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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an exclusive-to-audio story from [[BBC Audio]] featuring the [[First Doctor]]. It was read by [[Peter Purves]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an exclusive-to-audio story from [[BBC Audio]] featuring the [[First Doctor]] with [[companion]]s [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Sara Kingdom]]. It was read by [[Peter Purves]]. | ||
It was the first in a trilogy of [[World War I|First World War]] stories written by [[Justin Richards]] released in [[2018 (releases)|2018]], marking the centenary of the war's end. It was followed by ''[[Horrors of War (audio story)|Horrors of War]]'' and ''[[Fortunes of War (audio story)|Fortunes of War]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"The [[Battle of the Somme]] is the pivotal moment of [[World War I|this conflict]]... History hinges on it!” | "The [[Battle of the Somme]] is the pivotal moment of [[World War I|this conflict]]... History hinges on it!” | ||
It's the start of [[August]] [[1916]], and [[war]] is raging on the [[battlefield]]s of [[France]]. In the front line | It's the start of [[August]] [[1916]], and [[war]] is raging on the [[battlefield]]s of [[France]]. In the front line [[trench]]es, British [[soldier]]s are vanishing without trace. [[Captain]] [[Mark Steadman]] witnesses one of his comrades being pulled down beneath the [[mud]], and realises that something is terribly wrong. | ||
When three civilians and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|a large blue box]] arrive on the scene, Steadman finds himself helping in their enquiries. [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] declares that something has gone wrong with the timeline of the War; the Battle of the Somme should have already begun, yet there is no sign of it. He demands an audience with Field Marshall Haig! A crater in no-man's land reveals the grisly horror of the missing men's fate, and brings the Doctor and his friends into terrible danger. There are forces at work here which even he can't fully comprehend. | When three civilians and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|a large blue box]] arrive on the scene, Steadman finds himself helping in their enquiries. [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] declares that something has gone wrong with the [[timeline]] of the War; the Battle of the Somme should have already begun, yet there is no sign of it. He demands an audience with [[Field marshall|Field Marshall]] [[Douglas Haig|Haig]]! A crater in no-man's land reveals the grisly horror of the missing men's fate, and brings the Doctor and his friends into terrible danger. There are forces at work here which even he can't fully comprehend. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story is told from the perspective of Mark Steadman. | * This story is told from the perspective of Mark Steadman. | ||
* This story occurs in between episodes 7 and 8 of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''. It is the first to be released since ''[[The Sontarans (audio story)|The Sontarans]]'', which serves as the chronological end of this narrative gap. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The First Doctor, Steven and Sara also visited [[France]] during [[World War I]] two years earlier during the [[Christmas Armistice]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (short story)|The Little Drummer Boy]]'') Shortly before his first regeneration, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') the Doctor would return to the World War I setting, along with a [[Twelfth Doctor|future incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | * The First Doctor, Steven and Sara also visited [[France]] during [[World War I]] two years earlier during the [[Christmas Armistice]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (short story)|The Little Drummer Boy]]'') Shortly before his first regeneration, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') the Doctor would return to the World War I setting, along with a [[Twelfth Doctor|future incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor, Steven and Sara are on the run with the [[Dalek]]s' [[taranium]] core. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1916]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1916]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in France]] | [[Category:Stories set in France]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]] | |||
