The Road Untravelled (audio story)

The Road Untravelled
Doctor:	Eighth Doctor
Companion(s):	Alex, Cass
Main enemy:	Hieronyma Friend
Main setting:	Kalanos, the Void
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	Tim Foley
Director:	Ken Bentley
Producer:	David Richardson
Music:	Howard Carter
Sound:	David Roocroft
Release details
Number of parts:	1
Release number:	6.2
Part of:	Reflections
Release date:	16 October 2024
Format:	1 CD Download 2nd of 4 stories
Production code:	BFPDWWAR10
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The Road Untravelled was the second audio story in the audio anthology Reflections, the sixth series of The Eighth Doctor: Time War. It was written by Tim Foley and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Emma Campbell-Jones as Cass Fermazzi and Sonny McGann as Alex Campbell.

Publisher's summary

The Doctor, Alex and Cass find themselves on board a strange ship in an even stranger environment.

It's a place where friends might be enemies, or worse. Where even time cannot be relied upon. And something is out in the Void, following them. Their troubles are only just beginning...

Plot

to be added

Cast

• The Doctor - Paul McGann
• Cass Fermazzi - Emma Campbell-Jones
• Alex Campbell - Sonny McGann
• The Captain - Conrad Westmaas
• Graff - Dempsey Bovell
• Sinsa - Amara Karan

Worldbuilding

to be added

Notes

• The Road Untravelled was recorded in November 2023 at the Soundhouse.

Continuity

• The Doctor recognizes the Kalanos as a Time Lord Galleon, a type of ship introduced in AUDIO: Morbius ^[+]Loading...["Morbius (audio story)"].
  • He refers to famous Time Lord Galleons: the Starbreaker (possibly named after the Starbreakers from COMIC: Star Death ^[+]Loading...["Star Death (comic story)"]), the Proteus from AUDIO: Morbius ^[+]Loading...["Morbius (audio story)"], and the Glass Devourer.
  • The Doctor claims the Time Lords were inspired by Eternal ships, referencing the ships seen in TV: Enlightenment ^[+]Loading...["Enlightenment (TV story)"].
• The Doctor believes he may be talking to a Tree of Cheem. (TV: The End of the World ^[+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])
• Alex shouts "Who am I?" (TV: Doctor Who ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"])
• Hieronyma refers to the Doctor's first rule: "The Doctor lies." Alex has never heard it, so she supposes the Doctor hasn't come up with his rules yet. (TV: The Big Bang, Let's Kill Hitler, The Wedding of River Song, The Angels Take Manhattan)

External links

• Official The Road Untravelled page at bigfinish.com