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{{Infobox Story
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|range           = The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)
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|series in range = The Triumph of Sutekh (audio anthology)
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|series number in range = 2
|number in series = 3
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|series         = ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]''
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|number         = 2.3
|number                 = 2.3
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|main character         = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|featuring       = Seventh Doctor
|featuring             = Seventh Doctor
|featuring2     = Ace
|featuring2             = Ace
|enemy           = [[Sutekh]]
|enemy                 = [[Sutekh]]
|setting         = Ancient [[Egypt]]
|setting               = [[Egypt|Ancient Egypt]]
|writer         = [[James Goss]]
|writer                 = [[James Goss]]
|director       = [[Scott Handcock]]
|director               = [[Scott Handcock]]
|music           = [[Steve Foxon]]
|music                 = [[Steve Foxon]]
|sound           = [[Steve Foxon]]
|sound                 = [[Steve Foxon]]
|cover           = [[Tom Webster]]
|cover                 = [[Tom Webster]]
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|publisher             = Big Finish Productions
|release date   = [[12 June (releases)|12 June]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
|release date           = [[12 June (releases)|12 June]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
|format         =1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories  
|format                 = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories  
|production code =BFPDWNABOX002  
|production code       = BFPDWNABOX002  
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-78178-540-9
|isbn                   = ISBN 978-1-78178-540-9
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|producer = [[James Goss]]|anthology = ''[[The Triumph of Sutekh (audio anthology)|The Triumph of Sutekh]]''|epcount = 1}}
|producer               = [[James Goss]]
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' box set ''[[The Triumph of Sutekh (audio anthology)|The Triumph of Sutekh]]''.
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|epcount               = 1
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'''''The Eye of Horus''''' was the third story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' box set ''[[The Triumph of Sutekh (audio anthology)|The Triumph of Sutekh]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
[[21 August]] [[1924]]. [[Mars]] is at its closest point to the [[Earth]] in [[century|centuries]] and a [[radio]] blackout is instigated across the [[United States of America|United States]] with the hope of picking up any radio waves being sent from the red planet. [[Professor (The Eye of Horus)|A professor]] picks up [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]'s scream as she lands on [[Ship of a Billion Years|a flying barge]] belonging to [[Hatshepsut|King Hatshepsut]], [[Pharoah]] of [[Upper Egypt|Upper]] and [[Lower Egypt]] and King of the World.
 
Hatshepsut was expecting a [[companion]] of [[the Doctor]] and presents Benny to her people as [[Hathor]], god of [[hope]] and [[wine]], and claims to have brought her back from the [[Land of Punt]] beyond the [[star]]s. Her stepson, [[Tutmosis]], welcomes Benny and explains that he was briefly pharoah as a child before Hatshepsut stepped in and introduces her to Hatshepsut's chief advisor, Senenmut, who is actually [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]. When the Doctor avoids her, Benny asks Hatshepsut about him and learns that he gave her the barge.
 
Tutmosis drinks with [[Kamose]], who suggests that he marries Benny. In the shape of an old and decaying man, [[Sutekh]] approaches them and asks for entrance to the [[palace]], which he can only do at the invitation of a king. By tomorrow night, Sutekh says, Tutmosis will be king.
 
Benny finds that the Doctor has been here so long that he cannot remember her and refuses to hand the [[Eye of Horus]] over to him until she can trust him, soon realising that he comes from earlier in his [[time stream]] and has not yet been to the [[Pyramid of Horus]]. She declines to tell Tutmosis about his future.
 
''to be completed''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
* [[Sutekh]] the Destroyer - [[Gabriel Woolf]]
* [[Sutekh]] - [[Gabriel Woolf]]
* [[Hatshepsut]] - [[Sakuntala Ramanee]]
* [[Hatshepsut]] - [[Sakuntala Ramanee]]
* [[Tutmosis]] - [[Matthew J Morgan]]
* [[Tutmosis]] - [[Matthew J Morgan]]
* [[Kamos]] - [[Dan Bottomley]]
* [[Kamose]] - [[Dan Bottomley]]


== References ==
== References ==
* Hatshepsut mentions Dorothy McShane, [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and the [[Roskova|Countess Roskova]] as [[companion]]s of [[the Doctor]].
* [[Hathor]] is the god of [[hope]] and [[beer]].
* Hatshepsut mentions [[Jupiter]].
* Tutmosis does not like being referred to as King Tut.
* Tutmosis does not like being referred to as King Tut.
* Tutmosis's mother was a fat [[concubine]] who always cried.
* The Doctor is [[Director of the Great Lands]], [[Royal Scholar]], [[Keeper of the Jewels]], [[Architect of Public Works]] and [[Lord of the Chamber of the Outer World]].
* [[Sutekh]] calls himself Protector of [[Ra]], Slayer of [[Osiris]] and Imprisoner of [[Isis]].
* Hatshepsut's barge is the ''[[Ship of a Billion Years]]''.
* Hatshepsut's barge is the ''[[Ship of a Billion Years]]''.
* Both the Doctor and Sutekh initially arrive from the desert, and have a profound influence on a pharaoh.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was recorded on [[13 November (production)|13]], [[14 November (production)|14]], [[17 November (production)|17]], and [[18 November (production)|18 November]] and [[5 December (production)|5 December]] [[2014 (production)|2014]] at [[The Moat Studios]] and [[The Sound House]].
* The story's original title was ''The Obelisks of Hatshepsut''. ([[VOR 76]])
* The story's original title was ''The Obelisks of Hatshepsut''. ([[VOR 76]])
* A historical expert, John Johnston, was consulted for this release to ensure factual accuracy to Ancient Egyptian history.
* A historical expert, John Johnston, was consulted for this release to ensure factual accuracy to Ancient Egyptian history.

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The Eye of Horus was the third story in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield box set The Triumph of Sutekh.

Publisher's summary

Ancient Egypt is enjoying a golden age - peace, prosperity and a powerful Pharaoh. But something is moving through the sands. A forgotten god requests an invite to the feast.

Plot

21 August 1924. Mars is at its closest point to the Earth in centuries and a radio blackout is instigated across the United States with the hope of picking up any radio waves being sent from the red planet. A professor picks up Benny's scream as she lands on a flying barge belonging to King Hatshepsut, Pharoah of Upper and Lower Egypt and King of the World.

Hatshepsut was expecting a companion of the Doctor and presents Benny to her people as Hathor, god of hope and wine, and claims to have brought her back from the Land of Punt beyond the stars. Her stepson, Tutmosis, welcomes Benny and explains that he was briefly pharoah as a child before Hatshepsut stepped in and introduces her to Hatshepsut's chief advisor, Senenmut, who is actually the Doctor. When the Doctor avoids her, Benny asks Hatshepsut about him and learns that he gave her the barge.

Tutmosis drinks with Kamose, who suggests that he marries Benny. In the shape of an old and decaying man, Sutekh approaches them and asks for entrance to the palace, which he can only do at the invitation of a king. By tomorrow night, Sutekh says, Tutmosis will be king.

Benny finds that the Doctor has been here so long that he cannot remember her and refuses to hand the Eye of Horus over to him until she can trust him, soon realising that he comes from earlier in his time stream and has not yet been to the Pyramid of Horus. She declines to tell Tutmosis about his future.

to be completed

Cast

References

Notes

  • The story's original title was The Obelisks of Hatshepsut. (VOR 76)
  • A historical expert, John Johnston, was consulted for this release to ensure factual accuracy to Ancient Egyptian history.
  • Sutekh encourages Tutmosis to murder his mother, Hatshepsut, to ascend to king. This is inspired by real life Egyptian history, as is the Land of Punt.

Continuity

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