Omega (BFM audio story)

It was the first audio story in a rough tetralogy of single-word title stories featuring each Doctor from Big Finish's range; aside from the Eighth Doctor story Zagreus, each features an individual from the TV series. The next story was Davros, followed by Master.

Publisher's summary

A strange telepathic message prompts the Doctor to travel to the Sector of Forgotten Souls, a place where, thousands of years ago, Omega's ship vanished whilst detonating a star.

He's not the only one journeying towards it. Jolly Chronolidays prides itself on giving its tourists an experience of galactic history that is far better than mere time travel.

Its motto is, "We don't go into history, we prefer to bring history to you".

When Omega's ship suddenly materialises in front of their shuttle, and one of their employees goes insane and tries to destroy his hands...

...suddenly it's not just a motto any more.

And Omega — and his madness — is closer than they think.

Plot

Part one

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Part two

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Part three

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Part four

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Cast

The Doctor - Peter Davison
Omega - Ian Collier
Sentia - Caroline Munro
Professor Ertikus / Luvis - Patrick Duggan
Daland - Hugo Myatt
Tarpov / Rassilon - Conrad Westmaas
Zagreus - Jim Sangster
Maven - Faith Kent
Glinda - Anita Elias
MediBot / VidiBot / Scintillans / Mugging Machine - Gary Russell

Worldbuilding

The Doctor

The Doctor mentions that he is almost nine hundred years old.
The Celestial Preservation Agency state that the Doctor is a great hero of their time in Gallifrey's history.

Energy and radiation

There is a high level of psionic radiation in the Sector of Forgotten Souls. It occasionally drives people mad.

Organisations

A member of the Celestial Preservation Agency arrives in what appears to be a Type 103 sentient TARDIS.

Time Lords

Rassilon was a Prydonian and stole all of Omega's glory for himself.
Omega ignited the star of Jartus in the Sector of Forgotten Souls where time itself is oldest to get mastery over time.

Spacecraft

Omega's starship is an Omegan sunskipper named the Eurydice.

Gallery

Original CD cover
Illustrated preview from DWM 334 by Martin Geraghty
Cover of the Classic Villains Trilogy

Notes

This story marks the first appearance of Omega in an audio drama, with Ian Collier reprising his role as the titular character.
The Doctor is sitting in seat 6E on the tour shuttle. 6E is the production code for Arc of Infinity.
This audio drama was recorded on 4 and 5 February 2003 at the Moat Studios.
An illustrated preview for this story featured in DWM 334 with artwork by Martin Geraghty.
In January 2020, Omega was provided as a free gift to purchasers of DWM 547, along with Davros and Master, as part of the so called Classic Villains Trilogy with a brand new cover.
This story is set between Arc of Infinity and Snakedance.

Continuity

Omega last appeared in PROSE: The Infinity Doctors.
Omega refers to the Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
While the Doctor is dealing with Omega in the Sector of Forgotten Souls, his companions Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka spend several days on holiday in Amsterdam in January 1983 before the three of them travel to Florana. (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam, The Elite)
The Doctor would later visit the "elephants' graveyard" of TARDISes in the company of Peri Brown and Erimem. (AUDIO: The Axis of Insanity)
After Rassilon stole Omega's plans to make time travel possible for Gallifreyans, he used them to create the Eye of Harmony, utilising the limitless power of a collapsing star suspended in time. (TV: The Deadly Assassin, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS)

External links

Official Omega page at bigfinish.com
Omega at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
DisContinuity for Omega at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide