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|audiobook name  = False Gods
|image            =  
|image            =  
|series          = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
|series          = ''[[Main Range]]''
|anthology       = [[Forty-five]]
|audio anthology = Forty-Five (audio anthology)
|range            = Main Range
|number in range  = 115a
|number          = 115a
|number          = 115a
|doctor          = [[Seventh Doctor]]
|doctor          = Seventh Doctor
|companions      = [[Ace]]<br />[[Hex]]
|companions      = [[Ace]], [[Hex]]
|enemy            = Neutralisation Robots
|enemy            = Neutralisation Robots
|setting          = [[Earth]], [[Egypt]]<br />significant time in [[the TARDIS]]
|setting          = The [[Valley of the Kings]], [[Egypt]], [[1902]]
|writer          = [[Mark Morris]]
|writer          = Mark Morris
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|read by          =  
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|music            = [[Richard Fox]]<br />[[Lauren Yason]]
|music            = [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]]
|sound            = Richard Fox<br />Lauren Yason
|sound            = [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]]
|publisher        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|epcount          = 1
|release date    = [[November]] [[2008]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|format          = 1 X 25 min.
|release date    = November 2008
|production code  = 7W/H
|format          = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 stories
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8
|production code  = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7W/H]]
|previous story   =
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8 (physical); 978-1-78575-662-7 (digital)
|next story      = [[Order of Simplicity]]
|prev            = Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)
}}{{audio stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[2008]] [[Big Finish]] full-cast audio short story featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]].
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology, ''[[Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five]]'', which comprised the one hundred and fifteenth release in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Mark Morris]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]].
 
It was notable for showing a [[Time Lord]] other than [[the Doctor]] confronting the legal ramifications of breaking the [[Laws of Time]].


It was notable for featuring [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]'s first appearance in performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and for showing a [[Time Lord]] other than [[the Doctor]] confronting the legal ramifications of breaking the [[Laws of Time]]. 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
In the blistering heat of the [[Egypt]]ian desert [[Howard Carter]] and his team search for the lost tomb of [[Userhat]], a servant of the god [[Amun]]. What they discover sheds new light on the history of the world as we know it.
In the blistering heat of the [[Egypt]]ian desert [[Howard Carter]] and his team search for the lost [[tomb]] of [[Userhat]], a servant of the god [[Amun]]. What they discover sheds new light on the history of the world as we know it.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Seventh Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
* [[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]]
* [[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]]
* [[Howard Carter]] - [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]
* [[Howard Carter]] - [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]
* [[Jane Templeton]] - [[Lucy Adams]]
* [[Jane Templeton]] - [[Lucy Adams]]
* [[Robert Charles]]/Robot - [[Paul Lincoln]]
* [[Robert Charles]]/[[Robot (False Gods)|Robot]] - [[Paul Lincoln]]
* [[Creodont]] - [[Jon Glover]]
* [[Creodont]] - [[Jon Glover]]
== References ==
 
''to be added''
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Gallifreyan laws ===
* When a [[Time Lord]] sets her or himself up as a god in another culture, this is a "[[Class Two Intervention]]". Its penalty is [[vaporisation]].
* Materially affecting the physical properties of a [[planet]], such as its [[axial rotation]], counts as a "[[Class One Intervention]]".
 
=== Planets ===
* In the [[far future]], Earth's [[ozone layer]] is compromised to the extent that life can no longer be sustained on the planet.
 
=== TARDIS ===
* The way to kill a TARDIS is to pilot it into the heart of a [[star]].
* [[Jane Templeton's TARDIS]] is disguised as a shabti figure.
* When a [[TARDIS]] is dying, it can link with another healthier TARDIS and recover partially.
 
=== Time Lords ===
* Jane is a [[Time Lord]], a [[Time Lord Academy]] student in "Year 45". At the time the Doctor meets her, she is in her thirteenth life, having used up her [[regeneration]]s whilst stranded on [[Earth]] for thousands of years.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Plans were in place for ''The Daily Telegraph'' to release this story as a free standalone download to accompany a feature article about the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]].<ref>http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/10/telegraph-false-gods-for-download.html</ref> These plans were postponed.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/10/telegraph-update.html]</ref>
* Plans were in place for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' to release this story as a free standalone download to accompany a feature article about the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/10/telegraph-false-gods-for-download.html|title=The Telegraph: False Gods for download|author=Chuck Foster|date of source=October 25, 2010|website name=Doctor Who News|accessdate=29th August 2012}}</ref> These plans were postponed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/10/telegraph-update.html|title=Telelgraph Update|author=Chuck Foster|date of source=October 27, 2010 |website name=Doctor Who News|accessdate=29th August 2012}}</ref>
* [[David Richardson]] later recalled extending Cumberbatch's lunch break during the recording of this story so Cumberbatch could audition for ''Sherlock.''<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/05/big-finish-we-gave-benedict-cumberbatch-a-long-lunch-hour-so-he-could-audition-for-sherlock</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Jane is a [[Time Lord]], a [[Time Lord Academy]] student in "Year 45".  At the time the Doctor meets her, she is in her thirteenth life, having used up her [[regeneration]]s whilst stranded on [[Earth]] for thousands of years.
* Ace once again observes that Hex is better at making [[tea]] than she is, as she did in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Settling (audio story)}}.
* The story enumerates two specific criminal offences under [[Gallifrey]]an law. A "Class Two Intervention" is when a Time Lord sets her or himself up as a god in another culture. Its penalty is [[vaporisation]]. A "Class One Intervention" is materially affecting the physical properties of a planet, such as its axial rotation.
* The way to kill a TARDIS is to pilot it into the heart of a star.
* [[Hex]] is good at making [[tea]] and doesn't like basements.
 
== Timeline ==
All stories on ''[[Forty-five]]'' are assumed to take place between [[BFA]]: ''[[The Dark Husband]]'' and ''[[The Magic Mousetrap]]'', though their placement relative to each other is less clear.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|who_bf115.htm|Forty-five}}
{{dwrefguide|who_bf115.htm|Forty-Five}}
* {{tetrap|7/fortyfive.html|Forty-five}}
* {{tetrap|7/fortyfive.html|Forty-Five}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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False Gods was the first story in the audio anthology, Forty-Five, which comprised the one hundred and fifteenth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Mark Morris and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.

It was notable for showing a Time Lord other than the Doctor confronting the legal ramifications of breaking the Laws of Time.

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

In the blistering heat of the Egyptian desert Howard Carter and his team search for the lost tomb of Userhat, a servant of the god Amun. What they discover sheds new light on the history of the world as we know it.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallifreyan laws[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In the far future, Earth's ozone layer is compromised to the extent that life can no longer be sustained on the planet.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The way to kill a TARDIS is to pilot it into the heart of a star.
  • Jane Templeton's TARDIS is disguised as a shabti figure.
  • When a TARDIS is dying, it can link with another healthier TARDIS and recover partially.

Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ace once again observes that Hex is better at making tea than she is, as she did in AUDIO: The Settling [+]Loading...["The Settling (audio story)"].

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Chuck Foster (October 25, 2010). The Telegraph: False Gods for download. Doctor Who News. Retrieved on 29th August 2012.
  2. Chuck Foster (October 27, 2010). Telelgraph Update. Doctor Who News. Retrieved on 29th August 2012.
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/05/big-finish-we-gave-benedict-cumberbatch-a-long-lunch-hour-so-he-could-audition-for-sherlock