The Famished Lands (audio story)

The Famished Lands
Doctor:	Eighth Doctor
Companion(s):	Bliss
Main enemy:	Aeronwen
Main setting:	Iptheus
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	Lisa McMullin
Director:	Ken Bentley
Producer:	David Richardson
Music:	Jamie Robertson
Sound:	Benji Clifford
Release details
Release number:	2
Part of:	The Eighth Doctor: The Time War 3
Release date:	13 August 2019
Format:	1 X 1 hour
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-78703-385-6
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The Famished Lands was the second story in the audio anthology The Eighth Doctor: The Time War 3, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Lisa McMullin and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Rakhee Thakrar as Bliss.

Publisher's summary

Trying to make a difference far from the front lines, the Doctor and Bliss arrive in the Vale of Iptheus, where the Time War is starving populations out of existence.

The inhabitants have taken matters into their own hands – but are now on course for something worse. Bliss discovers exactly how the robot Enablers are helping the people, while the Doctor uncovers a terrifying secret...

Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - Paul McGann
• Bliss - Rakhee Thakrar
• Aeronwen - Natalie Gumede
• Zendo / Emory - Raj Ghatak
• Enablers / Aid Worker / Shopkeeper / Drop Wagon Driver / Waiter - Andrew Fettes
• Tamasan - Adèle Anderson
• Digital Voice / Comms Message - Tracy Wiles

References

• Tamasan tells the Doctor that the Dalek Time Strategist is trying to attack the multiverse. The Daleks have begun exploiting time fissures to break open multidimensional temporal irregularities.
• In a Panopticon session, the Doctor is brought forward as a potential weapon.

Notes

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Continuity

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External links

• Official The Famished Lands page at bigfinish.com