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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]] |
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|series =[[BBC New Series Adventures|NSA audio stories]]
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|doctor = Tenth Doctor
writer= [[Simon Messingham]] |
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|enemy = [[Sphereosis]], [[Bryant (The Day of the Troll)|Bryant]]
publisher= [[BBC Audio]] |
|setting = [[Hampshire]], the [[far future]]
release date= 8 [[October]] [[2009]] (announced) |
|writer = Simon Messingham
format= 2 parts on 2 CDs |
|producer = [[Kate Thomas]]
production code= na |
|publisher = BBC Audio
isbn= ISBN 978-1-405-67819-3 |
|read by = [[David Tennant]]
previous story= [[The Rising Night]]|
|release date = 8 October 2009
next story= [[The Last Voyage]]}}
|format = 2 CDs
BBC Audiobooks have released the synopsis for their upcoming release '''The Day of the Troll''', a brand new Doctor Who adventure written exclusively for CD by Simon Messingham, and read by the current incarnation of the Time Lord himself - David Tennant!
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-0939-8
|prev = The Rising Night (audio story)
|next = The Last Voyage (audio story)
|clip =
|epcount = 2
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'''''The Day of the Troll''''' was an exclusive-to-audio adventure from [[BBC Audio]]. It was read by [[David Tennant]].


The story follows the Doctor as he arrives on Earth in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is happening…
== Publishers summary ==
The story follows [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] as he arrives on [[Earth]] in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is happening...


[[Karl Baring]], the owner of research facility [[The Grange]], has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in catatonic shock - so it’s up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at The Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again…
[[Karl Baring]], the owner of research facility [[The Grange (The Day of the Troll)|The Grange]], has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in [[catatonia|catatonic]] shock so it's up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at the Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again...
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== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor recalls a time when he, [[Rose Tyler]] and an [[Arcturan]] were locked in a cellar.
 
== Notes ==
* The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration.
* The troll is constantly described throughout the story as having a "white face", but the cover depicts it as brown.
 
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor refers to the [[Krynoid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'')
 
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|dayofthetroll.htm|The Day of the Troll}}
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[[Category:Tenth Doctor Tales audio stories]]
[[Category:2009 audio stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]]
[[Category:Stories set in Hampshire]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's 2nd main theme]]

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The Day of the Troll was an exclusive-to-audio adventure from BBC Audio. It was read by David Tennant.

Publishers summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The story follows the Doctor as he arrives on Earth in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is happening...

Karl Baring, the owner of research facility The Grange, has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in catatonic shock — so it's up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at the Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The story was also available as a download from the AudioGO website before the company went into administration.
  • The troll is constantly described throughout the story as having a "white face", but the cover depicts it as brown.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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