Worldwide Web (audio story)

Worldwide Web was the eighth and final story in the third series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Eddie Robson and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.

This story is a continuation of The Eight Truths.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Thanks to the Eightfold Truth, Metebelis crystals cover the Earth, and the Eight Legs, giant spiders from that distant world, are poised to take control of the planet.

As the Doctor attempts to deal with the invasion and its connection to a long-lost stellar manipulator he last saw above Orbis, Lucie Miller finds herself playing host to the Great One. Can she break free of the spider leader's control, or will she be lost forever?

And can Earth avoid becoming trapped forever in a worldwide web?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Doctor - Paul McGann
• Lucie Miller - Sheridan Smith
• Clark Goodman - Stephen Moore
• Kelly Westwood - Sophie Winkleman
• Dr Avishka Sangakkara - Sanjeev Bhaskar
• The Headhunter - Katarina Olsson
• Karen Coltraine - Kerry Godliman
• Rob - Richard Earl
• David - Anthony Spargo
• Queen - Beth Chalmers
• Newsreader - Barnaby Edwards

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Lucie sees a Trell among the aliens that the Eight Legs have hypnotised.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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• This audio drama was recorded on 25 September and 23 October 2008 at the Moat Studios.
• The story was initially released as a download on the Big Finish website on 13 and 20 June 2009.
• The Doctor orders cheeseburgers for lunch, indicating that he is not a vegetarian.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Exhausted from the their fight against the Eight Legs, Lucie and the Doctor decide to go to Blackpool at Christmas at the end of this story. This seems to be confirmed by the opening dialogue of AUDIO: Death in Blackpool. Thus, that story is assumed to take place immediately after the events of Worldwide Web.
• Lucie recognises a Trell among the aliens hypnotised by the Eight Legs. (AUDIO: Sisters of the Flame)
• The Doctor mentions that Metebelis crystals can heal mental disorders. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Official Worldwide Web page at bigfinish.com
• Worldwide Web at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• DisContinuity for Worldwide Web at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide