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|image= Life science.jpg | |image = Life science.jpg | ||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthologies | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthologies | ||
|number= 7 | |number = 7 | ||
|editor= [[John Binns]] | |editor = [[John Binns]] | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date= [[1 July (releases)|1 July]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | |release date = [[1 July (releases)|1 July]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | ||
|format= | |format = | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-047-9 | |isbn = ISBN 1-84435-047-9 | ||
|prev=Short Trips: Past Tense | |prev = Short Trips: Past Tense | ||
|next=Short Trips: Repercussions | |next = Short Trips: Repercussions | ||
}}'''''Short Trips: Life Science''''' was the seventh [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | }} | ||
'''''Short Trips: Life Science''''' was the seventh ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Once, we believed our lives were sacred, that we had | Once, we believed our lives were sacred, that we had [[soul]]s. Now we know we are mere machines; [[genetic data]]. We are [[science]]. | ||
But even as we learn, the properties of life remain uncertain. How does life acquire [[consciousness]], or rights? Does a robot dream? If a person transforms into an oak tree, is it science or the work of gods? Did the Victorians find a way to resurrect the dead? | But even as we learn, the properties of life remain uncertain. How does life acquire [[consciousness]], or rights? Does a [[robot]] [[dream]]? If a person transforms into an [[oak tree]], is it science or the work of gods? Did the Victorians find a way to resurrect the dead? | ||
To science, such questions are invitations to explore. Who better to explore with than the Doctor? | To science, such questions are invitations to explore. Who better to explore with than [[the Doctor]]? | ||
life n. : 1: The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues. 2: Of human beings: the union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul. | life n. : 1: The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues. 2: Of human beings: the union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul. | ||
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"Life depends on change, and renewal". - ''[[Doctor Who]]: [[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' by [[David Whitaker]] | "Life depends on change, and renewal". - ''[[Doctor Who]]: [[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' by [[David Whitaker]] | ||
"Nothing can be eternal". - ''Doctor Who: [[The Mysterious Planet|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' by [[Robert Holmes]] | "Nothing can be eternal". - ''Doctor Who: [[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' by [[Robert Holmes]] | ||
From the very beginnings of DNA itself, the essence of life has been renewal and change. As genetic data mutates, replicates, replaces its forerunners and adapts to its environment, the diversity of life is ever-changing, ever-growing. And as we discover more about the processes that make us what we are, so we also gain the power to change them — and even to create life in new and unfamiliar ways. | From the very beginnings of [[DNA]] itself, the essence of life has been renewal and change. As genetic data mutates, replicates, replaces its forerunners and adapts to its environment, the diversity of life is ever-changing, ever-growing. And as we discover more about the processes that make us what we are, so we also gain the power to change them — and even to create life in new and unfamiliar ways. | ||
With the Doctor, this new world of scientific frontiers opens up into a whole universe of possibilities — some horrific, some mysterious, some beautiful. A robot discovering its capacity to dream. A living language, expanding to control and subjugate the human population. A life form that connects one universe and another, lurking in the London Underground. Virtual-reality people, living a not-so-virtual life of their own. An auctioneer of body parts, developing his own new life forms from the remains of others. A sentient android, whose form and thoughts have grown from a telepathic link with the occupants of the TARDIS. | With the Doctor, this new world of scientific frontiers opens up into a whole universe of possibilities — some horrific, some mysterious, some beautiful. A robot discovering its capacity to dream. A living [[language]], expanding to control and subjugate the human population. A life form that connects one universe and another, lurking in the [[London Underground]]. [[Virtual reality|Virtual-reality]] people, living a not-so-virtual life of their own. An auctioneer of body parts, developing his own new life forms from the remains of others. A sentient [[android]], whose form and thoughts have grown from a telepathic link with the occupants of [[the TARDIS]]. | ||
The Doctor himself, of course, is not immune to change, and the passage of time takes its toll on his body and his soul. But even as he sees his friends and enemies age and die beside him, his own life is somewhat different — and every now and again, he becomes an entirely new man... | The Doctor himself, of course, is not immune to change, and the passage of time takes its toll on his body and his soul. But even as he sees his friends and enemies age and die beside him, his own life is somewhat different — and every now and again, he becomes an entirely new man... | ||
== | == Stories == | ||
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
! Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Syntax (short story)|Syntax]]'' | |''[[Syntax (short story)|Syntax]]'' | ||
|[[David Bailey]] | |||
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]] | |||
|[[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Primitives]]'' | |''[[Primitives]]'' | ||
|[[John Seavey]] | |||
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | |||
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Northern Heights]]'' | |''[[The Northern Heights]]'' | ||
|[[Mark Stevens]] | |||
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Observation (short story)|Observation]]'' | |''[[Observation (short story)|Observation]]'' | ||
|[[Ian Farrington]] | |||
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]] | |||
|[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mortal Thoughts]]'' | |''[[Mortal Thoughts]]'' | ||
|[[Trevor Baxendale]] | |||
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]] | |||
|[[Melanie Bush|Mel]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Lant Land (short story)|Lant Land]]'' | |''[[Lant Land (short story)|Lant Land]]'' | ||
|[[Jonathan Morris]] | |||
|5th | |||
|[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], Turlough | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[A Star is Reborn]]'' | |''[[A Star is Reborn]]'' | ||
|[[Richard Salter]] | |||
|6th | |||
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Southwell Park Mermaid]]'' | |''[[The Southwell Park Mermaid]]'' | ||
|[[Kate Orman]] | |||
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]] | |||
|[[Chris Cwej|Chris]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Destroyers (short story)|The Destroyers]]'' | |''[[The Destroyers (short story)|The Destroyers]]'' | ||
|[[Steve Lyons]] | |||
|4th | |||
|[[Leela]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Reproductive Cycle]]'' | |''[[The Reproductive Cycle]]'' | ||
|[[Matthew Griffiths]] | |||
|6th | |||
|Peri | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Jonah (short story)|Jonah]]'' | |''[[Jonah (short story)|Jonah]]'' | ||
|[[Todd Green]] | |||
|8th | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Scribbles in Chalk]]'' | |''[[Scribbles in Chalk]]'' | ||
|[[Gareth Wigmore]] | |||
|[[First Doctor|1st]] | |||
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Katarina]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The End (short story)|The End]]'' | |''[[The End (short story)|The End]]'' | ||
|[[Alexander Leithes]] | |||
|8th | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Age of Ambition]]'' | |''[[The Age of Ambition]]'' | ||
|[[Andrew Campbell]] | |||
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]] | |||
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Echo (short story)|Echo]]'' | |''[[Echo (short story)|Echo]]'' | ||
|[[Lance Parkin]] | |||
| | |||
|[[Ace]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (short story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'' | |''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (short story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'' | ||
|[[Jim Mortimore]] | |||
|7th | |||
|Ace | |||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 00:52, 25 May 2019
Short Trips: Life Science was the seventh Short Trips anthology published by Big Finish Productions.
Publisher's summary
Once, we believed our lives were sacred, that we had souls. Now we know we are mere machines; genetic data. We are science.
But even as we learn, the properties of life remain uncertain. How does life acquire consciousness, or rights? Does a robot dream? If a person transforms into an oak tree, is it science or the work of gods? Did the Victorians find a way to resurrect the dead?
To science, such questions are invitations to explore. Who better to explore with than the Doctor?
life n. : 1: The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues. 2: Of human beings: the union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul.
"Life depends on change, and renewal". - Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks by David Whitaker
"Nothing can be eternal". - Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord by Robert Holmes
From the very beginnings of DNA itself, the essence of life has been renewal and change. As genetic data mutates, replicates, replaces its forerunners and adapts to its environment, the diversity of life is ever-changing, ever-growing. And as we discover more about the processes that make us what we are, so we also gain the power to change them — and even to create life in new and unfamiliar ways.
With the Doctor, this new world of scientific frontiers opens up into a whole universe of possibilities — some horrific, some mysterious, some beautiful. A robot discovering its capacity to dream. A living language, expanding to control and subjugate the human population. A life form that connects one universe and another, lurking in the London Underground. Virtual-reality people, living a not-so-virtual life of their own. An auctioneer of body parts, developing his own new life forms from the remains of others. A sentient android, whose form and thoughts have grown from a telepathic link with the occupants of the TARDIS.
The Doctor himself, of course, is not immune to change, and the passage of time takes its toll on his body and his soul. But even as he sees his friends and enemies age and die beside him, his own life is somewhat different — and every now and again, he becomes an entirely new man...
