthology)
|trailer          =
|trailer          = UNIT Encounters
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/unit-series-5-encounters-trailer
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/unit-series-5-encounters-trailer
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a full cast audio anthology released in [[2017 (releases)|2017]] by [[Big Finish Productions]], and the fifth release of ''[[UNIT: The New Series]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a full cast audio anthology released on [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] by [[Big Finish Productions]], and the fifth release of ''[[UNIT: The New Series]]''. It featured [[Jemma Redgrave]] as [[Kate Stewart]], [[Ingrid Oliver]] as [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], [[James Joyce (actor)|James Joyce]] as [[Josh Carter]] and [[Ramon Tikaram]] as [[Vikram Shindi]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
Protecting the Earth is a full-time job, but Kate Stewart and her team are always prepared. Join UNIT as they deal with threats from other worlds, and some from closer to home...
Protecting the Earth is a full-time job, but [[Kate Stewart]] and her team are always prepared. Join [[UNIT]] as they deal with threats from other worlds, and some from closer to home...


1. ''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]''
5.1 ''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]'' by [[Matt Fitton]]


When a rogue guerrilla faction offer an alien artefact for auction, Kate Stewart and her team go undercover to the jungles of Central America. But they find that the prize on offer is far deadlier than its owners realise. Captive, desperate and alone. That’s when a Dalek is at its most dangerous.
When a rogue guerrilla faction offer an alien artefact for auction, Kate Stewart and her team go undercover to the jungles of Central America. But they find that the prize on offer is far deadlier than its owners realise. Captive, desperate and alone. That’s when a [[Dalek (The Dalek Transaction)|Dalek]] is at its most dangerous.


2. ''[[Invocation (audio story)|Invocation]]''
5.2 ''[[Invocation (audio story)|Invocation]]'' by [[Roy Gill]]


It’s Hallowe’en, and Josh finds himself at a party where phantoms are becoming all too real. Osgood is working late and hears a voice from the skies making strange incantations. The next day, Kate has gone missing in the Scottish Borders, and the team head north to investigate. Ghosts from the past are haunting UNIT, and now they threaten the whole world…
It’s [[Halloween|Hallowe’en]], and [[Josh Carter|Josh]] finds himself at a party where phantoms are becoming all too real. [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] is working late and hears a voice from the skies making strange incantations. The next day, Kate has gone missing in the Scottish Borders, and the team head north to investigate. Ghosts from the past are haunting UNIT, and now they threaten the whole world…


3. ''[[The Sontaran Project (audio story)|The Sontaran Project]]''
5.3 ''[[The Sontaran Project (audio story)|The Sontaran Project]]'' by [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]


On a routine reconnaissance mission, Colonel Shindi finds more than he bargains for in the Forest of Ardennes. Back in England, an old colleague makes Osgood an offer she cannot refuse. The chance to take part in an exciting new scientific advance. Before long, UNIT is on collision course with a force of alien clones, and Kate must forge an unlikely alliance.
On a routine reconnaissance mission, Colonel Shindi finds more than he bargains for in the Forest of Ardennes. Back in England, [[John Torrance|an old colleague]] makes Osgood an offer she cannot refuse. The chance to take part in an exciting new scientific advance. Before long, UNIT is on collision course with a force of alien clones, and Kate must forge an unlikely alliance.


4. ''[[False Negative (audio story)|False Negative]]''
5.4 ''[[False Negative (audio story)|False Negative]]'' by [[John Dorney]]


When a strange travel capsule is activated in UNIT’s laboratory, Osgood and Josh find themselves in a whole new world of trouble. Soon, nobody at UNIT HQ is quite who they seem, and the team discovers that the greatest danger they could ever face comes from within...
When a strange travel capsule is activated in UNIT’s laboratory, Osgood and Josh find themselves in a whole new world of trouble. Soon, nobody at UNIT HQ is quite who they seem, and the team discovers that the greatest danger they could ever face comes from within...


== Stories ==
== Stories ==
* ''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]''
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[Invocation (audio story)|Invocation]]''
! # || Title || Author || Director || Featuring || Released || Pr. code
* ''[[The Sontaran Project (audio story)|The Sontaran Project]]''
|-
* ''[[False Negative (audio story)|False Negative]]''
|5.1
|''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]''
|[[Matt Fitton]]
|rowspan=4|[[Ken Bentley]]
|[[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], [[Josh Carter|Josh]], [[Vikram Shindi|Shindi]], [[Dalek]]
|rowspan=4|[[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|rowspan=4|BFPUNS05
|-
|5.2
|''[[Invocation (audio story)|Invocation]]''
|[[Roy Gill]]
|Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi
|-
|5.3
|''[[The Sontaran Project (audio story)|The Sontaran Project]]''
|[[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]
|Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, The [[Sontaran]]s
|-
|5.4
|''[[False Negative (audio story)|False Negative]]''
|[[John Dorney]]
|Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The stories were recorded on [[9 June (production)|9]] and [[12 June (production)|12]]-[[16 June (production)|16 June]] [[2016 (production)|2016]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
The Dalek Transaction cover.jpg|''[[The Dalek Transaction (audio story)|The Dalek Transaction]]''
The Invocation audio cover.jpg|''[[Invocation (audio story)|Invocation]]''
The Sontaran Project audio cover.jpg|''[[The Sontaran Project (audio story)|The Sontaran Project]]''
False Negative audio cover.jpg|''[[False Negative (audio story)|False Negative]]''
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 05:39, 20 August 2024

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Encounters was a full cast audio anthology released on 29 November 2017 by Big Finish Productions, and the fifth release of UNIT: The New Series. It featured Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, James Joyce as Josh Carter and Ramon Tikaram as Vikram Shindi.

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

Protecting the Earth is a full-time job, but Kate Stewart and her team are always prepared. Join UNIT as they deal with threats from other worlds, and some from closer to home...

5.1 The Dalek Transaction by Matt Fitton

When a rogue guerrilla faction offer an alien artefact for auction, Kate Stewart and her team go undercover to the jungles of Central America. But they find that the prize on offer is far deadlier than its owners realise. Captive, desperate and alone. That’s when a Dalek is at its most dangerous.

5.2 Invocation by Roy Gill

It’s Hallowe’en, and Josh finds himself at a party where phantoms are becoming all too real. Osgood is working late and hears a voice from the skies making strange incantations. The next day, Kate has gone missing in the Scottish Borders, and the team head north to investigate. Ghosts from the past are haunting UNIT, and now they threaten the whole world…

5.3 The Sontaran Project by Andrew Smith

On a routine reconnaissance mission, Colonel Shindi finds more than he bargains for in the Forest of Ardennes. Back in England, an old colleague makes Osgood an offer she cannot refuse. The chance to take part in an exciting new scientific advance. Before long, UNIT is on collision course with a force of alien clones, and Kate must forge an unlikely alliance.

5.4 False Negative by John Dorney

When a strange travel capsule is activated in UNIT’s laboratory, Osgood and Josh find themselves in a whole new world of trouble. Soon, nobody at UNIT HQ is quite who they seem, and the team discovers that the greatest danger they could ever face comes from within...

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Director Featuring Released Pr. code
5.1 The Dalek Transaction Matt Fitton Ken Bentley Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, Dalek 29 November 2017 BFPUNS05
5.2 Invocation Roy Gill Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi
5.3 The Sontaran Project Andrew Smith Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, The Sontarans
5.4 False Negative John Dorney Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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