The British Invasion (audio story): Difference between revisions

|featuring      = The [[Vardan vanguard]]

|setting        = The [[Festival of Britain]], [[London]], [[1951]]

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A huge metal dome sits by the side of the [[river Thames]], within it is a device that might change the entire future of humanity. [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] embark on a small act of kindness but [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] seems oddly unwilling to help. It’s as if it knows the truth. There is something waiting here, something adaptable and cunning, gathering its strength to conquer the stars.

==Plot==

* In 1951, the [[Festival of Britain]] is meant to cheer people up after [[World War II]] and look to the future. Features include the [[Dome of Discovery]], a museum of Britain's scientific achievements and advancements over the centuries. The [[Skylon]] was built just to show it could be done, then is dismantled in [[1952]].

* The Vardan mentions the "[[ancestral hymn]]." The Doctor explains it as microwave background noise, the "fizz" of dead space, which is what dead Vardans become. He expects Zoe heard it on [[the Wheel]].

* The Doctor explains that the Vardans like to join forces with other species because, in pure energy form, they can be susceptible to interference. They can take on the characteristics of other species, such as a [[warrior]] race. The Doctor suggests that if they want to be devious, they could team up with [[Time Lord|his people]].