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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventeenth [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. This was a double first, being the first Big Finish story to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and the first Eighth Doctor story to feature the Cybermen. This is also another of Big Finish's stories which was originally created as part of the [[Audio Visuals]], a fan produced series which featured many people who went onto create and work for Big Finish and [[BBV Productions]]. [[Nicholas Briggs]] filled many roles in the production of this story — he provided the voice of the Cybermen, sound design, music, direction, and writing. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventeenth [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. This was a double first, being the first Big Finish story to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and the first Eighth Doctor story to feature the Cybermen. This is also another of Big Finish's stories which was originally created as part of the [[Audio Visuals]], a fan produced series which featured many people who went onto create and work for Big Finish and [[BBV Productions]]. [[Nicholas Briggs]] filled many roles in the production of this story — he provided the voice of the Cybermen, sound design, music, direction, and writing; his appearance as the voice of the Cybermen here predates [[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[File:Sword of Orion comic preview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 301]].]] | [[File:Sword of Orion comic preview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 301]].]] | ||
* ''Sword of Orion'' is a remake of the [[Audio Visuals]] audio drama of the same name. | * ''Sword of Orion'' is a remake of the [[Audio Visuals]] audio drama of the same name. | ||
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* This story marks the first appearance of the Cybermen in an audio drama. | * This story marks the first appearance of the Cybermen in an audio drama. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 May (production)|16]] and [[17 May (production)|17 May]] 2000 at studios in Bristol. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[16 May (production)|16]] and [[17 May (production)|17 May]] 2000 at studios in Bristol. | ||
* Nicholas Briggs' score to this story was released on the CD ''[[Music from the Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures]], ''alongside the other three initial Eighth Doctor audios. | |||
* The story formed part of an Eighth Doctor series on [[wikipedia:BBC Radio 7|BBC Radio 7]] in 2005, alongside the stories ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]], [[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]], [[The Stones of Venice (audio story)|The Stones of Venice]], [[Invaders from Mars (audio story)|Invaders from Mars]] ''and ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]],''and has been repeated on multiple occassions since. This led to the commissioning of the original series''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The Eighth Doctor Adventures]], ''debuting on the digital station in December 2006. Due to a limited timeslot, scenes were edited out of these versions; excluding ''Shada ''and''The Chimes of Midnight, ''these were collated into ''The Eighth Doctor Collection ''in 2008 with an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary and booklet. ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]] ''was excluded from broadcast due to its adult themes. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
