Embrace the Darkness (audio story)

 was the thiry-first monthly Doctor Who audio story produced by Big Finish Productions. It was the fourth in a series of 6 audio stories featuring the Eighth Doctor. It featured the Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard.

Publisher's summary
The Doctor and Charley travel to the remote Cimmerian System to unravel the mystery of its sun. But darkness has already embraced the scientific base on Cimmeria IV in more ways than one.

In a fight for survival, the Doctor must use all his wits against a deadly artificial life-form and an ancient race whose return to the Cimmerian System threatens suffering and death on an apocalyptic scale.

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * The Doctor - Paul McGann
 * Charley Pollard - India Fisher
 * Orllensa - Nicola Boyce
 * Ferras - Lee Moone
 * Haliard - Mark McDonnell
 * ROSM/Solarian/Cimmerian/Astrov - Ian Brooker
 * Cimmerian Voice - Nicholas Briggs

Cultural references from the real world

 * The Doctor gives ROSM a non-sequitor answer "I have no bananas today." This is in reference to the 20th century song "".

Continuity

 * The Doctor runs into a flotilla of Type 70 TARDISes in the vortex, and steers around them. The presence of the TARDISes are explained in BFA: Neverland.

Timeline

 * Embrace the Darkness occurs after ST: Lady of the Snows
 * Embrace the Darkness occurs before CC: Solitaire