Earth Aid (audio story)


 * You may be looking for the unproduced TV story of the same name.

Publisher's summary
Welcome aboard the Space Vessel Vancouver. Its mission: to guard a vast shipment of grain from Earth to the planet Safenesthome.

Its medical officer is called simply ‘The Doctor’, and he’s perhaps not all he seems.

When mysterious ships target the Vancouver, the Doctor is pushed to the limit. Meanwhile, there’s something nasty in the grain containers. And it’s not very happy....

Plot
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Cast

 * Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
 * Ace - Sophie Aldred
 * Raine Creevy - Beth Chalmers
 * Victor Espinosa - Paterson Joseph
 * Shepstay - Nadine Marshall
 * Yanikov - Basher Savage
 * Lt Baraki - Ingrid Oliver
 * The Metatraxi - John Banks
 * Grub - Alex Mallinson

Continuity

 * The Doctor, Ace and Raine previously encountered the Metatraxi in the Kingdom of Sayf Udeen in the Middle East in October 1989. (BFA: Crime of the Century)
 * Ace mentions that she almost became a cheetah on one occasion. (DW: Survival)
 * The Doctor mentions that he has previously encountered another sentient planet, namely Symbios during his sixth incarnation in 2010. (BFA: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster)
 * Ace is once again angered at being called small. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks)

Timeline

 * The story takes place after BFA: Animal.
 * The story takes place before DWY: Rescue (takes place during the Doctor's dream)