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}}'''''Dead Air ''''' was the seventh and final [[BBC New Series Adventures#Audio books|exclusive-to-audio adventure]] to feature the [[Tenth Doctor]]. It was written by [[James Goss]] and performed by [[David Tennant]]. Released by [[BBC Audio]] as a part of their ongoing line of original, single-actor plays, it went on sale on [[4 March (releases)|4 March]] [[2010]]. | }}'''''Dead Air ''''' was the seventh and final [[BBC New Series Adventures#Audio books|exclusive-to-audio adventure]] to feature the [[Tenth Doctor]]. It was written by [[James Goss]] and performed by [[David Tennant]]. Released by [[BBC Audio]] as a part of their ongoing line of original, single-actor plays, it went on sale on [[4 March (releases)|4 March]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]. | ||
While all previous BBC Audio-exclusive ''Doctor Who'' stories were two-disc sets with run times of about two and a half hours, ''Dead Air'' is a shorter story with a run time of approximately sixty minutes on one CD.[http://www.play.com/Books/AudioBooks/4-/13530387/-/Product.html?page=title] | While all previous BBC Audio-exclusive ''Doctor Who'' stories were two-disc sets with run times of about two and a half hours, ''Dead Air'' is a shorter story with a run time of approximately sixty minutes on one CD.[http://www.play.com/Books/AudioBooks/4-/13530387/-/Product.html?page=title] | ||
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* This release is unusual for the new series audios in featuring the Doctor narrating the story in the first person. It also takes the form of a drama more than an audio book, similar to [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Companion Chronicles]] series. | * This release is unusual for the new series audios in featuring the Doctor narrating the story in the first person. It also takes the form of a drama more than an audio book, similar to [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Companion Chronicles]] series. | ||
* Though never explicitly stated, it is strongly implied that the Hush was a weapon built by the [[Time Lord]]s for use against the [[Dalek]]s in the [[Last Great Time War]]. | * Though never explicitly stated, it is strongly implied that the Hush was a weapon built by the [[Time Lord]]s for use against the [[Dalek]]s in the [[Last Great Time War]]. | ||
* The story | * The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration. | ||
* This is the first original audio story to be narrated by the Doctor since ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' in [[1976]]. | * This is the first original audio story to be narrated by the Doctor since ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' in [[1976]]. | ||
* This story won the Best Audiobooks of the Year award in [[2010]]. | * This story won the Best Audiobooks of the Year award in [[2010]]. | ||
