Changes: Deimos (audio story)

Millions of years ago, the noble Ice Warriors fled to Deimos, moon of Mars, hoping to sit out the radioactive death throes of their home planet. When the TARDIS lands on Deimos, the Doctor discovers that the Warriors' ancient catacombs are now a popular stop for space tourists.

But the Martian dynasties are more than history, and the Warriors are far from extinct. It's not for nothing that "Deimos" is the ancient word for "dread"...

Plot

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Cast

The Doctor - Paul McGann
Tamsin Drew - Niky Wardley
Professor Boston Schooner - David Warner
Gregson Grenville - Nicky Henson
Margaret - Susan Brown
Temperance Finch / Mrs Grenville - Tracy Ann Oberman
Harold - Nick Wilton
The Ice Warriors / Security Leader - Nicholas Briggs
Pilot - Jack Brown

References

Deimos

After the destruction of Mars' atmosphere, the Ice Warriors fled to Deimos.

Mars

Harold and Margaret are residents of one of the Martian colonies.
The Martian terraforming project was cancelled due to the advent of the Great Recession and technical difficulties surrounding the planned atmospheric ionisation technique.

Ice Warriors

The Doctor tells one of the Ice Warriors that there are more of his people in suspended animation on an asteroid in the Sol system and that they will awake in several hundred years and found a new homeworld.
The Doctor is familiar with the second dynasty.
Valex is in a museum.

Tamsin Drew

Tamsin worked at the London dungeon for one summer, during which she played one of the prostitutes who was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Gallifreyan technology

Schooner claims that the Doctor's sonic screwdriver "does not look much like a screwdriver."

Notes

This is the second Big Finish Eighth Doctor story to be named after one of Mars' moons. AUDIO: Phobos is the first.
The CD cover of this audio drama features an actual photograph of Deimos.
There are two versions of the CD cover for this audio drama; the version posted on Big Finish's website omits Tamsin's face, and some of the cast listed on the cover are different (including the omission of Niky Wardley and the inclusion of Susan Brown).
The story was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra on 11 January 2013.
The conclusion of this story reintroduces Lucie Miller to the narrative, though Sheridan Smith doesn't appear. Her involvement in the adventure is expanded in the next story, AUDIO: The Resurrection of Mars.

Continuity

The Ice Lord Izdaal was the greatest Ice Warrior who ever lived in Martian society. His studies determined that Mars' atmosphere was no longer capable of keeping out radiation from space. This would eventually kill them all. He told the government that their turmoil was not over and with the evidence of sickening children, he declared that their world was no longer sustainable. He was ignored by his people. Lord Izdaal made the ultimate sacrifice. To prove himself right, he elected to step outside and face the Red Dawn, knowing he would die. His death led to his people coming to the same conclusion and they worked to survive, slowly becoming a conqueror race that took what they wanted from others. (AUDIO: Red Dawn)
During his second incarnation, the Doctor encountered the Ice Warriors for the first time on the Brittanicus Base during an Ice Age in the company of Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield. (TV: The Ice Warriors)
The Doctor tells Tamsin that he witnessed the destruction of Mars' atmosphere million of years earlier. (AUDIO: The Judgement of Isskar)
Harold recalls seeing a documentary on the History Channel which stated that the last of the Ice Warriors were killed when their invasion fleet spiralled into the Sun in the late 21st century. The Doctor tells Tamsin, Professor Schooner and Grenville Gregson that he witnessed that event as well. (TV: The Seeds of Death)
Grenville refers to the "hippie holiday camp" on Phobos. The Doctor and Lucie Miller previously visited Lunar Park in 2589. (AUDIO: Phobos)

External links

Official Deimos page at bigfinish.com
Deimos at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
DisContinuity for Deimos at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide

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 {{Infobox Story
-|image = Deimos Cover.png
+|image           = Deimos cover.jpg
+|range           = Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)
-|name = Deimos
+|series in range = Series 4 (8DA)
-|series = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]]
-|number = 4.5
+|series number in range = 4
+|number in series = 5
-|doctor = Eighth Doctor
+|series          = ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''
-|companions = [[Tamsin Drew]]
+|number          = 4.5
-|enemy = The [[Ice Warrior]]s
+|doctor          = Eighth Doctor
-|setting = [[Deimos]], the [[23rd century]]
-|writer = [[Jonathan Morris]]
+|companions      = [[Tamsin Drew|Tamsin]]
+|enemy           = [[Ice Warrior]]s
-|director = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
+|setting         = [[Deimos]], the [[23rd century]]
-|publisher = Big Finish Productions
+|writer          = [[Jonathan Morris]]
-|release date = [[October (releases)|October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
+|director        = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
-|format = 1 CD - 2 parts
+|music           = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
+|sound           = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
+|cover           = [[Alex Mallinson]]
+|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
+|release date    = [[October (releases)|October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
+|format          = 1 CD - 2 parts
 |production code = BFPDWCDMG029
-|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-479-5
+|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-479-5
-|prev = The Book of Kells (audio story)
+|prev            = The Book of Kells (audio story)
-|next = The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)
+|next            = The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)
-}}{{audio stub}}
+|producer = [[David Richardson]]}}{{audio stub}}
-'''Deimos''' was the fifth release of the fourth series of ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''.
+'''''Deimos''''' was the fifth story in the [[Series 4 (8DA)|fourth series]] of the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Niky Wardley]] as [[Tamsin Drew]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
 Millions of years ago, the noble Ice Warriors fled to Deimos, moon of Mars, hoping to sit out the radioactive death throes of their home planet. When the TARDIS lands on Deimos, the Doctor discovers that the Warriors' ancient catacombs are now a popular stop for space tourists.
-But the Martian dynasties are more than history, and the Warriors are far from extinct. It's not for nothing that 'Deimos' is the ancient word for 'dread'...
+But the Martian dynasties are more than history, and the Warriors are far from extinct. It's not for nothing that "Deimos" is the ancient word for "dread"...
 == Plot ==
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 * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
 * [[Tamsin Drew]] - [[Niky Wardley]]
 * Professor [[Boston Schooner]] - [[David Warner]]
 * [[Gregson Grenville]] - [[Nicky Henson]]
 * [[Margaret (Deimos)|Margaret]] - [[Susan Brown]]
 * [[Temperance Finch]] / [[Mrs Grenville]]<!--Gregson is Mr Grenville, so we kinda have to break T:HONOUR here--> - [[Tracy Ann Oberman]]
 * [[Harold (Deimos)|Harold]] - [[Nick Wilton]]
-* The [[Ice Warrior]]s / [[Security Leader]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+* The [[Ice Warrior]]s / [[Security leader (Deimos)|Security Leader]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
 * [[Captain (Deimos)|Pilot]] - [[Jack Brown]]
 == References ==
 === Deimos ===
+* After the destruction of [[Mars]]' atmosphere, the [[Ice Warrior]]s fled to [[Deimos]].
-* Following the destruction of [[Mars]]' atmosphere, the [[Ice Warrior]]s fled to [[Deimos]], one of the planet's moons, where they constructed catacombs and placed themselves in suspended animation in the hope of one day either reclaiming Mars or conquering [[Earth]]. The Ice Lord [[Izdaal]] sacrificed his life in order to convince his fellow Ice Warriors that such a drastic step was necessary. Millions of years later, after Mars had been colonised by humans, large sections of the catacombs were opened to the public in the museum in Deimos Moonbase in the [[23rd century]].
 === Mars ===
-* Harold and Margaret are residents of one of the [[Mars|Martian]] colonies. While Margaret is an enthusiast of Ice Warrior culture, her husband has little interest in it.
+* Harold and Margaret are residents of one of the [[Mars|Martian]] colonies.
-* The Martian [[terraform]]ing project was cancelled due to the advent of the [[Great Recession]] and technical difficulties surrounding the planned atmospheric ionisation technique. Although the plan was altered so as to create several [[artificial sun]]s and place them in orbit around Mars, it never got off the drawing board due to the high financial cost involved.
+* The Martian [[terraform]]ing project was cancelled due to the advent of the [[Great Recession]] and technical difficulties surrounding the planned atmospheric ionisation technique.
-* The Ice Warriors intend to use the atmospheric re-ioniser to return Mars to the state which it was in millions of years earlier. However, this will result in the deaths of all the human colonists on the planet.
-* Mars has a population of approximately 300,000.
 === Ice Warriors ===
-* Tamsin describes a stuffed Ice Warrior in the museum as resembling a "two legged, man sized turtle" while the Doctor claims that the museum plaques are all extremely historically inaccurate.
-* Professor Boston Schooner, the curator of the museum, claims to be the leading authority on the history of the Ice Warriors as he was the first person to excavate their ancient catacombs.
-* The Ice Lord Slaadek is the leader of the nine Ice Warriors who have emerged from suspended animation.
 * The Doctor tells one of the Ice Warriors that there are more of his people in suspended animation on an asteroid in the [[Sol system]] and that they will awake in several hundred years and found a new homeworld.
+* The Doctor is familiar with the [[second dynasty]].
-* Professor Schooner places the moonbase's cooling feed on full power in order to make it more amenable to the Ice Warriors. Having spent his entire career studying the Ice Warriors, he refuses to pass up the opportunity to learn from them in person. He believes that the inscription on the tomb of the Ice Lord Vazlor reads, "There is no honour in killing the defenceless." Lord Slaadek tells him that it in fact reads, "There is no honour in allowing the defenceless to survive." In his own defence, Schooner states, "Well, I got it half right."
+* [[Valex]] is in a museum.
-* Schooner tells the Doctor that he was mistaken about the Ice Warriors as he believed that they were noble beings with a strict code of chivalry. The Doctor sympathises but is inclined to ask him which part of the word "warrior" he did not understand.
 === Tamsin Drew ===
 * Tamsin worked at the London dungeon for one summer, during which she played one of the prostitutes who was murdered by [[Jack the Ripper]].
-=== Subcultures ===
-* Temperance Finch, the moonbase's security supervisor, refers to the Doctor and Tamsin as "beatniks."
-=== Weapons ===
-* The Doctor survives the full blast of Lord Slaadek's sonic weapon as his spacesuit insulated him.
-=== Gregson Grenville ===
-* Grenville's ex-wife is still the beneficiary of his life insurance policy.
 === Gallifreyan technology ===
-* Schooner claims that the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]] "does not look much like a screwdriver."
+* Schooner claims that [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] "does not look much like a [[screwdriver]]."
-=== Boston Schooner ===
-* Schooner sacrifices his life in order to allow the Doctor to escape and reach the passenger rocket.
+[[File:Deimos dummy.jpg|thumb|Dummy cover to the story]]
-=== Passenger rocket ===
-* Temperance Finch closes the landing bay's outer doors to prevent the Ice Warriors from reaching the passenger rocket. The Doctor manages to reach it in time. However, Grenville, who had been shot in the leg by Schooner, does not and is killed by the rocket launch.
-* As it sets out for Mars, the passenger rocket receives a text message on an emergency channel which reads, "Hiya Doctor. I'm stuck in the moonbase on Deimos. Please help. [[Lucie Miller]]."
-* Including tourists, there are approximately 600 people on the moonbase. While the passenger rocket has a capacity of 500, Grenville believes that they will be able to evacuate everyone, though it will be a tight squeeze.
 == Notes ==
-* This is the second Big Finish Eighth Doctor story be be named after one of [[Mars]]' [[moon]]s. [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phobos (audio story)|Phobos]]'' is the first.
+* This is the second Big Finish Eighth Doctor story to be named after one of [[Mars]]' [[moon]]s. [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phobos (audio story)|Phobos]]'' is the first.
 * The CD cover of this audio drama features an actual photograph of {{w|Deimos (moon)|Deimos}}.
 * There are two versions of the CD cover for this audio drama; the version posted on Big Finish's website omits Tamsin's face, and some of the cast listed on the cover are different (including the omission of Niky Wardley and the inclusion of Susan Brown).
+* The story was broadcast on {{w|BBC Radio 4 Extra}} on [[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]].
+* The conclusion of this story reintroduces [[Lucie Miller]] to the narrative, though [[Sheridan Smith]] doesn't appear. Her involvement in the adventure is expanded in the next story, [[AUDIO|AUDIO:]] ''[[The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)|The Resurrection of Mars]]''.
 == Continuity ==
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 * During his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]], the Doctor encountered the Ice Warriors for the first time on the [[Brittanicus Base]] during an [[Ice Age]] in the company of [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'')
 * The Doctor tells Tamsin that he witnessed the destruction of Mars' atmosphere [[Distant past|million of years earlier]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judgement of Isskar (audio story)|The Judgement of Isskar]]'')
-* Harold recalls seeing a documentary on the History Channel which stated that the last of the Ice Warriors were killed when their invasion fleet spiralled into the [[Sol system|Sun]] in the late [[21st century]]. The Doctor tells Tamsin, Professor Schooner and Grenville Gregson that he witnessed that event as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'')
+* Harold recalls seeing a documentary on the [[History Channel]] which stated that the last of the Ice Warriors were killed when their invasion fleet spiralled into the [[Sol system|Sun]] in the late [[21st century]]. The Doctor tells Tamsin, Professor Schooner and Grenville Gregson that he witnessed that event as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'')
-* Grenville refers to the "hippie holiday camp" on [[Phobos]]. The Doctor and [[Lucie Miller]] previously visited Lunar Park in [[2589]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phobos (audio story)|Phobos]]'')
+* Grenville refers to the "hippie holiday camp" on [[Phobos]]. The Doctor and [[Lucie Miller]] previously visited [[Lunar Park]] in [[2589]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phobos (audio story)|Phobos]]'')
 == External links ==
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-* {{dwrefguide|bbc7_25.htm|Deimos}}
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 * {{tetrap|8/deimos.html|Deimos}}
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