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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor decided to take Ace and Hector to Athens in 421 BC after defeating [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|the Swarm]] on the [[asteroid]] [[K4067]] in the [[52nd century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Revenge of the Swarm (audio story)|Revenge of the Swarm]]'') | * The Doctor decided to take Ace and Hector to Athens in 421 BC after defeating [[The Swarm (The Invisible Enemy)|the Swarm]] on the [[asteroid]] [[K4067]] in the [[52nd century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Revenge of the Swarm (audio story)|Revenge of the Swarm]]'') | ||
* During his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], the Doctor found Aristophanes and [[Eratosthenes]] arguing in a [[library]] in [[Egypt]] in the [[BC#4th century B.C.|4th century B.C.]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Shadows (short story)|The Book of Shadows]]'') During his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], he and [[Leela]] met him at a gathering at [[Anaximander]]'s house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brain of Socrates (short story)|The Brain of Socrates]]'') At some point prior to his seventh incarnation, the Doctor saved two of Aristophanes' plays from the burning of the [[Library of Alexandria]] in the [[5th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | * During his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], the Doctor found Aristophanes and [[Eratosthenes]] arguing in a [[library]] in [[Egypt]] in the [[BC#4th century B.C.|4th century B.C.]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Shadows (short story)|The Book of Shadows]]'') During his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], he and [[Leela]] met him at a gathering at [[Anaximander]]'s house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brain of Socrates (short story)|The Brain of Socrates]]'') | ||
* At some point prior to his seventh incarnation, the Doctor saved two of Aristophanes' plays from the burning of the [[Library of Alexandria]] in the [[5th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == |
Revision as of 18:11, 16 October 2014
Mask of Tragedy was the one hundred and ninetieth story in Big Finish's monthly range.
Publisher's summary
Athens, 421 BC. An ancient civilisation of philosophers and poets and the birthplace of theatre. The Doctor has decided to show Ace and Hector how it all began, with help from the great comedian Aristophanes.
But life in Athens is no laughing matter. There’s the ever-present threat of invasion from the Spartan horde. The plague that turns people into the walking dead. The slavery. The tyrannical rule of the paranoid, malicious Cleon and his network of informers. And the giant flying beetle with knives for wings that stalks the city streets at night.
What Athens needs is a hero. And who better to be a hero in ancient Greece than a man called Hector?
Plot
Part One
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Part Two
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Part Three
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Part Four
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Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Hector Thomas - Philip Olivier
- Aristophanes - Samuel West
- Cleon - Alisdair Simpson
- Tyrgius/Slave Trader/Boy - Russell Bentley
- Telephus/Cisyphus/Old Man - Tim Treloar
- Adonia/Lysistrata - Emily Tucker
References
- Ace refers to Hollyoaks.
- Ace describes the Time Lords as "the men in high collars".
- The Doctor wears a toga. However, he still carries his umbrella.
- Aristophanes is aware of the existence of time travel and asks Ace what century she is from. The Doctor tells her and Hector that Ancient Greece is a hotspot for time travelling tourists.
- The Doctor is Aristophanes' sponsor.
- Athens has been at war with Sparta for many years.
- Tyrgius mistakes Aristophanes for Euripides.
- The Doctor previously visited Athens in the company of Melanie Bush, who corrected Euclid's geometry.
- Ace refers to herself as "Germaine Greer".
- The Doctor refers to Wham!, One Direction and Wikipedia.
Notes
- This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.
Continuity
- The Doctor decided to take Ace and Hector to Athens in 421 BC after defeating the Swarm on the asteroid K4067 in the 52nd century. (AUDIO: Revenge of the Swarm)
- During his first incarnation, the Doctor found Aristophanes and Eratosthenes arguing in a library in Egypt in the 4th century B.C.. (PROSE: The Book of Shadows) During his fourth incarnation, he and Leela met him at a gathering at Anaximander's house. (PROSE: The Brain of Socrates)
- At some point prior to his seventh incarnation, the Doctor saved two of Aristophanes' plays from the burning of the Library of Alexandria in the 5th century. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse)
External links
- Official Mask of Tragedy page at bigfinish.com