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{{Infobox Audiobook
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|audiobook name = Home Truths
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|series         = [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[The Companion Chronicles|Big Finish - The Companion Chronicles]]
|image           = Home Truths.jpg
|number         = 3.5
|range            = The Companion Chronicles
|doctor          = [[First Doctor]]
|series in range = Series 3 (CC)
|companions      = [[Sara Kingdom]], [[Steven Taylor]]
|series number in range = 3
|enemy           = an intelligent house  
|number in series = 5
|setting         =  
|series           = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
|writer         = [[Simon Guerrier]]
|number           = 3.5
|director       = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|main character  = [[Sara Kingdom]]
|read by         = [[Jean Marsh]]
|featuring        = First Doctor
|music           = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|featuring2      = Steven Taylor
|sound           = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|featuring3      = Robert (Home Truths)
|publisher       = [[Big Finish]]
|enemy           = [[House (Home Truths)|An intelligent house]]
|release date   = November 2008
|setting         = [[Ely]], [[England]]
|format         = 1 CD
|writer           = Simon Guerrier
|production code = BFPDWCC13
|director         = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-354-5
|producer         = [[David Richardson]]
|previous story  = [[Empathy Games (audio story)|Empathy Games]]
|music           = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|next story      = [[The Darkening Eye]]
|sound           = Richard Fox & Lauren Yason
}}'''''Home Truths''''' was a [[2008]] audio play released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It featured [[Jean Marsh]] relating a story featuring [[Sara Kingdom]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[first Doctor|the Doctor]], but did so from a more indirect angle than was typical for the [[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicle]] range.  Unusually, the "present day" of the narrative was at least 1000 years after Sara's death.  
|cover            = [[Simon Holub]]
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|release date     = November 2008
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download
|production code = BFPDWCC13
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-354-5 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-496-9 (digital)
|prev            = Empathy Games (audio story)
|next             = The Darkening Eye (audio story)
|epcount = 2
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'''''Home Truths''''' was the fifth story of the [[Series 3 (CC)|third series]] of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]], narrated by [[Jean Marsh]] and featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]], [[Sara Kingdom]] and introduced [[Niall MacGregor]] as [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]].


It began a trilogy later continued in the prequel, ''[[The Drowned World]]'', and the sequel, ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System]]''.
It was the first piece of performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to feature Sara Kingdom since the character's death in ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' in [[January (releases)|January]] [[1966 (releases)|1966]]. It began a trilogy later continued in ''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]'' and ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)|The Guardian of the Solar System]]''.


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
There’s a house across the waters at Ely where an old woman tells a strange story.
There's a house across the waters at Ely where an old woman tells a strange story.


About a kind of night constable called Sara Kingdom. And her friends, the Doctor and Steven. About a journey they made to a young couple’s home, and
About a kind of night constable called Sara Kingdom. And her friends, the Doctor and Steven. About a journey they made to a young couple's home, and the nightmarish things that were found there. About the follies of youth and selfishness. And the terrible things even the most well-meaning of us can inflict on each other.
the nightmarish things that were found there. About the follies of youth and selfishness. And the terrible things even the most well-meaning of us can inflict on each other.


Hear the old woman's story. Then decide her fate.
Hear the old woman's story. Then decide her fate.


==Cast==
== Plot ==
*[[Sara Kingdom]] - [[Jean Marsh]]
=== Dream Home (1) ===
*Robert - [[Niall MacGregor]]
''to be added''


==References==
=== Home Truths (2) ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Cast ==
*Dialogue within the story calls into question how trustworthy the narrator actually is. Thus, it is difficult to know just how accurately the Doctor, Sara and Steven are portrayed.  
* [[Sara Kingdom]] - [[Jean Marsh]]
*This story has some commonality with [[DWM]]: "[[Funhouse (comic strip)|Funhouse]]", in that the key antagonist is an intelligent house.
* [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]] - [[Niall MacGregor]]
*This is an unusual Companion Chronicle in that the returning actor from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' portrays the nominal villain of the piece.  
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] @ FoxYason Studios
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editors - [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Writer - [[Simon Guerrier]]
* Sara Kingdom created by [[Terry Nation]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* In the [[far future]], [[Hollywood]] has been forgotten.
[[File:Home Truths clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
 
== Notes ==
* This story was originally entitled ''Dream Home''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080513065058/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/News</ref>
* Dialogue within the story calls into question how trustworthy the narrator actually is. Thus, it is difficult to know just how accurately the Doctor, Sara and Steven are portrayed.
* This story has some commonality with both [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Funhouse (comic story)}} and [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)}} in that the key antagonist is an intelligent house.
* This is an unusual Companion Chronicle in that the returning actor from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' portrays the nominal villain of the piece.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[8 September (production)|8 September]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story is set between episodes seven and eight of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}.
* This story is told from Sara's perspective.
 
== Continuity ==
* Sara recalls being convinced that the Doctor, Steven and [[Bret Vyon]] were criminals, and subsequently killing Bret, at the end of episode 4 of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}.
* Sara tells Robert that during her travels with the Doctor and Steven, she encountered [[Visian|invisible creatures]], arrived in polluted [[Liverpool]] and visited [[Hollywood]] in [[1921]] where a film director tried to hire her to replace the leading lady, all of which took place in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}; that a small boy, who was also named Robert, died in her arms on [[Mars]], which happened in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Little Drummer Boy (short story)}}; and that she encountered a withered old man who was trapped in the workings of a clock, which would later be explored in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)}}.


==Continuity==
== Footnotes ==
*Sara mentions the events of [[ST]]: "[[The Little Drummer Boy]]" and [[CC]]: ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System]]''.
{{Reflist}}


==[[First Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== External links ==
* Home Truths likely occurs between [[DW]]: "[[The Daleks' Master Plan#The Feast of Steven (7)|The Feast of Steven]]" and "[[The Daleks' Master Plan#Volcano (8)|Volcano]]"
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* Home Truths occurs after [[CC]]: [[The Drowned World]].
{{dwrefguide|chronicles13.htm|Home Truths}}
* Home Truths occurs before [[CC]]: [[The Guardian of the Solar System]].
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==External links==
[[Category:Series 3 (CC) audio stories]]
*[http://www.bigfinish.com/35-Doctor-Who-The-Companion-Chronicles-Home-Truths Big Finish '''Home Truths''' page]
[[Category:First Doctor audio stories]]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/chronicles13.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide's detailed synopsis of '''Home Truths''']
[[Category:2008 audio stories]]
[[Category:First Doctor audio plays]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 1st theme]]
[[Category:The Companion Chronicles]]
[[Category:Two part audio stories]]
[[Category:2008 audio plays]]

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Home Truths was the fifth story of the third series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Simon Guerrier, narrated by Jean Marsh and featured the First Doctor, Steven Taylor, Sara Kingdom and introduced Niall MacGregor as Robert.

It was the first piece of performed Doctor Who to feature Sara Kingdom since the character's death in The Daleks' Master Plan in January 1966. It began a trilogy later continued in The Drowned World and The Guardian of the Solar System.

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

There's a house across the waters at Ely where an old woman tells a strange story.

About a kind of night constable called Sara Kingdom. And her friends, the Doctor and Steven. About a journey they made to a young couple's home, and the nightmarish things that were found there. About the follies of youth and selfishness. And the terrible things even the most well-meaning of us can inflict on each other.

Hear the old woman's story. Then decide her fate.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dream Home (1)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Home Truths (2)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover art

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was originally entitled Dream Home.[1]
  • Dialogue within the story calls into question how trustworthy the narrator actually is. Thus, it is difficult to know just how accurately the Doctor, Sara and Steven are portrayed.
  • This story has some commonality with both COMIC: Funhouse [+]Loading...["Funhouse (comic story)"] and AUDIO: The Chimes of Midnight [+]Loading...["The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)"] in that the key antagonist is an intelligent house.
  • This is an unusual Companion Chronicle in that the returning actor from Doctor Who portrays the nominal villain of the piece.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 8 September 2008 at the Moat Studios.
  • This story is set between episodes seven and eight of TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"].
  • This story is told from Sara's perspective.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Sara recalls being convinced that the Doctor, Steven and Bret Vyon were criminals, and subsequently killing Bret, at the end of episode 4 of TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"].
  • Sara tells Robert that during her travels with the Doctor and Steven, she encountered invisible creatures, arrived in polluted Liverpool and visited Hollywood in 1921 where a film director tried to hire her to replace the leading lady, all of which took place in TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"]; that a small boy, who was also named Robert, died in her arms on Mars, which happened in PROSE: The Little Drummer Boy [+]Loading...["The Little Drummer Boy (short story)"]; and that she encountered a withered old man who was trapped in the workings of a clock, which would later be explored in AUDIO: The Guardian of the Solar System [+]Loading...["The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)"].

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080513065058/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/News

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

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