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'''''The Cradle of the Snake''''' was the third and final [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the [[2010]] [[Fifth Doctor]] season. It continued a series of stories starring [[Peter Davison]], [[Sarah Sutton]], [[Janet Fielding]] and [[Mark Strickson]], who were reunited as a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] team for their first new ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories since [[1983]]. It was further notable for including the return of the [[Mara]], a recurring enemy of the Fifth Doctor's era on television. | '''''The Cradle of the Snake''''' was the third and final [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the [[2010]] [[Fifth Doctor]] season. It continued a series of stories starring [[Peter Davison]], [[Sarah Sutton]], [[Janet Fielding]] and [[Mark Strickson]], who were reunited as a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] team for their first new ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories since [[1983]]. It was further notable for including the return of the [[Mara]], a recurring enemy of the Fifth Doctor's era on television. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Publisher's Synopsis == | ||
''"The Mara is in all of us, deep in our minds. In our darkest thoughts, that’s where it started. Some people call it a demon, but that’s too simple. It’s about temptation." | ''"The Mara is in all of us, deep in our minds. In our darkest thoughts, that’s where it started. Some people call it a demon, but that’s too simple. It’s about temptation."'' | ||
Tegan's nightmares have returned. Seeking to banish the snake-like Mara from his companion's psyche, the Doctor sets course for Manussa, the creature's point of origin. But the TARDIS arrives instead in the heyday of the Manussan Empire, where infotainment impresario Rick ausGarten is preparing to turn dreams into reality. | Tegan's nightmares have returned. Seeking to banish the snake-like Mara from his companion's psyche, the Doctor sets course for Manussa, the creature's point of origin. But the TARDIS arrives instead in the heyday of the Manussan Empire, where infotainment impresario Rick ausGarten is preparing to turn dreams into reality. | ||
The sun is setting on the Manussan Empire… and it's all the Doctor's fault. | The sun is setting on the Manussan Empire… and it's all the Doctor's fault. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Revision as of 06:56, 3 August 2010
The Cradle of the Snake was the third and final Big Finish Productions audio drama in the 2010 Fifth Doctor season. It continued a series of stories starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding and Mark Strickson, who were reunited as a TARDIS team for their first new Doctor Who stories since 1983. It was further notable for including the return of the Mara, a recurring enemy of the Fifth Doctor's era on television.
Publisher's Synopsis
"The Mara is in all of us, deep in our minds. In our darkest thoughts, that’s where it started. Some people call it a demon, but that’s too simple. It’s about temptation."
Tegan's nightmares have returned. Seeking to banish the snake-like Mara from his companion's psyche, the Doctor sets course for Manussa, the creature's point of origin. But the TARDIS arrives instead in the heyday of the Manussan Empire, where infotainment impresario Rick ausGarten is preparing to turn dreams into reality.
The sun is setting on the Manussan Empire… and it's all the Doctor's fault.
Plot
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Cast
- Fifth Doctor - Peter Davison
- Tegan - Janet Fielding
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Turlough - Mark Strickson
- TBC - Dan Stevens
- TBC - Vernon Dobtcheff
- TBC - Hugh Fraser
Production crew
- Writer - Marc Platt
- Director - Barnaby Edwards
- Producer - TBC
- Sound design - Andy Hardwick
- Cover art - TBC
- Music - Andy Hardwick
References
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Story notes
- This story was recorded on 6th and 8th January 2010.
Continuity
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Timeline
- The Cradle of the Snake occurs after BFA: The Whispering Forest
- The Cradle of the Snake occurs before DW: The King's Demons
External links
- Official The Cradle of the Snake page at bigfinish.com
