The Emperor of Eternity (audio story)

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The Emperor of Eternity was the eighth story of the fourth series in The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nigel Robinson, Narrated by Deborah Watling and featured the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield.

Although it was not the first time either actor had been employed by Big Finish, it was the first time that the two had appeared together as their original Doctor Who characters, Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield, in an original audio drama. It was also the first time that they had done so since Fury from the Deep in 1968.

Publisher's summary

After colliding with a meteor in space, the TARDIS is forced to make an emergency landing on Earth. The place is China around 200 BC, during the reign of the first emperor, Qin.

When the Doctor is taken away to the Imperial City, it's up to Victoria and Jamie to save him. Their friend is now a prisoner of Qin, who intends to extract the secret of eternal life, so that he may rule the world forever...

Plot

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Cast

Characters

Crew

Worldbuilding

  • Victoria mentions her old house and a cook.
  • The village of Xiang-To was massacred on the orders of Li Si, after a meteorite knocked off course by the TARDIS crashed there.
  • "Chong", actually emperor Qin Shi in disguise, claims to be a monk on a pilgrimage to the Songshan mountains.
  • Li Si is the Chancellor of the Emperor.
  • Fu Su thinks "Chong" has the manner of a man from Xiao, a place known for their hatred of the emperor.
  • The Doctor is taken to Xianyang, the Imperial City, by Li Si, taking him across the Huai River.
  • The Doctor uses his recorder.
  • The Emperor will die a few days later, from natural causes.
  • The Emperor previous abolished the nobility.

Notes

  • The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive in China shortly after a large meteor has fallen to Earth where they find that an entire village has been massacred at the order of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. This is based on a real event which occurred in 211 BC. A large meteor is said to have fallen in Dongjun in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. An unknown person inscribed the words, "The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided." When the Emperor heard of this, he sent an imperial secretary to investigate this prophecy. No one would confess to doing so and, as a consequence, all the people who lived nearby were put to death.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 10 November 2009 at the Moat Studios.
  • This story is set between The Web of Fear and Fury from the Deep.
  • This story was told from Victoria's perspective, with contributions from Jamie.
  • This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Jamie, Victoria and the TARDIS.

Continuity

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External links

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The Companion Chronicles
 
First Doctor
Susan
Susan, Barbara, Ian
Barbara, Ian
Barbara, Ian, Vicki
Vicki and Steven
Steven, Sara
Steven, Oliver
Steven, Dodo
Steven
Polly, Ben
 
Second Doctor
Polly, Ben
Polly, Ben, Jamie
Jamie, Victoria
Jamie
Jamie, Zoe
 
Third Doctor
Liz
The Brigadier
Jo
Yates
Benton
Solo travels
 
Fourth Doctor
Leela
Leela, K9 Mark I
Romana I
Romana II
Romana II, K9 Mark II
Romana II, Adric
 
Fifth Doctor
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
Tegan, Turlough
Peri
 
Sixth Doctor
Peri
Evelyn
"Jamie"
Jason, Crystal
 
Seventh Doctor
Ace, Zara
Bernice
Sally, Lysandra
 
Eighth Doctor
Charley
Iris Wildthyme, Jo Grant
 
Other adventures
Jago and Litefoot
Polly, the Brigadier, Brewster
Ian
The Master
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