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|enemy = [[Arakssor]], [[Ice Warrior]]s | |enemy = [[Arakssor]], [[Ice Warrior]]s | ||
|setting = [[Antarctica]], [[2012]] | |setting = [[Antarctica]], [[2012]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|director = [[ | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
|producer = [[Sharon Gosling]] | |producer = [[Sharon Gosling]] | ||
|music = [[Steve Foxon]] | |music = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
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|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = August 2007 | ||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7Z/B]] | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7Z/B]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-285-2 (physical) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-285-2 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-386-2 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Vanity Box (audio story) | |prev = The Vanity Box (audio story) | ||
|next = Son of the Dragon (audio story) | |next = Son of the Dragon (audio story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninety-eighth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and features [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninety-eighth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and features [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]]. The story is notable for being one of the stories with the most direct ties to the fan produced ''[[Audio Visuals (fan work)|Audio Visuals]]'' range, as the story is essentially a complete sequel to 1990's ''Endurance''. | ||
This was the second solo Seventh Doctor story, and the first time that the Seventh Doctor and [[Ice Warrior | This was the second solo Seventh Doctor story, and the first time that the Seventh Doctor and [[Ice Warrior]]s have appeared in an audio together, although ''not'' the first time chronologically for the Seventh Doctor to encounter them in an audio drama, that classification belonging to ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Arakssor]] / [[Kelly (Frozen Time)|Kelly]] / [[Pilot (Frozen Time)|Pilot]] / [[First Officer (Frozen Time)|First Officer]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Arakssor]] / [[Kelly (Frozen Time)|Kelly]] / [[Pilot (Frozen Time)|Pilot]] / [[First Officer (Frozen Time)|First Officer]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music & Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]] | |||
* Producer - [[Sharon Gosling]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - Nicholas Briggs | |||
* Ice Warriors created by [[Brian Hayles]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor mutters the names of his previous companions [[Melanie Bush|Mel]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]]. | * The Doctor mutters the names of his previous companions [[Melanie Bush|Mel]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]] while his memory recovers. | ||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
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=== Clothes === | === Clothes === | ||
* The Doctor's attire degrades over his time in the ice. | * The Doctor's attire degrades over his time in the ice. | ||
[[File:Frozen Time DWM 385.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] published in [[DWM 385]].]] | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* ''Frozen Time'' acts as a partial sequel to the events of the [[Audio Visuals (fan work)|Audio Visuals]] audio drama ''Endurance'', also written by and starring Briggs. It featured the exploits of the original 1929 Antarctic expedition, ranging from the ''Rochester'' crew's investigation of the missing expedition's base camp to the discovery and destruction of an advanced Silurian metropolis nestled beneath the ice. The obliteration of the city in the original story would seem to be the main reason Lord Barset was unable to uncover any trace of [[Lord Barset#The grandfather|his grandfather's]] lost working party. | |||
* As such, the Ice Warriors' appearance in this story was kept a secret<ref name=":1">Behind the Scenes Interviews extras.</ref><ref name=":2">[[BFX]]: [[The Bride of Peladon (audio story)|''The Bride of Peladon'']]</ref> to subvert audience speculations and expectations of the Silurians appearing, as according to Briggs "it worked so well not telling people in advance" for the Master's appearance in [[Dust Breeding (audio story)|''Dust Breeding'']]. He elaborates that "heavy hints" were made that ''Frozen Time'' was "based on an old Audio Visuals story" & pre-publicity for it "made it clear" that it "was set in the Antarctic, features someone called 'Lord Barset' and was about an expedition that discovers something."<ref name=":1" /> | |||
* Briggs asked his performance as Arraksor to be pitched down one semi-tone to make it that "slightly more deep" after hearing it.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
* A preview of this story was shown in [[DWM 385]] with an illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | * A preview of this story was shown in [[DWM 385]] with an illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[24 April (production)|24]] and [[25 April (production)|25 April]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref name=":3">'Backstage' tab of [https://web.archive.org/web/20240521173722/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-frozen-time-264 the official ''Frozen Time'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]. (Archived on the Wayback Machine)</ref> | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[24 April (production)|24]] and [[25 April (production)|25 April]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[ | * Part 1 has a pre-titles sequence. | ||
* This story is set between ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' and the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV Movie]]. | * This story is set between ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' and the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV Movie]].<ref name=":3" /> | ||
* This release comes with a Music Suite and Behind the Scenes Interviews extras. Both are split in half across the two CDs, while in the Big Finish app they are unabridged. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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{{dwrefguide|who_bf98.htm|Frozen Time}} | {{dwrefguide|who_bf98.htm|Frozen Time}} | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
<references />{{BFA monthly}} | |||
{{Ice Warrior stories}} | {{Ice Warrior stories}} | ||
{{Audio Visuals}} | {{Audio Visuals}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1929]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1929]] | ||
[[Category:Ice Warrior audio stories]] | [[Category:Ice Warrior audio stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:14, 17 November 2024
Frozen Time was the ninety-eighth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and features Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor. The story is notable for being one of the stories with the most direct ties to the fan produced Audio Visuals range, as the story is essentially a complete sequel to 1990's Endurance.
This was the second solo Seventh Doctor story, and the first time that the Seventh Doctor and Ice Warriors have appeared in an audio together, although not the first time chronologically for the Seventh Doctor to encounter them in an audio drama, that classification belonging to Thin Ice.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1929, Lord Barset's expedition to the Antarctic is lost without trace. Or so it seems...
Nearly a century later, his grandson funds a much-publicised return to the icy wastes. His mission: to discover what happened to the original expedition. But what he finds instead is an enigma — a battered London police box frozen in ice millennia old.
But something else lies in wait in this awful place, something from an era before humankind set foot on the continent's cold soil. A menace frozen in time.
Until now.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Lord Barset - Anthony Calf
- Genevieve - Maryam d'Abo
- Professor McIntyre / Bailey / Geldar - Tony Millan
- Harman / Commander - Gwynn Beech
- Ben / Driver / Ssrongar - Gregg Newton
- Arakssor / Kelly / Pilot / First Officer - Nicholas Briggs
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
- Director - Barnaby Edwards
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music & Sound Design - Steve Foxon
- Producer - Sharon Gosling
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writer - Nicholas Briggs
- Ice Warriors created by Brian Hayles
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lord Barset is searching for "lizard men".
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Antarctic holds a Martian prison facility for war criminals.
Clothes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor's attire degrades over his time in the ice.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Frozen Time acts as a partial sequel to the events of the Audio Visuals audio drama Endurance, also written by and starring Briggs. It featured the exploits of the original 1929 Antarctic expedition, ranging from the Rochester crew's investigation of the missing expedition's base camp to the discovery and destruction of an advanced Silurian metropolis nestled beneath the ice. The obliteration of the city in the original story would seem to be the main reason Lord Barset was unable to uncover any trace of his grandfather's lost working party.
- As such, the Ice Warriors' appearance in this story was kept a secret[1][2] to subvert audience speculations and expectations of the Silurians appearing, as according to Briggs "it worked so well not telling people in advance" for the Master's appearance in Dust Breeding. He elaborates that "heavy hints" were made that Frozen Time was "based on an old Audio Visuals story" & pre-publicity for it "made it clear" that it "was set in the Antarctic, features someone called 'Lord Barset' and was about an expedition that discovers something."[1]
- Briggs asked his performance as Arraksor to be pitched down one semi-tone to make it that "slightly more deep" after hearing it.[2]
- A preview of this story was shown in DWM 385 with an illustration by Martin Geraghty.
- This audio drama was recorded on 24 and 25 April 2007 at the Moat Studios.[3]
- Part 1 has a pre-titles sequence.
- This story is set between Survival and the 1996 TV Movie.[3]
- This release comes with a Music Suite and Behind the Scenes Interviews extras. Both are split in half across the two CDs, while in the Big Finish app they are unabridged.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor previously visited Antarctica close to the end of the life of his first incarnation in December 1986, (TV: The Tenth Planet) in the 1970s in his fourth incarnation (TV: The Seeds of Doom) and, earlier in his seventh incarnation, in 2006 (PROSE: Iceberg) and 2045. (AUDIO: The Word Lord)
- On 12 April 1929, The Daily Telegraph reported that Lord Barset's expedition to Antarctica was lost following their claim to have found a lost city of intelligent reptiles. A similar city was uncovered by Dr. Martyn and Townsend during an archaeological dig in Egypt. (COMIC: City of Devils)
- The TARDIS would later be frozen in a similar manner in PROSE: Time Zero.
- With this story taken into account, at least six incarnations of the Doctor have visited 2012: the Sixth Doctor and/or one of his first five incarnations, (AUDIO: The Raincloud Man) the Seventh Doctor on this occasion, the Eighth Doctor in Wiltshire, (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon) the Ninth Doctor in Utah, (TV: Dalek) the Tenth Doctor in London (TV: Fear Her) and the Eleventh Doctor. (TV: Good as Gold) Both the Ninth and Tenth Doctors were accompanied by Rose Tyler.
- The Sixth Doctor previously flew a helicopter in AUDIO: Blue Forgotten Planet.
- The 2012 Olympic Games are mentioned. In his tenth incarnation, the Doctor would attend the games in the company of Rose Tyler (TV: Fear Her) and would later do so once again in his eleventh incarnation in the company of Amy Pond. (TV: Good as Gold) In the far future, radio and television broadcasts concerning the 2012 Olympic Games could be accessed via the Gogglebox inside the Moon. (AUDIO: The Reaping, The Gathering)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Frozen Time page at bigfinish.com
- Frozen Time at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Frozen Time at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Behind the Scenes Interviews extras.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BFX: The Bride of Peladon
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Backstage' tab of the official Frozen Time page at bigfinish.com. (Archived on the Wayback Machine)
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