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|image            = The Quantum Possibility Engine.jpg|
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|range            = Main Range
|range            = Main Range
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|enemy            = [[Josiah W. Dogbolter|Dogbolter]], the [[Krasi]]
|enemy            = [[Josiah W. Dogbolter|Dogbolter]], the [[Krasi]]
|setting          = [[Station 14]] and [[London]], [[82nd century]]
|setting          = [[Station 14]] and [[London]], [[82nd century]]
|writer            = [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
|writer            = Guy Adams
|director          = [[Jamie Anderson]]
|director          = [[Jamie Anderson]]
|producer          = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|producer          = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
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|epcount          = 4
|epcount          = 4
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|release date      = [[16 October (releases)|16 October]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|release date      = 16 October 2018
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code  = BFPDWCD243
|production code  = BFPDWCD243
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the two hundred and forty third story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the two hundred and forty third story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Guy Adams]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]].


Notably, it saw the return of [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]], an early ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic character, who had previously appeared on audio in 2002's ''[[The Maltese Penguin (audio story)|The Maltese Penguin]]''.
Notably, it saw the return of [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]], an early ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic character, who had previously appeared on audio in 2002's ''[[The Maltese Penguin (audio story)|The Maltese Penguin]]''.
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* [[Regent (The Quantum Possibility Engine)|Captain Regent of the Krasi]] - [[Jules de Jongh]]
* [[Regent (The Quantum Possibility Engine)|Captain Regent of the Krasi]] - [[Jules de Jongh]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Mel knocks her fellow TARDIS travellers out with a [[sonic disruptor]].
* Mel knocks her fellow TARDIS travellers out with a [[sonic disruptor]].
* She seeks to settle a debt with the [[Speravore]]s.
* She seeks to settle a debt with the [[Speravore]]s.
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* Unusually, the credits for this story are delivered "in character" by Hob.
* Unusually, the credits for this story are delivered "in character" by Hob.
* Other than the bonus story, ''[[The Maltese Penguin (audio story)|The Maltese Penguin]]'', this is the first story in the [[Main Range]] to feature [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]], a character originally from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics in the 1980s.
* Other than the bonus story, ''[[The Maltese Penguin (audio story)|The Maltese Penguin]]'', this is the first story in the [[Main Range]] to feature [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]], a character originally from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics in the 1980s.
[[File:The Quantum Possibility Engine (DWM 532)-min.jpg|thumb|right|''The DWM Review'', [[DWM 532]].]]
[[File:The Quantum Possibility Engine (DWM 532).jpg|thumb|right|''The DWM Review'', [[DWM 532]].]]
* An [[DWM illustrated previews|illustration]] by [[Jamie Lenman]] represented this story in ''The DWM Review'' of [[DWM 532]].
* An [[DWM illustrated previews|illustration]] by [[Jamie Lenman]] represented this story in ''The DWM Review'' of [[DWM 532]].


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* The Doctor says he's never bothered to read the [[TARDIS manual]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') On other occasions, he's stated that he has read some of it, and strongly disagreed with it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'', ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'')
* The Doctor says he's never bothered to read the [[TARDIS manual]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') On other occasions, he's stated that he has read some of it, and strongly disagreed with it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'', ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'')
* Ace is shocked that the Doctor tells Mel that friends don't keep secrets from each other or plan their own schemes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'')
* Ace is shocked that the Doctor tells Mel that friends don't keep secrets from each other or plan their own schemes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'')
* The Doctor works as a cleaner in Dogbolter's alternate timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'')
* Mel speaks with an AI construct of the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 19:45, 13 April 2024

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The Quantum Possibility Engine was the two hundred and forty third story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Guy Adams and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush.

Notably, it saw the return of Josiah W. Dogbolter, an early Doctor Who Magazine comic character, who had previously appeared on audio in 2002's The Maltese Penguin.

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

The Doctor and Ace are locked up. The TARDIS is gone. Things just couldn't get worse, could they?

Of course they could. Things can always get worse — the new President of the Solar System, Josiah W Dogbolter, didn't get where he is in life without learning that. That's why he has a Quantum Possibility Engine. It's a wonderful machine, creating a wonderful Solar System. And with this wonderful device, he can bring happiness and peace to all.

Possibly.

Either that or tear the universe to shreds, it's hard to be sure which.

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Alternate cover.
The DWM Review, DWM 532.

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