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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, the [[Sixth Doctor|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]].
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 [[starwars:DS-1 Orbital Battle Station|Death Star]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.  
* 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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[[File:The Fourth Wall-0.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
[[File:The Fourth Wall-0.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
== 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 ==
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