The Invasion of E-Space (audio story)

The Invasion of E-Space (audio story)

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The Invasion of E-Space
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fourth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Romana II Adric
Main enemy:	Farrian
Main setting:	Ballustra, E-Space
Key crew
Writer:	Andrew Smith
Director:	Lisa Bowerman
Release details
Release number:	5.04
Release date:	31st October 2010
Format:	60 minutes, 1 disc - 2 episodes
Production code:	BFPDWCC36
ISBN:	978-1-84435-486-3

The Invasion of E-Space was the fourth instalment in the fifth series of The Companion Chronicles. It was the first story to be set within the E-Space trilogy and was written by Andrew Smith, who opened the arc with 1980's Full Circle.

Synopsis

Trapped within E-Space, the Doctor, Romana and Adric are searching for a Charged Vacuum Emboitment – the gateway back to our universe. It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack...

Then, by pure chance, a brand new CVE rips into being. Its makers are The Farrian, a warlike race who possess the technology to break into E-Space. But they have come to invade and plunder this new territory, and the riches of the planet Ballustra are their first target…

Cast

• Romana II - Lalla Ward
• Marni Tellis - Suanne Braun

References

Races and species

• The Farrian can create CVEs.
• There are 8 billion Ballustrans (on Ballustra).

Astronomical objects

• Letrus is the moon of Ballustra
• Ballustra has conditions similar to those of Earth.

Physics

• CVEs are the rarest of space-time phenomenon.

Story notes

• This story had the working title of The CVE Makers.
• This is the first story outside of the Season 18 television serials to be set within the E-Space trilogy.
• This story was recorded on the 20th May 2010.

Continuity

• Romana references their arrival into E-Space, Adric trying to join Varsh's gang and his status as an Elite. These events took place in DW: Full Circle.
• Adric being a stowaway is mentioned. He was discovered as a stowaway in DW: State of Decay.
• Romana puts the Doctor in the Zero Room after he recieves damage to his synapses. The Zero Room debuted in DW: Castrovalva.
• Romana's staying in E-Space and quest to free the Tharils is mentioned. These events took place in DW: Warriors' Gate.

Timeline

• The Invasion of E-Space occurs after: DW: State of Decay
• The Invasion of E-Space occurs before: DW: Warriors Gate

External Links

• The Invasion of E-Space at Big Finish