Robophobia (audio story)
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Robophobia was a Seventh Doctor audio story released in July, 2011. It saw the reappearance of the Sandminer robots.
Synopsis
Nothing has ever been officially confirmed, but there is a rumour that on a Sandminer bound for Kaldor City, the robots somehow turned homicidal and nearly wiped out the entire crew. Can that really be true?
The robot transport ship Lorelei has a cargo of over a hundred fifty-seven thousand robots on board, all deactivated. So even if there were any truth in the rumour of that massacre, there'd still be no danger. Surely, there wouldn't...
But then, the Doctor witnesses a murder.
Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Liv Chenka/Elicien - Nicola Walker
- Farel - Toby Hadoke
- Bas Pellico - William Hazell
- Selerat - Nicholas Pegg
- Cravnet - Dan Starkey
- Tal Karus/SV10 - Matt Addis
- Leebar/Computer Voice - John Dorney
- Robots - Matt Addis, Nicholas Briggs, John Dorney, Toby Hadoke, Dan Starkey
References
- The Lorelei is transporting 157,000 Sandminer robots to Ventalis.
- The TARDIS is described as being black.
Notes
- This story marks the first use of the Sandminer robots in a Big Finish audio drama.
- This audio drama was recorded on 7 and 8 March 2011.
Continuity
- The Kaldor City Company has covered up the recent massacre on the Storm Mine 4, which occurred several months earlier. The Fourth Doctor and his companion Leela were present for that incident. (TV: The Robots of Death)
- The Doctor uses his respiratory bypass system. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
- The Doctor is travelling in the Black TARDIS. (AUDIO: Black and White)
- This is set after AUDIO: Occam's Razor, in the Kaldor City series. In that story, Firstmaster Chairholder Uvanov made a proposal to the company board concerning the opening up of trade links between Kaldor and other colony worlds. This reconciles the continuity of the Kaldor City series with this story, in which Kaldor City has a massive interstellar robot trade.
External links
- Official Robophobia page at bigfinish.com
- Robophobia at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- AudioReview of Robophobia at Regent Times
