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|image = A Handful of Dust.jpg | |image = A Handful of Dust.jpg | ||
|series= ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
|story number = 63 | |story number = 63 | ||
|range | |range = BSBS | ||
|series in range = New Frontiers (audio anthology) | |series in range = New Frontiers (audio anthology) | ||
|series number in range = 4 | |series number in range = 4 | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|number = 1 | |number = 1 | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|setting = [[Nemeqit (planet)|Nemeqit]], [[2619]] | |featuring = [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]], [[Ruth]], [[Jack (The Kraken's Lament)|Jack]] | ||
|writer = [[Xanna Eve Chown]] | |enemy = | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |setting = [[Nemeqit (planet)|Nemeqit]], [[2619]] | ||
|music = [[James Dunlop]] | |writer = [[Xanna Eve Chown]] | ||
|sound = [[Robbie Dunlop]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | |music = [[James Dunlop]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |sound = [[Robbie Dunlop]] | ||
|release date = [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | |cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | ||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Part 1 of 3 | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code = BFPBSBOX004 | |release date = [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-101-2 | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Part 1 of 3 | ||
|prev = Many Happy Returns (audio story) | |production code = BFPBSBOX004 | ||
|next = HMS Surprise (audio story) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-101-2 | ||
|producer = [[Scott Handcock]] and [[Gary Russell]]|epcount=1}}{{spotify|album=3ugNoROCuEIA848buCJ406|height=350}} | |prev = Many Happy Returns (audio story) | ||
''''' | |next = HMS Surprise (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[Scott Handcock]] and [[Gary Russell]] | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
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'''''A Handful of Dust''''' was the sixty-third ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the first story of the ''[[New Frontiers (audio anthology)|New Frontiers]]'' series. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"S.O.S. Emergency. Please send... an archaeologist?" | "S.O.S. Emergency. Please send... an [[archaeologist]]?" | ||
On a routine postal mission for a deranged millionaire, [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]], [[Ruth]] and [[Jack | On a routine postal mission for a deranged millionaire, [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]], [[Ruth]] and [[Jack (The Kraken's Lament)|Jack]] intercept a distress signal from the most haunted planet in the galaxy: [[Nemeqit (planet)|Nemeqit]]. | ||
Taking their newly-christened shuttle – [[The Irverfield]] – down to investigate, the trio soon find themselves confronted with a pair of childlike extra-terrestrials; [[Vonna Byzantium]], presenter of ''[[Paranormal Planets]]'' and part-time diva... and an awful lot of dust. | Taking their newly-christened shuttle – [[The Irverfield]] – down to investigate, the trio soon find themselves confronted with a pair of childlike extra-terrestrials; [[Vonna Byzantium]], presenter of ''[[Paranormal Planets]]'' and part-time diva... and an awful lot of dust. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Ruth]] and [[Jack (The Kraken's Lament)|Jack]] are sent by [[Irving Braxiatel|Irving]] to deliver [[millionaire]] [[Till Madden]]'s documents to a [[space station]] in the [[Theia Quadrant]], a mission that [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]] declines to join. They take the ''[[Irverfield]]'', as Irving has named their new [[shuttle]], to a [[hyperdimensional waste ship]] and, after delivering the documents, they are told by [[Sacker (A Handful of Dust)|Captain Sacker]] of a [[distress call]] that they received from [[Nemeqit (planet)|Nemeqit]] requesting an [[archaeologist]]. | ||
Leaving Jack to guard the ''Irverfield'', Benny and Ruth head out onto the dead [[planet]] and meet [[Bel (A Handful of Dust)|Bel]] and [[Lud (A Handful of Dust)|Lud]] inside a [[dome]] they call [[Eden (A Handful of Dust)|Eden]]. They explain that they have no [[memory]] from before they woke up in Eden, but they have had [[vision]]s and believe that they are the last of the [[Nemeqitian]]s; to discover their past and find out what their [[religion]] was, they need the help of an archaeologist. | |||
Jack wanders away from the ''Irverfield'' and gets himself lost. He soon meets [[Vonna Byzantium]], former host of ''[[Paranormal Planets]]'', and [[Rex (A Handful of Dust)|Rex]], her [[robot]]. | |||
''to be completed'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Peter Summerfield]] - [[Thomas Grant]] | * [[Peter Summerfield]] - [[Thomas Grant]] | ||
* [[Ruth]] - [[Ayesha Antoine]] | * [[Ruth]] - [[Ayesha Antoine]] | ||
* [[Jack | * [[Jack (The Kraken's Lament)|Jack]] - [[David Ames]] | ||
* [[Vonna Byzantium]] - [[Ellen Salisbury]] | * [[Vonna Byzantium]] - [[Ellen Salisbury]] | ||
* [[Bel (A Handful of Dust)|Bel]] - [[Charlie Hayes]] | * [[Bel (A Handful of Dust)|Bel]] - [[Charlie Hayes]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
'' | * [[Advent]] is a period of twenty-nine days culminating in [[Advent Day]], the shortest day of Legion's year. [[Bowl]]s of [[lobster]]s and hanging [[saucepan]]s are traditional. | ||
* Benny likens Advent to [[Christmas]]. | |||
* The [[space station]] is in the [[Theia Quadrant]], which is a year from Legion. | |||
* The inhabitants of Nemeqit were called [[Nemeqitian]]s. | |||
* Bel and Lud recycle [[water]]. | |||
* [[Rex (A Handful of Dust)|Rex]] is Vonna's [[robot]]. He releases a [[truth drug]] during [[interview]]s. | |||
* ''[[Paranormal Planets]]'' was cancelled after an incident with fake [[ectoplasm]]. | |||
* Vonna presented ''[[Cooking With Ghosts]]'', ''[[Cleaning With Ghosts]]'' and ''[[Sleeping With Ghosts]]''. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Ruth mentions when she was once a priestess. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Temple of Questions]]'') | * Ruth mentions when she was once a priestess. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Temple of Questions (audio story)|The Temple of Questions]]'') | ||
* Benny mentions waking up from stasis. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Man's Switch (BFBS audio story)|Dead Man's Switch]]'', ''[[Judgement Day (BFBS audio story)|Judgement Day]]'') | * Benny mentions waking up from stasis. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Man's Switch (BFBS audio story)|Dead Man's Switch]]'', ''[[Judgement Day (BFBS audio story)|Judgement Day]]'') | ||
* Benny mentions being a deity. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Brand Management (audio story)|Brand Management]]'') | * Benny mentions being a deity. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Brand Management (audio story)|Brand Management]]'') | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 31 January 2023
A Handful of Dust was the sixty-third Bernice Summerfield audio story released by Big Finish Productions. It was the first story of the New Frontiers series.
Publisher's summary
"S.O.S. Emergency. Please send... an archaeologist?"
On a routine postal mission for a deranged millionaire, Bernice, Ruth and Jack intercept a distress signal from the most haunted planet in the galaxy: Nemeqit.
Taking their newly-christened shuttle – The Irverfield – down to investigate, the trio soon find themselves confronted with a pair of childlike extra-terrestrials; Vonna Byzantium, presenter of Paranormal Planets and part-time diva... and an awful lot of dust.
But something else is going on beneath the surface of Nemeqit, something none of them ever imagined. And this time, Bernice really can't save everyone...
Plot
Benny, Ruth and Jack are sent by Irving to deliver millionaire Till Madden's documents to a space station in the Theia Quadrant, a mission that Peter declines to join. They take the Irverfield, as Irving has named their new shuttle, to a hyperdimensional waste ship and, after delivering the documents, they are told by Captain Sacker of a distress call that they received from Nemeqit requesting an archaeologist.
Leaving Jack to guard the Irverfield, Benny and Ruth head out onto the dead planet and meet Bel and Lud inside a dome they call Eden. They explain that they have no memory from before they woke up in Eden, but they have had visions and believe that they are the last of the Nemeqitians; to discover their past and find out what their religion was, they need the help of an archaeologist.
Jack wanders away from the Irverfield and gets himself lost. He soon meets Vonna Byzantium, former host of Paranormal Planets, and Rex, her robot.
to be completed
Cast
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Peter Summerfield - Thomas Grant
- Ruth - Ayesha Antoine
- Jack - David Ames
- Vonna Byzantium - Ellen Salisbury
- Bel - Charlie Hayes
- Lud - Peter Sheward
- Captain Sacker - Scott Handcock
- Crewman - Tony Coburn
- Dinner Lady - Dolly Oladini
References
- Advent is a period of twenty-nine days culminating in Advent Day, the shortest day of Legion's year. Bowls of lobsters and hanging saucepans are traditional.
- Benny likens Advent to Christmas.
- The space station is in the Theia Quadrant, which is a year from Legion.
- The inhabitants of Nemeqit were called Nemeqitians.
- Bel and Lud recycle water.
- Rex is Vonna's robot. He releases a truth drug during interviews.
- Paranormal Planets was cancelled after an incident with fake ectoplasm.
- Vonna presented Cooking With Ghosts, Cleaning With Ghosts and Sleeping With Ghosts.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Ruth mentions when she was once a priestess. (AUDIO: The Temple of Questions)
- Benny mentions waking up from stasis. (AUDIO: Dead Man's Switch, Judgement Day)
- Benny mentions being a deity. (AUDIO: Brand Management)
External links
- Official A Handful of Dust page at bigfinish.com
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