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|enemy                  = [[Personality leech]]es
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|setting                = [[The Repository]]
|setting                = [[The Repository]]
|writer                = [[Sophie Iles]]
|writer                = [[Fio Trethewey|Sophie Iles]]
|director              = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|director              = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|read by                = [[Jon Culshaw]]
|read by                = [[Jon Culshaw]]
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|publisher              = Big Finish Productions
|publisher              = Big Finish Productions
|release date          = [[7 October (releases)|7 October]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|release date          = [[7 October (releases)|7 October]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
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'''''Master Thief''''' was the first of two special [[Big Finish Productions]] ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' in conjunction with the [[Time Lord Victorious (series)|Time Lord Victorious]] series. It featured {{Delgado}} and was written by [[Sophie Iles]].
'''''Master Thief''''' was the first of two special [[Big Finish Productions]] ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' in conjunction with the [[Time Lord Victorious (series)|Time Lord Victorious]] series. It was written by [[Fio Trethewey|Sophie Iles]] and featured [[Roger Delgado]]'s {{Delgado|n=incarnation of the Master}}.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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* [[Roja (Master Thief)|Captain Roja]]
* [[Roja (Master Thief)|Captain Roja]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
* Captain Roja mentions the [[Shadow Proclamation|Shadow Proclaimation]].
 
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Richard Fox]] @ FoxYason Studios
* Narrator - [[Jon Culshaw]]
* Producer - [[Alfie Shaw]]
* Script Editors - [[Simon Guerrier]] and Alfie Shaw
* Writer - [[Sophie Iles]]
* Senior Producer - [[David Richardson]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Captain Roja mentions the [[Shadow Proclamation]].
* The vaults contain a [[Ice Warrior|Martian]] sword, but the Master doesn't recognise the dynasty or period.
* The vaults contain a [[Ice Warrior|Martian]] sword, but the Master doesn't recognise the dynasty or period.
* Before coming to the ocean planet the Repository is located on, the Master visited a [[jungle planet]]  and acquired the de-evolving gun.
* The Master sees a [[whale shark]] in the ocean surrounding the Repository.
* The Master sees a [[whale shark]] in the ocean surrounding the Repository.


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[[File:Master Thief - Lesser Evils textless.jpg|thumb|right|Textless cover]]
[[File:Master Thief - Lesser Evils textless.jpg|thumb|right|Textless cover]]
* Captain Roja's name is a reference to [[Roger Delgado]].
* Captain Roja's name is a reference to [[Roger Delgado]].
* Georgina's name is a reference to the daughter of [[Katy Manning]], who appeared in many television stories featuring this version of the Master.
* Georgina's name is a reference to the daughter of [[Katy Manning]], who debuted as [[Jo Grant]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' with Delgado's incarnation of the Master, and would appear in all his subsequent television appearances with him.
* The vaults contain round canisters with faded writing, one of which is labeled "The Traitors" - an in-joke reference to the missing fourth episode of [[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|''The Daleks' Master Plan'']].
* The vaults contain round canisters with faded writing, one of which is labelled "The Traitors" - an in-joke reference to the missing fourth episode of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''.
* This story was recorded on [[11 May (production)|11 May]] [[2020 (production)|2020]] at LA Productions.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Master is experienced in various techniques of [[miniaturisation]]. ([[TV]]: [[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|''Terror of the Autons'']], et all)
* The Master is experienced in various techniques of [[miniaturisation]], as first demonstrated in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''.
* The Master leaves a pre-recorded message in his TARDIS's console room. ([[TV]]: [[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|''The Parting of the Ways'']])
* Before coming to the ocean planet the Repository is located on, the Master visited [[Wrax|a jungle planet]] and acquired the [[Devolver]] gun by miniaturizing [[Devolver|a large abandoned structure]] into a portable weapon. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Enemy of My Enemy (audio story)|The Enemy of My Enemy]]'')
* The Master cries for all the people he's killed, something his later incarnation will also do. ([[TV]]: [[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|''The Lie of the Land'']])
* The Master leaves a pre-recorded message in [[The Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]'s console room, much like the Ninth Doctor in [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]].''
* As the Personality leeches begin to affect him, the Master feels remorse for all the people he had killed, something that [[Missy]] would also do after being imprisoned beneath [[St Luke's University]] by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] for many years, as seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]''.
* Much the way the fifth Doctor heard the voices of past enemies and companions during his regeneration in [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'', the Master hears voices chiding him for all of his recriminations as he regenerates.


== External links ==
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Master Thief was the first of two special Big Finish Productions Short Trips in conjunction with the Time Lord Victorious series. It was written by Sophie Iles and featured Roger Delgado's incarnation of the Master.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Master wants to plunder one of the most secure vaults in the universe, the Repository. He's got a plan, and a deadly new weapon to assist him. However, as the Master quickly discovers, getting in might be easy, but getting away with it might cost him everything.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Captain Roja mentions the Shadow Proclamation.
  • The vaults contain a Martian sword, but the Master doesn't recognise the dynasty or period.
  • The Master sees a whale shark in the ocean surrounding the Repository.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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  • Captain Roja's name is a reference to Roger Delgado.
  • Georgina's name is a reference to the daughter of Katy Manning, who debuted as Jo Grant in TV: Terror of the Autons with Delgado's incarnation of the Master, and would appear in all his subsequent television appearances with him.
  • The vaults contain round canisters with faded writing, one of which is labelled "The Traitors" - an in-joke reference to the missing fourth episode of The Daleks' Master Plan.
  • This story was recorded on 11 May 2020 at LA Productions.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]