Light the Flame (audio story)
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Light the Flame was the first audio story in the anthology Forged in Fire, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Matt Fitton and featured Jonathon Carley as the War Doctor, Veronica Roberts as Ohila, Chris Jarman as Rasmus and Adèle Anderson as Tamasan.
This was the first release of the resumed The War Doctor series since John Hurt's death in January 2017.
Synopsis
The Sisterhood of Karn have a guest, recovering from his traumatic regeneration. To do what is asked of him, the Doctor has rejected his name and his code.
The Time Lords have plans for him and for Karn. Is he ready to light the flame of war?
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The War Doctor - Jonathon Carley
- Ohila - Veronica Roberts
- Rasmus - Chris Jarman
- Commander Sanmar - Helen Goldwyn
- Lithea / Elementals - Anna Andresen
- Commodore Tamasan - Adèle Anderson
References
- Tamasan views the Doctor’s only Time Lord companion as “corrupted”.
- The Sisterhood call Rassilon the “father of lies”.
- Among the wreckage on Karn are the “last battleships of the Temporal Powers” including ships belonging to the Monans and Phaidon.
- Ohila considers the War Doctor to be worse than "the one with the hat and umbrella".
- Sanmar uses Quadrigger gear to repair the Doctor’s TARDIS and plans to block transfer a Battle TARDIS template onto it.
Notes
- This story is marks Big Finish's first post regeneration story, showing a Doctor in their first moments properly, as the first full adventure for the War Doctor was never shown.
Continuity
- The Doctor has just recently regenerated. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
- The Sisterhood of Karn hold a funeral for Cass, who died from the crash. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
- Ohila recalls that Rassilon banished the Sisterhood. (PROSE: Cat’s Cradle: Time’s Crucible)
- The Doctor and Lithea refer to Morbius' resurrection. (TV: The Brain of Morbius)
- Ohila refers to the Eighth Doctor as Life's Champion, (PROSE: The Dying Days, Vampire Science) and recalls that he was born at the stroke of midnight on his favourite world. (TV: Doctor Who)
External links
- Official Light the Flame page at bigfinish.com
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