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|number          = 115a
|number          = 115a
|doctor          = [[Seventh Doctor]]
|doctor          = [[Seventh Doctor]]
|companions      = [[Ace]]<br />[[Hex]]
|companions      = [[Ace]], [[Hex]]
|enemy            = Neutralisation Robots
|enemy            = Neutralisation Robots
|setting          = The Valley of the Kings, [[Egypt]], [[1902]]
|setting          = The Valley of the Kings, [[Egypt]], [[1902]]
|writer          = [[Mark Morris]]
|writer          = [[Mark Morris]]
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|read by          =
|music            = [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]]
|music            = [[Richard Fox]]<br />[[Lauren Yason]]
|post production  = [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]]
|sound            = Richard Fox<br />Lauren Yason
|publisher        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|publisher        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|release date    = [[November]] [[2008]]
|release date    = [[November]] [[2008]]
|format          = 1 X 25 min.
|format          = 1 X 25 minutes
|production code  = 7W/H
|production code  = 7W/H
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8
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}}{{audio stub}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[2008]] [[Big Finish]] full-cast audio short story featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]].
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[2008]] [[Big Finish Productions]] full-cast audio short story featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]].


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]].   
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]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
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== References ==
== References ==
* 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.
===[[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]]===
* Ace mentions that Hex is better at making [[tea]] than she is.
 
===[[:Category:Gallifreyan laws|Gallifreyan laws]]===
* The story enumerates two specific criminal offences under [[Gallifrey]]an law. 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".
* The story enumerates two specific criminal offences under [[Gallifrey]]an law. 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".
===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]===
* In the [[far future]], Earth's [[ozone layer]] is compromised to the extent that life can no longer be sustained on the planet.
===[[:Category:TARDIS|TARDISes]]===
* The way to kill a TARDIS is to pilot it into the heart of a star.
* The way to kill a TARDIS is to pilot it into the heart of a star.
* In the [[far future]], Earth's [[ozone layer]] is compromised to the extent that life can no longer be sustained on the planet.
 
===[[:Category:Time Lords|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>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Ace mentions that Hex is better at making [[tea]] than she is. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Settling (audio story)|The Settling]]'')
''to be added''


== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Revision as of 16:05, 28 August 2012

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False Gods was a 2008 Big Finish Productions full-cast audio short story featuring the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex.

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

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

to be added

Cast

References

Foods and beverages

  • Ace mentions that Hex is better at making tea than she is.

Gallifreyan laws

  • The story enumerates two specific criminal offences under Gallifreyan law. 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.

TARDISes

  • The way to kill a TARDIS is to pilot it into the heart of a star.

Time Lords

Notes

[1]These plans were postponed.[2]

Continuity

to be added

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

Footnotes

  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.
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