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'''''The Forever Trap''''' was a made-for-audio [[Tenth Doctor]] story, written by [[Dan Abnett]] and released by [[BBC Audio]] on [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]].


'''The Forever Trap''' is a made-for-audio [[Tenth Doctor]] story, written by [[Dan Abnett]] and produced for [[BBC Audio]], with a release occurring in October of 2008.
Read by [[Catherine Tate]], the story is released in the same format as the [[BBC Books]] [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures|Tenth Doctor Adventures]] book series and their associated audio book adaptations, but was released exclusively to audio. It is the second of its kind following ''[[Pest Control (audio story)|Pest Control]]''.


Read by [[Catherine Tate]], the story is released under the same format as the [[BBC Books]] [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures|Tenth Doctor Adventures]] [[book]] series and their associated audio book adaptations, but was released exclusively to audio. It is the second of its kind following [[Pest Control]].
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] are imprisoned on the [[Edifice (building)|Edifice]] - and become neighbours to a terrifying assortment of aliens.


==Publisher's summary==
When [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is invaded by a holographic marketing scam, the Doctor and Donna find themselves trapped on the Edifice, a purpose-built complex of luxury apartments in space. Their new environs leave much to be desired: millions of beings from across the Universe have been gathered to live side by side in similar apartments. Instead of creating neighbourly affection, it's led to terrible battles being waged in the corridors and on the stairwells.
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] are imprisoned on the Edifice - and become neighbours to a terrifying assortment of aliens. When the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is invaded by a holographic marketing scam, the Doctor and Donna find themselves trapped on the Edifice, a purpose-built complex of luxury apartments in space. Their new environs leave much to be desired: millions of beings from across the Universe have been gathered to live side by side in similar apartments. Instead of creating neighbourly affection, it's led to terrible battles being waged in the corridors and on the stairwells. The Doctor and Donna must cross the paths of deadly alien mobs as they search for the Edifice's ultimate authority. Who - or what - lies at the heart of the incredible complex? What destructive scourge is eating away at the Edifice itself? And are the Doctor and Donna trapped forever in this living hell?


==Cast==
The Doctor and Donna must cross the paths of deadly alien mobs as they search for the Edifice's ultimate authority. Who - or what - lies at the heart of the incredible complex? What destructive scourge is eating away at the Edifice itself? And are the Doctor and Donna trapped forever in this living hell?
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
*[[Donna Noble]]


==References==
== Plot ==
*Donna knows of the [[Sontaran]]s, placing this story after the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'', and prior to the events of ''[[Turn Left]]''.
''to be added''
*When the Doctor gives Donna a paper bag to help stop her hyperventilating during a panic attack, she notes it smells of [[Jelly baby|Jelly Babies]]. Later, when Donna suggests throwing up among other things a scarf, the Doctor angrily retorts that he has no scarf. Both are references to the [[Fourth Doctor]].
 
*This isn't the first time the Doctor has found himself trapped in a massive building inhabited by different cultures - see [[DW]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]''.
== Cast ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Donna Noble]]
* [[The Super]]
* [[Edie]]
* [[Gnur|Mr Gnur]]
* [[Zuzu]]
* [[Mr Krill]]
* [[Mrs Krill]]
* [[Phillip Krill]]
* [[Frank (The Forever Trap)|Frank]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor gives Donna a paper bag to help stop her hyperventilating; she notes it smells of [[Jelly baby|jelly babies]].
* Several [[Callicon]]s were kidnapped and brought to the Edifice.
* A [[dendronic phytoform]] plant was brought to a room in the Edifice.
* The Doctor mentions the [[Gargan]], the [[Megaraptor]] and the [[Hybrid Draconian War-Saurus]].
* Species in the Edifice include the [[Baracta]], the [[Shvone]], the [[Kork]], the [[Lom]], the [[Rutan]] and the [[Sontaran]]s.
* The Doctor compares the Edifice to an [[M. C. Escher]] engraving.
* Donna used to work at [[MFI]].
* The Edifice re-creates the [[mountain]]s of [[Gallifrey]] and [[Chiswick]] from the memories of the Doctor and Donna.
* On [[24 May (releases)|24 May]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]], this story and ''[[Pest Control (audio story)|Pest Control]]'' were collected and made available on Vinyl.<ref> https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/the-tenth-doctor-and-donna-are-coming-to-vinyl</ref>


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration.
 
== Continuity ==
* This isn't the first time the Doctor has found himself trapped in a massive building inhabited by different cultures. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'')
* Donna knows of the [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'')
* The Doctor refers to the [[Lom]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Grief (comic story)|The Grief]]'')
* The Doctor says that he has no [[scarf]]. He had prievously worn scarves during [[Fourth Doctor|his fourth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' - ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') and [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnations]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' onwards)
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery>
The Forever Trap (audio story) BBC Worldwide 2009 logo.jpg|thumb|Original cover with BBC Worldwide 2009 logo
Pest Control & The Forever Trap box set.jpg|2024 Vinyl re-release (boxset)
Pest Control & The Forever Trap cover.jpg|2024 Vinyl re-release (front)
Pest Control & The Forever Trap back cover.jpg|2024 Vinyl re-release (back)
Pest Control & The Forever Trap packshot.jpg|2024 Vinyl re-release (packshot)
</gallery>


==Continuity==
== External links ==
*The running joke involving the Doctor and Donna reiterating that they aren't a couple appears again.
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==Timeline==
[[Category:Tenth Doctor Tales audio stories]]
*The Forever Trap occurs after: [[NSA]]: [[Pest Control]]
[[Category:2008 audio stories]]
*The Forever Trap occurs before: [[NSA]]: [[The Nemonite Invasion]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's 2nd main theme]]


==External links==
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{{TDA}}
[[Category:Doctor Who original audiobooks|Forever]]
[[Category:Tenth Doctor audio plays|Forever]]
[[Category:2008 audio plays]]

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The Forever Trap was a made-for-audio Tenth Doctor story, written by Dan Abnett and released by BBC Audio on 9 October 2008.

Read by Catherine Tate, the story is released in the same format as the BBC Books Tenth Doctor Adventures book series and their associated audio book adaptations, but was released exclusively to audio. It is the second of its kind following Pest Control.

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

The Doctor and Donna are imprisoned on the Edifice - and become neighbours to a terrifying assortment of aliens.

When the TARDIS is invaded by a holographic marketing scam, the Doctor and Donna find themselves trapped on the Edifice, a purpose-built complex of luxury apartments in space. Their new environs leave much to be desired: millions of beings from across the Universe have been gathered to live side by side in similar apartments. Instead of creating neighbourly affection, it's led to terrible battles being waged in the corridors and on the stairwells.

The Doctor and Donna must cross the paths of deadly alien mobs as they search for the Edifice's ultimate authority. Who - or what - lies at the heart of the incredible complex? What destructive scourge is eating away at the Edifice itself? And are the Doctor and Donna trapped forever in this living hell?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The story was also available as a download from the AudioGO website before the company went into administration.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • Original cover with BBC Worldwide 2009 logo

    Original cover with BBC Worldwide 2009 logo

  • 2024 Vinyl re-release (boxset)

    2024 Vinyl re-release (boxset)

  • 2024 Vinyl re-release (front)

    2024 Vinyl re-release (front)

  • 2024 Vinyl re-release (back)

    2024 Vinyl re-release (back)

  • 2024 Vinyl re-release (packshot)

    2024 Vinyl re-release (packshot)

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

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  1. ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/the-tenth-doctor-and-donna-are-coming-to-vinyl
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