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'''''The Flames of Cadiz''''' was the seventh story of the [[Series 7 (CC)|seventh series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. | '''''The Flames of Cadiz''''' was the seventh story of the [[Series 7 (CC)|seventh series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. | ||
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=== The Queen's Pirate (4) === | === The Queen's Pirate (4) === | ||
''to be | To the Doctor's accusation of them trying to change history because they are British, Barbara angrily replied that the year is [[1587]], not [[1588]], and in that year Drake raided Cadiz' harbour, delaying the Armada's departure of one year: with his actions, Ian is keeping history on track, not changing it. The Doctor is left dumbfounded, and says nothing as Barbara goes on calling him condescendent, arrogant and altogether ignorant of human history. The caravan then progresses into Cadiz, carrying also the injured Esteban, who Barbara retrieved. | ||
Aboard Drake's ship, Ian delivers the message, but is disappointed by the reception of the mariners and by Drake himself, who reveals himsels as just a greedy, overbearing pirate, not the hero he imagined him to be. On land, as the Doctor and Don Miguel tell each other stories of their respective lives, Susan accidentally lets it slip that the Doctor wrote to the King's secretary: once again, an angry Barbara confronts the Doctor, and he admits having warned the Spanish army of the impending raid. If this is true, exclaims Esteban, then Drake is heading into a trap, and the raid would fail. Don Miguel hears everything and threatens to denounce them all, but Esteban forces at the sword to lead them into Cadiz. | |||
In the town square, as Lorenzo's players prepare their exhibition, Don Miguel does indeed go and warn Father Richard, who comes to arrest the Doctor and his fellows. However, just at that moment Drake's fleet attacks Cadiz: in the following battle, Esteban and the players fight agains Father Richard and the Spanish, while Ian gets on land. He confronts Drake about his hypocrisy, and his using religion to loot and enrich himself, but saves him nonetheless when he gets stuck under a falling debris of a ship's cabin. As Barbara comforts a distraught Don Miguel, telling him it all had to happen, Father Richard attempts arresting the Doctor once more, but Ian comes in at the right time to provide a diversion, and Esteban kills the priest. Finally reunited, the travellers get back into the TARDIS, not without saying goodbye to both Esteban (who's going to [[Morocco]] with his family) and Don Miguel, revealed here to be [[Miguel de Cervantes]]. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* During her travels, Susan has met several [[king]]s and [[queen]]s. | * During her travels, Susan has met several [[king]]s and [[queen]]s. | ||
* [[Cadiz]] is located 30 leagues from Seville. | * [[Cadiz]] is located 30 leagues from Seville. | ||
*It is implied in the story that the Doctor will be the model of Cervantes' character, [[Don Quixote]] de la Mancha, the hero of his eponymous novel. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
