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|image=The Emperor of Eternity.jpg | |image = The Emperor of Eternity.jpg | ||
|range | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
|series in range = Series 4 (CC) | |series in range = Series 4 (CC) | ||
|series number in range = 4 | |series number in range = 4 | ||
|number in series = 8 | |number in series = 8 | ||
|series=[[The Companion Chronicles]] | |series = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' | ||
|number= 4.08 | |number = 4.08 | ||
|doctor=Second Doctor | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions= [[ | |companions = [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] | ||
|enemy= [[ | |enemy = [[Li Si]] | ||
|setting= | |setting = [[China]], [[BC|210 BC]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Nigel Robinson | ||
|director= [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|music= [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|sound= Howard Carter | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|cover= [[Alex Mallinson]] | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
| | |release date = 9 March 2010 | ||
|production code= BFPDWCC28 | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-464-1 | |epcount = 2 | ||
|prev= The Suffering (audio story) | |production code = BFPDWCC28 | ||
|next= Shadow of the Past (audio story)}} | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-464-1 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-813-3 (digital) | ||
'''''The Emperor of Eternity''''' was the eighth story of the [[Series 4 (CC)|fourth series]] in [[The Companion Chronicles]] | |prev = The Suffering (audio story) | ||
|next = Shadow of the Past (audio story) | |||
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'''''The Emperor of Eternity''''' was the eighth story of the [[Series 4 (CC)|fourth series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nigel Robinson]], Narrated by [[Deborah Watling]] and featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]]. | |||
Although it was not the first time either actor had been employed by Big Finish, it was the first time that the two had appeared together as their original ''[[Doctor Who]]'' characters, [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]], in an original audio drama. It was also the first time that they had done so since ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' in [[1968 (releases)|1968]]. | Although it was not the first time either actor had been employed by Big Finish, it was the first time that the two had appeared together as their original ''[[Doctor Who]]'' characters, [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]], in an original audio drama. It was also the first time that they had done so since ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' in [[1968 (releases)|1968]]. | ||
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After colliding with a [[meteor]] in [[space]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is forced to make an emergency landing on [[Earth]]. The place is [[China]] around [[BC|200 BC]], during the reign of the first [[emperor]], [[Qin Shi Huang|Qin]]. | After colliding with a [[meteor]] in [[space]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is forced to make an emergency landing on [[Earth]]. The place is [[China]] around [[BC|200 BC]], during the reign of the first [[emperor]], [[Qin Shi Huang|Qin]]. | ||
When the [[Second Doctor|Doctor]] is taken away to the | When the [[Second Doctor|Doctor]] is taken away to the Imperial City, it's up to [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] to save him. Their friend is now a [[prisoner]] of Qin, who intends to extract the secret of [[Immortality|eternal life]], so that he may rule the world forever... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]] | * [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]] | ||
== | == Characters == | ||
' | * [[Second Doctor]] | ||
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | |||
* [[Victoria Waterfield]] | |||
* [[Xiao Fen]] | |||
* [[Guan]] | |||
* [[Fu Su]] | |||
* [[Li Si]] | |||
* [[Wang Fu]] | |||
* [[Qin Shi Huang|Qin Shi]] | |||
* [[Meng Tian|Meng]] | |||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Writer - [[Nigel Robinson]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Victoria mentions [[Edward Waterfield's house|her old house]] and a cook. | |||
* The village of [[Xiang-To]] was massacred on the orders of Li Si, after a meteorite knocked off course by the TARDIS crashed there. | |||
* "Chong", actually emperor Qin Shi in disguise, claims to be a [[monk]] on a [[pilgrimage]] to the [[Songshan]] [[mountain]]s. | |||
* Li Si is the [[Chancellor]] of the Emperor. | |||
* Fu Su thinks "Chong" has the manner of a man from [[Xiao]], a place known for their hatred of the emperor. | |||
* The Doctor is taken to [[Xianyang]], the Imperial City, by Li Si, taking him across the [[Huai River]]. | |||
* The Doctor uses [[The Doctor's recorder|his recorder]]. | |||
* The Emperor will die a few days later, from natural causes. | |||
* The Emperor previous abolished the [[nobility]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive in China shortly after a large meteor has fallen to Earth where they find that an entire village has been massacred at the order of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. This is based on a real event which occurred in 211 BC. A large meteor is said to have fallen in Dongjun in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. An unknown person inscribed the words, "The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided." When the Emperor heard of this, he sent an imperial secretary to investigate this prophecy. No one would confess to doing so and, as a consequence, all the people who lived nearby were put to death. | * The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive in China shortly after a large meteor has fallen to Earth where they find that an entire village has been massacred at the order of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. This is based on a real event which occurred in 211 BC. A large meteor is said to have fallen in Dongjun in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. An unknown person inscribed the words, "The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided." When the Emperor heard of this, he sent an imperial secretary to investigate this prophecy. No one would confess to doing so and, as a consequence, all the people who lived nearby were put to death. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[10 November (production)|10 November]] [[2009 (production)|2009]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[10 November (production)|10 November]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story is set between ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]''. | |||
* This story was told from Victoria's perspective, with contributions from Jamie. | |||
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Jamie, Victoria and the TARDIS. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] would later encounter Qin Shi Huang. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Immortal Emperor (comic story)|The Immortal Emperor]]'') | * The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] would later encounter Qin Shi Huang. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Immortal Emperor (comic story)|The Immortal Emperor]]'') | ||
== External | == Footnotes == | ||
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