The Day Before They Came was the second story of The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Volume Two, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written Daniel Blythe and featured Jacob Dudman as the Eleventh Doctor.
Publisher's summary
In the shabby seaside town of Bayview, Kayla Worthington is sitting on the beach waiting for an alien invasion. Her patience is rewarded when an alien arrives, although he doesn’t seem to be invading. He's called the Doctor, and he wants to buy her a cup of tea.
Plot
- Lee mentions that he has tickets to Echo & the Bunnymen.
- Kayla has a mix tape with tracks from Yazoo, The Smiths, and Agadoo from Black Lace.
- The Doctor threatens to call UNIT to report aliens in the area.
- The Spongiform cites Galactic Hygiene Law. The Doctor cites the Shadow Proclaimation.
- Ray says that he used to be part of the Scouts.
- The Doctor says that he can use Venusian Origami to distract the Spongiform.
- The Doctor calls the Spongiform 'Spongebob'.
- The Spongiform was intending to land in Barcelona.
- The Doctor mentions he purchased a book from a store in Charing Cross Road.
- The Doctor mentions he may have lent his first edition of the Volke Chronicles to former companions Zoe or Ian.
Cast
References
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Notes
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Continuity
- The Doctor eats Jammie Dodgers (TV: Victory of the Daleks) and wears a fez. (TV: The Big Bang et al)
- Kayla says that the Doctor is a bad liar, something that other companions of his would also mention (HOMEVID: Bad Night; PROSE: Big Bang Generation et al)
- The Doctor mentions that he speaks everything, although his Delphon is a bit rusty. He mentions it's all in the eyebrows. (TV: Spearhead from Space, AUDIO: The Havoc of Empires, et al.) He also says he can speak seagull, in the same manner that he speaks horse. (TV: A Town Called Mercy et al)
- The Doctor mentions that he picks up Earth expressions. (TV: The Deadly Assassin; PROSE: Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen; AUDIO: A Thing of Guile et al)
- The Doctor mentions that his name would take far too long to type and would be embarrassing. (AUDIO: Slipback; PROSE: Illegal Alien)
External links
- Official The Day Before They Came page at bigfinish.com