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|image = Persuasion cover.jpg | |image = Persuasion cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 175 | |number in range = 175 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 175 | |number = 175 | ||
|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
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|enemy = The [[Shepherd and Shepherdess]]<br />The [[Khlecht]] Entity | |enemy = The [[Shepherd and Shepherdess]]<br />The [[Khlecht]] Entity | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[27 September]] [[1990]]<br />[[Dusseldorf]] and [[Minos]], [[May]] [[1945]] | |setting = [[London]], [[27 September]] [[1990]]<br />[[Dusseldorf]] and [[Minos]], [[May]] [[1945]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jonathan Barnes | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | |music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
|sound = [[Andy Hardwick]] | |sound = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
|cover = [[Simon Holub]] | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 10 July 2013 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = 7Z/J | |production code = 7Z/J | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-075-6 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-075-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-722-8 (digital) | ||
|prev | |prev = Prisoners of Fate (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = Starlight Robbery (audio story) | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''Persuasion''''' was the one hundred and seventy-fifth release in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[ | '''''Persuasion''''' was the one hundred and seventy-fifth release in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Barnes]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Tracey Childs]] as [[Elizabeth Klein]], and introduced [[Christian Edwards]] as new companion [[Will Arrowsmith]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor|Umbrella Man]] is back. But when the Doctor recruits [[UNIT]]'s Scientific Adviser [[Elizabeth Klein]] for an off-the-books mission to the apocalyptic final days of Hitler's Germany, he isn't expecting Klein's hapless young assistant, [[Will Arrowsmith]], to be joining them too. | The [[Seventh Doctor|Umbrella Man]] is back. But when the Doctor recruits [[UNIT]]'s Scientific Adviser [[Elizabeth Klein]] for an off-the-books mission to the apocalyptic final days of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s [[Germany]], he isn't expecting Klein's hapless young assistant, [[Will Arrowsmith]], to be joining them too. | ||
The Doctor isn't the only alien creature seeking to loot a very particular secret from a Nazi base in Dusseldorf, however. Strange and sinister beings are converging on the same time/space location in search of the scientist Schalk, whose experiments are the key to a devastating power... | The Doctor isn't the only alien creature seeking to loot a very particular secret from a Nazi base in Dusseldorf, however. Strange and sinister beings are converging on the same time/space location in search of the scientist Schalk, whose experiments are the key to a devastating power... | ||
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* [[Lukas Hinterberger|Kurt Schalk]] - [[Jonathan Forbes]] | * [[Lukas Hinterberger|Kurt Schalk]] - [[Jonathan Forbes]] | ||
* [[Kurt Schalk|Lukas Hinterberger]] - [[David Sibley]] | * [[Kurt Schalk|Lukas Hinterberger]] - [[David Sibley]] | ||
* The Shepherd/[[Bondsman Tango-Veldt]] - [[Paul Chahidi]] | * The Shepherd / [[Bondsman Tango-Veldt]] - [[Paul Chahidi]] | ||
* The Shepherdess/[[Acquisitor Prime]] - [[Miranda Raison]] | * The Shepherdess / [[Acquisitor Prime]] - [[Miranda Raison]] | ||
* [[Casta]]/[[Sylph (Persuasion)|Sylph]]/The [[Khlecht]] - [[Gemma Whelan]] | * [[Casta]] / [[Sylph (Persuasion)|Sylph]] / The [[Khlecht]] - [[Gemma Whelan]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* The TARDIS has recently undergone an overhaul and contains within it a star chamber holding an entire galaxy that the Doctor materialised around to save from a deadly ravenous virus. | |||
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Andy Hardwick]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Jonathan Barnes]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has recently undergone an overhaul and contains within it a star chamber holding an entire galaxy that the Doctor materialised around to save from a deadly ravenous virus. | |||
* Will notes the Victorian look of the TARDIS console room. | * Will notes the Victorian look of the TARDIS console room. | ||
* According to UNIT files, the Doctor's seventh incarnation is the most dangerous. | * According to [[UNIT]] files, the Doctor's seventh incarnation is the most dangerous. | ||
* The [[Shepherd and Shepherdess]] move from universe to universe, reshaping them and then escaping immediately before their collapse. They have done this a billion times. | * The [[Shepherd and Shepherdess]] move from universe to universe, reshaping them and then escaping immediately before their collapse. They have done this a billion times. | ||
* The Time Lords built a paradise prison planet near [[Kasterborous]] which lets the Doctor through its shield because it knows him. | * The Time Lords built a paradise prison planet near [[Kasterborous]] which lets the Doctor through its shield because it knows him. | ||
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* The Doctor is nearing the end of his current life and is trying to eradicate evil because he feels [[Eighth Doctor|his next incarnation]] may not be strong enough for the task. | * The Doctor is nearing the end of his current life and is trying to eradicate evil because he feels [[Eighth Doctor|his next incarnation]] may not be strong enough for the task. | ||
[[ | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[21 January (production)|21]] and [[22 January (production)|22 January]] [[2013 (production)|2013]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
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Persuasion cover.jpg|Original CD cover art. | |||
Persuasion.jpg|Textless cover art. | |||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Klein asks the Doctor where [[Raine Creevy|Raine]] is, and hopes that he hasn't brought any extradimensional beings with him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dominion (audio story)|Dominion]]'') | * Klein asks the Doctor where [[Raine Creevy|Raine]] is, and hopes that he hasn't brought any extradimensional beings with him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dominion (audio story)|Dominion]]'') | ||
* The whole universe is aware of the Persuasion machine. This kind of universal knowledge will happen again with the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Pandorica]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') the Doctor's death in an [[alternate timeline]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') and [[the Question]] on [[Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | * The whole universe is aware of the Persuasion machine. This kind of universal knowledge will happen again with the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Pandorica]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') the Doctor's death in an [[alternate timeline]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') and [[the Question]] on [[Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Shepard and Shepherdess as universal entities, albeit in their weakened states, are reminiscent of [[Gabriel and Tanith]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'') | * The Shepard and Shepherdess as universal entities, albeit in their weakened states, are reminiscent of [[Gabriel and Tanith]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1990]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1990]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1945]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1945]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:03, 23 March 2024
Persuasion was the one hundred and seventy-fifth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jonathan Barnes and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Tracey Childs as Elizabeth Klein, and introduced Christian Edwards as new companion Will Arrowsmith.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Umbrella Man is back. But when the Doctor recruits UNIT's Scientific Adviser Elizabeth Klein for an off-the-books mission to the apocalyptic final days of Hitler's Germany, he isn't expecting Klein's hapless young assistant, Will Arrowsmith, to be joining them too.
The Doctor isn't the only alien creature seeking to loot a very particular secret from a Nazi base in Dusseldorf, however. Strange and sinister beings are converging on the same time/space location in search of the scientist Schalk, whose experiments are the key to a devastating power...
The power of Persuasion.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Dr Elizabeth Klein - Tracey Childs
- Will Arrowsmith - Christian Edwards
- Kurt Schalk - Jonathan Forbes
- Lukas Hinterberger - David Sibley
- The Shepherd / Bondsman Tango-Veldt - Paul Chahidi
- The Shepherdess / Acquisitor Prime - Miranda Raison
- Casta / Sylph / The Khlecht - Gemma Whelan
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Director - Ken Bentley
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Andy Hardwick
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writer - Jonathan Barnes
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS has recently undergone an overhaul and contains within it a star chamber holding an entire galaxy that the Doctor materialised around to save from a deadly ravenous virus.
- Will notes the Victorian look of the TARDIS console room.
- According to UNIT files, the Doctor's seventh incarnation is the most dangerous.
- The Shepherd and Shepherdess move from universe to universe, reshaping them and then escaping immediately before their collapse. They have done this a billion times.
- The Time Lords built a paradise prison planet near Kasterborous which lets the Doctor through its shield because it knows him.
- The persuasion machine would enable anyone to control others' ideologies, enabling the universe to share a single belief.
- Twenty-three species come to Earth in 1945 to find Schalk, including the Khlecht entity and Sontarans.
- The Doctor is nearing the end of his current life and is trying to eradicate evil because he feels his next incarnation may not be strong enough for the task.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 21 and 22 January 2013 at the Moat Studios.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original CD cover art.
Textless cover art.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Klein asks the Doctor where Raine is, and hopes that he hasn't brought any extradimensional beings with him. (AUDIO: Dominion)
- The whole universe is aware of the Persuasion machine. This kind of universal knowledge will happen again with the Last Great Time War, the Pandorica, (TV: The Pandorica Opens) the Doctor's death in an alternate timeline, (TV: The Wedding of River Song) and the Question on Trenzalore. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)
- The Shepard and Shepherdess as universal entities, albeit in their weakened states, are reminiscent of Gabriel and Tanith. (PROSE: Falls the Shadow)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Persuasion page at bigfinish.com
- DisContinuity for Persuasion at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
