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|series          = ''[[The Lost Stories]]''
|series          = ''[[The Lost Stories]]''
|audio anthology =  
|audio anthology =  
|adapted from    = Deathworld (unproduced TV story)
|number          = 8.1
|number          = 8.1
|doctor          = Third Doctor
|doctor          = Third Doctor
|featuring      = [[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]]
|featuring      = [[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]]
|companions      = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[the Brig]]
|companions      = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[the Brig]]
|enemy          =  
|enemy          = [[Death (horseman)|Death]]
|setting        =  
|setting        = [[Deathworld (location)|Deathworld]]
|writer          = [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]], adapted by [[John Dorney]]
|writer          = [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]], adapted by [[John Dorney]]
|director        = [[David O'Mahony]]
|director        = [[David O'Mahony]]
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Because with [[UNIT]] under siege, [[the Brigadier]] is rescued by two familiar faces... [[Second Doctor|the Doctor he first encountered]], fighting the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]], and [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. With [[First Doctor|yet one more]] waiting in the wings.
Because with [[UNIT]] under siege, [[the Brigadier]] is rescued by two familiar faces... [[Second Doctor|the Doctor he first encountered]], fighting the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]], and [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. With [[First Doctor|yet one more]] waiting in the wings.


They are all pawns in a deadly game of [[chess]] played by a being more powerful than any they’ve ever encountered before. And when you battle [[Death (mythology)|Death]] himself... can anyone even win?
They are all pawns in a deadly game of [[chess]] played by a being more powerful than any they've ever encountered before. And when you battle [[Death (mythology)|Death]] himself... can anyone even win?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Jon Culshaw]]
* [[First Doctor|The First Doctor]] - [[Stephen Noonan]]
* [[Second Doctor|The Second Doctor]] - [[Michael Troughton]]
* [[Third Doctor|The Third Doctor]] - [[Tim Treloar]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] - [[Jon Culshaw]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
* [[Jo Grant]] - [[Katy Manning]]
* [[Jo Grant]] - [[Katy Manning]]
* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Stephen Noonan]]
* [[Death (horseman)|Death]]{{Note|As well as [[War (mythology)|War]], [[Famine (mythology)|Famine]] and [[Pestilence (mythology)|Pestilence]].}} - [[Joe Shire]]
* [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tim Treloar]]
* [[President (Deathworld)|The President]]{{Note|As well as [[Kali]] and [[spider-god (Deathworld)|spider-god]].}} - [[Dianne Pilkington]]
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Michael Troughton]]
* [[Seven Deadly Sins|Deadly Sins]] - [[David O'Mahony]]
* [[Deadly Sins]] - [[David O'Mahony]]
* Other parts - the cast
* [[The President of Gallifrey|The President]] - [[Dianne Pilkington]]
* [[Death (mythology)|Death]] - [[Joe Shire]]


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
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== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* The [[Lords of Reality]] are a more powerful equivalent to the [[Time Lord]]s.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was initially announced to be released on [[29 July (releases)|29 July]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]],<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1817213354194219243?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref> however due to issues with the newly re-organised [[Big Finish Productions]] website, its release was delayed until [[16 August (releases)|16 August]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1818310045836214487?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref>
* This story was initially announced to be released on [[29 July (releases)|29 July]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]],<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1812849821566271614</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1817213354194219243?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref><ref name=":0">https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1818310045836214487</ref> however due to issues with the newly re-organised [[Big Finish Productions]] website,<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1817839808846131694</ref> its release was delayed until [[16 August (releases)|16 August]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/three-doctors-dice-with-death Three Doctors dice with Death]</ref><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1824362994953769273</ref><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1824498901774127370</ref>
* The First Doctor asks if the Brigadier is related to [[Bret Vyon]]; a nod to to both parts being played by [[Nicholas Courtney]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Second Doctor and Jamie travelling together en route to Victoria at a research station, as depicted in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Black Hole (audio story)}}).  
* Death describes the location where "the land meets the sea" as a [[Liminal space|liminal zone]] which acts as a border between realms, evoking dialogue from [[TV]]: {{cs|73 Yards (TV story)}}.
* Jamie wonders if recent experiments may have affected the Doctor’s mind, alluding to events of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}.
* The Second Doctor and Jamie are travelling together en route to [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] at a [[research station (The Black Hole)|research station]], as depicted in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Black Hole (audio story)}}.
* The Brigadier recalls meeting the Second Doctor and Jamie whilst battling [[Robot Yeti|yeti]] and [[Cybermen]], as depicted in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Web of Fear (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion (TV story)}} however they have yet to experience those events.
* Jamie wonders if recent experiments and the [[Sontaran]]s may have affected the Doctor's mind, alluding to events of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}.
* The Brigadier recalls meeting the Second Doctor and Jamie whilst battling [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] and [[Cybermen]], as depicted in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Web of Fear (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion (TV story)}} however they have yet to experience those events.
* The First Doctor attempts to use the TARDIS' [[emergency unit]] to move outside time and space, as the Second Doctor did in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}.
* The Third Doctor notes he previous encountered a battlefield with soldiers from different eras, as depicted in [[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor instigate telepathic communication by muttering "contact", as first established in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Three Doctors (TV story)}}.
* Death mentions the Doctor's speech at his trial about his people not using their power, as depicted in [[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}.
* The First Doctor hopes the [[fast return switch]] works properly this time, alluding to its malfunction in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Edge of Destruction (TV story)}}.
* When facing [[Medusa]], the Second Doctor briefly has a future memory of facing medusa in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}.
* After Death leaves, Jo and the Brigadier begin discussing the disappearance of [[Arthur Ollis|Mr Ollis]] and the Third Doctor asks about Doctor [[Tyler (The Three Doctors)|Tyler]], setting up for the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Three Doctors (TV story)}}.


== Cover gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Deathworld (The Lost Stories) textless.jpg|Textless cover
Deathworld (The Lost Stories) textless.jpg|Textless cover
Deathworld (The Lost Stories) alt.jpg|Alternate cover
Deathworld (The Lost Stories) alt.jpg|Alternate cover
Deathworld DWM 608.jpg|Illustration by [[Jamie Lenman]] for [[DWM 608]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-deathworld-2929|Deathworld}}
{{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-deathworld-2929|Deathworld}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
=== Notes ===
{{Notelist}}
{{Notelist}}
=== References ===
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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