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year= The [[Space Vessel Vancouver|Space Vessel ''Vancouver'']] |
  
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|music = [[Simon Robinson]]
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'''''Earth Aid''''' was the sixth and final release in the [[Series 2 (TLS)|second series]] of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[The Lost Stories]]'' range, featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]].
   
 
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Welcome aboard the Space Vessel ''Vancouver''. Its mission: to guard a vast shipment of grain from Earth to the planet [[Safenesthome]].
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Welcome aboard the Space Vessel ''Vancouver''. Its mission: to guard a vast shipment of [[grain]] from [[Earth]] to the planet [[Safenesthome]].
   
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Its Captain is called [[Ace]]. She seems a little unsure of herself. In fact, some might almost think she was new to the job...
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Its medical officer is called simply ‘The Doctor’, and he’s perhaps not all he seems.
  
   
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Its medical officer is called simply "the Doctor", and he's perhaps not all he seems.
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When mysterious ships target the ''Vancouver'', the Doctor is pushed to the limit. Meanwhile, there’s something nasty in the grain containers. And it’s not very happy....
  
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When mysterious ships target the ''Vancouver'', Ace and the Doctor are pushed to the limit. Meanwhile, there's something nasty in the grain containers. And it's not very happy....
   
 
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== Notes ==
  
== Notes ==
 
* Raine Creevy is based on Raine Cunningham, the companion who was intended to come after Ace in the unproduced season 27. A feature in [[DWM 255]] gave the character the name Kate Tollinger, but according to an interview with script editor [[Andrew Cartmel]] in [[DWM 433]], the character was always intended to be named Raine. Cartmel had since discovered someone of the name Raine Cunningham existed in real life and changed the character's family name.
  
* Raine Creevy is based on Raine Cunningham, the companion who was intended to come after Ace in the unproduced season 27. A feature in [[DWM 255]] gave the character the name Kate Tollinger, but according to an interview with script editor [[Andrew Cartmel]] in [[DWM 433]], the character was always intended to be named Raine. Cartmel had since discovered someone of the name Raine Cunningham existed in real life and changed the character's family name.
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* This audio drama was recorded on [[4 October (production)|4]] and [[5 October (production)|5 October]] 2010.
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* [[Paterson Joseph]] (Victor Espinosa) previously played [[Rodrick]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' / ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''.
  
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* This audio drama was recorded on [[4 October|4]] and [[5 October]] [[2010]].
  
   
 
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* The Doctor, Ace and Raine previously encountered the Metatraxi in the [[Kingdom of Sayf Udeen]] in the [[Middle East]] in [[October]] [[1989]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Crime of the Century (audio story)|Crime of the Century]]'')
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* The Doctor, Ace and Raine previously encountered the Metatraxi in the [[Kafiristan]] in the [[Middle East]] in [[October]] [[1989]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Crime of the Century (audio story)|Crime of the Century]]'')
 
* Ace mentions that she almost became a [[Cheetah Person|cheetah]] on one occasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')
  
* Ace mentions that she almost became a [[Cheetah Person|cheetah]] on one occasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')
 
* The Doctor mentions that he has previously encountered another sentient planet, namely [[Symbios]] during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]] in [[2010]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'')
  
* The Doctor mentions that he has previously encountered another sentient planet, namely [[Symbios]] during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]] in [[2010]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'')
 
* Ace is once again angered at being called small. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
  
* Ace is once again angered at being called small. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
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* Raine mentions that it's usually her that rescues the Doctor from a safe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Crime of the Century (audio story)|Crime of the Century]]'')
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Revision as of 19:19, 14 November 2019

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You may be looking for the unproduced TV story of the same name.

Earth Aid was the sixth and final release in the second series of Big Finish Productions' The Lost Stories range, featuring the Seventh Doctor.

Publisher's summary

Welcome aboard the Space Vessel Vancouver. Its mission: to guard a vast shipment of grain from Earth to the planet Safenesthome.

Its Captain is called Ace. She seems a little unsure of herself. In fact, some might almost think she was new to the job...

Its medical officer is called simply "the Doctor", and he's perhaps not all he seems.

When mysterious ships target the Vancouver, Ace and the Doctor are pushed to the limit. Meanwhile, there's something nasty in the grain containers. And it's not very happy....

Plot

Part one

to be added

Part two

to be added

Part three

to be added

Part four

to be added

Cast

References

  • The Doctor is aware that the Metatraxi have developed a rudimentary form of time travel.

Notes

  • Raine Creevy is based on Raine Cunningham, the companion who was intended to come after Ace in the unproduced season 27. A feature in DWM 255 gave the character the name Kate Tollinger, but according to an interview with script editor Andrew Cartmel in DWM 433, the character was always intended to be named Raine. Cartmel had since discovered someone of the name Raine Cunningham existed in real life and changed the character's family name.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 4 and 5 October 2010.

Continuity

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