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|image | |image = The Shadow Vortex.jpg | ||
|audio anthology = | |audio anthology = Agents of Chaos (audio anthology) | ||
|range = The War Doctor (audio series) | |range = The War Doctor (audio series) | ||
|series in range = Agents of Chaos (audio anthology) | |series in range = Agents of Chaos (audio anthology) | ||
|series number in range = 3 | |series number in range = 3 | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|number | |number = 3.1 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = War Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Kruger (The Shadow Vortex)|Kruger]], Professor [[Crane (The Shadow Vortex)|Crane]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[War Ollistra|Ollistra]], [[Heleyna]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Lara Zannis]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[East Berlin|East]] and [[West Berlin]], [[1961]] | ||
|writer | |writer = David Llewellyn | ||
|director | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
| | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
| | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date | |release date = 6 October 2016 | ||
|format | |format = 1 X 1 hour | ||
|production code = | |production code = BFPDWWAR03 | ||
|isbn | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-191-2 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78575-192-9 (digital) | ||
|series = ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor]]'' | |series = ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor]]'' | ||
|prev | |prev = The Neverwhen (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = The Eternity Cage (audio story) | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''The Shadow Vortex''''' was the first | '''''The Shadow Vortex''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Agents of Chaos (audio anthology)|Agents of Chaos]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[David Llewellyn]] and featured [[John Hurt]] as the [[War Doctor]] and [[Jacqueline Pearce]] as [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] and introduced [[Honeysuckle Weeks]] as [[Heleyna]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[[Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] exploits the [[War Doctor]]’s affection for [[Earth]] to send him to [[East Berlin]], [[1961]], on the trail of a [[Dalek]] agent. [[Lara Zannis]] has breached the planet’s [[quantum shield]] on a very special mission for the [[Dalek Time Strategist]]. | [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] exploits the [[War Doctor]]’s affection for [[Earth]] to send him to [[East Berlin]], [[1961]], on the trail of a [[Dalek]] agent. [[Lara Zannis]] has breached the planet’s [[quantum shield]] on a very special mission for the [[Dalek Time Strategist]]. | ||
Caught between [[MI6]] and the [[KGB]], the War Doctor must first escape the [[Stasi]] before he can hope to stop Lara. [[Cold War]] scientists are about to make a breakthrough – the Daleks want control of the "[[Shadow Vortex]]", and Agent Zannis can provide it. | Caught between [[MI6]] and the [[KGB]], the War Doctor must first escape the [[Stasi]] before he can hope to stop Lara. [[Cold War]] scientists are about to make a breakthrough – the Daleks want control of the "[[Shadow Vortex]]", and Agent Zannis can provide it. | ||
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* [[Lara Zannis]] - [[Neve McIntosh]] | * [[Lara Zannis]] - [[Neve McIntosh]] | ||
* [[Heleyna]] - [[Honeysuckle Weeks]] | * [[Heleyna]] - [[Honeysuckle Weeks]] | ||
* [[Kruger]] - [[Timothy Speyer]] | * [[Kruger (The Shadow Vortex)|Kruger]] - [[Timothy Speyer]] | ||
* Professor [[Crane (The Shadow Vortex)|Crane]] - [[Helen Goldwyn]] | * Professor [[Crane (The Shadow Vortex)|Crane]] - [[Helen Goldwyn]] | ||
* [[Kavarin]] - [[Gunnar Cauthery]] | * [[Vladimir Kavarin|Kavarin]] - [[Gunnar Cauthery]] | ||
* [[Leith (The Shadow Vortex)|Leith]] - [[Matthew Cottle]] | * [[Leith (The Shadow Vortex)|Leith]] - [[Matthew Cottle]] | ||
* [[Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] - [[Jacqueline Pearce]] | * [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] - [[Jacqueline Pearce]] | ||
* [[Dalek Time Strategist]]/[[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]] / The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Zannis was responsible for the attack on the [[Draconian]] embassy. | * [[Lara Zannis|Zannis]] was responsible for the attack on the [[Draconian]] embassy. | ||
* Lara Zannis' cell was guarded by [[Corporal]]s [[Richter (The Shadow Vortex)|Richter]] and [[Muller (The Shadow Vortex)|Muller]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] on [[18 February (releases)|18 February]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001j5qk</ref> It was later edited into two parts which were first broadcast on [[8 December (releases)|8]] and [[11 December (releases)|11 December]] 2023.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t2yn</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t93c</ref> The first part ends after the [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]] proclaims that the Doctor will vanish from the timelines. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 2 January 2024
The Shadow Vortex was the first story in the audio anthology Agents of Chaos, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by David Llewellyn and featured John Hurt as the War Doctor and Jacqueline Pearce as Cardinal Ollistra and introduced Honeysuckle Weeks as Heleyna.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cardinal Ollistra exploits the War Doctor’s affection for Earth to send him to East Berlin, 1961, on the trail of a Dalek agent. Lara Zannis has breached the planet’s quantum shield on a very special mission for the Dalek Time Strategist.
Caught between MI6 and the KGB, the War Doctor must first escape the Stasi before he can hope to stop Lara. Cold War scientists are about to make a breakthrough – the Daleks want control of the "Shadow Vortex", and Agent Zannis can provide it.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The War Doctor - John Hurt
- Lara Zannis - Neve McIntosh
- Heleyna - Honeysuckle Weeks
- Kruger - Timothy Speyer
- Professor Crane - Helen Goldwyn
- Kavarin - Gunnar Cauthery
- Leith - Matthew Cottle
- Cardinal Ollistra - Jacqueline Pearce
- Dalek Time Strategist / The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Zannis was responsible for the attack on the Draconian embassy.
- Lara Zannis' cell was guarded by Corporals Richter and Muller.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra on 18 February 2023.[1] It was later edited into two parts which were first broadcast on 8 and 11 December 2023.[2][3] The first part ends after the Dalek Time Strategist proclaims that the Doctor will vanish from the timelines.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Shadow Vortex page at bigfinish.com
