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|image = | |image = | ||
|series = ''[[The Churchill Years]]'' | |series = ''[[The Churchill Years]]'' | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | ||
|range = The Churchill Years | |range = The Churchill Years | ||
|series in range = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | |series in range = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | ||
|number in series = 3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|main character = [[Winston Churchill]] | |main character = [[Winston Churchill]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Ninth Doctor | ||
|enemy = | |featuring2 = John Logie Baird{{!}}Baird | ||
|enemy = [[Louisa von der Eck (Utopia window)|Louisa]] | |||
|setting = [[Alexandra Palace]], [[1942]] | |setting = [[Alexandra Palace]], [[1942]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Alan Barnes | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
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|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 15 February 2018 | ||
|format = | |format =1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code =BFPDWWINST02 | ||
|isbn = | |isbn =ISBN 978-1-78575-429-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-430-2 (digital) | ||
|prev = Human Conflict (audio story) | |prev = Human Conflict (audio story) | ||
|next = Churchill Victorious (audio story) | |next = Churchill Victorious (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=1 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in ''[[The Churchill Years: Volume Two]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in ''[[The Churchill Years: Volume Two]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Alexandra Palace]], [[1942]]. Strange [[television signal]]s show a paranoid [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] urging on the resistance in German-occupied Britain. A man in a battered [[leather jacket]] makes a guest appearance. The [[broadcast]]s come from another world, one where the country is now part of the Kaiser’s Empire. Of course, [[the Doctor]] is involved, and while Churchill claims to understand the notion of '[[Alternate timeline|alternative histories]]', he never expected to be part of one. | [[Alexandra Palace]], [[1942]]. Strange [[television signal]]s show a paranoid [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] urging on the resistance in German-occupied Britain. A man in a battered [[leather]] [[jacket]] makes a guest appearance. The [[broadcast]]s come from another world, one where the country is now part of the Kaiser’s Empire. Of course, [[the Doctor]] is involved, and while Churchill claims to understand the notion of '[[Alternate timeline|alternative histories]]', he never expected to be part of one. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Louisa von der Eck|Maid]] - [[Roberta Taylor]] | * [[Louisa von der Eck|Maid]] - [[Roberta Taylor]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Utopia window]]s can transport people to virtual [[parallel universe]]s. | * [[Utopia window]]s can transport people to virtual [[parallel universe]]s. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:49, 9 February 2024
I Was Churchill's Double was the third story in The Churchill Years: Volume Two.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Alexandra Palace, 1942. Strange television signals show a paranoid Churchill urging on the resistance in German-occupied Britain. A man in a battered leather jacket makes a guest appearance. The broadcasts come from another world, one where the country is now part of the Kaiser’s Empire. Of course, the Doctor is involved, and while Churchill claims to understand the notion of 'alternative histories', he never expected to be part of one.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Winston Churchill - Ian McNeice
- Kaiser Wilhelm III/John Logie Baird - Mark Elstob
- Louisa - Emily Woodward
- Von Moltke - Hywel Morgan
- Maid - Roberta Taylor
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Utopia windows can transport people to virtual parallel universes.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The title of the story is a reference to the 1954 book I Was Monty's Double by M. E. Clifton James and its 1958 film adaptation.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The R101 airship and Colditz Castle are both mentioned. The Doctor grimly recalls his experiences with both. (AUDIO: Storm Warning, Colditz)
- The Doctor uses a banana as a pretend weapon. (TV: The Doctor Dances)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Churchill Years: Volume Two page at bigfinish.com
