Square One (Gallifrey audio story): Difference between revisions

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|featuring5        = Servitor (Square One){{!}}Servitors

|writer            = Stephen Cole

|release date      = April 2004

'''''Square One''''' (identified on the cover simply as '''''Chapter Two''''') was the second story of the [[Series 1 (Gallifrey)|first series]] of [[Big Finish]]'s ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio series. It was written by [[Stephen Cole]] and featured [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]], [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]], [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark I]] and [[K9 Mark II|Mark II]], [[Miles Richardson]] as [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] and [[Seán Carlsen]] as [[Narvin]].

 

More focus was given to the [[Temporal Powers]], who first appeared in ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'' and, aside from the [[Monan Host|Monans]], appeared only briefly in ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choice]]''. This story introduced the [[Servitor (Square One)|Servitors]] and mentioned a consignment being stolen, a thread which would be further elaborated upon in ''[[The Inquiry (audio story)|The Inquiry]]'' and ''[[A Blind Eye (audio story)|A Blind Eye]]''.

A [[Servitor (Square One)|Servitor]] shows Leela and the dancers to their rooms and Baano tells Leela that Narvin has selected her as his dancer. In their room, K9 tells Leela that the Servitors confiscated his blaster, fitted his sensors fitted with a [[limiter]] and prevented him from making recordings. He can, however, view security footage alongside his counterpart in the Capitol.

Hossak greets Romana and says that she was not expected and that she could not have spoken with the delegates as they have not yet met. Romana tells her of the time slip, suggesting that it has been caused by one of the Temporal Powers to ensure that discussions go their way and that she is able to remember it due to being in the TARDIS at the time. Hossak runs off to inform the delegates of her arrival and to have quarters prepared for her and Romana, abandoned, goes wandering and is attacked by a Servitor. She runs and is saved by Leela, who defeats the attacker and finds that it is actually Baano.

Narvin protests against Romana's actions in holding two summits, believing that it made him look like a fool. However, she says that she has given him full credit as somebody who helped her flush out the Powers' enemies. He protests at V'rell having been handed over to the Monan Host for a trial as he will no doubt make the Time Lords' alterations to their hyperspatial links public knowledge, but Romana, who knows that Narvin gave the orders for said operation, has given information to the High Monan on how to remove them, blaming unknown Gallifreyan elements. Narvin suggests that the High Monan might have been fully aware of the operation and of V'rell's plans, a suggestion that Romana agrees is possible.

* [[Servitor (Square One)|Servitors]] - [[Robert Dick]]

 

 

=== Gallifrey ===

* The inaugural ceremony is scheduled to start at 9 bells Gallifrey Time. [[Hossak]] later adjourns the summit until 3 bells the following day for a fresh start.

 

* Baano, Lexi and Yvette once performed at a flea pit on [[Sagius Minor]]. There were [[cockroach]]es in their accommodation.

 

* Romana mentions the Time Lords' refusal to use force on [[Gryben]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choice]]'')