Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa (audio story)

Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa was the seventh release in the Iris Wildthyme audio series. It was a special release and not part of the normal season. It was written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright.

Publisher's summary
It's going to be a blue Christmas for Iris Wildthyme. Her best friend, Panda, is lost in time and space and the only festive cheer she can find is at the bottom of a glass. If that wasn't enough, this year's number one toy is trying to kill her!

From a futuristic planet-sized shopping mall to the frozen wastes of the North Pole, the search for Panda leads Iris to a fiendish plot that threatens to ruin Christmas for the entire multiverse. With only a jobsworth security droid to help, Iris turns to the one man who can save the season of goodwill – Saint Nick himself. There's just one snag; Santa Claus is a broken man...

Plot
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Cast

 * Iris Wildthyme - Katy Manning
 * Panda - David Benson
 * ST58 - Conrad Westmaas
 * Santa - Peter Sowerbutts
 * Mary - Sarah Douglas
 * Alfredo - Scott Handcock

Worldbuilding

 * Iris attempts to use a Venusian lullaby to subdue the toy Pandas.
 * Taking off with the doors to her bus slightly ajar, Iris worries about the "time winds ripping us to shreds".
 * Iris carries a sonic corkscrew.
 * Polycarbide is mentioned.
 * When Iris met Napoléon Bonaparte, she found him to be "anything but small."
 * Iris and Panda once visited the Ice Caves of Shabadabadon.
 * Panda has a scratch on his nose, from when George Bush ran over him on a bike.

Continuity

 * The Third Doctor used the same Venusian lullaby to subdue Aggedor. (TV: The Curse of Peladon, The Monster of Peladon)
 * Panda was lost in the Time Vortex. (AUDIO: The Panda Invasion)
 * Iris looked in the Land of Fiction for Panda. (TV: The Mind Robber)
 * The Flare Bear toy display mentions crab-clawed Kamelius voice-changer helmets (AUDIO: The Paradise of Death) and Karkus action figures. (TV: The Mind Robber)
 * Iris and Panda have visited the Ice Caves of Shabadabadon. (AUDIO: Terror Firma, The Reaping, The Gathering)