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[[The Doctor]] | [[The Doctor]]'s always loved the [[Earth]]. He witnessed its [[birth]] and watched it [[die]]. It's the home of some of his best [[friend]]s and even temporarily his as well. | ||
Throughout its history, many [[alien]] species have tried to conquer the Earth. Unfortunately for them, the [[planet]] is defended and as these invaders are about to learn, the Doctor would do anything to save it. | Throughout its history, many [[alien]] species have tried to conquer the Earth. Unfortunately for them, the [[planet]] is defended and as these invaders are about to learn, the Doctor would do anything to save it. | ||
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2.1 ''[[The Thing in the Forest (audio story)|The Thing in the Forest]]'' by [[Trevor Baxendale]] | 2.1 ''[[The Thing in the Forest (audio story)|The Thing in the Forest]]'' by [[Trevor Baxendale]] | ||
[[Norway]], [[1943]]. Resistance fighter [[Ilsa Johansen]] was sent to locate a [[British]] agent. Instead, she stumbles across [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. Pursued through the woods by enemy forces, | [[Norway]], [[1943]]. Resistance fighter [[Ilsa Johansen]] was sent to locate a [[British]] agent. Instead, she stumbles across [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. Pursued through the woods by enemy forces, it'll take all their cunning to survive. | ||
But it | But it isn't just the [[Nazi]]s that are hunting them. Something else stalks the [[forest]]. Something that could change the course of [[World War II|the war]] forever. | ||
2.2 ''[[The Opacity Factor (audio story)|The Opacity Factor]]'' by [[Carl Rowens]] | 2.2 ''[[The Opacity Factor (audio story)|The Opacity Factor]]'' by [[Carl Rowens]] | ||
The work that [[Director]] [[Jenel | The work that [[Director]] [[Jenel Kilum'bu]] and her team are doing at [[MoonCentre 7]] could change the [[future]]. So when the Doctor somehow breaches the MoonCentre's security, she's very keen to be rid of him. | ||
Yet, the | Yet, the Director's about to discover that getting rid of the Doctor isn't going to be easy as she first thought. | ||
2.3 ''[[Freedom or Death (audio story)|Freedom or Death]]'' by [[Alice Cavender]] | 2.3 ''[[Freedom or Death (audio story)|Freedom or Death]]'' by [[Alice Cavender]] | ||
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While awake, [[May (Freedom or Death)|May]] campaigns as a [[Suffragette]]. However, whenever she sleeps, May dreams of a war she cannot comprehend. A war on a world full of impossible things. | While awake, [[May (Freedom or Death)|May]] campaigns as a [[Suffragette]]. However, whenever she sleeps, May dreams of a war she cannot comprehend. A war on a world full of impossible things. | ||
May needs a [[doctor]]. Luckily for her, | May needs a [[doctor]]. Luckily for her, one's just arrived. | ||
2.4 ''[[The Siege of Shackleton (audio story)|The Siege of Shackleton]]'' by [[Una McCormack]] | 2.4 ''[[The Siege of Shackleton (audio story)|The Siege of Shackleton]]'' by [[Una McCormack]] | ||
The Earth is dying. Ravaged by the effects of [[climate change]], the Doctor lands amid one of the most volatile eras of | The Earth is dying. Ravaged by the effects of [[climate change]], the Doctor lands amid one of the most volatile eras of Earth's history. With resources dwindling and tensions running high, the fragmented remains of [[humanity]] are poised to wipe each other out. | ||
The Doctor wants to negotiate, but not everyone wants to listen to him, and [[annihilation]] creeps ever closer… | The Doctor wants to negotiate, but not everyone wants to listen to him, and [[annihilation]] creeps ever closer… | ||
