Earth Aid (unproduced TV story): Difference between revisions
(New page: '''Earth Aid''' was a story that was to have been a part of Season 27, had ''Doctor Who'' continued to be produced beyond ''Survival'', written by Ben Aaronovitch This story w...) |
Charles RB (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Earth Aid''' was a story that was to have been a part of Season 27, had ''[[Doctor Who]]'' continued to be produced beyond ''[[Survival]]'', written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]] | '''Earth Aid''' was a story that was to have been a part of Season 27, had ''[[Doctor Who]]'' continued to be produced beyond ''[[Survival]]'', written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]] | ||
This story was to have been a three part adventures featuring space pirates, the [[Seventh Doctor]] building [[Stonehenge]] to send a signal into space and a 'data vampire'. This story was to also have included an insectoid alien race; the [[Metatraxi]]. <ref>[[DWM Issue 255]] - Articles: ''What If?'' and ''27 up?''</ref> | This story was to have been a three part adventures featuring space pirates, the [[Seventh Doctor]] building [[Stonehenge]] to send a signal into space and a 'data vampire'. This story was to also have included an insectoid alien race; the [[Metatraxi]]. <ref>[[DWM Issue 255]] - Articles: ''What If?'' and ''27 up?''</ref> The theme was to be about the politics of food aid. <ref>[[Survival]] DVD feature ''Endgame''</ref> | ||
Aaronovitch had a planned opening of [[Ace]] in command of a ''Star Trek'' style ship, before having her sneak off to her cabin, where the Doctor would be waiting, and tell him "this isn't going to work!". However, Aaronovitch has also said this story may not have been produced due to the known problems of getting the BBC of the time to produce effective spacecraft sets ("a crappy bridge", as he put it).<ref>[[Survival]] DVD feature ''Endgame''</ref> | |||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 8 March 2009
Earth Aid was a story that was to have been a part of Season 27, had Doctor Who continued to be produced beyond Survival, written by Ben Aaronovitch
This story was to have been a three part adventures featuring space pirates, the Seventh Doctor building Stonehenge to send a signal into space and a 'data vampire'. This story was to also have included an insectoid alien race; the Metatraxi. [1] The theme was to be about the politics of food aid. [2]
Aaronovitch had a planned opening of Ace in command of a Star Trek style ship, before having her sneak off to her cabin, where the Doctor would be waiting, and tell him "this isn't going to work!". However, Aaronovitch has also said this story may not have been produced due to the known problems of getting the BBC of the time to produce effective spacecraft sets ("a crappy bridge", as he put it).[3]
Legacy
The Metatraxi are mentioned in EDA: Alien Bodies and the introduction of DWM: Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer.
