Storm Warning (audio story)

Storm Warning (audio story)

left

Storm Warning
Doctor:	[[doctor::Eighth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Charley Pollard (introduction; joins)
Main enemy:	Rathbone The Uncreators
Main setting:	R101, Earth, October 1930
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Big Finish Productions]]
Writer:	Alan Barnes
Director:	Gary Russell
Producer:	Alistair Lock
Release details
Release number:	16
Release date:	January 2001
Format:	4 Episodes on 2 CDs
Production code:	8B
ISBN:	ISBN 1-903654-24-6

Storm Warning is a made-for-audio Doctor Who drama released by Big Finish Productions in January 2001. After two years of producing adventures featuring past Doctors, this marked the first adventure featuring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor (and technically the current Doctor as of 2001). This marked the start of a long association between McGann and Big Finish, which continues as of 2011.

Publisher's summary

October, 1930. His Majesty's Airship, the R101, sets off on her maiden voyage to the farthest-flung reaches of the British Empire, carrying the brightest lights of the Imperial fleet. Carrying the hopes and dreams of a breathless nation.

Not to mention a ruthless spy with a top-secret mission, a mysterious passenger who appears nowhere on the crew list, a would-be adventuress destined for the Singapore Hilton... and a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey.

There's a storm coming. There's something unspeakable, something with wings, crawling across the stern. Thousands of feet high in the blackening sky, the crew of the R101 brace themselves. When the storm breaks, their lives won't be all that's at stake...

The future of the galaxy will be hanging by a thread.

Cast

• The Doctor - Paul McGann
• Charley Pollard - India Fisher
• Lord Tamworth - Gareth Thomas
• Lt-Col Frayling - Nicholas Pegg
• Rathbone - Barnaby Edwards
• Chief Steward Weeks - Hylton Collins
• Triskele - Helen Goldwyn

References

• The Doctor finds a signed first edition Agatha Christie novel on board his TARDIS, has played Tiddlywinks with Lenin, and has also met Geronimo.
• The Doctor states that he learnt to ride Vortisaurs bareback at the Academy.

Notes

• The theme arrangement was composed by David Arnold, who has composed a wide range of impressive film scores, such as Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla, Hot Fuzz, Paul and Sherlock. (David Arnold's IMDB page)
• The 2001 Eighth Doctor audio play covers carry the Doctor Who logo in copper. The BBC only noticed this halfway through the season, and were not happy. Gary Russell persuded them to let Big Finish keep the logo for these four plays, if he promised never to use them again.

Continuity

• According to Terror Firma, the Doctor had adventures prior to this. Terror Firma also explains why the Doctor is where he is at the beginning of this audio drama.
• Although this story depicts the Doctor's first meeting with Charley, it is later revealed that Charley also met the Sixth Doctor (BFA: The Condemned). The Doctor does not recognize her later in his timeline was due to Mila pretending to be Charley. (BFA: Blue Forgotten Planet)
• The Vortisaur known as Ramsay stays in the TARDIS until Minuet in Hell.

Timeline

• Storm Warning occurs after ST: Seven Deadly Sins
• Storm Warning occurs before BFA: Sword of Orion

External links

• Official Storm Warning page at bigfinish.com
• Storm Warning at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• DisContinuity for Storm Warning at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide