The Curator's Egg (audio story)

The Curator's Egg
Main character(s):	Polly Wright
Featuring:	Second Doctor, Ben
Main enemy:	Zoltan Clarkson
Main setting:	Dorset, 23rd century
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	Julian Richards
Director:	Lisa Bowerman
Producer:	Ian Atkins
Music:	Rob Harvey
Sound:	Russell McGee
Release details
Number of parts:	2
Release number:	12.1
Part of:	The Second Doctor: Volume Two
Release date:	20 June 2018
Format:	1 CD Download 1st of 4 stories
Production code:	BFPDWCC120
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-78703-487-7 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-488-4 (digital)
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The Curator's Egg was the first story in The Second Doctor: Volume Two.

Publisher's summary

Zoltan Clarkson (Eccentric Billionaire, Cybernetics Tycoon, Museum Curator) had a dream of a domestic dinosaur in every home. He bought the empty county of Dorset to work on this dream and develop cyborg dinosaur hybrids in a safe, contained environment. Now Clarkson lies insensate in the infirmary, his twin brother Andrew struggles to hold things together and dinosaurs walk the Earth. With the Doctor and Ben chasing monsters at sea, Polly has only a socially awkward scientist and the world's friendliest dog to help her prevent the rise of the ultimate predators...

Plot

to be added

Cast

• Polly Wright / Narrator - Anneke Wills
• Ben Jackson / Andrew Clarkson / Zoltan Clarkson - Elliot Chapman
• The Doctor - Frazer Hines

Characters

• Polly Wright
• Andrew Clarkson
• Zoltan Clarkson
• Scamp
• Second Doctor
• Ben Jackson
• Danby

Worldbuilding

• The Dalek invasion was around 100 years ago. All life in Dorset was wiped out during the occupation.
• Durlston Castle had remained empty since the invasion, until the entire county was bought five years ago by Zoltan.
• Cybernetic Dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles which appear include a Brontosaurus, Liopleurodon, Utahraptor, Pterodactyl, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, Ankylosaurus and T. rex.
• Scamp is a labrador.
• The Tilly Whim Tunnels were used by the resistance during the Dalek invasion.

Notes

• Unlike most tales in The Companion Chronicles, an actor is brought in specifically to voice for the Doctor. In this case, Frazer Hines lends his voice for the Second Doctor without reprising his role of Jamie to do so.

Continuity

• Polly asks the Doctor if they can take the cyborg Tyrannosaurus rex with them, but he claims it would not fit through the doors of the TARDIS. Despite this, the Eleventh Doctor would later travel with a robotic T. rex named Kevin. (COMIC: When Worlds Collide)
• There are several mentions of the 22nd century Dalek invasion. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
• Plot points from TV: The Power of the Daleks are recalled by Polly and Ben.
• Polly mentions the Confederate of Brillpoor. (AUDIO: The Plague of Dreams)

External links

• Official The Curator's Egg page at bigfinish.com