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|range | |range = The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series) | ||
|series in range = The Unbound Universe (audio anthology) | |series in range = The Unbound Universe (audio anthology) | ||
|series number in range = 3 | |series number in range = 3 | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|series | |series = ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
|number | |number = 3.1 | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Unbound Doctor]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = Mother Superior (Unbound Universe){{!}}Mother Superior | ||
|enemy | |featuring2 = Christie (Unbound Universe){{!}}Christie | ||
|setting | |featuring3 = Unbound Master | ||
|writer | |enemy = [[The Librarian]] | ||
|director | |setting = [[The Library (Unbound Universe)|The Library]] | ||
|music | |writer = James Goss | ||
|sound | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|cover | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|publisher | |sound = [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] | ||
|release date | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|anthology | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|format | |release date = 24 August 2016 | ||
|production code = | |audio anthology = The Unbound Universe (audio anthology) | ||
|isbn | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 stories | ||
|prev | |production code = BFPDWNABOX003 | ||
|next | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-360-2 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-361-9 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Tears of Isis (audio story) | |||
''''' | |next = Planet X (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[James Goss]] | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Library in the Body''''' was the first story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' box set ''[[The Unbound Universe (audio anthology)|The Unbound Universe]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
In | In [[Unbound Universe|a dying reality]] [[knowledge]] is the only thing left of value — and the [[Kareem]] have come to destroy it. Can [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] and [[Unbound Doctor|the Doctor]] save [[The Library (Unbound Universe)|the last library]]? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] is giving a [[lecture]] when [[Unbound Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] materialises and [[Unbound Doctor|a Doctor she does not recognise]] pulls her inside by the hand. He had hoped that Benny would serve as an [[anchor]] into [[N-Space|her universe]] due to her unique [[artron energy|artron]] cloud, but he unwittingly brings her to [[Unbound Universe|his reality]] instead, which is dying as the result of [[Great War (Unbound Universe)|a war]] in which he refused to fight. They materialise on [[the Gateway (Unbound Universe)|the Gateway]], a bridge between the the two [[universe]]s and the last splinter of a great civilisation. | ||
The Doctor pilots the TARDIS to [[The Library (Unbound Universe)|the Library]], the target of the [[Kareem]], who believe that [[knowledge]] is evil and brought about the war. The Doctor extends the TARDIS's shields to protect the undefended Library for a time and tells everybody to get to safety inside the building. The [[Sage of Sardner]] suggests that the [[book]]s are [[transmat]]ted onto his [[spaceship]] for their protection, but the [[Mother Superior (Unbound Universe)|Mother Superior]] objects and counters that they should be moved to [[nanovault]]s of the [[Monastery of St Beedlix]]. A fight almost breaks out between the [[acolyte]]s and the [[nun]]s before the hard-light interface [[the Librarian|Librarian]] declares that the books will not be moved. | |||
The Kareem wipe out the ships above the Library and refuse to recognise the authority of the Doctor, who calls himself the universe's champion. Benny finds the Doctor over an acolyte's body without any obvious damage and accuses him of being responsible when the other visitors arrive to ensure her continued freedom. She visits him in his cell and learns from [[Mandeville|King Mandeville]] that he is the [[Ruler of the Universe]] following the deaths of everybody else in line, an idea that she finds laughable. The TARDIS shield fails, so Benny links the walls to the power grid to absorb the Kareem's [[energy weapon]]s. The Librarian puts Mandeville asleep and releases the Doctor. | |||
The Sage lets the Kareem into the Library as he tries to leave with a copy of a priceless book of [[poetry]], but the [[Kareem chief]] has him seized and force-fed the pages of the books. Benny finds a book about her life which includes information that only she could know; she and the Doctor realise that all of the books are completely blank, which explains why the [[Sisterhood of St Beedlix]]'s [[song]]s from one of the [[prayer]] books are unable to protect the building. The Library is actually a [[parasite]] which sucks out knowledge. The Doctor tempts the Librarian with the knowledge in his mind and runs away. He hears the information that the Library has on the [[Time Lord]]s and wonders who it got it all from. The voice of [[Unbound Master|the Master]] welcomes him. | |||
Benny tells everybody to write down the most painful things that they can in the blank books and wakes up the Doctor, whose memories are being drained, before he can make proper contact with the voice. The Kareem try to destroy the Library, but the Librarian points out that they still hold all of the knowledge that they have destroyed and that they will keep the Library fed for a very long time. Benny and the Doctor get everyone to the TARDIS and take them to the Gateway as the Library flies off; the Doctor arrives from the future and gives Mandeville the [[manual]] that he was after, [[Farnsworth|Acolyte Farnsworth]] a [[data stick]] containing the [[Geldrax Archive]] to set up a new library and ''[[The Salvation Songs of St Beedlix]]'' for the nuns. | |||
As a result of its recent travels, the TARDIS has run out of energy and can no longer [[time travel]]. The Doctor invites Benny to join him on the last travels that the TARDIS will take and suggests that they go somewhere fun. Benny accepts the offer. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Unbound Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Warner]] | ||
* [[The Librarian]] - [[Zeb Soanes]] | * [[The Librarian]] - [[Zeb Soanes]] | ||
* [[The Sage of Sardner]] - [[ | * [[Sage of Sardner|The Sage of Sardner]] - [[Guy Adams]] | ||
* | * [[Farnsworth|Acolyte Farnsworth]] - [[Tom Webster]] | ||
* [[Mother Superior ( | * [[Mother Superior (Unbound Universe)|Mother Superior]] - [[Rowena Cooper]] | ||
* [[Mandeville]]/[[Kareem chief|Kareem Chief]]/[[Acolyte (The Library in the Body)|Acolyte]] - [[Alex Jordan]] | * [[Mandeville]] / [[Kareem chief|Kareem Chief]] / [[Acolyte (The Library in the Body)|Acolyte]] - [[Alex Jordan]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Unbound Master|The Master]] - [[Mark Gatiss|Sam Kisgart]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
'' | |||
* Cover Art - [[Tom Webster]] | |||
* Director - [[Scott Handcock]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Writer & Producer - [[James Goss]] | |||
* Sound Design - [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] @ FoxYason Studios | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Mandeville]] is the [[cyborg]] [[king]] of [[Dalather]]. He was [[Commander of the Binary Wastes]]. | |||
* The Mother Superior belongs to the [[Sisterhood of St Beedlix]]. | |||
* Benny sees [[Norton Folgate]]'s [[treatise]], the ''[[Iliad]]'' and a first edition of ''[[Howards End]]''. She prefers ''[[Howards' Way]]''. | |||
* The Mother Superior is accompanied by [[Christie (Unbound Universe)|Sister Christie]], [[Emmanuelle (The Library in the Body)|Sister Emmanuelle]] and [[Perpetua (Unbound Universe)|Sister Perpetua]], who carries [[ginger snap]]s. | |||
* [[Angelicus|Sister Angelicus]] is killed by the Kareem. | |||
* The nuns sing songs to the tunes of "[[Amazing Grace]]" and "[[Greensleeves]]". | |||
* The Doctor says that [[Beedlix|St Beedlix]] was a "batty woman" with a heart of gold who made an awful [[trifle]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story debuts a new theme tune for the Bernice Summerfield series. Arranged and composed by [[Blair Mowat]], this theme tune was based on the themes used for the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' series, with eerie melodies and sounds. | * This story debuts a new theme tune for the Bernice Summerfield series. Arranged and composed by [[Blair Mowat]], this theme tune was based on the themes used for the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' series, with eerie melodies and sounds. | ||
* This story's plot, involving a supposedly benevolent alien that is actually a parasite, is intended to mirror the television story ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''. ([[BFX]]: ''[[The Unbound Universe (audio anthology)|The Unbound Universe]]'') | * This story's plot, involving a supposedly benevolent alien that is actually a parasite, is intended to mirror the television story ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''. ([[BFX]]: ''[[The Unbound Universe (audio anthology)|The Unbound Universe]]'') | ||
* Benny says "adventure is my name", a reference to the second theme song for ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 15 February 2024
The Library in the Body was the first story in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield box set The Unbound Universe.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
In a dying reality knowledge is the only thing left of value — and the Kareem have come to destroy it. Can Bernice and the Doctor save the last library?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Benny is giving a lecture when the TARDIS materialises and a Doctor she does not recognise pulls her inside by the hand. He had hoped that Benny would serve as an anchor into her universe due to her unique artron cloud, but he unwittingly brings her to his reality instead, which is dying as the result of a war in which he refused to fight. They materialise on the Gateway, a bridge between the the two universes and the last splinter of a great civilisation.
The Doctor pilots the TARDIS to the Library, the target of the Kareem, who believe that knowledge is evil and brought about the war. The Doctor extends the TARDIS's shields to protect the undefended Library for a time and tells everybody to get to safety inside the building. The Sage of Sardner suggests that the books are transmatted onto his spaceship for their protection, but the Mother Superior objects and counters that they should be moved to nanovaults of the Monastery of St Beedlix. A fight almost breaks out between the acolytes and the nuns before the hard-light interface Librarian declares that the books will not be moved.
The Kareem wipe out the ships above the Library and refuse to recognise the authority of the Doctor, who calls himself the universe's champion. Benny finds the Doctor over an acolyte's body without any obvious damage and accuses him of being responsible when the other visitors arrive to ensure her continued freedom. She visits him in his cell and learns from King Mandeville that he is the Ruler of the Universe following the deaths of everybody else in line, an idea that she finds laughable. The TARDIS shield fails, so Benny links the walls to the power grid to absorb the Kareem's energy weapons. The Librarian puts Mandeville asleep and releases the Doctor.
The Sage lets the Kareem into the Library as he tries to leave with a copy of a priceless book of poetry, but the Kareem chief has him seized and force-fed the pages of the books. Benny finds a book about her life which includes information that only she could know; she and the Doctor realise that all of the books are completely blank, which explains why the Sisterhood of St Beedlix's songs from one of the prayer books are unable to protect the building. The Library is actually a parasite which sucks out knowledge. The Doctor tempts the Librarian with the knowledge in his mind and runs away. He hears the information that the Library has on the Time Lords and wonders who it got it all from. The voice of the Master welcomes him.
Benny tells everybody to write down the most painful things that they can in the blank books and wakes up the Doctor, whose memories are being drained, before he can make proper contact with the voice. The Kareem try to destroy the Library, but the Librarian points out that they still hold all of the knowledge that they have destroyed and that they will keep the Library fed for a very long time. Benny and the Doctor get everyone to the TARDIS and take them to the Gateway as the Library flies off; the Doctor arrives from the future and gives Mandeville the manual that he was after, Acolyte Farnsworth a data stick containing the Geldrax Archive to set up a new library and The Salvation Songs of St Beedlix for the nuns.
As a result of its recent travels, the TARDIS has run out of energy and can no longer time travel. The Doctor invites Benny to join him on the last travels that the TARDIS will take and suggests that they go somewhere fun. Benny accepts the offer.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- The Doctor - David Warner
- The Librarian - Zeb Soanes
- The Sage of Sardner - Guy Adams
- Acolyte Farnsworth - Tom Webster
- Mother Superior - Rowena Cooper
- Mandeville / Kareem Chief / Acolyte - Alex Jordan
- The Master - Sam Kisgart
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Tom Webster
- Director - Scott Handcock
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music - Jamie Robertson
- Writer & Producer - James Goss
- Sound Design - Richard Fox and Lauren Yason @ FoxYason Studios
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mandeville is the cyborg king of Dalather. He was Commander of the Binary Wastes.
- The Mother Superior belongs to the Sisterhood of St Beedlix.
- Benny sees Norton Folgate's treatise, the Iliad and a first edition of Howards End. She prefers Howards' Way.
- The Mother Superior is accompanied by Sister Christie, Sister Emmanuelle and Sister Perpetua, who carries ginger snaps.
- Sister Angelicus is killed by the Kareem.
- The nuns sing songs to the tunes of "Amazing Grace" and "Greensleeves".
- The Doctor says that St Beedlix was a "batty woman" with a heart of gold who made an awful trifle.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story debuts a new theme tune for the Bernice Summerfield series. Arranged and composed by Blair Mowat, this theme tune was based on the themes used for the Doctor Who Unbound series, with eerie melodies and sounds.
- This story's plot, involving a supposedly benevolent alien that is actually a parasite, is intended to mirror the television story The Claws of Axos. (BFX: The Unbound Universe)
- Benny says "adventure is my name", a reference to the second theme song for Bernice Summerfield.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny describes her recent experiences with the Doctor as "a Lazy Susan". (PROSE: Big Bang Generation, AUDIO: The Pyramid of Sutekh)
- This is not the first time Benny has travelled inside the TARDIS of an alternate universe Third Doctor. (PROSE: Blood Heat)
- Benny has encountered space nuns before. (AUDIO: Bad Habits)
- Benny refers to her friends and family. (AUDIO: Paradise Frost et al.)
- Benny uses the Prisoner's Dilemma to escape being locked up. (AUDIO: The Prisoner's Dilemma)
- The library has copies of Norton Folgate's books. (AUDIO: Ghost Mission et al.)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Library in the Body - The Unbound Universe page at bigfinish.com
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