The Doomsday Contract (audio story)

The Doomsday Contract was the second and final release in the sixth series of The Lost Stories. It was based on the unproduced TV story of the same name originally written by John Lloyd, the scripts were adapted by Nev Fountain and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana II and John Leeson as K9.

Publisher's summary
Earth - a small, insignificant planet. Entirely devoid of intelligent life.

At least that's according to the legal documents. The Doctor, Romana and K9 find themselves at the centre of a most unusual trial.

An intergalactic corporation wants to bulldoze the planet for a development project. Only a previous court's preservation document is standing in their way. The Doctor has been summoned as an expert witness. If he can prove Earth contains intelligent life, the whole world will be saved.

But with a fortune at stake, it was never going to be that simple.

Part one
Two unknown people observe the The Doctor, Romana and K9 on a holiday on the planet of Cimmerian II. They beam coordinates into the Doctor's brain, pointing to the Altribunal of Coelare Coelum, the highest court of civil justice in the galaxy. Romana wants to ignore it, but the Doctor tells her the tale of Arborealis Delta, a planet that was destroyed due to all the trees cut down to make parking tickets for a negligent man. They decide it would be wise not to upset the bureaucracy.

Meanwhile, Skorpios, head of the Cosmegalon Corporation, learns from his android Kovaks of the Doctor's involvement with the case. Kovaks suggests eliminating him, but Skorpios believes there are better ways to dissuade him. to be continued

Part two
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Part three
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Part four
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Tom Baker
 * Romana - Lalla Ward
 * K9 - John Leeson
 * Kovaks - Spencer Banks
 * Judge Perigord Trent - Julian Wadham
 * Foreman for the Lost Jury - Nicholas Briggs
 * Clerk - Jane Slavin
 * Villager - Christopher Naylor
 * Skorpios / Lieson Tilpractice-Frong / Geoff - Richard Laing
 * Smilax - Paul Panting
 * Tragacanth / Cham'Yal / Children of Pyxis - Jeany Spark

Continuity

 * The Doctor's TARDIS is arrested to be put on trial. The Seventh Doctor would later defend the TARDIS when it was put on trial on Thrantas. (AUDIO: The Trial of a Time Machine)
 * The Doctor says his TARDIS "has a mind of her own" and is sentient. (TV: The Doctor's Wife, COMIC: The Forgotten et al)
 * The Doctor uses his yo-yo to help his concentration, much to Romana's annoyance. (TV: Robot et al)
 * The Doctor refers to himself as "a citizen of the universe" again. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)
 * Romana uses her sonic screwdriver. (TV: The Horns of Nimon et al)
 * Having travelled through time, the Doctor and Romana are time sensitive. (TV: Warriors' Gate)
 * The Doctor can't remember his exact age, but believes it to be around 751 or 752. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
 * During his gambit, the Doctor ponders if he has the right to condemn a destructive species to death to save countless others. He notes that his actions could cause whole generations to never hear the word "human". (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
 * After the trial, the Doctor and Romana want to go on a vacation uninterrupted. (TV: The Leisure Hive)