No Place Like Home (audio story): Difference between revisions

No Place Like Home was a 2003 Big Finish audio drama, featuring the Fifth Doctor and new companion Erimem. Originally included in Doctor Who Magazine #326, it was later re-released as a free download on the Big Finish Productions website on 23 July 2014.^[1] This was also the audio debut (and, as of October 2023, only appearance) of the comic-originated character Shayde.

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

Whilst showing his latest companion, Erimem, around her new home, the Doctor discovers that the TARDIS seems remarkably keen to be as unhelpful as possible. Almost as if it wants rid of its occupants...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Director - Gary Russell
Executive Producer - Jacqueline Rayner
Music and Sound Design - David Darlington
Producers Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery
Writer - Iain McLaughlin

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor used to hide from his former companion Tegan Jovanka in the Cloister Room.
The Doctor uses everlasting matches.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peri Brown once considered wearing one of Leela's skins, which she found in the TARDIS wardrobe, to a fancy dress party.
The Rovie refers to Peri and Erimem as the "female monkeys".
Erimem sees ice for the first time.

The TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS contains a full sized cricket pitch, several fields, a rainforest, various control relays, the swimming pool, at least two libraries, several gardens, a storeroom full of terracotta soldiers, the Dimensional Induction Chamber, and the Cloister Room.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Shayde first appeared in the Fifth Doctor comic strip The Tides of Time. He later developed a more complicated relationship with the Doctor in the Eighth Doctor comic stories, beginning with The Final Chapter. This is the only audio drama to feature Shayde.
This is the only Big Finish audio story in which Erimem appears but Peri does not.
After the 2019 redesign of the Big Finish website, this release was added to The Fifth Doctor Adventures.
The preview of Dalek War: Chapter One that was bundled with it in its release in Doctor Who Magazine still is when downloaded from either the Big Finish site or in the Big Finish app.
This story was recorded on 1 November 2002.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Shayde's warning to the Doctor is a direct homage to the Time Lord's warning to the Fourth Doctor. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) Again, the Time Lords "foresee a time" when a race will conquer the universe — only this time, it is the Rovies.
As in Time and the Rani and later in The Christmas Invasion, the TARDIS wardrobe holds the outfits of several earlier incarnations. In particular, Erimem finds the Fourth Doctor's scarf and hat, (TV: Robot, et. al.) the Second Doctor's furry overcoat (TV: The Abominable Snowman, The Five Doctors) and the Third Doctor's ruffled shirts and smoking jackets (TV: Spearhead from Space, et. al). Of the three, the Fifth Doctor seems fondest of the scarf — which he describes as "useful" but cumbersome as he tended to trip over it. The furry coat is described as being made of polyester rather than animal skin and as having come from the planet Thraxis. He expresses positive embarrassment at her discovery of the kind of clothes which he wore during his third incarnation.
Companions' clothes are also discovered in the wardrobe, including a dress worn by both Victoria Waterfield and Sarah Jane Smith, (TV: Pyramids of Mars) a kilt worn by Jamie McCrimmon and one set of Leela's skins, which the Doctor says Peri once considered wearing.
The TARDIS is said to have the ability to automatically reconfigure its rooms, leaving the Doctor temporarily unaware of where the rooms had gone. (TV: Castrovalva, The Eleventh Hour; COMIC: Tesseract) He tells Erimem that he doesn't like it, similar to what the Second Doctor said upon entering the Third Doctor's TARDIS. (TV: The Three Doctors)
Similar to a conversation between the Second Doctor and Victoria in TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen, the Fifth Doctor speaks to Erimem about his memories of his family. He says that he does not, in fact, think of his family very much at all, save for occasional thoughts of his granddaughter Susan Foreman. (TV: An Unearthly Child et al)
The Fifth Doctor expresses a disdain of cats. This was a running gag in his adventures with Erimem, at least until her cat Antranak's death. (AUDIO: Nekromanteia)
The Doctor claims that he delivered the Terracotta Army to the first Emperor of China, Qin Chi Huangdi, during his third incarnation. The Second Doctor had encountered the Emperor towards the end of his life in 210 BC. (AUDIO: The Emperor of Eternity)
The Doctor refers to the Library of St John the Beheaded. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire)
Shayde refers to the Doctor as "Lord President". (TV: The Five Doctors)
The Doctor remarks that, unlike Antranak, K9 was TARDIS trained, paraphrasing Marius. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
Erimem regrets not saying goodbye to her mother Rhaoubak before she left Egypt. (AUDIO: The Eye of the Scorpion)

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

Official No Place Like Home page at bigfinish.com
No Place Like Home at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
DisContinuity for No Place Like Home at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide

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-| next story= [[Living Legend]]
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+'''''No Place Like Home''''' was a 2003 [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio drama, featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]] and new [[companion]] [[Erimem]]. Originally included in [[DWM 326|Doctor Who Magazine #326]], it was later re-released as a free download on the [[Big Finish Productions]] website on [[23 July (releases)|23 July]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]].<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/big-finish-s-15th-anniversary-of-doctor-who-releases Big Finish's 15th Anniversary of Doctor Who releases]</ref> This was also the audio debut (and, as of October 2023, only appearance) of the comic-originated character [[Shayde]].
-'''''No Place Like Home''''' was a special [[Big Finish Productions]] recording given away with [[DWM 326|''Doctor Who Magazine'' #326]].  It featured [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and then-new [[companion]] [[Erimem]] in an adventure entirely set within [[the Doctor's TARDIS]].  A somewhat tongue-in-cheek comedy, the story had an unusual number of references to the Doctor's past lives and companions, and was notable for including the first performed appearance of [[Shayde]], a companion who had previously only been used in [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strip stories|''DWM'' comic strips]].
+== Publisher's summary ==
+Whilst showing his latest companion, [[Erimem]], around her new home, [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] discovers that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] seems remarkably keen to be as unhelpful as possible. Almost as if it wants rid of its occupants...
-==Publisher's summary==
+== Plot ==
-Whilst showing his latest companion, Erimem, around her new home, the Doctor discovers that the TARDIS seems remarkably keen to be as unhelpful as possible. Almost as if it wants rid of its occupants...
+''to be added''
-==Cast==
+== Cast ==
 * [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
 * [[Erimem]] - [[Caroline Morris]]
-* [[Rovie|The Rovie]] / [[Shayde]] - [[Mark Donovan]]
+* The [[Rovie (No Place Like Home)|Rovie]] / [[Shayde]] - [[Mark Donovan]]
-==References==
+== Crew ==
-*[[Shayde]] first appeared in the [[Fifth Doctor comic strip stories|Fifth Doctor comic strip]], ''[[The Tides of Time]]''.  He later had a more complicated relationship in the [[Eighth Doctor comic strip stories]], beginning with ''[[The Final Chapter]]''.
-==Notes==
+* Director - [[Gary Russell]]
-*This is the only story in which Erimem appears but [[Peri Brown|Peri]] does not.
+* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
+* Music and Sound Design - [[David Darlington]]
+* Producers Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
+* Writer - [[Iain McLaughlin]]
-==Continuity==
+== Worldbuilding ==
-*Shayde's warning to the Doctor is a direct homage to [[Time Lord (Genesis of the Daleks)|the Time Lord]]'s warning to the [[Fourth Doctor]] in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]''.  Again, the Time Lords "foresee a time" when a race will conquer the universe — only this time, it is the rovies.
+=== The Doctor ===
-*As in ''[[Time and the Rani]]'' — and, later, ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' — the TARDIS wardrobe features the outfits of several previous incarnations.  In particular, Erimem encounters the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s scarf and hat, the [[Second Doctor]]'s furry overcoat, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') and the [[Third Doctor]]'s frilly shirts and smoking jackets.  Of the three, the Fifth Doctor seems fondest of the scarf — which he describes as "useful", but cumbersome as he tended to trip over it on occasion.  The furry coat is described as being made of polyester, rather than animal skin, and as having come from the [[planet]] [[Thraxis]].  He expresses positive embarrassment at her having discovered the kind of clothes he wore in his third life.
+* The Doctor used to hide from his former companion [[Tegan Jovanka]] in the [[Cloister Room]].
-*A number of [[companion]]s' clothes are also discovered in the wardrobe, including a dress worn by both [[Victoria Waterfield]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]], ([[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') a kilt worn by [[Jamie]], and one set of [[Leela]]'s skins, which the Doctor says Peri once considered wearing.
+* The Doctor uses [[everlasting match]]es.
-*The TARDIS is said to have the ability to automatically reconfigure its internal arrangement of rooms, leaving the Doctor temporarily unaware of where the rooms had been moved.  This was later touched upon in [[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'' and [[IDW]]: ''[[Tesseract]]''.
-*Shayde is again seen here as an agent of the Time Lords, working both for them and, to an extent, ''with'' the Doctor.  He is described as having the ability to remove his dome-like "head" and absorb things into himself.  He is given a male voice, a gender assignment not entirely clear in the comics, especially after he merged with [[Fey Truscott-Sade]] to become the more feminine combined being, [[Feyde]].
-*Similar to a conversation between the Second Doctor and Victoria in ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', the Fifth Doctor speaks to Erimem about his memories of his family.  He says he does not, in fact, think of his family very much at all, save for occasional thoughts of [[Susan Foreman|Susan]].
-*The Fifth Doctor expresses a disdain of [[cat]]s, which was a running gag in his adventures with [[Erimem]], at least until [[Antranak|her cat]]'s death.
-==[[Fifth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
+=== Individuals ===
-*''No Place Like Home'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[The Church and the Crown]]''
+* [[Peri Brown]] once considered wearing one of [[Leela]]'s skins, which she found in the [[TARDIS wardrobe]], to a [[fancy dress party]].
-*''No Place Like Home'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[Nekromanteia]]''
+* The Rovie refers to Peri and Erimem as the "female [[monkey]]s".
+* Erimem sees [[ice]] for the first time.
-==External links==
+=== The TARDIS ===
-*{{dwrefguide|who_dwm3.htm|No Place Like Home}}
+* The TARDIS contains a full sized [[cricket pitch]], several [[field (agriculture)|fields]], a [[TARDIS rainforest|rainforest]], various [[control relay]]s, the [[TARDIS swimming pool|swimming pool]], at least [[TARDIS library|two libraries]], [[TARDIS gardens|several gardens]], a [[TARDIS terracotta storeroom|storeroom]] full of [[terracotta soldiers]], the [[Dimensional Induction Chamber]], and the [[Cloister Room]].
-*{{tetrap|5/place.html|No Place Like Home}}
-{{TitleSort}}
+== Notes ==
+* [[Shayde]] first appeared in the [[Fifth Doctor comic stories|Fifth Doctor comic strip]] ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]''. He later developed a more complicated relationship with the Doctor in the [[Eighth Doctor comic stories]], beginning with ''[[The Final Chapter (comic story)|The Final Chapter]]''. This is the only audio drama to feature Shayde.
+* This is the only Big Finish audio story in which Erimem appears but Peri does not.
+* After the 2019 redesign of the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website, this release was added to ''[[The Fifth Doctor Adventures]]''.
+* The preview of [[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|''Dalek War: Chapter One'']] that was bundled with it in its release in [[Doctor Who Magazine|''Doctor Who Magazine'']] still is when downloaded from either the Big Finish site or in the Big Finish app.
+* This story was recorded on [[1 November (production)|1 November]] [[2002 (production)|2002]].
+== Continuity ==
+* Shayde's warning to the Doctor is a direct homage to [[Valyes|the Time Lord]]'s warning to the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') Again, the [[Time Lord]]s "foresee a time" when a race will conquer the universe — only this time, it is the [[Rovie]]s.
+* As in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' and later in ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', the TARDIS wardrobe holds the outfits of several earlier incarnations. In particular, Erimem finds the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] and [[hat]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', et. al.) the [[Second Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's fur coat|furry overcoat]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowman]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') and the [[Third Doctor]]'s ruffled shirts and [[smoking jacket]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et. al). Of the three, the Fifth Doctor seems fondest of the scarf — which he describes as "useful" but cumbersome as he tended to trip over it. The furry coat is described as being made of [[polyester]] rather than [[animal]] [[skin]] and as having come from the [[planet]] [[Thraxis]]. He expresses positive embarrassment at her discovery of the kind of clothes which he wore during his third incarnation.
+* [[Companion]]s' clothes are also discovered in the wardrobe, including a [[dress]] worn by both [[Victoria Waterfield]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') a [[kilt]] worn by [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and one set of [[Leela]]'s skins, which the Doctor says Peri once considered wearing.
+* The TARDIS is said to have the ability to automatically reconfigure its rooms, leaving the Doctor temporarily unaware of where the rooms had gone. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[Tesseract (comic story)|Tesseract]]'') He tells [[Erimem]] that he doesn't like it, similar to what the Second Doctor said upon entering the Third Doctor's [[TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
+* Similar to a conversation between the Second Doctor and Victoria in [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', the Fifth Doctor speaks to Erimem about his memories of his family. He says that he does not, in fact, think of his family very much at all, save for occasional thoughts of his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' et al)
+* The Fifth Doctor expresses a disdain of [[cat]]s. This was a running gag in his adventures with [[Erimem]], at least until her cat [[Antranak (cat)|Antranak]]'s death. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nekromanteia (audio story)|Nekromanteia]]'')
+* The Doctor claims that he delivered the [[Terracotta soldiers|Terracotta Army]] to the first Emperor of [[China]], Qin Chi Huangdi, during his third incarnation. The Second Doctor had encountered the Emperor towards the end of his life in [[BC|210 BC]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emperor of Eternity (audio story)|The Emperor of Eternity]]'')
+* The Doctor refers to the [[Library of St John the Beheaded]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'')
+* Shayde refers to the Doctor as "[[Lord President]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
+* The Doctor remarks that, unlike [[Antranak (cat)|Antranak]], [[K9]] was TARDIS trained, paraphrasing [[Frederick Marius|Marius]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
+* Erimem regrets not saying goodbye to her mother [[Rhaoubak]] before she left Egypt. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]'')
+== External links ==
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/no-place-like-home-1115|No Place Like Home}}
+{{dwrefguide|who_dwm3.htm|No Place Like Home}}
+* {{tetrap|5/place.html|No Place Like Home}}
+== Footnotes ==
+<references />{{BF 5DA}}
+{{BFA DWM}}
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+[[fr:No Place Like Home]]
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+[[Category:Erimem audio stories]]
+[[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell theme]]
+[[Category:The Fifth Doctor Adventures audio stories]]
+[[Category:One part audio stories]]
+[[Category:Stories in need of plot details]]

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