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|image = Voyage to Venus.jpg | |image = Voyage to Venus.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | |series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | ||
|number = 4.5 | |number = 4.5 | ||
|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | |companions = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | ||
|enemy = [[Vulpina]] | |enemy = [[Vulpina]] | ||
|setting = [[Venus]], the [[far future]] | |setting = [[Venus]], the [[far future]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Fool Circle Productions]] | |music = [[Fool Circle Productions]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Fool Circle Productions | ||
|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 25 October 2012 | ||
|format = 1 CD | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|isbn = 978-1-84435-978-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-978-3 | ||
|prev = The Hourglass Killers (audio story) | |prev = The Hourglass Killers (audio story) | ||
|next = Voyage to the New World (audio story) | |next = Voyage to the New World (audio story) | ||
|series2 | |series2 = ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|prev2 | |prev2 = Return of the Krotons (audio story) | ||
|next2 | |next2 = Voyage to the New World (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-voyage-to-venus | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-voyage-to-venus | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | |epcount = 1}}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first special ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' range. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first special ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' range. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Professor Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago are accustomed to the murky fog of Victorian London and the palatable pints of half and half at the [[Red Tavern]]. They are not used to travelling through time and space with their old friend the Doctor. | [[George Litefoot|Professor Litefoot]] and [[Henry Gordon Jago]] are accustomed to the murky fog of [[London|Victorian London]] and the palatable pints of half and half at the [[Red Tavern]]. They are not used to travelling through time and space with their old friend [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]]. | ||
And now they find themselves whisked off to the planet [[Venus]] in the distant future, at a time when warrior women rule from a floating city in the clouds. There's a mystery here, one that the Grand Empress Vulpina intends to keep secret. Even if it means destroying these visitors from the long-dead planet Earth... | And now they find themselves whisked off to the planet [[Venus]] in the distant future, at a time when warrior women rule from a floating city in the clouds. There's a mystery here, one that the Grand Empress [[Vulpina]] intends to keep secret. Even if it means destroying these visitors from the long-dead planet [[Earth]]... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Vepaja]] / [[Thraskin]] - [[Hugh Ross]] | * [[Vepaja]] / [[Thraskin]] - [[Hugh Ross]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Jago initially mistakes Venus for [[Borneo]]. | * Jago initially mistakes Venus for [[Borneo]]. | ||
* Litefoot has visited [[India]] on numerous occasions. | * Litefoot has visited [[India]] on numerous occasions. | ||
* Jago suggests claiming Venus for [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] and the [[British Empire]]. | * Jago suggests claiming Venus for [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] and the [[British Empire]]. | ||
* Litefoot compares the floating [[Venusian]] city [[Amtor]] to the flying island of [[Laputa]] from ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]''. | * Litefoot compares the floating [[Venusian]] city [[Amtor]] to the flying island of [[Laputa]] from ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]''. | ||
* During this time period, [[Earth]] is a dead planet. | * During this time period, [[Earth]] is a dead planet. | ||
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** The [[oxygen]] factories were from {{wi|Last and First Men}} by {{w|Olaf Stapledon}}. | ** The [[oxygen]] factories were from {{wi|Last and First Men}} by {{w|Olaf Stapledon}}. | ||
* This is the first story in performed ''Doctor Who'' to take place on Venus. | * This is the first story in performed ''Doctor Who'' to take place on Venus. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[6 January (production)|6 January]] [[2011 (production)|2011]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[6 January (production)|6 January]] [[2011 (production)|2011]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* After the 2019 redesign of the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website, this release was added to ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]''. | * After the 2019 redesign of the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website, this release was added to ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]''. | ||
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* Jago refers to the [[Palace Theatre]] and [[Li H'sen Chang]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Jago refers to the [[Palace Theatre]] and [[Li H'sen Chang]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* Litefoot knows what a body looks like after it has been mauled by a [[Giant rat|giant animal]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Litefoot knows what a body looks like after it has been mauled by a [[Giant rat|giant animal]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says that he wished he had a [[perigosto stick]], an [[Musical instrument|instrument]] he used to play on [[Gallifrey]] and in the [[Gallifrey Academy Hot Five]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') | |||
* Jago and Litefoot sing ''[[God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen]]'' to soothe the [[Shanghorn]] which [[Felina]] later decides would be a good basis for a lullaby. This would perhaps become the [[Venusian lullaby]] that the Third Doctor sang to [[Aggedor]] on [[Peladon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') | * Jago and Litefoot sing ''[[God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen]]'' to soothe the [[Shanghorn]] which [[Felina]] later decides would be a good basis for a lullaby. This would perhaps become the [[Venusian lullaby]] that the Third Doctor sang to [[Aggedor]] on [[Peladon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') | ||
* [[The Doctor]] says, "Always do what you're best at, that's what I say". ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'') | * [[The Doctor]] says, "Always do what you're best at, that's what I say". ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'') | ||
* The Doctor claims that he learned [[Venusian aikido]] on Venus several hundred years in the future during his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]]. He was travelling with [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]] at the time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year of the Drex Olympics (audio story)|Year of the Drex Olympics]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 6 March 2024
Voyage to Venus was the first special Doctor Who story in Big Finish Productions' Jago & Litefoot range. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Professor Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago are accustomed to the murky fog of Victorian London and the palatable pints of half and half at the Red Tavern. They are not used to travelling through time and space with their old friend the Doctor.
And now they find themselves whisked off to the planet Venus in the distant future, at a time when warrior women rule from a floating city in the clouds. There's a mystery here, one that the Grand Empress Vulpina intends to keep secret. Even if it means destroying these visitors from the long-dead planet Earth...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Vulpina - Juliet Aubrey
- Felina - Catherine Harvey
- Ursina - Charlie Norfolk
- Vepaja / Thraskin - Hugh Ross
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jago initially mistakes Venus for Borneo.
- Litefoot has visited India on numerous occasions.
- Jago suggests claiming Venus for Queen Victoria and the British Empire.
- Litefoot compares the floating Venusian city Amtor to the flying island of Laputa from Gulliver's Travels.
- During this time period, Earth is a dead planet.
- Litefoot was born in Twickenham.
- The Doctor once met David Livingstone and claims that he could not read a map to save his life.
- The Doctor thinks about bringing Jago and Litefoot to the Voxnik Institute of Applied Toxicology for a drink.
- The Doctor contemplates taking Jago and Litefoot to Jastan 7.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Audio CD comes with a reversible cover: On one side it is styled as a Doctor Who release, numbered 1. On the other side it is styled as a Jago & Litefoot release, numbered 4.5. The download version includes only the Doctor Who version of the cover art.
- Voyage to Venus was written to mimic 19th century and early 20th century science fiction. Specific authors Jonathan Morris mentions include Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs. (BFX: Voyage to Venus)
- The flying city of Amtor was named after Burroughs' name for Venus and Vepaja was named after one of the islands in the series.
- The oxygen factories were from Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon.
- This is the first story in performed Doctor Who to take place on Venus.
- This audio drama was recorded on 6 January 2011 at the Moat Studios.
- After the 2019 redesign of the Big Finish website, this release was added to The Sixth Doctor Adventures.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Third Doctor knew a joke about trusting a Venusian Shanghorn with a perigosto stick. (TV: The Green Death)
- Jago refers to the Palace Theatre and Li H'sen Chang. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Litefoot knows what a body looks like after it has been mauled by a giant animal. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- The Doctor says that he wished he had a perigosto stick, an instrument he used to play on Gallifrey and in the Gallifrey Academy Hot Five. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion)
- Jago and Litefoot sing God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen to soothe the Shanghorn which Felina later decides would be a good basis for a lullaby. This would perhaps become the Venusian lullaby that the Third Doctor sang to Aggedor on Peladon. (TV: The Curse of Peladon, The Monster of Peladon)
- The Doctor says, "Always do what you're best at, that's what I say". (TV: Nightmare of Eden)
- The Doctor claims that he learned Venusian aikido on Venus several hundred years in the future during his second incarnation. He was travelling with Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield at the time. (AUDIO: Year of the Drex Olympics)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Voyage to Venus page at bigfinish.com
- DisContinuity for Voyage to Venus at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
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