Circular Time (audio anthology)

Circular Time
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fifth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Nyssa
Main setting:	Spring: Summer: Autumn: Winter:
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Big Finish Productions]]
Writer:	Paul Cornell Mike Maddox
Director:	John Ainsworth
Producer:	David Darlington
Release details
Release number:	91
Release date:	January 2007
Format:	4 Episodes on 2 CDs
Production code:	6C/H
ISBN:	ISBN 1-84435-175-0

Publisher's summary

Summer to winter, the seasons turn.

In the springtime of a distant future, the Doctor and Nyssa become embroiled in Time Lord politics on an alien world. During the stifling heat of a summer past they suffer the vengeful wrath of Isaac Newton. In the recent past, Nyssa spends a romantic golden autumn in an English village while the Doctor plays cricket. And finally, many years after their travels together have ended, the two friends meet again in the strangest of circumstances.

Four seasons. Four stories.

Now close the door behind you, you're letting the cold in...

Cast

Spring

• The Doctor - Peter Davison
• Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
• Hoodeye - Jamie Sandford
• Redklaw - Toby Longworth
• Carrion - Lois Baxter
• Snowfire - Teresa Gallagher
• Zero - Hugh Fraser

Summer

• The Doctor - Peter Davison
• Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
• Guard - Jeremy James
• Molly - Sunny Ormonde
• Jailer - Trevor Littledale
• Sir Isaac Newton - David Warner

Autumn

• The Doctor - Peter Davison
• Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
• Andrew - Jamie Sandford
• Jack - Toby Longworth
• Anton - Jeremy James
• Don - John Benfield

Winter

• The Doctor - Peter Davison
• Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
• Lasarti - Jeremy James
• Anima - Sunny Ormonde

References

Spring

• The Doctor mentions needing to finding time to build a new Sonic screwdriver.

Summer

• The Doctor and Nyssa are held captive by Isaac Newton.
• The Doctor expresses interest in visiting the Council of Nicaea one day.
• The Doctor quotes a few lyrics from Who is the Doctor.

Winter

• Nyssa and her husband help the Doctor into a recreation of the Zero Room in his mindscape.
• The Master uses Kamelion's connection to the Doctor's TARDIS to try and prevent the Fifth Doctor's regeneration into the Sixth Doctor.
• There are mentions of Tegan , Turlough, and Adric.
• Nyssa and the Doctor encounter The Watcher in his mindscape.
• The Doctor comments on his next regeneration being very colourful, a possible reference to the Sixth Doctor's coat.

Notes

to be added

Continuity

• Nyssa and the Doctor make reference to the events of DW: Logopolis, as well as the cause of the Second Doctor's regeneration into the Third Doctor.
• The Doctor mentions the events of (DW: The Caves of Androzani), and Peri.

Timeline

Comic preview from Doctor Who Magazine issue 378. Illustration by Martin Geraghty.

Placing Circular Time within a timeline is somewhat complicated, given that it is in 4 parts. Thus the following is supposition based on the dialogue.

Spring

• Spring occurs at some point (early) after: DW: Castrovalva.

Summer

• Summer occurs at some point after: DW: The Visitation

Autumn

• Autumn occurs after: ST: The Church of Saint Sebastian.
• Spring, Summer, & Autumn occur before ST: Greenaway

Winter

• Winter occurs for Nyssa a long time after: DW: Terminus.
• Winter occurs for the Doctor during his regeneration in DW: The Caves of Androzani.

External links

• Official Circular Time page at bigfinish.com
• Circular Time at the Doctor Who Reference Guide