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doctor= Eighth Doctor| | doctor= Eighth Doctor| | ||
companions= [[Lucie Miller]] | | companions= [[Lucie Miller]] | | ||
enemy= [[Headhunter]] | enemy= [[Headhunter]], [[Molluscari]]| | ||
year= [[Orbis]]| | |||
writer= [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]| | writer= [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]| | ||
director= [[Nicholas Briggs]] | | director= [[Nicholas Briggs]] | | ||
post production= [[Andy Hardwick]]| | |||
cover=[[Simon Holub]]| | |||
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]]| | publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]]| | ||
release date= [[March]] [[2009]]| | release date= [[March]] [[2009]]| | ||
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next= Hothouse (audio story)| | next= Hothouse (audio story)| | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first release of the third series of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' audio stories. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The Doctor has fallen to his death. His companion, Lucie Miller, has returned to her life on Earth, grief-stricken. Then, one night, an alien visitor arrives at her front door and shoots her. | The Doctor has fallen to his death. His companion, Lucie Miller, has returned to her life on Earth, grief-stricken. Then, one night, an alien visitor arrives at her front door and shoots her. | ||
Could it be that Lucie’s days with the Doctor are not over? She will only find the answer on the planet Orbis. A planet where all forms of life are facing violent extinction. | Could it be that Lucie’s days with the Doctor are not over? She will only find the answer on the planet Orbis. A planet where all forms of life are facing violent extinction. | ||
==Plot== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Lucie mentions; the [[Dalek]]s, [[Red Rocket Rising]], [[Pat Rider|Aunty Pat]] and [[The Only Ones]] (whom she calls the Glam Rock Monsters) | * Lucie mentions; the [[Dalek]]s, [[Red Rocket Rising]], [[Pat Rider|Aunty Pat]] and [[The Only Ones]] (whom she calls the Glam Rock Monsters) | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor lives on [[Orbis]] for six hundred years. | * The Doctor lives on [[Orbis]] for six hundred years. | ||
* The Doctor is known by the [[Keltan]]s as 'Old Doctor'. | * The Doctor is known by the [[Keltan]]s as 'Old Doctor'. | ||
* The Doctor lost track of how old he really is aeons ago; he tends to round it down a bit, making a few adjustments for variations in year length across the cosmos. | * The Doctor lost track of how old he really is aeons ago; he tends to round it down a bit, making a few adjustments for variations in year length across the cosmos. | ||
* The Doctor refers to the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], the [[Auton]]s and the [[Axon]]s. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Features a brand new Extras theme scored and edited by [[Jamie Robertson]] with some interesting hints about [[The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|the rest of the series]]. | * Features a brand new Extras theme scored and edited by [[Jamie Robertson]] with some interesting hints about [[The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|the rest of the series]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[2 October]] [[2008]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[2 October]] [[2008]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Headhunter last appeared in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]''. | * The Headhunter last appeared in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]''. | ||
* The Doctor mistakenly calls Lucy '[[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]]', a former companion of the Eighth Doctor. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Stars Fell on Stockbridge (comic story)|Stars Fell on Stockbridge]]'') | * The Doctor mistakenly calls Lucy '[[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]]', a former companion of the Eighth Doctor. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Stars Fell on Stockbridge (comic story)|Stars Fell on Stockbridge]]'') | ||
* Lucie mentions the [[Dalek]] invasion of [[Red Rocket Rising]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'') and Nadir Services on [[M26]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|Horror of Glam Rock]]''). | * Lucie mentions the [[Dalek]] invasion of [[Red Rocket Rising]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'') and Nadir Services on [[M26]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|Horror of Glam Rock]]''). | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{bigfinish|31-Doctor-Who-Orbis|Orbis}} | * {{bigfinish|31-Doctor-Who-Orbis|Orbis}} | ||
* {{dwrefguide|bbc7_14.htm|Orbis}} | * {{dwrefguide|bbc7_14.htm|Orbis}} | ||
*{{tetrap|8/orbis.html|Orbis}} | |||
{{New 8DA}} | {{New 8DA}} | ||
[[fr:Orbis]] | [[fr:Orbis]] | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 26 March 2013
Orbis was the first release of the third series of Big Finish Productions' The New Eighth Doctor Adventures audio stories.
Publisher's summary
The Doctor has fallen to his death. His companion, Lucie Miller, has returned to her life on Earth, grief-stricken. Then, one night, an alien visitor arrives at her front door and shoots her.
Could it be that Lucie’s days with the Doctor are not over? She will only find the answer on the planet Orbis. A planet where all forms of life are facing violent extinction.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller - Sheridan Smith
- Crassostrea - Andrew Sachs
- Selta - Laura Solon
- Headhunter - Katarina Olsson
- Saccostrea - Beth Chalmers
- Yanos - Barry McCarthy
References
- Lucie mentions; the Daleks, Red Rocket Rising, Aunty Pat and The Only Ones (whom she calls the Glam Rock Monsters)
The Doctor
- The Doctor lives on Orbis for six hundred years.
- The Doctor is known by the Keltans as 'Old Doctor'.
- The Doctor lost track of how old he really is aeons ago; he tends to round it down a bit, making a few adjustments for variations in year length across the cosmos.
- The Doctor refers to the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Autons and the Axons.
Notes
- Features a brand new Extras theme scored and edited by Jamie Robertson with some interesting hints about the rest of the series.
- This audio drama was recorded on 2 October 2008 at The Moat Studios.
Continuity
- The Headhunter last appeared in AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius.
- The Doctor mistakenly calls Lucy 'Izzy', a former companion of the Eighth Doctor. (COMIC: Stars Fell on Stockbridge)
- Lucie mentions the Dalek invasion of Red Rocket Rising (AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks) and Nadir Services on M26 (AUDIO: Horror of Glam Rock).
External links
- Official Orbis page at bigfinish.com
- Orbis at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Orbis at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
