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* Leela refers to her previous visits to [[London]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Leela refers to her previous visits to [[London]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* Leela mentions that she once fired a revolver at a [[dragon]] in the [[House of the Dragon]], [[Magnus Greel]]'s fortress in [[1889]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Leela mentions that she once fired a revolver at a [[dragon]] in the [[House of the Dragon]], [[Magnus Greel]]'s fortress in [[1889]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* Leela refers to policemen as "blue guards" ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'') and the surveillance devices used by [[Xoanon]] to monitor the [[Tesh]] on her [[Unnamed planet (The Face of Evil)|native planet]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]''). | * Leela once again refers to policemen as "blue guards" ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'') and mentions the surveillance devices used by [[Xoanon]] to monitor the [[Tesh]] on her [[Unnamed planet (The Face of Evil)|native planet]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]''). | ||
== [[Fourth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | == [[Fourth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 4 March 2012
The Renaissance Man was the second story in the first series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures.
Synopsis
To continue Leela's education, the Doctor promises to take her to the famous Morovanian Museum. But the TARDIS lands instead in a quiet English village, where they meet the enigmatic collector Harcourt and his family.
When people start to die, reality doesn't appear quite what it was. There's something sinister going on within the walls of Harcourt's manor, and the stakes are hisher than they can imagine.
The Doctor is about to discover that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
Cast
- Fourth Doctor - Tom Baker
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Reginald Harcourt - Ian McNeice
- Jephson - Gareth Armstrong
- Christopher Manners - Anthony Howell
- Lizzie Harcourt - Daisy Ashford
- Beryl / Professor Hilda Lutterthwaite - Laura Molyneux
- Dr. Henry Carnforth - John Dorney
References
- The Doctor intends to bring Leela to the Morovanian Museum on Morovania Minor, the greatest collection of Earth artefacts in the universe, to further her education about humanity.
- The Doctor compares himself to the Lone Ranger.
Notes
- Ian McNeice (Reginald Harcourt) previously played Zeus in BFA: Immortal Beloved and Winston Churchill in DW: The Beast Below, DW: Victory of the Daleks, DW: The Pandorica Opens and DW: The Wedding of River Song.
- Gareth Armstrong (Jephson) previously played Giuliano in DW: The Masque of Mandragora and Dr. Johan Drossel in BFA: The Silver Turk.
- Anthony Howell (Christopher Manners) previously played Edward Perkins in BFA: The Valley of Death and would later play Jacob in BFA: The First Sontarans.
- Laura Molyneaux (Beryl / Professor Hilda Lutterthwaite) previously played Anne Boleyn in BFA: Recorded Time and Volsci in BFA: Paradoxicide.
- This audio drama was recorded on 17 August 2011.
Continuity
- Leela refers to her previous visits to London. (DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Leela mentions that she once fired a revolver at a dragon in the House of the Dragon, Magnus Greel's fortress in 1889. (DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Leela once again refers to policemen as "blue guards" (DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang, BFA: The Foe from the Future) and mentions the surveillance devices used by Xoanon to monitor the Tesh on her native planet (DW: The Face of Evil).
Timeline
- The Renaissance Man occurs after BFA: Destination: Nerva
- The Renaissance Man occurs before BFA: The Wrath of the Iceni
External links
- Official The Renaissance Man page at bigfinish.com
