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image= | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
series= | |image = The Day of the Troll.JPG | ||
number= 5 | | |range = NSAA | ||
doctor= | |number in range = 5 | ||
companions= | |series =[[BBC New Series Adventures|NSA audio stories]] | ||
enemy= The Troll| | |number = 5 | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |||
|companions = | |||
|featuring = | |||
|enemy = [[Sphereosis]], [[Bryant (The Day of the Troll)|Bryant]] | |||
producer= Kate Thomas | | |setting = [[Hampshire]], the [[far future]] | ||
|writer = Simon Messingham | |||
release date= 8 | |producer = [[Kate Thomas]] | ||
format= | |publisher = BBC Audio | ||
|read by = [[David Tennant]] | |||
isbn= ISBN 978-1- | |release date = 8 October 2009 | ||
|format = 2 CDs | |||
next | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-0939-8 | ||
The Day of the Troll | |prev = The Rising Night (audio story) | ||
|next = The Last Voyage (audio story) | |||
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|epcount = 2 | |||
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'''''The Day of the Troll''''' was an exclusive-to-audio adventure from [[BBC Audio]]. It was read by [[David Tennant]]. | |||
The story follows the Doctor as he arrives on Earth in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is | == Publishers summary == | ||
The story follows [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] as he arrives on [[Earth]] in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is happening... | |||
[[Karl Baring]], the owner of research facility [[The Grange]], has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in catatonic shock | [[Karl Baring]], the owner of research facility [[The Grange (The Day of the Troll)|The Grange]], has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in [[catatonia|catatonic]] shock — so it's up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at the Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again... | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== | == Cast == | ||
*The | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
*The | |||
[[Category:Doctor | == Worldbuilding == | ||
[[Category: | * The Doctor recalls a time when he, [[Rose Tyler]] and an [[Arcturan]] were locked in a cellar. | ||
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== Notes == | |||
* The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration. | |||
* The troll is constantly described throughout the story as having a "white face", but the cover depicts it as brown. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Doctor refers to the [[Krynoid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | |||
== External links == | |||
{{dwrefguide|dayofthetroll.htm|The Day of the Troll}} | |||
{{AudioGO}} | |||
{{NSA}} | |||
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[[Category:Tenth Doctor Tales audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:2009 audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Hampshire]] | |||
[[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's 2nd main theme]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:15, 3 November 2024
The Day of the Troll was an exclusive-to-audio adventure from BBC Audio. It was read by David Tennant.
Publishers summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The story follows the Doctor as he arrives on Earth in the far future. He is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation, and England is a barren wasteland. Scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again, but now it seems that something even worse is happening...
Karl Baring, the owner of research facility The Grange, has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in catatonic shock — so it's up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at the Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor recalls a time when he, Rose Tyler and an Arcturan were locked in a cellar.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story was also available as a download from the AudioGO website before the company went into administration.
- The troll is constantly described throughout the story as having a "white face", but the cover depicts it as brown.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor refers to the Krynoids. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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