The Seeds of War was the one hundred and seventy-first story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush.
This story was a sequel/prequel to Destroy the Infinite which featured the Fourth Doctor. It was a prequel as when it was released Destroy the Infinite had not been released, but a sequel in terms of the Doctor's personal timeline (and the order in which the stories were recorded).
Publisher's summary
Humanity is emerging from a long, exhausting war. Against an enemy so powerful, so implacable, it seemed unstoppable — right up until the moment it stopped.
Now, despite its "victory", the human race is on its knees. The Doctor and Mel join its struggle for survival to try to ensure it has a future.
A race against time takes them from the Great Tower of Kalsos to the Reliquaries of Earth. In an epic journey across the ten systems, their fates are intertwined with one family. The Tevelers are to feel the effects of war more than most...
The Doctor has a plan. Mel is sure he can save the day. But something is lurking. Watching. Waiting. A presence the Doctor knows of old. But just how far does its influence pervade?
The Eminence awaits...
Plot
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Part two
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Part four
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Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
- Barlow Teveler - Ray Fearon
- Sisrella Teveler - Ony Uhiara
- Helgert Teveler/Kenneth/Trooper/Docking - Stuart Organ
- Trellak/Thief/DDC-GTU-159 - Lucy Russell
- Elkinar/CRT-JCE-006 - John Banks
- TV Anchor/Pilot/Elevator - Beth Chalmers
- The Eminence/Kalsos Computer - David Sibley
References
- Mel sings a line from "Big Yellow Taxi", which she says was sung by Joni Mitchell.
- The Eminence travels in teleportation caskets which it calls "infinity caskets" and which Elkinar thinks are baroque.
- Delechor is city and spaceport on Ridius.
Notes
- This audio drama was recorded on 3 and 4 September 2012 at The Moat Studios.
- Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story The Young Lions.
- This story was originally released on CD and download.
Continuity
- The Doctor tells Mel that he once visited the Great Space Elevator of Sumatra "a few lifetimes ago." (AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator)
- When pretending to the Eminence to be working for it, the Doctor says, "I am your servant" just as the Daleks did on Vulcan. (TV: The Power of the Daleks)
- This story must take place in or after the 30th century as the work of agronomist Sarah Lasky is documented, which the Doctor thinks is best to stay away from. (TV: Terror of the Vervoids)
- Mel looks for the "mythical" TARDIS swimming pool. (TV: Paradise Towers)
- The Doctor previously encountered the Eminence on Delafoss during his fourth incarnation. (AUDIO: Destroy the Infinite) He encountered it again on multiple occasions during his eighth incarnation. (AUDIO: Time's Horizon, Eyes of the Master, The Death of Hope, The Reviled, Masterplan, Rule of the Eminence, Eye of Darkness)
External links
- Official The Seeds of War page at bigfinish.com