The Settling (audio story)

Publisher's summary
Sir,

Having brought the army belonging to the Parliament of England before this place, to reduce it to obedience, to the end effusion of blood may be prevented, I thought fit to summon you to deliver the same into my hands to their use.

If this be refused, you will have no cause to blame me.

I expect your answer and rest your servant.

O. Cromwell.

Cast

 * The Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
 * Ace - Sophie Aldred
 * Hex - Philip Olivier
 * Oliver Cromwell - Clive Mantle
 * Doctor Goddard - Roger Parrott
 * Fitzgerald - Hugh Lee
 * Mary - Clare Cathcart
 * Colonel Sinnott - Ian Brooker

Continuity

 * The Doctor previously delivered a baby, specifically his future companion Raine Creevy, in the Soviet Union on 7 November 1967. (BFA: Thin Ice) He would later claim to have delivered the Mongol military leader Genghis Khan, whom he described as a "sweet baby." (NA: Tragedy Day)
 * The Doctor recalls his encounter with Lord Nelson in September 1805. (PDA: World Game)
 * Ace mentions that the Doctor claims to have met Julius Caesar. The Fifth Doctor previously described him to his companion Nyssa as a "splendid chap." (PDA: Empire of Death) Furthermore, the Sixth Doctor and his companion Evelyn Smythe met his parents and witnessed his birth in 100 BC. (BFA: 100 BC)
 * Ace asks Hex if the Doctor has given him the "you can't change history" speech yet. (DW: The Aztecs)

For the Doctor

 * The Settling occurs after BFA: Thicker than Water
 * The Settling occurs before BFA: No Man's Land

For Ace and Hex

 * The Settling occurs after BFA: The Veiled Leopard
 * The Settling occurs before BFA: No Man's Land