The City and the Clock (audio story)
The City and the Clock was the first story in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield box set Ruler of the Universe.
Publisher's summary
Bernice is on an archaeological dig for the mythical Apocalypse Clock. Can it really be the key to saving the universe? The ghosts of the planet have other ideas.
Plot
The Doctor returns to his duties as President of the Universe but soon leaves again when Benny calls, telling him that she is bored. He takes a commercial spacecraft to Merin where he sent Benny to find the Apocalypse Clock to save the universe and tries to leave after a brief conversation with her so that he can get back to his paperwork. She makes him stay, however, and takes him to the dig by hot air balloon.
A group of chanting traditionalist Merin led by Joto protest the unearthing of an ancient city due to their belief that the archaeologists have disturbed their earth gods and will bring destruction. Benny introduces the Doctor to their guide, Chamu, and gets him to help dig for the Clock, the existence of which the Doctor is sceptical despite having sent Benny here. Whilst they are able to detect that something is buried there, sometimes causing visions of the ancient dead, they cannot correctly identify what it is.
A hooded man claiming to represent the True Saviour asks Leonard, one of the Doctor's members of staff, if he is happy with the Doctor as President. Leonard is not interested in talking to him and leaves.
Benny sees what she initially believes is a vision of a walking skeleton telling her that the dead will return. She runs into Joto, who shows her that one of the Jeks has torn itself apart with its teeth and claws. She tells Chamu what she has seen and tries to tell the Doctor, but he is called away by work.
to be completed
Cast
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- The Doctor - David Warner
- Chamu - Samantha Béart
- Joto - Ben Arogundade
- Leonard - Stephen Critchlow
- Hood - Ben Crystal
- Ebbis - Hattie Hayridge
- Host - Guy Adams
References
- Karfel's Next Top Model is played on the Doctor's flight.
- The Doctor gets a call from Kambler, the three-legged Oligarch of Kreesh.
- The Doctor mentions the Golden Fleece.
- The Doctor is using a data phone.
- The Doctor namedrops Professor Quatermass.
- Chamu makes coffee.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
to be added
External links
- Official The City and the Clock page at bigfinish.com
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