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| | |range = The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology) | ||
|number in range = 3 | |||
|series = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]] | |series = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]] | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology) | ||
|number = 3 | |number = 3 | ||
|main character = | |main character = [[Ruth Matheson|Ruth]], [[Charlie Sato|Charlie]] | ||
|featuring = Mike | |featuring = Mike Yates | ||
|featuring2 = Henry Gordon | |featuring2 = Henry Gordon Jago | ||
|featuring3 = George Litefoot | |featuring3 = George Litefoot | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Rees]] | ||
|setting = [[The Vault ( | |setting = [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|The Vault]], [[2014]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover = [[Tom Webster]] and [[Damien May]] | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] and [[Damien May]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 8 September 2014 | ||
|format = 1 | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code = | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-977-6 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-977-6 | ||
|prev = The Reesinger Process (audio story) | |prev = The Reesinger Process (audio story) | ||
|next = Second Sight (audio story) | |next = Second Sight (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=1 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third full cast audio story in the ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)|The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'' audio anthology released in 2014 by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third full cast audio story in the ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)|The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'' audio anthology released in 2014 by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Disgraced [[soldier]]s [[Ruth Matheson]] and [[Charlie Sato]] are called back into action by [[Captain]] [[Mike Yates]], when the [[UNIT]] [[The Vault ( | Disgraced [[soldier]]s [[Ruth Matheson]] and [[Charlie Sato]] are called back into action by [[Captain]] [[Mike Yates]], when the [[UNIT]] [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|Vault]] is mysteriously locked down by a deadly force. Together they must infiltrate the Vault and get those trapped out alive. But what enemy are they facing? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[File:The Screaming Skull.jpg|thumb|[[Ruth Matheson]] and [[Charlie Sato]].]] | [[File:The Screaming Skull.jpg|thumb|[[Mike Yates]], [[Ruth Matheson]] and [[Charlie Sato]].]] | ||
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* [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]] | * [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * Sato compares Rees's attempt to make a body to a Gunther von Hagens sculpture. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]].<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-worlds-of-doctor-who-limited-edition-1023</ref> | |||
* Although Jane Lucas is a [[lieutenant]], Ruth refers to her as "[[Captain]]" several times. | * Although Jane Lucas is a [[lieutenant]], Ruth refers to her as "[[Captain]]" several times. | ||
* This is the only story in ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)|The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'' anthology to not be written by [[Justin Richards]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Charlie and Ruth refer to once being under the control of {{Fallen}}, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'') after which they were sent to [[Fortress Island]], now acting as a [[retirement home]] for ex-UNIT operatives who posed a security risk. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | * Charlie and Ruth refer to once being under the control of {{Fallen}}, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'') after which they were sent to [[Fortress Island]], now acting as a [[retirement home]] for ex-UNIT operatives who posed a security risk. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
* Charlie refers to Yates' subordination in his youth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | * Charlie refers to Yates' subordination in his youth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
* Yates, Charlie and Ruth prove their identities for entry into [[The Vault ( | * Yates, Charlie and Ruth prove their identities for entry into [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]] with a [[DNA]] test. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'') | ||
* Yates refers to the fact that [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] lent [[Energy unit|artefacts]] to [[National Space Museum|museums]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | * Yates refers to the fact that [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] lent [[Energy unit|artefacts]] to [[National Space Museum|museums]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | ||
* Yates mentions plastic daffodils ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') and [[Bok|a gargoyle]] from the [[Devil's End]] incident. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | * Yates mentions plastic daffodils ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') and [[Bok|a gargoyle]] from the [[Devil's End]] incident. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | ||
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* Ruth tells Charlie that Sir [[Toby Kinsella]] of the [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|Counter-Measures]] team placed the Reesinger [[music box]] in storage in [[1964]] and it was given to UNIT in the mid [[1970s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reesinger Process (audio story)|The Reesinger Process]]'') | * Ruth tells Charlie that Sir [[Toby Kinsella]] of the [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|Counter-Measures]] team placed the Reesinger [[music box]] in storage in [[1964]] and it was given to UNIT in the mid [[1970s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reesinger Process (audio story)|The Reesinger Process]]'') | ||
* Yates refers to [[Corporal]] [[Carol Bell|Bell]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') | * Yates refers to [[Corporal]] [[Carol Bell|Bell]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') | ||
* When Rees looks into Yates' mind, he sees the Brigadier, the [[ | * When Rees looks into Yates' mind, he sees the Brigadier, the [[Dæmon]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') the [[Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') the Master, ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et. al) [[Karfel]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Speed of Flight (novel)|Speed of Flight]]'') [[Hyde Park]] frozen in [[July]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magician's Oath (audio story)|The Magician's Oath]]'') stone circles in [[Scotland]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vengeance of the Stones]]'') a [[Metebelis crystal|shining blue crystal]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') [[Operation Golden Age]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') Yates' breakdown and rehabilitation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') and [[Nest Cottage]] and [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs. Wibbsey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]'', et al.) | ||
* Charlie and Ruth listen to [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]'s [[phonograph]] recording about their encounter with Rees in the [[1890s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mind Games (audio story)|Mind Games]]'') | * Charlie and Ruth listen to [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]'s [[phonograph]] recording about their encounter with Rees in the [[1890s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mind Games (audio story)|Mind Games]]'') | ||
* Jago and Litefoot's records are stored in the [[Aliases of the Doctor|Professor Dark]] collection. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'', ''[[Jago in Love (audio story)|Jago in Love]]'', ''[[Beautiful Things (audio story)|Beautiful Things]]'', ''[[The Lonely Clock (audio story)|The Lonely Clock]]'', ''[[The Hourglass Killers (audio story)|The Hourglass Killers]]'') | * Jago and Litefoot's records are stored in the [[Aliases of the Doctor|Professor Dark]] collection. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'', ''[[Jago in Love (audio story)|Jago in Love]]'', ''[[Beautiful Things (audio story)|Beautiful Things]]'', ''[[The Lonely Clock (audio story)|The Lonely Clock]]'', ''[[The Hourglass Killers (audio story)|The Hourglass Killers]]'') | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-worlds-of-doctor-who-limited-collector-s-edition-1023|The Screaming Skull}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
[[Category:The Worlds of Doctor Who audio stories]] | [[Category:The Worlds of Doctor Who audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT audio stories]] | [[Category:UNIT audio stories]] | ||
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[[Category:JAL audio stories]] | [[Category:JAL audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 2nd theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 2nd theme]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:35, 22 July 2024
The Screaming Skull was the third full cast audio story in the The Worlds of Doctor Who audio anthology released in 2014 by Big Finish Productions.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Disgraced soldiers Ruth Matheson and Charlie Sato are called back into action by Captain Mike Yates, when the UNIT Vault is mysteriously locked down by a deadly force. Together they must infiltrate the Vault and get those trapped out alive. But what enemy are they facing?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Captain Ruth Matheson - Daphne Ashbrook
- Warrant Officer Charlie Sato - Yee Jee Tso
- Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
- Mr Rees - Jamie Glover
- Lieutenant Jane Lucas - Rachel Atkins
- Soldier - Stephen Critchlow
- Soldier - Rory Keenan
- Terravore - Sinead Keenan
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- Professor George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sato compares Rees's attempt to make a body to a Gunther von Hagens sculpture.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.[1]
- Although Jane Lucas is a lieutenant, Ruth refers to her as "Captain" several times.
- This is the only story in The Worlds of Doctor Who anthology to not be written by Justin Richards.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Charlie and Ruth refer to once being under the control of the Master, (AUDIO: Mastermind) after which they were sent to Fortress Island, now acting as a retirement home for ex-UNIT operatives who posed a security risk. (TV: The Sea Devils)
- Charlie refers to Yates' subordination in his youth. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
- Yates, Charlie and Ruth prove their identities for entry into the Vault with a DNA test. (AUDIO: Tales from the Vault)
- Yates refers to the fact that the Brigadier lent artefacts to museums. (TV: Terror of the Autons)
- Yates mentions plastic daffodils (TV: Terror of the Autons) and a gargoyle from the Devil's End incident. (TV: The Dæmons)
- The Vault contains the skeleton of an allosaurus, which was carbon dated to only a century earlier, (AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie) a chess set (TV: The Curse of Fenric; AUDIO: Tales from the Vault) and a fragment of a Sontaran scout ship. (AUDIO: Tales from the Vault)
- C19 were the forerunners of the Vault, before it was taken over by UNIT in the 1990s. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice; AUDIO: Tales from the Vault)
- Some of the items from the "Black Vault", a UNIT base below the Tower of London, have been moved to the Vault temporarily whilst it's being refurbished. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- The Vault contains a pipe organ salvaged from the priory that occupied the future site of UNIT HQ prior to being burned down in 1911. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
- Rees uses the damaged Terravore in the Vault to attack Charlie and Ruth. (AUDIO: Tales from the Vault) It was among the thousands of Terravores which invaded Earth and attacked the London Underground in 2010. (AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster)
- Charlie and Ruth hide from the Terravore in Diamond Jack's magic cabinet. (AUDIO: The Magician's Oath)
- Ruth tells Charlie that Sir Toby Kinsella of the Counter-Measures team placed the Reesinger music box in storage in 1964 and it was given to UNIT in the mid 1970s. (AUDIO: The Reesinger Process)
- Yates refers to Corporal Bell. (TV: The Claws of Axos)
- When Rees looks into Yates' mind, he sees the Brigadier, the Dæmons, (TV: The Dæmons) the Daleks, (TV: Day of the Daleks) the Master, (TV: Terror of the Autons, et. al) Karfel, (TV: Timelash; PROSE: Speed of Flight) Hyde Park frozen in July, (AUDIO: The Magician's Oath) stone circles in Scotland, (AUDIO: Vengeance of the Stones) a shining blue crystal, (TV: The Green Death) Operation Golden Age, (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs) Yates' breakdown and rehabilitation, (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Planet of the Spiders) and Nest Cottage and Mrs. Wibbsey. (AUDIO: Survivors in Space, et al.)
- Charlie and Ruth listen to Henry Gordon Jago and Professor George Litefoot's phonograph recording about their encounter with Rees in the 1890s. (AUDIO: Mind Games)
- Jago and Litefoot's records are stored in the Professor Dark collection. (AUDIO: Chronoclasm, Jago in Love, Beautiful Things, The Lonely Clock, The Hourglass Killers)
- Rees refers to the deaths of Charlie's father and sister. (AUDIO: Mastermind)
- Ruth refers to the fact that Terravores have extremely limited vision. (AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster)
- Yates has UNIT use the space-time telegraph to contact the Doctor. (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen, Terror of the Zygons) The message was received by his sixth incarnation. (AUDIO: Second Sight)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Screaming Skull page at bigfinish.com
