Dalek Escape for BBC Children in Need! (audio story)
Dalek Escape for BBC Children in Need! was the name given to a 3-hour-long show broadcast on BBC Radio Oxford on 15 November 2024.
It served to promote both Children in Need and A Dalek Awakens [+]Loading...["A Dalek Awakens (escape game)"], with the main part of the broadcast forming a narrative of the hosts of the show (and Pudsey Bear) being trapped on a Dalek spaceship. The entire special show is also notable for having been broadcast live from within the escape room as it exists within the Oxford branch of Escape Hunt.
Publisher's summary
Can you help Adam and Pudsey escape from the Dr Who Daleks?!
Plot
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Cast
Owing to the intermixing of fictional narrative and real-world material, different characters refer to each other varyingly in terms of whether or not they are playing an in-universe character.
- Adam Ball - Himself
- Dan Facey - Himself (referred to as "Producer Dan")
- Davros the Dalek - TBA
- Xtina - TBA
- Rory Pond/Arthur Darvill - Arthur Darvill/Himself
- Sophie Law - Herself (referred to as "Producer Sophie")
- Catrin Stewart - Herself
- Ace/Sophie Aldred - Sophie Aldred/Herself
- Jo Cotterill - Herself
- Tenzing Norgay/Sam Sherpa-Moore - Sam Sherpa-Moore/Himself
- Steve Cole - Himself
- Superfans
- "Ben from Tame" - themself
- more to be added
Pudsey Bear was also present, but had a non-speaking role in proceedings.[1]
Mentioned only
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Featured songs
A number of songs were featured in a diegetic manner within the radio broadcast. These were:
- Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now - Starship
- All Of My Heart - ABC
- Oh, Pretty Woman - Rob Orbison
- Filthy Rich - Ella Henderson
- St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr
- True Faith - New Order
- I Want It That Way - The Backstreet Boys
- Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
- The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
- Bad Dreams - Teddy Swims
- You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overture
- What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
- Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Bublé
- I'm So Excited - The Pointer Sisters
- Sacrifice - Elton John
- Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
- I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
- Die With A Smile - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
- Up The Junction - Squeeze
- Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie) - Clean Bandit
Worldbuilding
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Notes
- This was packaged alongside real world news, traffic reports, and songs. Although the latter two were integrated into the narrative somewhat, the news is considered to be separate from the fiction.
Continuity
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