The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)

The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance was a 2010 audio adaptation of a 1964 Doctor Who of the same name. It was included in the First Doctor Box Set from Big Finish Productions that began the second season of The Lost Stories series.

It was markedly different in format from the published script. Most significantly, it was told from the viewpoint of an omniscient author, which allowed for perspectives unavailable to television audiences or those who read the original script.

Though it featured the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Susan Foreman, it only utilised the vocal talents of William Russell, Carole Ann Ford and some guest artists. It also had a minimalistic musical and foley score, evocative of the First Doctor era of Doctor Who. Thus its format sits somewhere between a Companion Chronicle and a full-cast drama.

From a behind-the-scenes perspective, it was likely most significant, along with the indivisibly purchased Farewell, Great Macedon, for reuniting Ford and Russell for their first professional engagement as Susan and Ian since DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth in 1964.

Publisher's summary
Fragrance is a paradise world – a utopia that the travellers are loathe to leave after a relaxing stay. But the way of life is different here.

And so is the way of love – as Barbara discovers when the Fragile Yellow Arc is broken...

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * Ian Chesterton - William Russell
 * Susan Foreman - Carole Ann Ford
 * Rhythm - John Dorney
 * Melody/Harmony - Helen Goldwyn
 * Iamb
 * Rhyme

Theories and concepts

 * Fragile Yellow Arc
 * Thin Purple Arc

Continuity
to be added

Timeline
Placement of this story is uncertain. As it was never produced, it wasn't integrated into the season. It doesn't flow from or fade out with a cliffhanger, the way that every other story of Season 1 does. This means it may be retroactively placed between The Reign of Terror and Planet of Giants, the only two televised stories featuring Susan which are not narratively connected. Some fans have tried to assert that it comes after Farewell, Great Macedon, but really the two stories can be placed in any order with respect to each other.
 * This story occurs after BFA: Farewell, Great Macedon
 * This story occurs before PDA: City at World's End