Last of the Colophon (audio story)

Last of the Colophon
Doctor:	Fourth Doctor
Companion(s):	Leela
Main enemy:	Astaroth Morax
Main setting:	Colophos, 40th century
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	Jonathan Morris
Director:	Nicholas Briggs
Producer:	David Richardson
Music:	Jamie Robertson
Sound:	Jamie Robertson
Cover by:	Anthony Lamb
Release details
Number of parts:	2
Release number:	3.05
Release date:	14 May 2014
Format:	1 CD Download
Production code:	BFPTOMCD018
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-78178-294-1 (physical) 978-1-78575-873-7 (digital)
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Last of the Colophon was the fifth story in the third series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela.

Publisher's summary

The planet Colophos is a dead world. Nothing but dust and rubble — and the ruins of a once-great civilisation. But is it really as dead as it appears? When the Doctor and Leela land, joined by the crew of the Oligarch survey ship, it's not long before they receive a communication from one of the ruins. A communication from Astaroth Morax, the last of the Colophon. Attended by a sadistic robot nurse, Morax is in a wheelchair and bound in bandages to conceal his terrible injuries. But is he really as powerless as he seems? What became of the rest of his race — and why didn't he die with them?

Entering his lair, the Doctor uncovers a terrifying secret...

Plot

Part one

to be added

Part two

to be added

Cast

• The Doctor - Tom Baker
• Leela - Louise Jameson
• Morax - Gareth Thomas
• Nurse Torvik / Computer - Jane Goddard
• Chief Surveyor Hardwick - John Voce
• Deputy Surveyor Sutton - Jessica Martin
• Pilot Kellaway - Blake Ritson

Crew

• Cover Art - Anthony Lamb
• Director - Nicholas Briggs
• Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
• Music and Sound Design - Jamie Robertson
• Producer - David Richardson
• Script Editor - John Dorney
• Writer - Jonathan Morris

Worldbuilding

• The survey ship Oligarch was sent to Colophos by the Third Imperial Consortium, of which the Doctor has never heard.
• The Third Imperial Consortium is ruled by an emperor.

Notes

• This is the second consecutive Fourth Doctor audio drama to feature a Blake's 7 cast member in a major role, as Michael Keating played Calvert in The Evil One.
• This story was recorded on 10 May 2012 at Audio Sorcery.

Textless cover art

Continuity

• Leela refers to Xoanon. (TV: The Face of Evil)
• Leela tells Morax that she has previously seen "men with boiled faces," referring to the Master and possibly Magnus Greel. (AUDIO: Trail of the White Worm, The Oseidon Adventure, The Evil One; TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
• Leela compares the Citadel to a Horda's warren. (TV: The Face of Evil)
• The Doctor considers taking Leela to the Eye of Orion but dismisses the idea, claiming that it is not in season. (TV: The King's Demons, The Five Doctors)
• Leela refers to the fact that she has fought invisible enemies before. (TV: The Face of Evil)
• The Doctor tells Morax that he has previously met other invisible lifeforms. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan, The Ark, Planet of the Daleks)
• Leela refers to the janis thorn. (TV: The Face of Evil)

External links

• Official Last of the Colophon page at bigfinish.com