The Architects of History (audio story)
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Publisher's summary
The year is 2044. Earth is enjoying a Golden Age of peace, prosperity and technological advancement… but somebody is plotting to destroy all that. The Selachians, shark-like alien monsters, launch a crippling attack on Earth’s Moonbase, using deadly weapons from the future.
Help is at hand. A police telephone box appears in a Moonbase hangar. A time-travelling hero has returned in the hour of Earth’s greatest need. Now, Elizabeth Klein must fight to save not only the Galactic Reich but Time itself from the mysterious prisoner who has orchestrated these fateful events... the Doctor.
Cast
- Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Elizabeth Klein - Tracey Childs
- Rachel Cooper - Lenora Crichlow
- Sam Kirke - Ian Hayles
- Major Richter - Jamie Parker
- General-Lieutenant Tendexter - Lloyd McGuire
- The Selachian Leader - Chris Porter
- Feldwebel/Computer Voice - Rachel Laurence
- Pilot/Selachian - David Dobson
References
- In the alternative timeline, 2044 is the 100th year of the Golden Age of the Galactic Reich while Oberst Klein is the director of Temporal Affairs of the Reich.
- Klein has managed to bring about the defeat of the Sontarans and the Daleks in the alternative timeline. Dalek technology has been integrated into the Reich ships being built at the Moonbase.
- In the alternative timeline, the Doctor and Klein first met in his cell on the Moonbase several months earlier. She tells him that, in another timeline, they travelled together in the TARDIS.
- After gaining possession of the TARDIS, Klein attempted to restore her timeline (which she regards as the original one) but the TARDIS would not allow her to cross her own time track.
- Klein tells the Doctor that, in 2044, a unified Earth government has eradicated famine, averted wars and repelled alien invasions.
- The Selachians are shark-like beings.
- In the proper timeline, Dr. Elizabeth Klein became known for her triumphs working for UNIT. Her personality appeared to be the same except that she devoted her talents to the protection of Earth. Upon meeting the Doctor in 1962, she did recognise him slightly despite the fact that the experiences of the alternative Klein involving him had been erased from history.
- Klein mentions the Doctor's visits to Kenya in 1953 and Colditz Castle in October 1944.
Notes
- Lloyd McGuire (Tendexter) played Lugo in DW: The Face of Evil.
- Steve Lyons is also the author of BFA: Colditz and the creator of the character of Klein.
- Lenora Crichlow (Rachel Cooper) previously played Cheen in DW: Gridlock.
- This story marks the first appearance of the Selachians in an audio drama.
- This audio drama was recorded on 1 and 2 August 2009.
Continuity
- In the proper timeline, the Second Doctor encountered the Selachians on at least three occasions. (PDA: The Murder Game, CC: The Selachian Gambit, PDA: The Final Sanction)
Timeline
- The Architects of History occurs after BFA: Survival of the Fittest
- The Architects of History occurs before TN: Companion Piece
External links
- The Architects of History at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Official The Architects of History page at bigfinish.com
