Lies (audio story)

Publisher's summary
''"I don’t believe in destinies foretold and all that. I am a rational, straightforward thinker.’

Some time has passed since the events surrounding the Timonic Fusion Device threatened Romana’s presidency with impeachment, and life has calmed down on Gallifrey. Well, apart from Romana’s latest scheme, the opening up of Gallifrey’s famed Academy to the students of alien races with the ability, or the potential, to harness temporal powers.

Unfortunately, deep below the Capitol, Leela, confused and morose over the truth about her husband Andred, disturbs a malevolent power. Something from the Dark Days of Ancient Gallifrey.

Something that wants to be reborn and will use any and every means that is at hand. Including the past of Gallifrey’s incumbent President...

Cast

 * President Romana - Lalla Ward
 * Leela - Louise Jameson
 * K9 - John Leeson
 * Cardinal Braxiatel - Miles Richardson
 * Coordinator Narvin - Sean Carlsen
 * Castellan Wynter - Ian Hallard
 * Andred - Andy Coleman
 * Gold Usher - Nicholas Briggs
 * The Archivist - Trevor Littledale
 * Pandora - Brenda Longman
 * Romana - Mary Tamm
 * Commander Hallan - Michael Cuckson
 * Commentator Antimon - Robin Sebastian
 * Chancellor Valyes - Steven Wickham
 * Nekkistani Ambassador - Daniel Hogarth
 * Melyin - Heather Tracy
 * Student Neeloc - Stuart Piper
 * Student Taylor - Gary Bakewell
 * Student Galadina - Jenny Livsey
 * Student Gillestes - Lucy Beresford
 * Student Barech - John Dorney

Continuity

 * There are references to DW: The Ribos Operation (when Romana was sent to assist the Doctor with the Key to Time) and DW: The Armageddon Factor (when Romana was tortured by the Shadow).
 * Braxiatel informs Narvin that, in direct contravention of the First Law of Time, he has been supplying his future self with alien artefacts for his collection and makes a veiled reference to his future self's associates. This refers to the events depicted in the Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series as well as establishing that his experiences with Bernice Summerfield, Jason Kane and Adrian Wall occur or rather will occur many years after the events portrayed in Gallifrey in Braxiatel's personal timeline. Furthermore, he claims that he will be more adept at hypnotism in the future, as shown in BFBS: The Mirror Effect. This confession would later have major ramifications for Braxiatel. (BFG: Pandora)
 * Maxil has been promoted to Castellan since the events of DW: Arc of Infinity. He would later make his first and only appearance in Gallifrey in BFG: Appropriation, in which he was played in an uncredited cameo by Colin Baker.

Timeline
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