Light the Flame (audio story)

Light the Flame
Doctor:	War Doctor
Featuring:	Ohila, Rasmus, Tamasan
Main setting:	Karn
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	Matt Fitton
Director:	Louise Jameson
Producer:	David Richardson
Music:	Howard Carter
Sound:	Jack Townley
Release details
Number of parts:	1
Release number:	1.1
Part of:	Forged in Fire
Release date:	22 June 2021
Format:	1 CD Download 1st of 3 stories
Production code:	BFPDWWARB01
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-83868-548-5 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-549-2 (digital)
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Light the Flame was the first audio story in the anthology Forged in Fire, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Matt Fitton and featured Jonathon Carley as the War Doctor, Veronica Roberts as Ohila, Chris Jarman as Rasmus and Adèle Anderson as Tamasan.

This was the first release of the resumed The War Doctor series since John Hurt's death in January 2017.

Synopsis

The Sisterhood of Karn have a guest, recovering from his traumatic regeneration. To do what is asked of him, the Doctor has rejected his name and his code.

The Time Lords have plans for him and for Karn. Is he ready to light the flame of war?

Plot

to be added

Cast

• The War Doctor - Jonathon Carley
• Ohila - Veronica Roberts
• Rasmus - Chris Jarman
• Commander Sanmar - Helen Goldwyn
• Lithea / Elementals - Anna Andresen
• Commodore Tamasan - Adèle Anderson

References

to be added

Notes

• This story is marks Big Finish's first post regeneration story, showing a Doctor in their first moments properly, as the first full story for the War Doctor was never shown.

Continuity

• The Doctor has just recently regenerated. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
• The Sisterhood of Karn hold a funeral for Cass, who died from the crash. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
• The Doctor and Lithea refer to Morbius' resurrection. (TV: The Brain of Morbius)

External links

• Official Light the Flame page at bigfinish.com