Death and the Daleks (audio story)



 was the nineteenth Bernice Summerfield audio story produced by Big Finish Productions. Promoted under the title The Axis of Evil to keep the secret of the Daleks' involvement in this story, it is also thus far the only Bernice Summerfield audio story to feature the Daleks. Bernice, somewhat meta-narratively voices a 'previously on Bernice Summerfield' which briefly details the events of how the Braxiatel Collection was occupied and other events that were portrayed in more detail in the prose anthology Life During Wartime.

Written by Benny's creator Paul Cornell this story revisits the planet Heaven; the planet where she first met the Doctor. This story also reveals who are behind the Fifth Axis a group first introduced in The Doomsday Manuscript the first full length Big Finish Bernice Summerfield novel published in 2000.

This story is 2 CDs long, making it the first 2 CD Bernice Summerfield audio story since Just War and the only original Bernice Summerfield audio story to be 2 CDs long.

This audio story also marks the first appearance of Bernice's father Isaac Summerfield on audio played by Ian Collier who had played Omega in the Doctor Who television story Arc of Infinity, he also reprised the role in Omega part of Big Finish's Doctor Who audio stories.

Publisher's summary
The Braxiatel Collection has been occupied by the Fifth Axis, who seem to be led by a figure from Bernice’s past. Behind this mysterious man lies the evil time-travelling power of the Daleks.

As Bernice’s friends rise up to end the occupation, Bernice embarks on a desperate rescue mission, to somewhere she last went long ago.

Braxiatel confronts his destiny, Jason risks all for his love, and lives are shattered and lost, as the battle of the Braxiatel Collection reaches its epic conclusion.

Our heroes will live free or die...

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
 * Irving Braxiatel - Miles Richardson
 * Jason Kane - Stephen Fewell
 * Adrian Wall - Harry Myers
 * Joseph - Steven Wickham
 * Bev Tarrant - Louise Falkner
 * Ms Jones - Beverley Cressman
 * Mister Crofton / The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
 * Isaac Summerfield - Ian Collier
 * Marshal Anson - Michael Shallard
 * Bernard Moskof - Andrew Westfield

Daleks

 * The Daleks use Isaac Summerfield as a Dalek Battle Computer.

Foods and beverages

 * Benny mocks the Daleks stating they couldn't "exterminate your way out of a tomato".

Individuals

 * Benny sees her father, Isaac Summerfield, who appears to be posing as the leader of the Fifth Axis.
 * This is the first confirmation that Irving Braxiatel is a Time Lord as he has a TARDIS.
 * Bernice mentions Winston Churchill, Napoléon Bonaparte and Alexander the Great.

Planets

 * Benny and Jason track the transmission to the planet Heaven.
 * The planet Heaven was the place where Benny first met the Seventh Doctor.

Species

 * Marshal Anson mentions the Hoothi when speaking of Heaven.
 * Joseph delivers a message from Bernice to Braxiatel which reads "Doubtless Anyone Listening Expects Kind Sentiment" to alert him to who are really pulling strings.

Continuity

 * Bernice voices a 'previously on Bernice Summerfield' detailing the events of BFBS: Life During Wartime
 * Benny mentions Heaven and the Hoothi. (PROSE: Love and War)
 * The Daleks use a battle computer as the Renegade Daleks did in Shoreditch, London in 1963. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
 * Bernice mentions the Daleks making duplicates, which they last experimented with in TV: Resurrection of the Daleks.
 * Bernice also mentions when she first met the Vardans. (PROSE: No Future)
 * Bernice mentions the Movellans, when saying they were able to defeat the Daleks for centuries, making the universe look like a Disco. She also mentions their weakness, of removing the hipside powerpacks. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)