The Diet of Worms (audio story)

The Diet of Worms was the forty-fourth Bernice Summerfield audio story released by Big Finish Productions. It was the fourth story of the ninth season.

1 Publisher's summary
2 Plot
3 Cast
4 References
5 Notes
6 Continuity
7 Footnotes
8 External links

Publisher's summary[]

The Depository is a vast store of the literary remains of Earth's cultural greats: Charles Darwin, Martin Luther, Wilkie Collins, Barbara Cartland.

Benny's heard that there's a job going, and thinks that it might offer just the kind of stable environment that her son requires. It has friendly bars, a reliable atmosphere shield, a fantastic patisserie run by a robot called Mrs Tishpishti — and no history of alien invasion.

But you know where you are with an alien invasion. Or you do, at least, if you're Bernice Summerfield. And even she has never encountered a monster whose main objective is to tell her that she doesn't look very good in trousers.

Plot[]

to be added

Cast[]

Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
Peter Summerfield - Thomas Grant
Panthea Vyse - Catherine Harvey
Myrtle Bunnage / Mrs Tishpishti / Robots - Beth Chalmers
Examiner - Matthew Sweet
Robots - Ralf Collie

References[]

to be added

Notes[]

This audio drama was recorded on 1 June 2008.
The story's director, Toby Longworth, is known for being one of Big Finish's regular actors.
This story was originally released on CD on 31 October 2008.^[1] A download version is currently unavailable.

Continuity[]

Benny comes to the depository to deliver some unpublished Sherlock Holmes books. (AUDIO: The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)
Benny's CV includes experience with Sea Devils. (AUDIO: The Poison Seas)
Benny mentions that she has recently encountered zombies (AUDIO: Beyond the Sea) and travelled through time. (AUDIO: The Adolescence of Time, The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)

Footnotes[]

↑ LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 08-10-2010

External links[]

Official The Diet of Worms page at bigfinish.com
The Diet of Worms at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series

Audio stories

Series 1	Oh No It Isn't! • Beyond the Sun • Walking to Babylon • Birthright • Just War • Dragons' Wrath

Series 2	The Secret of Cassandra • The Stone's Lament • The Extinction Event • The Skymines of Karthos

Series 3	The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy • The Green-Eyed Monsters • The Plague Herds of Excelis • The Dance of the Dead • The Mirror Effect

Series 4	The Bellotron Incident • The Draconian Rage • The Poison Seas • Death and the Daleks

Series 5	The Grel Escape • The Bone of Contention • The Relics of Jegg-Sau • The Masquerade of Death

Series 6	The Heart's Desire • The Kingdom of the Blind • The Lost Museum • The Goddess Quandary • The Crystal of Cantus

Series 7	The Tartarus Gate • Timeless Passages • The Worst Thing in the World • Summer of Love • The Oracle of Delphi • The Empire State

Series 8	The Tub Full of Cats • The Judas Gift • Freedom of Information • The End of the World • The Final Amendment • The Wake

Series 9	Beyond the Sea • The Adolescence of Time • The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel • The Diet of Worms

Series 10	Glory Days • Absence • Venus Mantrap • Secret Origins

Series 11	Resurrecting the Past • Escaping the Future • Year Zero • Dead Man's Switch

Epoch	The Kraken's Lament • The Temple of Questions • Private Enemy No. 1 • Judgement Day

Road Trip	Brand Management • Bad Habits • Paradise Frost

Legion	Vesuvius Falling • Shades of Gray • Everybody Loves Irving

New Frontiers	A Handful of Dust • HMS Surprise • The Curse of Fenman

Missing Persons	Big Dig • The Revenant's Carnival • The Brimstone Kid • The Winning Side • In Living Memory

The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield	The Revolution • Good Night, Sweet Ladies • Random Ghosts • The Lights of Skaro

The Triumph of Sutekh	The Pyramid of Sutekh • The Vaults of Osiris • The Eye of Horus • The Tears of Isis

The Unbound Universe	The Library in the Body • Planet X • The Very Dark Thing • The Emporium At The End

Ruler of the Universe	The City and the Clock • Asking for a Friend • Truant • The True Saviour of the Universe

The Story So Far	Ever After Happy • The Grel Invasion of Earth • Braxiatel in Love • Every Dark Thought • Empress of the Drahvins • The Angel of History

Buried Memories	Pride of the Lampian • Clear History • Dead and Breakfast • Burrowed Time

Lost in Translation	Have I Told You Lately? • The Undying Truth • Inertia • Gallifrey

The Christmas Collection	Tap • Null Ziet • Glory to the Reborn King • Signifiers of the Verphidiae • The Frosted Deer • Collector's Item • Santa Benny at the Bottom of the Sea • Bernice Summerfield and the Christmas Adventure • White Christmas • Wise Woman

Special releases	Buried Treasures (Making Myths, Closure) • Silver Lining • Many Happy Returns • The Worlds of Big Finish • The Eighth of March: The Big Blue Book

Prose

Anthologies	The Dead Men Diaries • A Life of Surprises • Life During Wartime • A Life Worth Living • A Life in Pieces • Parallel Lives • Something Changed • Collected Works • Old Friends • Nobody's Children • Missing Adventures • The Vampire Curse • Secret Histories • Present Danger • True Stories • In Time

Novels	The Doomsday Manuscript • The Gods of the Underworld • The Squire's Crystal • The Infernal Nexus • The Glass Prison • The Big Hunt • The Tree of Life • Genius Loci • The Two Jasons • The Weather on Versimmon • The Slender-Fingered Cats of Bubastis • Filthy Lucre • Adorable Illusion

Webcasts

Dead and Buried • Transmission from Mars • A Visit from Prof. Summerfield