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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninety-eighth [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio release]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. This was the second solo Seventh Doctor story to feature him travelling without any companions. This is the first time that the Seventh Doctor and Ice Warriors have appeared in an audio together, although ''not'' the first time chronologically for the Seventh Doctor to encounter them in an audio medium — ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'' was the first chronological encounter between the Ice Warriors and the Seventh Doctor.  
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninety-eighth [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio release]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. This was the second solo Seventh Doctor story, and the first time that the Seventh Doctor and Ice Warriors have appeared in an audio together, although ''not'' the first time chronologically for the Seventh Doctor to encounter them in an audio drama, that classification belonging to ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]''.  


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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== References ==
== References ==
=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor mutters the names of his previous companions [[Melanie Bush]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]].
* The Doctor mutters the names of his previous companions [[Melanie Bush|Mel]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]].
* If the unspecified "millions of years," the [[coma]]tose Doctor spends frozen in a block of ice are taken into account, [[the Doctor's age]] becomes entirely incalculable from this point onward, as does the age of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]].
* If the unspecified "millions of years" the [[coma]]tose Doctor spends frozen in a block of ice are taken into account, [[the Doctor's age]] becomes entirely incalculable from this point onward, as does the age of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]].


=== Species ===
=== Species ===
* Lord Barset thinks he is searching for 'lizard men' or [[Silurian|Silurians (Earth Reptiles)]].
* Lord Barset is searching for [[Silurian|"lizard men"]].
* The Antarctic actually holds a [[Ice Warrior|Martian]] prison facility for war criminals.
 
=== Locations ===
* The Antarctic holds a [[Ice Warrior|Martian]] prison facility for war criminals.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* This release is the first ever to include a music suite.
* This release is the first ever to include a music suite.
* A preview of this story was shown in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 385|issue 385]] with an illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]].
* A preview of this story was shown in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 385|issue 385]] with an illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]].
* ''Frozen Time'' acts as a partial sequel to the events of the AudioVisuals audio drama ''Endurance, ''also written and starring Briggs himself. It featured the exploits of the original 1929 Antarctic expedition, ranging from the ''Rochester ''crew's investigation of the missing expedition's base camp to the discovery and destruction of an advanced Silurian metropolis nestled beneath the ice. The obliteration of the city in the original story would seem to be the main reason Lord Barset was unable to uncover any trace of his grandfather's lost working party.
* ''Frozen Time'' acts as a partial sequel to the events of the AudioVisuals audio drama ''Endurance'', also written by and starring Briggs. It featured the exploits of the original 1929 Antarctic expedition, ranging from the ''Rochester'' crew's investigation of the missing expedition's base camp to the discovery and destruction of an advanced Silurian metropolis nestled beneath the ice. The obliteration of the city in the original story would seem to be the main reason Lord Barset was unable to uncover any trace of his grandfather's lost working party.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[24 April (production)|24]] and [[25 April (production)|25 April]] 2007 at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[24 April (production)|24]] and [[25 April (production)|25 April]] 2007 at [[The Moat Studios]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor previously visited [[Antarctica]] towards the end of his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] in [[December]] [[1986]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''), in the [[1970s]] during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') and, earlier in his seventh incarnation, in [[2006]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'') and [[2045]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Word Lord (audio story)|The Word Lord]]'').
* The Doctor previously visited [[Antarctica]] close to the end of the life of his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] in [[December]] [[1986]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''), in the [[1970s]] in his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') and, earlier in his seventh incarnation, in [[2006]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'') and [[2045]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Word Lord (audio story)|The Word Lord]]'')
* On [[12 April]] [[1929]], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' reported that Lord Barset's expedition to Antarctica was lost following their claim to have found a lost city of [[Homo Reptilia|intelligent reptiles]]. A similar city was uncovered by Dr. Martyn and Townsend through an archaeological dig in Egypt. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of Devils (comic story)|City of Devils]]'')
* On [[12 April]] [[1929]], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' reported that Lord Barset's expedition to Antarctica was lost following their claim to have found a lost city of [[Silurian|intelligent reptiles]]. A similar city was uncovered by Dr. Martyn and Townsend during an archaeological dig in Egypt. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of Devils (comic story)|City of Devils]]'')
* The TARDIS would later be frozen in a similar manner in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Zero (novel)|Time Zero]]''.
* The TARDIS would later be frozen in a similar manner in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Zero (novel)|Time Zero]]''.
* With this story taken into account, there are at least six incarnations of the Doctor visiting 2012: the [[Sixth Doctor]] and/or one of his first five incarnations ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Raincloud Man (audio story)|The Raincloud Man]]''), the Seventh Doctor on this occasion, the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[Wiltshire]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]''), the [[Ninth Doctor]] in [[Utah]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''), the [[Tenth Doctor]] in [[London]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'') and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''). Both the Ninth and Tenth Doctors were accompanied by [[Rose Tyler]].
* With this story taken into account, at least six incarnations of the Doctor have visited 2012: the [[Sixth Doctor]] and/or one of his first five incarnations ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Raincloud Man (audio story)|The Raincloud Man]]''), the Seventh Doctor on this occasion, the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[Wiltshire]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]''), the [[Ninth Doctor]] in [[Utah]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''), the [[Tenth Doctor]] in [[London]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'') and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''). Both the Ninth and Tenth Doctors were accompanied by [[Rose Tyler]].
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] previously flew a [[helicopter]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blue Forgotten Planet (audio story)|Blue Forgotten Planet]]''.
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] previously flew a [[helicopter]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blue Forgotten Planet (audio story)|Blue Forgotten Planet]]''.
* The [[2012]] [[Olympic Games]] are mentioned. During his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], the Doctor would attend the games in the company of [[Rose Tyler]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'') whereas he would later do so once again during his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] in the company of [[Amy Pond]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''). In the [[far future]], radio and television broadcasts concerning the 2012 Olympic Games could be accessed via the [[Gogglebox]] inside the [[The Moon|Moon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Gathering (audio story)|The Gathering]]'')
* The [[2012]] [[Olympic Games]] are mentioned. In his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], the Doctor would attend the games in the company of [[Rose Tyler]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'') and would later do so once again in his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] in the company of [[Amy Pond]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''). In the [[far future]], radio and television broadcasts concerning the 2012 Olympic Games could be accessed via the [[Gogglebox]] inside [[the Moon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'', ''[[The Gathering (audio story)|The Gathering]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==

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Frozen Time was the ninety-eighth monthly Doctor Who audio release produced by Big Finish Productions. This was the second solo Seventh Doctor story, and the first time that the Seventh Doctor and Ice Warriors have appeared in an audio together, although not the first time chronologically for the Seventh Doctor to encounter them in an audio drama, that classification belonging to Thin Ice.

Publisher's summary

In 1929, Lord Barset's expedition to the Antarctic is lost without trace. Or so it seems...

Nearly a century later, his grandson funds a much-publicised return to the icy wastes. His mission: to discover what happened to the original expedition. But what he finds instead is an enigma — a battered London police box frozen in ice millennia old.

But something else lies in wait in this awful place, something from an era before humankind set foot on the continent's cold soil. A menace frozen in time.

Until now.

Plot

to be added

Cast

Credits

References

The Doctor

  • The Doctor mutters the names of his previous companions Mel, Ace and Hex.
  • If the unspecified "millions of years" the comatose Doctor spends frozen in a block of ice are taken into account, the Doctor's age becomes entirely incalculable from this point onward, as does the age of his TARDIS.

Species

Locations

  • The Antarctic holds a Martian prison facility for war criminals.

Notes

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Illustrated preview by Martin Geraghty from DWM 385
  • This release is the first ever to include a music suite.
  • A preview of this story was shown in Doctor Who Magazine issue 385 with an illustration by Martin Geraghty.
  • Frozen Time acts as a partial sequel to the events of the AudioVisuals audio drama Endurance, also written by and starring Briggs. It featured the exploits of the original 1929 Antarctic expedition, ranging from the Rochester crew's investigation of the missing expedition's base camp to the discovery and destruction of an advanced Silurian metropolis nestled beneath the ice. The obliteration of the city in the original story would seem to be the main reason Lord Barset was unable to uncover any trace of his grandfather's lost working party.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 24 and 25 April 2007 at The Moat Studios.

Continuity

External links