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''''' | '''''A Star is Born''''' was a [[2011]] [[Big Finish Productions]] audio short story, read by [[William Russell]]. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[First Doctor]] | *[[First Doctor]] | ||
*[[Ian Chesterton]] | |||
*[[Barbara Wright]] | |||
*[[Susan Foreman]] | |||
*[[Egrabill]] | |||
*[[Rode]] | |||
*[[Greneva]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
''to be | *Ships entering the [[exosphere]] are subject to [[Gravity|gravitational pull]]. | ||
*[[Communications array]]s can be used to broadcast message, such as requests for assistance. | |||
*Egrabill is unable to discern Susan's gender. | |||
*[[Kinneret]] is the homeworld of the [[Metraxi]]. | |||
*The Metaxi became sterile and so used [[clone|cloning]] to reproduce. However, this resulted in the loss of key genetic information, shorting their lifespans with each generation. | |||
*The Metraxi are led by [[Rode]], a Provost. | |||
*The ship's [[propulsion generator]] failed and radiation is leaking from the [[fission reactor]]. | |||
*The Doctor says he is "well versed in a number of propulsion system" and notes Ian to be a "scientist of sorts". | |||
*The Doctor and his companions don [[radiation suit]]s to inspect the fission reactor. | |||
*The Metraxi have their own Bible. | |||
*The radiation mutates Greneva so that she can have children again. She becomes [[pregnant]] as a result and the Doctor suggest many Metraxi will have been similarly altered. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
'' | *The ships need of repairs before gravity pulls it into a planet mimics ''[[42]]'' where the ship was pulled towards [[Torajii|a star]]. | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
'' | The exact placement of this story is unclear, but Susan's presence firmly places it between ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 15 August 2011
A Star is Born was a 2011 Big Finish Productions audio short story, read by William Russell.
Summary
The Doctor and his companions answer a distress call from a vast spaceship carrying the remnants of a dying race...
Characters
References
- Ships entering the exosphere are subject to gravitational pull.
- Communications arrays can be used to broadcast message, such as requests for assistance.
- Egrabill is unable to discern Susan's gender.
- Kinneret is the homeworld of the Metraxi.
- The Metaxi became sterile and so used cloning to reproduce. However, this resulted in the loss of key genetic information, shorting their lifespans with each generation.
- The Metraxi are led by Rode, a Provost.
- The ship's propulsion generator failed and radiation is leaking from the fission reactor.
- The Doctor says he is "well versed in a number of propulsion system" and notes Ian to be a "scientist of sorts".
- The Doctor and his companions don radiation suits to inspect the fission reactor.
- The Metraxi have their own Bible.
- The radiation mutates Greneva so that she can have children again. She becomes pregnant as a result and the Doctor suggest many Metraxi will have been similarly altered.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The ships need of repairs before gravity pulls it into a planet mimics 42 where the ship was pulled towards a star.
Timeline
The exact placement of this story is unclear, but Susan's presence firmly places it between The Reign of Terror and The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
