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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
On New Year's Eve, [[1930]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] lets [[Charley Pollard|Charley]] keep her appointment at the Raffles Hotel in [[Singapore]]. But his unease at what he's done to time by saving her life soon turns into fear. [[Sebastian Grayle]]: immortal, obsessed, ruthless, has come to the city to meet the Time Lord. To the Doctor, he's a complete stranger, but to Grayle, the Doctor is an old enemy. | On [[New Year's Eve]], [[1930]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] lets [[Charley Pollard|Charley]] keep her appointment at the Raffles Hotel in [[Singapore]]. But his unease at what he's done to time by saving her life soon turns into fear. [[Sebastian Grayle]]: immortal, obsessed, ruthless, has come to the city to meet the Time Lord. To the Doctor, he's a complete stranger, but to Grayle, the Doctor is an old enemy. | ||
An enemy that, many years ago, he finally succeeded in killing. And this is his only chance to gloat. | An enemy that, many years ago, he finally succeeded in killing. And this is his only chance to gloat. | ||
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* Grayle (as Leofric of Exeter) mines [[uranium]] and creates [[plutonium]] in [[1055]] England. | * Grayle (as Leofric of Exeter) mines [[uranium]] and creates [[plutonium]] in [[1055]] England. | ||
* Before finding out that Grayle is evil, the Doctor says to him that he "...must be confused. I'm not the one that says you must obey me, I don't meddle, and I'm not a glamorous woman at the moment." These are references to the [[the Master|Master]], the [[the Monk|Monk]], and the [[the Rani|Rani]]. | * Before finding out that Grayle is evil, the Doctor says to him that he "...must be confused. I'm not the one that says you must obey me, I don't meddle, and I'm not a glamorous woman at the moment." These are references to the [[the Master|Master]], the [[the Monk|Monk]], and the [[the Rani|Rani]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* The being that attacks Lucy and Richard Martin is revealed in [[BFA]]: ''[[Neverland]]''. | * The being that attacks Lucy and Richard Martin is revealed in [[BFA]]: ''[[Neverland]]''. | ||
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] previously visited Roman Britain in [[1st century|60 AD]] in the company of [[Leela]], where they encountered [[Boudicca]] during her revolt against the [[Rome|Roman]] occupation. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'') | * The [[Fourth Doctor]] previously visited Roman Britain in [[1st century|60 AD]] in the company of [[Leela]], where they encountered [[Boudicca]] during her revolt against the [[Rome|Roman]] occupation. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'') | ||
* Charley mentions to the Doctor that she attended an orgy before but did not stay for long. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | |||
== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
* ''Seasons of Fear'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[Living Legend]]'' | * ''Seasons of Fear'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[Living Legend (audio story)|Living Legend]]'' | ||
* ''Seasons of Fear'' occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[Lady of the Snows]]'' | * ''Seasons of Fear'' occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[Lady of the Snows (short story)|Lady of the Snows]]'' | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Revision as of 20:33, 8 May 2012
Publisher's summary
On New Year's Eve, 1930, the Eighth Doctor lets Charley keep her appointment at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. But his unease at what he's done to time by saving her life soon turns into fear. Sebastian Grayle: immortal, obsessed, ruthless, has come to the city to meet the Time Lord. To the Doctor, he's a complete stranger, but to Grayle, the Doctor is an old enemy.
An enemy that, many years ago, he finally succeeded in killing. And this is his only chance to gloat.
The Doctor and Charley desperately search human history for the secret of Grayle's power and immortality. Their quest takes in four different time periods, the Hellfire Club, the court of Edward the Confessor, and the Time Vortex itself. And when the monsters arrive, the stakes are raised from the life of one Time Lord to the existence of all humanity.
Cast
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Charley Pollard - India Fisher
- Sebastian Grayle - Stephen Perring
- Lucillius - Stephen Fewell
- Richard Martin - Stephen Fewell
- Edward the Confessor - Lennox Greaves
- Queen Edith - Sue Wallace
- Grayle’s Masters - Robert Curbishley
References
- The Nimon are Grayle's masters.
- The Doctor and Charley spend three weeks researching Grayle in The Abbey of Felsecar.
- The Zagreus nursery rhyme makes its first appearance.
- Charley and the Doctor walk into the caves of the Hellfire Club.
- Charley uses the TARDIS' Fast Return Switch.
- Grayle (as Leofric of Exeter) mines uranium and creates plutonium in 1055 England.
- Before finding out that Grayle is evil, the Doctor says to him that he "...must be confused. I'm not the one that says you must obey me, I don't meddle, and I'm not a glamorous woman at the moment." These are references to the Master, the Monk, and the Rani.
Notes
- This story marks the first appearance of the Nimon in an audio drama.
- According to Charley, the Doctor smells of honey.
- He enjoys the Singapore Hilton tea gardens.
- This audio drama was recorded on 19, 20 and 27 January 2001.
Continuity
- The Doctor previously encountered the Nimon in DW: The Horns of Nimon.
- The Doctor and Charley last encountered the Hellfire Club in BFA: Minuet in Hell.
- A Dalek appears in Roman times; this is explained in BFA: The Time of the Daleks.
- Felsecar (Monks and Abbeys) are mentioned in NA: Love and War and NA: Human Nature.
- The being that attacks Lucy and Richard Martin is revealed in BFA: Neverland.
- The Fourth Doctor previously visited Roman Britain in 60 AD in the company of Leela, where they encountered Boudicca during her revolt against the Roman occupation. (BFA: The Wrath of the Iceni)
- Charley mentions to the Doctor that she attended an orgy before but did not stay for long. (BFA: Minuet in Hell)
Timeline
- Seasons of Fear occurs after BFA: Living Legend
- Seasons of Fear occurs before ST: Lady of the Snows
External links
- Official Seasons of Fear page at bigfinish.com
- Seasons of Fear at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide Seasons of Fear page