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{{Infobox Audiobook
|image            = Army-of-Death-cover.jpg
|audiobook name = Army of Death
|range            = Main Range
|image =  
|number in range  = 155
|series = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories]]
|series           = ''[[Main Range]]''
|number = 155
|number           = 155
|doctor = [[Eighth Doctor]]
|doctor           = Eighth Doctor
|companions = [[Mary Shelley]]
|companions       = [[Mary Shelley|Mary]]
|enemy =  
|enemy             = [[Karnex]]
|setting =  
|setting           = [[Garrak]] and [[Stronghaven]]
|writer = [[Jason Arnopp]]
|writer           = Jason Arnopp
|publisher = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|music            = [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|release date = [[December]] [[2011]]
|sound            = Fool Circle Productions
|format = 2 CDs, 4 parts
|cover            = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|next story =  
|epcount          = 4
|previous story = [[The Witch from the Well]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|next story = [[The Curse of Davros]]
|release date      = 12 December 2011
|director = [[Barnaby Edwards]]
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = 8A/AC   
|director          = [[Barnaby Edwards]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-603-4
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
}}{{Audio stub}}
|production code   = 8A/AC   
'''''Army of Death''''' is the third story in the [[2011]] [[Eighth Doctor]] audio trilogy.
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-603-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-703-7 (digital)
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/foolcircle/dw-aod-trailer
|musicsuite        = https://soundcloud.com/foolcircle/aod-music-suite
|prev              = The Witch from the Well (audio story)
|next              = The Curse of Davros (audio story)
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''Army of Death''''' was the one hundred and fifty-fifth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Jason Arnopp]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Julie Cox]] as [[Mary Shelley]].


==Publishers summary==
This was the last Eighth Doctor story to be featured in the [[Main Range]]. The Eighth Doctor continued to appear in other Big Finish ranges, including his own dedicated sagas, and finally returned alongside [[Charlotte Pollard]] in the Main Range's final release, ''[[The End of the Beginning (audio story)|The End of the Beginning]]''.
The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Mary Shelley to the continent of Zelonia, on the frontier world Draxine – where, many moons ago, the twin citystates of Garrak and Stronghaven bore testament to mankind’s colonial spirit.


That was before the sinister death cult of Garrak’s President Harmon took hold – and Garrak annihilated itself, utterly, in an apocalyptic explosion. Before the bones of Garrak’s dead came back to life, and its skeletal citizens began marching, marching, marching on Stronghaven itself.
== Publishers summary ==
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] brings [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Mary Shelley]] to the [[continent]] of [[Zelonia]], on the frontier world [[Draxine]] — where, many moons ago, the twin citystates of [[Garrak]] and [[Stronghaven]] bore testament to mankind's colonial spirit.
 
That was before the sinister death cult of Garrak's President [[Valek Harmon|Harmon]] took hold — and Garrak annihilated itself, utterly, in an apocalyptic explosion. Before the bones of Garrak's dead came back to life, and its skeletal citizens began marching, marching, marching on Stronghaven itself.


But what do they want, this army of death? And can anything stop them? In search of answers, the Doctor and Mary must journey into the dead heart of a dead city to face a terrifying adversary, whose ambitions transcend the stuff of life itself.
But what do they want, this army of death? And can anything stop them? In search of answers, the Doctor and Mary must journey into the dead heart of a dead city to face a terrifying adversary, whose ambitions transcend the stuff of life itself.


==Cast==
== Plot ==
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
''to be added''
*[[Mary Shelley]] - [[Julie Cox]]
 
*President Vallan - [[David Harewood]]
== Cast ==
*Lady Meera - [[Carolyn Pickles]]
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
*Nia Brusk - [[Eva Pope]]
* [[Mary Shelley]] - [[Julie Cox]]
*Commander Raynar/Karnex - [[Mitch Benn]]
* [[John Vallan|President Vallan]] - [[David Harewood]]
*Sherla/Baden/Tox - [[Joanna Christie]]
* [[Meera Darone|Lady Meera]] - [[Carolyn Pickles]]
*Captain Maddox/Stennan/Sentries - [[Trevor Cooper]]
* [[Nia Brusk]] - [[Eva Pope]]
* [[Raynar|Commander Raynar]] / [[Karnex]] - [[Mitch Benn]]
* [[Sherla]] / [[Baden (Army of Death)|Baden]] / [[Tox]] - [[Joanna Christie]]
* [[Maddox (Army of Death)|Captain Maddox]] / [[Stennan]] / Sentries - [[Trevor Cooper]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]]
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Fool Circle Productions]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Writer - [[Jason Arnopp]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Mary describes [[Percy Shelley]] as her soulmate.
* The inhabitants of Draxine are tenth-generation descendants of the original settlers from [[Earth]].
* The Doctor once took Mary to [[Mayhem (planet)|Mayhem]].
* [[Ramirez Harmon]] was the [[President]] of [[Mexico]] in [[2017]].


==References==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* Subscribers to Big Finish received the audio story ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]'' as a free release if this story was part of their subscription, alongside a reading of ''[[Lant Land (short story)|Lant Land]]'', originally printed in the collection ''[[Short Trips: Life Science]]''.
* An after-credits scene at the end of episode 4 has [[Mary Shelley]] writing a final entry on her old journal stating she has instructed the Doctor to return her to her own time, to a place where she — for better or worse — belongs.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[7 April (production)|7]] and [[8 April (production)|8 April]] [[2011 (production)|2011]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* It was released on [[12 December (releases)|11 December]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111228065248/http://bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 28-12-2011]</ref>
 
=== Production error ===
* When Hover-Sentries list search results on "President Harmon", they erroneously call [[Valek Harmon]] the president of [[Stronghaven]]. He was the president of [[Garrak]].


==Notes==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor refers to [[Plutonian]] tax collectors. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'')
* The Doctor tells President Vallon that he was once accused of assassinating a [[Lord President|president]] himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')
* The Doctor mentions to Mary and Nia that he used to have a [[Whomobile|flying car]] with a "great number plate." ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')
* The Doctor recalls their recent encounters with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the witches. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk]]'', ''[[The Witch from the Well (audio story)|The Witch from the Well]]'')


==Continuity==
== Footnotes ==
''to be added''
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==Timeline==
== External links ==
*This story is set after [[BFA]]: ''[[The Witch from the Well]]''
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==External Links==
[[Category:Eighth Doctor Main Range audio stories]]
*http://www.bigfinish.com/155-Doctor-Who-Army-of-Death
[[Category:2011 Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:Stories that use Jamie Robertson's Doctor Who theme]]
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Army of Death was the one hundred and fifty-fifth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jason Arnopp and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Julie Cox as Mary Shelley.

This was the last Eighth Doctor story to be featured in the Main Range. The Eighth Doctor continued to appear in other Big Finish ranges, including his own dedicated sagas, and finally returned alongside Charlotte Pollard in the Main Range's final release, The End of the Beginning.

Publishers summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Mary Shelley to the continent of Zelonia, on the frontier world Draxine — where, many moons ago, the twin citystates of Garrak and Stronghaven bore testament to mankind's colonial spirit.

That was before the sinister death cult of Garrak's President Harmon took hold — and Garrak annihilated itself, utterly, in an apocalyptic explosion. Before the bones of Garrak's dead came back to life, and its skeletal citizens began marching, marching, marching on Stronghaven itself.

But what do they want, this army of death? And can anything stop them? In search of answers, the Doctor and Mary must journey into the dead heart of a dead city to face a terrifying adversary, whose ambitions transcend the stuff of life itself.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Subscribers to Big Finish received the audio story The Five Companions as a free release if this story was part of their subscription, alongside a reading of Lant Land, originally printed in the collection Short Trips: Life Science.
  • An after-credits scene at the end of episode 4 has Mary Shelley writing a final entry on her old journal stating she has instructed the Doctor to return her to her own time, to a place where she — for better or worse — belongs.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 7 and 8 April 2011 at the Moat Studios.
  • It was released on 11 December 2011.[1]

Production error[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • When Hover-Sentries list search results on "President Harmon", they erroneously call Valek Harmon the president of Stronghaven. He was the president of Garrak.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 28-12-2011

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

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