The Trials of a Time Lord (audio story)

The Trials of a Time Lord
Doctor:	Sixth Doctor
Companion(s):	Peri, Mel
Main enemy:	Davros, the Tremas Master, Cyber Leader
Main setting:	Cyberia
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Director:	Jonathan S Powell
Producer:	Jonathan S Powell
Music:	Steve Foxon
Sound:	Steve Foxon
Release details
Number of parts:	3
Release date:	30 August 2024
Format:	3 CD Download 1 story
Production code:	BFPDWDR0606
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-80240-177-6 (physical) ISBN 978-1-80240-178-3 (digital)
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The Trials of a Time Lord was a single story in three sections in the anthology of the same name released on 30 August 2024 by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Rochana Patel, Katharine Armitage and Stewart Pringle, and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown, Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush, David Banks as the Cyber Leader, Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks and the Cybermen and Terry Molloy as Davros.

This story/anthology continued the 40th anniversary of Baker's debut as the Sixth Doctor, started in The Quin Dilemma.

Publisher's summary

The Sixth Doctor's fortieth anniversary celebrations continue, courtesy of LudoSphere Incorporated, with the greatest adventure ever streamed...

Responding to a distress call from an old friend, the Doctor and Mel find themselves in 'Cyberia', a prison camp run by an even older foe. But this time, the Cyber Leader's machinations are just the tip of one very sinister iceberg, one that will test the Doctor to his very limit, and beyond...

We hope you're hiding behind the sofa, because 'The Trials of a Time Lord' are about to begin!

The Trials of a Time Lord Parts 1 and 2 by Rochana Patel
The Trials of a Time Lord Parts 3 and 4 by Katherine Armitage
The Trials of a Time Lord Parts 5 and 6 by Stewart Pringle

Plot

Part one

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Part two

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Part three

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Part four

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Part five

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Part six

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Cast

• The Doctor - Colin Baker
• Peri Brown - Nicola Bryant
• Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
• Cyber Leader - David Banks
• Cybermen / The Daleks / Cyber-Lieutenant - Nicholas Briggs
• The Master / Sticklefen / Stunrib - Jon Culshaw
• Tiffany Jenkins / Marjie - Aruhan Galieva
• Val / Vurglemere - Holly Jackson Walters
• Grobolosh / Chaz - Samuel James
• Brot Zirkussen - Rufus Jones
• Davros - Terry Molloy
• Voss Nim - George Naylor

Stories

#	Title	Author	Director	Featuring	Released
1	Parts 1 and 2	Rochana Patel	Jonathan S Powell	Peri, Mel, Cyber Leader, Davros, the Tremas Master	30 August 2024
2	Parts 3 and 4	Katharine Armitage
3	Parts 5 and 6	Stewart Pringle

Crew

to be added

Worldbuilding

• Davros has heard of the Master and the legends of his "incompetence".

Notes

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  Davros (Early Imperial) closer look.
  This story was recorded on 27 and 29 February, and on 1 March 2024 at the Soundhouse.
• This story was said to be "following later in the year" with the announcement of The Quin Dilemma on 31 January 2024, but was untitled. It was mentioned again in the article announcing the release of The Quin Dilemma on 22 March 2024, though remained untitled.
  • It was on 23 April 2024 that the title, release month, and cast and story details were revealed.
• The cover for this story was revealed on 28 May 2024.
• The Dalek renders were provided by James Johnson.
  • Both Sean Longmore and Johnson make a distinct connection between Davros' chair featured on this release to the one featured on the cover of 2005's The Juggernauts, even so far as to mention that this new chair has been reconstructed from the remains of the one used on Lethe. Whilst the chair seen in The Juggernauts was intended to be a regular Dalek base, this iteration is styled more like his original chair, whilst taking design cues from the Necros Daleks featured in Revelation of the Daleks, including the lower black base and cream colours, whilst also incorporation two small interface discs to the front, reminiscent of the ones featured on Davros' Emperor Dalek chair as seen in Remembrance of the Daleks. Davros is also featured with a new robotic hand, similar in design to the one see in The Juggernauts.
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    Corgi die cast release with Imperial Davros toy.
    Davros in a white and gold chair is also reminiscent of a toy created by Corgi in 2004, which featured Davros in Imperial Dalek colours opposed to his traditional black and silver.

Continuity

• Peri and Mel previously met on Arunopal in AUDIO: The Firstborn.
• Peri first met Androgums in TV: The Two Doctors.
• Peri first met Davros and some Daleks on Necros in TV: Revelation of the Daleks while Mel first encountered them on Lethe in AUDIO: The Juggernauts.
• The Tremas Master previously set up the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka, and Vislor Turlough in a disguise for his sadistic entertainment in TV: The King's Demons.
• Davros knows Dalek legends of the Master's 'incompetence'; a reference to how one of the latter's previous incarnations worked with the Dalek Empire including a gold member of the Supreme Council during their campaign to deceive Earth and Draconia into war, only to be foiled by the Third Doctor and Jo Grant in TV: Frontier in Space.

Cover gallery

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  Textless cover

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  Alternate cover

External links

• Official The Trials of a Time Lord page at bigfinish.com