The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)
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Publisher's summary
Two thousand years ago, a cataclysmic volcanic eruption wiped the Roman city of Pompeii from the face of the Earth. It also buried the Doctor's TARDIS...
Arriving in Pompeii one day before the disaster, the Doctor and Mel find themselves separated from their ship and entangled in local politics. With time running out, they fight to escape from the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. But how can they succeed when history itself is working against them?
Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Mel - Bonnie Langford
- Professor Scalini - Anthony Keetch
- Captain Muriel Frost - Karen Henson
- Tibernus - Robert Curbishley
- Popidius Celsinus - Andy Coleman
- Valeria Hedone - Nicky Goldie
- Murranus - Steven Wickham
- Eumachia - Lisa Hollander
- Aglae - Gemma Bissix
- Priest - Toby Longworth
- Roman Legionary - Robert Curbishley
References
- The Doctor while in his fifth incarnation was contacted by UNIT informing him that they had found his TARDIS encased in rock at Pompeii.
- Mel is vegetarian.
Notes
- This story was featured in the preview section of Doctor Who Magazine issue 295 with art by Lee Sullivan.
- Muriel Frost becomes the first character created for the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip to be featured in an audio drama. She will later be followed by Frobisher, Izzy Sinclair and other characters.
Continuity
- The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble visit Pompeii on the day before the eruption in DW: The Fires of Pompeii.
Timeline
- The Fires of Vulcan occurs after ST: Uranus
- The Fires of Vulcan occurs before DWM: Pulling Strings
