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|image = Island of Lost Souls CD cover.jpg | |image = Island of Lost Souls CD cover.jpg | ||
|range = The Time Travellers (series) | |range = The Time Travellers (series) | ||
|number in range = 2 | |number in range = 2 | ||
|number = 2 | |number = 2 | ||
|adapted from = Fathoms of Doom (novel) | |||
|main character = [[The Dominie|The Professor]] | |main character = [[The Dominie|The Professor]] | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[Alice|Ace]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[Greenland]], [[World War II]] | |setting = [[Greenland]], [[World War II]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Mark Gatiss | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | |producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|publisher = BBV Productions | |publisher = BBV Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = May 1998 | ||
|format = 1 CD | |format = 1 CD | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = | ||
|series = ''[[The Time Travellers (series)|The Time Travellers]]'' stories | |series = ''[[The Time Travellers (series)|The Time Travellers]]'' stories | ||
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|next2 = Prosperity Island (audio story) | |next2 = Prosperity Island (audio story) | ||
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'''''Island of Lost Souls''''' was the second audio in [[BBV Productions]]' ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' anthology series | '''''Island of Lost Souls''''' was the second audio in [[BBV Productions]]' ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' anthology series and the second episode of the subseries ''[[The Time Travellers (series)|The Time Travellers]]''. It continued to star [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[the Dominie|the Professor]] and [[Alice|Ace]], close analogues of their BBC characters the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It is the time of the [[Second World War]], and all is not well at a top secret research base in [[Greenland]]. The British have been testing a new device which could bring about a swift end to the war with [[Germany]] — but the trials have gone disastrously wrong. When [[the | It is the time of the [[Second World War]], and all is not well at a top secret research base in [[Greenland]]. The [[United Kingdom|British]] have been testing a new device which could bring about a swift end to the war with [[Germany]] — but the trials have gone disastrously wrong. When [[the Dominie|the Professor]] and [[Alice|Ace]] arrive, they encounter an isolated community not only under threat from its [[human]] enemies, but stalked by a horrifying menace with a voracious appetite for survival. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be written'' | ''to be written'' | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* [[Writer]] - [[Mark Gatiss]] | * [[Writer]] - [[Mark Gatiss]] | ||
* [[Director]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Post-production|Post-Production]] and [[Composer|Music]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | * [[Post-production|Post-Production]] and [[Composer|Music]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be written'' | ''to be written'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* [[Mark Gatiss]] had pitched three [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|BBC ''Past Doctor Adventures'']] when in need of quick cash, including ''Fathoms of Doom'', ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'' and ''[[Cromwell's Dust (novel)|Cromwell's Dust]]''. After only ''The Roundheads'' was produced, he kept the other two pitches in reserve, and ultimately adapted them into two BBV stories, with ''Fathoms of Doom'' being renamed first ''Lords of Silence'' and then ''Island of Lost Souls'' (with ''Cromwell's Dust'' becoming ''[[Republica (audio story)|Republica]]''). ''Island'' had a large number of rewrites by director [[Nick Briggs]], with the ending being completely changed. <ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' Chapter 17 (Dylan Rees)</ref> | [[File:Island of Lost Souls website cover.jpg|thumb|right|Alternative 2021 cover.]] | ||
* [[Mark Gatiss]] had pitched three [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|BBC ''Past Doctor Adventures'']] when in need of quick cash, including ''[[Fathoms of Doom (unproduced novel)|Fathoms of Doom]]'', ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'' and ''[[Cromwell's Dust (unproduced novel)|Cromwell's Dust]]''. After only ''The Roundheads'' was produced, he kept the other two pitches in reserve, and ultimately adapted them into two BBV stories, with ''Fathoms of Doom'' being renamed first ''Lords of Silence'' and then ''Island of Lost Souls'' (with ''Cromwell's Dust'' becoming ''[[Republica (audio story)|Republica]]''). ''Island'' had a large number of rewrites by director [[Nick Briggs]], with the ending being completely changed. <ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' Chapter 17 (Dylan Rees)</ref> | |||
* This story was one of several to receive an alternative cover on the renewed [[BBV Productions]] website in [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. | |||
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[[Category:The Time Travellers audio stories]] | [[Category:The Time Travellers audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | [[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:23, 14 July 2024
Island of Lost Souls was the second audio in BBV Productions' Audio Adventures in Time & Space anthology series and the second episode of the subseries The Time Travellers. It continued to star Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred as the Professor and Ace, close analogues of their BBC characters the Seventh Doctor and Ace.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
It is the time of the Second World War, and all is not well at a top secret research base in Greenland. The British have been testing a new device which could bring about a swift end to the war with Germany — but the trials have gone disastrously wrong. When the Professor and Ace arrive, they encounter an isolated community not only under threat from its human enemies, but stalked by a horrifying menace with a voracious appetite for survival.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be written
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Professor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Gudrun - Julia Righton
- Hendrix - Nicholas Briggs
- Connor - John Wadmore
- Oluffson - David Bracken
- Kell - Mark Gatiss
- Hauser - Anthony Butler
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be written
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mark Gatiss had pitched three BBC Past Doctor Adventures when in need of quick cash, including Fathoms of Doom, The Roundheads and Cromwell's Dust. After only The Roundheads was produced, he kept the other two pitches in reserve, and ultimately adapted them into two BBV stories, with Fathoms of Doom being renamed first Lords of Silence and then Island of Lost Souls (with Cromwell's Dust becoming Republica). Island had a large number of rewrites by director Nick Briggs, with the ending being completely changed. [1]
- This story was one of several to receive an alternative cover on the renewed BBV Productions website in 2021.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who Chapter 17 (Dylan Rees)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Island of Lost Souls page at bbvproductions.co.uk
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