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|image = City of Spires cover.jpg | |image = City of Spires cover.jpg | ||
|range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 133 | |number in range = 133 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 133 | |number = 133 | ||
|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|"Jamie"]] | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|"Jamie"]] | ||
|enemy = [[Hirudin]], [[Red Cap]]s | |enemy = [[Hirudin]], [[Red Cap]]s | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[Land of Fiction]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Bovey | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|cover=[[Simon Holub]] | |music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |sound = Andy Hardwick | ||
|release date = | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
|format = 2 | |epcount = 4 | ||
|production code = 7C/PI | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-457-3 | |release date = 30 April 2010 | ||
|prev = The Architects of History (audio story) | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|next = The Wreck of the Titan (audio story) | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7C/PI]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-457-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-680-1 (digital) | |||
|prev = The Architects of History (audio story) | |||
|next = The Wreck of the Titan (audio story) | |||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Arriving in a hail of musket fire, | Arriving in a hail of musket fire, [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] unexpectedly finds himself in the highlands of [[Scotland]], where the ruthless Black Donald and his band of rebels are fighting the Redcoats. But the highland warriors no longer fight for the [[Jacobite]] cause and the English officers answer only to the mysterious Overlord. What has happened to Scotland and why are its moors littered with advanced, oil-pumping technology? | ||
Reunited with his faithful companion [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie McCrimmon]], the Doctor must venture into the sinister | Reunited with his faithful companion [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie McCrimmon]], the Doctor must venture into the sinister City of Spires to find the answers. But standing in his way is the deadly Red Cap... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Red Cap]] - [[John Banks]] | * [[Red Cap]] - [[John Banks]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
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* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Andy Hardwick]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Simon Bovey]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
''To be added'' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[12 October (production)|12]] and [[13 October (production)|13 October]] 2009 at [[ | * This story was recorded on [[12 October (production)|12]] and [[13 October (production)|13 October]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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City of Spires cover.jpg|Original CD cover art. | |||
City of Spires.jpg|Textless cover art. | |||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Jamie's memory of the Doctor, apart from their first adventure, was wiped by the [[Time Lord]]s at the end of [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games]]''. | * Jamie's memory of the Doctor, apart from their first adventure, was wiped by the [[Time Lord]]s at the end of [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | ||
* The Doctor refers to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', as well as his [[companion]]s [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]]. | * The Doctor refers to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', as well as his [[companion]]s [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]]. | ||
* The "Phantom Piper" that Jamie thought he saw in [[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' is mentioned. | * The "Phantom Piper" that Jamie thought he saw in [[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' is mentioned. | ||
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* The Doctor says that he thought Jamie was dead. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'') | * The Doctor says that he thought Jamie was dead. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'') | ||
* Guthrie tells the Doctor of a "sorcerer" and his crooked headed maidservant at [[Lammermoor]]. He and Jamie met [[Reverend]] [[Merodach]] at [[Ravenwood Castle]] several days later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night's Black Agents (audio story)|Night's Black Agents]]'') | * Guthrie tells the Doctor of a "sorcerer" and his crooked headed maidservant at [[Lammermoor]]. He and Jamie met [[Reverend]] [[Merodach]] at [[Ravenwood Castle]] several days later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night's Black Agents (audio story)|Night's Black Agents]]'') | ||
* [[Hirudin]] asks if [[Zoe Heriot|she]] sent him. The Doctor later discovers who she is. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* {{tetrap|6/cityofspires.html|City of Spires}} | * {{tetrap|6/cityofspires.html|City of Spires}} | ||
{{BFA monthly}} | {{BFA monthly}} | ||
{{Land of Fiction stories}} | |||
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[[Category:2010 audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:2010 Main Range audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Audio stories set in the Land of Fiction]] | [[Category:Audio stories set in the Land of Fiction]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 2 March 2024
City of Spires was the one hundred and thirty-third story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Simon Bovey and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Frazer Hines as "Jamie".
It was the first part of Big Finish's season for the Sixth Doctor in 2010. In isolation, this story can be seen as the first performed Doctor Who story which featured any incarnation of the Doctor reuniting with Jamie after he had his memories of the Doctor wiped by the Time Lords in The War Games. However, as is made clear in the final story of this trilogy, Legend of the Cybermen, this was not the case; rather it is a sequel to The Mind Robber.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Arriving in a hail of musket fire, the Doctor unexpectedly finds himself in the highlands of Scotland, where the ruthless Black Donald and his band of rebels are fighting the Redcoats. But the highland warriors no longer fight for the Jacobite cause and the English officers answer only to the mysterious Overlord. What has happened to Scotland and why are its moors littered with advanced, oil-pumping technology?
Reunited with his faithful companion Jamie McCrimmon, the Doctor must venture into the sinister City of Spires to find the answers. But standing in his way is the deadly Red Cap...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines
- Alice - Georgia Moffett
- Victor - Richard Earl
- Major Heyward - James Albrecht
- Sergeant Rilke - Russell Floyd
- Guthrie - Sam Graham
- Rob - Charlie Ross
- Red Cap - John Banks
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Director - Nicholas Briggs
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Andy Hardwick
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writer - Simon Bovey
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
To be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 12 and 13 October 2009 at the Moat Studios.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jamie's memory of the Doctor, apart from their first adventure, was wiped by the Time Lords at the end of TV: The War Games.
- The Doctor refers to the events of TV: The Highlanders and TV: The War Games, as well as his companions Ben Jackson and Polly Wright.
- The "Phantom Piper" that Jamie thought he saw in TV: The Moonbase is mentioned.
- The Doctor informs Jamie that "the assembled hordes of Genghis Khan couldn't open the TARDIS", much as the Ninth Doctor told Rose Tyler after she first entered the TARDIS. (TV: Rose)
- The Doctor says that he thought Jamie was dead. (COMIC: The World Shapers)
- Guthrie tells the Doctor of a "sorcerer" and his crooked headed maidservant at Lammermoor. He and Jamie met Reverend Merodach at Ravenwood Castle several days later. (AUDIO: Night's Black Agents)
- Hirudin asks if she sent him. The Doctor later discovers who she is. (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official City of Spires page at bigfinish.com
- City of Spires at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for City of Spires at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
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