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== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Once upon a time, a people of great artistry and great [[knowledge]] ruled the planet [[Mekalion]]: the [[Kamille]]. For a thousand years, they prospered [[peace]]fully.
Once upon a time, a people of great [[art]]istry and great [[knowledge]] ruled the [[planet]] [[Mekalion]]: the [[Kamille]]. For a thousand years, they prospered [[peace]]fully.


Then came disaster, when their [[star|sun]] set forever. Facing [[extinction]], the Kamille made the [[Locus (The Kamelion Empire)|Locus]], a device to sustain their [[mind]]s; and fashioned shape-changing machines, to act out their wishes on the physical plane...
Then came disaster, when their [[star|sun]] set forever. Facing [[extinction]], the Kamille made the [[Locus (The Kamelion Empire)|Locus]], a device to sustain their [[mind]]s; and fashioned shape-changing machines, to act out their wishes on the physical plane...
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== Part one ===
Follows a [[recall signal]] for all of [[Kamelion]]'s [[Kamelion (species)|kind]], [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] pilots [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to an underground chamber on [[Mekalion]]. He and Kamelion are separated from [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] by a collapsing [[staircase]], after which he throws a [[TARDIS key]] to them and tells them to wait a few hours in the ship whilst he and Kamelion head to the surface.
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=== Part two ===
''to be added''
=== Part three ===
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=== Part four ===
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== References ==
== References ==
* The Doctor carries a [[torch]].
* The four factions of [[Kamelion (species)|Kamelions]] engage in a conflict known as [[War in Heaven (The Kamelion Empire)|War in Heaven]].
* The four factions of [[Kamelion (species)|Kamelions]] engage in a conflict known as [[War in Heaven (The Kamelion Empire)|War in Heaven]].
* Tegan's grandfather, [[Albert Jovanka]], fought at [[Gallipoli]] in [[World War I]]. He lied about his age and was only 16 when he enlisted with the [[Australian and New Zealand Army Corp|Anzacs]].
* Tegan's grandfather, [[Albert Jovanka]], fought at [[Gallipoli]] in [[World War I]]. He lied about his age and was only 16 when he enlisted with the [[Australian and New Zealand Army Corp|Anzacs]].
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:The Kamelion Empire Alternate.jpg|thumb|Alternate cover.]]
[[File:The Kamelion Empire Alternate.jpg|thumb|Alternate cover.]]
* The Doctor quotes ''[[wikipedia:Antony and Cleopatra|Antony and Cleopatra]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].
* This story was recorded on [[30 August (production)|30 August]], [[6 September (production)|6]], [[7 September (production)|7]] & [[10 September (production)|10 September]] [[2018 (production)|2018]] at [[The Moat Studios|the Moat Studios]].
* This story was recorded on [[30 August (production)|30 August]], [[6 September (production)|6]], [[7 September (production)|7]] & [[10 September (production)|10 September]] [[2018 (production)|2018]] at [[The Moat Studios|the Moat Studios]].
* The novels ''[[The Ultimate Treasure (novel)|The Ultimate Treasure]]'' and ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'' offers an alternative backstory to Kamelion.
* The novels ''[[The Ultimate Treasure (novel)|The Ultimate Treasure]]'' and ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'' offer an alternative backstory to Kamelion.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The TARDIS crew were on their way to [[Trion (planet)|Turlough's planet]] when Kamelion joined them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'')
* According to a previous account, the [[Kamelion (species)|Kamelions]] were created by the [[Gelsandoran]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ultimate Treasure (novel)|The Ultimate Treasure]]'') as [[weapon]]s of [[war]] during their invasion of [[Xeriphas]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]], [[TV]]: [[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'')
* According to a previous account, the [[Kamelion (species)|Kamelions]] were created by the [[Gelsandoran]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ultimate Treasure (novel)|The Ultimate Treasure]]'') as [[weapon]]s of [[war]] during their invasion of [[Xeriphas]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]], [[TV]]: [[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'')



Revision as of 17:51, 6 April 2023

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The Kamelion Empire was the two hundred and forty-ninth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough and Jon Culshaw as Kamelion.

Publisher's summary

Once upon a time, a people of great artistry and great knowledge ruled the planet Mekalion: the Kamille. For a thousand years, they prospered peacefully.

Then came disaster, when their sun set forever. Facing extinction, the Kamille made the Locus, a device to sustain their minds; and fashioned shape-changing machines, to act out their wishes on the physical plane...

Servants they called the Kamelion.

Plot

Part one

Follows a recall signal for all of Kamelion's kind, the Doctor pilots the TARDIS to an underground chamber on Mekalion. He and Kamelion are separated from Tegan and Turlough by a collapsing staircase, after which he throws a TARDIS key to them and tells them to wait a few hours in the ship whilst he and Kamelion head to the surface.

to be completed

Part two

to be added

Part three

to be added

Part four

to be added

Cast

References

Notes

Alternate cover.

Continuity

External links