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|image = The Second Oldest Question (audio story).jpg | |image = The Second Oldest Question (audio story).jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | ||
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|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[Snittlegarth]], [[28 September]] [[1357]] | |setting = [[Snittlegarth]], [[28 September]] [[1357]] | ||
|writer = | |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 = | |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 | ||
|prev = Dead Media (audio story) | |prev = Dead Media (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = Hall of the Ten Thousand (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-second-oldest-question-trailer|epcount=1 | |||
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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]] | * [[Bennett (The Second Oldest Question)|Bennett]] | ||
* [[Rowlf (The Second Oldest Question)|Rowlf]] | * [[Rowlf (The Second Oldest Question)|Rowlf]] | ||
* [[Toby Snipe]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Widow Webb's house, and [[Snittlegarth]]'s [[courthouse]] beside it, were 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]]. | * 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 == | ||
* 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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[[Category:Stories set in 1357]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1357]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:14, 13 May 2024
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]]
- 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 day before. A chicken is put on trial for arson.
- Michaelmas will be celebrated tomorrow, on 29 September, with a village feast.
- It was recently the harvest moon.
- Rowlf is from Augury 23, a planet which is a few hundred light-years 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 9 August 2019 at WiseBuddah.
- This story was released as a download only.
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]]
- Official The Second Oldest Question page at bigfinish.com
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