Animal Instinct (audio story)

Animal Instinct

Main setting:

Cheska Minor

Key crew

Publisher:

Big Finish Productions

Writer:

Roy Gill

Director:

Ken Bentley

Producer:

David Richardson

Music:

Howard Carter

Sound:

Howard Carter

Cover by:

Tom Webster

Release details

Number of parts:

Release number:

5.2

Part of:

The Diary of River Song: Series Five

Release date:

22 January 2019

Format:

1 CD
Download
2nd of 4 stories

Production code:

BFPDWRIVER05

ISBN:

ISBN 978-1-78703-505-8 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-506-5 (digital)

*The Diary of River Song*
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Animal Instinct was the second story of the audio anthology, The Diary of River Song: Series Five. It was written by Roy Gill and featured Alex Kingston as River Song and Geoffrey Beevers as the Decayed Master.

1 Publisher's summary
2 Plot
3 Cast
4 References
5 Notes
6 Continuity
7 External links

Publisher's summary[]

On a world where vicious beasts stalk ancient ruins, Professor Song teaches a student the finer points of archaeology.

But then she meets an incarnation of the Master who is desperate to survive.

And if they are going to escape this place alive, they all must work together.

Plot[]

to be added

Cast[]

River Song - Alex Kingston
The Master - Geoffrey Beevers
Luke Sullieman - Timothy Blore
Dav Christos / Therian Leader - Delroy Atkinson
Adella Franz / Therian - Emily Woodward

References[]

River uses a sonic pen torch.
The Master entered his tomb on Cheska Minor, but woke up on Cheska Major.
The Master possesses an Obsidian Mirror.
River compares the Master's style to Moriarty.
The Master asks, "Who was it said 'Humans should never invite their ancestors round for dinner?'" This both a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and its author, the late Douglas Adams who both wrote and script-edited episodes of the classic series. This is also asked by the Seventh Doctor in the Season 26 story Ghost Light.

Notes[]

The scene where Luke Sullieman and River Song discover the Master was illustrated by Jamie Lenman for The DWM Review in DWM 535.

Continuity[]

River reveals to the Master that she married the Doctor. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
The Master suggests that he should look into River's background. He will eventually do so by the time of his War incarnation. (AUDIO: Concealed Weapon)
The Master will later be stranded on another planet inhabited by human-feline hybrids, the Cheetah World. (TV: Survival)

External links[]

Official Animal Instinct page at bigfinish.com

The Diary of River Song audio series

Series One

The Boundless Sea • I Went to a Marvellous Party • Signs • The Rulers of the Universe

Series Two

The Unknown • Five Twenty-Nine • World Enough and Time • The Eye of the Storm

Series Three

The Lady in the Lake • A Requiem for the Doctor • My Dinner with Andrew • The Furies

Series Four

Time in a Bottle • Kings of Infinite Space • Whodunnit? • Someone I Once Knew

Series Five

The Bekdel Test • Animal Instinct • The Lifeboat and the Deathboat • Concealed Weapon

Series Six

An Unearthly Woman • The Web of Time • Peepshow • The Talents of Greel

Series Seven

Colony of Strangers • Abbey of Heretics • Barrister to the Stars • Carnival of Angels

Series Eight

Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow • A Brave New World • A Forever Home • Queen of the Mechonoids

New Recruit

The Blood Woods • Terror of the Suburbs • Never Alone • Rivers of Light

Special releases

Audio	The Eighth of March: Emancipation

Webcast	The Story of the Diary of River Song

The Master stories

Early life

Television	The Sound of Drums

Prose	Birth of a Renegade • The Legacy of Gallifrey • The Dark Path • Divided Loyalties • Gallifrey: A Rough Guide • Celestial Intervention - A Gallifreyan Noir • Harvest of Time • Rebel Rebel

Audio	The Toy • Masterful

Webcast	The Legend of... the Master?

Dreyfus

Audio

The Destination Wars • The Home Guard • The Psychic Circus • Blood of the Time Lords

Brayshaw

Television	The War Games

Prose	The Legacy of Gallifrey • Timewyrm: Exodus

Considered not part of the DWU	The Game of Time & Space

Delgado

Television	Terror of the Autons • The Mind of Evil • The Claws of Axos • Colony in Space • The Dæmons • The Sea Devils • The Time Monster • Frontier in Space

Prose	The Legacy of Gallifrey • Doctor Who Fights Masterplan "Q" • Smash Hit • The One Second Hour • Doorway into Nowhere • Listen - The Stars • Out of the Green Mist • The Duke of Dominoes • Night Flight to Nowhere • Reconnaissance • The Dragon of Hyacinth Lodge • Who Killed Kennedy • The Eight Doctors • The Face of the Enemy • Freedom • Legacy of the Daleks • Last of the Gaderene • Verdigris • The Switching • Hidden Talent • The Touch of the Nurazh • Deadly Reunion • UNIT Christmas Parties: Christmas Truce • The Seismologist's Story • The Nameless City • The Spear of Destiny • Harvest of Time • The Christmas Inversion • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Winning • Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe • Anything You Can Do • Anger Management

Comics	The Glen of Sleeping • The Time Thief • Fogbound • Party Animals • The Man in the Ion Mask • Character Assassin • The Birthday Boy • The Judas Goatee • The One • The Heralds of Destruction • Doorway to Hell • The Master Plan

Audio	The Same Face • Master Thief • Terror of the Master • Rivers of Light • The Threshold

Considered not part of the DWU	Doctor Who Pinball: Time Streams • Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time • Legacy • Doctor Who? (150) • Nix View (165 • 199) • 50 Years • The Daft Dimension (560)

The cycle
ending

Decayed
Master

Television	The Deadly Assassin • The Keeper of Traken

Prose	The Legacy of Gallifrey • Legacy of the Daleks • The Quantum Archangel • The Velvet Dark • Gallifrey: A Rough Guide • Harvest of Time • The Dead Travel Fast

Comics	The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters

Audio	Dust Breeding • Master • Trail of the White Worm • The Oseidon Adventure • Mastermind • The Light at the End • The Evil One • Requiem for the Rocket Men • Death Match • The Museum of Curiosities • Vampire of the Mind • Jago & Son • Maurice • The Woman in White • Masterpiece • The Two Masters • I Am The Master • Animal Instinct • Planet of Dust • Day of the Master • Masterful

Considered not part of the DWU	Legacy • Doctor Who? (187) • The Comic Assassins Meet The Deadly Assassin

Ainley

Television	The Keeper of Traken • Logopolis • Castrovalva • Time-Flight • The King's Demons • The Five Doctors • Planet of Fire • The Caves of Androzani • The Mark of the Rani • The Ultimate Foe • Survival

Video games	Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror • Destiny of the Doctors

Prose	The Legacy of Gallifrey • Birth of a Renegade • The Time Savers • First Frontier • The Eight Doctors • Stop the Pigeon • A Town Called Eternity • Prime Time • How did this creep get in here, Professor? • The Velvet Dark • Omegamorphosis • The Quantum Archangel • A Handful of Stardust • Master Faustus • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Dr. Seventh • Dr. Fifth • Winning • A Master of Disguise

Comics	Façades • Cat and Mouse • The Choice • Endgame • The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters • Crossing the Rubicon

Audio	Smoke and Mirrors • The End of the Line • Lesser Evils

Considered not part of the DWU	A Call from the Master • Doctor Who? (66 • 70 • 107 • 210) • What If Doctor Who Was Produced By...?

Tipple

Prose	First Frontier • Happy Endings • Housewarming • Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe

Television	Doctor Who

Roberts

Television	Doctor Who

Prose	The Eight Doctors • Prologue • Forgotten

Audio	The Lifeboat and the Deathboat • Day of the Master • Masterful • Faustian • Prey • Vengeance

Comics	The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters

Webcasts	Listen to the voice of your Master! • The Master wants to be your Santa Claus

Considered not part of the DWU	Legacy

"Echo"

Prose

Sometime Never... • The Deadstone Memorial • The Gallifrey Chronicles

"Preacher"

Comics

The Fallen • The Glorious Dead

Macqueen

Audio

Dominion • Time's Horizon • Eyes of the Master • The Death of Hope • The Reviled • Masterplan • Rule of the Eminence • The Monster of Montmartre • Master of the Daleks • And You Will Obey Me • The Two Masters • Masterful

"Merlin"

Prose

The Creation of Camelot • The Fellowship of Quan • The Radio Waves

Pryce

Television

The Curse of Fatal Death

"War Child"

Comics

The Then and the Now • Pull to Open • Outrun • Downtime • First Rule • The Organ Grinder • Kill God • Fast Asleep

War Master

Television	Utopia

Audio	Beneath the Viscoid • The Good Master • The Sky Man • The Heavenly Paradigm • The Devil You Know • Master of Worlds • Call for the Dead • The Glittering Prize • The Persistence of Dreams • Sins of the Father • Concealed Weapon • The Survivor • The Coney Island Chameleon • The Missing Link • Darkness and Light • Day of the Master • From the Flames • The Master's Dalek Plan • Shockwave • He Who Wins • The Scaramancer • The Castle of Kuron 5 • The Cognition Shift• Masterful • The Sincerest Form of Flattery • A Quiet Night In • The Orphan • Unfinished Business

Prose	Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe

Comics	Fast Asleep

Webcast	The Legend of... the Master?

Simm

Television	Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords • The End of Time • World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls

Prose	Speech Day • The Story of Martha • Harvest of Time • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Winning • Alit in Underland • The Paradox Moon • The Night Harvest

Comics	The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters

Audio	Masterful

Considered not part of the DWU	Legacy

Missy

Television	Deep Breath • Into the Dalek • The Caretaker • Flatline • In the Forest of the Night • Dark Water / Death in Heaven • The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar • Extremis • The Lie of the Land • Empress of Mars • The Eaters of Light • World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls

Prose	Meet Missy! • Yes, Missy • Dr. Twelfth • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • The Master's Beard • Winning • Doctor Who and the Horror of Coal Hill • Dismemberment • Lords and Masters • Teddy Sparkles Must Die! • The Liar, the Glitch and the War Zone • Girl Power! • Alit in Underland • Citation Needed • Pain Management • Missing Habitas Frond • Missy's Magical Mystery Mission • The Wonderful Doctor of Oz

Audio	The Bekdel Test • A Spoonful of Mayhem • Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated • The Broken Clock • The Belly of the Beast • Day of the Master • The Lumiat • Brimstone and Terror • Treason and Plot • Too Many Masters • Masterful • Body and Soulless • War Seed • Two Monks, One Mistress

Comics	The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters • Missy Loves Ghostie • The Great Shopping Bill • A Confusion of Angels • The Road To... • The Master Plan

Webcast	Who Is The Master?

Considered not part of the DWU	Legacy • Master of Time • LEGO Dimensions • Doctor Who Game Maker • The Dalek Invasion of Time • The Daft Dimension (490 • 514)

The Lumiat

Audio

The Lumiat • Masterful

Spy Master

TV	Spyfall • Ascension of the Cybermen • The Timeless Children

Prose	The Doctor vs the Master • The Master and Margarita

Considered not part of the DWU	The Daft Dimension (551 • 567 • 569)

Unclear
incarnation

Prose

Enjoy the Game • Harvest of Time

Parallel
universes

Unbound
Master

Audio

Sympathy for the Devil • The Library in the Body • The Emporium At The End • The True Saviour of the Universe • Shockwave • He Who Wins • Masterful

Inferno
Earth

Prose

The Face of the Enemy

The Warrior's
universe

Audio

Aftershocks

From stories
considered
not part
of the DWU
by this Wiki

"DWM"

Prose

Winning Designs

"Battle"

Games

Battle for the Universe

"Exclusive"

Prose

Exclusive!

"DWMS"

Comics

The Next 20 Years

"FASA
War Chief"

Games

The Legions of Death

The Licensor

Home video

Do You Have A Licence to Save this Planet?

Jacobi

Webcast	Scream of the Shalka

Prose	The Feast of the Stone • Scream of the Shalka

According to one account, the Master had the appearance of Roger Delgado while on Gallifrey. According to another, he had Anthony Ainley's likeness. According to another one, the one with James Dreyfus's appearance was the incarnation who ran away from Gallifrey.

Divided Loyalties and A Brief History of Time Lords feature, or otherwise acknowledge, the War Chief, but in the process contradicted the notion put forward by other stories that he was an incarnation of the Master.

One account suggests that the incarnation portrayed by Roger Delgado may be the same as the one portrayed by Peter Pratt while some others distinguish them. According to one account, the incarnation portrayed by Gordon Tipple is the one portrayed by Anthony Ainley, while some others state that the Ainley one was already lost by then.

While fighting to extend his life at the end of his regeneration cycle, many bodies were possessed by the Beevers incarnation, but all kept somehow reverting to his real being until he finally regenerated into the MacQueen one. Hence, these sections cannot be strictly chronological

Tardis

Animal Instinct (audio story)

Contents

Publisher's summary[]

Plot[]

Cast[]

References[]

Notes[]

Continuity[]

External links[]

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