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|only release = [[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |only release = [[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | ||
|main character = {{il|[[Third Doctor]]|[[Fourth Doctor]]|[[Fifth Doctor]]|[[Sixth Doctor]]|[[Seventh Doctor]]|[[Eighth Doctor]]}} | |main character = {{il|[[Third Doctor]]|[[Fourth Doctor]]|[[Fifth Doctor]]|[[Sixth Doctor]]|[[Seventh Doctor]]|[[Eighth Doctor]]}} | ||
|exec prod = Nicholas Briggs | |||
|exec prod2 = Jason Haigh-Ellery | |||
|producer = David Richardson | |producer = David Richardson | ||
|script ed = | |script ed = Guy Adams | ||
|script ed2 = Matt Fitton | |script ed2 = Matt Fitton | ||
| | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
| | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |||
|runtime = 8 CD boxset | |runtime = 8 CD boxset | ||
|physical isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-648-2 | |physical isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-648-2 | ||
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|production codes = BFP20LEGACY | |production codes = BFP20LEGACY | ||
|VOR = VOR 125 | |VOR = VOR 125 | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = | |soundcloudtrailer = soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-trailer | ||
|trailer = Six Doctors United! The Legacy of Time Trailer Doctor Who | |||
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'''''The Legacy of Time''''' was a special anthology released on [[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] to celebrate twenty years of [[Big Finish Productions]] making ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories on audio. | '''''The Legacy of Time''''' was a special anthology released on [[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] to celebrate twenty years of [[Big Finish Productions]] making ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories on audio. | ||
Marketed as the biggest audio crossover event ever<ref name="The Legacy of Time">https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time</ref> | Marketed as the biggest audio crossover event ever,<ref name="The Legacy of Time">https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time</ref> it featured nine incarnations of [[the Doctor]], as well as [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[River Song]], [[Romana II]] and [[Leela]], both the [[1970s]] and [[2010s]] [[UNIT]] teams, and [[Counter-Measures]]. | ||
On 22 August 2019, the limited edition of the anthology became out-of-print, but the digital version of the limited edition remained available for purchase. On [[4 September (releases)|4 September]] 2019, a standard edition was made available for purchase on CD that was without the two hours of behind-the-scenes content. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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[[Time]] is collapsing. Incidents of chaos and devastation are appearing throughout the lives of one [[Time Lord]] and his many friends – all fallout from one terrible disaster. From [[Earth]]'s [[past]] and [[present]] to timeless [[alien]] worlds, from the [[cloisters]] of [[Gallifrey]] into [[Time Vortex|the Vortex]] itself... [[The Doctor]] must save universal [[history]] – and he needs all the help he can get. | [[Time]] is collapsing. Incidents of chaos and devastation are appearing throughout the lives of one [[Time Lord]] and his many friends – all fallout from one terrible disaster. From [[Earth]]'s [[past]] and [[present]] to timeless [[alien]] worlds, from the [[cloisters]] of [[Gallifrey]] into [[Time Vortex|the Vortex]] itself... [[The Doctor]] must save universal [[history]] – and he needs all the help he can get. | ||
''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]'' by [[James Goss]] | 1. ''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]'' by [[James Goss]] | ||
On a strange ruined world, a renowned [[archaeologist]] opens an ancient [[tomb]]. Only to find another archaeologist got there first. [[Bernice Summerfield|Professors Summerfield]] and [[River Song|Song]] unite to solve a mystery. Then the [[Eighth Doctor]] arrives, and things really become dangerous. Because their best friend isn’t quite the man River and Benny remember... | On a strange ruined world, a renowned [[archaeologist]] opens an ancient [[tomb]]. Only to find another archaeologist got there first. [[Bernice Summerfield|Professors Summerfield]] and [[River Song|Song]] unite to solve a mystery. Then the [[Eighth Doctor]] arrives, and things really become dangerous. Because their best friend isn’t quite the man River and Benny remember... | ||
''[[The Split Infinitive (audio story)|The Split Infinitive]]'' by [[John Dorney]] | 2. ''[[The Split Infinitive (audio story)|The Split Infinitive]]'' by [[John Dorney]] | ||
A criminal gang appears to have recruited a member with time-bending powers. It’s a case for the [[Counter-Measures]] team – in the [[1960s]] and the [[1970s]]! The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] have their work cut out to save the day twice over, and make sure [[Ian Gilmore|Gilmore]], [[Rachel Jensen|Rachel]] and [[Allison Williams|Allison]] don’t collide with their past, or their [[future]]. | A criminal gang appears to have recruited a member with time-bending powers. It’s a case for the [[Counter-Measures]] team – in the [[1960s]] and the [[1970s]]! The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] have their work cut out to save the day twice over, and make sure [[Ian Gilmore|Gilmore]], [[Rachel Jensen|Rachel]] and [[Allison Williams|Allison]] don’t collide with their past, or their [[future]]. | ||
''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]'' by [[ | 3. ''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]'' by [[Guy Adams]] | ||
When pockets of temporal instability appear in a [[Dorset]] [[village]], [[UNIT]] are called in. Soon, [[Kate Stewart]] and [[Jo Jones]] find themselves working alongside the [[Third Doctor]], while [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] battles to get them [[21st century|home]]. But this isn’t the first time UNIT has faced this threat. Only before, it seems that Jo Grant didn’t survive... | When pockets of temporal instability appear in a [[Dorset]] [[village]], [[UNIT]] are called in. Soon, [[Kate Stewart]] and [[Jo Jones]] find themselves working alongside the [[Third Doctor]], while [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] battles to get them [[21st century|home]]. But this isn’t the first time UNIT has faced this threat. Only before, it seems that Jo Grant didn’t survive... | ||
''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]'' by [[Matt Fitton]] | 4. ''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]'' by [[Matt Fitton]] | ||
Disaster strikes inside the Time Vortex, and the [[Fifth Doctor]] is thrown together with someone from his future... someone claiming to be his [[daughter]]! Kleptomaniac Time Lord, [[the Nine]], believes it’s his chance to steal something huge. But [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] just wants her [[Parent|dad]] to believe in her. | Disaster strikes inside the Time Vortex, and the [[Fifth Doctor]] is thrown together with someone from his future... someone claiming to be his [[daughter]]! Kleptomaniac Time Lord, [[the Nine]], believes it’s his chance to steal something huge. But [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] just wants her [[Parent|dad]] to believe in her. | ||
''[[The Avenues of Possibility (audio story)|The Avenues of Possibility]]'' by [[Jonathan Morris]] | 5. ''[[The Avenues of Possibility (audio story)|The Avenues of Possibility]]'' by [[Jonathan Morris]] | ||
DI [[Patricia Menzies]] is used to the strange, but even she is surprised when the [[18th century|eighteenth century]] itself falls onto her patch. Fortunately, she has the founders of modern [[Police|policing]] to help with her enquiries. And when the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] arrive, they find armed and hostile forces trying to change Earth history forever. | DI [[Patricia Menzies]] is used to the strange, but even she is surprised when the [[18th century|eighteenth century]] itself falls onto her patch. Fortunately, she has the founders of modern [[Police|policing]] to help with her enquiries. And when the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] arrive, they find armed and hostile forces trying to change Earth history forever. | ||
''[[Collision Course (audio story)|Collision Course]]'' by Guy Adams | 6. ''[[Collision Course (audio story)|Collision Course]]'' by Guy Adams | ||
Fallout from the temporal distortions has now reached Gallifrey. To find the cause, [[Leela]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] remember travels with the [[Fourth Doctor]] to the same world, at different times. The enemy is revealed, and it may take more than one Doctor to prevent the destruction of everything! | Fallout from the temporal distortions has now reached Gallifrey. To find the cause, [[Leela]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] remember travels with the [[Fourth Doctor]] to the same world, at different times. The enemy is revealed, and it may take more than one Doctor to prevent the destruction of everything! | ||
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|''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]'' | |''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]'' | ||
|[[ | |[[Guy Adams]] | ||
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | |[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | ||
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] | |[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], Allison, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] | ||
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|''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]'' | |''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]'' | ||
|[[Matt Fitton]] | |[[Matt Fitton]] | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]] | |[[Fifth Doctor|5th]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Jenny]], [[the Nine]] | ||
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|''[[The Avenues of Possibility (audio story)|The Avenues of Possibility]]'' | |''[[The Avenues of Possibility (audio story)|The Avenues of Possibility]]'' | ||
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|Ken Bentley | |Ken Bentley | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | |[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | ||
|[[Leela]], [[Romana II]] | |[[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Tenth Doctor]], Benny, [[Leela]], [[Romana II]] | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This release was limited to 4000 physical copies. | * This release was limited to 4000 physical copies. | ||
* | * A day after its release, a [[Prequel (The Legacy of Time)|prelude]] was uploaded on Big Finish's YouTube channel. | ||
* The anthology had been in production for three years prior to its release.<ref>https://twitter.com/RichardsonBF/status/1031468849890308096</ref> | * The anthology had been in production for three years prior to its release.<ref>https://twitter.com/RichardsonBF/status/1031468849890308096</ref> | ||
* After the Big Finish website redesign, [[Katy Manning]] was listed as playing [[Iris Wildthyme]] in the anthology rather than [[Jo Jones]] | * After the Big Finish website redesign, [[Katy Manning]] was listed as playing [[Iris Wildthyme]] in the anthology rather than [[Jo Jones]]. This later proved to be a mistake and it was quickly reverted. | ||
* During the 2019 [[Big Finish Day]] on 22 June, the first story, ''Lies in Ruins'', was played to audience members.<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1142489049325821952</ref> Additionally, ''Lies in Ruins'' was broadcast on the ''Doctor Who'' [[YouTube]] channel on | * During the 2019 [[Big Finish Day]] on 22 June, the first story, ''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]'', was played to audience members.<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1142489049325821952</ref> Additionally, ''Lies in Ruins'' was broadcast on the ''Doctor Who'' [[YouTube]] channel on [[21 July (releases)|21 July]].<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-celebrates-20-years-on-audio-at-big-finish-with-20-hour-livestream</ref> | ||
* Prior to the announcement of ''Relative Time'', a cover was released without [[Jenny]]. | |||
* A textless version of the original cover without Jenny was also published by [[Tom Webster]] on his Twitter. <ref>https://twitter.com/tomwebsta/status/1032243489709408257</ref> | |||
* ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'', in the [[Series 6 (EA)|sixth series]] of ''[[The Early Adventures]]'' released in [[November (releases)|November]] of the same year, also served in part to mark Big Finish's 20-year ''Doctor Who'' milestone. ([[BFX]]: ''Daughter of the Gods'') | |||
== Cover gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
The Legacy of Time (Limited Edition).jpg|Limited Edition cover | |||
The Legacy of Time old cover.jpg|Old cover without [[Jenny]] | |||
The Legacy of Time textless.jpg|Textless cover | |||
The Legacy of Time old cover textless.jpg|Textless old cover | |||
The Legacy of Time (Standard Edition) textless.jpg|Standard Edition textless cover | |||
The Legacy of Time (Limited Edition) packshot.jpg|Limited Edition packshot | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-legacy-of-time-1891}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-standard-edition-2120|The Legacy of Time (Standard Edition)}} | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-legacy-of-time-1891|The Legacy of Time (Limited Edition)}} | |||
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