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|image = Regeneration Impossible (audio story).jpg | |image = Regeneration Impossible (audio story).jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | ||
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|number in series = 5 | |number in series = 5 | ||
|number = 10.5 | |number = 10.5 | ||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor, Twelfth Doctor | ||
|enemy = [[Regeneration vampire]] | |enemy = [[Regeneration vampire]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[26 November]] [[1892]] | |setting = [[London]], [[26 November]] [[1892]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Alfie Shaw | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer = [[Alfie Shaw]] | |producer = [[Alfie Shaw]] | ||
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|cover = [[Mark Plastow]] | |cover = [[Mark Plastow]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 23 May 2020 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 Episode; MP3 Download | ||
|production code = BFMSTDL65 | |production code = BFMSTDL65 | ||
|isbn = 978-1-78703-730-4 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-730-4 | ||
|prev = Dead Woman Walking (audio story) | |prev = Dead Woman Walking (audio story) | ||
|next = Out of the Deep (audio story) | |next = Out of the Deep (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-regeneration-impossible-trailer | ||
|soundcloudtrailer2 = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-short-trips-regeneration-impossible-social-media-trailer | |||
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'''''Regeneration Impossible''''' was the fifth story of the [[Series 10 (ST)|tenth season]] of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' series. It was performed by [[Jacob Dudman]]. | '''''Regeneration Impossible''''' was the fifth story of the [[Series 10 (ST)|tenth season]] of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' series. It was performed by [[Jacob Dudman]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] is in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] atop a [[cloud]] above [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]]. He’s retired, no longer interfering in the affairs of others. There’s nothing that could make him help anyone else. Except, perhaps, the lure of another [[Time Lord]]... | [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] is in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] atop a [[cloud]] above [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]]. He’s retired, no longer interfering in the affairs of others. There’s nothing that could make him help anyone else. Except, perhaps, the lure of another [[Time Lord]]... | ||
[[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] is locked in a mortuary in Victorian London, dying. He can’t escape and doesn’t know how to keep himself alive. Just when he thinks it can’t get any worse, he finds himself locked in with the one person he hates most in the entire universe. | [[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] is locked in a mortuary in Victorian London, dying. He can’t escape and doesn’t know how to keep himself alive. Just when he thinks it can’t get any worse, he finds himself locked in with the one person he hates most in the entire universe. | ||
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* [[Eleventh Doctor]] / [[Twelfth Doctor]] / "[[Gregory Chapman]]" - [[Jacob Dudman]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor]] / [[Twelfth Doctor]] / "[[Gregory Chapman]]" - [[Jacob Dudman]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor rejects a request for help from [[Vastra]]. | * The Eleventh Doctor rejects a request for help from [[Vastra]]. | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor detects both [[artron energy]] and [[regeneration energy]]. | * The Eleventh Doctor detects both [[artron energy]] and [[regeneration energy]]. | ||
* The Twelfth Doctor says that the Eleventh Doctor is "[[mesplaining]]". | * The Twelfth Doctor says that the Eleventh Doctor is "[[mesplaining]]". | ||
* The vampire uses a [[Time Ring]]. | * The vampire uses a [[Time Ring]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Unusual for a ''Short Trips'' story, Jacob Dudman performs the story as an audio drama rather than narrated from the third person. | * Unusual for a ''Short Trips'' story, Jacob Dudman performs the story as an audio drama (portraying all-three characters in the play) rather than narrated from the third person. | ||
* This story was recorded on [[24 April (production)|24 April]] [[2019 (production)|2019]] at the Soundhouse. | * This story was recorded on [[24 April (production)|24 April]] [[2019 (production)|2019]] at [[the Soundhouse]]. | ||
* This story is available as a download only. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor mentions taking responsibility for friends of his, but laments that they ended up getting killed after he did. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') | * The Eleventh Doctor mentions taking responsibility for [[Amy Pond|friends]] [[Rory Williams|of]] his, but laments that they ended up getting killed after he did. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor decides to leave the TARDIS behind to investigate the possibility of another Time Lord, saying that the TARDIS nearly became dinner the last time he went looking for more Time Lords. ([[TV]]: ''[[ | * The Eleventh Doctor decides to leave the TARDIS behind to investigate the possibility of another Time Lord, saying that the TARDIS nearly became dinner the last time he went looking for more Time Lords. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor says that regenerating in a morgue is something "you only do once". ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * The Eleventh Doctor says that regenerating in a morgue is something "you only do once". ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] mistakes the [[Twelfth Doctor]] for [[the Master]], the Twelfth Doctor scoffs at the suggestion, saying that she's "locked up 120 years and miles away." ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') | * When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] mistakes the [[Twelfth Doctor]] for [[the Master]], the Twelfth Doctor scoffs at the suggestion, saying that she's "locked up 120 years and miles away." ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') | ||
* The Twelfth Doctor says his regeneration number is "complicated". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | * The Twelfth Doctor says his regeneration number is "complicated". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor believes he is the last incarnation of his regeneration cycle. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | * The Eleventh Doctor believes he is the last incarnation of his regeneration cycle. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Twelfth Doctor says that an [[Donna Noble|old friend of his]] once told him that "you just have to save someone" | * The Twelfth Doctor says that an [[Donna Noble|old friend of his]] once told him that "you just have to save someone" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''), and that it's something he needs to occasionally remind himself of. ([[TV]]: [[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|''The Girl Who Died'']]) | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor learns that he will save [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | * The Eleventh Doctor learns that he will save [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Twelfth Doctor psychically shows the Eleventh Doctor scenes from the latter's future: destroying the [[Dalek]] ship at [[Christmas (town)|Christmas]], his regeneration into the Twelfth Doctor, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') him telling [[Clara]] that she can't see him, ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') and him calling himself "the man | * The Twelfth Doctor psychically shows the Eleventh Doctor scenes from the latter's future: destroying the [[Dalek]] ship at [[Christmas (town)|Christmas]], his regeneration into the Twelfth Doctor, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') him telling [[Clara]] that she can't see him, ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') and him calling himself "the man that stops the monsters." ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'') | ||
* The Twelfth Doctor is aware of [[Bill Potts|Bill]] sneaking into his lectures. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | * The Twelfth Doctor is aware of [[Bill Potts|Bill]] sneaking into his lectures. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | ||
* The Twelfth Doctor directly compares the Eleventh Doctor's to "[someone] who dances like an octopus playing charades." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | |||
* The Twelfth Doctor says that, of the two "murdering time-travelers with a passion for the convoluted", he locked [[Missy|one]] in his basement and married [[River Song|the other.]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') | |||
* The Eleventh Doctor deduce that the vampire had to go after the Twelfth Doctor because his current career as a professor marked the only time when a Time Lord remained in one place for a prolonged period with a full set of regenerations and access to a working TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') conditions that don't apply to the [[Third Doctor]]'s time with UNIT ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') and his current retirement. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | * The Eleventh Doctor deduce that the vampire had to go after the Twelfth Doctor because his current career as a professor marked the only time when a Time Lord remained in one place for a prolonged period with a full set of regenerations and access to a working TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') conditions that don't apply to the [[Third Doctor]]'s time with UNIT ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') and his current retirement. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor mentions watching his own death before with a spacesuit coming out of a [[Lake Silencio|scenic lake]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | * The Eleventh Doctor mentions watching his own death before with a spacesuit coming out of a [[Lake Silencio|scenic lake]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') He also mentions that he "can't stand the silence, [[Silence|concept]] and [[Silent|creature]] alike". | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor says, ''"Why did he have to be old? Anything but old!"'', when referring to his future self, mimicking his own words to Clara over the telephone before he regenerated. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | * "Chapman" briefly imitates the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], and [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]] Doctors while regenerating for the final time. | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor says, ''"Why did he have to be old? Anything but old!"'', when referring to his future self, mimicking his own words to Clara over the telephone before he regenerated. After waking up, the Twelfth Doctor mentions that he's "really cross". ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | |||
* After having his memory erased, the Eleventh Doctor wonders if he's ginger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | * After having his memory erased, the Eleventh Doctor wonders if he's ginger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* The Twelfth Doctor notes that his previous incarnation "should've laid off the [[fish fingers and custard]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 13 May 2024
Regeneration Impossible was the fifth story of the tenth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series. It was performed by Jacob Dudman.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor is in his TARDIS atop a cloud above Victorian London. He’s retired, no longer interfering in the affairs of others. There’s nothing that could make him help anyone else. Except, perhaps, the lure of another Time Lord...
The Doctor is locked in a mortuary in Victorian London, dying. He can’t escape and doesn’t know how to keep himself alive. Just when he thinks it can’t get any worse, he finds himself locked in with the one person he hates most in the entire universe.
Himself.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Eleventh Doctor rejects a request for help from Vastra.
- The Eleventh Doctor detects both artron energy and regeneration energy.
- The Twelfth Doctor says that the Eleventh Doctor is "mesplaining".
- The vampire uses a Time Ring.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Unusual for a Short Trips story, Jacob Dudman performs the story as an audio drama (portraying all-three characters in the play) rather than narrated from the third person.
- This story was recorded on 24 April 2019 at the Soundhouse.
- This story is available as a download only.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Eleventh Doctor mentions taking responsibility for friends of his, but laments that they ended up getting killed after he did. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan)
- The Eleventh Doctor decides to leave the TARDIS behind to investigate the possibility of another Time Lord, saying that the TARDIS nearly became dinner the last time he went looking for more Time Lords. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- The Eleventh Doctor says that regenerating in a morgue is something "you only do once". (TV: Doctor Who)
- When the Eleventh Doctor mistakes the Twelfth Doctor for the Master, the Twelfth Doctor scoffs at the suggestion, saying that she's "locked up 120 years and miles away." (TV: Extremis)
- The Twelfth Doctor says his regeneration number is "complicated". (TV: The Day of the Doctor, The Time of the Doctor)
- The Eleventh Doctor believes he is the last incarnation of his regeneration cycle. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)
- The Twelfth Doctor says that an old friend of his once told him that "you just have to save someone" (TV: The Fires of Pompeii), and that it's something he needs to occasionally remind himself of. (TV: The Girl Who Died)
- The Eleventh Doctor learns that he will save Gallifrey. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- The Twelfth Doctor psychically shows the Eleventh Doctor scenes from the latter's future: destroying the Dalek ship at Christmas, his regeneration into the Twelfth Doctor, (TV: The Time of the Doctor) him telling Clara that she can't see him, (TV: Deep Breath) and him calling himself "the man that stops the monsters." (TV: Flatline)
- The Twelfth Doctor is aware of Bill sneaking into his lectures. (TV: The Pilot)
- The Twelfth Doctor directly compares the Eleventh Doctor's to "[someone] who dances like an octopus playing charades." (TV: The Big Bang)
- The Twelfth Doctor says that, of the two "murdering time-travelers with a passion for the convoluted", he locked one in his basement and married the other. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
- The Eleventh Doctor deduce that the vampire had to go after the Twelfth Doctor because his current career as a professor marked the only time when a Time Lord remained in one place for a prolonged period with a full set of regenerations and access to a working TARDIS, (TV: The Pilot) conditions that don't apply to the Third Doctor's time with UNIT (TV: Spearhead from Space) and his current retirement. (TV: The Snowmen)
- The Eleventh Doctor mentions watching his own death before with a spacesuit coming out of a scenic lake. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut) He also mentions that he "can't stand the silence, concept and creature alike".
- "Chapman" briefly imitates the Tenth, Fourth, and Eighth Doctors while regenerating for the final time.
- The Eleventh Doctor says, "Why did he have to be old? Anything but old!", when referring to his future self, mimicking his own words to Clara over the telephone before he regenerated. After waking up, the Twelfth Doctor mentions that he's "really cross". (TV: Deep Breath)
- After having his memory erased, the Eleventh Doctor wonders if he's ginger. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, The End of Time)
- The Twelfth Doctor notes that his previous incarnation "should've laid off the fish fingers and custard". (TV: The Eleventh Hour)
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Textless cover
![Purple variant of textless cover, used on social media trailer[1]](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/0/02/Regeneration_Impossible_%28audio_story%29_purple_variant.jpg/120px-Regeneration_Impossible_%28audio_story%29_purple_variant.jpg)
Purple variant of textless cover, used on social media trailer[1]
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![Purple variant of textless cover, used on social media trailer[1]](/wiki/File:Regeneration_Impossible_(audio_story)_purple_variant.jpg)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Regeneration Impossible page at bigfinish.com
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