Forever Fallen was a special free release in the Short Trips audio range from Big Finish Productions. It was the first winning entry in The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity.
Publisher's summary[]
Until now, an offered chance from the Doctor has never stopped the villain's schemes.
Until now, the android armies, the powerful space stations, the mind-control rays, have gone unchecked to disastrous effect.
Until now...
...But then what happens?
Plot[]
Sean Calvin intends to remove free will on a planet. The Doctor convinces him not to, and every year for nine years, Sean meets the Doctor and Ace to chat. Over these nine years, Sean marries and has a daughter, Odessa, and becomes a war hero. In the end, the authorities discover what Sean had intended to do nine years before, and he is tried for his crimes. Ace asks the Doctor whether there was anything different from if Sean had gone through with it, and the Doctor replies that Odessa has hope in this timeline.
Characters[]
Crew[]
- Narrator - Nicholas Briggs
- Cover Art - Anthony Lamb
- Music, Sound Design & Director - Neil Gardner
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Producer & Script Editor - Ian Atkins
- Writer - Joshua Wanisko
Worldbuilding[]
to be added
Notes[]
- This story was recorded at Ladbroke Audio, Sanderstead, on 27 October 2016.
- According to the studio script, this story takes place after TV: Survival.
- This was the first winning entry of The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity, an annual event allowing Doctor Who fans and aspiring writers an opportunity to potentially have their original short story professionally recorded, as well as opening up to new writers.
Continuity[]
- When asked about his family, the Doctor mentions his granddaughter (TV: An Unearthly Child, et al.) and a metaphorical giddy aunt. (TV: The Krotons, et al.)
- Ace teaches Odessa how to make milkshakes. (TV: Dragonfire)
- The Doctor describes Sean’s exile as a fixed point in time. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
External links[]
- Official Forever Fallen page at bigfinish.com