Desperate Measures (audio story)

 was the fourth and final audio story in the anthology Time War: Volume One.

Publisher's summary
The Dalek Emperor attacks a vital Time Lord outpost. Victory would be a devastating blow to Gallifrey.

Romana is caught in the machinations of a President who sees control slipping away. Is it time to bargain with the War Council, or perhaps to parlay with even more dangerous parties?

The Time War has barely begun, and for Gallifrey, desperate times are already here...

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * Romana - Lalla Ward
 * Narvin - Seán Carlsen
 * Braxiatel - Miles Richardson
 * The Daleks/Dalek Time Strategist/Dalek Emperor - Nicholas Briggs
 * Livia - Pippa Bennett-Warner
 * Trave - Paul Marc Davis
 * Karla - Ebony Wong
 * Valerian - David Sibley

Continuity

 * Romana refers to Narvin having been Coordinator in extremis. (AUDIO: The Death of Hope)
 * The War Council activated the N-Forms for use in the War. (AUDIO: Damaged Goods)
 * Valerian speaks of traitors such as Morbius, (TV: The Brain of Morbius) Borusa, (TV: The Five Doctors) and Padrac. (AUDIO: Stop the Clock)
 * Romana mentions her time as a captive of the Daleks on Etra Prime. (AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element)
 * Romana wishes she hadn't hushed up the Zagreus incident. (AUDIO: Zagreus)
 * The presidential investiture is similar to those seen in previous stories. (TV: The Invasion of Time et al)
 * The Great Key of Rassilon is still missing. (COMIC: Revelation!)
 * Narvin refers to the now devourers. (AUDIO: Echoes of War)
 * Karla has lost contact with Vassarian. (AUDIO: The Eternity Cage)
 * is resurrected through the body of Valerian. (PROSE: Engines of War)