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|image = Chase the Night (audio story).jpg | |image = Chase the Night (audio story).jpg | ||
|range = Fourth Doctor Adventures | |range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | ||
|series in range = Series 9 (4DA) | |series in range = Series 9 (4DA) | ||
|number in series = 2 | |number in series = 2 | ||
|number = 9.2 | |number = 9.2 | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[Romana II]], [[Adric]], [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[E-Space]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Jamie Robertson | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 22 January 2020 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 2 stories | ||
|production code = BFPTOMCD069 | |production code = BFPTOMCD069 | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 9: Volume 1 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-676-5 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-676-5 | ||
|series = ''[[ | |series = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|prev = Purgatory 12 (audio story) | |prev = Purgatory 12 (audio story) | ||
|next = The Planet of Witches (audio story) | |next = The Planet of Witches (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = | |soundcloudtrailer = | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the [[Series 9 (4DA)|ninth series]] of | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the [[Series 9 (4DA)|ninth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]], [[Matthew Waterhouse]] as [[Adric]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[The TARDIS]] lands in an alien [[tropical rainforest]] at night where [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Adric]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] discover a set of [[rail]]s stretching through the undergrowth. These tracks carry a long-crashed spaceship that's been converted to run along them like a [[train]]. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in an alien [[tropical rainforest]] at night where [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Adric]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] discover a set of [[rail]]s stretching through the undergrowth. These tracks carry a long-crashed spaceship that's been converted to run along them like a [[train]]. | ||
The ship has to keep moving because only the [[night]]-side of the world is habitable. The [[sun]] on the [[day]]-side burns so hot that everything on the surface is turned to [[ash]]. | The ship has to keep moving because only the [[night]]-side of the world is habitable. The [[sun]] on the [[day]]-side burns so hot that everything on the surface is turned to [[ash]]. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has picked up a distress signal from a colony ship called the Tantalus. The [[The Doctor|Fourth Doctor]] and companions found the signal comes from a planet that’s orbiting close to its star and he has [[K9 Mark II|K9]] scan for life on the planet. They discovered the planet has a breathable atmosphere and a surface temperature of 27.4 degrees on the side facing away from the star. The Doctor, now curious pulls up an image on the scanner and see the planet is bioluminescent. The Doctor decides to land on the planet. [[Romana II|Romana]] voices her concern over the people who sent the signal might be hostile, but the Doctor reassures her they will be careful. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has picked up a distress signal from a colony ship called the Tantalus. The [[The Doctor|Fourth Doctor]] and companions found the signal comes from a planet that’s orbiting close to its star and he has [[K9 Mark II|K9]] scan for life on the planet. They discovered the planet has a breathable atmosphere and a surface temperature of 27.4 degrees on the side facing away from the star. The Doctor, now curious pulls up an image on the scanner and see the planet is bioluminescent. The Doctor decides to land on the planet. [[Romana II|Romana]] voices her concern over the people who sent the signal might be hostile, but the Doctor reassures her they will be careful. | ||
They land on the planet and discovers it is a [[tropical rainforest]]. [[Adric]] supposes K9 should stay in the Tardis, but K9 informs he will be fine and will notify them if he needs any help. They then head off in the direction of the distress signal, with K9 leading the way. | They land on the planet and discovers it is a [[tropical rainforest]]. [[Adric]] supposes K9 should stay in the Tardis, but K9 informs he will be fine and will notify them if he needs any help. They then head off in the direction of the distress signal, with K9 leading the way. | ||
Meanwhile, Pilot [[Dena]] wants Engineer [[Terson]] to keep the engines running at full power. Engineer Terson informs that the engines are falling apart and they are running out of parts. Pilot Dena threatens Engineer Terson to keep his thoughts to himself and do his job of maintaining the engines and broadcasting the distress signal, lest he meets the same fate as the other mutineers. | Meanwhile, Pilot [[Dena]] wants Engineer [[Terson]] to keep the engines running at full power. Engineer Terson informs that the engines are falling apart and they are running out of parts. Pilot Dena threatens Engineer Terson to keep his thoughts to himself and do his job of maintaining the engines and broadcasting the distress signal, lest he meets the same fate as the other mutineers. | ||
The Doctor, Romana, Adric are still following K9, who is tracking the distress signal. They found a railway track when K9 detects a vehicle approaching. The Doctor has his companions hide away in case the people are hostile. [[Bolan]] and [[Laker]] greets the Doctor, who informs he picked up their distress signal. Bolan and Laker finds Adric in the bushes, and the Doctor tells him to come out of hiding. The Doctor and Adric enter the vehicle, that Bolan calls a hover-wagon. Laker then informs Dena that they found two people who are reportedly from a rescue ship. | The Doctor, Romana, Adric are still following K9, who is tracking the distress signal. They found a railway track when K9 detects a vehicle approaching. The Doctor has his companions hide away in case the people are hostile. [[Bolan]] and [[Laker]] greets the Doctor, who informs he picked up their distress signal. Bolan and Laker finds Adric in the bushes, and the Doctor tells him to come out of hiding. The Doctor and Adric enter the vehicle, that Bolan calls a hover-wagon. Laker then informs Dena that they found two people who are reportedly from a rescue ship. | ||
Romana is annoyed that the Doctor and Adric have left her and K9 behind and have to follow them on foot. But oddly enough, the distress signal is getting closer than getting further away. Back on the hover-wagon, the Doctor tells Adric they should tell them they crashed on the planet and play along with their assumptions in-case they are not friendly. Meanwhile, Engineer Terson informs his daughter [[Moni]] that a rescue ship has arrived and have her promise not to tell anyone. The Doctor and Adric asks how the ship works and Bolan and Laker explains that the hover-wagon gets its energy from the Tantalus, which have been converted into a train. The Doctor and Adric meets with Dena, and Adric asks her on how long they have been on the planet. Dena informs they have been trapped on the planet for 114 years. | Romana is annoyed that the Doctor and Adric have left her and K9 behind and have to follow them on foot. But oddly enough, the distress signal is getting closer than getting further away. Back on the hover-wagon, the Doctor tells Adric they should tell them they crashed on the planet and play along with their assumptions in-case they are not friendly. Meanwhile, Engineer Terson informs his daughter [[Moni]] that a rescue ship has arrived and have her promise not to tell anyone. The Doctor and Adric asks how the ship works and Bolan and Laker explains that the hover-wagon gets its energy from the Tantalus, which have been converted into a train. The Doctor and Adric meets with Dena, and Adric asks her on how long they have been on the planet. Dena informs they have been trapped on the planet for 114 years. | ||
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* [[Laker]] - [[Tania Rodrigues]] | * [[Laker]] - [[Tania Rodrigues]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* The Doctor uses an [[ | |||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[John Dorney]] | |||
* Writer - [[Jonathan Morris]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Doctor uses an [[umbrella]] to shield himself from the rain on the dark side of the planet. He would later occasionally carry one in his [[sixth incarnation|Sixth Doctor]], and carry one regularly in his [[seventh incarnation|Seventh Doctor]]. | |||
* The study of [[Biology]] is strongly discouraged on the starliner according to [[Adric]]. | * The study of [[Biology]] is strongly discouraged on the starliner according to [[Adric]]. | ||
* The Hover-Wagon gets its energy from the Tantalus via [[microwave power transfer]]. | * The Hover-Wagon gets its energy from the Tantalus via [[microwave power transfer]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[7 June (production)|7 June]] | * This story was recorded on [[7 June (production)|7 June]] and [[11 July (production)|11]]-[[12 July (production)|12 July]] [[2018 (production)|2018]] at [[Audio Sorcery]] and [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story is set between [[State of Decay (TV story)| | * This story is set between ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' and ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]''. | ||
* This was released as both a CD and download in [[The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 9: Volume 1 | * This was released as both a CD and download in ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 9: Volume 1]]'' box set, as well as a standalone download. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Romana mentions meeting Vampires, ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') and convicts. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purgatory 12 (audio story)|Purgatory 12]]'') | * Romana mentions meeting Vampires, ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') and convicts. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purgatory 12 (audio story)|Purgatory 12]]'') | ||
== Cover gallery == | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell theme]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:31, 9 October 2024
Chase the Night was the second story in the ninth series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana II, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric and John Leeson as K9 Mark II.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS lands in an alien tropical rainforest at night where the Doctor, Adric and Romana discover a set of rails stretching through the undergrowth. These tracks carry a long-crashed spaceship that's been converted to run along them like a train.
The ship has to keep moving because only the night-side of the world is habitable. The sun on the day-side burns so hot that everything on the surface is turned to ash.
But the stress and strain of the constant movement is beginning to take its toll on the ship. Parts are starting to break down, and the relentless heat gets ever closer - but the greatest danger may be on the inside...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS has picked up a distress signal from a colony ship called the Tantalus. The Fourth Doctor and companions found the signal comes from a planet that’s orbiting close to its star and he has K9 scan for life on the planet. They discovered the planet has a breathable atmosphere and a surface temperature of 27.4 degrees on the side facing away from the star. The Doctor, now curious pulls up an image on the scanner and see the planet is bioluminescent. The Doctor decides to land on the planet. Romana voices her concern over the people who sent the signal might be hostile, but the Doctor reassures her they will be careful.
They land on the planet and discovers it is a tropical rainforest. Adric supposes K9 should stay in the Tardis, but K9 informs he will be fine and will notify them if he needs any help. They then head off in the direction of the distress signal, with K9 leading the way.
Meanwhile, Pilot Dena wants Engineer Terson to keep the engines running at full power. Engineer Terson informs that the engines are falling apart and they are running out of parts. Pilot Dena threatens Engineer Terson to keep his thoughts to himself and do his job of maintaining the engines and broadcasting the distress signal, lest he meets the same fate as the other mutineers.
The Doctor, Romana, Adric are still following K9, who is tracking the distress signal. They found a railway track when K9 detects a vehicle approaching. The Doctor has his companions hide away in case the people are hostile. Bolan and Laker greets the Doctor, who informs he picked up their distress signal. Bolan and Laker finds Adric in the bushes, and the Doctor tells him to come out of hiding. The Doctor and Adric enter the vehicle, that Bolan calls a hover-wagon. Laker then informs Dena that they found two people who are reportedly from a rescue ship.
Romana is annoyed that the Doctor and Adric have left her and K9 behind and have to follow them on foot. But oddly enough, the distress signal is getting closer than getting further away. Back on the hover-wagon, the Doctor tells Adric they should tell them they crashed on the planet and play along with their assumptions in-case they are not friendly. Meanwhile, Engineer Terson informs his daughter Moni that a rescue ship has arrived and have her promise not to tell anyone. The Doctor and Adric asks how the ship works and Bolan and Laker explains that the hover-wagon gets its energy from the Tantalus, which have been converted into a train. The Doctor and Adric meets with Dena, and Adric asks her on how long they have been on the planet. Dena informs they have been trapped on the planet for 114 years.
Romana and K9 are following the hover-wagon closely while hiding. The Tantalus stops and Moni comes out, who detects Romana and K9’s presence. Romana and K9 are then invited onto the ship. Back on Dena’s office, Dena has Adric go and check out the rest of the ship while she confronts the Doctor on the truth. The Doctor tells her that they crashed and there’s no way out. Bolan and Laker are trying to find the Doctor’s ship where Bolan is bitten by one of the native wildlife. He was fine for a while until he collapses in front of Laker.
For the Doctor and Adric, the ship they are on have stalled, and Adric calculates they only have nine hours left before the dawn catches up on them. Meanwhile Moni shows Romana of the mutineers. Romana is horrified to learn that they are tied up to the tracks, and condemned to be burned alive by the daylight. Romana feels the hover-wagon she is on is getting warmer, and then sees the daylight approaching, setting ablaze everything in its path.
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]]
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Romana - Lalla Ward
- Adric - Matthew Waterhouse
- K9 - John Leeson
- Pilot Dena - Jane Asher
- Engineer Terson - William Gaminara
- Moni - Lucy Heath
- Bolan - Christopher Naylor
- Laker - Tania Rodrigues
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Anthony Lamb
- Director - Nicholas Briggs
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music and Sound Design - Jamie Robertson
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - John Dorney
- Writer - Jonathan Morris
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain on the dark side of the planet. He would later occasionally carry one in his Sixth Doctor, and carry one regularly in his Seventh Doctor.
- The study of Biology is strongly discouraged on the starliner according to Adric.
- The Hover-Wagon gets its energy from the Tantalus via microwave power transfer.
- The Doctor quotes William Shakespeare.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 7 June and 11-12 July 2018 at Audio Sorcery and the Moat Studios.
- This story is set between State of Decay and Warriors' Gate.
- This was released as both a CD and download in The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 9: Volume 1 box set, as well as a standalone download.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Romana mentions meeting Vampires, (TV: State of Decay) and convicts. (AUDIO: Purgatory 12)
Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Main cover
Alternate cover
Textless cover
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Chase the Night page at bigfinish.com
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