Changes: Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio story)

It featured both the Decayed Master played by Geoffrey Beevers, who had previously appeared in Fourth Doctor Adventures, and the Rocket Men, in their first appearance outside of the Companion Chronicles.

Publisher's summary

The Asteroid — notorious hideaway of the piratical Rocket Men. Hewn out of rock, surrounded by force-fields and hidden in the depths of the Fairhead Cluster, their base is undetectable, unescapable and impregnable.

In need of allies, the Decayed Master has arranged to meet with Shandar, King of the Rocket Men. But the mercenaries have captured themselves a very special prisoner — his oldest enemy, the Doctor.

What cunning scheme is the Doctor planning? How does it connect with Shandar's new robotic pet? And just what has happened to Leela? The Master will have to work the answers out if he wants to leave the asteroid... alive...

Plot

Part one

to be added

Part two

to be added

Cast

References

The Master compares keeping the Doctor imprisoned to taking a Rutan onboard an escape pod.

Notes

Requiem for the Rocket Men textless — Textless cover.

Leela comments that knowledge is only half the battle. The phrase "knowing is half the battle" was made popular by the American 1980s cartoon G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.

Continuity

K9 says that Shandar is the fifth most wanted person in the galaxy, the first three being the Master (TV: Terror of the Autons), the Rani (TV: The Mark of the Rani) and the Terrible Zodin. (TV: The Five Doctors)
Oskin mentions the loss of Ashman (AUDIO: The Rocket Men) and Van Cleef. (AUDIO: Return of the Rocket Men)
After Van Cleef's death, the Rocket Men placed a bounty on the Doctor's head. (AUDIO: Return of the Rocket Men)
The Master recognises Leela from their previous encounters in Dark Peak, Derbyshire in 1979 (AUDIO: Trail of the White Worm), on Oseidon (AUDIO: The Oseidon Adventure) and aboard the Moray Rose. (AUDIO: The Evil One)
The Master refers to the Sevateem. (TV: The Face of Evil)
The Master mentions that he has previously used disguises to conceal his true identity. (TV: Terror of the Autons, et. al)
The Doctor disguises himself as a Rocket Man. His first incarnation's companion Steven Taylor previously did the same thing on Ulysses 519. (AUDIO: Return of the Rocket Men)
The Doctor once again refers to Leela as "Savage". (TV: The Face of Evil, The Invasion of Time; AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni)
The Master is arrested by Galactic Heritage. (PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows; AUDIO: The Rocket Men, Return of the Rocket Men)
Leela again refers to the Master as "the Evil One". (AUDIO: The Evil One, Death Match)
The Doctor tells Leela not to use any more janis thorns. (TV: The Face of Evil)
The Rocket Men installed a propulsion unit in K9 while he was in their possession. (AUDIO: Death Match)
After he captured Leela, the Master brought her to the Quarry Station to serve as his champion in the Death Match. (AUDIO: Death Match)
After the destruction of the Asteroid, the Rocket Men became a much weaker force. To make ends meet, they stole whatever ship they could get their hands on, and used it to transport grain across the galaxy. The Seventh Doctor described them as "late period Rocket Men". (AUDIO: The Two Masters)
The Reborn Master would later describe the Rocket Men as "a pathetic ragtag group of no-hopers with delusions of power on a cosmic scale". (AUDIO: The Two Masters)

External links

Official Requiem for the Rocket Men page at bigfinish.com

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 {{real world}}
 {{Infobox Story
-|name            = {{StoryTitle}}
 |image           = Requiem for the Rocket Men cover.jpg
-|series          = [[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]
+|series          = ''[[Fourth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''
+|range             = Fourth Doctor Adventures (audio series)
+|series in range   = Series 4 (4DA)
+|number in series  = 3
 |number          = 4.03
 |doctor          = Fourth Doctor
-|companions      = [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I|K9]]
+|companions      = [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]]
-|enemy           = {{Ainley|c}}, [[Rocket Men]]
+|enemy           = {{Pratt|c}}, [[Rocket Men]]
 |setting         = [[The Asteroid]]
 |writer          = [[John Dorney]]
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 |cover           = [[Anthony Lamb]]
 |publisher       = Big Finish Productions
-|release date    = [[March (releases)|March]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
+|release date    = [[13 March (releases)|13 March]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
 |format          = 2 parts, 1 CD
 |production code =
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 |prev            = The Darkness of Glass (audio story)
 |next            = Death Match (audio story)
+|producer = [[David Richardson]]}}{{audio stub}}
-}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the fourth series of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''. It featured both {{Ainley}} played by [[Geoffrey Beevers]], who had previously appeared in ''The Fourth Doctor Adventures'', and the [[Rocket Men]], in their first appearance outside of the [[Companion Chronicles]].
+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the [[Series 4 (4DA)|fourth series]] of the ''[[Fourth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Fourth Doctor Adventures]], ''produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]].
+It featured both {{Pratt}} played by [[Geoffrey Beevers]], who had previously appeared in ''Fourth Doctor Adventures'', and the [[Rocket Men]], in their first appearance outside of the [[Companion Chronicles]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
-[[The Asteroid]] - notorious hideaway of the piratical [[Rocket Men]]. Hewn out of rock, surrounded by force-fields and hidden in the depths of the [[Fairhead Cluster]], their base is undetectable, unescapable and impregnable.
+[[The Asteroid]] — notorious hideaway of the piratical [[Rocket Men]]. Hewn out of rock, surrounded by force-fields and hidden in the depths of the [[Fairhead Cluster]], their base is undetectable, unescapable and impregnable.
-In need of allies, {{Ainley}} has arranged to meet with [[Shandar]], King of the Rocket Men. But the mercenaries have captured themselves a very special prisoner - his oldest enemy, [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]].
+In need of allies, {{Pratt}} has arranged to meet with [[Shandar]], King of the Rocket Men. But the mercenaries have captured themselves a very special prisoner — his oldest enemy, [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]].
 What cunning scheme is the Doctor planning? How does it connect with Shandar's new robotic pet? And just what has happened to [[Leela]]? The Master will have to work the answers out if he wants to leave the asteroid... alive...
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 * [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]]
 * [[K9 Mark I|K9]] - [[John Leeson]]
-* {{Ainley|c}} - [[Geoffrey Beevers]]
+* {{Pratt|c}} - [[Geoffrey Beevers]]
 * [[Shandar]] - [[Mark Frost]]
 * [[Myrren]] - [[Olivia Poulet]]
 * [[Marshall (Requiem for the Rocket Men)|Marshall]] - [[Damian Lynch]]
-* [[Oskin]] - [[Pat Ruins]]
+* [[Fourth Doctor|Oskin]] - [[Pat Ruins]]
 == References ==
+* The Master compares keeping the Doctor imprisoned to taking a [[Rutan]] onboard an [[escape pod]].
-''to be added''
 == Notes ==
+[[File:Requiem for the Rocket Men textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover.]]
-''to be added''
+* Leela comments that [[knowledge]] is only half the battle. The phrase "knowing is half the battle" was made popular by the American 1980s cartoon {{wi|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero}}.
 == Continuity ==
-* K9 says that Shandar is the fifth most wanted person in the galaxy after the Master, ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et al) [[the Rani]], (''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') and the [[Terrible Zodin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
+* K9 says that Shandar is the fifth most wanted person in the galaxy, the first three being [[the Master]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''), [[the Rani]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') and the [[Terrible Zodin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
-* Oskin mentions the loss of [[Ashman (The Rocket Men)|Ashman]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rocket Men (audio story)|The Rocket Men]]'') and [[Van Cleef]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'')
+* [[Fourth Doctor|Oskin]] mentions the loss of [[Ashman (The Rocket Men)|Ashman]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rocket Men (audio story)|The Rocket Men]]'') and [[Van Cleef]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'')
+* After Van Cleef's death, the Rocket Men placed a bounty on the Doctor's head. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'')
+* The Master recognises Leela from their previous encounters in [[Dark Peak]], [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]''), on [[Oseidon]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') and aboard the ''[[Moray Rose]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Evil One (audio story)|The Evil One]]'')
+* The Master refers to the [[Sevateem]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'')
+* The Master mentions that he has previously used disguises to conceal his true identity. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et. al)
+* The Doctor disguises himself as a Rocket Man. His [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]'s companion [[Steven Taylor]] previously did the same thing on [[Ulysses 519]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'')
+* The Doctor once again refers to Leela as "[[Savage]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'', ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'')
+* The Master is arrested by [[Galactic Heritage]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rocket Men (audio story)|The Rocket Men]]'', ''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]'')
+* Leela again refers to the Master as "the Evil One". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Evil One (audio story)|The Evil One]]'', ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]'')
+* The Doctor tells Leela not to use any more [[janis thorn]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'')
+* The Rocket Men installed a propulsion unit in K9 while he was in their possession. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]'')
+* After he captured Leela, the Master brought her to the [[Quarry Station]] to serve as his champion in the [[Death Match]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]'')
+* After the destruction of the Asteroid, the Rocket Men became a much weaker force. To make ends meet, they stole whatever ship they could get their hands on, and used it to transport grain across the galaxy. The [[Seventh Doctor]] described them as "late period Rocket Men". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'')
+* {{Macqueen|c}} would later describe the Rocket Men as "a pathetic ragtag group of no-hopers with delusions of power on a cosmic scale". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'')
 == External links ==
-* {{bigfinish|releases/v/939|{{StoryTitle}}}}
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/939|{{StoryTitle}}}}
 {{BF 4DA}}
 {{Master stories}}
 {{TitleSort}}
 [[fr:Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio)]]
-[[Category:Fourth Doctor Adventures audio stories]]
+[[Category:Series 4 (4DA) audio stories]]
-[[Category:2015 audio stories]]
 [[Category:The Master audio stories]]
 [[Category:K9 audio stories]]

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