Desperate Measures (audio story)
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Desperate Measures was the fourth and final audio story in the anthology Time War: Volume One.
Publisher's summary
The Dalek Emperor attacks a vital Time Lord outpost. Victory would be a devastating blow to Gallifrey.
Romana is caught in the machinations of a President who sees control slipping away. Is it time to bargain with the War Council, or perhaps to parlay with even more dangerous parties?
The Time War has barely begun, and for Gallifrey, desperate times are already here...
Plot
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Cast
- Romana - Lalla Ward
- Narvin - Seán Carlsen
- Braxiatel - Miles Richardson
- The Daleks/Dalek Time Strategist/Dalek Emperor - Nicholas Briggs
- Livia - Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Trave - Paul Marc Davis
- Karla - Ebony Wong
- Valerian - David Sibley
References
- Project Revenant allows for the mass resurrection of Time Lords.
- Sky trenches are being constructed.
- A time lock is being prepared.
- The Medusa Cascade is mentioned.
- The Temporal Powers are all destroyed by the Daleks.
- Romana suggests Livia might choose Ollistra as her successor.
- Romana refers to her house, Heartshaven.
- Valerian wants to start using Bowships in the war.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Romana refers to Narvin having been Coordinator in extremis. (AUDIO: The Death of Hope)
- The War Council activated the N-Forms for use in the War. (AUDIO: Damaged Goods)
- Valerian speaks of traitors such as Morbius, (TV: The Brain of Morbius) Borusa, (TV: The Five Doctors) and Padrac. (AUDIO: Stop the Clock)
- Romana mentions her time as a captive of the Daleks on Etra Prime. (AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element)
- Romana wishes she hadn't hushed up the Zagreus incident. (AUDIO: Zagreus)
- The presidential investiture is similar to those seen in previous stories. (TV: The Invasion of Time et al)
- The Great Key of Rassilon is still missing. (COMIC: Revelation!)
- Narvin refers to the now devourers. (AUDIO: Echoes of War)
- Karla has lost contact with Vassarian. (AUDIO: The Eternity Cage)
- Rassilon is resurrected through the body of Valerian. (PROSE: Engines of War)
External links
- Official Desperate Measures page at bigfinish.com
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