Five Twenty-Nine (audio story)

 was the second story of the audio anthology, The Diary of River Song: Series Two, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by John Dorney and featured Alex Kingston as River Song and Salome Haertel as Rachel Burrows.

Publisher's summary
River has made a terrible discovery.

Billions of lives hang in the balance. But if she can save just a few, then it might just help her solve the conundrum of Earth's destruction.

But how can she win when survival becomes a race against time itself? A race against Five Twenty-Nine?

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * River Song - Alex Kingston
 * Rachel Burrows - Salome Haertel
 * Lisa Burrows - Ann Bell
 * Emmett Burrows - Robert Pugh
 * Steven Godbold - Aaron Neil
 * Announcer - Dan Starkey

Technology

 * Rachel is a synthetic. She mentions to River that most people perceive her as strange due to the uncanny valley.
 * Synthetics/androids are all the rage on the mainland.
 * River uses her sonic screwdriver to upgrade Godbold's motor on his boat so that it can run forever.

Food and drink

 * Lisa opens champagne to celebrate their last meal.
 * Rachel is able to drink water.
 * Rachel and Emmett prepare a lamb dinner for the family the night before events take off.

Continuity

 * River Song states that her marital status is complicated. (TV: The Wedding of River Song, The Husbands of River Song)
 * However, she tells Godbold that she's married.
 * River asks the family to simply call her "Professor". (TV: Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead)
 * River Song tells Rachel that something is going to happen to her within twenty-four hours. She saw the end result in her previous adventure and wishes to understand how by travelling back in time. (AUDIO: The Unknown)
 * River claims her "means of time travel" can only transport her and no-one else. (TV: The Big Bang, et al.)
 * River Song drinks champagne. (TV: The Name of the Doctor)