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|companions = [[Bliss (The Starship of Theseus)|Bliss]] | |companions = [[Bliss (The Starship of Theseus)|Bliss]] | ||
|featuring = [[Sixth Tamasan]], [[the Valeyard]] | |||
|enemy = [[Dalek]]s, [[Vashko (Dalek duplicate)|Vashko]] | |enemy = [[Dalek]]s, [[Vashko (Dalek duplicate)|Vashko]] | ||
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|prev = The Famished Lands (audio story) | |prev = The Famished Lands (audio story) | ||
|next = The War Valeyard (audio story) | |next = The War Valeyard (audio story) | ||
|epcount=1}}{{audio stub}} | |epcount = 1 | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the audio anthology ''[[The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Three]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Roland Moore]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Rakhee Thakrar]] as [[Bliss (The Starship of Theseus)|Bliss]], [[Adèle Anderson]] as [[Sixth Tamasan|Major Tamasan]] and [[Michael Jayston]] as [[ | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the audio anthology ''[[The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Three]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Roland Moore]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Rakhee Thakrar]] as [[Bliss (The Starship of Theseus)|Bliss]], [[Adèle Anderson]] as [[Sixth Tamasan|Major Tamasan]] and [[Michael Jayston]] as [[the Valeyard]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Returning a favour for | Returning a favour for [[Sixth Tamasan|Major Tamasan]], [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Bliss (The Starship of Theseus)|Bliss]] accompany her to extract a dangerous fugitive from [[Thellian|an isolated medieval world]]. | ||
[[Shonnath]] is the last of [[Helixara|her kind]] and has her reasons to be wary of [[Time Lord]]s. What's more, the [[Dalek]]s are also on her trail – and when the Doctor and friends arrive, the enemy is already closer than they think. | [[Shonnath]] is the last of [[Helixara|her kind]] and has her reasons to be wary of [[Time Lord]]s. What's more, the [[Dalek]]s are also on her trail – and when the Doctor and friends arrive, the enemy is already closer than they think. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Bliss (The Starship of Theseus)|Bliss]] and [[Sixth Tamasan|Major Tamasan]] fly an [[Argodian escape pod]] into the dense [[atmosphere]] of [[Thellian]] on a reconnaissance mission to find the last of the [[Helixara]], a race believed to have been erased from existence by the [[Time Lord]]s. They crash. | ||
[[Vashko (Dalek duplicate)|King Vashko]] is informed by [[Dransino|Chief Scientist Dransino]] that [[Shonnath|Lady Shonnath]] wishes to speak to him on the viewing screen, technology which is new to him. The weary Shonnath has detected what could be interstellar debris but wonders if it could be more and tells Vashko to be ready to collect any fallen technology and to deal with any survivors. | |||
The Argodian escape pod is completely destroyed. The Doctor, Bliss and Tamasan head off, discussing the Helixara and how they were [[genetic engineering|genetic engineers]] who once killed a Time Lord and stole her [[TARDIS]], using it to spread their race bank throughout time and leading the Time Lords to erase them. Tamasan believes that one has survived and that knowing how they survived time deletion could be useful in the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. | |||
Shonnath commends [[servant (Fugitive in Time)|a servant]], who obeys her and steps into a glass chamber. She has Dransino set the tracking coordinates and initiate her experiment, causing the servant to disappear. According to Dransino, the tracking coordinates strayed and the servant was sent "nowhere". Shonnath is deteriorating beyond repair and asks Dransino to tell Vashko to provide more volunteers for the experiment as she wants to escape from this planet. | |||
The Doctor, Bliss and Tamasan come across the wreckages of numerous alien [[spacecraft]] destroyed by the atmosphere before having the technology harvested. One of the ships has modified [[Dalek]] technology which seems to have been used to send a Dalek agent. They enter the [[castle]] and watch Vashko make a speech about the scientific advancements that Shonnath has bestowed upon them since coming from the stars and gives Dransino the choice of selecting volunteers to repay that debt. The crowd are eager to be chosen and the Doctor, Bliss and Tamasan too raise their hands; the Doctor and Tamasan are chosen and Vashko picks Bliss as a new [[lady-in-waiting]]. | |||
In the castle, Bliss sees the [[Great Tapestry]] showing Shonnath's arrival and how Vashko saved her, after which she provided technological advancements and began to ask for volunteers to be sent to the stars. | |||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Dalek]]s / [[Dalek Time Strategist|Time Strategist]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Dalek]]s / [[Dalek Time Strategist|Time Strategist]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Servant (Fugitive in Time)|Servant]] - [[Tracy Wiles]] | * [[Servant (Fugitive in Time)|Servant]] - [[Tracy Wiles]] | ||
* [[The Valeyard]] - [[Michael Jayston]]<ref> | * [[The Valeyard]] - [[Michael Jayston]]<ref>Not credited in the audio credits</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 29 May 2022
Fugitive in Time was the third story in the audio anthology The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Three, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Roland Moore and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Rakhee Thakrar as Bliss, Adèle Anderson as Major Tamasan and Michael Jayston as the Valeyard.
Publisher's summary
Returning a favour for Major Tamasan, the Doctor and Bliss accompany her to extract a dangerous fugitive from an isolated medieval world.
Shonnath is the last of her kind and has her reasons to be wary of Time Lords. What's more, the Daleks are also on her trail – and when the Doctor and friends arrive, the enemy is already closer than they think.
Plot
The Doctor, Bliss and Major Tamasan fly an Argodian escape pod into the dense atmosphere of Thellian on a reconnaissance mission to find the last of the Helixara, a race believed to have been erased from existence by the Time Lords. They crash.
King Vashko is informed by Chief Scientist Dransino that Lady Shonnath wishes to speak to him on the viewing screen, technology which is new to him. The weary Shonnath has detected what could be interstellar debris but wonders if it could be more and tells Vashko to be ready to collect any fallen technology and to deal with any survivors.
The Argodian escape pod is completely destroyed. The Doctor, Bliss and Tamasan head off, discussing the Helixara and how they were genetic engineers who once killed a Time Lord and stole her TARDIS, using it to spread their race bank throughout time and leading the Time Lords to erase them. Tamasan believes that one has survived and that knowing how they survived time deletion could be useful in the Time War.
Shonnath commends a servant, who obeys her and steps into a glass chamber. She has Dransino set the tracking coordinates and initiate her experiment, causing the servant to disappear. According to Dransino, the tracking coordinates strayed and the servant was sent "nowhere". Shonnath is deteriorating beyond repair and asks Dransino to tell Vashko to provide more volunteers for the experiment as she wants to escape from this planet.
The Doctor, Bliss and Tamasan come across the wreckages of numerous alien spacecraft destroyed by the atmosphere before having the technology harvested. One of the ships has modified Dalek technology which seems to have been used to send a Dalek agent. They enter the castle and watch Vashko make a speech about the scientific advancements that Shonnath has bestowed upon them since coming from the stars and gives Dransino the choice of selecting volunteers to repay that debt. The crowd are eager to be chosen and the Doctor, Bliss and Tamasan too raise their hands; the Doctor and Tamasan are chosen and Vashko picks Bliss as a new lady-in-waiting.
In the castle, Bliss sees the Great Tapestry showing Shonnath's arrival and how Vashko saved her, after which she provided technological advancements and began to ask for volunteers to be sent to the stars.
to be completed
Cast
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Bliss - Rakhee Thakrar
- Major Tamasan - Adèle Anderson
- Vashko - Jamie Newall
- Dransino - Jude Owusu
- Shonnath - Wendy Craig
- Daleks / Time Strategist - Nicholas Briggs
- Servant - Tracy Wiles
- The Valeyard - Michael Jayston[1]
References
- The Doctor, Bliss and Tamasan pose as Argodians.
- In the last eight years, Shonnath has introduced multiple innovations to Thellian, including the use of waterfall for power, the conversion of that energy into heat and light.
- Bliss is selected to become a lady in waiting to the king, Vashko.
- The Great Tapestry in the palace depicts the story of Shonnath on Thellian.
- The Argodian medical scanner can diagnose illness, as well as assess physiology. Shonnath uses it to confirm that the Doctor is a Time Lord.
- Shonnath uses a torture rack to interrogate the Doctor.
- Shonnath had a husband and child before her species, the Helixara, was deleted from time.
Notes
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Continuity
to be added
External links
- Official Fugitive in Time page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes
- ↑ Not credited in the audio credits
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