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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= | |image = Corruption cover.jpg | ||
|series= [[I, Davros]] | |range = I, Davros | ||
|number= 3 | |number in range = 3 | ||
|main character= [[Davros]] | |series = [[I, Davros]] | ||
|featuring= | |number = 3 | ||
|enemy= [[Thal]]s | |main character = [[Davros]] | ||
|setting= [[Skaro]] | |featuring = Calcula (Innocence) | ||
|writer= | |featuring2 = Shan | ||
|director= [[Gary Russell]] | |featuring3 = Supremo | ||
|music= [[Steve Foxon]] | |featuring4 = Daleks | ||
|sound= | |enemy = [[Thal]]s | ||
|cover= [[Stuart Manning]] | |setting = [[Skaro]] | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |writer = Lance Parkin | ||
|release date= | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|format= 1 CD | |producer = Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
|production code= BFPDAVCD03 | |music = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-233-1 | |sound = Steve Foxon | ||
|prev= Purity (audio story) | |cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | ||
|next= Guilt (audio story)}} | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
'''''Corruption''''' was the third story in the ''[[I, Davros]]'' series released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | |release date = 4 December 2006 | ||
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|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-233-3 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78178-517-1 (digital) | |||
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|next = Guilt (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
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'''''Corruption''''' was the third story in the ''[[I, Davros]]'' series released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]] and featured [[Terry Molloy]] as [[Davros]], [[Carolyn Jones]] as [[Calcula (Innocence)|Calcula]], [[Katarina Olsson]] as [[Shan]], [[David Bickerstaff]] as [[Ral]] and [[John Stahl]] as The [[Supremo]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''"Logically, the war ends with one form of life in utter control of the world. All other life forms gone. That is the goal — that is the only true victory!"'' | ''"Logically, the war ends with one form of life in utter control of the world. All other life forms gone. That is the goal — that is the only true victory!"'' | ||
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* [[Ral|Scientist Ral]] - [[David Bickerstaff]] | * [[Ral|Scientist Ral]] - [[David Bickerstaff]] | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Valron|Councillor Valron]] - [[ | * [[Valron|Councillor Valron]] - [[Seán Carlsen]] | ||
* [[Fenn|Section Leader Fenn]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]] | * [[Fenn|Section Leader Fenn]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]] | ||
* [[Calcula|Lady Calcula]] - [[Carolyn Jones]] | * [[Calcula (Innocence)|Lady Calcula]] - [[Carolyn Jones]] | ||
* [[Shan|Scientist Shan]] - [[Katarina Olsson]] | * [[Shan|Scientist Shan]] - [[Katarina Olsson]] | ||
* The [[Supremo]] - [[John Stahl]] | * The [[Supremo]] - [[John Stahl]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Matros]] still serves on the [[Council of Twelve]] has risen to the rank of the High Councillor. Davros refused to take his daughter to a state dinner the night before the [[Thal]] attempt on his life. | * [[Matros]] still serves on the [[Council of Twelve]] and has risen to the rank of the High Councillor. Davros refused to take his daughter to a state dinner the night before the [[Thal]] attempt on his life. | ||
* The name of the Thal state is the [[Thal Republic]]. | * The name of the Thal state is the [[Thal Republic]]. | ||
* [[DNA]] makes up living creatures on [[Skaro]] and all living creatures on Skaro have a double helix. | * [[DNA]] makes up living creatures on [[Skaro]] and all living creatures on Skaro have a double helix. | ||
* Drammankin Lake is now known as the | * [[Drammankin Lake]] is now known as the Lake of Mutations. | ||
* Davros determines that, in spite of their outward resemblance, the [[Kaled]]s and the Thals' evolution diverged a hundred million years prior to the [[Thousand Year War]]. This is approximately the era when life first evolved on Skaro. | * Davros determines that, in spite of their outward resemblance, the [[Kaled]]s and the Thals' evolution diverged a hundred million years prior to the [[Thousand Year War]]. This is approximately the era when life first evolved on Skaro. | ||
* Most lifeforms that existed on Skaro have become extinct. Consequently, natural foodstuffs are a rare commodity. | |||
* Most lifeforms that existed on | |||
* Davros is now a Coordinator within the [[Scientific Elite]]. | * Davros is now a Coordinator within the [[Scientific Elite]]. | ||
* Joining the Kaled [[Military Youth]] is not technically mandatory, but in practice it is. | |||
* Joining the Kaled [[Military Youth]] is not technically mandatory, but in practice it is | |||
* The [[Darrien]] province is the area where Shan and her family used to live. It is now a radioactive glass desert. They once owned more than half of the province. | * The [[Darrien]] province is the area where Shan and her family used to live. It is now a radioactive glass desert. They once owned more than half of the province. | ||
* Shan's father [[Krakor|Colonel Krakor]] is a senior member of the [[Military Elite]]. He turned down a place on the Council of Twelve to remain on the battlefield. | * Shan's father [[Krakor|Colonel Krakor]] is a senior member of the [[Military Elite]]. He turned down a place on the Council of Twelve to remain on the battlefield. | ||
* Davros developed a device which cured [[cancer]] one year earlier. | * Davros developed a device which cured [[cancer]] one year earlier. | ||
* The [[Supremo]] orders Fenn to destroy Davros' laboratory. Calcula then exposes herself and Fenn to a massive dose of [[radiation]]. | * The [[Supremo]] orders Fenn to destroy Davros' laboratory. Calcula then exposes herself and Fenn to a massive dose of [[radiation]]. | ||
* Skaro's sun can no longer be seen from the [[Kaled Dome]] due to the high levels of radiation in the atmosphere. According to Valron, there has not been a proper summer for the last three years as a result. | * Skaro's sun can no longer be seen from the [[Kaled Dome]] due to the high levels of radiation in the atmosphere. According to Valron, there has not been a proper summer for the last three years as a result. | ||
* [[Butterfly|Butterflies]] existed on Skaro prior to the war. | * [[Butterfly|Butterflies]] existed on Skaro prior to the war. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[2 August (production)|2 August]] [[2006 (production)|2006]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[2 August (production)|2 August]] [[2006 (production)|2006]]. | ||
* The story was reissued in 2007 as part | * The story was reissued in 2007 as part of ''[[The Complete Davros Collection]]'' DVD boxset. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Some of the events in this story were first touched upon in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]''. | * Some of the events in this story were first touched upon in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]''. | ||
* [[Lake of Mutations|Drammankin Lake]] is now commonly referred to as the Lake of Mutations and is one of the few places on Skaro where animal and plant life can flourish as the [[Thousand Year War]] has destroyed Skaro's ecosystem. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') | * [[Lake of Mutations|Drammankin Lake]] is now commonly referred to as the Lake of Mutations and is one of the few places on Skaro where animal and plant life can flourish as the [[Thousand Year War]] has destroyed Skaro's ecosystem. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') The name originates from [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dalography of Skaro (feature)}}. | ||
* Ral says that some Kaleds now believe that beneath the city lies a [[Cellular Layer|a honeycomb of tunnels]] with "strange creatures" and [[Stratum of Screaming Winds|screaming winds]]. Some Kaled children are told that if they don't polish their boots, the [[Kraki]]s will come from below to get them. These are all references to [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Strata of Skaro (feature)}}. | |||
* Davros and Shan collect [[Rat|rodents]] for genetic research. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'') | * Davros and Shan collect [[Rat|rodents]] for genetic research. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'') | ||
* Davros tells Shan that he saw Kaleds being mutated by the [[Varga plant]]s in the [[Wastelands]] years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]'') | * Davros tells Shan that he saw Kaleds being mutated by the [[Varga plant]]s in the [[Wastelands]] years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]'') | ||
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* Years later, the [[Thal]] spy [[Baran]] would read Davros' report about his experiments on his mother's corpse after she had been mutated by the [[radiation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]'') | * Years later, the [[Thal]] spy [[Baran]] would read Davros' report about his experiments on his mother's corpse after she had been mutated by the [[radiation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]'') | ||
* Davros's conviction that Kaleds and Thals are not closely related is supported by the experiments of the [[Halldon]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[We are the Daleks! (short story)|We are the Daleks!]]'') | * Davros's conviction that Kaleds and Thals are not closely related is supported by the experiments of the [[Halldon]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[We are the Daleks! (short story)|We are the Daleks!]]'') | ||
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