The Siege of Shackleton (audio story)
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The Siege of Shackleton was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology Defender of the Earth, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Una McCormack and featured Jacob Dudman as the Tenth Doctor.
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The Earth is dying. Ravaged by the effects of climate change, the Doctor lands amid one of the most volatile eras of Earth's history. With resources dwindling and tensions running high, the fragmented remains of humanity are poised to wipe each other out.
The Doctor wants to negotiate, but not everyone wants to listen to him, and annihilation creeps ever closer...
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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Wilsontown and Shackleton are settlements on Antarctica, which hasn't had ice or snow for almost a century, due to climate change.
- Apsley is a larger settlement with 3 or 4 thousand inhabitants.
- The Doctor manages to receive a transmission in galactic standard 9, but "[doesn't] understand the dialect".
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Siege of Shackleton page at bigfinish.com
