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|series          = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]''
|series          = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]''
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|setting        = [[Snittlegarth]], [[28 September]] [[1357]]
|setting        = [[Snittlegarth]], [[28 September]] [[1357]]
|writer          = [[Carrie Thompson]]
|writer          = Carrie Thompson
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|read by        = [[Sarah Sutton]]
|read by        = [[Sarah Sutton]]
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|cover          = [[Mark Plastow]]
|cover          = [[Mark Plastow]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|release date    = 2 October 2019
|format          =  
|format          =MP3 Download
|production code = BFMSTDL58
|production code = BFMSTDL58
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78703-723-6
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78703-723-6
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the tenth story of the [[Series 9 (ST)|ninth season]] of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' series.  
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the tenth story of the [[Series 9 (ST)|ninth season]] of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' series.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[The Question|The oldest question]] in the [[universe]] has haunted [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] ever since he left [[Gallifrey]]. A question that only a few know the answer to. A question that must never be answered.
[[The Question|The oldest question]] in the [[universe]] has haunted [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] ever since he left [[Gallifrey]]. A question that only a few know the answer to. A question that must never be answered.


This isn't the story of that question. This is the story of the second oldest question. A question that has plagued [[human]]ity for millennia. A question which determines whether someone can live or die. A question that must be answered.
This isn't the story of that question. This is the story of the second oldest [[question]]. A question that has plagued [[human]]ity for millennia. A question which determines whether someone can live or die. A question that must be answered.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Nyssa]]
* [[Nyssa]]
* [[Bennett (The Second Oldest Question)|Bennett]]
* [[Rowlf (The Second Oldest Question)|Rowlf]]
* [[Toby Snipe]]
* [[Toby Snipe]]
* [[Bennett (The Second Oldest Question)|Bennett]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Much of [[Snittlegarth]] was ravaged by [[fire]] the [[27 September|day before]]. A [[chicken]] is put on [[trial]] for [[arson]].
* According to the Doctor, the second oldest [[question]] is "Why did the [[chicken]] cross the [[road]]?"
* Widow Webb's house, and [[Snittlegarth]]'s [[courthouse]] beside it, were ravaged by [[fire]] the [[27 September|day before]]. A [[chicken (The Second Oldest Question)|chicken]] is put on [[trial]] for [[arson]].
* [[Michaelmas]] will be celebrated tomorrow, on [[29 September]], with a village feast.
* [[Michaelmas]] will be celebrated tomorrow, on [[29 September]], with a village feast.
* It was recently the [[harvest moon]].
* [[Rowlf (The Second Oldest Question)|Rowlf]] is from [[Augury 23]], a [[planet]] which is a few hundred [[light-year]]s from Earth. After being wrongly accused of [[theft]], he was sentenced to live on Earth, which serves as their [[penal colony]].
* Rowlf is accused of practicing [[witchcraft]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was recorded on [[9 August (production)|9 August]] [[2019 (production)|2019]] at [[WiseBuddah]].
* This story was recorded on [[9 August (production)|9 August]] [[2019 (production)|2019]] at [[WiseBuddah]].
* This story was released as a download only.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Nyssa is accused of conducting witchcraft. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] would face similar accusations in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Witchfinders (TV story)}}.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 11:14, 13 May 2024

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The Second Oldest Question was the tenth story of the ninth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The oldest question in the universe has haunted the Doctor ever since he left Gallifrey. A question that only a few know the answer to. A question that must never be answered.

This isn't the story of that question. This is the story of the second oldest question. A question that has plagued humanity for millennia. A question which determines whether someone can live or die. A question that must be answered.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Nyssa is accused of conducting witchcraft. The Thirteenth Doctor would face similar accusations in TV: The Witchfinders [+]Loading...["The Witchfinders (TV story)"].

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