Death and the Queen (audio story)

Death and the Queen
Doctor:	Tenth Doctor
Companion(s):	Donna Noble
Main enemy:	Mefistoles
Main setting:	Goritania
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	James Goss
Director:	Nicholas Briggs
Music:	Howard Carter
Sound:	Howard Carter
Cover by:	Tom Webster
Release details
Release number:	1.3
Release date:	16 May 2016
Format:	1 x 1 hour
Production code:	BFPDW10TH01C
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-78575-230-8
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Death and the Queen was the third story in the Tenth Doctor Adventures Big Finish audio series.

Publisher's summary

Donna Noble has never been lucky in love.

So when, one day, her Prince does come, she is thrilled to have the wedding of all weddings to look forward to. Though the Doctor isn't holding his breath for an invitation. And her future mother-in-law is certainly not amused.

But on the big day itself, Donna finds her castle under siege from the darkest of forces, marching at the head of a skeleton army.

When it looks like even the Doctor can't save the day, what will Queen Donna do to save her people from Death itself?

Plot

to be added

Cast

• The Doctor - David Tennant
• Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
• Rudolph - Blake Ritson
• Queen Mum - Alice Krige
• Hortense - Beth Chalmers
• Death - Alan Cox

Uncredited

• Maids - Beth Chalmers (BFX: The Tenth Doctor Adventures: Volume 01)
• Cloud - Alan Cox  (BFX: The Tenth Doctor Adventures: Volume 01)
• Skeleton - Alan Cox

References

Goritania

• The Kingdom of Goritania has not been to war for around five centuries.
• Prince Rudolph of Goritania has thirty-six formal titles.

Sonic screwdriver

• The sonic screwdriver has a setting for horseshoes.

Technology

• The Mefistoles have a universe-wide reputation for making the best perception filters. Their use of a perception filter over the kingdom is the reason for why the Doctor has neither heard of the kingdom nor its impressive history.

The TARDIS

• The Doctor wonders why the TARDIS' translation circuits aren't translating the motto of the kingdom. One of his conclusions is that the language is too old.

Notes

to be added

Continuity

• The Doctor notes that he was present at Donna's previous wedding, (TV: The Runaway Bride) and that he'll probably be present during her next. (TV: The End of Time)
• Donna notes that she has a history of choosing bad men to marry. Her previous fiancé was Lance. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
• The Doctor states that the TARDIS is able to translate all languages, (TV: The End of the World, The Christmas Invasion, Cold War) but that it sometimes failed to translate due to the age of the language. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, The Impossible Planet)
• Donna is once again part of a plan created between an alien being and her fiancé, using her as a sacrifice. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
• The Doctor says that he once had a robot dog who left him twice. (TV: The Invasion of Time, Warriors' Gate)

External links

• Official Death and the Queen page at bigfinish.com