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{{Infobox Story
{{Infobox Story
|image                  =
|anthology              = ''[[The Second Doctor: Volume Two]]''
|anthology              = ''[[The Second Doctor: Volume Two]]''
|number                = 12.1
|number                = 12.1
|doctor                =
|range                  = The Companion Chronicles
|range                  = The Companion Chronicles
|series in range        = The Second Doctor: Volume Two
|series in range        = The Second Doctor: Volume Two
|series number in range = 12
|series number in range = 12
|number in series      = 1
|number in series      = 1
|companions            =  
|team                  = [[Polly Wright]]
|featuring              =Second Doctor  
|featuring              = Second Doctor
|featuring2            = Ben Jackson
|enemy                  = [[Zoltan Clarkson]]
|enemy                  = [[Zoltan Clarkson]]
|setting                = [[England]], [[23rd century]]
|setting                = [[Dorset]], [[23rd century]]
|writer                = [[Julian Richards]]
|writer                = [[Julian Richards]]
|director              = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|director              = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|music                  = [[Robert Harvey|Rob Harvey]]
|music                  = [[Robert Harvey|Rob Harvey]]
|sound                  = [[Russell McGee]]
|sound                  = [[Russell McGee]]
|read by                =  
|producer = [[Ian Atkins]]
|publisher              = Big Finish Productions
|publisher              = Big Finish Productions
|release date          = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|release date          = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|format                =1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 stories  
|format                = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 stories  
|epcount=2
|production code        =BFPDWCC120  
|production code        =BFPDWCC120  
|isbn                  = ISBN 978-1-78703-487-7 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-488-4 (digital)
|isbn                  = ISBN 978-1-78703-487-7 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-488-4 (digital)
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|prev2                  = The Edge (CC audio story)
|prev2                  = The Edge (CC audio story)
|next2                  = Dumb Waiter (audio story)
|next2                  = Dumb Waiter (audio story)
|producer = [[Ian Atkins]]|team = [[Polly Wright]]|featuring2 = Ben Jackson|epcount=2
}}
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{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in ''[[The Second Doctor: Volume Two]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in ''[[The Second Doctor: Volume Two]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Zoltan Clarkson]] (Eccentric [[Billionaire]], [[Cybernetics]] Tycoon, [[Museum]] [[Curator]]) had a [[dream]] of a domestic [[dinosaur]] in every home. He bought the empty county of [[Dorset]] to work on this dream and develop [[cyborg]] dinosaur [[hybrid]]s in a safe, contained environment. Now Clarkson lies insensate in the [[infirmary]], his [[twin]] [[brother]] [[Andrew Clarksom|Andrew]] struggles to hold things together and dinosaurs walk the [[Earth]]. With [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] chasing monsters at [[sea]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]] has only a socially awkward [[scientist]] and the world's friendliest [[dog]] to help her prevent the rise of the ultimate predators...
[[Zoltan Clarkson]] (Eccentric [[Billionaire]], [[Cybernetics]] Tycoon, [[Museum]] [[Curator]]) had a [[dream]] of a domestic [[dinosaur]] in every home. He bought the empty county of [[Dorset]] to work on this dream and develop [[cyborg]] dinosaur [[hybrid]]s in a safe, contained environment. Now Clarkson lies insensate in the [[infirmary]], his [[twin]] [[brother]] [[Andrew Clarkson|Andrew]] struggles to hold things together and dinosaurs walk the [[Earth]]. With [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] chasing monsters at [[sea]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]] has only a socially awkward [[scientist]] and the world's friendliest [[dog]] to help her prevent the rise of the ultimate predators...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Ben Jackson]] / [[Andrew Clarkson]] / [[Zoltan Clarkson]] - [[Elliot Chapman]]
* [[Ben Jackson]] / [[Andrew Clarkson]] / [[Zoltan Clarkson]] - [[Elliot Chapman]]
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
== Characters ==
* [[Polly Wright]]
* [[Andrew Clarkson]]
* [[Zoltan Clarkson]]
* [[Scamp (The Curator's Egg)|Scamp]]
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[Ben Jackson]]
* [[Danby (The Curator's Egg)|Danby]]


== References ==
== References ==
''to be added''
* The [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|Dalek invasion]] was around 100 years ago.
* [[Dinosaur]]s and other prehistoric reptiles which appear include a [[Brontosaurus]], [[Leopluridon]], [[Utahraptor]], [[Pterodactyl]], [[Velociraptor]], [[Brachiosaurus]], [[Ankylosaurus]] and ''[[T. rex]]''.
* Scamp is a [[labrador]].
* The [[Tilly Whim Tunnels]] were used by the [[resistance]] during the Dalek invasion.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* There are several mentions of the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
* There are several mentions of the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
*Plot points from [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' are recalled by Polly and Ben.
*Plot points from [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' are recalled by Polly and Ben.
* Polly mentions the [[Confederate of Brillpoor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Plague of Dreams (audio story)|The Plague of Dreams]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:The Second Doctor: Volume Two audio stories]]
[[Category:The Second Doctor: Volume Two audio stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in England]]
[[Category:Stories set in Dorset]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 23rd century]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 23rd century]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 2nd theme]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 2nd theme]]
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