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'''''1963: The Assassination Games''''' was the one hundred and eightieth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]]. | '''''1963: The Assassination Games''''' was the one hundred and eightieth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]]. | ||
It was the third story in the [[1963 (audio series)|1963]] audio trilogy celebrating the [[2013 (releases)|50th anniversary]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | It was the third story in the [[1963 (audio series)|1963]] audio trilogy celebrating the [[2013 (releases)|50th anniversary]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
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[[London]]. The end of [[November]], [[1963]]. A time of change. The old guard are being swept away by the white heat of technology. Political scandals are the talk of the town. Britain tries to maintain its international role; fanatics assassinate charismatic politicians and [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]] is trying to get his fledgling [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|Counter-Measures]] unit off the ground. | [[London]]. The end of [[November]], [[1963]]. A time of change. The old guard are being swept away by the white heat of technology. Political scandals are the talk of the town. Britain tries to maintain its international role; fanatics assassinate charismatic politicians and [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]] is trying to get his fledgling [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group|Counter-Measures]] unit off the ground. | ||
When his life is saved by a familiar [[Seventh Doctor|umbrella-bearing figure]], he knows something terrible is going on. | When his life is saved by a familiar [[Seventh Doctor|umbrella-bearing figure]], he knows something terrible is going on. Whilst [[Rachel Jensen|Rachel]] investigates an enigmatic millionaire and [[Allison Williams|Allison]] goes undercover in an extremist organisation, Gilmore discovers a sinister plot with roots a century old. | ||
The Doctor and [[Ace]] are back in town. A new dawn is coming. It's time for everyone... to see the Light. | The Doctor and [[Ace]] are back in town. A new dawn is coming. It's time for everyone... to see the Light. | ||
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* [[David Ritchie]] was born in [[1932]]. He was a student activist and a member of the [[Communism|Communist Party of Britain]] until the [[Soviet Union]] invaded [[Hungary]] in [[1956]]. Prior to his death, he was a member of the militant organisation [[Disarmament Now]]. | * [[David Ritchie]] was born in [[1932]]. He was a student activist and a member of the [[Communism|Communist Party of Britain]] until the [[Soviet Union]] invaded [[Hungary]] in [[1956]]. Prior to his death, he was a member of the militant organisation [[Disarmament Now]]. | ||
* [[Amanda Caulfield]] was born in [[1933]]. | * [[Amanda Caulfield]] was born in [[1933]]. | ||
* Using the [[Aliases of the Doctor|pseudonym "John Rutherford"]], as a reference to [[Ernest Rutherford]], the Doctor was elected as an independent MP on a platform of nuclear disarmament in [[May]] [[1963]]. | * Using the [[Aliases of the Doctor|pseudonym "John Rutherford"]], as a reference to [[Ernest Rutherford]], the Doctor was elected as an independent MP on a platform of nuclear disarmament in [[May]] [[1963]]. | ||
* In [[2013]], the Doctor and Ace found Gilmore's memoirs in a bookshop in London. Ace looked herself up in the index and found references to the [[Shoreditch Incident]] and the [[Starfire Incident]]. | * In [[2013]], the Doctor and Ace found Gilmore's memoirs in a bookshop in London. Ace looked herself up in the index and found references to the [[Shoreditch Incident]] and the [[Starfire Incident]]. | ||
* Ace mentions ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' and refers to Sir Gideon Vale as "[[Lord Snooty]]." She later alludes to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise and tells Rachel that she is going to love ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]''. | * Ace mentions ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' and refers to Sir Gideon Vale as "[[Lord Snooty]]." She later alludes to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise and tells Rachel that she is going to love ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]''. | ||
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* Sir Gideon Vale refers to the fact that Rachel is [[Judaism|Jewish]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Threshold (audio story)|Threshold]]'') | * Sir Gideon Vale refers to the fact that Rachel is [[Judaism|Jewish]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Threshold (audio story)|Threshold]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Gilmore that he was very fond of [[cat]]s a [[Sixth Doctor|lifetime ago]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') | * The Doctor tells Gilmore that he was very fond of [[cat]]s a [[Sixth Doctor|lifetime ago]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Gilmore that there are at least five other versions of him in | * The Doctor tells Gilmore that there are at least five other versions of him in [[1963]] and that two of them are previous versions of his seventh incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]'', ''[[1963: The Space Race (audio story)|1963: The Space Race]]'', ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Those Left Behind (short story)|Those Left Behind]]'', ''[[Ghost Ship (novel)|Ghost Ship]]'') | ||
* Gilmore refers to [[Mike Smith|Sgt. Mike Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | * Gilmore refers to [[Mike Smith|Sgt. Mike Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor continued to serve in Parliament as "John Rutherford" until the next general election in [[October]] [[1964]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[State of Emergency (audio story)|State of Emergency]]'') | * The Doctor continued to serve in Parliament as "John Rutherford" until the next general election in [[October]] [[1964]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[State of Emergency (audio story)|State of Emergency]]'') | ||
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