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|anthology | |audio anthology = Dark Eyes (audio anthology) | ||
|number = 1 | |number = 1 | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Molly O'Sullivan]] | |companions = [[Molly O'Sullivan|Molly]] | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = [[Sturgis]], [[Silver Dalek]]s, [[Kotris]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[France]], [[World War I]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | |music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
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|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 10 November 2012 | ||
|format = 1 | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code =BFPDWCDMG035 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-977-6 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-977-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78703-883-7 (digital) | ||
|series = ''[[Dark Eyes (audio series)|Dark Eyes]]'' | |series = ''[[Dark Eyes (audio series)|Dark Eyes]]'' | ||
|next = Fugitives (audio story) | |next = Fugitives (audio story) | ||
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|prev2 = To the Death (audio story) | |prev2 = To the Death (audio story) | ||
|next2 = Fugitives (audio story) | |next2 = Fugitives (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]]|featuring = [[Straxus (The Great War)|Straxus]], [[Kitty Donaldson|Kitty]]|epcount = 1 | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Dark Eyes (audio anthology)|Dark Eyes]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and introduced [[Ruth Bradley]] as the new companion [[Molly O'Sullivan]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Dark Eyes (audio anthology)|Dark Eyes]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and introduced [[Ruth Bradley]] as the new companion [[Molly O'Sullivan]], as well as [[Peter Egan]] as a [[Straxus (The Great War)|new incarnation]] of [[Straxus]] and [[Toby Jones]] as [[Kotris]], the main villain of the set. | ||
This was the first story to advance the Eighth Doctor's tale forwards following [[2011]]'s ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]''. The cover and that of the box set featured a new look for the Eighth Doctor whose appearance on the covers of audios and in their in-universe description had not majorly diverted from his appearance in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 television movie]]. | This was the first story to advance the Eighth Doctor's tale forwards following [[2011 (releases)|2011]]'s ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]''. The cover and that of the box set featured a new look for the Eighth Doctor whose appearance on the covers of audios and in their in-universe description had not majorly diverted from his appearance in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 television movie]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Distraught after the death of [[Lucie Miller]], who perished defeating the [[Dalek]]s, the Doctor tries to push the TARDIS forward in time to the end of the | Distraught after the death of [[Lucie Miller]], who perished defeating the [[Dalek]]s, the Doctor tries to push [[the TARDIS]] forward in time to the [[end of the universe]]. He is stopped by the Time Lords and intercepted by their agent, [[Straxus (The Great War)|Straxus]]; such travel is forbidden. The Doctor explains he was looking for hope, his own having run out, and Straxus offers him a mission (previously cleared personally with the Time Lord President) that might give him some. | ||
The Doctor lands in No Man's Land in France during World War I, using his sonic screwdriver to search for something, but is caught in a mustard gas attack. He is picked up by English soldiers and taken with other wounded men to be transported back to a hospital. The Matron in charge confiscates his screwdriver, believing it to be a penny whistle, and he is placed into the care of two [[Voluntary Aid Detachment]] (VAD) workers: Irish servant [[Molly O'Sullivan]] and English lady [[Isabel Stanford]]. Isabel takes a shine to the Doctor, but Molly thinks he is a charlatan, all charm and no substance - not least because he recovers uncommonly quickly from his exposure to mustard gas. | The Doctor lands in No Man's Land in France during World War I, using his sonic screwdriver to search for something, but is caught in a mustard gas attack. He is picked up by English soldiers and taken with other wounded men to be transported back to a hospital. The Matron in charge confiscates his screwdriver, believing it to be a penny whistle, and he is placed into the care of two [[Voluntary Aid Detachment]] (VAD) workers: Irish servant [[Molly O'Sullivan]] and English lady [[Isabel Stanford]]. Isabel takes a shine to the Doctor, but Molly thinks he is a charlatan, all charm and no substance - not least because he recovers uncommonly quickly from his exposure to mustard gas. | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]] | ||
* [[Molly O'Sullivan]] - [[Ruth Bradley]] | * [[Molly O'Sullivan]] - [[Ruth Bradley]] | ||
* [[Straxus]] - [[Peter Egan]] | * [[Straxus (The Great War)|Straxus]] - [[Peter Egan]] | ||
* [[Lord President (The Great War)|Lord President]] - [[Tim Treloar]] | * [[Lord President (The Great War)|Lord President]] - [[Tim Treloar]] | ||
* [[Isabel Stanford]] - [[Laura Molyneaux]] | * [[Isabel Stanford]] - [[Laura Molyneaux]] | ||
* [[Sturgis|Dr Sturgis]] - [[Jonathan Forbes]] | * [[Sturgis|Dr Sturgis]] - [[Jonathan Forbes]] | ||
* [[Matron (The Great War)|Matron]]/[[Kitty Donaldson]]/[[Harriet (The Great War)|Nurse Harriet]] - [[Beth Chalmers]] | * [[Matron (The Great War)|Matron]]/[[Kitty Donaldson]]/[[Harriet (The Great War)|Nurse Harriet]] - [[Beth Chalmers]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Kotris]] - [[Toby Jones]] | ||
* [[Tucker|Private Tucker]] - [[Alex Mallinson]] | * [[Tucker|Private Tucker]] - [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
* [[Hodgeson|Private Hodgeson]] - [[John Banks]] | * [[Hodgeson|Private Hodgeson]] - [[John Banks]] | ||
* [[Dalek|The Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Dalek|The Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Writer & Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Andy Hardwick]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Doctor pretends [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] is a [[penny whistle]]. | * The Doctor pretends [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] is a [[penny whistle]]. | ||
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=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Prior to the outbreak of the war, Molly served as [[Kitty Donaldson]]'s chambermaid in her parents' house in [[London]]. | * Prior to the outbreak of the war, Molly served as [[Kitty Donaldson]]'s [[chambermaid]] in her parents' house in [[London]]. | ||
* The Doctor refers to Kaiser [[Wilhelm II]]. | * The Doctor refers to Kaiser [[Wilhelm II]]. | ||
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=== Vehicles === | === Vehicles === | ||
* [[Tank]]s have yet to be introduced to the war; Tucker believes the Doctor is referring to [[water]] containers when he mentions them. | * [[File:Centre Fold The Great War.jpg|alt=A side profile view of the Doctor looking out across No Man's Land, the TARDIS in the distance on the horizon clouded by the smoke.|thumb|CD Booklet interior illustration of the Doctor in No-Man's Land.]][[Tank]]s have yet to be introduced to the war; Tucker believes the Doctor is referring to [[water]] containers when he mentions them. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* This story won an Audio Award in the category of Best Online or Non-Broadcast Audio Drama in January 2014.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-dark-eyes-wins-bbc-audio-drama-award</ref> | * This story won an Audio Award in the category of Best Online or Non-Broadcast Audio Drama in January 2014.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-dark-eyes-wins-bbc-audio-drama-award</ref> | ||
* This story features a complete new look for the [[Eighth Doctor]], being the first Big Finish adventure to change the Doctor's style from the TV series. There are elements of the [[Ninth Doctor]] in the Eighth Doctor's new look, notably the leather jacket and the revamped [[sonic screwdriver]]. Similar elements would also be worn by the [[War Doctor]]. Graphic designer [[Alex Mallinson]] said the costume "bridged the gap" with the new series in [[DWM 454]], noting the influence of Eccleston. A different look is seen in the television story ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', more closely resembling the original design. | * This story features a complete new look for the [[Eighth Doctor]], being the first Big Finish adventure to change the Doctor's style from the TV series. There are elements of the [[Ninth Doctor]] in the Eighth Doctor's new look, notably the leather jacket and the revamped [[sonic screwdriver]]. Similar elements would also be worn by the [[War Doctor]]. Graphic designer [[Alex Mallinson]] said the costume "bridged the gap" with the new series in [[DWM 454]], noting the influence of Eccleston. A different look is seen in the television story ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', more closely resembling the original design. | ||
** It was designed in large part from input from [[Paul McGann]] himself, who sought to emulate the [[Ninth Doctor]] and move away from his earlier [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV Movie]] outfit. As early as [[BFX]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]'', recorded in 2007, McGann expressed an interest in moving past the Eighth Doctor's pompous look with the [[cravat]], towards a new look he had in mind with a [[leather jacket]], similar to Christopher Eccleston in the [[series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|new series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | |||
* Although the Doctor is described as having his characteristic long hair throughout the story, he is depicted as having short hair on the CD cover. The change in costume does not actually occur from a narrative perspective until the second story in the boxset, ''[[Fugitives (audio story)|Fugitives]]''. | * Although the Doctor is described as having his characteristic long hair throughout the story, he is depicted as having short hair on the CD cover. The change in costume does not actually occur from a narrative perspective until the second story in the boxset, ''[[Fugitives (audio story)|Fugitives]]''. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[1 June (production)|1]], [[18 June (production)|18]], [[19 June (production)|19]] and [[20 June (production)|20 June]] 2012 at [[The Moat Studios]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[1 June (production)|1]], [[18 June (production)|18]], [[19 June (production)|19]] and [[20 June (production)|20 June]] 2012 at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor tells the TARDIS to take him "to the edge". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that Straxus has a new face, referring to the fact that he has [[Regeneration|regenerated]] since their last encounter. The Doctor comments that he still has the same supercilious expression irrespective of his incarnation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that Straxus has a new face, referring to the fact that he has [[Regeneration|regenerated]] since their last encounter. The Doctor comments that he still has the same supercilious expression irrespective of his incarnation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]'') | ||
* Straxus reminds the Doctor that he stole [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') | * Straxus reminds the Doctor that he stole [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') | ||
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* Molly sarcastically refers to [[Isabel Stanford]] as "[[Florence Nightingale]]". The [[Seventh Doctor]]'s companion [[Hex]] once met her in [[Scutari]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]] in [[October]] [[1854]] during the [[Crimean War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'') | * Molly sarcastically refers to [[Isabel Stanford]] as "[[Florence Nightingale]]". The [[Seventh Doctor]]'s companion [[Hex]] once met her in [[Scutari]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]] in [[October]] [[1854]] during the [[Crimean War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'') | ||
* During his seventh incarnation, the Doctor, [[Ace]] and Hex visited another [[World War I]] era [[France|French]] military hospital, namely [[Charnage Hospital]], in [[1917]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[No Man's Land (audio story)|No Man's Land]]'') | * During his seventh incarnation, the Doctor, [[Ace]] and Hex visited another [[World War I]] era [[France|French]] military hospital, namely [[Charnage Hospital]], in [[1917]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[No Man's Land (audio story)|No Man's Land]]'') | ||
* Due to the fact that Kotris was erased from history, these events never happened. The Doctor, Molly and the [[Dalek | * Due to the fact that Kotris was erased from history, these events never happened. The Doctor, Molly and the [[Dalek Time Controller]] are the only individuals who remember the original timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[X and the Daleks (audio story)|X and the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Eighth Doctor | * The Eighth Doctor sings "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') | ||
* The Doctor deals once again with the effects of the [[time wind]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'', et. al) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/dark-eyes-792}} | |||
{{serialbox|episodes/doctor-who-dark-eyes-ep1|The Great War part 1}} | |||
{{serialbox|episodes/doctor-who-dark-eyes-ep2|The Great War part 2}} | |||
* [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---blair-mowat-tom-saunders-the-great-war-july Part 1 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast July 11 2016] | * [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---blair-mowat-tom-saunders-the-great-war-july Part 1 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast July 11 2016] | ||
* [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---louise-jameson-july Part 2 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast July 18 2016] | * [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---louise-jameson-july Part 2 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast July 18 2016] | ||
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* [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---kai-owen-august-05 Part 5 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast August 15 2016] | * [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---kai-owen-august-05 Part 5 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast August 15 2016] | ||
* [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---mark-gatiss-august-07 Part 6 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast August 22 2016] | * [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---mark-gatiss-august-07 Part 6 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast August 22 2016] | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in World War I]] | [[Category:Stories set in World War I]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in France]] | [[Category:Stories set in France]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories set on Gallifrey]] | [[Category:Audio stories set on Gallifrey]] | ||
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[[fr:The Great War]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:00, 22 October 2024
The Great War was the first story in the audio anthology Dark Eyes, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and introduced Ruth Bradley as the new companion Molly O'Sullivan, as well as Peter Egan as a new incarnation of Straxus and Toby Jones as Kotris, the main villain of the set.
This was the first story to advance the Eighth Doctor's tale forwards following 2011's To the Death. The cover and that of the box set featured a new look for the Eighth Doctor whose appearance on the covers of audios and in their in-universe description had not majorly diverted from his appearance in the 1996 television movie.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Voluntary Aid Detachment nursing assistant Molly O'Sullivan spends her days facing the horrors of the Great War. Little does she know that a man from another world has arrived, looking for her.
But what are the strange sounds coming from the battlefield at night? Where is the glowing gas coming from? And is everyone who they claim to be?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Distraught after the death of Lucie Miller, who perished defeating the Daleks, the Doctor tries to push the TARDIS forward in time to the end of the universe. He is stopped by the Time Lords and intercepted by their agent, Straxus; such travel is forbidden. The Doctor explains he was looking for hope, his own having run out, and Straxus offers him a mission (previously cleared personally with the Time Lord President) that might give him some.
The Doctor lands in No Man's Land in France during World War I, using his sonic screwdriver to search for something, but is caught in a mustard gas attack. He is picked up by English soldiers and taken with other wounded men to be transported back to a hospital. The Matron in charge confiscates his screwdriver, believing it to be a penny whistle, and he is placed into the care of two Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) workers: Irish servant Molly O'Sullivan and English lady Isabel Stanford. Isabel takes a shine to the Doctor, but Molly thinks he is a charlatan, all charm and no substance - not least because he recovers uncommonly quickly from his exposure to mustard gas.
As the nurses, VADs and wounded leave on a train, soldiers and others report hearing unusual noises that sound like "scraping metal", the source of which they have been unable to see. The train is forced to stop at a break in the tracks, seemingly caused by a shell crater, and one of the soldiers reports a cloud of odd, glowing gas approaching. The Doctor convinces the Matron to return his "penny whistle" and manages to mend the track just in time for the train to continue its journey, but he is almost left behind and is enveloped by the gas before he is rescued. He collapses, complaining of feeling cold, and muttering about "time winds"; he also calls out Lucie's name.
Back at the chateau hospital, the Doctor recovers slowly. Molly and Isabel fight about him, and about Kitty Donaldson, the lady whom Molly served and followed to France. She is dying of gas gangrene in one of the tents reserved for hopeless cases, and Molly hasn't been able to bring herself to visit her since their return. They take the Doctor, still affected by what they think is gas, to Kitty's tent, thinking he is beyond help. Kitty is pleased to see Molly, but reports that she has also heard the metal scraping noises, here in the camp, and seen strange things. Dr Sturgis, one of the American doctors assisting at the hospital, visits the tent and decides the Doctor is an excellent candidate for their experimental blood transfusion treatment. He begins to recover, but just as the mysterious glowing gas again appears, enveloping the tent and killing Kitty. The Doctor identifies the "gas" as time winds, leaking into World War I from the time vortex; dangerous for a Time Lord, but deadly to many other life forms. Sturgis and Molly dismiss his ideas as delusional, and against his protestations, he is taken by Sturgis to the chateau with Isabel's help.
Inside, Sturgis restrains the Doctor, who appeals to Isabel to free him as the treatment will be fatal for a Time Lord. When she moves to help, Sturgis kills her. Molly arrives and Sturgis claims the Doctor killed Isabel, forcing him to restrain his patient, but Molly is suspicious and eventually believes the Doctor's innocence and unties him. Sturgis does not attack them - but his masters, the Daleks, arrive. The Doctor, having discovered that Molly is the person he was tracking with his sonic screwdriver, persuades her to flee with him as the Daleks attack, destroying the chateau.
Meanwhile, in another time and place, a mysterious individual known as Kotris discussed his plans with the Daleks.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Molly O'Sullivan - Ruth Bradley
- Straxus - Peter Egan
- Lord President - Tim Treloar
- Isabel Stanford - Laura Molyneaux
- Dr Sturgis - Jonathan Forbes
- Matron/Kitty Donaldson/Nurse Harriet - Beth Chalmers
- Kotris - Toby Jones
- Private Tucker - Alex Mallinson
- Private Hodgeson - John Banks
- The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
- Writer & Director - Nicholas Briggs
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Andy Hardwick
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor pretends his sonic screwdriver is a penny whistle.
Earth nations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The United States has not yet entered the war.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prior to the outbreak of the war, Molly served as Kitty Donaldson's chambermaid in her parents' house in London.
- The Doctor refers to Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Music[[edit] | [edit source]]
- After the TARDIS materialises in No Man's Land, the Doctor begins to sing the British music hall song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" to himself. He is almost immediately the victim of a mustard gas attack, which he claims can be fatal even to a Gallifreyan.
Time travel[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The supposed glowing gases are in actuality time winds which are leaking through to World War I-era France from the Time Vortex.
Vehicles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tanks have yet to be introduced to the war; Tucker believes the Doctor is referring to water containers when he mentions them.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story won an Audio Award in the category of Best Online or Non-Broadcast Audio Drama in January 2014.[1]
- This story features a complete new look for the Eighth Doctor, being the first Big Finish adventure to change the Doctor's style from the TV series. There are elements of the Ninth Doctor in the Eighth Doctor's new look, notably the leather jacket and the revamped sonic screwdriver. Similar elements would also be worn by the War Doctor. Graphic designer Alex Mallinson said the costume "bridged the gap" with the new series in DWM 454, noting the influence of Eccleston. A different look is seen in the television story The Night of the Doctor, more closely resembling the original design.
- It was designed in large part from input from Paul McGann himself, who sought to emulate the Ninth Doctor and move away from his earlier TV Movie outfit. As early as BFX: The Vengeance of Morbius, recorded in 2007, McGann expressed an interest in moving past the Eighth Doctor's pompous look with the cravat, towards a new look he had in mind with a leather jacket, similar to Christopher Eccleston in the new series of Doctor Who.
- Although the Doctor is described as having his characteristic long hair throughout the story, he is depicted as having short hair on the CD cover. The change in costume does not actually occur from a narrative perspective until the second story in the boxset, Fugitives.
- This audio drama was recorded on 1, 18, 19 and 20 June 2012 at The Moat Studios.
- This story was offered as a free download with DWM 467, along with a number of other "Part Ones".
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor tells the TARDIS to take him "to the edge". (AUDIO: To the Death)
- The Doctor mentions that Straxus has a new face, referring to the fact that he has regenerated since their last encounter. The Doctor comments that he still has the same supercilious expression irrespective of his incarnation. (AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius)
- Straxus reminds the Doctor that he stole the TARDIS. (TV: Logopolis, The Big Bang, The Doctor's Wife, AUDIO: The Beginning)
- The Doctor refers to his granddaughter Susan Campbell, whom he initially believes has betrayed him to the Time Lords, and the death of Lucie Miller. (AUDIO: To the Death)
- The Laws of Time forbid the Time Lords from witnessing the end of the universe. (TV: Utopia)
- Molly sarcastically refers to Isabel Stanford as "Florence Nightingale". The Seventh Doctor's companion Hex once met her in Scutari in the Ottoman Empire in October 1854 during the Crimean War. (AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari)
- During his seventh incarnation, the Doctor, Ace and Hex visited another World War I era French military hospital, namely Charnage Hospital, in 1917. (AUDIO: No Man's Land)
- Due to the fact that Kotris was erased from history, these events never happened. The Doctor, Molly and the Dalek Time Controller are the only individuals who remember the original timeline. (AUDIO: X and the Daleks)
- The Eighth Doctor sings "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". (PROSE: EarthWorld)
- The Doctor deals once again with the effects of the time winds. (TV: Warriors' Gate, et. al)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Great War page at bigfinish.com
- Official The Great War part 1 page at serialbox.com
- Official The Great War part 2 page at serialbox.com
- Part 1 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast July 11 2016
- Part 2 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast July 18 2016
- Part 3 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast August 1 2016
- Part 4 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast August 8 2016
- Part 5 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast August 15 2016
- Part 6 of 6 in Big Finish Podcast August 22 2016
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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