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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|image | |image = | ||
|range | |range = The Story So Far | ||
|series in range = The Story So Far: Volume Two | |series in range = The Story So Far: Volume Two | ||
|series number in range = 2 | |series number in range = 2 | ||
|number in series = 3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|story number | |audio anthology = ''[[The Story So Far: Volume Two]]'' | ||
|number | |story number = 132 | ||
|main character | |number = 3 | ||
|featuring | |main character = [[Annis (The Angel of History)|Annis]] | ||
|enemy | |featuring = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Unbound Doctor]] | ||
|setting | |enemy = | ||
|writer | |setting = [[University (The Angel of History)|University]], [[planet (The Angel of History)|unnamed planet]] | ||
|director | |writer = [[Una McCormack]] | ||
|music | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|sound | |music = [[Ioan Morris]] | ||
|cover | |sound = [[Foxyason Music]] | ||
|publisher | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
|release date | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|format | |release date = [[25 September (releases)|25 September]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] | ||
|production code = | |format = 1 Episode on 1 CD (3rd of 3 stories) | ||
|isbn | |production code = BFPBENNYBOX007 | ||
|series | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-588-1 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-589-8 (digital) | ||
|prev | |series = ''[[The Story So Far]]'' | ||
| | |prev = Empress of the Drahvins (audio story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | |||
''''' | |prev2 = Empress of the Drahvins (audio story) | ||
|next2 = Pride of the Lampian (audio story) | |||
|producer = [[James Goss]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Angel of History''''' was the third story in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' box set ''[[The Story So Far: Volume Two]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Annis is an [[archaeology]] [[lecturer]] at a university. Under fire from friends, [[student]]s and the [[police]] for holding entirely the wrong view of [[history]], the only person who seems to believe her is [[ | [[Annis (The Angel of History)|Annis]] is an [[archaeology]] [[lecturer]] at a [[university (The Angel of History)|university]]. Under fire from friends, [[student]]s and the [[police]] for holding entirely the wrong view of [[history]], the only person who seems to believe her is [[Unbound Doctor|a mysterious Professor]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | Ignoring [[Alker|Magistra Alker]]'s warning not to argue with the administrators, [[Bernice Summerfield|Magistra Annis]] meets with [[Feris|Magister Feris]] to discuss her belief that she was passed over for a [[fellowship]] because of her background. When she leaves his [[office]], she finds [[Unbound Doctor|the Professor]] listening outside the door and he warns her not to forget her real life, calling her "Summerfield". | ||
[[Temaire]] invites Annis to his dig upriver and sorts her a [[travel permit]], but she is told on the [[barge]] that her permit requires her to have been travelling with Temaire from the outset and that she could suffer serious penalties including loss of employment. When Temaire boards, he points out the authorised [[dispensation]] from the [[Office of Internal Affairs]] and the matter is resolved. They travel to the dig and Temaire gives Annis a [[subjectivity recorder]] which allows her to feel the full lives of a family who lived at the ruins and which she could use to record all of her feelings. | |||
Annis returns to [[the Capital (The Angel of History)|the Capital]] and uses the subjectivity recorder on the objects she has acquired from her own dig, which she is currently unable to travel to due to her permits being repeatedly rejected. She learns that what she thought was a small [[chapel]] built by her people was actually a [[cathedral]], which goes against what the experts claim, but she is forbidden from mentioning this to her students due to it being considered contentious. The Professor suggests that she do what she thinks is right rather than what she is told. | |||
Despite Alker's advice, Annis attends a demonstration with Temaire which the [[guard]]s label an illegal gathering and break up using their [[club (weapon)|clubs]], frightening Temaire off attending any protests in future, and Feris tries to convince her to be compliant for the sake of their people. Feris attends one of her [[lecture]]s on behalf of the [[Cohesion Committee]] and, afterwards, he fires her for teaching "extraneous material" but continues to insist that they stick together. She accuses the Professor of informing on her, a charge that he denies, and later learns that it was Alker. | |||
Without a job, Annis sells her possessions and gives her notes on the cathedral to Temaire for their safety. Feris and [[Feris's wife|his wife]] disappear and Annis resorts to [[begging]], but she is reported and leaves the city to join her people at her dig. She encounters the Professor on the way before he fades away and eventually arrives at the cathedral where she sees Temaire burying her work. He claims that he is ensuring that her work survives and gives her a forged pass to get her across the border. She is chased, shot and buried in a shallow [[grave]]. | |||
The Doctor takes [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], who has been using the subjectivity recorder to experience Annis's life, to the planet's future long after the Dark Times have ended to dig up the buried cathedral. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Unbound Doctor|The Professor]] - [[David Warner]] | ||
* | * [[Temaire]] - [[Joe Shire]] | ||
* | * [[Alker]] - [[Hussina Raja]] | ||
* | * [[Feris]] - [[Simon Ludders]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * [[Ingrair]] gets the [[fellowship]]. | ||
* The people of the [[planet (The Angel of History)|unnamed planet]] didn't discover [[space travel]] and are sceptical of the idea. | |||
* Bernice uses a device to re-live [[Annis (The Angel of History)|Annis]]' experiences nearly a century after her death. | |||
* The planet has more than one [[nation]], since some of Annis' people have attempted fleeing [[persecution]] across the border. | |||
* Benny describes the planet as being [[peace]]ful and prosperous before darker instincts got hold of its' inhabitants. At the time of her and the Doctor's arrival ethnic tensions subsided, with time of Annis' life being seen as a dark page of history. | |||
* The Doctor tells Benny about [[Walter Benjamin|a clever man]] who escaped his enemies but was told that he would be sent back to his [[country]]. He committed [[suicide]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:07, 2 March 2024
The Angel of History was the third story in the Bernice Summerfield box set The Story So Far: Volume Two.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Annis is an archaeology lecturer at a university. Under fire from friends, students and the police for holding entirely the wrong view of history, the only person who seems to believe her is a mysterious Professor.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ignoring Magistra Alker's warning not to argue with the administrators, Magistra Annis meets with Magister Feris to discuss her belief that she was passed over for a fellowship because of her background. When she leaves his office, she finds the Professor listening outside the door and he warns her not to forget her real life, calling her "Summerfield".
Temaire invites Annis to his dig upriver and sorts her a travel permit, but she is told on the barge that her permit requires her to have been travelling with Temaire from the outset and that she could suffer serious penalties including loss of employment. When Temaire boards, he points out the authorised dispensation from the Office of Internal Affairs and the matter is resolved. They travel to the dig and Temaire gives Annis a subjectivity recorder which allows her to feel the full lives of a family who lived at the ruins and which she could use to record all of her feelings.
Annis returns to the Capital and uses the subjectivity recorder on the objects she has acquired from her own dig, which she is currently unable to travel to due to her permits being repeatedly rejected. She learns that what she thought was a small chapel built by her people was actually a cathedral, which goes against what the experts claim, but she is forbidden from mentioning this to her students due to it being considered contentious. The Professor suggests that she do what she thinks is right rather than what she is told.
Despite Alker's advice, Annis attends a demonstration with Temaire which the guards label an illegal gathering and break up using their clubs, frightening Temaire off attending any protests in future, and Feris tries to convince her to be compliant for the sake of their people. Feris attends one of her lectures on behalf of the Cohesion Committee and, afterwards, he fires her for teaching "extraneous material" but continues to insist that they stick together. She accuses the Professor of informing on her, a charge that he denies, and later learns that it was Alker.
Without a job, Annis sells her possessions and gives her notes on the cathedral to Temaire for their safety. Feris and his wife disappear and Annis resorts to begging, but she is reported and leaves the city to join her people at her dig. She encounters the Professor on the way before he fades away and eventually arrives at the cathedral where she sees Temaire burying her work. He claims that he is ensuring that her work survives and gives her a forged pass to get her across the border. She is chased, shot and buried in a shallow grave.
The Doctor takes Benny, who has been using the subjectivity recorder to experience Annis's life, to the planet's future long after the Dark Times have ended to dig up the buried cathedral.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- The Professor - David Warner
- Temaire - Joe Shire
- Alker - Hussina Raja
- Feris - Simon Ludders
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ingrair gets the fellowship.
- The people of the unnamed planet didn't discover space travel and are sceptical of the idea.
- Bernice uses a device to re-live Annis' experiences nearly a century after her death.
- The planet has more than one nation, since some of Annis' people have attempted fleeing persecution across the border.
- Benny describes the planet as being peaceful and prosperous before darker instincts got hold of its' inhabitants. At the time of her and the Doctor's arrival ethnic tensions subsided, with time of Annis' life being seen as a dark page of history.
- The Doctor tells Benny about a clever man who escaped his enemies but was told that he would be sent back to his country. He committed suicide.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Angel of History page at bigfinish.com
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