The Alchemists (audio story)

The Alchemists was the seventieth release in the Companion Chronicles audio range. It was the second story of season 8. It was written by Ian Potter and featured Susan.

Publisher's summary
The TARDIS lands in Berlin in the 1930s, where Hitler and his National Socialist party are in the ascendant.

Some of the greatest scientific minds are gathering here: Einstein, Heisenberg, Planck, Schrödinger, Wigner. The people who will build the future of planet Earth.

But the Doctor and Susan have brought something with them. Something apparently harmless, something quite common. Yet something that could threaten the course of history…

Wedding Gold (1)
to be added

Dahlem Lead (2)
to be added

Cast

 * Susan Foreman - Carole Ann Ford
 * Pollitt - Wayne Forester

Continuity

 * The Doctor is said to have a "packing case" in the TARDIS which he wants to leave on 20th century Earth. It is implied that this is in fact the Hand of Omega. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
 * Susan recalls the events of this story in the form of a letter to Barbara and Ian, to be opened in the event that she dies or leaves the TARDIS. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth) She recalls their meeting with Marco Polo. (TV: Marco Polo)