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|image = | |image = DRS0403 Whodunnit.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]'' | |series = ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]'' | ||
|number = 4.3 | |number = 4.3 | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = The Diary of River Song: Series Four | ||
|range = The Diary of River Song (audio series) | |range = The Diary of River Song (audio series) | ||
|series in range = The Diary of River Song: Series Four | |series in range = The Diary of River Song: Series Four | ||
|number in series = 3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|main character = [[River Song]] | |main character = [[River Song]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Franz Kafka]] | ||
|enemy = [[Discordia]] | |enemy = [[Discordia]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[Vienna]] and [[107 Baker Street]], [[1920s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Matt Fitton | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
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|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 4 September 2018 | ||
|format = 1 | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code =BFPDWRIVER04 | ||
|isbn = | |isbn =ISBN 978-1-78703-503-4 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-504-1 (digital) | ||
|prev = Kings of Infinite Space (audio story) | |prev = Kings of Infinite Space (audio story) | ||
|next = Someone I Once Knew (audio story) | |next = Someone I Once Knew (audio story) | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
{{you may|Whodunnit? (comic story)|n1=the Eleventh Doctor comic story}} | {{you may|Whodunnit? (comic story)|n1=the Eleventh Doctor comic story}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story of the audio anthology, ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]: [[The Diary of River Song: Series Four|Series Four]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story of the audio anthology, ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]: [[The Diary of River Song: Series Four|Series Four]]''. It was written by [[Matt Fitton]] and featured [[Alex Kingston]] as [[River Song]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Dante (Time in a Bottle)|Dante]] - [[Nicholas Asbury]] | * [[Dante (Time in a Bottle)|Dante]] - [[Nicholas Asbury]] | ||
* [[Franz Kafka]] / [[Samsa (Whodunnit?)|Samsa]] - [[Tim Bentinck]] | * [[Franz Kafka]] / [[Samsa (Whodunnit?)|Samsa]] - [[Tim Bentinck]] | ||
* [[Vermillion | * [[Samantha Vermillion|Vermillion]] - [[Alex Tregear]] | ||
* [[Simon Whist|Lord Simon Whist]] / [[Bartholomew (Whodunnit?)|Captain Bartholomew]] / [[Discordia underling|Discordia Underling]] - [[Christopher Naylor]] | * [[Simon Whist|Lord Simon Whist]] / [[Bartholomew (Whodunnit?)|Captain Bartholomew]] / [[Discordia underling|Discordia Underling]] - [[Christopher Naylor]] | ||
* [[Cissy]] / [[Thelma Sketch]] - [[Shvorne Marks]] | * [[Cissy]] / [[Thelma Sketch]] - [[Shvorne Marks]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Mr [[Max Brod|Brod]] visits [[Franz Kafka]] as he was dying. He is hesitating whether to fulfil Kafka's will and burn all his writing. [[Dora Diamant|Dora]] is on her way to Kafka's deathbed. | * Mr [[Max Brod|Brod]] visits [[Franz Kafka]] as he was dying. He is hesitating whether to fulfil Kafka's will and burn all his writing. [[Dora Diamant|Dora]] is on her way to Kafka's deathbed. | ||
* Kafka used [[St Vitus Cathedral]] in [[Prague]] as a model for the virtual construct. | * Kafka used [[St Vitus Cathedral]] in [[Prague]] as a model for the virtual construct. | ||
* Kafka places an [[Ungeziefer]] in the attic of the mansion in the construct. | * Kafka places an [[Ungeziefer]] in the attic of the mansion in the construct. | ||
* Kafka compares the true appearance of [[Dante (Time in a Bottle)|Dante]] to paintings of [[Hieronymus Bosch]]. | |||
* River steals the TARDIS from the [[107 Baker Street|Doctor's Baker Street apartment]]. | |||
* Dante based his performance as a detective on a character by [[Agatha Christie]]. | |||
* River mentions [[River Song's trial|her trial]] following her alleged [[murder]] of the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * Several of the characters were inspired by famous fictional detectives: [[Thelma Sketch]] with her dog by {{w|Velma Dinkley}} and [[Scooby-Doo]]; Lord [[Simon Whist]] by {{w|Lord Peter Wimsey}}; the persona assumed by [[Dante (Time in a Bottle)|Dante]] is largely based on [[Hercule Poirot]] (he even admits basing it on a character of [[Agatha Christie]] in the story itself).<ref name="BFX">[[BFX]]: ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Four]]''</ref> | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * River goes by the name Melody Malone for much of this adventure. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)|The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sonomancer (audio story)|The Sonomancer]]'') | ||
== External links == | |||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-diary-of-river-song-series-04-1742|The Diary of River Song: Series Four}} | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 30 January 2024
- You may be looking for the Eleventh Doctor comic story.
Whodunnit? was the third story of the audio anthology, The Diary of River Song: Series Four. It was written by Matt Fitton and featured Alex Kingston as River Song.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Melody Malone finds herself in a castle, with an assortment of strange companions.
But guests are being murdered, one by one. Time is running out for a mystery to be solved.
And Franz Kafka is hiding something in the attic.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- River Song - Alex Kingston
- Dante - Nicholas Asbury
- Franz Kafka / Samsa - Tim Bentinck
- Vermillion - Alex Tregear
- Lord Simon Whist / Captain Bartholomew / Discordia Underling - Christopher Naylor
- Cissy / Thelma Sketch - Shvorne Marks
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mr Brod visits Franz Kafka as he was dying. He is hesitating whether to fulfil Kafka's will and burn all his writing. Dora is on her way to Kafka's deathbed.
- Kafka used St Vitus Cathedral in Prague as a model for the virtual construct.
- Kafka places an Ungeziefer in the attic of the mansion in the construct.
- Kafka compares the true appearance of Dante to paintings of Hieronymus Bosch.
- River steals the TARDIS from the Doctor's Baker Street apartment.
- Dante based his performance as a detective on a character by Agatha Christie.
- River mentions her trial following her alleged murder of the Eleventh Doctor.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Several of the characters were inspired by famous fictional detectives: Thelma Sketch with her dog by Velma Dinkley and Scooby-Doo; Lord Simon Whist by Lord Peter Wimsey; the persona assumed by Dante is largely based on Hercule Poirot (he even admits basing it on a character of Agatha Christie in the story itself).[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- River goes by the name Melody Malone for much of this adventure. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan, PROSE: The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery, AUDIO: The Sonomancer)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Diary of River Song: Series Four page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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