Singularity is the third audio story to feature Fifth Doctor and Vislor Turlough, released in 2005, four years since Mark Strickson had appeared in BFA: Loups-Garoux, it is the last story to feature only the Doctor played by Peter Davison and Turlough played by Mark Strickson together as of 2011. There have, however been subsequent stories featuring Nyssa, Tegan and Turlough together.
Publisher's summary
Russia, the near future.
The Somnus Foundation knows the fate of mankind; they promise a tomorrow where humanity will evolve into a godlike form of infinite power. They will lead us there, to a destiny that spans the stars. This is how the future will unfold.
The Doctor knows the fate of mankind; the human race is destined to fight and struggle for their very existence, to survive disaster and war and carve an empire from an unforgiving universe. He has seen it with his own eyes. This is how the future will unfold.
Beneath the towering headquarters of the Somnus, in the streets of Moscow a dark power is building, and a conspiracy that stretches across eternity is nearing completion.
Time is fracturing and the Doctor and Turlough are at the heart of the chaos. History is about to change and the galaxy will burn in its wake...
Plot
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Cast
References
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Notes
- Unintentionally or not, Natalina Pushkin is also the name of the second in command of the Holoship in the Red Dwarf episode "Holoship"
- The phrases "instrumentality of mankind" and "death and rebirth," as well as the goal of the Somnus Foundation, appear to be references to the animNeon Genesis Evangelion and the [[Wikipedia:Human Instrumentality Project|Human Instrumentality Project] from that series.
Continuity
- Humanity travelling back in time to kill its ancestors also occurred in DW: The Sound of Drums.
Timeline
- This story takes place after BFA: Loups-Garoux
- This story takes place before PDA: Imperial Moon
External links
- Official Singularity page at bigfinish.com
- Singularity at the Doctor Who Reference Guide