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''''' | '''''The Poison of Peladon''''' was the second story in the ''[[Peladon (audio anthology)|Peladon]]'' audio anthology, produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Lizzie Hopley]] and featured [[Alex Kingston]] as [[River Song]], [[Jane Goddard]] as [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] and introduced [[Deborah Findlay]] as [[Thalira|Queen Thalira]]. | ||
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At dinner, Ribble says that he will have Arcturan [[geologist]]s visit Peladon to overhaul the Pels' systems, a plan which Alpha Centauri suggests is a front so that the Arcturans might take inventory of Peladon's minerals. Father Mendica suggests that Peladon will need to get rid of the traditional monarchy for its relationship with Earth in its new industrial age, a change which Alpha Centauri insists must come as a result of the people and not be forced upon them. There is, they say, no sign that Thalira is losing popularity. | At dinner, Ribble says that he will have Arcturan [[geologist]]s visit Peladon to overhaul the Pels' systems, a plan which Alpha Centauri suggests is a front so that the Arcturans might take inventory of Peladon's minerals. Father Mendica suggests that Peladon will need to get rid of the traditional monarchy for its relationship with Earth in its new industrial age, a change which Alpha Centauri insists must come as a result of the people and not be forced upon them. There is, they say, no sign that Thalira is losing popularity. | ||
The delegates meet with Thalira, who asks for their thoughts and questions before the [[Citadel of Peladon|Citadel]] visit the following day. River arrives with water for Thalira which Alpha Centauri takes and drinks. They collapse, saying that something is wrong with the water, and the delegates accuse River of attempting to poison Thalira. Gobran has River arrested and Alpha Centauri returned to their ship. Ribble points out that River is armed and has her blaster taken away. | The delegates meet with Thalira, who asks for their thoughts and questions before the [[Citadel of Peladon|Citadel]] visit the following day. River arrives with water for Thalira which Alpha Centauri takes and drinks. They collapse, saying that something is wrong with the water, and the delegates accuse River of attempting to poison Thalira. Gobran has River arrested and Alpha Centauri returned to their ship. Ribble points out that River is armed and has her blaster taken away before returning to his ship. Gobran suggests that River has been poisoning Solana with the water at the temple, something that Thalira believes. | ||
Alpha Centauri visits River in her cell, revealing that their constitution is so strong that the poison did little harm; they dropped to the floor deliberately in an attempt to flush out the traitor. River insists that she is innocent and admits that her name is not actually Cantica but Professor River Song. She suggests that somebody is keeping Solana ill to manipulate Thalira and that somebody who once helped Thalira might now be working against her. Using an [[Alpha Centauri lockpick]], Alpha Centauri frees River, who refuses to hide in Alpha Centauri's ship and heads back to the tunnels, telling them to take Thalira to the temple. | |||
River finds that Father Mendica is following her and tells him to come out, revealing that she scanned his Federation credentials and found that they belong to [[Krent|a sixty-five-year-old man]]. He says that Earth have sent him as he is more capable of dealing with any messy situations that might arise and that his mission is to lessen the Arcturans' hold on Peladon. River still does not trust Father Mendica, but decides to go with him to the tunnel that Gobran had not wanted them to go down. | |||
Thalira refuses Gobran's insistence that she retire to her chambers for her own safety, saying that to leave the throne would be to decrease stability. Gobran again suggests that she make him regent in order to strengthen the monarchy when they are interrupted by Alpha Centauri, who says that Thalira should return to Solana in the temple. Ribble arrives and hears about Thalira's granddaughter for the first time. | |||
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* Father Mendica was once with [[Earth Protection Corps]]. | * Father Mendica was once with [[Earth Protection Corps]]. | ||
* Alpha Centauri enjoys the [[dollemberry juice]]. | * Alpha Centauri enjoys the [[dollemberry juice]]. | ||
* The lock in River's cell is made of [[kerazsine]]. | |||
* Ribble mentions the [[Council of Arcturus]]. | |||
* Alpha Centauri has a secondary [[oesophagus]] which they can close at will. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
