Light the Flame (audio story)

 was the first story in the audio anthology Forged in Fire, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Matt Fitton and introduced Jonathon Carley as the War Doctor and Veronica Roberts as Ohila and featured Chris Jarman as Cardinal Rasmus and Adèle Anderson as Commodore Tamasan.

This was the first release of the resumed The War Doctor series since John Hurt's death in January 2017.

Synopsis
The Sisterhood of Karn have a guest, recovering from his traumatic regeneration. To do what is asked of him, the Doctor has rejected his name and his code.

The Time Lords have plans for him and for Karn. Is he ready to light the flame of war?

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * The War Doctor - Jonathon Carley
 * Ohila - Veronica Roberts
 * Cardinal Rasmus - Chris Jarman
 * Commander Sanmar - Helen Goldwyn
 * Lithea / Elementals - Anna Andresen
 * Commodore Tamasan - Adèle Anderson

Continuity

 * The Doctor has just recently regenerated. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
 * The Sisterhood hold a funeral for Cass, who died from the crash. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
 * Tamasan views the Doctor’s only Time Lord companion as "corrupted". This refers to Romana II's exile toward the start of the Time War. (AUDIO: Assassins)
 * Ohila recalls that Rassilon banished the Sisterhood. (PROSE: Cat’s Cradle: Time’s Crucible)
 * The Doctor and Lithea refer to Morbius' resurrection. (TV: The Brain of Morbius)
 * Ohila refers to the Eighth Doctor as Life's Champion, (PROSE: The Dying Days, Vampire Science) and recalls that he was born at the stroke of midnight on his favourite world. (TV: Doctor Who)
 * Lithea recalls the Doctor using the Hand of Omega to strike against his enemies before, when he had no choice. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
 * Rasmus knows the Doctor has had difficult regenerations before. (TV: Castrovalva, The Twin Dilemma, Doctor Who)
 * Ohila teases to the Doctor that her elixir only triggered his regeneration, having played no part in bringing out his darkness. (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor)
 * The Doctor wonders if he will one day have to destroy a civilisation based on his own judgement. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)