Max Warp (audio story)

Publisher's summary

Welcome to Max Warp! Broadcasting live from the Sirius Inter-G Cruiser Show. Hosted by outspoken columnist and media personality Geoffrey Vantage, with spaceship-guru-extraordinaire O’Reilley and daredevil pilot Timbo ‘the Ferret’.

When a test flight of the new Kith Sunstorm ends in disaster, the Sirius Exhibition Station is plunged into a web of murder and intrigue. Someone – or something – is trying to re-ignite a war between the Varlon Empire and the Kith Oligarchy.

As the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance, only two investigators, the Doctor and Lucie, can hope to uncover the truth.

So strap yourself in, engage thrust, and prepare for... Max Warp!

Cast

References

There is mention of a "Lazlar Lyricon custom job". This was one of the spaceships in the "Milliways" car park in episode 5 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The Doctor answers a question with the answer, "You might think that; I couldn't possibly comment." This brush-off was often used by Francis Urquhart, the machievellan protagonist of the TV serial "House of Cards" and its sequels.
Lucie jokingly defines TARDIS as "Time and Relative Dimensions in Shed".

Notes

Features a musical performance by Barnaby Edwards and Nicholas Briggs of Big Finish.
Elements in this story parody the show Top Gear including the accident of Richard Hammond aka the Hamster. In this story it is Timbo aka the Ferret who has an accident flying at high speeds, precipitating and inter-stellar incident.

Continuity

An advertisement for "Galactic Salvage and Insurance" can be heard (cf. Nightmare of Eden).
Morok is used as a minor insult (cf. The Space Museum). (Presumably a pun on "moron".)
"Monoid 18" is paged (cf. "The Ark").

Timeline

Max Warp occurs after BFA: Dead London
Max Warp occurs before BFA: Brave New Town

External links

Official Max Warp page at bigfinish.com
Max Warp at the Doctor Who Reference Guide