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|range = Bonus Releases | |range = Bonus Releases | ||
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|series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#Special Releases|Specially Released Audio Dramas]] | |series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#Special Releases|Specially Released Audio Dramas]] | ||
|number= 1 (spine number | |number= 1 (spine number 33½) | ||
|doctor= Sixth Doctor | |doctor= Sixth Doctor | ||
|featuring= [[Frobisher]] | |featuring= [[Frobisher]] | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' bonus story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Robert Shearman]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Robert Jezek]] as [[Frobisher]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' bonus story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Robert Shearman]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Robert Jezek]] as [[Frobisher]]. | ||
The story was free to any subscribers whose subscription included ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]''. Numbered | The story was free to any subscribers whose subscription included ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]''. Numbered 33½, it was Big Finish's first "bonus" story that was not at first released to buy (outside of being included in subscriptions). This story featured Frobisher in the lead role. It was his second audio appearance (his first was ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]''); the Doctor did appear in this story but was mostly sidelined for Frobisher's story. This was also the final audio story to feature Frobisher, and the first to feature [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was numbered 33½ on the spine. The Big Finish website rendered this as "33 1/2" before the 2019 redesign.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160414060334/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-maltese-penguin-452</ref> | |||
** After the 2019 redesign, the number was removed and the release was added to ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]''. | |||
* The case bids it "A special side-step into a 2-D universe". | |||
* This story marks the second appearance of [[Frobisher]] in an audio play. He previously appeared in this format in the audio story ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]''. | * This story marks the second appearance of [[Frobisher]] in an audio play. He previously appeared in this format in the audio story ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]''. | ||
* Dogbolter mentions his art collection contains "an original [[John Ridgway|Ridgway]]", referring to the artist who originally drew Frobisher and Dogbolter in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | * Dogbolter mentions his art collection contains "an original [[John Ridgway|Ridgway]]", referring to the artist who originally drew Frobisher and Dogbolter in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[2 November (production)|2 November]] 2001 at [[The Moat Studios]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[2 November (production)|2 November]] 2001 at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* With the Doctor largely absent from the story, Colin Baker gets to voice both the Doctor and Frobisher when Frobisher takes the Doctor's form. | * With the Doctor largely absent from the story, Colin Baker gets to voice both the Doctor and Frobisher when Frobisher takes the Doctor's form. | ||
* This story pre-dates the ''[[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicles]]'' series as it's told from Frobisher's perspective. | * This story pre-dates the ''[[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicles]]'' series as it's told from Frobisher's perspective. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Sixth Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2002 audio stories]] | [[Category:2002 audio stories]] | ||
