The Beautiful People (audio story)

The Beautiful People
Main character(s):	Romana II
Featuring:	Fourth Doctor, K9
Main enemy:	Dame Karna, Burndroids
Main setting:	Vita Novus, the 32nd century
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	Jonathan Morris
Director:	Mark J Thompson
Producer:	Sharon Gosling and Mark J Thompson
Music:	Lawrence Oakley
Sound:	Lawrence Oakley and Robert Dunlop
Cover by:	Simon Holub
Release details
Number of parts:	4
Release number:	1.4
Release date:	19 February 2007
Format:	1 CD Download
Production code:	BFPDWCC04
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-84435-266-1
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The Beautiful People was the fourth and final story of the first series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris, narrated by Lalla Ward and featured the Fourth Doctor, Romana II and K9 Mark II.

Publisher's summary

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Plot

Part One: Too Good to Be True

to be added

Part Two: The Complete Makeover

to be added

Part Three: Slim Chances and Narrow Escapes

to be added

Part Four: Live and Let Diet

to be added

Cast

• Romana II - Lalla Ward
• Karna - Marcia Ashton

Worldbuilding

• Sibella Bing mentions acupuncture.

Notes

Textless cover art

• This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.
• While originally set for release in January 2006, it was announced on 1 February that the release of the first series of Companion Chronicles was to be delayed until 5 February. The announcement of their release came on 19 February, however this followed a gap of communications since the original announcement that release was delayed, so it is difficult to pinpoint a more precise release date than February.
• Jon Culshaw's brief cameo appearance as the character in The Kingmaker notwithstanding, this is the first Big Finish audio drama to feature the Fourth Doctor.
• The Doctor and K9 are absent from parts two and three.
• Along with The Pyralis Effect, this is one of only two appearances of K9 Mark II in The Companion Chronicles.
• There are multiple sly references to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series by Douglas Adams. ("tired TV executives", the Doctor buys Romana a towel, etc)
• This story takes place between Nightmare of Eden and The Horns of Nimon.
• This story was told from Romana's perspective.

Continuity

• Romana uses the same technique to stop her hearts as she did on Skaro. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
• Romana mentions the TARDIS's food machine, when the Doctor is talking about doughnuts. (TV: The Daleks)
• The Doctor claims to hate celery, in contrast to his next incarnation. (TV: Castrovalva, The Caves of Androzani)
• At the spa, Romana saw some humans, (TV: An Unearthly Child et al.) some Morestrans (TV: Planet of Evil) and a couple of Shelternax, some Pakhars, (PROSE: Legacy et al.) and some Lurmans, (TV: Carnival of Monsters) as well as a couple of leopard-like species she couldn't identify.

External links

• Official The Beautiful People page at bigfinish.com
• The Beautiful People at the Doctor Who Reference Guide