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|range          = Main Range
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|companions      = [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]
|companions      = [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]
|enemy          = [[Somnus Foundation]]
|enemy          = [[Somnus Foundation]]
|setting        = [[Moscow]], [[21st century]]; [[Ember (planet)|Ember]], [[far future]]
|setting        = [[Moscow]], [[21st century]];<br/>[[Ember (planet)|Ember]], [[far future]]
|writer          = [[James Swallow]]
|writer          = James Swallow
|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
|producer        = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|producer        = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
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|cover          = [[Lee Binding]]
|cover          = [[Lee Binding]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = [[November (releases)|November]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]
|release date    = November 2005
|format          = 4 Episodes on 2 CDs
|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List_of_production_codes#Big_Finish_production_codes|6P/C]]
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|6P/C]]
|isbn            = ISBN 1-84435-173-4
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-173-2 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78178-981-0 (digital)
|prev            = Scaredy Cat (audio story)
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|next            = Other Lives (audio story)
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|made next      = Pier Pressure (audio story)
|made next      = Pier Pressure (audio story)
|musicsuite      = https://soundcloud.com/stevefoxon/06-singularity-music-suite
|musicsuite      = https://soundcloud.com/stevefoxon/06-singularity-music-suite
|epcount = 4
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventy-sixth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[James Swallow]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Mark Strickson]] as [[Turlough]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventy-sixth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[James Swallow]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Mark Strickson]] as [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]].


It was the third audio story to feature the Fifth Doctor and Vislor Turlough. It was released in November 2005, four years after Strickson had appeared in the audio story ''[[Loups-Garoux (audio story)|Loups-Garoux]]''.
It was the third audio story to feature the Fifth Doctor and Vislor Turlough. It was released in November 2005, four years after Strickson had appeared in the audio story ''[[Loups-Garoux (audio story)|Loups-Garoux]]''.
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[[Russia]], the near future.
[[Russia]], the near future.


The [[Somnus Foundation]] knows the fate of mankind; they promise a tomorrow where humanity will evolve into a godlike form of infinite power. They will lead us there, to a destiny that spans the stars. This is how the future will unfold.
The [[Somnus Foundation]] knows the fate of [[human|mankind]]; they promise a tomorrow where humanity will evolve into a [[god]]like form of infinite power. They will lead us there, to a [[destiny]] that spans the [[star]]s. This is how the future will unfold.


[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] knows the fate of mankind; the human race is destined to fight and struggle for their very existence, to survive disaster and war and carve an empire from an unforgiving universe. He has seen it with his own eyes. This is how the future will unfold.
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] knows the fate of mankind; the human race is destined to fight and struggle for their very existence, to survive disaster and [[war]] and carve an [[empire]] from an unforgiving universe. He has seen it with his own eyes. This is how the future will unfold.


Beneath the towering headquarters of the Somnus, in the streets of [[Moscow]] a dark power is building, and a conspiracy that stretches across eternity is nearing completion.
Beneath the towering headquarters of the Somnus, in the streets of [[Moscow]], a dark power is building, and a [[conspiracy]] that stretches across eternity is nearing completion.


Time is fracturing and the Doctor and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are at the heart of the chaos. History is about to change and the galaxy will burn in its wake...
[[Time]] is fracturing and the Doctor and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are at the heart of the chaos. History is about to change and the galaxy will burn in its wake...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== Part one ===
''to be added''
=== Part two ===
''to be added''
=== Part three ===
''to be added''
=== Part four ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


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* [[Xen]] - [[Marq English]]
* [[Xen]] - [[Marq English]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor tells Turlough that he is not welcome in the [[Kremlin]].
* The Doctor tells Turlough that he is not welcome in the [[Kremlin]].
* There is an [[Earth Empire]] colony on [[Rigel Seven]] in [[2620]].
* There is an [[Earth Empire]] colony on [[Rigel Seven]] in [[2620]].
* [[World War V]] took place in the [[49th century]].
* [[World War V]] took place in the [[49th century]].
* Somnus predicts an [[22nd century Dalek invasion|invasion]] of Earth in the mid-[[22nd century]] by [[cyborg|machine monsters]]. The Doctor can't recall if the machine monsters in question are the [[Dalek]]s or the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]].
* Somnus predicts an [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|invasion]] of Earth in the mid-[[22nd century]] by [[cyborg|machine monsters]]. The Doctor can't recall if the machine monsters in question are the [[Dalek]]s or the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]].
* [[Human]]ity will not achieve psychic transubstantiation for billions of years.
* [[Human]]ity will not achieve psychic transubstantiation for billions of years.
* "[[Entropy Tuesday]]" is the name given to the day that the [[End of the Universe|universe ends]].
* "[[Entropy Tuesday]]" is the name given to the day that the [[End of the Universe|universe ends]].
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* The Doctor refers to a chronometric particle discharge.
* The Doctor refers to a chronometric particle discharge.
* The Doctor has heard of [[Ember (planet)|Ember]], located in what was once the [[Orion arm]] in the [[Spinward Deeps]]. There is only stone and corroded metal left, with an observatory outpost towards the galaxies beyond.
* The Doctor has heard of [[Ember (planet)|Ember]], located in what was once the [[Orion arm]] in the [[Spinward Deeps]]. There is only stone and corroded metal left, with an observatory outpost towards the galaxies beyond.
* The last decedents of humans, the "Sleepers" or "Somnus," have been on Ember for millennia, their bodies made of rusted iron and meat. They can tap into their psyche to use an energy sting as a weapon.
* The last decedents of humans, the "Sleepers" or "Somnus," have been on Ember for millennia, their bodies made of rusted iron and meat. They can tap into their psyche to use an energy sting as a weapon.
* The last sun is kept alive by force, all others having collapsed to barren drown dwarfs.
* The last sun is kept alive by force, all others having collapsed to barren drown dwarfs.
* The Somnus are aware of the Doctor's multiple incarnations.
* The Somnus are aware of the Doctor's multiple incarnations.
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* Lena killed her mother as an act of mercy during the storm 11 years ago, on Tuesday November 30.
* Lena killed her mother as an act of mercy during the storm 11 years ago, on Tuesday November 30.
* The Doctor uses a dermal regenerator.
* The Doctor uses a dermal regenerator.
* [[Schumann resonance|Schumann resonances]], "mind spore," "phase array," and psionic phase displacement are mentioned.
* [[Schumann resonance]]s, "mind spore," "phase array," and psionic phase displacement are mentioned.
* There are 50 million Moscowites.
* There are 50 million Moscowites.
* The Somnus Foundation uses the "key to" and "power of the vortex" at the [[heart of the TARDIS]], which is near-infinite power. They keep the ship caught in an event horizon as they bleed the energy, siphoning off the flux from the central column.
* The Somnus Foundation uses the "key to" and "power of the vortex" at the [[heart of the TARDIS]], which is near-infinite power. They keep the ship caught in an event horizon as they bleed the energy, siphoning off the flux from the central column.
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* The Instrumentality of Mankind was also a concept used in the works of {{w|Cordwainer Smith}}.
* The Instrumentality of Mankind was also a concept used in the works of {{w|Cordwainer Smith}}.
* This was the final audio drama released in the main range featuring Turlough until ''[[Cobwebs (audio story)|Cobwebs]]'' in July 2010. However, he appeared in ''[[Freakshow (audio story)|Freakshow]]'' in March 2010.
* This was the final audio drama released in the main range featuring Turlough until ''[[Cobwebs (audio story)|Cobwebs]]'' in July 2010. However, he appeared in ''[[Freakshow (audio story)|Freakshow]]'' in March 2010.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[9 August (production)|9]] and [[10 August (production)|10 August]] 2005 at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[9 August (production)|9]] and [[10 August (production)|10 August]] [[2005 (production)|2005]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story is set between ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.
* In co-operation with Big Finish, Tenth Planet released this audio in a limited edition with a different cover, designed by [[Stuart Manning]], during the ''Dimensions'' convention in early November. They also sold the limited edition CD on their website.
* In co-operation with Big Finish, Tenth Planet released this audio in a limited edition with a different cover, designed by [[Stuart Manning]], during the ''Dimensions'' convention in early November. They also sold the limited edition CD on their website.
* The Doctor alludes to [[time]] being [[fixed point in time|in flux]] when he explains to Turlough why he bothers to "stop and get involved" when fate is cast is stone.
* The Doctor alludes to [[time]] being [[fixed point in time|in flux]] when he explains to Turlough why he bothers to "stop and get involved" when fate is cast is stone.
{{Quote|Only the broad strokes have been laid down. Its in the moments between the ticks of the [[clock]] where life truly thrives, where we can make a difference.|The [[Fifth Doctor]]|Singularity (audio story)}}
{{Quote|Only the broad strokes have been laid down. It's in the moments between the ticks of the [[clock]] where life truly thrives, where we can make a difference.|The [[Fifth Doctor]]|Singularity (audio story)}}


=== Cover gallery ===
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Turlough suspects that another [[time corridor]], such as the one which linked [[London]] in [[1984]] to the [[Prison Station]] at some point in the future, may be at work. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
* Turlough suspects that another [[time corridor]], such as the one which linked [[London]] in [[1984]] to the [[Prison Station]] at some point in the future, may be at work. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
* Pavel's conspiracy theory files include a photograph of a [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') and [[Tartokovsky]]'s theory on [[N-Space]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'').
* Pavel's conspiracy theory files include a photograph of a [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') and [[Tartokovsky]]'s theory on [[N-Space]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'')
* Tired of Russia's climate, Turlough wishes to visit "[[Lanzarote|somewhere tropical]]; sunny beaches and [[Peri Brown|pretty girls]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'')
* Tired of Russia's climate, Turlough wishes to visit "[[Lanzarote|somewhere tropical]]; sunny beaches and [[Peri Brown|pretty girls]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'')
* Lena comments Turlough has something of the Wolf about him. He says she's more right than she knows. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Loups-Garoux (audio story)|Loups-Garoux]]'')  
* Lena comments Turlough has something of the Wolf about him. He says she's more right than she knows. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Loups-Garoux (audio story)|Loups-Garoux]]'')
* Attempts by time travelling humans from the [[far future]] to kill their ancestors also occurred in [[London]] in the [[1890s]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spirit Trap (audio story)|The Spirit Trap]]'') and all over [[Earth]] in [[2008]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')
* Attempts by time travelling humans from the [[far future]] to kill their ancestors also occurred in [[London]] in the [[1890s]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spirit Trap (audio story)|The Spirit Trap]]'') and all over [[Earth]] in the [[2000s]].{{note|According to the episode ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', [[Martha Jones]]' present day during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' takes place over a six-day period, with {{Simm}} being elected three days after ''Smith and Jones'', and the [[Toclafane]] [[Toclafane invasion|invading Earth]] five days after ''Smith and Jones''. However, [[Aliens of London dating controversy|sources differ on which dates these stories are set]]. According to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'', the Toclafane invasion happens on [[23 June]] [[2007]], placing the events of ''Smith and Jones'' on [[18 June]]. According to [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hysteria (audio story)|Hysteria]]'', ''Smith and Jones'' takes place in [[2008]], with a [[UNIT]] mission log in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' referring to the recovery of moon rocks from [[Royal Hope Hospital]] in [[March]] 2008. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''Smith and Jones'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], thus placing the Toclafane invasion on [[Friday]] [[9 June]]. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.}} ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')
* The Doctor uses his [[Molenski Univarius]] to create a jamming field. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Axis of Insanity (audio story)|The Axis of Insanity]]'')
* The Doctor uses his [[Molenski Univarius]] to create a jamming field. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Axis of Insanity (audio story)|The Axis of Insanity]]'')
* The Doctor encounters birds that have been used to attack him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor encounters birds that have been used to attack him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor uses the expression "[[safe as houses]]." ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Lure of the Nomad (audio story)|''The Lure of the Nomad'']], [[Caerdroia (audio story)|''Caerdroia'']])
* The Doctor uses the expression "[[safe as houses]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lure of the Nomad (audio story)|The Lure of the Nomad]]'', ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]'')
 
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Singularity was the seventy-sixth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by James Swallow and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Mark Strickson as Turlough.

It was the third audio story to feature the Fifth Doctor and Vislor Turlough. It was released in November 2005, four years after Strickson had appeared in the audio story Loups-Garoux.

It was the last story to feature only the Doctor and Turlough together until The Memory Bank was released in 2016. However, there were many stories released within the 11 year gap which featured the Doctor travelling with Turlough, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka.

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

Russia, the near future.

The Somnus Foundation knows the fate of mankind; they promise a tomorrow where humanity will evolve into a godlike form of infinite power. They will lead us there, to a destiny that spans the stars. This is how the future will unfold.

The Doctor knows the fate of mankind; the human race is destined to fight and struggle for their very existence, to survive disaster and war and carve an empire from an unforgiving universe. He has seen it with his own eyes. This is how the future will unfold.

Beneath the towering headquarters of the Somnus, in the streets of Moscow, a dark power is building, and a conspiracy that stretches across eternity is nearing completion.

Time is fracturing and the Doctor and Turlough are at the heart of the chaos. History is about to change and the galaxy will burn in its wake...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor tells Turlough that he is not welcome in the Kremlin.
  • There is an Earth Empire colony on Rigel Seven in 2620.
  • World War V took place in the 49th century.
  • Somnus predicts an invasion of Earth in the mid-22nd century by machine monsters. The Doctor can't recall if the machine monsters in question are the Daleks or the Cybermen.
  • Humanity will not achieve psychic transubstantiation for billions of years.
  • "Entropy Tuesday" is the name given to the day that the universe ends.
  • The Doctor says that a Type 70 TARDIS could pass through a temporal distortion grid, whereas his Type 40 cannot.
  • A time fracture is the formation of a branch point where history diverges, rippling out into the time stream and reordering galactic events, having consequences on an inter-galactic scale.
  • The Doctor and Turlough experience temporal diversion, where the timeline splits, making them see two of everything.
  • The Doctor refers to a chronometric particle discharge.
  • The Doctor has heard of Ember, located in what was once the Orion arm in the Spinward Deeps. There is only stone and corroded metal left, with an observatory outpost towards the galaxies beyond.
  • The last decedents of humans, the "Sleepers" or "Somnus," have been on Ember for millennia, their bodies made of rusted iron and meat. They can tap into their psyche to use an energy sting as a weapon.
  • The last sun is kept alive by force, all others having collapsed to barren drown dwarfs.
  • The Somnus are aware of the Doctor's multiple incarnations.
  • Alexi spends weeks on Ember.
  • The Time Lords opened a gate to another universe and escaped with all life they deemed worthy, which didn't include humanity.
  • Lena killed her mother as an act of mercy during the storm 11 years ago, on Tuesday November 30.
  • The Doctor uses a dermal regenerator.
  • Schumann resonances, "mind spore," "phase array," and psionic phase displacement are mentioned.
  • There are 50 million Moscowites.
  • The Somnus Foundation uses the "key to" and "power of the vortex" at the heart of the TARDIS, which is near-infinite power. They keep the ship caught in an event horizon as they bleed the energy, siphoning off the flux from the central column.
  • The Somnus travel back using the Psy-Gate conduit.
  • The Somnus plan to eradicate Gallifrey and the whole constellation of Kasterborous.
  • "Endurance" is said to be what Russians do best.
  • The Doctor claims there are dozens of non-terrestrials on mid-21st century Earth.
  • Seo is the last human being at the end of the universe.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The phrases "instrumentality of mankind" and "death and rebirth," as well as the goal of the Somnus Foundation, appear to be references to the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and the Human Instrumentality Project from that series.
  • The Instrumentality of Mankind was also a concept used in the works of Cordwainer Smith.
  • This was the final audio drama released in the main range featuring Turlough until Cobwebs in July 2010. However, he appeared in Freakshow in March 2010.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 9 and 10 August 2005 at the Moat Studios.
  • This story is set between Resurrection of the Daleks and Planet of Fire.
  • In co-operation with Big Finish, Tenth Planet released this audio in a limited edition with a different cover, designed by Stuart Manning, during the Dimensions convention in early November. They also sold the limited edition CD on their website.
  • The Doctor alludes to time being in flux when he explains to Turlough why he bothers to "stop and get involved" when fate is cast is stone.

Only the broad strokes have been laid down. It's in the moments between the ticks of the clock where life truly thrives, where we can make a difference.The Fifth Doctor [Singularity (audio story) [src]]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Big Finish cover

    Big Finish cover

  • "Tenth Planet" cover

    "Tenth Planet" cover

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ According to the episode The Sound of Drums, Martha Jones' present day during series 3 of Doctor Who takes place over a six-day period, with the Saxon Master being elected three days after Smith and Jones, and the Toclafane invading Earth five days after Smith and Jones. However, sources differ on which dates these stories are set. According to PROSE: The Paradox Moon, the Toclafane invasion happens on 23 June 2007, placing the events of Smith and Jones on 18 June. According to AUDIO: Hysteria, Smith and Jones takes place in 2008, with a UNIT mission log in AUDIO: Recruits referring to the recovery of moon rocks from Royal Hope Hospital in March 2008. A newspaper clipping in PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters places Smith and Jones on a Sunday 4 June, thus placing the Toclafane invasion on Friday 9 June. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.

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