The Feast of Axos (audio story)

 was the one hundred and forty-fourth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Mike Maddox and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe and John Pickard as Thomas Brewster.

Released in February 2011, it was the second in a series of three Sixth Doctor audio stories from Big Finish during that year. This was the first appearance of Axos in performed Doctor Who since their introduction in the 1971 story The Claws of Axos. Notably, Axos was played by Bernard Holley, who previously provided its voice in the 1971 story.

Publishers summary
"Axos calling Earth. Fuel system exhausted. Request immediate assistance."

Many years ago, the vast space parasite Axos attempted to suck the planet Earth of its energy. Now it's all but forgotten — a dried-up husk, marooned in orbit, still stuck in the time loop it was placed in by Earth's defender, the Doctor.

Forgotten, that is, except by space tourism billionaire Campbell Irons — who's hatched a plan to solve the world's energy crisis by reviving Axos, and transmitting its power back to Earth. But the crew of the spaceship Windermere aren't alone aboard the parasite. The Doctor has returned, to correct an error of decades past...

And Axos is waiting.

Plot
Thomas Brewster has snuck aboard the TARDIS and demands the Doctor take him back to his time, having grown dissonant with the 21st century. Meanwhile spaceship the Windermere with its crewmembers Joanna Slade, David Brock, Craig Sanson and others enters Earth's atmosphere on its historic flight towards Axos which has been stuck in a time loop for the last 50 years on a mission for billionaire Campbell Irons. Irons wants to use Axos to supply unlimited energy to the world to solve the energy crisis and make money. After hitting a rough patch and making their way through the time distortion, they prepare to enter Axos, just as the Doctor, Evelyn and Thomas Brewster arrive in the TARDIS, as the Doctor was on his way to bring Brewster to DI Menzies to be locked up but they were drawn off course by the same distortion that effected the crew of the Windermere. The three decide to go out and investiagte and the Doctor sends Evelyn to get spacesuits for them while he comes to an agreement with Thomas regarding his future. Once settled he helps Evelyn in the wardrobe and makes amends with her and apologises for kidnapping her to another planet. They go out to investigate.

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Cast

 * The Doctor / Axos - Colin Baker
 * Evelyn Smythe - Maggie Stables
 * Thomas Brewster - John Pickard
 * Voice of Axos / The Axons - Bernard Holley
 * Campbell Irons / Svenni Nilson - John Banks
 * Joanna Slade - Andree Bernard
 * David Brock - Chook Sibtain
 * Craig Swanson - Peter Forbes
 * Philippe Lefevre - Duncan Wisbey

Cultural references from the real world

 * Evelyn mentions David Bowie.
 * Whilst in their spacesuits, Evelyn calls the Doctor "Flash Gordon" and Thomas Brewster "Buck Rogers".

Individuals

 * Brewster gives Evelyn the nicknames of "Old Mother Hubbard" and "Old Mum Smythe."

Organisations

 * Eurozone have the connections with Geneva to know of the Doctor, the TARDIS and the Master.

Spacecraft

 * The Jules Verne is a Eurozone Space Agency vessel.

Continuity

 * The Doctor tells Evelyn that Brewster's pretending to be him is 'the second time [he's] pulled that particular stunt'. (AUDIO: Time Reef)
 * Many years later, the Seventh Doctor and Evelyn would reminisce about spending time "in a spacesuit bouncing about Axos with that poor boy Brewster." (AUDIO: A Death in the Family)
 * The events of TV: The Claws of Axos are mentioned, stated as being "nearly 50 years ago".
 * The Doctor comments that his spacesuit is "the one with the fishbowl helmet". (TV: The Moonbase)
 * Campbell Irons bought the British Rocket Group (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, PROSE: The Dying Days) and runs his operation from the former Space Defence Station in Devesham. (TV: The Android Invasion)