Singularity (audio story)
Singularity was the seventy-sixth monthly Doctor Who audio story produced by Big Finish Productions. It was the third audio story to feature Fifth Doctor and Vislor Turlough. It was released in 2005, four years after Mark Strickson had appeared in AUDIO: Loups-Garoux. It is the last story to feature only the Doctor played by Peter Davison and Turlough played by Mark Strickson together as of 2012. However, there have been subsequent stories featuring Turlough, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka together.
Publisher's summary
Russia, the near future.
The Somnus Foundation knows the fate of mankind; they promise a tomorrow where humanity will evolve into a godlike form of infinite power. They will lead us there, to a destiny that spans the stars. This is how the future will unfold.
The Doctor knows the fate of mankind; the human race is destined to fight and struggle for their very existence, to survive disaster and war and carve an empire from an unforgiving universe. He has seen it with his own eyes. This is how the future will unfold.
Beneath the towering headquarters of the Somnus, in the streets of Moscow a dark power is building, and a conspiracy that stretches across eternity is nearing completion.
Time is fracturing and the Doctor and Turlough are at the heart of the chaos. History is about to change and the galaxy will burn in its wake...
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Turlough - Mark Strickson
- Qel - Eve Polycarpou
- Seo - Maitland Chandler
- Cord - Michael Cuckson
- Lena Korolev - Natasha Radski
- Alexi Korolev - Oleg Mirochnikov
- Pavel Fedorin - Max Bollinger
- Natalia Pushkin - Dominika Boon
- Tev - Billy Miller
- Xen - Marq English
References
to be added
Notes
- The phrases "instrumentality of mankind" and "death and rebirth," as well as the goal of the Somnus Foundation, appear to be references to the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and the Human Instrumentality Project from that series.
- This would be the final audio drama released in the main range featuring Turlough until AUDIO: Cobwebs in July 2010.
- This audio drama was recorded on 9 and 10 August 2005 at The Moat Studios.
- In co-operation with Big Finish, 'Tenth Planet' released this audio in a limited edition with a different cover, designed by Stuart Manning, during the Dimensions convention in early November. 'Tenth Planet' also sold the limited edition CD on their website. Click on the thumbnail at right for a larger version of the alternate cover.
Continuity
- Attempts by time travelling humans from the far future to kill their ancestors also occurred in London in the 1890s (AUDIO: The Spirit Trap) and all over Earth in 2008 (TV: The Sound of Drums).
External links
- Official Singularity page at bigfinish.com
- Singularity at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Singularity at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide