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|anthology             = ''[[The Second Doctor: Volume Three]]''
|audio anthology       = The Second Doctor: Volume Three
|number                = 14.3
|number                = 14.3
|range                  = The Companion Chronicles
|range                  = The Companion Chronicles
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|enemy                  = {{Hound|c}}
|enemy                  = {{Hound|c}}
|setting                =  
|setting                =  
|writer                = [[Paul Morris]]
|writer                = Paul Morris
|director              = [[Nigel Fairs]]
|director              = [[Nigel Fairs]]
|producer              = [[Dominic G. Martin]]
|producer              = [[Dominic G. Martin]]
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|sound                  = Richard Fox
|sound                  = Richard Fox
|publisher              = Big Finish Productions
|publisher              = Big Finish Productions
|release date          = [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|release date          = 26 April 2022
|format                = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories  
|format                = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories  
|production code        = BFPDWCC140
|production code        = BFPDWCC140
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=== Popular culture ===
=== Popular culture ===
* Zoe knows who the [[Spice Girls]] are.
* Zoe knows who the [[Spice Girls]] are.
* Kanye West plays in an adaptation of ''[[Hamlet]]''
* [[Kanye West]] plays in an adaptation of ''[[Hamlet]]''
* The Monk says Zoe could watch ''Hamlet'' on [[Netflix]]
* The Monk says Zoe could watch ''Hamlet'' on [[Netflix]]
* The Monk says [[Time]] is not a [[Disney (in-universe)|Disney]] character.
* The Monk says [[Time]] is not a [[Disney (in-universe)|Disney]] character.
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* The "germ" for this story came from a single line in ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''. ([[VOR 157]])
* The "germ" for this story came from a single line in ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''. ([[VOR 157]])
* This story plays on [[missing episode]]s, which [[Paul Morris]] claims was to "run through the entire [[The Second Doctor: Volume Three|boxset]]". ([[VOR 157]]) References to this include violent material of the ''Hamlet'' television broadcast being cut (censor clips), and [[Tele-snaps]] and off-air recordings of the broadcast being taken.
* This story plays on [[missing episode]]s, which [[Paul Morris]] claims was to "run through the entire [[The Second Doctor: Volume Three|boxset]]". ([[VOR 157]]) References to this include violent material of the ''Hamlet'' television broadcast being cut (censor clips), and [[Tele-snaps]] and off-air recordings of the broadcast being taken.
* This is a rare instance for Big Finish where an actor plays a fictional version of themselves. In this case, other than playing the Monk and various other uncredited roles, [[Rufus Hound]] briefly plays himself in a segment focused on the ''Hamlet'' television broadcast.
* This is a rare instance for Big Finish where an actor plays a fictional version of themselves. In this case, other than playing the Monk and various other uncredited roles, [[Rufus Hound]] briefly plays [[Rufus Hound (in-universe)|himself]] in a segment focused on the ''Hamlet'' television broadcast.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==

Latest revision as of 01:56, 16 November 2024

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The Prints of Denmark was the third story in The Second Doctor: Volume Three, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Paul Morris and featured Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot and Rufus Hound as The Monk

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

The man Zoe travels through time and space with is a comical little man, eager to make a difference. To make things better. He's a man who loves the Earth, its history, its potential, and is happy to help things along when he can. And now Zoe is the only one standing between him and changing Earth unrecognisably: for The Monk, the play's the thing...

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Popular culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Zoe knows who the Spice Girls are.
  • Kanye West plays in an adaptation of Hamlet
  • The Monk says Zoe could watch Hamlet on Netflix
  • The Monk says Time is not a Disney character.
  • Peter Purves was involved in an incident with a giraffe that was voted the second greatest moment in television history.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ian Atkins was responsible for the initial phase of production, including the script brief, while Dominic G. Martin was responsible for the recording phase of production. (BFX: The Prints of Denmark)
  • The "germ" for this story came from a single line in The Time Meddler. (VOR 157)
  • This story plays on missing episodes, which Paul Morris claims was to "run through the entire boxset". (VOR 157) References to this include violent material of the Hamlet television broadcast being cut (censor clips), and Tele-snaps and off-air recordings of the broadcast being taken.
  • This is a rare instance for Big Finish where an actor plays a fictional version of themselves. In this case, other than playing the Monk and various other uncredited roles, Rufus Hound briefly plays himself in a segment focused on the Hamlet television broadcast.

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