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image=[[Image:Skull-of-Sobek-cover.png|250px]]<BR>Cover by [[Grant Kempster]]|
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series= [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas#The_New_Eighth_Doctor_Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
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number= 2.4|
|range          = Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)
doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]|
|series in range = Series 2 (8DA)
companions= [[Lucie Miller]] |  
|series number in range = 2
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|number in series = 4
writer= [[Marc Platt]]|
|series         = ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''
director= [[Barnaby Edwards]] |
|number         = 2.4
year= [[Indigo 3]]|
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
producer= [[Andy Hardwick]] and [[Gareth Jenkins]]|
|companions     = [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]]
publisher= [[Big Finish]]|
|enemy           = [[Old Prince]], [[Snabb]]
release date= [[April]] [[2008]]|
|setting        = [[Indigo 3]]
format= 1 CD |
|writer          = Marc Platt
production code= BFPDWCDMG012 |
|director       = [[Barnaby Edwards]]
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-307-1 |
|producer        = [[David Richardson]], [[Sharon Gosling]], Barnaby Edwards
previous story=[[Brave New Town]]|
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
next story=[[Grand Theft Cosmos]]|
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
}}
|cover          = [[Grant Kempster]]
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|epcount        = 1
|release date   = 16 April 2008
|format         = 1 CD<br/>Download
|production code = BFPDWCDMG012
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-307-1
|prev            = Brave New Town (audio story)
|next           = Grand Theft Cosmos (audio story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth story in the [[Series 2 (8DA)|second series]] of the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]].


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''Too much perfection's dangerous.''
''Too much perfection's dangerous.''
 
On the isolated [[planet]] of [[Indigo 3]], far out in the wastes of the [[Blue Desert]], lies the [[Sanctuary of Imperfect Symmetry]]. It is a place of contemplation and reflection. It is also a place of death.
On the isolated [[planet]] of [[Indigo 3]], far out in the wastes of the [[Blue Desert]], lies the [[Sanctuary of Imperfect Symmetry]]. It is a place of contemplation and reflection. It is also a place of death.
 
Something from another time, from another world, has found its way inside the hallowed walls. Something with a leathery hide, a long snout and sharp pointy teeth.
Something from another time, from another world, has found its way inside the hallowed walls. Something with a leathery hide, a long snout and sharp pointy teeth.
Tick Tock. Here comes the [[crocodile]]...
Tick tock. Here comes the [[crocodile]]...
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] / Croc / Sister - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* Abbot [[Absolute]] - [[Art Malik]]
* Sister [[Chalice]] / Croc Trooper - [[Barbara Flynn]]
* The [[Old Prince]] / Camel Man - [[Giles Watling]]
* [[Snabb]] / Brother [[Tangent (The Skull of Sobek)|Tangent]] / Brother - [[Sean Biggerstaff]]
* [[Dannahill]] / Brother [[Proximus (The Skull of Sobek)|Proximus]] - [[Mikey O'Connor]]
* Sister [[Thrift (The Skull of Sobek)|Thrift]] / Sister - [[Katarina Olsson]]
* Croc / Brother - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Croc / Brother / [[Skull of Sobek]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Lucie has been scared of [[crocodile]]s since seeing ''[[Peter Pan]]'' as a child.
* [[Sobek]] is a planet once home to a [[Crocodilian (The Skull of Sobek)|crocodile-like race]], who had a civilisation spanning 10000 years.
* To break her from the Old Prince's control, the Doctor urges Lucie to think of [[Blackpool Tower]] and [[fish and chips]].


==Cast==
== Notes ==
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* Lucie calls the Doctor a "spineless fish" while fighting him. Paul McGann played the title role in the BBC drama {{wi|Fish (British TV series)|Fish}} (2000), although this was a lawyer named Fish instead of an actual fish.
*[[Lucie Miller]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 August (production)|16 August]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
*Abbot [[Absolute]] - [[Art Malik]]
* The story was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 7]] on [[9 November (releases)|9 November]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]].
*Sister [[Chalice]] - [[Barbara Flynn]]
* This story was originally released on CD and download on [[16 April (releases)|16 April]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430135844/http://www.bigfinish.com/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 30-04-2010]</ref>
*The [[Old Prince]] - [[Giles Watling]]
*[[Snabb]] - [[Sean Biggerstaff]]
*[[Dannahill]] - [[Mikey O'Connor]]
*Sister [[Thrift]] - [[Katarina Olsson]]


==References==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Dannahill mentions the [[Galactic Federation]], first shown in the television stories {{cs|The Curse of Peladon (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Monster of Peladon (TV story)}}.


==Notes==
== Footnotes ==
When Lucie is fighting The Doctor she calls him a "spineless fish." Paul McGann had previously payed the title role in the BBC drama [http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0244903/ "Fish"] (2000).
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==Continuity==
== External links ==
''to be added''
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-skull-of-sobek-526|The Skull of Sobek}}
{{dwrefguide|bbc7_10.htm|The Skull of Sobek}}
{{tetrap|8/skullofsobek.html|The Skull of Sobek}}


==Timeline==
{{BF EDA}}
* The Skull of Sobek occurs after: [[Brave New Town]]
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* The Skull of Sobek occurs before: [[Grand Theft Cosmos]]


==External links==
[[Category:Series 2 (8DA) audio stories]]
* [http://www.bigfinish.com/24-Doctor-Who-The-Skull-of-Sobek Big Finish '''The Skull of Sobek''' page]
[[Category:Eighth Doctor audio stories]]
[[Category:2008 audio stories]]


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The Skull of Sobek was the fourth story in the second series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Marc Platt and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.

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

Too much perfection's dangerous.

On the isolated planet of Indigo 3, far out in the wastes of the Blue Desert, lies the Sanctuary of Imperfect Symmetry. It is a place of contemplation and reflection. It is also a place of death.

Something from another time, from another world, has found its way inside the hallowed walls. Something with a leathery hide, a long snout and sharp pointy teeth. Tick Tock. Here comes the crocodile...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Lucie calls the Doctor a "spineless fish" while fighting him. Paul McGann played the title role in the BBC drama Fish (2000), although this was a lawyer named Fish instead of an actual fish.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 16 August 2007 at The Moat Studios.
  • The story was broadcast on BBC Radio 7 on 9 November 2008.
  • This story was originally released on CD and download on 16 April 2008.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 30-04-2010

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

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