The Book of Kells (audio story)

The Book of Kells was the fourth release of the fourth series of The New Eighth Doctor Adventures.

Publisher's summary
'Anyone who's prepared to kill for a book interests me.'

Ireland, 1006. Strange things have been happening at the isolated Abbey of Kells: disembodied voices, unexplained disappearances, sudden death. The monks whisper of imps and demons. Could the Lord of the Dead himself be stalking these hallowed cloisters?

The Doctor and his companion find themselves in the midst of a medieval mystery. At its heart is a book: perhaps the most important book in the world. The Great Gospel of Columkille. The Liber Columbae. The Book of Kells.

Cast

 * The Eighth Doctor - Paul McGann
 * Tamsin Drew - Niky Wardley
 * Brother Bernard - Jim Carter
 * King Sitric - Terrence Hardiman
 * Abbot Thelonious (The Monk) - Graeme Garden
 * Brother Patrick / Brother Timothy - Ryan Sampson
 * Olaf Eriksson - Nick Brimble
 * Lucianus - Ash Hidminster

Individuals

 * Abbot Thelonious is revealed to be the Meddling Monk and his companion, Lucianus, is the alias of Lucie Miller.
 * In order to gain entry to the Abbey, Tamsin Drew used the alias of Sister Maria from Salzburg, Austria referencing | Maria von Trapp from the 1965 musical film | The Sound of Music.

Species

 * A Vortisaur crashlands in a barn.

Technology

 * The Monk made a DIY time scoop.
 * The Monk has a Mark IV TARDIS.
 * Lucianus uses a vocoder to make her voice sound masculine.

Continuity

 * The Doctor last met the Monk in NA: No Future.
 * The Doctor recalls the events of DW: The Time Meddler and DW: The Daleks' Master Plan when he realises the identity of the Monk.
 * Lucie Miller left the Doctor in BFA: Death in Blackpool.
 * The Monk was the time traveller who organised the companion auditions in London in 2010. (BFA: Situation Vacant)

Timeline

 * The Book of Kells occurs after BFA: Nevermore
 * The Book of Kells occurs before BFA: Deimos