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|companions = [[Mike Yates|Yates]] | |companions = [[Mike Yates|Yates]] | ||
|enemy = [[Hornet]]s | |enemy = [[Hornet]]s | ||
|setting = [[Blandford]], [[1832]] | |setting = [[Blandford]], [[June]] [[1832]] | ||
[[Nest Cottage]], [[24 December]] [[2010]] | [[Nest Cottage]], [[24 December]] [[2010]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|director = [[Kate Thomas]] | |director = [[Kate Thomas]] | ||
|producer =Kate Thomas | |producer =Kate Thomas | ||
|music = [[Simon Power]] | |music = [[Simon Power]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Audio | |publisher = BBC Audio | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 November 2009 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>3rd of 5 stories | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-2675-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-2675-3 | ||
|prev = The Dead Shoes (audio story) | |prev = The Dead Shoes (audio story) | ||
|next = A Sting in the Tale (audio story) | |next = A Sting in the Tale (audio story) | ||
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'''''The Circus of Doom''''' is the third story in the [[Hornets' Nest]] arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] alongside [[Richard Franklin]] as [[Mike Yates]]. | '''''The Circus of Doom''''' is the third story in the [[Hornets' Nest]] arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] alongside [[Richard Franklin]] as [[Mike Yates]]. | ||
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The circus has come to town - and so has [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]! Watching the parade pass by in [[1832]], he finds the people of [[Blandford]] strangely drawn towards the garish big top. He knows something is terribly wrong. The only thing to do is pay a visit. Meanwhile [[Adam Farrow]] finds his sister caught up with the circus and its sinister ringmaster. What is behind [[Antonio (The Circus of Doom)|Antonio]]'s almost hypnotic power, and how is it connected with an event in the Doctor's future? Seized by clowns and forced into the centre of the ring, the Doctor encounters the fiercest of all circus acts. Yet something much more terrifying lurks in the wings - and the sound it makes is horribly familiar. Lives will be lost before the circus moves on - and the Doctor will face his own doom on the high wire. | The circus has come to town - and so has [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]! Watching the parade pass by in [[1832]], he finds the people of [[Blandford]] strangely drawn towards the garish big top. He knows something is terribly wrong. The only thing to do is pay a visit. Meanwhile [[Adam Farrow]] finds his sister caught up with the circus and its sinister ringmaster. What is behind [[Antonio (The Circus of Doom)|Antonio]]'s almost hypnotic power, and how is it connected with an event in the Doctor's future? Seized by clowns and forced into the centre of the ring, the Doctor encounters the fiercest of all circus acts. Yet something much more terrifying lurks in the wings - and the sound it makes is horribly familiar. Lives will be lost before the circus moves on - and the Doctor will face his own doom on the high wire. | ||
== Plot | == Plot == | ||
Tracking down the [[Hornet]]s, the Doctor finds himself in [[1832]], in a small town with a dark secret. A circus has come to town... only it's not the happy kind. This "Circus of Delights" is run by a man under the influence of the Hornets! The vile plot is to kill the entire town... and then move on to a bigger target... The Doctor must stop this act at once! | Tracking down the [[Hornet]]s, the Doctor finds himself in [[1832]], in a small town with a dark secret. A circus has come to town... only it's not the happy kind. This "Circus of Delights" is run by a man under the influence of the Hornets! The vile plot is to kill the entire town... and then move on to a bigger target... The Doctor must stop this act at once! | ||
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* [[Old woman (The Circus of Doom)|Old woman]] - [[Susan Jameson]] | * [[Old woman (The Circus of Doom)|Old woman]] - [[Susan Jameson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * [[The Doctor]] is very fond of [[tiger]]s. | ||
* [[The Doctor]] always imagined running away with the [[circus]] when he was [[First Doctor|a boy]], but [[Gallifrey]] didn't get many circuses visiting. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded at [[Electric Airwaves and Motivation Sound Studios]]. | * This story was recorded at [[Electric Airwaves and Motivation Sound Studios]]. | ||
* This story was later included in ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]''. | * This story was later included in ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]''. | ||
* A free download of this story was given away with ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper on [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/20110223/page/1|title=The Guardian|date of source=23 February 2011|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=19 March 2021}}</ref> | |||
* The inside of the booklet provided a letter written by [[Sally (The Circus of Doom)|Sally]]'s father to the ''[[Blandford Gazette]]'', condemning the townspeople for indulging in the "gaudy charms" of the Circus of Delights. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor would later encounter another sinister circus in his [[Fifth Doctor|next incarnation]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Freakshow (audio story)|Freakshow]]'') and again in his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'') | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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The Circus of Doom is the third story in the Hornets' Nest arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor alongside Richard Franklin as Mike Yates.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The circus has come to town - and so has the Doctor! Watching the parade pass by in 1832, he finds the people of Blandford strangely drawn towards the garish big top. He knows something is terribly wrong. The only thing to do is pay a visit. Meanwhile Adam Farrow finds his sister caught up with the circus and its sinister ringmaster. What is behind Antonio's almost hypnotic power, and how is it connected with an event in the Doctor's future? Seized by clowns and forced into the centre of the ring, the Doctor encounters the fiercest of all circus acts. Yet something much more terrifying lurks in the wings - and the sound it makes is horribly familiar. Lives will be lost before the circus moves on - and the Doctor will face his own doom on the high wire.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tracking down the Hornets, the Doctor finds himself in 1832, in a small town with a dark secret. A circus has come to town... only it's not the happy kind. This "Circus of Delights" is run by a man under the influence of the Hornets! The vile plot is to kill the entire town... and then move on to a bigger target... The Doctor must stop this act at once!
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
- Sally - Susie Riddell
- Dr Adam Farrow - Michael Maloney
- Francesca - Jilly Bond
- Antonio - Stephen Thorne
- Old woman - Susan Jameson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor is very fond of tigers.
- The Doctor always imagined running away with the circus when he was a boy, but Gallifrey didn't get many circuses visiting.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded at Electric Airwaves and Motivation Sound Studios.
- This story was later included in The Nest Cottage Chronicles.
- A free download of this story was given away with The Guardian newspaper on 23 February 2011.[1]
- The inside of the booklet provided a letter written by Sally's father to the Blandford Gazette, condemning the townspeople for indulging in the "gaudy charms" of the Circus of Delights.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor would later encounter another sinister circus in his next incarnation, (AUDIO: Freakshow) and again in his seventh incarnation. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy)
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Guardian. Press Reader (23 February 2011). Retrieved on 19 March 2021.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- DisContinuity for The Circus of Doom at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
- The Circus of Doom at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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