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|companions = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] | |companions = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] | ||
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|enemy = | |enemy = Gledhill family | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[ | |setting = [[London]], [[January]] [[1906]] | ||
|writer = [[Una McCormack]] | |writer = [[Una McCormack]] | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
A family meal, interrupted. Government | A [[family]] [[meal]], interrupted. [[British government|Government]] [[paper]]s, [[Theft|stolen]]. Social etiquette, ignored. | ||
[[Ruby Watkins]] is the over-worked and unappreciated maid of the Gledhill family. Answering the door midway through serving dinner, she finds [[Mr Gledhill]]’s junior at the [[War Office]], [[Steven Taylor|Mr Taylor]], is here to see him on urgent business. For some unknown reason, he’s brought [[First Doctor|a doctor]] with him… | [[Ruby Watkins]] is the over-worked and unappreciated [[maid]] of the Gledhill family. Answering the [[door]] midway through serving [[dinner]], she finds [[Mr Gledhill]]’s junior at the [[War Office]], [[Steven Taylor|Mr Taylor]], is here to see him on urgent business. For some unknown reason, he’s brought [[First Doctor|a doctor]] with him… | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] interrupted the Gledhill family at dinner, seeking to inform [[Mr Gledhill]] of the [[Admiralty]] that the plans for the new [[Dreadnought (warship)|Dreadnought warship]] have gone missing. The issue is casually dismissed but the Gledhills' behaviour concerns their [[maid]], [[Ruby Watkins]], who seeks out the Doctor's help. | ||
Observing the Gledhills' [[daughter]], [[Elizabeth Gledhill|Miss Elizabeth]], the trio discover the family are in fact [[alien]] beings capable of [[time travel]]. When they confront Elizabeth, they learn the Gledhills plan to pass the plans to the [[Germany|Germans]]. By removing the impetus for Britain and Germany to outclass each other in weapons development, this would prevent the arms race and, in the longer term, the [[Manhattan Project|invention]] of the [[Atomic bomb|bomb]], the [[Cold War]], and [[Earth]]'s proliferation, leaving the [[planet]] vulnerable and ripe for [[Alien invasion|invasion]] and [[Colony|colonisation]]. | |||
Mr Gledhill arranges to meet with German [[Spy|agents]] under the cover of a [[suffragette]] march in [[London]]. However, Ruby trips him up and retrieves the plans, sending the agents into retreat. The [[time rift]] keeping the Gledhills in the [[Time period|period]] then closes and they vanish. Ruby finds herself without a [[job]] or references but [[Sufragette (Peace in Our Time)|a woman at the suffragette march]] who noticed her confrontation with Gledhill approaches her. The Doctor commends Ruby's efforts and the [[woman]] takes her away to work out how to help her. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Ruby Watkins]] | * [[Ruby Watkins]] | ||
* [[Mr Gledhill]] | * [[Mr Gledhill]] | ||
* [[Mrs Gledhill]] | |||
* [[Elizabeth Gledhill]] | |||
* [[Suffragette (Peace in Our Time)|Suffragette]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* The [[Dreadnought (warship)|Dreadnought warship]] launched in [[February]] [[1906]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The story derives its title from the {{w|Peace for our time|infamous phrase}} commonly associated with [[Neville Chamberlain]] prior to the [[World War II|Second World War]]. The plot, however, concerns itself with the [[arms race]] prior to the [[World War I|First World War]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor and Steven previously encountered the [[suffragette]] movement in [[1912]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:First Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:First Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in 1906]] | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 29 December 2019
Peace in Our Time was the twelfth story of the ninth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series.
Publisher's summary
A family meal, interrupted. Government papers, stolen. Social etiquette, ignored.
Ruby Watkins is the over-worked and unappreciated maid of the Gledhill family. Answering the door midway through serving dinner, she finds Mr Gledhill’s junior at the War Office, Mr Taylor, is here to see him on urgent business. For some unknown reason, he’s brought a doctor with him…
Plot
The Doctor and Steven interrupted the Gledhill family at dinner, seeking to inform Mr Gledhill of the Admiralty that the plans for the new Dreadnought warship have gone missing. The issue is casually dismissed but the Gledhills' behaviour concerns their maid, Ruby Watkins, who seeks out the Doctor's help.
Observing the Gledhills' daughter, Miss Elizabeth, the trio discover the family are in fact alien beings capable of time travel. When they confront Elizabeth, they learn the Gledhills plan to pass the plans to the Germans. By removing the impetus for Britain and Germany to outclass each other in weapons development, this would prevent the arms race and, in the longer term, the invention of the bomb, the Cold War, and Earth's proliferation, leaving the planet vulnerable and ripe for invasion and colonisation.
Mr Gledhill arranges to meet with German agents under the cover of a suffragette march in London. However, Ruby trips him up and retrieves the plans, sending the agents into retreat. The time rift keeping the Gledhills in the period then closes and they vanish. Ruby finds herself without a job or references but a woman at the suffragette march who noticed her confrontation with Gledhill approaches her. The Doctor commends Ruby's efforts and the woman takes her away to work out how to help her.
Characters
References
- The Dreadnought warship launched in February 1906.
Notes
- The story derives its title from the infamous phrase commonly associated with Neville Chamberlain prior to the Second World War. The plot, however, concerns itself with the arms race prior to the First World War.
Continuity
- The Doctor and Steven previously encountered the suffragette movement in 1912. (AUDIO: The Suffering)
External links
- Official Peace in Our Time page at bigfinish.com
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