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cd name= Medicinal Purposes |
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image=[[Image:Medicinal_Purposes_cover.jpg|250px]] Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]|
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas | Big Finish Audio Dramas]] |
|image          = Medicinal Purposes cover.jpg  
number= 60 |
|range          = Main Range
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]|
|number in range = 60
companions= [[Evelyn Smythe]]|  
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
enemy= |
|number         = 60  
year= [[Edinburgh]], [[Earth]] [[1827]]|
|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
writer= [[Robert Ross]] |
|companions     = [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]]  
director= [[Gary Russell]] |
|enemy           = Dr. [[Robert Knox]]
producer= |
|setting        = [[Edinburgh]], [[December]] [[1828]] and [[28 January]] [[1829]]
publisher= [[Big Finish]] |
|writer         = Robert Ross (writer)
release date= [[August]] [[2004]] |
|director       = [[Gary Russell]]
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
|producer       = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
production code= [[7C/L]] |
|post production = [[David Darlington]]  
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-098-3 |
|music          = [[David Darlington]]
previous story= [[The Roof of the World (audio story)|The Roof of the World]] |
|cover          = [[Lee Binding]]
next story= [[Faith Stealer]]}}
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = August 2004
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|7C/L]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-098-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-758-8 (digital)
|prev            = The Roof of the World (audio story)
|next            = Faith Stealer (audio story)
|made prev      = Arrangements for War (audio story)
|made next      = The Harvest (audio story)
|epcount = 4
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixtieth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Robert Ross (writer)|Robert Ross]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Maggie Stables]] as [[Evelyn Smythe]].


==Publisher's summary==
This story marked the first appearance of [[Robert Knox]] played by [[Leslie Phillips]]. This is the second and final Big Finish audio drama in the main range in which [[David Tennant]] appears.
Edinburgh, 1827.


The infamous body snatchers William Burke and William Hare are at large. The local prostitutes dull their fear with cheap whisky. The graveyard owls are hooting. Business is good.
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Edinburgh]], [[1828|1827]].


When accidental tourists the Doctor and Evelyn Smythe stumble upon one of Britain's most lurid, illuminating chapters in history, a simple case of interest in the work of dedicated man of science Doctor Robert Knox, quickly turns sour.
The infamous body snatchers [[William Burke]] and [[Billy Hare|William Hare]] are at large. The local prostitutes dull their fear with cheap whisky. The graveyard owls are hooting. Business is good.
 
When accidental tourists the [[Sixth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] stumble upon one of [[Great Britain|Britain]]'s most lurid, illuminating chapters in history, a simple case of interest in the work of dedicated man of science Doctor [[Robert Knox]], quickly turns sour.


Just what is that time-bending Scots mist? Whatever it is may put the very fabric of the universe under threat...
Just what is that time-bending Scots mist? Whatever it is may put the very fabric of the universe under threat...
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As always.
As always.


==Cast ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
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* [[William Burke]] - [[Kevin O'Leary]]
* [[William Burke]] - [[Kevin O'Leary]]
* [[Billy Hare]] - [[Tom Farrelly]]
* [[Billy Hare]] - [[Tom Farrelly]]
* Old Woman - [[Janie Booth]]
* [[Old woman (Medicinal Purposes)|Old Woman]] - [[Janie Booth]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]
* Director - [[Gary Russell]]
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[David Darlington]]
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Writer - [[Robert Ross (writer)|Robert Ross]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor and Evelyn visited [[Greyfriars Graveyard]].


==References==
=== Individuals ===
''to be added''
* Daft Jamie's name and nationality causes the Doctor to recall his former companion [[Jamie McCrimmon]].
* The Doctor refers to the [[Nazi]] dictator [[Adolf Hitler]].
* The Doctor mentions Dr [[Christiaan Barnard]].
* Evelyn mentions [[Roger Bannister]].
* Knox is contemptuous of the [[Time Lord]]s and their 'dominion' over time, and says it doesn't exist.
 
=== TARDIS ===
* Knox bought his [[Type 70]] [[TARDIS]] from a [[Nekkistani]] on [[Gryben]].
* [[Robert Knox's TARDIS|Knox's TARDIS]] has a working [[chameleon circuit]].
 
=== Literature from the real world ===
* The Doctor superstitiously refers to ''[[Macbeth]]'' as "the Scottish Play."
* Dr. Knox refers to ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], who would not be born until the [[1850s]]. The Doctor realised that he mentioned the novel as a test for Evelyn whom he correctly believed may be another time traveller.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
Medicinal Purposes cover.jpg|Original CD cover art
Medicinal Purposes clean.jpg|Textless cover art
Medicinal Purposes comic preview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] from [[DWM 347]]
Medicinal Purposes caricature (DWM 351).jpg|thumb|Illustrated review by Roger Langridge from [[DWM 351]]
</gallery>


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*This story was featured in the preview section of [[Doctor Who Magazine]] [[DWM Issue 347|issue 347]] with art by [[Martin Geraghty]].
* This story was featured in the preview section of [[DWM 347]] with art by [[Martin Geraghty]].
[[File:Medicinal Purposes comic preview.png|thumb|300px|Comic preview. Illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]] from [[DWM Issue 347]]]]
* Although it is not stated in the story itself, Daft Jamie's real name was James Wilson and he was 18 years at the time of his murder in October 1828. Mary Patterson was the same age when Burke and Hare killed her on 9 April 1828.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[18 March (production)|18]] and [[19 March (production)|19 March]] [[2004 (production)|2004]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* Although the back cover of the CD dates this story to 1827, it is actually set in 1828.
* Robert Louis Stevenson was apparently born in a different year in the Doctor Who timeline than in the real world. The Date is given as December 1828 and the Doctor says it is "a full 30 years" before his birth, which would put his birth in 1858 or early 1859. In real life, Stevenson was born 13 November 1850.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*Robert Knox reappears in [[BFA]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight]]''.
* The Doctor and Evelyn would encounter Knox once again in [[Washington DC]] in [[April]] [[1865]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'')
* The Doctor would refer to ''Macbeth'' as "the Scottish Play" again during his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', ''[[The Book of Kells (audio story)|The Book of Kells]]'')


==Timeline==
== External links ==
* Medicinal Purposes occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[The Diplomat's Story]]''
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* Medicinal Purposes occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[Christmas on the Moon]]''
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==External Links==
* [http://www.bigfinish.com/60-Doctor-Who-Medicinal-Purposes Big Finish '''Medicinal Purposes''' page]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_bf60.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Medicinal Purposes''']
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Medicinal Purposes was the sixtieth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Robert Ross and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe.

This story marked the first appearance of Robert Knox played by Leslie Phillips. This is the second and final Big Finish audio drama in the main range in which David Tennant appears.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Edinburgh, 1827.

The infamous body snatchers William Burke and William Hare are at large. The local prostitutes dull their fear with cheap whisky. The graveyard owls are hooting. Business is good.

When accidental tourists the Doctor and Evelyn Smythe stumble upon one of Britain's most lurid, illuminating chapters in history, a simple case of interest in the work of dedicated man of science Doctor Robert Knox, quickly turns sour.

Just what is that time-bending Scots mist? Whatever it is may put the very fabric of the universe under threat...

As always.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Literature from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was featured in the preview section of DWM 347 with art by Martin Geraghty.
  • Although it is not stated in the story itself, Daft Jamie's real name was James Wilson and he was 18 years at the time of his murder in October 1828. Mary Patterson was the same age when Burke and Hare killed her on 9 April 1828.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 18 and 19 March 2004 at the Moat Studios.
  • Although the back cover of the CD dates this story to 1827, it is actually set in 1828.
  • Robert Louis Stevenson was apparently born in a different year in the Doctor Who timeline than in the real world. The Date is given as December 1828 and the Doctor says it is "a full 30 years" before his birth, which would put his birth in 1858 or early 1859. In real life, Stevenson was born 13 November 1850.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]