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|main character    = [[Nestene Consciousness]]
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|featuring        = [[Boris Johnson|A "blond man"]]
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|setting          = [[London]], [[2005]]
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|read by          = [[Jacob Dudman]]
|read by          = [[Jacob Dudman]]
|release date      = [[26 March (releases)|26 March]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|release date      = 26 March 2020
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was "Chapter 21" of the [[Rose (novelisation)|original novelisation for ''Rose'']], written by [[Russell T Davies]] and narrated by [[Jacob Dudman]]. It was released in [[2020 (releases)|2020]] as a sequel to the television story ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' for the ''[[Who at Home]]'' watch-along series.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was "Chapter 21" of the [[Rose (novelisation)|original novelisation for ''Rose'']], written by [[Russell T Davies]] and narrated by [[Jacob Dudman]]. It was released in [[2020 (releases)|2020]] as a sequel to the television story ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' for the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' watch-along series. Later, it was published as the fifth story in the anthology ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]''.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
Part of the Nestene survives in the form of a clown. It enters Westminster and merges with the body of someone killed in the destruction, who has ambitions of power, creating a new being, and deciding to take revenge on the Doctor.
Part of the [[Nestene]] survives in the form of a Pierrot clown. It enters [[Westminster]] and merges with [[Boris Johnson|the body of someone]] killed in the destruction, who has ambitions of power, creating a new being, and deciding to take revenge on [[the Doctor]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Pierrot (Revenge of the Nestene)|Pierrot]]
* [[Half-Head Pierrot]]
* [[Woman (Revenge of the Nestene)|Woman]]
* [[Woman (Revenge of the Nestene)|Woman]]
* [[Auton (Revenge of the Nestene)|Auton]]
* [[Boris Johnson|"Blond man"/Auton]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
* The Consciousness remembers "the day [[Nestenia]] fell" in the [[Time War]].
* The Consciousness remembers "the day [[Nestenia]] fell" in the [[Time War]].
* The [[London Eye]] has fallen into the [[River Thames]].


=== Species ===
=== Species ===
''to be added''
* The Consciousness wants to form [[Pandorica Alliance|an alliance]] consisting of the Doctor's greatest enemies, including [[Dalek]]s and [[Cyberman|Cybermen]].


=== Concepts ===
=== Concepts ===
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was first released as an audiobook of sorts, narrated by [[Jacob Dudman]], and then published as a text by [[Russell T Davies]] on his [[Instagram]]. Mirroring ''[[Doctor Who and the Time War (short story)|Doctor Who and the Time War]]'', the latter release framed this as an excerpt — Chapter 21, "Revenge of the Nestene"<!--, pp. 198-203--> — from the fictitious pages 198-203 of [[Rose (novelisation)|Davies' 2018 ''Rose'' novelisation]].<ref name="Instagram">https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Nfoa5Ha_T/</ref>
* This story was first released as an audiobook of sorts, narrated by [[Jacob Dudman]], and then published as a text by [[Russell T Davies]] on his [[Instagram]]. Mirroring ''[[Doctor Who and the Time War (short story)|Doctor Who and the Time War]]'', the latter release framed this as an excerpt — Chapter 21, "Revenge of the Nestene" — from the fictitious pages 198-203 of [[Rose (novelisation)|Davies' 2018 ''Rose'' novelisation]].<ref name="Instagram">https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Nfoa5Ha_T/</ref>
** The cover included with this second release was a slight edit on the original [[Target novelisation]] cover, which was illustrated by [[Anthony Dry]]. Davies credits [[Richard Atkinson]] for this altered cover design.<ref name="Instagram" />
** The cover included with this second release was a slight edit on the original [[Target novelisation]] cover, which was illustrated by [[Anthony Dry]]. Davies credits [[Richard Atkinson]] with designing the pages themselves, which visually present as a direct continuation to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]''.<ref name="Instagram" />
**The story was re-published in both the ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]'' anthology and the illustrated edition of ''Rose''.
* In the audio release's credits, [[Big Finish Productions]] is given "special thanks".
* In the audio release's credits, [[Big Finish Productions]] is given "special thanks".
* The man the Auton becomes at the end of the story is implied to be Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] but this is not stated outright to be the case.
* While the man that the Auton becomes at the end of the story is not named outright, all-but-confirmed to be [[Boris Johnson]] through the description of the man. Johnson, at the time of the story's writing, was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]].<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-26/doctor-who-rose-sequel/ RadioTimes: Doctor Who Rose sequel]</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* One "nugget" of the [[Nestene Consciousness]] has survived the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s [[anti-plastic]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
* One "nugget" of the [[Nestene Consciousness]] has survived the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s [[anti-plastic]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
* The Nestene Consciousness considers starting [[The Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|an alliance with the Doctor's greatest enemies]], including the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]], in order to finally defeat him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')
* The Nestene Consciousness considers starting [[Pandorica Alliance|an alliance with the Doctor's greatest enemies]], including the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]], in order to finally defeat him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')
* The Nestene Consciousness enjoyed a romance with the [[Embodiment of Gris]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'', et al.)
* The Nestene Consciousness enjoyed a romance with the [[Embodiment of Gris]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'', et al.)
* At the edge of the [[Time War]], the Nestene encountered 100 [[Gallifrey]]s, 1,000 burnt out [[Skaro]]s, and a dozen [[Earth]]s, taken from different moments and used as weapons in the War. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Time War (short story)|Doctor Who and the Time War]]'')
* At the edge of the [[Time War]], the Nestene encountered 100 [[Gallifrey]]s, 1,000 burnt out [[Skaro]]s, and a dozen [[Earth]]s, taken from different moments and used as weapons in the War. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Time War (short story)|Doctor Who and the Time War]]'')
 
* The Nestene recognised Earth from an "old campaign". ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
It is likely the person the Nestene merges with is meant to be [[Boris Johnson]], at the time of this story's writing the [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]].


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Nfoa5Ha_T/ Prose version on Russell T Davies' Instagram]
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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{{Reflist}}
{{Nestene stories}}
{{Auton stories}}
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 26 June 2024

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Revenge of the Nestene was "Chapter 21" of the original novelisation for Rose, written by Russell T Davies and narrated by Jacob Dudman. It was released in 2020 as a sequel to the television story Rose for the Doctor Who: Lockdown! watch-along series. Later, it was published as the fifth story in the anthology Adventures in Lockdown.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part of the Nestene survives in the form of a Pierrot clown. It enters Westminster and merges with the body of someone killed in the destruction, who has ambitions of power, creating a new being, and deciding to take revenge on the Doctor.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Concepts[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]