The Night Witches (audio story): Difference between revisions

== Plot ==

===Part one===

[[Ben Jackson|Ben]] asks the [[Second Doctor|Doctor]] if he can have a turn piloting the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] chime in as well. When Polly demonstrates that she remembers the procedure correctly, the Doctor lets her materialise at their intended destination of the [[Winter Palace]] in [[Russia]] in [[1782]]. Polly gently lands the TARDIS and they go out to investigate only to discover they have landed near a base being invaded by [[Germany|German]] [[Soldier|soldiers]]. Just then the tanks discover the TARDIS and prepare to fire at it but they are promptly wiped out by overhead [[Plane|planes]]. One of the planes is hit in the battle and crashes. Unable to get back to the TARDIS safely, they instead go to help the injured [[pilot]] of the crashed plane, who turns out to be a [[woman]]. She reveals her name to be [[Lilyana Grankin|Lilyana]] and panics upon seeing Polly before passing out. Jamie and the Doctor go out to find the base which she came from based on her directions while Polly and Ben follow while carrying Lilya. They are found by [[Nadia Vasney|Nadia]] who reveals they have captured Ben and Polly and accuse them of being German [[Espionage|spies]]. They are taken to see their friend when Lilya comes to and again expresses her disbelief again at seeing Polly. Just then a crash occurs outside. Jamie and the Doctor go to investigate the wreckage when in the burning remains they much to their disbelief see what appears to be Polly...

Polly manages to find the base while the Doctor, Ben, Jamie and Tatiana (whom they are convinced is Polly) enter the TARDIS but Tatiana slips up a bit which the Doctor catches and begins to suspect her of what's really going on. Nadia finds Polly who explains everything and they hurry to get to the TARDIS to stop it from taking off. The Doctor, suspicious, tries to get "Polly" to repeat the procedure he taught her earlier using the TARDIS fine temporal coordinate modulator but "Polly" claims she's too tired and Jamie and Ben tell the Doctor to lay off her but he's not convinced. Polly starts banging on the door but cannot be heard and to make matters worse, the Germans arrive in their oanzer tanks and begin bombing the Night Witch's base. When asked about [[WOTAN]], something only the real Polly would know, Tatiana slips up and her real identity is revealed. The Doctor opens the door and the real Polly steps in, however followed by Nadia, enraged at Tatiana's betrayal at trying to run away and attempts to shoot both of them. Polly and Tatiana, however, speaking identically, confuse Nadia in an attempt to escape. Nadia takes them outside at gunpoint and prepares to shoot them both when she herself is shot dead by Lilya. Inspired by her courage and bravery, Tatiana tells Lilya she will resume command of the Night Wtiches and will get her treated right away for her injuries, and they thank the TARDIS crew and the two groups part company. Polly asks if they can do anything for them but the Doctor sadly declares they cannot, but promises that he will try take them to [[Spain]] for a holiday.

== Cast ==

* [[Polly Wright]]/Narrator - [[Anneke Wills]]