Lies (audio story)

Lies
Main character(s):	Romana II Leela K9 Mark I K9 Mark II
Featuring:	Cardinal Braxiatel Coordinator Narvin Romana I
Main setting:	Gallifrey
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Big Finish Productions]]
Writer:	Gary Russell
Director:	Gary Russell
Producer:	David Darlington
Release details
Release number:	Chapter Five
Release date:	April 2005
Format:	1 CD
Production code:	BFPGALLCD05
ISBN:	ISBN 1-84435-121-1
Gallifrey - Series Two
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Publisher's summary

"I don’t believe in destinies foretold and all that. I am a rational, straightforward thinker.’

Some time has passed since the events surrounding the Timonic Fusion Device threatened Romana’s presidency with impeachment, and life has calmed down on Gallifrey. Well, apart from Romana’s latest scheme, the opening up of Gallifrey’s famed Academy to the students of alien races with the ability, or the potential, to harness temporal powers.

Unfortunately, deep below the Capitol, Leela, confused and morose over the truth about her husband Andred, disturbs a malevolent power. Something from the Dark Days of Ancient Gallifrey.

Something that wants to be reborn and will use any and every means that is at hand. Including the past of Gallifrey’s incumbent President...

Plot

to be added

Cast

• Lady President Romana - Lalla Ward
• Leela - Louise Jameson
• K9 Mark I / K9 Mark II - John Leeson
• Cardinal Braxiatel - Miles Richardson
• Coordinator Narvin - Sean Carlsen
• Castellan Wynter - Ian Hallard
• Andred - Andy Coleman
• Gold Usher - Nicholas Briggs
• The Archivist - Trevor Littledale
• Pandora - Brenda Longman
• Romana I - Mary Tamm
• Commander Hallan - Michael Cuckson
• Commentator Antimon - Robin Sebastian
• Chancellor Valyes - Steven Wickham
• Nekkistani Ambassador - Daniel Hogarth
• Melyin - Heather Tracy
• Student Neeloc - Stuart Piper
• Student Taylor - Gary Bakewell
• Student Galadina - Jenny Livsey
• Student Gillestes - Lucy Beresford
• Student Barech - John Dorney

References

• Wynter is from the Arcalian Chapter. He states that he has trained with Castellan Maxil regularly.

Notes

• Mary Tamm returns to play Romana I. This marks Tamm's first appearance in a Big Finish audio drama.
• Maxil is mentioned but does not appear.

Continuity

• There are references to TV: The Ribos Operation (when Romana was sent to assist the Fourth Doctor's quest for the Key to Time) and TV: The Armageddon Factor (when Romana was tortured by the Shadow).
• Braxiatel informs Narvin that, in direct contravention of the First Law of Time, he has been supplying his future self with alien artefacts for his collection and makes a veiled reference to his future self's associates. This refers to the events depicted in the Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series as well as establishing that his experiences with Bernice Summerfield, Jason Kane and Adrian Wall occur or rather will occur many years after the events portrayed in Gallifrey in Braxiatel's personal timeline. Furthermore, he claims that he will be more adept at hypnotism in the future, as shown in AUDIO: The Mirror Effect. This confession would later have major ramifications for Braxiatel in AUDIO: Pandora.
• Maxil has been promoted to Castellan since the events of TV: Arc of Infinity. He would later make his first and only appearance in Gallifrey in AUDIO: Appropriation, in which he was played in an uncredited cameo by Colin Baker.

External links

• Official Lies page at bigfinish.com
• Lies at the Doctor Who Reference Guide