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'''''The Fourth Wall''''' is the second story in the 2012 [[Sixth Doctor]] audio trilogy. | '''''The Fourth Wall''''' is the second story in the 2012 [[Sixth Doctor]] audio trilogy. | ||
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Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul [[Augustus Scullop]], whose [[Trans-Gal]] empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, Transmission, Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that show... is Laser. | Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul [[Augustus Scullop]], whose [[Trans-Gal]] empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, Transmission, Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that show... is Laser. | ||
Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, | Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] is interested only in watching Test Match [[cricket]]... but finds himself drawn into Scullop's world when his new travelling companion, [[Flip Jackson|Flip]], is snatched from inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans-Gal's new tech, Flip battles to survive in a barren wilderness ruled over by the indestructible Lord [[Krarn]] and his pig-like servants, the Warmongers. And the name of that wilderness... is "[[Stevenage]]". | So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans-Gal's new tech, Flip battles to survive in a barren wilderness ruled over by the indestructible Lord [[Krarn]] and his pig-like servants, the Warmongers. And the name of that wilderness... is "[[Stevenage]]". | ||
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=== Cultural references from the real world === | === Cultural references from the real world === | ||
* Flip compares Transmission to the [[ | * Flip compares Transmission to the [[Death Star]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
* Flip refers to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise. | * Flip refers to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise. | ||
* Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack [[Bruce Willis]]". | * Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack [[Bruce Willis]]". | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[14 June (production)|14]] and [[15 June (production)|15 June]] 2011. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[14 June (production)|14]] and [[15 June (production)|15 June]] [[2011 (production)|2011]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
