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{{Infobox Story
 
{{Infobox Story
|name = {{StoryTitle}}
 
 
|image = Beachhead.jpg
 
|image = Beachhead.jpg
|series = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#Doom Coalition|Doom Coalition]]
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|range = Doom Coalition (audio series)
|anthology = ''[[Doom Coalition 2 (audio anthology)|Doom Coalition 2]]''
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|series in range = Doom Coalition 2
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|series number in range = 2
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|number in series = 1
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|audio anthology = ''[[Doom Coalition 2]]''
 
|number = 2.1
 
|number = 2.1
 
|doctor = Eighth Doctor
 
|doctor = Eighth Doctor
|companions = [[Liv Chenka]], [[Helen Sinclair]]
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|companions = [[Liv Chenka|Liv]], [[Helen Sinclair|Helen]]
|enemy = [[Vestek]]
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|enemy = [[Voord]]
 
|setting = [[Stegmoor]], [[2017]]
 
|setting = [[Stegmoor]], [[2017]]
 
|writer = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
 
|writer = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
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|cover = [[Tom Webster]]
 
|cover = [[Tom Webster]]
 
|release date = [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
 
|release date = [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|format = 1 X 1 hour
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|format = 1 Episode on 1 CD (1/4); Download
|production code =
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|production code =BFPDWCDMG040
 
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-621-5
 
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-621-5
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|series = ''[[Doom Coalition (audio series)|Doom Coalition]]''
 
|prev = The Satanic Mill (audio story)
 
|prev = The Satanic Mill (audio story)
 
|next = Scenes From Her Life (audio story)
 
|next = Scenes From Her Life (audio story)
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|producer = [[David Richardson]]}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first audio story in the anthology ''[[Doom Coalition 2 (audio anthology)|Doom Coalition 2]]''. It starred [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Nicola Walker]] as [[Liv Chenka]].
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Doom Coalition 2]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Nicola Walker]] as [[Liv Chenka]] and [[Hattie Morahan]] as [[Helen Sinclair]].
   
 
== Publisher's summary ==
 
== Publisher's summary ==
In an attempt to recharge his batteries after his confrontation with the Eleven, the Doctor takes Liv and Helen to the sleepy English seaside village of Stegmoor. But they find the village in turmoil and, to make matters worse, their arrival uncovers a mystery from the Doctor’s past which threatens the future safety of the planet. Can the Doctor prevent the Voord from invading Earth? And more importantly why have they come in the first place?
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In an attempt to recharge his batteries after his confrontation with [[the Eleven]], [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] takes [[Liv Chenka|Liv]] and [[Helen Sinclair|Helen]] to the sleepy English seaside [[village]] of [[Stegmoor]]. But they find the village in turmoil and, to make matters worse, their arrival uncovers a mystery from the Doctor's past which threatens the future safety of the planet. Can the Doctor prevent the [[Voord]] from invading [[Earth]]? And more importantly why have they come in the first place?
   
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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* [[Matilda Gregson]] - [[Rebecca Night]]
 
* [[Matilda Gregson]] - [[Rebecca Night]]
 
* [[Phillipa Gregson]] - [[Julia Hills]]
 
* [[Phillipa Gregson]] - [[Julia Hills]]
* [[Voord]] - [[Andrew Dickens]]
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* [[Vestek]] - [[Andrew Dickens]]
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* [[Ishtek]] / [[Lilly (Beachhead)|Lilly]] - [[Kirsty Besterman]]
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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* Helen notes that [[2017]] is still within her personal future, as she's probably an old woman if she's still alive.
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* The Voord possess [[Cryogenic chamber|cryo-bays]].
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* Their ship camouflages by mimicking the [[molecule|molecular]] structure of the surrounding rocks and [[sand]].
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* Ishtek attempts to contact the [[Voord Survival Flotilla]].
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* The [[Third Doctor]] previously visited Stegmoor with [[UNIT]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], and [[Liz Shaw]].
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* The [[Voord homeworld]] did not die anywhere near the [[2017]] [[time zone]], meaning someone has changed established [[history]].
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]].
 
* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]].
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* {{As of|2019|10}}, this is the only Voord story in a performed medium not to feature the [[First Doctor]].
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor has previously encountered the [[Voord]] on [[Marinus]] and [[Hydra (planet)|Hydra]]. (TV: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Domain of the Voord (audio story)|Domain of the Voord]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'')
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* Helen realises that some of her family might still be alive, but she is told by the Doctor not to try to contact them. She would later do just that when they visited [[Calcot]] in [[August]] [[1998]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Absent Friends (audio story)|Absent Friends]]'')
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* Helen says she used to work for the [[National Museum]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Red Lady (audio story)|The Red Lady]]'')
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/doom-coalition-2-1222|Doom Coalition 2}}
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{{BF EDA}}
 
{{BF EDA}}
 
{{TitleSort}}
 
{{TitleSort}}
[[Category:Eighth Doctor Adventures audio stories]]
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[[Category:Doom Coalition 2 audio stories]]
[[Category:2016 audio stories]]
 
 
[[Category:Stories set in 2017]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in 2017]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in Cornwall]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in Cornwall]]
 
[[Category:Voord stories]]

Revision as of 14:49, 3 July 2020

RealWorld

audio stub

Beachhead was the first story in the audio anthology Doom Coalition 2, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka and Hattie Morahan as Helen Sinclair.

Publisher's summary

In an attempt to recharge his batteries after his confrontation with the Eleven, the Doctor takes Liv and Helen to the sleepy English seaside village of Stegmoor. But they find the village in turmoil and, to make matters worse, their arrival uncovers a mystery from the Doctor's past which threatens the future safety of the planet. Can the Doctor prevent the Voord from invading Earth? And more importantly why have they come in the first place?

Plot

to be added

Cast

References

  • Helen notes that 2017 is still within her personal future, as she's probably an old woman if she's still alive.
  • The Voord possess cryo-bays.
  • Their ship camouflages by mimicking the molecular structure of the surrounding rocks and sand.
  • Ishtek attempts to contact the Voord Survival Flotilla.
  • The Third Doctor previously visited Stegmoor with UNIT, the Brigadier, and Liz Shaw.
  • The Voord homeworld did not die anywhere near the 2017 time zone, meaning someone has changed established history.

Notes

Continuity

External links