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|image = Voyage to Venus.jpg | |||
|image = Voyage to Venus.jpg | |series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | ||
|series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | |number = 4.5 | ||
|number = 4.5 | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |companions = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | ||
|companions = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | |enemy = [[Vulpina]] | ||
|enemy = | |setting = [[Venus]], the [[far future]] | ||
|setting = [[Venus]], the [[far future]] | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|writer = | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Fool Circle Productions]] | |music = [[Fool Circle Productions]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Fool Circle Productions | ||
|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 25 October 2012 | ||
|format = 1 CD | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|isbn = 978-1-84435-978-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-978-3 | ||
|prev = The Hourglass Killers (audio story) | |prev = The Hourglass Killers (audio story) | ||
|next = Voyage to the New World (audio story) | |next = Voyage to the New World (audio story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[Special Releases]]'' | |||
|prev2 = Love and War (audio story) | |||
|next2 = Dark Eyes (audio anthology) | |||
|series3 = ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]'' | |||
|prev3 = Return of the Krotons (audio story) | |||
|next3 = Voyage to the New World (audio story) | |||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-voyage-to-venus | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-voyage-to-venus | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first special ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' range. | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first special ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' range. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Professor Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago are accustomed to the murky fog of Victorian London and the palatable pints of half and half at the [[Red Tavern]]. They are not used to travelling through time and space with their old friend the Doctor. | [[George Litefoot|Professor Litefoot]] and [[Henry Gordon Jago]] are accustomed to the murky fog of [[London|Victorian London]] and the palatable pints of half and half at the [[Red Tavern]]. They are not used to travelling through time and space with their old friend [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]]. | ||
And now they find themselves whisked off to the planet [[Venus]] in the distant future, at a time when warrior women rule from a floating city in the clouds. There's a mystery here, one that the Grand Empress Vulpina intends to keep secret. Even if it means destroying these visitors from the long-dead planet Earth... | And now they find themselves whisked off to the planet [[Venus]] in the distant future, at a time when warrior women rule from a floating city in the clouds. There's a mystery here, one that the Grand Empress [[Vulpina]] intends to keep secret. Even if it means destroying these visitors from the long-dead planet [[Earth]]... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Felina]] - [[Catherine Harvey]] | * [[Felina]] - [[Catherine Harvey]] | ||
* [[Ursina]] - [[Charlie Norfolk]] | * [[Ursina]] - [[Charlie Norfolk]] | ||
* [[Vepaja]] | * [[Vepaja]] / [[Thraskin]] - [[Hugh Ross]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Jago initially mistakes Venus for [[Borneo]]. | * Jago initially mistakes Venus for [[Borneo]]. | ||
* Litefoot has visited [[India]] on numerous occasions. | * Litefoot has visited [[India]] on numerous occasions. | ||
* Jago suggests claiming Venus for [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] and the [[British Empire]]. | * Jago suggests claiming Venus for [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] and the [[British Empire]]. | ||
* Litefoot compares the floating [[Venusian]] city [[Amtor]] to the flying island of [[Laputa]] from ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]''. | * Litefoot compares the floating [[Venusian]] city [[Amtor]] to the flying island of [[Laputa]] from ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]''. | ||
* During this time period, [[Earth]] is a dead planet. | * During this time period, [[Earth]] is a dead planet. | ||
* Litefoot was born in [[Twickenham]]. | * Litefoot was born in [[Twickenham]]. | ||
* The Doctor once met [[David Livingstone]] and claims that he could not read a map to save his life. | * The Doctor once met [[David Livingstone]] and claims that he could not read a map to save his life. | ||
* The Doctor thinks about bringing Jago and Litefoot to the [[Voxnik Institute of Applied Toxicology]] for a drink. | * The Doctor thinks about bringing Jago and Litefoot to the [[Voxnik Institute of Applied Toxicology]] for a drink. | ||
* The Doctor contemplates taking Jago and Litefoot to [[Jastan 7]]. | * The Doctor contemplates taking Jago and Litefoot to [[Jastan 7]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Jago & Litefoot Voyage to Venus.jpg|thumb | [[File:Jago & Litefoot Voyage to Venus.jpg|thumb|''Jago & Litefoot'' style cover]] | ||
* The Audio CD comes with a reversible cover: On one side it is styled as a ''Doctor Who'' release, numbered 1. On the other side it is styled as a ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' release, numbered 4.5. | * The Audio CD comes with a reversible cover: On one side it is styled as a ''Doctor Who'' release, numbered 1. On the other side it is styled as a ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' release, numbered 4.5. The download version includes only the ''Doctor Who'' version of the cover art. | ||
* ''Voyage to Venus'' was written to mimic | * ''Voyage to Venus'' was written to mimic 19th century and early 20th century science fiction. Specific authors [[Jonathan Morris]] mentions include [[Jules Verne]], [[H. G. Wells]] and [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]. ([[BFX]]: ''Voyage to Venus'') | ||
** The flying city of [[Amtor]] was named after Burroughs' {{w|Venus series|name for Venus}} and [[Vepaja]] was named after one of the islands in the series. | ** The flying city of [[Amtor]] was named after Burroughs' {{w|Venus series|name for Venus}} and [[Vepaja]] was named after one of the islands in the series. | ||
** The [[oxygen]] factories were from {{wi|Last and First Men}} by {{w|Olaf Stapledon}}. | ** The [[oxygen]] factories were from {{wi|Last and First Men}} by {{w|Olaf Stapledon}}. | ||
* This is the first story in performed ''Doctor Who'' to take place on Venus. | * This is the first story in performed ''Doctor Who'' to take place on Venus. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[6 January (production)|6 January]] [[2011 (production)|2011]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[6 January (production)|6 January]] [[2011 (production)|2011]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story was originally classed under ''[[Special Releases]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140221034121/http://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/released/doctor-who---special-releases</ref> However, after the 2019 redesign of the [[Big Finish website]], it was instead added to ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Jago refers to the [[Palace Theatre]] and [[Li H'sen Chang]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Jago refers to the [[Palace Theatre]] and [[Li H'sen Chang]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* Litefoot knows what a body looks like after it has been mauled by a [[Giant rat|giant animal]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Litefoot knows what a body looks like after it has been mauled by a [[Giant rat|giant animal]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says that he wished he had a [[perigosto stick]], an [[Musical instrument|instrument]] he used to play on [[Gallifrey]] and in the [[Gallifrey Academy Hot Five]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') | |||
* Jago and Litefoot sing ''[[God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen]]'' to soothe the [[Shanghorn]] which [[Felina]] later decides would be a good basis for a lullaby. This would perhaps become the [[Venusian lullaby]] that the Third Doctor sang to [[Aggedor]] on [[Peladon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') | * Jago and Litefoot sing ''[[God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen]]'' to soothe the [[Shanghorn]] which [[Felina]] later decides would be a good basis for a lullaby. This would perhaps become the [[Venusian lullaby]] that the Third Doctor sang to [[Aggedor]] on [[Peladon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') | ||
* [[The Doctor]] says "Always do what you're best at, that's what I say". ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'') | * [[The Doctor]] says, "Always do what you're best at, that's what I say". ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'') | ||
* The Doctor claims that he learned [[Venusian aikido]] on Venus several hundred years in the future during his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]]. He was travelling with [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]] at the time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year of the Drex Olympics (audio story)|Year of the Drex Olympics]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-voyage-to-venus-793|Voyage to Venus}} | |||
{{tetrap|6/voyagetovenus.html|Voyage to Venus}} | |||
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