Dead to the World (audio story)

Dead to the World
Doctor:	Seventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Ace
Main enemy:	The Galparians
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	Matthew Elliott
Director:	Ken Bentley
Music:	Steve Foxon
Sound:	Steve Foxon
Release details
Release number:	207d
Part of:	You Are the Doctor and Other Stories
Release date:	December 2015
Format:	1 X 25 minutes
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-78178-875-2
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Dead to the World was a 2015 Big Finish Productions full-cast audio short story featuring the Seventh Doctor and Ace, released as part of the You Are the Doctor and Other Stories anthology.

Publisher's summary

Tourist spaceship the Daedalus hangs suspended in space, all but three of its passengers having fallen victim to a bizarre infection. But if the Doctor saves those last survivors, he risks destroying the entire human race.

Plot

to be added

Cast

• The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
• Ace - Sophie Aldred
• Adriana Beauvais - Juliet Cowan
• Mervyn Garvey - Oliver Dimsdale
• Cynthia Quince - Vinette Robinson

References

• The Doctor wonders if his sonic screwdriver is gendered, and concludes that it is male.
• Ace remembers getting a certificate in swimming as a child.
• The Doctor remembers when he wore a scarf.
• The Doctor refers to his encounters with the Autons, Axons and the Daleks whilst bargaining to claim the Earth for himself.

Notes

to be added

Continuity

• Ace says she no longer has her baseball bat. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
• The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver. It had previously been destroyed by the Terileptils, (TV: The Visitation) but was returned to his possession at some point during his seventh incarnation. (AUDIO: The Harvest et al.)
• Ace asks the Doctor to be more forthcoming with her, especially "after Hex". (AUDIO: Signs and Wonders)
• Ace remembers seeing the remains of people at Gabriel Chase. (TV: Ghost Light)
• The Doctor notes that he has not said "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" in a while, misquoting it as "reverse the popularity".
• The Doctor recalls the two humans who Chimbly claimed to have held captive by prior to his and Ace's recent encounter with him, (AUDIO: You Are the Doctor) the woman going by the name of Ms Zingiber who Norris claimed had visited immediately before their arrival (AUDIO: Come Die With Me) and a guest he saw on the guest list of the Grand Betelgeuse Hotel (AUDIO: The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel) whilst speaking to the TARDIS.