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|image = The Paradox Planet.jpg | |image = The Paradox Planet.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Fourth Doctor Adventures | |series = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | |||
|series in range = Series 5 (4DA) | |||
|number in series = 3 | |||
|number = 5.03 | |number = 5.03 | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II | |companions = [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = [[Embery (The Paradox Planet)|Originator Embery]], [[Drang]] | |enemy = [[Embery (The Paradox Planet)|Originator Embery]], [[Drang]] | ||
|setting = [[Aoris]] | |setting = [[Aoris]], [[Era 14]] and [[Era 24]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
| | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Jamie Robertson | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 16 March 2016 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Parts 1 & 2 of 4 | ||
|production code = | |production code = BFPTOMCD032 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-731-1 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-731-1 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-732-8 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story) | |prev = The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story) | ||
|next = Legacy of Death (audio story) | |next = Legacy of Death (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-paradox-planet-trailer | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-paradox-planet-trailer | ||
|epcount = 2 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the fifth series of ''[[Fourth Doctor Adventures | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the [[Series 5 (4DA)|fifth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]]. | ||
It was the first of a two-part story, which concluded in ''[[Legacy of Death (audio story)|Legacy of Death]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Whilst travelling in the vortex, [[the TARDIS]] is struck by an advanced war machine — a [[Time Tank]]! Losing [[Romana II|Romana]], [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] pursue the Tank to [[Aoris]], a world quite literally at war with itself. | Whilst travelling in the vortex, [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is struck by an advanced war machine — a [[Time Tank]]! Losing [[Romana II|Romana]], [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] pursue the Tank to [[Aoris]], a world quite literally at war with itself. | ||
Soldiers from the future are attacking the past of their own planet — gathering resources and stealing endangered species. But the past is not without weapons of its own — leaving deadly devices ready to trigger many years ahead after their enemies have been born. | Soldiers from the future are attacking the past of their own planet — gathering resources and stealing endangered species. But the past is not without weapons of its own — leaving deadly devices ready to trigger many years ahead after their enemies have been born. | ||
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* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | * [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | ||
* [[K9 Mark II|K9]]/[[Machina]] - [[John Leeson]] | * [[K9 Mark II|K9]] / [[Machina]] - [[John Leeson]] | ||
* [[Drang]] - [[Simon Rouse]] | * [[Drang]] - [[Simon Rouse]] | ||
* [[Embery (The Paradox Planet)|Embery]] - [[Tom Chadbon]] | * [[Embery (The Paradox Planet)|Embery]] - [[Tom Chadbon]] | ||
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* [[Tyrus]] - [[Laura Rees]] | * [[Tyrus]] - [[Laura Rees]] | ||
* [[Lostar (The Paradox Planet)|Lostar]] - [[Bryan Pilkington]] | * [[Lostar (The Paradox Planet)|Lostar]] - [[Bryan Pilkington]] | ||
* [[Medea]] - [[Jane Slavin]] | * [[Medea (The Paradox Planet)|Medea]] - [[Jane Slavin]] | ||
* [[Valchak]] - [[John Banks]] | * [[Valchak]] - [[John Banks]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[John Dorney]] | |||
* Writer - [[Jonathan Morris]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Vivaldi]] once offered to teach the Doctor how to play the [[violin]]. | * [[Vivaldi]] once offered to teach the Doctor how to play the [[violin]]. | ||
* [[Aoris]] is a [[Level 5 planet]] in Era 24. | * [[Aoris]] is a [[Level 5 planet]] in Era 24. | ||
* Romana considers [[Firearm|guns]] to have no defensive value. | * Romana considers [[Firearm|guns]] to have no defensive value. | ||
* [[Era 14]] was one thousand years before Era 24. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | [[File:The Paradox Planet textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover.]] | ||
* This story was originally released on CD and download. | |||
* This story formed as part of the first two episodes of a four-part story, concluding in ''[[Legacy of Death (audio story)|Legacy of Death]]''. | |||
* This story was recorded on [[4 December (production)|4]], [[5 December (production)|5]] and [[6 December (production)|6 December]] [[2013 (production)|2013]] at [[Audio Sorcery]] and [[The Moat Studios]]. | |||
* This story was released on John Leeson's birthday. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor tries to play the violin but does so badly. During his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], he would become a virtuoso on the planet [[Hitchemus]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)|The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'') | * The Doctor tries to play the violin but does so badly. During his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], he would become a virtuoso on the planet [[Hitchemus]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)|The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'') | ||
* A vessel once again tries to materialise in the same space as the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'') | * A vessel once again tries to materialise in the same space as the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'') | ||
* Romana still has | * Romana still has [[Romana's sonic screwdriver|her sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wave of Destruction (audio story)|Wave of Destruction]]'', ''[[The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story)|The Labyrinth of Buda Castle]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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