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|enemy          = [[Dalek]]s, [[Martez]]
|enemy          = [[Dalek Supreme (Blood of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]], [[Mutant Dalek]]s, Professor [[Martez]]
|setting        = [[Red Rocket Rising]]
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|writer          = [[Steve Lyons]]
|writer          = Steve Lyons
|director        = [[Nicholas Briggs]]  
|director        = [[Nicholas Briggs]]  
|post production = [[Andy Hardwick]] and [[Gareth Jenkins]] - ERS
|producer        = Nicholas Briggs, [[Sharon Gosling]]
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
|cover          = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|cover          = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|broadcast date  = [[31 December (releases)|31 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]-[[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|epcount        = 2
|release date    = {{il|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] (Part 1)|[[February]] 2007 (Part 2)}}
|broadcast date  = 31 December 2006 - 7 January 2007
|format          = 2 episodes on 2 discs
|release date    = 23 December 2006 (Part 1)
|release date2  = February 2007 (Part 2)
|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
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|production code = {{il|BFPDWCDMG001 (Part 1)|BFPDWCDMG002 (Part 2)}}
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-255-5, ISBN 978-1-84435-256-2
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-255-5 (Part 1); ISBN 978-1-84435-256-2 (Part 2)
|series          = ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''
|series          = ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''
|next            = Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)
|next            = Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)
|made next      = Phobos (audio story)
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'''Blood of the Daleks''' was the first story in the [[Series 1 (8DA)|first series]] of the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]], ''produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]].
'''''Blood of the Daleks''''' was the first story in the [[Series 1 (8DA)|first series]] of the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and introduced [[Sheridan Smith]] as the new companion, [[Lucie Miller]].
 
It was released in two parts in January and February [[2007 (releases)|2007]], respectively. Co-produced with [[BBC Radio 4 Extra|BBC 7]], this was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio story to debut on the radio since ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' in [[1996 (releases)|1996]]. This story takes place after the final story featuring [[Charlotte Pollard]] with the Eighth Doctor, namely ''[[The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)|The Girl Who Never Was]]''.
It was released in two parts in January and February 2007, respectively. Co-produced with [[BBC 7]], this was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio story to debut on radio since ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' in [[1996]]. This story takes place after the final story featuring [[Charlotte Pollard]] with the Eighth Doctor, namely ''[[The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)|The Girl Who Never Was]]''.
The story was released along with the other stories in Series 1 in the collection ''[[The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller (audio series)|The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller]]'' on [[3 October (releases)|3 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
=== Part one ===
=== Part 1 ===
 
"People of [[Red Rocket Rising]], my fellow citizens. Our long night is over. I've been contacted by a benevolent people. They too have known great trials, but they have overcome them and made it their mission to help others do the same. They have offered us refuge, and passage to the nearest [[human]] worlds. They have the resources, and the patience and compassion, to evacuate every one of us. My fellow citizens, my friends, rescue is at hand!"
"People of [[Red Rocket Rising]], my fellow citizens. Our long night is over. I've been contacted by a benevolent people. They too have known great trials, but they have overcome them and made it their mission to help others do the same. They have offered us refuge, and passage to the nearest [[human]] worlds. They have the resources, and the patience and compassion, to evacuate every one of us. My fellow citizens, my friends, rescue is at hand!"


=== Part two ===
=== Part 2 ===
 
"The crashed ship. The one [[Tom Cardwell]] saw all those years ago. And you borrowed its technology, didn't you? Maybe even found a [[Dalek]] or two in the wreckage. Dead, but intact. And you began to turn human beings into creatures like them. You did that? I'm right, aren't I?"
"The crashed ship. The one [[Tom Cardwell]] saw all those years ago. And you borrowed its technology, didn't you? Maybe even found a [[Dalek]] or two in the wreckage. Dead, but intact. And you began to turn human beings into creatures like them. You did that? I'm right, arent I?"


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== Part 1 ===
=== Part 1 ===
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To the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s puzzlement and consternation, [[Lucie Miller]] appears in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]; he attempts to return her to the north of [[England]] in [[2006]] but finds that a temporal shield prevents him from landing there. Instead, the two find themselves on the [[human]] colony world [[Red Rocket Rising]], which has suffered an [[asteroid]] strike. The survivors include the colony's acting president, [[Eileen Klint]], disgraced scientist [[Asha Gryvern]], and the apparently paranoid [[Tom Cardwell]]. Klint receives a message from a [[Dalek]] fleet offering rescue to the colony's citizens and accepts the offer, believing the Daleks to be benevolent. Lucie reveals that the [[Time Lords]] have placed her in the Doctor's care because of something she had seen, although she doesn't know what it is. Asha, apparently the assistant to Professor [[Martez]], is, in reality, Martez himself. He had combined dead and living humans with technology salvaged from a crashed Dalek ship in an effort to ensure survival; Martez has created a [[Mutant Dalek|new race]] of Daleks. When the true Daleks land, they welcome the survivors onto their ship and demand that Klint hand over the Doctor to them. Meanwhile, Martez orders his Daleks to open fire on the Doctor.
To the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s puzzlement and consternation, [[Lucie Miller]] appears in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]; he attempts to return her to the north of [[England]] in [[2006]], but finds that a temporal shield prevents him from landing there. Instead, the two find themselves on the [[human]] colony world [[Red Rocket Rising]], which has suffered an [[asteroid]] strike. The survivors include the colony's acting president, [[Eileen Klint]], disgraced scientist [[Asha Gryvern]] and the apparently paranoid [[Tom Cardwell]]. Klint receives a message from a [[Dalek]] fleet offering rescue to the colony's citizens, and accepts the offer, believing the Daleks to be benevolent. Lucie reveals that the [[Time Lord]]s have placed her in the Doctor's care because of something she'd seen, although she doesn't know what it is. Asha, apparently the assistant to one Professor [[Martez]], is in reality Martez himself, who had combined dead and living humans with technology salvaged from a crashed Dalek ship in an effort to ensure survival; Martez has created a [[Mutant Dalek|new race]] of Daleks. When the true Daleks land, they welcome the survivors onto their ship, and demand that Klint turn the Doctor over to them. Meanwhile, Martez orders his Daleks to open fire on the Doctor.


=== Part 2 ===
=== Part 2 ===
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The Doctor tricks Martez's Daleks and escapes. Martez has summoned the true Daleks for assistance with his own Dalek creations, but the true Daleks view Martez's Daleks as a threat to the purity of the Dalek race and plan to destroy them. The Doctor temporarily allies himself with the true Daleks to destroy Martez's Daleks, but then collaborates with Tom Cardwell to eliminate both Dalek factions. The Daleks reveal that they caused the asteroid strike on Red Rocket Rising in a failed attempt to eliminate Martez's creations; they also destroyed the exodus ships carrying refugees from the disaster. Martez's Daleks, which are being produced at a rapid rate, initially have an advantage over the true Daleks, who are weakened by another conflict. The Doctor eventually convinces Martez that a Dalek-dominated world would be filled with only hatred, war, and death. Martez, whose stolen body is deteriorating, stops the birthing process; in response, his creations kill him. Eventually, the two groups of Daleks (aided by Cardwell's resistance) annihilate each other. The humans are left to rebuild, and Klint announces that a new offer of rescue has been received from the inhabitants of a planet whose name begins with "[[Telos|Tel-]]".
The Doctor tricks Martez's Daleks and escapes. Martez has summoned the Daleks for assistance with his own Dalek creations, but the true Daleks see Martez's Daleks as a threat to the purity of the Dalek race, and plan to destroy them. The Doctor allies himself temporarily with the true Daleks in order to destroy Martez's Daleks, but then works with Tom Cardwell to eliminate both Dalek groups. The Daleks reveal that they caused the asteroid strike on Red Rocket Rising, in a failed attempt to eliminate Martez's creations; they also destroyed the exodus ships carrying refugees from the disaster. Martez's Daleks, which are being birthed at a rapid rate, initially have an advantage over the true Daleks, who are weakened from another conflict. The Doctor eventually convinces Martez that a Dalek-dominated world will know only hatred, war and death. Martez, whose stolen body is breaking down, halts the birthing process; in return, his creations kill him. Eventually, the two groups of Daleks (aided by Cardwell's resistance) destroy each other. The humans are left to pick up the pieces, and Klint announces that a new offer of rescue has been received from the inhabitants of a planet whose name begins "[[Telos|Tel-]]".


Lucie considers staying with the survivors on Red Rocket Rising, but the Doctor discovers that the Time Lords will not let him leave the planet without her. And elsewhere, a woman calling herself the [[Headhunter]] accepts a commission from one Mr Hulbert, promising him that she will find Lucie Miller anywhere in space and time...
Lucie considers staying with the survivors on Red Rocket Rising, but the Doctor discovers that the Time Lords will not let him leave the planet without her. Meanwhile, a woman calling herself the [[Headhunter]] accepts a commission from a man named Mr. Hulbert, promising him that she will find Lucie Miller anywhere in space and time...


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]]
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]]
* Producers - Nicholas Briggs and [[Sharon Gosling]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* Written - [[Steve Lyons]]
* Daleks created by [[Terry Nation]]
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Daleks ===
=== Daleks ===
* The Doctor asks the [[Dalek Supreme]] who they're at war with: the [[Mechonoid]]s, [[Movellan]]s or maybe other [[Dalek]]s.
* The Doctor asks the [[Dalek Supreme (Blood of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] whether they're at war with the [[Mechonoid]]s, [[Movellan]]s or maybe other [[Dalek]]s.
* The Doctor mentions to [[Eileen Klint]] that he was present at [[Creation of the Daleks|the time of the Daleks' creation]], and describes his decision not to erase the Daleks from history as a "big mistake".
* The Doctor mentions to [[Eileen Klint]] that he was present at [[Creation of the Daleks|the time of the Daleks' creation]], and describes his decision not to erase the Daleks from history as a "big mistake".
* The Daleks measure [[time]] in [[rel]]s.
* The Daleks measure [[time]] in [[rel]]s.
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=== Time Lords ===
=== Time Lords ===
* As a [[Time Lord]], the Doctor has a [[body temperature]] of only 15 degrees.
* As a [[Time Lord]], the Doctor has a [[body temperature]] of only [[15 (number)|15]] degrees.


=== Cybermen ===
=== Cybermen ===
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=== Davros ===
=== Davros ===
* The Doctor tells [[Martez]] that he knows from [[Genesis of the Daleks|experience]] that the Daleks will kill Martez when he has outlived his usefulness.
* The Doctor tells [[Martez]] that he knows from [[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|experience]] that the Daleks will kill Martez when he has outlived his usefulness.


=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Blood of the Daleks Radio Times.jpg|thumb|''[[Radio Times]]'' illustration by [[Mark Thomas]]]]
* Along with using the third variant of the [[David Arnold|Arnold]] theme arrangement, this story, along with the remainder of the first series of the 8DAs, features opening and closing narration superimposed over each theme to give credit to the performers and production crew. This would continue until [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]''.
* Along with using the third variant of the [[David Arnold|Arnold]] theme arrangement, this story, along with the remainder of the first series of the 8DAs, features opening and closing narration superimposed over each theme to give credit to the performers and production crew. This would continue until [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]''.
* At beginning of part 1 the Daleks offer help to the people of Red Rocket Rising, and at the end of part 2, the people of [[Telos|a planet beginning with the syllable "Tel"]] offer help, although the full name is cut off before Acting President [[Eileen Klint]] can finish her broadcast.
* At beginning of part one, the Daleks offer help to the people of Red Rocket Rising, and at the end of part two, the people of [[Telos|a planet beginning with the syllable "Tel"]] offer help, although the full name is cut off before Acting President [[Eileen Klint]] can finish her broadcast.
* [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] asking the Eighth Doctor if his hair is real is a reference to the wig that [[Paul McGann]] wore as the Doctor in [[Doctor Who (1996)|The Movie]].
* [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] asking the Eighth Doctor if his hair is real is a reference to the wig that [[Paul McGann]] wore as the Doctor in [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the movie]].
* This is the first Eighth Doctor audio drama not to feature [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] since [[2003 (releases)|2003]]'s ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]''. Charley was introduced in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]''.
* This is the first Eighth Doctor audio drama not to feature [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]] since [[2003 (releases)|2003]]'s ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]''.
* When [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] first meets the [[Eighth Doctor]], it reflects when Donna first met the Doctor in some aspects.
* When [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] first meets the [[Eighth Doctor]], it reflects when Donna first meets the Doctor in some aspects: she doesn't know how she got on board the TARDIS, she uses the word "Martian" and she thinks the Doctor kidnapped her.
*: She doesn't know how she got on board the TARDIS.
*: She uses the word "Martian".
*: She thinks the Doctor kidnapped her.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[21 August (production)|21]] and [[29 August (production)|29 August]] [[2006 (production)|2006]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[21 August (production)|21]] and [[29 August (production)|29 August]] [[2006 (production)|2006]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* It was first released on CD on [[23 December (releases)|23 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]], about a week before its premiere broadcast on New [[31 December (releases)|New Year's Eve]].
* The ''[[Radio Times]]'' (23 December 2006) featured a synopsis of the story with an illustration by [[Mark Thomas]]
* This story was released on two separate CDs and downloads, one episode each. It was also available to stream on Spotify.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070104030722/http://www.bigfinish.com/</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* It was revealed in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The 100 Days of the Doctor]]'' that the [[Eighth Doctor]] met Lucie (as well as a future version of himself) prior to the events of ''Blood of the Daleks'' in his personal timeline. This happened while he was travelling with [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]] during a visit to the American Frontier in the [[1870s]]. This encounter between two versions of the Eighth Doctor was observed by his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]] and his companion [[Evelyn Smythe]] in that story. To avoid disrupting the [[Web of Time]], the Doctor does not share this information with Lucie.
* It is revealed in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The 100 Days of the Doctor (audio story)|The 100 Days of the Doctor]]'' that the [[Eighth Doctor]] met Lucie (as well as a future version of himself) prior to the events of ''Blood of the Daleks'' in his personal timeline. This happened while he was travelling with [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]] during a visit to the American Frontier in the [[1870s]]. This encounter between two versions of the Eighth Doctor was observed by his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]] and his companion [[Evelyn Smythe]]. To avoid disrupting the [[Web of Time]], the Doctor does not share this information with Lucie.
* The Doctor mentions the Daleks' wars with the [[Mechanoid]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts]]'') and the [[Movellan]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'') and their various Civil Wars ([[TV]]: ''[[Evil of the Daleks]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor mentions the Daleks' wars with the [[Mechonoid]]s, introduced in the television story {{cs|The Chase (TV story)}} and later appearing in the audio drama {{cs|The Juggernauts (audio story)}} and the [[Movellan]]s, which was introduced in the television story {{cs|Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)}} and their various Civil Wars. Previous civil wars shown included the "[[Dalek Civil War]]", introduced in {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}} and the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]] introduced in {{cs|Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)}}, {{cs|Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)}}, and {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}
* The Doctor is adamant in his desire to destroy Martez's Daleks, as he regrets not averting the [[creation of the Daleks]] when he had the opportunity to do so. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor is adamant in his desire to destroy Martez's Daleks, as he regrets not averting the [[creation of the Daleks]] when he had the opportunity to do so, referencing the television story {{cs|Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)}}.
 
== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{bigfinish|releases/v/blood-of-the-daleks-part-2-516|Blood of the Daleks (Part 2)}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150309054701/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/101.html Blood of the Daleks (Part 1) Transcript]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150309054706/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/102.html Blood of the Daleks (Part 2) Transcript]
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Blood of the Daleks was the first story in the first series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Steve Lyons and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and introduced Sheridan Smith as the new companion, Lucie Miller. It was released in two parts in January and February 2007, respectively. Co-produced with BBC 7, this was the first Doctor Who audio story to debut on the radio since The Ghosts of N-Space in 1996. This story takes place after the final story featuring Charlotte Pollard with the Eighth Doctor, namely The Girl Who Never Was. The story was released along with the other stories in Series 1 in the collection The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller on 3 October 2023.

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

Part 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

"People of Red Rocket Rising, my fellow citizens. Our long night is over. I've been contacted by a benevolent people. They too have known great trials, but they have overcome them and made it their mission to help others do the same. They have offered us refuge, and passage to the nearest human worlds. They have the resources, and the patience and compassion, to evacuate every one of us. My fellow citizens, my friends, rescue is at hand!"

Part 2[[edit] | [edit source]]

"The crashed ship. The one Tom Cardwell saw all those years ago. And you borrowed its technology, didn't you? Maybe even found a Dalek or two in the wreckage. Dead, but intact. And you began to turn human beings into creatures like them. You did that? I'm right, aren't I?"

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

To the Eighth Doctor's puzzlement and consternation, Lucie Miller appears in the TARDIS; he attempts to return her to the north of England in 2006 but finds that a temporal shield prevents him from landing there. Instead, the two find themselves on the human colony world Red Rocket Rising, which has suffered an asteroid strike. The survivors include the colony's acting president, Eileen Klint, disgraced scientist Asha Gryvern, and the apparently paranoid Tom Cardwell. Klint receives a message from a Dalek fleet offering rescue to the colony's citizens and accepts the offer, believing the Daleks to be benevolent. Lucie reveals that the Time Lords have placed her in the Doctor's care because of something she had seen, although she doesn't know what it is. Asha, apparently the assistant to Professor Martez, is, in reality, Martez himself. He had combined dead and living humans with technology salvaged from a crashed Dalek ship in an effort to ensure survival; Martez has created a new race of Daleks. When the true Daleks land, they welcome the survivors onto their ship and demand that Klint hand over the Doctor to them. Meanwhile, Martez orders his Daleks to open fire on the Doctor.

Part 2[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor tricks Martez's Daleks and escapes. Martez has summoned the true Daleks for assistance with his own Dalek creations, but the true Daleks view Martez's Daleks as a threat to the purity of the Dalek race and plan to destroy them. The Doctor temporarily allies himself with the true Daleks to destroy Martez's Daleks, but then collaborates with Tom Cardwell to eliminate both Dalek factions. The Daleks reveal that they caused the asteroid strike on Red Rocket Rising in a failed attempt to eliminate Martez's creations; they also destroyed the exodus ships carrying refugees from the disaster. Martez's Daleks, which are being produced at a rapid rate, initially have an advantage over the true Daleks, who are weakened by another conflict. The Doctor eventually convinces Martez that a Dalek-dominated world would be filled with only hatred, war, and death. Martez, whose stolen body is deteriorating, stops the birthing process; in response, his creations kill him. Eventually, the two groups of Daleks (aided by Cardwell's resistance) annihilate each other. The humans are left to rebuild, and Klint announces that a new offer of rescue has been received from the inhabitants of a planet whose name begins with "Tel-".

Lucie considers staying with the survivors on Red Rocket Rising, but the Doctor discovers that the Time Lords will not let him leave the planet without her. Meanwhile, a woman calling herself the Headhunter accepts a commission from a man named Mr. Hulbert, promising him that she will find Lucie Miller anywhere in space and time...

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Daleks[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Lucie describes the Doctor as "that bloke dressed like Casanova".

Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cybermen[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • After the Daleks wipe each other out, Klint announces that a race similar to humans from a planet with a name beginning with 'Tel' are sending ships to aid the human survivors.

Davros[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor tells Martez that he knows from experience that the Daleks will kill Martez when he has outlived his usefulness.

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor attempts to drop Lucie off in Preston.
  • Lucie says that she's used to going clubbing in Blackpool.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Radio Times illustration by Mark Thomas
  • Along with using the third variant of the Arnold theme arrangement, this story, along with the remainder of the first series of the 8DAs, features opening and closing narration superimposed over each theme to give credit to the performers and production crew. This would continue until AUDIO: Human Resources.
  • At beginning of part one, the Daleks offer help to the people of Red Rocket Rising, and at the end of part two, the people of a planet beginning with the syllable "Tel" offer help, although the full name is cut off before Acting President Eileen Klint can finish her broadcast.
  • Lucie asking the Eighth Doctor if his hair is real is a reference to the wig that Paul McGann wore as the Doctor in the movie.
  • This is the first Eighth Doctor audio drama not to feature India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard since 2003's Shada.
  • When Lucie first meets the Eighth Doctor, it reflects when Donna first meets the Doctor in some aspects: she doesn't know how she got on board the TARDIS, she uses the word "Martian" and she thinks the Doctor kidnapped her.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 21 and 29 August 2006 at The Moat Studios.
  • It was first released on CD on 23 December 2006, about a week before its premiere broadcast on New New Year's Eve.
  • The Radio Times (23 December 2006) featured a synopsis of the story with an illustration by Mark Thomas
  • This story was released on two separate CDs and downloads, one episode each. It was also available to stream on Spotify.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070104030722/http://www.bigfinish.com/

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

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Stranded
Stranded 1
Stranded 2
Stranded 3
Stranded 4
 
Standalone sets (Liv and Helen)
What Lies Inside?
Connections
Echoes
 
Standalone sets (Audacity and Charley)
Audacity
In the Bleak Midwinter
Deadly Strangers
 
Special releases
The Eighth Doctor: The
Further Adventures of
Lucie Miller: Volume One
Charlotte Pollard:
The Further Adventuress
Specials
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Dalek audio stories
For the purposes of this list, a "Dalek audio story" is one in which one living, authentic Dalek plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story.
Main Range
Bernice Summerfield
I, Davros
Bonus Releases
The Eighth Doctor Adventures
Dark Eyes
The Companion Chronicles
The Stageplays
Doctor Who Unbound
Doctor of War
The Lost Stories
The Fourth Doctor Adventures
Gallifrey
The New Adventures
of Bernice Summerfield
The War Doctor
The Churchill Years
The Third Doctor Adventures
The Eighth Doctor: Time War
UNIT: The New Series
The War Master
Class: The Audio Adventures
The Early Adventures
The First Doctor Adventures
The New Counter-Measures
Susan's War
The Tenth Doctor Adventures
Dalek Universe
Time Lord Victorious
Master!
The War Doctor Begins
The Fifth Doctor Adventures
The Audio Novels
The Second Doctor Adventures
The Seventh Doctor Adventures
The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles
Once and Future
BBC Doctor Who audio stories
Others
Because of the ubiquity of this race, no attempt will be made here to list every appearance in every medium. Instead, we focus on audio appearances here, except for Dalek Empire, which has its own template, and invite you to explore a complete list of appearances elsewhere.
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