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''In [[1856]], a boy discovers he can speak with the voices of the dead. He grows up to become one of [[England]]'s most celebrated spiritualists.'' | ''In [[1856]], a boy discovers he can speak with the voices of the dead. He grows up to become one of [[England]]'s most celebrated spiritualists.'' | ||
In [[1863]] the British Empire is effectively without a leader. [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] is inconsolable with grief following the death of her beloved husband, Prince [[Albert]]. The monarch's last hope is a secret séance. | In [[1863]] the [[British Empire]] is effectively without a leader. [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] is inconsolable with grief following the death of her beloved husband, Prince [[Albert]]. The monarch's last hope is a secret séance. | ||
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] are also coming to terms with loss following the death of [[Adric]] and [[Tegan]]'s sudden departure. Trying to visit the Great Exhibition of [[1851]], the time travellers are shocked when a [[ghost]] appears in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], beckoning them to the [[Other Side]]. | [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] are also coming to terms with loss following the death of [[Adric]] and [[Tegan]]'s sudden departure. Trying to visit the Great Exhibition of [[1851]], the time travellers are shocked when a [[ghost]] appears in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], beckoning them to the [[Other Side]]. | ||
What is hidden in a drowned valley guarded by the British Army? Is there life after death and can it be reached by those still alive? And why is the Doctor so terrified of facing his own ghosts? | What is hidden in a drowned valley guarded by the [[British Army]]? Is there life after death and can it be reached by those still alive? And why is the Doctor so terrified of facing his own ghosts? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
