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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Eldrad Must Die! cover.jpg | |image = Eldrad Must Die! cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 172 | |number in range = 172 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 172 | |number = 172 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Nyssa]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | ||
|enemy = [[Eldrad]] | |enemy = [[Eldrad]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Ambermouth]], [[2013]]|[[Kastria]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Ambermouth]], [[2013]]|[[Kastria]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Marc Platt | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Wilfredo Acosta]] | |music = [[Wilfredo Acosta]] | ||
|sound = [[Wilfredo Acosta]] | |sound = [[Wilfredo Acosta]] | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 10 April 2013 | ||
|format = 2 CDs | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = 6H/J | |production code = 6H/J | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-072-5 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-072-5 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-719-8 (digital) | ||
|prev | |prev = The Seeds of War (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = The Lady of Mercia (audio story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Eldrad Must Die!''''' was the one hundred and seventy-second story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]], [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]] | '''''Eldrad Must Die!''''' was the one hundred and seventy-second story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]], [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]], [[Mark Strickson]] as [[Turlough]] and [[Stephen Thorne]] as [[Eldrad]]. | ||
A sequel to the 1976 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'', it allowed [[Stephen Thorne]] to reprise his role of [[Eldrad]] and used many elements from that serial. | A sequel to the 1976 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'', it allowed [[Stephen Thorne]] to reprise his role of [[Eldrad]] and used many elements from that serial. | ||
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Exiting his TARDIS, the Doctor presents an inflatable dinghy. Suddenly, the beach moves and forms a [[whirlpool]]. It swallows the TARDIS. The Doctor, Nyssa and Kate get into the dinghy. | Exiting his TARDIS, the Doctor presents an inflatable dinghy. Suddenly, the beach moves and forms a [[whirlpool]]. It swallows the TARDIS. The Doctor, Nyssa and Kate get into the dinghy. | ||
Gibbs pays the money to Rocco and Turlough takes the Watcher — an eye of quartz. Rocco says it has a blue glow sometimes. The voice in Turlough's head warns him not to look at the glow and to bring it to her so that Eldrad can die. However, having gazed upon it, Gibbs decides he has been wrong — Eldrad must live. Turlough runs as Gibbs attempts to take the Watcher from him. He finds Tegan, whom he calls | Gibbs pays the money to Rocco and Turlough takes the Watcher — an eye of quartz. Rocco says it has a blue glow sometimes. The voice in Turlough's head warns him not to look at the glow and to bring it to her so that Eldrad can die. However, having gazed upon it, Gibbs decides he has been wrong — Eldrad must live. Turlough runs as Gibbs attempts to take the Watcher from him. He finds Tegan, whom he mistakenly calls [[Deela]], and the two drive off. | ||
In the dinghy, Kate notes that the water is crystallising. It becomes solid and the boat becomes still. The Doctor calls out to Eldrad asking him to converse. The solidified sea splits open and a "[[quartzberg]]", as the Doctor labels it, emerges from the ground, a hundred feet tall by the [[Time Lord]]'s estimate. The Doctor inspects it and believes there is something within. [[O'Brien|Captain O'Brien]] calls out. His ship, the ''Alexander'' is within the quartzberg. The captain and crew have their faces covered in crystal. The Doctor, Nyssa and Kate go aboard. | In the dinghy, Kate notes that the water is crystallising. It becomes solid and the boat becomes still. The Doctor calls out to Eldrad asking him to converse. The solidified sea splits open and a "[[quartzberg]]", as the Doctor labels it, emerges from the ground, a hundred feet tall by the [[Time Lord]]'s estimate. The Doctor inspects it and believes there is something within. [[O'Brien|Captain O'Brien]] calls out. His ship, the ''Alexander'' is within the quartzberg. The captain and crew have their faces covered in crystal. The Doctor, Nyssa and Kate go aboard. | ||
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* [[Jim (Eldrad Must Die!)|Jim]]/[[Parker (Eldrad Must Die!)|Lt Parker]]/[[Rocco (Eldrad Must Die!)|Rocco]] - [[Mark Field]] | * [[Jim (Eldrad Must Die!)|Jim]]/[[Parker (Eldrad Must Die!)|Lt Parker]]/[[Rocco (Eldrad Must Die!)|Rocco]] - [[Mark Field]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Wilfredo Acosta]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Marc Platt]] | |||
* Eldrad created by [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Gibbs tells Turlough that he is also an exile from [[Trion (planet)|Trion]] and that his family supported the opposing faction in the [[civil war]]. | * Gibbs tells Turlough that he is also an exile from [[Trion (planet)|Trion]] and that his family supported the opposing faction in the [[civil war]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[11 December (production)|11]] and [[12 December (production)|12 December]] 2012 at [[The Moat Studios]]. | * This story was recorded on [[11 December (production)|11]] and [[12 December (production)|12 December]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* The title of this audio alludes to "Eldrad must live", a declaration spoken in ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]''. | * The title of this audio alludes to "Eldrad must live", a declaration spoken in ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]''. | ||
* This story was originally released on CD and download. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Eldrad was first encountered by the Doctor in his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'') | * Eldrad was first encountered by the Doctor in his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'') | ||
* Turlough and Charlie discuss their time at Brendon Public School. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') | * Turlough and Charlie discuss their time at Brendon Public School. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') | ||
* Turlough and Charlie once climbed the wall of the girls' school. When the girls saw them, their screams were so loud that Gibbs fell back over the wall and fractured his collarbone. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Memory Bank (audio story)|The Memory Bank]]'') | * Turlough and Charlie once climbed the wall of the girls' school. When the girls saw them, their screams were so loud that Gibbs fell back over the wall and fractured his collarbone. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Memory Bank (audio story)|The Memory Bank]]'') | ||
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