Publisher's summary
Doctor Who encounters one of the most notorious characters from the past as he journeys through time to solve the great Historical Mysteries...
Not surprisingly, the Doctor becomes mixed up with Richard III himself as he tries to unravel the perplexing problem of who exactly killed the princes in the Tower.
Peri and Erimem also encounter a suspicious time traveller. Someone from the Doctor's own past. Someone who shouldn't really be there at all.
So who did murder the princes in the Tower? Perhaps it's best not to ask a question like that.
You might not like the answer...
Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries is one of a new series of illustrated Doctor Who books. Watch out for other instalments of Doctor Who's journeys of discovery.
Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Peri - Nicola Bryant
- Erimem - Caroline Morris
- Clarrie - Arthur Smith
- Mr Seyton - Michael Fenton-Stevens
- Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III) - Stephen Beckett
- Henry, Duke of Buckingham - Marcus Hutton
- Earl Rivers - Jon Culshaw
- Sir James Tyrell - Chris Neill
- Susan - Katie Wimpenny
- Judith - Linzi Matthews
- Fourth Doctor - Jon Culshaw
References
- Peri thinks Mr Seyton is The Master.
- William Shakespeare hitched a ride in the TARDIS.
- There is a passing reference to the Ninth Doctor as the "Northern chap, big ears" who delivers a letter for his fifth self.
Notes
- This is the only 'appearance' of the Fourth Doctor in a Big Finish audio, in the context of the Fifth Doctor listening to a voice recording made by his previous self. The Fourth Doctor is portrayed here by Jon Culshaw.
- The Doctor's Doctor Who Discovers book series is a reference to the real-world Doctor Who Discovers book series. The cover art for the CD depicts the cover of one of these books, using the same format as the real-world books. It also displays the Tom Baker-era Doctor Who logo in an in-universe context.
- The Doctor's offhand comment that "it was either that or write a novelty cookbook" is a reference to The Doctor Who Cookbook.
- Marcus Hutton previously played another Duke of Buckingham in BFA: The Church and the Crown, which likewise featured the Fifth Doctor, Peri and Erimem.
Continuity
- Shakespeare previously met the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard and travelled in the TARDIS in BFA: The Time of the Daleks, which has not yet occurred in the Doctor's personal timeline.
- Shakespeare also went on to meet the Tenth Doctor in DW: The Shakespeare Code, which is in both in Shakespeare and the Doctor's personal futures.
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Comic preview from Doctor Who Magazine issue 368. Illustration by Martin Geraghty.
Timeline
- The Kingmaker occurs after BFA: The Council of Nicaea
- The Kingmaker occurs before BFA: The Veiled Leopard