The Eight Truths (audio story)

Publisher's Summary
London, 2015. The Doctor’s looking for a lost space probe. Lucie Miller’s feeling just plain lost, on a world she no longer quite belongs to.

Perhaps there’s someone who can help. A chance encounter with an old sparring partner leads Lucie to the Eightfold Truth – a bunch of crystal-bearing cranks who reckon a rebel sun is on its way to purge the Earth. As if!

But what if they’re right?

The apocalypse is upon us. As humankind counts down the last days of its existence, the Doctor races to unmask the Eightfold Truth – and uncovers an old and deadly enemy.

Cast

 * The Doctor - Paul McGann
 * Lucie Miller - Sheridan Smith
 * Clark Goodman - Stephen Moore
 * Kelly Westwood - Sophie Winkleman
 * Dr. Avishka Sangakkara - Sanjeev Bhaskar
 * The Headhunter - Katarina Olsson
 * Karen - Kerry Godliman
 * Rob - Richard Earl
 * David - Anthony Spargo
 * Queen - Beth Chalmers
 * Newsreader - Barnaby Edwards

Continuity

 * From the perspective of the villains, this story is a direct sequel to DW: Planet of the Spiders. The Eight Legs' surprise over the fact that the Doctor is still alive indicates the Doctor has not encountered the Eight Legs since his third incarnation.
 * The Doctor uses his UNIT connections to gain access to the Terra Nova facility, headed by Dr. Avishka Sangakkara.
 * He references a stellar manipulator, similar to the Hand of Omega seen in Remembrance of the Daleks.
 * The Doctor indicates he's learned how to protect himself from radiation poisoning by suspending his respiratory system — a lesson learned from the incident in Planet of the Spiders which triggered the Third Doctor's regeneration.

Timeline

 * The Eight Truths occurs after: The Cannibalists
 * The Eight Truths occurs before: Worldwide Web