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|image = The Left Hand of Darkness CD cover.jpg | |image = The Left Hand of Darkness CD cover.jpg | ||
|range = The Time Travellers (series) | |range = The Time Travellers (series) | ||
|number in range = 4 | |number in range = 4 | ||
|number = 4 | |number = 4 | ||
|main character = [[Alice|Ace]] | |main character = [[Alice|Ace]] | ||
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|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Mark Duncan | ||
|director = [[Bill Baggs]] | |director = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | |producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|publisher = BBV Productions | |publisher = BBV Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = July 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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|prev2 = Prosperity Island (audio story) | |prev2 = Prosperity Island (audio story) | ||
|next2 = The Other Side (TT audio story){{!}}The Other Side | |next2 = The Other Side (TT audio story){{!}}The Other Side | ||
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{{audio stub}} | '''''The Left Hand of Darkness''''' was the fourth audio in [[BBV Productions]]' ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' anthology series and the fourth 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]]. | ||
'''''The Left Hand of Darkness''''' was the fourth audio in [[BBV Productions]]' ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' anthology series | |||
It was the first of two "Ace Specials" which featured Ace separated from the Professor, who only made cameo appearances. | It was the first of two "Ace Specials" which featured Ace separated from the Professor, who only made cameo appearances due to [[Sylvester McCoy]] having other commitments. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* [[Writer]] - [[Mark Duncan]] | * [[Writer]] - [[Mark Duncan]] | ||
* [[Director]]s - [[Bill Baggs]] | * [[Director (crew)|Director]]s - [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
* [[Post-production|Post-Production]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Post-production|Post-Production]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Composer|Music]] - [[Harvey Summers]] | * [[Composer|Music]] - [[Harvey Summers]] | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Both this story and [[The Other Side (TT audio story)|its successor]] are | * Both this story and [[The Other Side (TT audio story)|its successor]] are notorious among fans due to their covers, which feature an apparently naked Sophie Aldred.{{Fact}} | ||
* Originally, it would have used clips of dialogue from other audios for the Professor's cameo lines. Due to delays, [[John Ainsworth]] was able to write originally lines for McCoy to record. <ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' Chapter 17 (Dylan Rees)</ref> | |||
* This story shares a name with {{w|Ursula K Le Guin}}'s popular 1969 sci-fi novel ''{{w|The Left Hand of Darkness}}''. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 22:49, 10 February 2024
The Left Hand of Darkness was the fourth audio in BBV Productions' Audio Adventures in Time & Space anthology series and the fourth 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.
It was the first of two "Ace Specials" which featured Ace separated from the Professor, who only made cameo appearances due to Sylvester McCoy having other commitments.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ace finds herself separated from the Professor, marooned, blind and cared for by a mysterious stranger. How did she get there? Who is Dorsai? What secret is he hiding?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be written
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Professor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Dorsai - Miles Richardson
- Computer - John Ainsworth
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Writer - Mark Duncan
- Directors - Bill Baggs
- Post-Production - Nicholas Briggs
- Music - Harvey Summers
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Both this story and its successor are notorious among fans due to their covers, which feature an apparently naked Sophie Aldred.[source needed]
- Originally, it would have used clips of dialogue from other audios for the Professor's cameo lines. Due to delays, John Ainsworth was able to write originally lines for McCoy to record. [1]
- This story shares a name with Ursula K Le Guin's popular 1969 sci-fi novel The Left Hand of Darkness.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who Chapter 17 (Dylan Rees)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Left Hand of Darkness page at bbvproductions.co.uk