Cobwebs (audio story)

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Cobwebs was the one hundred and thirty-sixth monthly Doctor Who audio story produced by Big Finish Productions. Released in 2010 it began the first season of Fifth Doctor stories for that year. It was the first new story to feature stars Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding and Mark Strickson since TV: Terminus in 1983, thus beginning a "series" of 12 serials for that significant TARDIS team across three years, finally reaching a conclusion in 2013.

Publisher's summary

"You know what cobwebs mean. Spiders..."

In search of a cure for a sickness that's so far claimed six billion lives, scientist Nyssa arrives at an abandoned gene-tech facility on the toxic planet Helheim. 'Hellhole', more like.

Nyssa's not alone. The TARDIS has also been drawn to the Helheim base – and in its cobweb-coated corridors, she soon runs into the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, her travelling companions of half a century past. But who, or what, has engineered this strange reunion? The Black Guardian, perhaps?

The answer's here, in the dark. With the Cractids. In the cobwebs.

Plot

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Cast

References

Species

Planets

  • The planet Helheim has a toxic atmosphere made mostly of sulphur and carbon oxides. It also has electrical storms and acid precipitation. The Cractids are its indigenous species.

Culture

  • Tegan refers to Loki as R2-D2, a fictional droid from the Star Wars film series.
  • Tegan also refers to Loki as Metal Mickey another fictional droid and a one armed bandit.

Individuals

  • In reference to Turlough, Tegan notes that her aunt Vanessa always said, "once a wrong 'un, always a wrong 'un."

Technology

  • The Genetech station is equipped with an artificially intelligent interface named EDGAR (Encephalic Data Gathering and Research).
  • The Genetech station has maintenance spiders which use cobwebs as a protective sealant.

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