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|image            = Revenge of the Swarm cover.jpg
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|range            = Main Range
|range            = Main Range
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|number            = 189
|number            = 189
|doctor            = Seventh Doctor
|doctor            = Seventh Doctor
|companions        = [[Ace]], [[Hector]]
|companions        = [[Ace]], [[Hector Thomas|Hector]]
|enemy            = [[The Nucleus]], [[Hector Thomas]]
|enemy            = [[The Nucleus]], [[Hector Thomas]]
|setting          = [[Pelisipodron]], [[Titan Base]], [[4920]]; [[Bi-Al Foundation]], [[4920]]; [[K4067]] [[Hypernet]] relay station, [[52nd century]]; [[Hypernet]], [[52nd century]]
|setting          = [[Pelisipodron]], [[Titan Base]], [[4920]]; [[Bi-Al Foundation]], [[4920]]; [[K4067]] [[Hypernet]] relay station, [[52nd century]]; [[Hypernet]], [[52nd century]]
|writer            = [[Jonathan Morris]]
|writer            = Jonathan Morris
|director          = [[Ken Bentley]]
|director          = [[Ken Bentley]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
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|epcount          = 4
|epcount          = 4
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|release date      = [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]
|release date      = 15 August 2014
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code  = 7W/WA
|production code  = 7W/WA
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|soundcloudbts    = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/podcast-september-2014-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-revenge-of-the-swarm
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'''''Revenge of the Swarm''''' was the one hundred and eighty-ninth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hector Thomas]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[The Nucleus]].
'''''Revenge of the Swarm''''' was the one hundred and eighty-ninth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex|Hector Thomas]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[The Nucleus]].


Serving as both a sequel and prequel to ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'', the [[The Nucleus|Nucleus]] returns for the first time since 1977.
Serving as both a sequel and prequel to ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'', the [[The Nucleus|Nucleus]] returns for the first time since 1977.
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* [[Brabbeko|Security Guard Brabbeko]] - [[Paul Panting]]
* [[Brabbeko|Security Guard Brabbeko]] - [[Paul Panting]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Tom Webster]]
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]]
* Executive Producers  - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Andy Hardwick]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Writer & Script Editor - [[Jonathan Morris]]
* The Nucleus created by [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor and Ace visit [[Pelisipodron]], a planet of [[jewel]]s.
* The Doctor and Ace visit [[Pelisipodron]], a planet of [[jewel]]s.
* In the [[50th century]], phonetic spelling is common in the [[English language]].
* In the [[50th century]], phonetic spelling is common in the [[English language]].
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* Talin describes the Hypernet as "a network linking together the entire [[Human Empire]] using transmissions sent through hyperspace using a process of quantum entanglement."
* Talin describes the Hypernet as "a network linking together the entire [[Human Empire]] using transmissions sent through hyperspace using a process of quantum entanglement."
* The Doctor and Ace ride [[light bike]]s on the Hypernet.
* The Doctor and Ace ride [[light bike]]s on the Hypernet.
* While in 4920, the Nucleus cloned itself and uploaded its mind to the Bi-Al Foundation computer. Using the TARDIS' [[Relative Dimensional Stabiliser]] and the power of the Hypernet, it intends to recreate itself and become corporeal.
* While in 4920, the Nucleus cloned itself and uploaded its mind to the Bi-Al Foundation computer. Using the TARDIS's [[Relative Dimensional Stabiliser]] and the power of the Hypernet, it intends to recreate itself and become corporeal.
* Using a [[neural interface helmet]], it is possible for an individual to upload their mind to the Hypernet while their body was kept alive in a cataleptic trance.
* Using a [[neural interface helmet]], it is possible for an individual to upload their mind to the Hypernet while their body was kept alive in a cataleptic trance.
* Ace refers to ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', ''[[The Matrix (film)|The Matrix]]'' and ''[[Space Invaders]]''.
* Ace refers to ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', ''[[The Matrix (film)|The Matrix]]'' and ''[[Space Invaders]]''.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was recorded on [[20 February (production)|20]] and [[21 February (production)|21 February]] [[2014 (production)|2014]] at [[The Moat Studios|the Moat Studios]].
* This story was recorded on [[20 February (production)|20]] and [[21 February (production)|21 February]] [[2014 (production)|2014]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story is both a prequel and a sequel to the television ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]''. [[John Leeson]] reprises his role as [[The Nucleus|the Nucleus of the Swarm]] from that story.
* This story is both a prequel and a sequel to the television ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]''. [[John Leeson]] reprises his role as [[The Nucleus|the Nucleus of the Swarm]] from that story.
* This story was originally released on CD and download.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor refers to the fact that the bottle which contained [[Hex]]'s memories was smashed into a million pieces. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Afterlife (audio story)|Afterlife]]'')
* The Doctor refers to the fact that the bottle which contained [[Hex]]'s memories was smashed into a million pieces. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Afterlife (audio story)|Afterlife]]'')
* [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|The Swarm]] has been dormant within the TARDIS' computer since it was defeated by the Fourth Doctor and Leela on Titan Base in 5000. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
* [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|The Swarm]] has been dormant within the TARDIS's computer since it was defeated by the Fourth Doctor and Leela on Titan Base in 5000. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
* The Doctor retains an immunity to the Swarm from his previous infection in 5000. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
* The Doctor retains an immunity to the Swarm from his previous infection in 5000. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
* The Doctor tells Ace that entering the vortex with the TARDIS doors open is not a good idea. ([[TV]]: [[Planet of Giants (TV story)|''Planet of Giants'']], ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')
* The Doctor tells Ace that entering the vortex with the TARDIS doors open is not a good idea. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'', ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')
* Shafira refers to Ace as a [[spacenik]]. In 5000, [[Frederick Marius|Professor Marius]] assumed that the Fourth Doctor was "one of those good-for-nothing spaceniks". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
* Shafira refers to Ace as a [[spacenik]]. In 5000, [[Frederick Marius|Professor Marius]] assumed that the Fourth Doctor was "one of those good-for-nothing spaceniks". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
* Professor Kilbracken refers to the fact that [[human]]ity will begin to spread through the [[star]]s in several decades. Her prediction was accurate as the [[Great Breakout]] was underway by 5000. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
* Professor Kilbracken refers to the fact that [[human]]ity will begin to spread through the [[star]]s in several decades. Her prediction was accurate as the [[Great Breakout]] was underway by 5000. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')

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Revenge of the Swarm was the one hundred and eighty-ninth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Philip Olivier as Hector Thomas and John Leeson as The Nucleus.

Serving as both a sequel and prequel to The Invisible Enemy, the Nucleus returns for the first time since 1977.

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The Doctor thought he had defeated the microscopic Nucleus of the Swarm in his fourth incarnation. He was wrong. It survived within the TARDIS, and now it has brought it back to Titan Base, back to the point of its own creation. It has a plan that spans centuries, a plan which will result in the Nucleus becoming more powerful – and larger – than ever before.

To defeat it, the Doctor, Ace, and Hex must confront the Nucleus within its new domain — the computer-world of the Hypernet, the information network crucial to the survival of the human empire. But if the Doctor is to save the day, he has to risk everything and everyone he holds dear...

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  • The Doctor and Ace visit Pelisipodron, a planet of jewels.
  • In the 50th century, phonetic spelling is common in the English language.
  • Four crewman is typical for a moonbase the size of Titan Base. The base's crew all died from the Saturnian plague.
  • The Swarm seeks to ensure its own creation by returning to the Bi-Al Foundation on K4067, where it mutated from the Saturnian plague.
  • Professor Oksana Kilbracken developed a process of cloning on Earth in 4880.
  • In the 52nd century, the Hypernet has records of the Doctor and Ace's appearances from the previous visit to K4067 in 4920 as well as of the Fourth Doctor and Leela from their visit to the asteroid in 5000.
  • The Doctor refers to his fourth incarnation as "the fellow with the scarf".
  • Talin describes the Hypernet as "a network linking together the entire Human Empire using transmissions sent through hyperspace using a process of quantum entanglement."
  • The Doctor and Ace ride light bikes on the Hypernet.
  • While in 4920, the Nucleus cloned itself and uploaded its mind to the Bi-Al Foundation computer. Using the TARDIS's Relative Dimensional Stabiliser and the power of the Hypernet, it intends to recreate itself and become corporeal.
  • Using a neural interface helmet, it is possible for an individual to upload their mind to the Hypernet while their body was kept alive in a cataleptic trance.
  • Ace refers to Top of the Pops, The Matrix and Space Invaders.

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