The Cold Equations (audio story)

The Cold Equations was the twelfth and final story of the fifth series in The Companion Chronicles audio range. It was produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Simon Guerrier and featured Steven Taylor and Oliver Harper.

Publisher's summary
In the remnant of a shattered satellite, far above the ruined planet Earth, Steven Taylor and Oliver Harper are dying. As time runs out, they face their pasts... and a secret long kept is revealed.

The borrowed time is elapsing, and they realise they are facing an enemy that cannot be defeated. The cold, hard facts of science.

The Impassable Sky (1)
to be added

The Cold Equations (2)
to be added

Cast

 * Steven Taylor - Peter Purves
 * Oliver Harper - Tom Allen

Characters

 * First Doctor
 * Steven Taylor
 * Oliver Harper
 * Odgar
 * Abaya

Continuity

 * Oliver Harper reveals to Steven that he was on the run from the law for engaging in homosexual practices. (AUDIO: The Perpetual Bond)
 * The Sixth Doctor would visit Earth again during a technological dark age, by that time known as Ravalox. (TV: The Mysterious Planet) In addition, the Doctor and Steven's recently deceased friend Sara Kingdom had her mind copied by the House on Ely during one of their travels, and she would end up regaining her corporeality during a dark age on Earth as well. (AUDIO: Home Truths, The Drowned World, The Guardian of the Solar System)