Wirrn Dawn (audio story)
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Wirrn Dawn was the fourth story in the third series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.
This was the first Wirrn story since 2001's Race Memory.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
“This is full scale war. Wirrn and humankind locked in a deadly struggle for survival. When did that happen?”
The Doctor and Lucie land right in the middle of one of the human race's bloodiest periods of history. Trying to make a difference here would be like standing up and calling for a cease-fire on the Somme. Certain death...
Or Worse.
Survival can be a messy business.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller - Sheridan Smith
- Trooper Salway - Colin Salmon
- Delong - Daniel Anthony
- Farroll - Liz Sutherland
- Winslet - Ian Brooker
- Queen - Beth Chalmers
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Writer & Director - Nicholas Briggs
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Jamie Robertson
- Producers - Barnaby Edwards and David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Wirrn created by Robert Holmes
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Earth was abandoned centuries earlier.
- The Doctor mentions extensive fighting on the Somme.
- The Doctor compares the Wirrn to Ichneumon wasps.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story marks the first appearance of the Wirrn in a Big Finish audio drama.
- This audio drama was recorded on 8 October 2008 at the Moat Studios.
- The story was initially released as a download on the Big Finish website on 18 and 25 April 2009.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Fourth Doctor first encountered the Wirrn on the Nerva Beacon in TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"]. Later, in AUDIO: Wirrn Isle [+]Loading...["Wirrn Isle (audio story)"], the Sixth Doctor met them on Loch Lomond off the coast of Scotland in 16127. The Eighth Doctor also had a previous interaction with the Wirrn on Micawber's World in July 3999 in PROSE: Placebo Effect [+]Loading...["Placebo Effect (novel)"].
- Lucie mentions that she used to be "great friends with a centipede", referring to Rosto, whom she befriended in AUDIO: Sisters of the Flame [+]Loading...["Sisters of the Flame (audio story)"] / The Vengeance of Morbius [+]Loading...["The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)"].
- Ichneumon Wasps were previously mentioned by Nyssa in AUDIO: The Mutant Phase [+]Loading...["The Mutant Phase (audio story)"].
- The Fourth Doctor met GalSec colonists in the year 16087 in TV: The Sontaran Experiment [+]Loading...["The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Wirrn Dawn page at bigfinish.com
- Wirrn Dawn at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Wirrn Dawn at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
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