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|image          = Bernice Transmission from Mars.jpg
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|main character  = [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|main character  = [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|enemy          = [[Sutekh]]
|enemy          = [[Sutekh]]
|setting        = [[Mars]]
|setting        = [[Mars]], [[27th century]]
|writer          = [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
|writer          = [[Guy Adams]]
|director        = [[Tom Saunders]]
|director        = [[Tom Saunders]]
|producer        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[Professor]] [[Bernice Summerfield]] is trapped on [[Mars]]! After witnessing the rise of the all powerful [[Egypt]]ian [[God]] [[Sutekh]] she tries to warn the people of the impending doom that approaches all.
[[Bernice Summerfield|Professor Bernice Summerfield]] is trapped on [[Mars]]! After witnessing the rise of the all powerful [[Egypt]]ian [[God]] [[Sutekh]] she tries to warn the people of the impending doom that approaches all.
 
== Plot ==
Trapped in a [[pyramid]] with her guide dead, [[Bernice Summerfield]] sends out a message on what she hopes is an emergency frequency for the people of [[Mars]]. She tells them that [[Egypt]]ian [[god]]s are real, that they came from [[Phaester Osiris]] and that [[Sutekh]] has returned to life. Without [[Seventh Doctor|the only man who can stop him]], the [[war]] between the people of Mars has to end.
 
The transmission cuts out and Sutekh offers the gift of witnessing his rebirth before he brings [[death]].


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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== Crew ==
== Crew ==
* Writer - [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
* Writer - [[Guy Adams]]
* Director - [[Tom Saunders]]
* Director - [[Tom Saunders]]
* Producer - [[Big Finish Productions]]
* Producer - [[Big Finish Productions]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Sutekh comes from [[Phaester Osiris]].
* Sutekh comes from [[Phaester Osiris]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story marks the first live-action appearance of Bernice Summerfield.
* This story marks the first licensed live-action appearance of Bernice Summerfield, although Bowerman had previously appeared as the character in the unlicensed [[2004 (releases)|2004]] home video production ''[[w:c:dwexpanded:The Crystal Conundrum (2004)|The Crystal Conundrum]]'', also starring [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Jamie McCrimmon]] in equally-unofficial capacities.
* Benny's monologue comes from a scene in ''[[The Pyramid of Sutekh (audio story)|The Pyramid of Sutekh]]''.
* Benny's monologue comes from a scene in ''[[The Pyramid of Sutekh (audio story)|The Pyramid of Sutekh]]''.


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Latest revision as of 13:40, 11 October 2024

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Transmission from Mars was a short webcast produced by Big Finish Productions to advertise and serve as a prequel to The Triumph of Sutekh.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Professor Bernice Summerfield is trapped on Mars! After witnessing the rise of the all powerful Egyptian God Sutekh she tries to warn the people of the impending doom that approaches all.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Trapped in a pyramid with her guide dead, Bernice Summerfield sends out a message on what she hopes is an emergency frequency for the people of Mars. She tells them that Egyptian gods are real, that they came from Phaester Osiris and that Sutekh has returned to life. Without the only man who can stop him, the war between the people of Mars has to end.

The transmission cuts out and Sutekh offers the gift of witnessing his rebirth before he brings death.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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