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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
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|range | |range = The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series) | ||
|series in range = Blood & Steel (audio anthology) | |series in range = Blood & Steel (audio anthology) | ||
|series number in range = 7 | |series number in range = 7 | ||
|number in series = 3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|series | |series = ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
|audio anthology = ''[[Blood & Steel (audio anthology)|Blood & Steel]]'' | |audio anthology = ''[[Blood & Steel (audio anthology)|Blood & Steel]]'' | ||
|number | |number = 7.3 | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Unbound Doctor]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Germany]], [[1930s]] | ||
|writer | |writer = [[Rochana Patel]] | ||
|director | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|producer | |producer = [[James Goss]] | ||
|music | |music = [[Steve Foxon]], Unbound theme arrangement [[Blair Mowat]] | ||
|sound | |sound = Steve Foxon | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date | |release date = [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | ||
|format | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | ||
|production code = BFPDWNABOX007 | |production code = BFPDWNABOX007 | ||
|isbn | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-617-8 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-618-5 (digital) | ||
|prev | |prev = Wulf (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = Auf Wiedersehen (audio story) | ||
|epcount = 1 | |epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio anthology ''[[Blood & Steel (audio anthology)|Blood & Steel]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Rochana Patel]] and featured [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[David Warner]] as the [[Unbound Doctor]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio anthology ''[[Blood & Steel (audio anthology)|Blood & Steel]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Rochana Patel]] and featured [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[David Warner]] as the [[Unbound Doctor]]. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | [[Unbound Doctor|The Doctor]] takes [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] to see a [[rock]] covered in [[theta particle]]s, keeping the [[idiogram]]s etched into it from being translated by [[Unbound Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s [[telepathic circuits]]. Although Benny wants to leave [[1930s]] [[Berlin]], she agrees that they need to solve the mystery before the [[museum]] is looted in [[1945]] and they an [[expedition]] to the [[Teutoburg Forest]] led by [[Lotte Bergmann]], who has decoded the rock and believes that it is a [[map]] to the centre of [[Vril]] culture. | ||
''to be completed'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Benny and the Doctor claim to be from the [[University of Munich]]. | |||
* The Doctor uses the alias [[The Doctor's aliases#John Smith|Johann Schmidt]]. | * The Doctor uses the alias [[The Doctor's aliases#John Smith|Johann Schmidt]]. | ||
* The Doctor offers Benny a [[marshmallow]]. | |||
* Benny notes the students are no older than [[Wulf]]. | * Benny notes the students are no older than [[Wulf]]. | ||
* Benny mentions her son [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]] and his [[Killoran]] [[Adrian Wall|father]]. | * Benny mentions her son [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]] and his [[Killoran]] [[Adrian Wall|father]]. | ||
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* Benny still has [[Cyber-nanites]] in her body. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Willkommen (audio story)|Willkommen]]'') | * Benny still has [[Cyber-nanites]] in her body. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Willkommen (audio story)|Willkommen]]'') | ||
* Benny recalls hearing about the Vril before. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Willkommen (audio story)|Willkommen]]'') | * Benny recalls hearing about the Vril before. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Willkommen (audio story)|Willkommen]]'') | ||
* The Doctor recalls encountering a mad German scientist before, saying it could | * The Doctor recalls encountering a mad German scientist before, saying it could have had something to do with [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 21 October 2023
Übermensch was the third story in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield audio anthology Blood & Steel, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Rochana Patel and featured Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and David Warner as the Unbound Doctor.
Publisher's summary
Why does the Doctor want Bernice to join a German archaeological expedition?
Plot
The Doctor takes Benny to see a rock covered in theta particles, keeping the idiograms etched into it from being translated by the TARDIS's telepathic circuits. Although Benny wants to leave 1930s Berlin, she agrees that they need to solve the mystery before the museum is looted in 1945 and they an expedition to the Teutoburg Forest led by Lotte Bergmann, who has decoded the rock and believes that it is a map to the centre of Vril culture.
to be completed
Cast
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- The Doctor - David Warner
- Lotte Bergmann - Natascha Slasten
- Herman - Jeremias Amoore
- Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
Worldbuilding
- Benny and the Doctor claim to be from the University of Munich.
- The Doctor uses the alias Johann Schmidt.
- The Doctor offers Benny a marshmallow.
- Benny notes the students are no older than Wulf.
- Benny mentions her son Peter and his Killoran father.
- Benny discusses the theories around the "tear-drop" motif of the Cybermen's appearances, which the Doctor dismisses as a fluid reservoir to prevent obscuring of vision.
- The Doctor speculates the intelligence test is designed to select minds for Cyber-Leaders and Cyber-Planners.
- The Doctor identifies Mondasian technology.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Benny still has Cyber-nanites in her body. (AUDIO: Willkommen)
- Benny recalls hearing about the Vril before. (AUDIO: Willkommen)
- The Doctor recalls encountering a mad German scientist before, saying it could have had something to do with Atlantis. (TV: The Underwater Menace)
External links
- Official Übermensch page at bigfinish.com
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