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|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|featuring = [[Carrionite]]s | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = The [[Carrionite]]s | |||
|setting = | |setting = [[England]], the [[1980s]] | ||
|writer = [[Simon Guerrier]] | |writer = [[Simon Guerrier]] | ||
|director = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* | * One of the locals refers to Katy as "Badger Girl". | ||
* The Doctor finds a book titled ''[[Reminiscences of the Peculiar]]'', written by [[George Litefoot]]. | * The Doctor finds a book titled ''[[Reminiscences of the Peculiar]]'', written by [[George Litefoot]]. | ||
* The Doctor finds books written by an author named [[J.K. Rowling|Rowling]] in the Demonology and Witchcraft section of the TARDIS | * The Doctor finds books written by an author named [[J.K. Rowling|Rowling]] in the Demonology and Witchcraft section of the [[TARDIS library]]. | ||
* "[[Roundel]]" is among the words used by the Doctor to impede the Carrionites. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* The Doctor mentions that [[Sixth Doctor's coat|his coat]] comes from [[Kolpasha]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'' et al.) | * The Doctor mentions that [[Sixth Doctor's coat|his coat]] comes from [[Kolpasha]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'' et al.) | ||
* Reverend Bell recalls a tale from [[Killingworth]] of [[Ravensworth]] and [[George Stephenson|Stephenson]] foiling an [[the Rani|old lady]] who made men violent by drinking from their [[brain]]s. The Doctor assures him that she was not a [[witch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') | * Reverend Bell recalls a tale from [[Killingworth]] of [[Ravensworth]] and [[George Stephenson|Stephenson]] foiling an [[the Rani|old lady]] who made men violent by drinking from their [[brain]]s. The Doctor assures him that she was not a [[witch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') | ||
* The Doctor keeps a "[[C chest]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | * The Doctor tells Reverend Bell that he is aware of George Litefoot. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', et. al) | ||
* Sissinghurst knows that the Doctor is [[Lord President|President]] of the [[High Council]] of the [[Lords of Time]] on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | * The Doctor keeps a "[[C chest]]" in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | ||
* Sissinghurst knows that the Doctor is [[Lord President|President]] of the [[High Council]] of the [[Time Lord|Lords of Time]] on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | |||
* Sissinghurst refers to the Doctor as "[[Valeyard]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Season 23|Trial of a Time Lord]]'') | * Sissinghurst refers to the Doctor as "[[Valeyard]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Season 23|Trial of a Time Lord]]'') | ||
* The Doctor would encounter the Carrionites again in [[London]] in [[1599]] during his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]]. The Carrionites know this and wish to exploit the [[time paradox]] that would arise from confronting his past self, using stones from the now ruined | * The Doctor saved several scrolls from the fire at the [[Library of Alexandria]] in the [[5th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Library of Alexandria (audio story)|The Library of Alexandria]]'') | ||
* The Doctor considers [[George Orwell]] to be an old friend. During his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], he would meet Orwell again in [[Spain]] during its [[Spanish Civil War|civil war]] in [[1937]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | |||
* The Doctor refers to the fact that the [[Globe Theatre]] was destroyed by [[fire]] on [[29 June]] [[1613]]. It had been set by [[Francis Pearson]], who was jealous of [[William Shakespeare]]'s success. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]'') | |||
* The Doctor would encounter the Carrionites again in [[London]] in [[1599]] during his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]]. The Carrionites know this and wish to exploit the [[time paradox]] that would arise from confronting his past self, using stones from the now ruined Globe Theatre where they were defeated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:2017 audio stories]] | [[Category:2017 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1980s]] | |||
[[Category:Pseudo-historical stories]] | |||
Revision as of 21:20, 29 July 2017
The Carrionite Curse was the third story in Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume Two.
Publisher's summary
Katy Bell returns to her Midlands home to find strange goings-on at the buskers fair. A witch trial in the 1980s. A bonfire ready to be lit...
Luckily, a colourful visitor is already investigating, and the local vicar, Katy's dad, is versed in tales of the macabre. Terrifying forces are on the loose, and the town hall holds a secret. There is black magic in the Black Country, and the Doctor has the name of his enemy on the tip of his tongue...
Something wicked this way comes.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Mary Sissinghurst - Andrée Bernard
- Eileen Nelthorpe - Adèle Anderson
- Katy Bell - Maya Sondhi
- Rev. Douglas Bell - Michael Fenton-Stevens
References
- One of the locals refers to Katy as "Badger Girl".
- The Doctor finds a book titled Reminiscences of the Peculiar, written by George Litefoot.
- The Doctor finds books written by an author named Rowling in the Demonology and Witchcraft section of the TARDIS library.
- "Roundel" is among the words used by the Doctor to impede the Carrionites.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The Doctor mentions that his coat comes from Kolpasha. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness et al.)
- Reverend Bell recalls a tale from Killingworth of Ravensworth and Stephenson foiling an old lady who made men violent by drinking from their brains. The Doctor assures him that she was not a witch. (TV: The Mark of the Rani)
- The Doctor tells Reverend Bell that he is aware of George Litefoot. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang, et. al)
- The Doctor keeps a "C chest" in the TARDIS. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
- Sissinghurst knows that the Doctor is President of the High Council of the Lords of Time on Gallifrey. (TV: The Five Doctors)
- Sissinghurst refers to the Doctor as "Valeyard". (TV: Trial of a Time Lord)
- The Doctor saved several scrolls from the fire at the Library of Alexandria in the 5th century. (AUDIO: The Library of Alexandria)
- The Doctor considers George Orwell to be an old friend. During his eighth incarnation, he would meet Orwell again in Spain during its civil war in 1937. (PROSE: History 101)
- The Doctor refers to the fact that the Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. It had been set by Francis Pearson, who was jealous of William Shakespeare's success. (PROSE: Managra)
- The Doctor would encounter the Carrionites again in London in 1599 during his tenth incarnation. The Carrionites know this and wish to exploit the time paradox that would arise from confronting his past self, using stones from the now ruined Globe Theatre where they were defeated. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
External links
- Official The Carrionite Curse page at bigfinish.com
