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series= [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas | Big Finish Audio Dramas]] |
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number= 95|
|range          = Main Range
doctor= [[Fifth Doctor]]|
|number in range = 95a
companions= [[Peri Brown]]|  
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
enemy= |
|number         = 95a
writer= from a story by [[Paul Sutton]]|
|doctor         = Fifth Doctor
director= [[Barnaby Edwards]]|
|companions     = [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
year= |
|enemy           = [[Hector Taylor]], [[Ballentyne]], [[Exotron]]s
producer= |
|writer          = Paul Sutton
publisher= [[Big Finish]]|
|setting        = [[Earth colony (Exotron)|Unnamed Earth colony]]
release date= [[May]] [[2007]]|
|director       = [[Barnaby Edwards]]
format= 3 episodes on 2 CDs|
|producer       = [[Sharon Gosling]]
production code= 6Q/AA|
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-177-0|
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
previous story=[[I.D.]]<BR>[[Urgent Calls]]|
|cover          = [[Alex Mallinson]]
next story=[[Urban Myths]]<br>[[Valhalla]]|
|publisher      = Big Finish
}}
|release date    = May 2007
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download<br/>1st of 2 stories
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|6Q/AA]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-177-0 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-308-4 (digital)
|prev            = Urgent Calls (audio story)
|next            = Urban Myths (audio story)
|made prev      = Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)
|made next      = Urban Myths (audio story)
|epcount = 3
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the three-part story comprising part of the ninety-fifth release in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Paul Sutton]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]].


==Publisher's Summary==
Released in [[2007 (releases)|2007]], it was the the second audio story that featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] without [[Erimem]]. The first, ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'', had been published seven years earlier in the year 2000.
'''Exotron''' (A Three-Part Story)


'' 'The Farakosh attack us - and my Exotrons defend us.' ''
== Publisher's summary ==
''Exotron'' (A Three-Part Story)


On a distant colonial outpost of Earth, a group of terraformers is under threat from the planet's most fearsome predator: the giant carnivorous Farakosh. All that stands between the colonists and a grisly death are the Exotrons - huge robots equipped with devastating firepower, designed by the outpost's leader, Major Taylor.
"The [[Farakosh]] attack us — and my Exotrons defend us."


But all is not as it seems. How are the Exotrons controlled, and where did the colonists find the resources to build them? The Doctor wants answers and Taylor is reluctant to provide them.
On a distant colonial outpost of Earth, a group of [[terraform]]ers is under threat from the planet's most fearsome predator: the giant carnivorous [[Farakosh]]. All that stands between the colonists and a grisly death are the [[Exotron]]s — huge robots equipped with devastating firepower, designed by the outpost's leader, [[Hector Taylor|Major Taylor]].
 
But all is not as it seems. How are the Exotrons controlled, and where did the colonists find the resources to build them? The [[Fifth Doctor|Doctor]] wants answers and Taylor is reluctant to provide them.


Meanwhile, outside the compound, the Farakosh are massing...
Meanwhile, outside the compound, the Farakosh are massing...


== Plot ==
''to be added''
== Cast ==
* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Peri Brown]] - [[Nicola Bryant]]
* [[Hector Taylor]] - [[John Duttine]]
* [[Paula Taylor]] - [[Isla Blair]]
* [[Shreeni|Sergeant Shreeni]] / [[Ballentyne|Secretary of the Interior Ballentyne]] - [[Nick Brimble]]
* [[Mozz|Corporal Mozz]] / [[Christian Liptoye]] - [[Richard Earl]]
* [[Weiss]] / [[Kucha]] / [[Computer]] - [[Claire Wyatt]]


==Cast & Characters==
== Crew ==
*[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
*[[Peri Brown]] - [[Nicola Bryant]]
*Hector - [[John Duttine]]
*Paula - [[Isla Blair]]
*Shreeni - [[Nick Brimble]]
*Corporal Mozz - [[Richard Earl]]
*Weiss - [[Claire Wyatt]]


==References==
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]]
''to be added''
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]]
* Producer - [[Sharon Gosling]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* Writer - [[Paul Sutton]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor has studied [[Greece|Greek]] and knows the language.
* The Doctor is prepared to sacrifice himself, noting that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] will look after [[Peri Brown|Peri]].
 
=== Individuals ===
* Paula is the former wife of Major [[Hector Taylor]].
* Taylor's co-conspirator in the Exotron project is Secretary of the Interior [[Ballentyne]], whose office is in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]].
* Paula had an [[affair]] with a lieutenant named Christian, which led to the deterioration of her [[marriage]].
 
=== Species ===
* The [[Farakosh]] are a hyena-like species that have a natural [[telepathic field]].
 
=== Technology ===
* If the TARDIS is not too far away, the Doctor can link with the [[telepathic circuits]].
* The [[Exotron]]s are robots that serve as shells for dead soldiers.
* The Exotron Net is a [[hive mind|single consciousness]].
* Taylor controls the [[Exotron]]s via a cerebral link interface with intravenous implants.
 
=== Psychic abilities ===
* [[Telepathy]] can not only allow two minds to communicate, but with enough [[psychic energy|telepathic energy]] the stronger mind can actually control the weaker mind.
* The planet is immersed in [[telepathic field]]s, allowing some individuals to hear the thoughts of others.
 
=== Government organisations ===
* The [[terraform]]ers answer to the [[Earth Authority]].
 
=== Plants ===
* Peri studies the [[xerophyte]]s on the unnamed Earth colony and collects several samples to bring back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
Bf095 exotron big.jpg|Original cover art
ExotronBattle.jpg|CD sleeve illustration which shows events from the story
DWM 95 Exo.jpg|Illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] from [[DWM 382]]
</gallery>


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* Exotron is only 3 episodes long. The remaining episode on the 2nd disc is [[Urban Myths]].
* ''Exotron'' is three episodes long. The other episode on the second disc is ''[[Urban Myths (audio story)|Urban Myths]]''.
* This release includes behind-the-scenes interviews with members of the cast.  
* This release includes behind-the-scenes interviews with members of the cast.
* After [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'', this is only the second Fifth Doctor audio drama to feature Peri but not [[Erimem]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[5 February (production)|5]] and [[6 February (production)|6 February]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* [[REF]]: ''[[AHistory]]'' arbitrarily places this story in [[2350]] due to the level of technology depicted.
* Peter Davison and John Duttine had previously worked together on the television series {{wi|Ain't Misbehavin' (TV series)|Ain't Misbehavin'}} from 1994 to 95.
* An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 382]] with artwork by [[Martin Geraghty]].
* This story is set between ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Peri uses her [[botany]] skills to analyse the plants on the colony. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'', ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'')


==Timeline==
== External links ==
* Exotron occurs after: [[Red Dawn]]
{{bigfinish|releases/v/exotron-261|Exotron}}
* Exotron occurs before: [[The Caves of Androzani]]
{{dwrefguide|who_bf95.htm|Exotron}}
* {{tetrap|5/exotron.html|Exotron}}


==External Links==
{{BFA monthly}}
* [http://www.bigfinish.com/95-doctor-who---exotron-468-p.asp Big Finish '''Exotron''' page]
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Exotron was the three-part story comprising part of the ninety-fifth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Paul Sutton and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown.

Released in 2007, it was the the second audio story that featured the Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown without Erimem. The first, Red Dawn, had been published seven years earlier in the year 2000.

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

Exotron (A Three-Part Story)

"The Farakosh attack us — and my Exotrons defend us."

On a distant colonial outpost of Earth, a group of terraformers is under threat from the planet's most fearsome predator: the giant carnivorous Farakosh. All that stands between the colonists and a grisly death are the Exotrons — huge robots equipped with devastating firepower, designed by the outpost's leader, Major Taylor.

But all is not as it seems. How are the Exotrons controlled, and where did the colonists find the resources to build them? The Doctor wants answers and Taylor is reluctant to provide them.

Meanwhile, outside the compound, the Farakosh are massing...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • The Doctor has studied Greek and knows the language.
  • The Doctor is prepared to sacrifice himself, noting that the TARDIS will look after Peri.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Paula is the former wife of Major Hector Taylor.
  • Taylor's co-conspirator in the Exotron project is Secretary of the Interior Ballentyne, whose office is in Brussels, Belgium.
  • Paula had an affair with a lieutenant named Christian, which led to the deterioration of her marriage.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • If the TARDIS is not too far away, the Doctor can link with the telepathic circuits.
  • The Exotrons are robots that serve as shells for dead soldiers.
  • The Exotron Net is a single consciousness.
  • Taylor controls the Exotrons via a cerebral link interface with intravenous implants.

Psychic abilities[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Telepathy can not only allow two minds to communicate, but with enough telepathic energy the stronger mind can actually control the weaker mind.
  • The planet is immersed in telepathic fields, allowing some individuals to hear the thoughts of others.

Government organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Plants[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Peri studies the xerophytes on the unnamed Earth colony and collects several samples to bring back to the TARDIS.

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Original cover art

    Original cover art

  • CD sleeve illustration which shows events from the story

    CD sleeve illustration which shows events from the story

  • Illustrated preview by Martin Geraghty from DWM 382

    Illustrated preview by Martin Geraghty from DWM 382

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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