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|name = ''Square One'' | |name = ''Square One'' | ||
|range = Gallifrey (audio series) | |range = Gallifrey (audio series) | ||
|series in range = Series 1 (Gallifrey) | |series in range = Series 1 (Gallifrey) | ||
|number in series = 2 | |number in series = 2 | ||
|image = Square One cover.jpg | |image = Square One cover.jpg | ||
|series= ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' | |series = ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' | ||
|number= Chapter Two | |number = Chapter Two | ||
|main character= [[Romana II]], [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]] | |main character = [[Romana II]], [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
|featuring= Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel | |featuring = Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel | ||
|featuring2= Narvin | |featuring2 = Narvin | ||
|enemy= [[Hossak]] | |enemy = [[Hossak]] | ||
|setting= [[Gallifrey]] | |setting = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|writer= [[Stephen Cole]] | |writer = [[Stephen Cole]] | ||
|director= [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|music= [[David Darlington]] | |music = [[David Darlington]] | ||
|sound= David Darlington | |sound = David Darlington | ||
|cover= [[Lee Binding]] | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date= [[April (releases)|April]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | |release date = [[April (releases)|April]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | ||
|format= 1 CD | |format = 1 CD | ||
|production code= BFPGALLCD02 | |production code = BFPGALLCD02 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-089-4 | |isbn = ISBN 1-84435-089-4 | ||
|prev= Weapon of Choice (audio story) | |prev = Weapon of Choice (audio story) | ||
|next= The Inquiry (audio story) | |next = The Inquiry (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/gallifrey-series-1-square-one-trailer | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/gallifrey-series-1-square-one-trailer | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Romana mentions the Time Lords' refusal to use force on [[Gryben]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Weapon of Choice]]'') | * Romana mentions the Time Lords' refusal to use force on [[Gryben]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choicd]]'') | ||
* The events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'' are mentioned. | * The events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'' are mentioned. | ||
* It's mentioned that [[Irving Braxiatel|Cardinal Braxiatel]] has been busy elsewhere; though it's possible that this is because he was organising the real summit, another possible explanation for his absence is revealed in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Inquiry (audio story)|The Inquiry]]''. | * It's mentioned that [[Irving Braxiatel|Cardinal Braxiatel]] has been busy elsewhere; though it's possible that this is because he was organising the real summit, another possible explanation for his absence is revealed in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Inquiry (audio story)|The Inquiry]]''. | ||
* One of the delegates at the summit is a [[Virgoan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop the Pigeon (short story)|Stop the Pigeon]]'') | * One of the delegates at the summit is a [[Virgoan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop the Pigeon (short story)|Stop the Pigeon]]'') | ||
* The timecode on the holo-prints was made with a [[beryllium chip]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who ( | * The timecode on the holo-prints was made with a [[beryllium chip]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* [[Flinkstab]] murdered a dancing girl on [[Coralee]], the [[human]] colony visited in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]''. | * [[Flinkstab]] murdered a dancing girl on [[Coralee]], the [[human]] colony visited in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]''. | ||
* When Romana confronts Hossak, she asks how many times Hossak has reversed time, to which Hossak replies "three times", a reference to [[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'' | * When Romana confronts Hossak, she asks how many times Hossak has reversed time, to which Hossak replies "three times", a reference to [[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 07:37, 20 March 2020
- You may be looking for the UNIT audio story.
Square One was the second story of the first series of Big Finish's Gallifrey audio series. It was written by Stephen Cole.
Publisher's summary
"It's too late... time is coming for us!"
In a climate of unease and mistrust, the great time-travelling powers of the universe are holding an historic temporal summit. The meeting will take place on a planetoid impervious to outside attack or internal subversion in any way.
But while President Romana walks a knife-sharp political tightrope into dangerous territory, Leela and K9 find themselves attending the summit in unexpected roles. They are hunting for evidence of Free Time activity, but find instead terrors of a different kind — time and time again...
What impossibility stalks the planetoid? Who is manipulating time? Can Leela and Romana discover the truth — or will they find themselves sent back to square one for all eternity?
Plot
Romana has helped to coordinate and organise a summit to discuss the regulation of the Time Vortex among the Temporal Powers. Romana worries that the group who supplied the Timonic Fusion Device to Free Time might try to sabotage the summit. Among the delegates to the summit are Narvin, V'rell of the Monan Host, Flinkstab of the Nekkistani, and Pule of Unvoss.
The summit begins to deteriorate into petty bickering. K9 and Leela go undercover as exotic dancers. While investigating, Leela realises that she is reliving the same day again. The whole planetoid is experiencing time slips, although Leela is the only one who realises it.
Narvin gets accused of killing Pule of Unvoss after Pule's drink explodes. Romana, weary of the events on the planetoid, decides to investigate in person. She gets attacked by a servitor robot, who turns out to be Baano, one of the exotic dancers on call. Baano agrees to reveal her employer in exchange for amnesty. It was V'rell's plan to kill Pule of Unvoss.
Liaison Officer Hossak brandishes the device she used to turn time back. She had been shaping the summit to her ends, and she now planned to turn back time yet again, erasing Romana in the process. Romana then unveils that the whole summit was a sham, and the real summit elsewhere.
Cast
- President Romana - Lalla Ward
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- K9[1] - John Leeson
- Cardinal Braxiatel - Miles Richardson
- Coordinator Narvin - Sean Carlsen
- Liaison Officer Hossak - Jane Goddard
- Baano - Lucy Campbell
- Flinkstab of Nekkistan - Daniel Hogarth
- V'rell of the Monan Host - Daniel Barzotti
- Pule of Unvoss - Joseph Lidster
- Servitors - Robert Dick
References
- A beryllium chip is mentioned.
- The Nekkistani are described as a slug-like race.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Romana mentions the Time Lords' refusal to use force on Gryben. (AUDIO: Weapon of Choicd)
- The events of AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element are mentioned.
- It's mentioned that Cardinal Braxiatel has been busy elsewhere; though it's possible that this is because he was organising the real summit, another possible explanation for his absence is revealed in AUDIO: The Inquiry.
- One of the delegates at the summit is a Virgoan. (PROSE: Stop the Pigeon)
- The timecode on the holo-prints was made with a beryllium chip. (TV: Doctor Who)
- Flinkstab murdered a dancing girl on Coralee, the human colony visited in PROSE: Storm Harvest.
- When Romana confronts Hossak, she asks how many times Hossak has reversed time, to which Hossak replies "three times", a reference to TV: The Horns of Nimon
External links
- Official Square One page at bigfinish.com
- Square One at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
Footnotes
- ↑ Leeson plays both K9 Mark I and K9 Mark II.
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