Wirrn Dawn was the fourth release of the third series of Big Finish Productions' The New Eighth Doctor Adventures audio stories. This was the first Wirrn story since 2001's Race Memory.
Publisher's summary
“This is full scale war. Wirrn and humankind locked in a deadly struggle for survival. When did that happen?”
The Doctor and Lucie land right in the middle of one of the human race’s bloodiest periods of history. Trying to make a difference here would be like standing up and calling for a cease-fire on the Somme. Certain death...
Or Worse.
Survival can be a messy business.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller - Sheridan Smith
- Trooper Salway - Colin Salmon
- Delong - Daniel Anthony
- Farroll - Liz Sutherland
- Winslet - Ian Brooker
- Queen - Beth Chalmers
References
- Earth was abandoned centuries earlier.
- The Doctor mentions the Battle of the Somme.
Notes
- This story marks the first appearance of the Wirrn in a Big Finish audio drama.
- This audio drama was recorded on 8 October 2008 at The Moat Studios.
- The story was initially released as a download on the Big Finish website on 18 and 25 April 2009.
Continuity
- The Fourth Doctor first encountered the Wirrn on the Nerva Beacon (TV: The Ark in Space) whereas the Sixth Doctor encountered them on Loch Lomond off the coast of Scotland in 16127 (AUDIO: Wirrn Isle). The Eighth Doctor also encountered the Wirrn on Micawber's World in July 3999 (PROSE: Placebo Effect).
- Lucie mentions that she used to be "great friends with a centipede." (AUDIO: Sisters of the Flame / The Vengeance of Morbius)
External links
- Official Wirrn Dawn page at bigfinish.com
- Wirrn Dawn at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Wirrn Dawn at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide