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|image = The Gathering cover.jpg | |image = The Gathering cover.jpg | ||
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|enemy = [[Katherine Chambers]], [[James Clarke]], [[Nathaniel Chambers]] | |enemy = [[Katherine Chambers]], [[James Clarke]], [[Nathaniel Chambers]] | ||
|setting = {{il|The [[Gogglebox]], [[the Moon]], the [[far future]]|[[Brisbane]], [[Australia]], [[22 September]] [[2006]]}} | |setting = {{il|The [[Gogglebox]], [[the Moon]], the [[far future]]|[[Brisbane]], [[Australia]], [[22 September]] [[2006]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Joseph Lidster | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
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|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 25 September 2006 | ||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/J]] | |production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/J]] | ||
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It was the Fifth Doctor's entry in a loose trilogy of stories surrounding an attempted [[Cyberman]] invasion of [[Earth]], further detailed in ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'' and ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]''. It also takes place concurrently with ''[[The Veiled Leopard (audio story)|The Veiled Leopard]]''. | It was the Fifth Doctor's entry in a loose trilogy of stories surrounding an attempted [[Cyberman]] invasion of [[Earth]], further detailed in ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'' and ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]''. It also takes place concurrently with ''[[The Veiled Leopard (audio story)|The Veiled Leopard]]''. | ||
As an individual story, however, it was certainly most notable for being the first [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] to feature the Fifth Doctor travelling alone (due to his companions being engaged in the events of ''The Veiled Leopard''), and the first to feature Janet Fielding as Tegan. It was thus the first time she had reprised the role since 1985's ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (TV story)|A Fix with Sontarans]]''. {{As of|2019}}, it remains the only performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story to feature only the Fifth Doctor and Tegan alone, without any other [[companion]]s. | As an individual story, however, it was certainly most notable for being the first [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] to feature the Fifth Doctor travelling alone (due to his companions being engaged in the events of ''The Veiled Leopard''), and the first to feature Janet Fielding as Tegan. It was thus the first time she had reprised the role since 1985's ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (TV story)|A Fix with Sontarans]]''. {{As of|2019}}, it remains the only performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story to feature only the Fifth Doctor and Tegan alone, without any other [[companion]]s. Set in Tegan's middle age, it portrayed her later in her life than any other performed story until [[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|''The Power of the Doctor'']] over 16 years later. It was further unusual for showing Tegan in her native [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]. | ||
At the time it was released, it was thought to be Fielding's "one and only" audio story, and the marketing reflected that. However, in the light of her more regular audio appearances in the 2010s, that aspect of the story became less well-remembered. | At the time it was released, it was thought to be Fielding's "one and only" audio story, and the marketing reflected that. However, in the light of her more regular audio appearances in the 2010s, that aspect of the story became less well-remembered. | ||
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* The story states that something will cause the Doctor to lose some of the memories of his fifth incarnation, seemingly after [[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|his next regeneration]]. The cause of this has not yet been revealed, although it has been hinted that it was due to his subsequent regeneration. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox (audio story)|Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]'') | * The story states that something will cause the Doctor to lose some of the memories of his fifth incarnation, seemingly after [[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|his next regeneration]]. The cause of this has not yet been revealed, although it has been hinted that it was due to his subsequent regeneration. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox (audio story)|Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]'') | ||
* This audio drama is part of a loose trilogy encompassing ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'', ''The Gathering'' and ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]''. | * This audio drama is part of a loose trilogy encompassing ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'', ''The Gathering'' and ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]''. | ||
** The trilogy can notably be listened to in three different orders; release order (''The Harvest'', ''The Reaping'', ''The Gathering''), in-universe chronological order (''The Reaping'', ''The Gathering'', ''The Harvest''), or in order from the Doctor's perspective (''The Gathering'', ''The Reaping'', ''The Harvest''). | |||
* Besides the Doctor, Kathy and Nathaniel Chambers are the only characters to appear in both this story and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]''. | * Besides the Doctor, Kathy and Nathaniel Chambers are the only characters to appear in both this story and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]''. | ||
* Both this story and its sequel [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'' take place on the relevant companion's birthday. [[22 September]] [[2006]] is Tegan's 46th birthday whereas [[12 October]] [[2021]] is Hex's 23rd birthday. | * Both this story and its sequel [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'' take place on the relevant companion's birthday. [[22 September]] [[2006]] is Tegan's 46th birthday whereas [[12 October]] [[2021]] is Hex's 23rd birthday. | ||
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* The opening broadcasts refer to the launch of the British [[airship]] ''[[R101]]'' in [[October]] [[1930]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') the first manned mission to [[Mars]] in the [[2000s]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'') [[St Gart's Bankside Hospital|St Gart's Hospital]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'') the [[2012 Olympic Games]] in [[London]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Frozen Time (audio story)|Frozen Time]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]'') and the beginning of [[World War V]] in the [[49th century]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]''). | * The opening broadcasts refer to the launch of the British [[airship]] ''[[R101]]'' in [[October]] [[1930]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') the first manned mission to [[Mars]] in the [[2000s]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'') [[St Gart's Bankside Hospital|St Gart's Hospital]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'') the [[2012 Olympic Games]] in [[London]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Frozen Time (audio story)|Frozen Time]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]'') and the beginning of [[World War V]] in the [[49th century]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]''). | ||
* In an attempt to reach the [[Ice Caves of Shabadabadon]], the Doctor lands in the newly opened Gogglebox inside the Moon instead. He claims that he has always wanted to visit the Ice Caves. While in his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], he would later attempt to bring his companion [[Peri Brown]] to see them. Following a brief (and accidental) return to the Gogglebox, they instead travelled to Peri's home town of [[Fell's Point]], [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States of America|USA]] in [[September]] [[1984]] after Peri learned of the murder of [[Anthony Chambers]], the father of her best friend [[Katherine Chambers|Kathy Chambers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] would eventually visit the Ice Caves in the company of [[Samson Griffin|Samson]] and [[Gemma Griffin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'') | * In an attempt to reach the [[Ice Caves of Shabadabadon]], the Doctor lands in the newly opened Gogglebox inside the Moon instead. He claims that he has always wanted to visit the Ice Caves. While in his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], he would later attempt to bring his companion [[Peri Brown]] to see them. Following a brief (and accidental) return to the Gogglebox, they instead travelled to Peri's home town of [[Fell's Point]], [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States of America|USA]] in [[September]] [[1984]] after Peri learned of the murder of [[Anthony Chambers]], the father of her best friend [[Katherine Chambers|Kathy Chambers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] would eventually visit the Ice Caves in the company of [[Samson Griffin|Samson]] and [[Gemma Griffin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'') | ||
* The Doctor obliges Alan by telling him that he was responsible for the [[Great Fire of London]] in [[September]] [[1666]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') "sort of" responsible for the disappearance of the ''[[Mary Celeste]]''{{'}}s crew ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and that he worked for [[UNIT]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et. al), though he is seemingly [[UNIT dating controversy|unsure as to exactly when]]. Alan mentions that | * The Doctor obliges Alan by telling him that he was responsible for the [[Great Fire of London]] in [[September]] [[1666]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') "sort of" responsible for the disappearance of the ''[[Mary Celeste]]''{{'}}s crew ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and that he worked for [[UNIT]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et. al), though he is seemingly [[UNIT dating controversy|unsure as to exactly when]]. Alan mentions that there are rumours claiming that the Doctor was present when mankind discovered fire ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') as well as rumours which suggest that he shall witness the [[End of the Universe|end of the universe]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''). | ||
* While investigating unusual energy signatures that appear throughout Earth's history, the Doctor detects a television transmission emanating from Fell's Point, Baltimore, USA in September 1984 in which [[Doyle (The Reaping)|Lt. Doyle]] of the Baltimore Police states that "the [[Daniel Woods|vagrant]] charged with the brutal murder of father of two [[Anthony Chambers]] has escaped. He is believed to be still in the Fell's Point neighbourhood and is on the run with an accomplice known only as 'the Doctor'." Based on this evidence, the Doctor determines that his [[Sixth Doctor|future self]] is already in Baltimore in 1984 ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') and therefore decides to travel to the location of the next energy spike, namely [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] in [[September]] [[2006]]. | * While investigating unusual energy signatures that appear throughout Earth's history, the Doctor detects a television transmission emanating from Fell's Point, Baltimore, USA in September 1984 in which [[Doyle (The Reaping)|Lt. Doyle]] of the Baltimore Police states that "the [[Daniel Woods|vagrant]] charged with the brutal murder of father of two [[Anthony Chambers]] has escaped. He is believed to be still in the Fell's Point neighbourhood and is on the run with an accomplice known only as 'the Doctor'." Based on this evidence, the Doctor determines that his [[Sixth Doctor|future self]] is already in Baltimore in 1984 ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') and therefore decides to travel to the location of the next energy spike, namely [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] in [[September]] [[2006]]. | ||
* The Doctor previously visited Brisbane in [[January]] [[1983]] in the company of Tegan and [[Nyssa]] after defeating Father Thane and the Elite of [[Florana]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]'', ''[[Hexagora (audio story)|Hexagora]]'') Furthermore, the three of them and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] had subsequently travelled to the city in the [[51st century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Butcher of Brisbane (audio story)|The Butcher of Brisbane]]'') | * The Doctor previously visited Brisbane in [[January]] [[1983]] in the company of Tegan and [[Nyssa]] after defeating Father Thane and the Elite of [[Florana]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]'', ''[[Hexagora (audio story)|Hexagora]]'') Furthermore, the three of them and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] had subsequently travelled to the city in the [[51st century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Butcher of Brisbane (audio story)|The Butcher of Brisbane]]'') | ||
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* Tegan has an alien [[tumour]] that she developed in her travels. [[Owen Harper]]'s girlfriend [[Katie Russell]] similarly had [[Tumour alien|such a tumour]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') | * Tegan has an alien [[tumour]] that she developed in her travels. [[Owen Harper]]'s girlfriend [[Katie Russell]] similarly had [[Tumour alien|such a tumour]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') | ||
* James Clarke is implied to be an agent of [[the Forge]]. The Doctor would not learn of the existence of the Forge until his sixth incarnation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]'') | * James Clarke is implied to be an agent of [[the Forge]]. The Doctor would not learn of the existence of the Forge until his sixth incarnation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]'') | ||
* The Doctor orders [[System]] to remind his next incarnation about [[Katherine Chambers]] by planting a telepathic prompt in his mind that, once he enters the vicinity of Katherine Chambers, will cause those around him to say "[[8687 (bar)|8687]]" — the name of the [[bar]] where he was reunited Tegan — in an attempt to remind his future self what happened in Brisbane, via reminding him of his meeting with Tegan. Unfortunately, despite him wondering what the string of numbers meant, the "8687" clue did not jog the Sixth Doctor's memory. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') | * The Doctor orders [[System (The Harvest)|System]] to remind his next incarnation about [[Katherine Chambers]] by planting a telepathic prompt in his mind that, once he enters the vicinity of Katherine Chambers, will cause those around him to say "[[8687 (bar)|8687]]" — the name of the [[bar]] where he was reunited Tegan — in an attempt to remind his future self what happened in Brisbane, via reminding him of his meeting with Tegan. Unfortunately, despite him wondering what the string of numbers meant, the "8687" clue did not jog the Sixth Doctor's memory. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') | ||
* While saying goodbye to the Doctor, Tegan says "What was it you always told me? Brave heart; You'll survive." She would later say those words to him again during his regeneration when the Doctor contacted her to help him stop the Master blocking his regeneration. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Winter (audio story)|Winter]], ''[[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | * While saying goodbye to the Doctor, Tegan says "What was it you always told me? Brave heart; You'll survive." She would later say those words to him again during his regeneration when the Doctor contacted her to help him stop the Master blocking his regeneration. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Winter (audio story)|Winter]], ''[[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | ||
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