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'''''I Am The Master''''' was the tenth story of the [[Series 8 (ST)|eighth season]] of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' series and was released on [[27 October (releases)|27 October]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/i-am-the-master-out-now I Am The Master - out now]</ref> It was later included as part of the limited edition of the [[Masterful (audio anthology)|''Masterful'']] audio anthology.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
There is a message for you. It comes from a long way, from [[Glox|a dying world]]. No, not a dying world. A killed world. And the message is from the killer.
Please attend carefully. The message that follows is vital to your [[future]]...
However much longer that may be.
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Plot==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* {{Pratt|c}}
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Music & Sound Design - [[David Roocroft]]
* Producer & Script Editor - [[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]
* Writer - [[Geoffrey Beevers]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Locations ===
* The Master once flattened [[Rome]].
* [[Glox]] is a pink planet with a large diversity of life.
* In the Gloxian recording studio where the Master arrives, he decides to disguise [[The Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] as a recording booth.
* The Master heads to [[Gloxford Campus]].


== Cast ==
=== Species ===
''to be added''
* The Master mentions the [[Cloud Hanger]]s of [[Galaxy 357]], the [[Luminescence Sea Squid]]s of [[Nebula 9]] and the [[Light-Seeking Seed Pod Intelligence]] of [[Interplanetary Travel]].
* The Master mentions having a conversation with a [[Krynoid]].


== References ==
=== Individuals ===
''to be added''
* The Master mentions [[the Master's mother|his mother]] and [[The Master's father|father]] back on [[Gallifrey]].
* The Master mentions disliking [[David Attenborough]], and how he would like [[Glox]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* This story was announced on 6 December 2017.<ref name=":1">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/i-am-the-master-a-new-short-trip I am the Master - a new Short Trip]</ref>
* This story was recorded on [[20 October (production)|20 October]] [[2017 (production)|2017]] at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref name=":2" />
* Big Finish's Backstage description states that ''I Am The Master'' takes place after [[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''.<ref name=":2">[https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-short-trips-i-am-the-master-1565 "Backstage" tab of the Official ''I Am The Master'' page at bigfinish.com]</ref>
* In the style of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', this story is told from {{Pratt}}'s perspective.
* Ian Atkins had a goal of a reader performing their own script.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Geoffrey Beevers came to his attention by his novels; [[THWR 151|his episode]] on [[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round|''Toby Hadoke's Who's Round'']]; his Big Finish Drama Showcase, ''Unintelligent Design''; his being observant of how his Master was written in the past; "And, of course, you then get a Short Trip being read by ''that'' voice."<ref name=":1" /> He asked Beevers "whether he wanted to work within the worlds of Doctor Who" while recording ''[[And You Will Obey Me (audio story)|And You Will Obey Me]]''.<ref name=":0" />
* The Big Finish ident announced by [[Nicholas Briggs]] ("You're listening to a Big Finish production") becomes distorted as the Master takes control of the transmission to contact the listener.
* While bragging about being the most intelligent creature the universe has ever produced, the Master tells the listener to not dare think of any other, remarking that, ''"his reputation is altogether overrated... as hers will be, in a future time you haven't yet seen"'', referring to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], whose first full-length story had aired [[7th October|twenty days prior]] to this story's release.
* This story was initially available as a download only. It was re-released as part of the Limited Edition version of ''[[Masterful (audio anthology)|Masterful]].''


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Master recalls stealing multiple bodies. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'')
* The Master muses about the possibility of a galaxy reserved for multiplying clones of himself, before having a feeling that he will already try that at some point. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
''to be added''
{{bigfinish|releases/v/i-am-the-master-1565}}
 
== Footnotes ==
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I Am The Master was the tenth story of the eighth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series and was released on 27 October 2018.[1] It was later included as part of the limited edition of the Masterful audio anthology.

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

There is a message for you. It comes from a long way, from a dying world. No, not a dying world. A killed world. And the message is from the killer.

Please attend carefully. The message that follows is vital to your future...

However much longer that may be.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Master once flattened Rome.
  • Glox is a pink planet with a large diversity of life.
  • In the Gloxian recording studio where the Master arrives, he decides to disguise his TARDIS as a recording booth.
  • The Master heads to Gloxford Campus.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was announced on 6 December 2017.[2]
  • This story was recorded on 20 October 2017 at the Moat Studios.[3]
  • Big Finish's Backstage description states that I Am The Master takes place after TV: The Keeper of Traken.[3]
  • In the style of The Companion Chronicles, this story is told from the Decayed Master's perspective.
  • Ian Atkins had a goal of a reader performing their own script.[1][2] Geoffrey Beevers came to his attention by his novels; his episode on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round; his Big Finish Drama Showcase, Unintelligent Design; his being observant of how his Master was written in the past; "And, of course, you then get a Short Trip being read by that voice."[2] He asked Beevers "whether he wanted to work within the worlds of Doctor Who" while recording And You Will Obey Me.[1]
  • The Big Finish ident announced by Nicholas Briggs ("You're listening to a Big Finish production") becomes distorted as the Master takes control of the transmission to contact the listener.
  • While bragging about being the most intelligent creature the universe has ever produced, the Master tells the listener to not dare think of any other, remarking that, "his reputation is altogether overrated... as hers will be, in a future time you haven't yet seen", referring to the Thirteenth Doctor, whose first full-length story had aired twenty days prior to this story's release.
  • This story was initially available as a download only. It was re-released as part of the Limited Edition version of Masterful.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 I Am The Master - out now
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 I am the Master - a new Short Trip
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Backstage" tab of the Official I Am The Master page at bigfinish.com
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