Time in Office (audio story)

 was the two hundred and thirtieth story in Big Finish's monthly range.

Publisher's summary
The Doctor's adventures in time and space are over. The Time Lords have recalled him to Gallifrey – but what he faces on his home planet is worse than any trial. Following the disappearance of President Borusa, the High Council condemned him to the highest office - and he can't evade his responsibilities a nanosecond longer...

So all hail the Lord High President! All hail President Doctor!

Rassilon save him. This time, there's really no escape.

Part one
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Part two
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Part three
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Part four
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Davison
 * Tegan - Janet Fielding
 * Leela - Louise Jameson
 * Castellan Lowri - Sheri-An Davis
 * Chancellor Vorena - Julie Teal
 * Arcantis - Michael Hobbs
 * Crex - Tim Scragg
 * Scandrius - Tim Sutton
 * Kasnegar - Jenny Lee

The Doctor

 * The Doctor recalls that John Singer Sargent did a "very good job" with a portrait of him two regenerations ago.

Gallifrey

 * The Doctor nicknames a Battle TARDIS a "WARDIS".
 * The Doctor is rescues by a TARDIS Type XX, which is referred to as an "emergency model".
 * The new Citadel is actually a newly born TARDIS.
 * Aliens can escape having their memories forcibly erased by either marrying a Time Lord or assuming a position in the High Council. Tegan escapes a mind-wipe by assuming the role of Earth Ambassador.
 * Leela states that she had not been mind-wiped due to Time Lord laws not having been so strict when she had stayed.
 * Asked the number of times a Time Lord can regenerate, Tegan believes she is being asked a trick question.
 * To the surprise of Leela, Tegan is under the belief that the second heart of a Time Lord is only developed upon the first regeneration.

Continuity

 * The Doctor and Tegan are on their way back to Frontios after leaving Gravis on Kolkokron, explaining why Turlough is not present. (TV: Frontios)
 * Leela is still on Gallifrey and is still married to Andred. (TV: The Invasion of Time, AUDIO: Weapon of Choice et al)
 * Tegan is under the belief that the second heart of a Time Lord is only developed upon the first regeneration, much to Leela's surprise. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask)
 * The destroyed Citadel TARDIS enters a time loop while it attempts to fix itself. (TV: The Big Bang)
 * The Citadel is being redesigned. Tegan claims that it clashes with the the red sky. (TV: The Sound of Drums, Hell Bent et al)
 * Among the numerous articles to be worn by the President during inauguration is the Sash of Rassilon. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
 * During his inauguration speech, the Doctor states that his Prydonian privileges were revoked. (TV: Death in Heaven)
 * The incident in the Death Zone, orchestrated by former president Lord Borusa, has been hushed up, making Gallifreyans see him more favourably. (TV: The Five Doctors)
 * Flavia has retired from her position for reasons unknown. (TV: The Five Doctors, PROSE: The Eight Doctors)
 * The Fourth Doctor's time as president was nullified. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
 * The Doctor and Leela thwarted an attempt to summon Azal, last of the Dæmons, in 18th century Japan. (TV: The Dæmons)
 * The Fifth Doctor mocks Lord Borusa's address to the Master during the Death Zone incident. (TV: The Five Doctors)
 * Tegan is taught how to use the fast return switch inside the "WARDIS". (TV: The Edge of Destruction et al)
 * Battle TARDISes are much bigger on the outside in comparison to the Doctor's TARDIS. (TV: Hell Bent)
 * Tegan mockingly says that the Citadel TARDIS resembles a "giant robot". (TV: Robot)
 * Leela does not trust robots, but the Doctor makes her admit that she has a soft spot for K9. (AUDIO: Weapon of Choice et al)
 * According to Castellan Lowri, the Battle TARDISes had been left dormant since their encounter with the Dominators. (TV: The Dominators)
 * The Doctor's fleeing from office was explained by the Council as him having to attend to other important matters. (TV: The Five Doctors)
 * The Doctor reminds Tegan of the use of Block Transfer Computation on Logopolis. (TV: Logopolis)
 * Seeing the Doctor fit on the Belt of Omega, Tegan jokes that Omega must have tried to steal his body because he was jealous. (TV: Arc of Infinity)
 * Facing a Time Lord depiction of himself as President, the Doctor is worried it might fall on him, noting that "being crushed by an enormous statue of yourself would be a very silly way to die." (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)
 * Entering the new courtroom, the Doctor suggests that his last trial may have been a more pleasant experience had it been in here. Vorena tells the Doctor that he gave a good speech. (TV: The War Games)