The Wrath of Medusa was the first story in the audio anthology Escape from Reality, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Rochana Patel and featured Derek Jacobi as the War Master.
Publisher's summary
Crashing into a universe of fiction, the Master finds himself lost in a world of Greek mythology...with a Dalek assault squad close behind.
Plot
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Cast
References
- The Dalek squad receives advice from a science corps.
- The Master says that "Zeus is no Laurence Olivier" when explaining that the Zeus sounds English due to the influence of the pop culture of the 20th century. Laurence Olivier played Zeus is 1981's Clash of the Titans.
- The Master tells Medusa that the story of her being turned into a monster by Athena is a later addition to the myth by Ovid, to "fit with his Roman sensibilities." That in earlier versions of the myth she was always a monster, fathered by Phorcys, which is why her sisters are gorgons too.
Notes
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Continuity
- The Master's TARDIS takes the form of a doric column, which he notes is an "old favourite". (TV: Logopolis, Castrovalva)
- The Master mentions enslaving Kronos. (TV: The Time Monster)
External links
- Official The Wrath of Medusa page at bigfinish.com