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|range            = Fourth Doctor Adventures (audio series)
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|enemy            = [[Grannus Drek]], [[Flaia]]  
|enemy            = [[Grannus Drek]], [[Flaia]]  
|setting          = Seranas, the [[Future]]<br>Delrus 10, the [[Future]]<br>[[Normandy]], [[6 June]] [[1944]]<br>Faramos, the [[Past]]<br>[[Dallas]], [[22 November]] [[1963]]  
|setting          = Seranas, the [[Future]]<br>Delrus 10, the [[Future]]<br>[[Normandy]], [[6 June]] [[1944]]<br>Faramos, the [[Past]]<br>[[Dallas]], [[22 November]] [[1963]]  
|writer            = [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]
|writer            = Andrew Smith (writer)
|director          = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|director          = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
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|cover            = [[Ryan Aplin]]
|cover            = [[Ryan Aplin]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|release date      = [[10 February (releases)|10 February]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|release date      = 10 February 2021
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code  = BFPTOMCD077
|production code  = BFPTOMCD077
|isbn              = ISBN 978-1-78703-685-7
|isbn              = ISBN 978-1-78703-685-7
|audio anthology  = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 10: Volume 2]]''
|audio anthology  = The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 10: Volume 2
|series            = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''
|series            = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''
|prev              = The Day of the Comet (audio story)
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Working titles for the story included ''Thadeus Nook's Time Tours'' and ''The Time Tours of Thadeus Nook''. Eventually, ''Tribulations'' was settled on because the word has serious connotations while also sounds quite flippant by virtue of being more old-fashioned. ([[BFX]]: ''The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'')
* Working titles for the story included ''Thadeus Nook's Time Tours'' and ''The Time Tours of Thadeus Nook''. Eventually, ''Tribulations'' was settled on because the word has serious connotations while also sounding quite flippant by virtue of being more old-fashioned. ([[BFX]]: ''The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'')
* [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]] envisioned the character of Thadeus Nook first before the story ideas. ([[BFX]]: ''The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'')
* [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]] envisioned the character of Thadeus Nook first before the story ideas. ([[BFX]]: ''The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'')
* The story partially was influenced by the ''[[TV Comic]]'' story, ''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]'', in which the Doctor encounters another amateur [[human]] time traveller. ([[BFX]]: ''The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'')
* The story partially was influenced by the ''[[TV Comic]]'' story, ''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]'', in which the Doctor encounters another amateur [[human]] time traveller. ([[BFX]]: ''The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'')
* Smith also drew some inspiration from ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'' and ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'', two stories which balance a lighter comedic tone with a darker tone, one of which transitions to the other as the story progresses. When writing ''Tribulations'', Smith chose the scene of the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|Kennedy assassination]] as the moment which the hitherto lighthearted story begins to take on a more serious tone. ([[BFX]]: ''The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'')
* Smith also drew some inspiration from ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'' and ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'', two stories which balance a lighter comedic tone with a darker tone, one of which transitions to the other as the story progresses. When writing ''Tribulations'', Smith chose the scene of the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|Kennedy assassination]] as the moment which the hitherto lighthearted story begins to take on a more serious tone. ([[BFX]]: ''The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'')
* This story was recorded on [[19 September (production)|19]] and [[21 September (production)|21 September]] [[2016 (production)|2016]] at [[Audio Sorcery]].
* This story was recorded on [[19 September (production)|19]] and [[21 September (production)|21 September]] [[2016 (production)|2016]] at [[Audio Sorcery]].
* The story's cover art names many years and planets from across ''Doctor Who'' as potential destinations of [[Thadeus Nook's Time Tours]], including [[Utopia (Utopia)|Utopia]], [[Woman Wept]], and [[Midnight (planet)|Midnight]].
* A relatively unaltered picture of [[Peter (The Beast Below)|Peter]] from {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}} is used on the cover art to represent a member of the [[Cult of Drek]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor arrives shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the [[Ninth Doctor]] would later be there for the assassination itself ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') Another [[Renegade Time Lord]], the [[Designer]] [[Berenyi]] altered the timeline to ensure the assassination. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 171 short story)|Untitled]]'')
* The Doctor arrives shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the [[Ninth Doctor]] would later be there for the assassination itself ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') Another [[Renegade Time Lord]], the [[Designer]] [[Berenyi]] altered the timeline to ensure the assassination. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 171 short story)|Untitled]]'')
* The Doctor remembers [[Jamie McCrimmon|two of]] [[Zoe Heriot|his friends]] having their memories wiped and sent back to their original times. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* The Doctor remembers [[Jamie McCrimmon|two of]] [[Zoe Heriot|his friends]] having their memories wiped and sent back to their original times. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
== Cover gallery ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook was the third story in the tenth series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Andrew Smith and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela.

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

It’s time for the trip of a lifetime! Come along on one of Thadeus Nook's Time Tours. See history as it really was. Get to witness wars and assassinations! See barbarian warlords right up close!

The Doctor and Leela encounter a most enterprising young gentleman – using time travel for his own financial gain. The Doctor is horrified at the irresponsibility – but it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Because Thadeus Nook is about to learn that history is often best left in the past.

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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Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Food and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Thadeus offers to buy Jess a slap-up takeaway Kronkburger and later the Doctor and Leela also have a kronkburger.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Working titles for the story included Thadeus Nook's Time Tours and The Time Tours of Thadeus Nook. Eventually, Tribulations was settled on because the word has serious connotations while also sounding quite flippant by virtue of being more old-fashioned. (BFX: The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook)
  • Andrew Smith envisioned the character of Thadeus Nook first before the story ideas. (BFX: The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook)
  • The story partially was influenced by the TV Comic story, The Amateur, in which the Doctor encounters another amateur human time traveller. (BFX: The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook)
  • Smith also drew some inspiration from The Romans and The Gunfighters, two stories which balance a lighter comedic tone with a darker tone, one of which transitions to the other as the story progresses. When writing Tribulations, Smith chose the scene of the Kennedy assassination as the moment which the hitherto lighthearted story begins to take on a more serious tone. (BFX: The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook)
  • This story was recorded on 19 and 21 September 2016 at Audio Sorcery.
  • The story's cover art names many years and planets from across Doctor Who as potential destinations of Thadeus Nook's Time Tours, including Utopia, Woman Wept, and Midnight.
  • A relatively unaltered picture of Peter from The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"] is used on the cover art to represent a member of the Cult of Drek.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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