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[[Eleventh Doctor|He]] took [[Valarie Lockwood|her]] apart, and she told him she was fine. She lied. | [[Eleventh Doctor|He]] took [[Valarie Lockwood|her]] apart, and she told him she was fine. She lied. | ||
He saved their world, and told them | He saved their world, and told them they'd be safe. He was wrong. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | [[Valarie Lockwood|Valarie]] is angry with [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] after he, as Mr Foreman, took her apart and used her augmentations to make a [[weapon]] to save [[planet (Curiosity Shop)|a planet]] and asks to be taken far away, needing [[time]] to recover from the experience. [[The TARDIS]] materialises in a ruined city instead of [[Medrüth]], where the Doctor hoped to leave Valarie with [[Roanna]], and they find a [[control room]] which is receiving a [[distress call]]. The Doctor sends out a [[Rescuebot]] to find the sole survivor of the [[war]] that decimated the planet and gets Valarie to pair her implants with the [[rescue coordination mainframe]], after which they receive a message saying that the Doctor and his [[companion]] will come to the rescue. | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Valarie leaves messages for her mother, [[Patricia Lockwood]]. | |||
* There is a statue of the [[Eighth Doctor]] on Iptheus. | * There is a statue of the [[Eighth Doctor]] on Iptheus. | ||
* Valarie pretended to find a [[joke]] the Doctor made about the [[Mechnonoid]]s funny. | |||
* The Doctor explains [[regeneration]] to Valarie. | * The Doctor explains [[regeneration]] to Valarie. | ||
* The [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] came to [[Iptheus]] three times. | * The [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] came to [[Iptheus]] three times. | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 1 January 2024
Broken Hearts was the special fourth story in the audio anthology All of Time and Space detailing the aftermath of the previous audio story Curiosity Shop. It was written by Lisa McMullin and featured Jacob Dudman as the Eleventh Doctor and Safiyya Ingar as Valarie Lockwood.
Publisher's summary
He took her apart, and she told him she was fine. She lied.
He saved their world, and told them they'd be safe. He was wrong.
Plot
Valarie is angry with the Doctor after he, as Mr Foreman, took her apart and used her augmentations to make a weapon to save a planet and asks to be taken far away, needing time to recover from the experience. The TARDIS materialises in a ruined city instead of Medrüth, where the Doctor hoped to leave Valarie with Roanna, and they find a control room which is receiving a distress call. The Doctor sends out a Rescuebot to find the sole survivor of the war that decimated the planet and gets Valarie to pair her implants with the rescue coordination mainframe, after which they receive a message saying that the Doctor and his companion will come to the rescue.
to be completed
Cast
Worldbuilding
- Valarie leaves messages for her mother, Patricia Lockwood.
- There is a statue of the Eighth Doctor on Iptheus.
- Valarie pretended to find a joke the Doctor made about the Mechnonoids funny.
- The Doctor explains regeneration to Valarie.
- The Time War came to Iptheus three times.
- The Time Lords created empathetic weather during the Time War to turn the Daleks’ rage against them. It was deployed on Iptheus.
Notes
- This story was recorded on 10 August 2023 at the Soundhouse.
Continuity
- Valarie mentions Roanna and her feelings for her, as depicted in The Yearn [+]Loading...["The Yearn (audio story)"].
- Valarie is hurting from the Doctor’s usage of her implants to save a world, as occurred in Curiosity Shop [+]Loading...["Curiosity Shop (audio story)"].
- The Doctor mentions the Eighth Doctor’s habit of getting amnesia, as occurred in Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"], The Eight Doctors [+]Loading...["The Eight Doctors (novel)"], The Ancestor Cell [+]Loading...["The Ancestor Cell (novel)"], Minuet in Hell [+]Loading...["Minuet in Hell (audio story)"], Something Inside [+]Loading...["Something Inside (audio story)"], In the Garden of Death [+]Loading...["In the Garden of Death (audio story)"] and Dreadshade [+]Loading...["Dreadshade (audio story)"].
- The Doctor recalls a previous visit to Iptheus involving a skeleton army, as depicted in The Famished Lands [+]Loading...["The Famished Lands (audio story)"].
- The Doctor enters a state of deep concentration in order to walk safely through a tornado (TV: The End of the World)
External links
- Official Broken Hearts page at bigfinish.com
