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|enemy= Dame [[Karna]], the [[ | |enemy= Dame [[Karna]], the [[Burndroid]]s | ||
|setting= [[Vita Novus]], the [[32nd century]] | |setting= [[Vita Novus]], the [[32nd century]] | ||
|writer= [[Jonathan Morris]] | |writer= [[Jonathan Morris]] | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 31 August 2015
The Beautiful People was the fourth release in The Companion Chronicles.
Publisher's summary
Put all your worries behind you.
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In fact, you will leave Vita Novus feeling like an entirely new person. And that's guaranteed.
We cater for all endoskeletal carbon-based life-forms. All major credit cards accepted. Parties welcome.
Plot
Part One: Too Good to Be True
to be added
Part Two: The Complete Makeover
to be added
Part Three: Slim Chances and Narrow Escapes
to be added
Part Four: Live and Let Diet
to be added
Cast
References
- Sibella Bing mentions acupuncture.
Notes
- This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.
- Jon Culshaw's brief cameo appearance as the character in The Kingmaker notwithstanding, this is the first Big Finish audio drama to feature the Fourth Doctor.
- The Doctor and K9 are absent from parts two and three.
- Along with The Pyralis Effect, this is one of only two appearances of K9 Mark II in The Companion Chronicles.
Continuity
- Romana uses the same technique to stop her hearts as she did on Skaro. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
- Romana mentions the TARDIS' food machine, when the Doctor is talking about doughnuts. (TV: The Daleks)
- The Doctor claims to hate celery, in contrast to his next incarnation. (TV: Castrovalva, The Caves of Androzani)
- At the spa, Romana saw some humans (TV: An Unearthly Child et al), some Morestrans (TV: Planet of Evil) and a couple of Shelternax, some Pakhars, (PROSE: Legacy et al) and some Lurmans, (TV: Carnival of Monsters) as well as a couple of leopard-like species she couldn't identify.
External links
- Official The Beautiful People page at bigfinish.com
- The Beautiful People at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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