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|image = The Axis of Insanity cover.jpg | |image = The Axis of Insanity cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
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|companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]] | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]] | ||
|enemy = [[Jarra To]] | |enemy = [[Jarra To]] | ||
|setting = [[Axis]] | |setting = [[The Axis]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Furman | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|producer = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |producer = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
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|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = April 2004 | ||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/E]] | |production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/E]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-094-0 (physical) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-094-0 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78703-879-0 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Twilight Kingdom (audio story) | |prev = The Twilight Kingdom (audio story) | ||
|next = Arrangements for War (audio story) | |next = Arrangements for War (audio story) | ||
|made prev = The Roof of the World (audio story) | |made prev = The Roof of the World (audio story) | ||
|made next = Arrangements for War (audio story) | |made next = Arrangements for War (audio story) | ||
|epcount=4}}{{audio stub}} | |epcount = 4 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-sixth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Simon Furman]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]] and [[Caroline Morris]] as [[Erimem]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-sixth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Simon Furman]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]] and [[Caroline Morris]] as [[Erimem]]. | ||
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* [[Jarra To|Carnival Barker]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]] | * [[Jarra To|Carnival Barker]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]] | |||
* Producer - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]] | |||
* Writer - [[Simon Furman]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
* When [[Time Lord]]s die, their [[TARDIS]]es do as well. | * When [[Time Lord]]s die, their [[TARDIS]]es do as well. | ||
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=== Literature === | === Literature === | ||
* Peri says that the works of [[Charles Dickens]], [[Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy|Lev Tolstoy]] and [[Barbara Cartland]] are the greats of [[English]] [[Literature]]. | * Peri says that the works of [[Charles Dickens]], [[Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy|Lev Tolstoy]] and [[Barbara Cartland]] are the greats of [[English]] [[Literature]]. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
The Axis of Insanity cover.jpg|Original CD cover | |||
Axis_of_Insanity_Preview.jpg|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 342]] by [[Martin Geraghty]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* An illustrated preview for this story featured in [[DWM 342]] with artwork by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | * An illustrated preview for this story featured in [[DWM 342]] with artwork by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 January (production)|22]] and [[23 January (production)|23 January]] [[2004 (production)|2004]] at [[ | * This audio drama was recorded on [[22 January (production)|22]] and [[23 January (production)|23 January]] [[2004 (production)|2004]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* The animated ''X-Men'' series featured "the Axis of Time" through which all time travellers passed, which also included a crazed maintenance worker. | * The animated ''X-Men'' series featured "the Axis of Time" through which all time travellers passed, which also included a crazed maintenance worker. | ||
* [[Erimem]] does not have a [[TARDIS key]] in this story. By the audio story ''[[Three's a Crowd (audio story)|Three's a Crowd]]'', however, she regularly wears a key around her neck. | * [[Erimem]] does not have a [[TARDIS key]] in this story. By the audio story ''[[Three's a Crowd (audio story)|Three's a Crowd]]'', however, she regularly wears a key around her neck. | ||
* This story is set between ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. | |||
* This story is set between [[Planet of Fire (TV story)| | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor previously expressed a wish to visit the "[[elephant]]'s graveyard" of [[TARDIS]]es. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') | * The Doctor previously expressed a wish to visit the "[[elephant]]'s graveyard" of [[TARDIS]]es. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') | ||
* [[Leela]], [[Romana II|Romana]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]], [[Narvin]] and [[Irving Braxiatel]] would later visit the Axis following their escape from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Reborn (audio story)|Reborn]]'') | * [[Leela]], [[Romana II|Romana]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]], [[Narvin]] and [[Irving Braxiatel]] would later visit the Axis following their escape from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Reborn (audio story)|Reborn]]'') | ||
* The subject of TARDISes dying when the Time Lord pilot dies is mentioned. The [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s journey to his gravesite on [[Trenzalore]] revealed his TARDIS was deteriorating after he perished in his final battle. Its dimension dams had also broken down, causing it to grow into a monolith. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor]]'') | * The subject of TARDISes dying when the Time Lord pilot dies is mentioned. The [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s journey to his gravesite on [[Trenzalore]] revealed his TARDIS was deteriorating after he perished in his final battle. Its dimension dams had also broken down, causing it to grow into a monolith. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 04:36, 30 April 2024
The Axis of Insanity was the fifty-sixth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Simon Furman and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown and Caroline Morris as Erimem.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
What is... the Axis?
For the Doctor and his travelling companions, Peri and Erimem, it's a twisted playground, where reality, morality and sanity no longer apply. Stranded within a dimensional nexus, beset by the molten fury of the Firebreed, they must unwrap a terrifying mystery of damaged timelines and dark science... before the corruption of the Axis spreads and reality itself crumbles.
Pitted against a warped and deadly mind, the Doctor faces his own past transgressions, and the very nature of what it is to be a Time Lord.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Peri Brown - Nicola Bryant
- Erimem - Caroline Morris
- The Overseer - Roy North
- The Jester - Garrick Hagon
- Jarra To - Liza Ross
- Tog - Marc Danbury
- Bird Trader - Stephen Mansfield
- Carnival Barker - Daniel Hogarth
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Lee Binding
- Director - Gary Russell
- Executive Producer - Jacqueline Rayner
- Music - Andy Hardwick
- Producer - Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Sound Design - Gareth Jenkins
- Writer - Simon Furman
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When Time Lords die, their TARDISes do as well.
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A Molenski Univarius is the Gallifreyan equivalent of a Swiss Army knife.
Literature[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Peri says that the works of Charles Dickens, Lev Tolstoy and Barbara Cartland are the greats of English Literature.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original CD cover
Illustrated preview from DWM 342 by Martin Geraghty
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- An illustrated preview for this story featured in DWM 342 with artwork by Martin Geraghty.
- This audio drama was recorded on 22 and 23 January 2004 at the Moat Studios.
- The animated X-Men series featured "the Axis of Time" through which all time travellers passed, which also included a crazed maintenance worker.
- Erimem does not have a TARDIS key in this story. By the audio story Three's a Crowd, however, she regularly wears a key around her neck.
- This story is set between Planet of Fire and The Caves of Androzani.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor previously expressed a wish to visit the "elephant's graveyard" of TARDISes. (AUDIO: Omega)
- Leela, Romana, K9, Narvin and Irving Braxiatel would later visit the Axis following their escape from Gallifrey. (AUDIO: Reborn)
- The subject of TARDISes dying when the Time Lord pilot dies is mentioned. The Eleventh Doctor's journey to his gravesite on Trenzalore revealed his TARDIS was deteriorating after he perished in his final battle. Its dimension dams had also broken down, causing it to grow into a monolith. (TV: The Name of the Doctor)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Axis of Insanity page at bigfinish.com
- The Axis of Insanity at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Axis of Insanity at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
