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|image = Terror of the Master (audio story).jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
Terror of the Master (audio story).jpg|2021 (''Masterful'') | |||
Terror of the Master re-release (audio story).jpg|2023 (standalone)</gallery> | |||
|series = ''[[Masterful (audio anthology)|Masterful]]'' | |series = ''[[Masterful (audio anthology)|Masterful]]'' | ||
|number in series = 4 | |number in series = 4 | ||
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|enemy = {{Delgado|c}} | |enemy = {{Delgado|c}} | ||
|setting = [[Earth]], [[1970s]] | |setting = [[Earth]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Trevor Baxendale | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
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|read by = [[Jon Culshaw]] | |read by = [[Jon Culshaw]] | ||
|cover = [[Ryan Aplin]] | |cover = [[Ryan Aplin]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 2 January 2021 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-191-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-191-3 (Masterful)<br/>ISBN 978-1-80240-126-4 (standalone) | ||
|prev = The Switching (short story) | |prev = The Switching (short story) | ||
|soundcloudclip = | |soundcloudclip = | ||
|epcount = 3 | |epcount = 3 | ||
|format = 3 CDs<br/>Download<br/>4th of 4 stories | |format = 3 CDs<br/>Download<br/>4th of 4 stories | ||
|production code=BFPMASTERFCDLE-TOTM | |||
|series2 = [[Classic Series - Special Releases]] | |||
|prev2 = If I Should Die Before I Wake (audio story) | |||
|next2 = The Battle of Giant's Causeway (audio story) | |||
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'''''Terror of the Master''''' was the fourth and final story | '''''Terror of the Master''''' was the fourth and final story originally part of the ''[[Masterful (audio anthology)|Masterful]]'' limited edition box set released by [[Big Finish Productions]] to mark the 50th anniversary of the [[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|first appearance]] of {{Delgado}}. It was not included on the standard edition of ''Masterful'' and was later given a digital exclusive standalone release. It was written by [[Trevor Baxendale]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], {{Delgado}}, and [[UNIT]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Dr Derek Drake is a National Treasure — he's going to solve the energy crisis and stop all pollution. Governments and businesses around the world are signing up to his environmentally friendly campaign. So why is the Doctor convinced this great humanitarian and darling of the media is really {{Delgado}} in disguise? | Dr Derek Drake is a National Treasure — he's going to solve the energy crisis and stop all pollution. Governments and businesses around the world are signing up to his environmentally friendly campaign. So why is the Doctor convinced this great humanitarian and darling of the media is really {{Delgado}} in disguise? | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
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* [[Magnus Pike]] | * [[Magnus Pike]] | ||
* [[Kinley]] | * [[Kinley]] | ||
* [[Gibbs (Terror of the Master)|Gibbs]] | * Private [[Gibbs (Terror of the Master)|Gibbs]] | ||
* [[ | * Corporal [[Sweetman (Terror of the Master)|Sweetman]] | ||
* [[Audrey Pilch]] | * [[Audrey Pilch]] | ||
* [[Geoffrey Turkle]] | * [[Geoffrey Turkle]] | ||
* [[Kirkland]] | * [[Kirkland]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The BBC chauffeur once drove for [[Peter Cushing ( | * The BBC chauffeur once drove for [[Peter Cushing (in-universe)|Peter Cushing]]. | ||
*[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] reminisces on an encounter with [[Winston Churchill]] and the [[Crimean War]]. | * [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] reminisces on an encounter with [[Winston Churchill]] and the [[Crimean War]]. | ||
* The Master had considered using [[Ogron]]s in his scheme. | * The Master had considered using [[Ogron]]s in his scheme. | ||
* The Doctor puts off the idea of revisiting [[Metebelis III]]. | * The Doctor puts off the idea of revisiting [[Metebelis III]]. | ||
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] rhetorically asks if [[Mike Yates|Yates]] is trying to catch ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]'' on the television. | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] rhetorically asks if [[Mike Yates|Yates]] is trying to catch ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]'' on the television. | ||
* The Brigadier sees [[Bruce Forsyth]] at the [[BBC Television Centre]]. | * The Brigadier sees [[Bruce Forsyth (in-universe)|Bruce Forsyth]] at the [[BBC Television Centre]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[ | * The story was recorded in [[2019 (production)|2019]].<ref>'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-terror-of-the-master-2816 the official ''Terror of the Master'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> | ||
* | * The title for this story was absent when originally announced as part of the ''Masterful'' anthology.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/john-simm-s-master-joins-his-other-selves-for-doctor-who-masterful John Simm joins Big Finish for Doctor Who: Masterful]</ref> The title was later shown on 23 May 2020 along with the covers for both the Limited and Standard editions of ''Masterful''.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/all-the-masters-revealed All the Masters revealed!]</ref> | ||
* This story was announced to be re-released as a standalone download on 18 January 2023,<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-terror-of-the-master-returns The Terror of the Master Returns!]</ref> and was released on [[14 March (releases)|14 March]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-master-s-reign-of-terror-returns The Master’s Reign of Terror Returns!]</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Yates and [[John Benton|Benton]] believe the Doctor is still saddened by [[Jo Grant|Jo]]'s recent departure. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | * Yates and [[John Benton|Benton]] believe the Doctor is still saddened by [[Jo Grant|Jo]]'s recent departure. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and [[Daisy Hanson|Daisy]] are constructing the [[Whomobile]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | * The Doctor and [[Daisy Hanson|Daisy]] are constructing the [[Whomobile]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
*The Brigadier reminds the Doctor that UNIT was set up to investigate "the odd, the unexplained, anything on Earth or beyond", just as how he described UNIT to [[Liz Shaw]] on their first meeting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | * The Brigadier reminds the Doctor that UNIT was set up to investigate "the odd, the unexplained, anything on Earth or beyond", just as how he described UNIT to [[Liz Shaw]] on their first meeting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
* Yates comments on someone needing to solve the energy crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | * Yates comments on someone needing to solve the energy crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and the Master have crossed swords in a literal sense. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | * The Doctor and the Master have crossed swords in a literal sense. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/masterful-limited-edition-2197}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/masterful-limited-edition-2197|Masterful (Limited Edition)}} | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-terror-of-the-master-2816}} | |||
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[[Category:The Master (Terror of the Autons) audio stories]] | [[Category:The Master (Terror of the Autons) audio stories]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
[[Category:Three part audio stories]] | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Classic Series - Special Releases}} | |||
{{The Master (TotA) stories}} | |||
Latest revision as of 18:25, 15 December 2024
Terror of the Master was the fourth and final story originally part of the Masterful limited edition box set released by Big Finish Productions to mark the 50th anniversary of the first appearance of the Master. It was not included on the standard edition of Masterful and was later given a digital exclusive standalone release. It was written by Trevor Baxendale and featured the Third Doctor, the Master, and UNIT.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dr Derek Drake is a National Treasure — he's going to solve the energy crisis and stop all pollution. Governments and businesses around the world are signing up to his environmentally friendly campaign. So why is the Doctor convinced this great humanitarian and darling of the media is really the Master in disguise?
What could his greatest enemy hope to gain by improving the lives of everyone on the planet? The Doctor must convince his UNIT friends that they now face the ultimate terror – and that the Master may be in as much danger as they are…
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Third Doctor
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- The Master
- Mike Yates
- John Benton
- The Scabus
- Daisy Hanson
- Gerald Farley
- Dan Cudgely
- Magnus Pike
- Kinley
- Private Gibbs
- Corporal Sweetman
- Audrey Pilch
- Geoffrey Turkle
- Kirkland
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The BBC chauffeur once drove for Peter Cushing.
- The Doctor reminisces on an encounter with Winston Churchill and the Crimean War.
- The Master had considered using Ogrons in his scheme.
- The Doctor puts off the idea of revisiting Metebelis III.
- The Brigadier rhetorically asks if Yates is trying to catch The Magic Roundabout on the television.
- The Brigadier sees Bruce Forsyth at the BBC Television Centre.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story was recorded in 2019.[1]
- The title for this story was absent when originally announced as part of the Masterful anthology.[2] The title was later shown on 23 May 2020 along with the covers for both the Limited and Standard editions of Masterful.[3]
- This story was announced to be re-released as a standalone download on 18 January 2023,[4] and was released on 14 March 2023.[5]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Yates and Benton believe the Doctor is still saddened by Jo's recent departure. (TV: The Green Death)
- The Doctor and Daisy are constructing the Whomobile. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
- The Brigadier reminds the Doctor that UNIT was set up to investigate "the odd, the unexplained, anything on Earth or beyond", just as how he described UNIT to Liz Shaw on their first meeting. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
- Yates comments on someone needing to solve the energy crisis. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
- The Doctor and the Master have crossed swords in a literal sense. (TV: The Sea Devils)
- The Brigadier receives numerous reports on the Loch Ness Monster. He and the Fourth Doctor would later investigate a sighting personally. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
- The Brigadier recalls the incident with Breathe Industries. (AUDIO: Poison of the Daleks)
- The Master recalls the Doctor foiling his alliance with the Nestene Consciousness. (TV: Terror of the Autons)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Masterful (Limited Edition) page at bigfinish.com
- Official Terror of the Master page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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