Mask of Tragedy (audio story)

Athens, 421 BC. An ancient civilisation of philosophers and poets and the birthplace of theatre. The Doctor has decided to show Ace and Hector how it all began, with help from the great comedian Aristophanes.

But life in Athens is no laughing matter. There’s the ever-present threat of invasion from the Spartan horde. The plague that turns people into the walking dead. The slavery. The tyrannical rule of the paranoid, malicious Cleon and his network of informers. And the giant flying beetle with knives for wings that stalks the city streets at night.

What Athens needs is a hero. And who better to be a hero in ancient Greece than a man called Hector?

Plot

Part One

to be added

Part Two

to be added

Part Three

to be added

Part Four

to be added

Cast

The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
Ace - Sophie Aldred
Hector Thomas - Philip Olivier
Aristophanes - Samuel West
Cleon - Alisdair Simpson
Tyrgius/Slave Trader/Boy - Russell Bentley
Telephus/Cisyphus/Old Man - Tim Treloar
Adonia/Lysistrata - Emily Tucker

References

Ace refers to Hollyoaks.
Ace describes the Time Lords as "the men in high collars".
The Doctor wears a toga. However, he still carries his umbrella.
The Doctor mentions Wikipedia.

Notes

This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.

Continuity

The Doctor decided to take Ace and Hector to Athens in 421 BC after defeating the Swarm on the asteroid K4067 in the 52nd century. (AUDIO: Revenge of the Swarm)
This is the Doctor's third known encounter with Aristophanes. During his first incarnation, he found him and Eratosthenes arguing in a library in Egypt in the 4th century B.C.. (PROSE: The Book of Shadows) During his fourth incarnation, he and Leela met him at a gathering at Anaximander's house. (PROSE: The Brain of Socrates)

External links

Official Mask of Tragedy page at bigfinish.com