Changes: The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)

This was the third full story to feature the Seventh Doctor but the first audio story to feature Mel, a role which she last played in Children in Need presentation Dimensions in Time in 1993. This was also writer Lyons' first contribution to an audio story; he has also contributed to a number of novels and short stories.

Publisher's summary

Two thousand years ago, a cataclysmic volcanic eruption wiped the Roman city of Pompeii from the face of the Earth. It also buried the Doctor's TARDIS...

Arriving in Pompeii one day before the disaster, the Seventh Doctor and Mel find themselves separated from their ship and entangled in local politics. With time running out, they fight to escape from the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. But how can they succeed when history itself is working against them?

Plot

to be added

Cast

The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
Professor Scalini - Anthony Keetch
Captain Muriel Frost - Karen Henson
Tibernus / Roman Legionary - Robert Curbishley
Popidius Celsinus - Andy Coleman
Valeria Hedone - Nicky Goldie
Murranus - Steven Wickham
Eumachia - Lisa Hollander
Aglae - Gemma Bissix
Priest - Toby Longworth

References

The Doctor

During his fifth incarnation, the Doctor was contacted by UNIT, who told him that they had found his TARDIS encased in rock at Pompeii during an archaeological excavation in 1980.

Individuals

Mel states that she is a vegetarian. Valeria Hedone responds that she has never heard of Vegetaria.
Mel made a replica of Mount Vesuvius out of papier mâchè while at primary school.

The Master

The Doctor uses his voice to compel a guard and later Popidius into handing over a key and going to sleep, a skill previously demonstrated by the Master.

Earth history

According to the Roman calendar, 23 August is the tenth day before the Kalends of September.

Notes

This story was originally released on both CD and cassette.
An illustrated preview for this story appeared in Doctor Who Magazine issue 295 with art by Lee Sullivan.
Muriel Frost becomes the first character created for the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip to be featured in an audio drama. She will later be followed by Frobisher, Izzy Sinclair, Maxwell Edison and others.
This audio drama was recorded on 11 and 12 March 2000 at The Moat Studios.
Alistair Lock's soundtrack to the story was released on CD on Music from the New Audio Adventures Volume 2, alongside the scores for two other Seventh Doctor stories, Last of the Titans and The Shadow of the Scourge.

Cover gallery

Continuity

An older version of the Seventh Doctor would later return to Pompeii in August 79 in the company of Ace (PROSE: The Algebra of Ice), as would the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble (TV: The Fires of Pompeii) and his future travelling companion Captain Jack Harkness, on multiple occasions (TV: The Doctor Dances).
The Seventh Doctor is unaware that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was triggered by his tenth incarnation in order to stop the Pyroviles. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)

External links

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

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+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twelfth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]].
+This was the third full story to feature the Seventh Doctor but the first audio story to feature Mel, a role which she last played in [[Children in Need]] presentation ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' in 1993. This was also writer Lyons' first contribution to an audio story; he has also contributed to a number of novels and short stories.
 == Publisher's summary ==
-Two thousand years ago, a cataclysmic volcanic eruption wiped the [[Rome|Roman]] city of [[Pompeii]] from the face of the Earth. It also buried [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]...
+Two thousand years ago, a cataclysmic volcanic eruption wiped the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] city of [[Pompeii]] from the face of the Earth. It also buried [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]...
-Arriving in [[Pompeii]] one day before the disaster, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Mel]] find themselves separated from their ship and entangled in local politics. With time running out, they fight to escape from the shadow of [[Mount Vesuvius]]. But how can they succeed when history itself is working against them?
+Arriving in Pompeii one day before the disaster, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] find themselves separated from their ship and entangled in local politics. With time running out, they fight to escape from the shadow of [[Vesuvius|Mount Vesuvius]]. But how can they succeed when history itself is working against them?
 == Plot ==
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 * [[Scalini|Professor Scalini]] - [[Anthony Keetch]]
 * [[Muriel Frost|Captain Muriel Frost]] - [[Karen Henson]]
-* [[Tibernus]] - [[Robert Curbishley]]
+* [[Tibernus]] / [[Roman legionary|Roman Legionary]] - [[Robert Curbishley]]
 * [[Popidius Celsinus]] - [[Andy Coleman]]
 * [[Valeria Hedone]] - [[Nicky Goldie]]
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 * [[Aglae]] - [[Gemma Bissix]]
 * [[Priest (The Fires of Vulcan)|Priest]] - [[Toby Longworth]]
-* [[Roman Legionary]] - [[Robert Curbishley]]
 == References ==
-===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]===
+=== The Doctor ===
-* The Doctor while in his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] was contacted by [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]], who told him that they had found [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] encased in rock at [[Pompeii]] during an archaeological excavation in [[1980]].
+* During his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], the Doctor was contacted by [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]], who told him that they had found [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] encased in rock at [[Pompeii]] during an archaeological excavation in [[1980]].
-===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]===
+=== Individuals ===
 * Mel states that she is a [[vegetarian]]. [[Valeria Hedone]] responds that she has never heard of Vegetaria.
+* Mel made a replica of [[Vesuvius|Mount Vesuvius]] out of papier mâchè while at primary school.
+=== The Master ===
+* The Doctor uses his voice to compel a guard and later Popidius into handing over a key and going to sleep, a skill previously demonstrated by [[the Master]].
+=== Earth history ===
+* According to the Roman calendar, [[23 August]] is the tenth day before the Kalends of [[September]].
 == Notes ==
+* This story was originally released on both CD and cassette.
-[[File:Lee Sullivan BF 7 1 Fires of Vulcan.JPG|thumb|Art by [[Lee Sullivan]] from [[DWM 295]]]]
 * An illustrated preview for this story appeared in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 295|issue 295]] with art by [[Lee Sullivan]].
 * [[Muriel Frost]] becomes the first character created for the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip to be featured in an audio drama. She will later be followed by [[Frobisher]], [[Izzy Sinclair]], [[Maxwell Edison]] and others.
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[11 March (production)|11]] and [[12 March (production)|12 March]] 2000 at [[The Moat Studios]].
-* [[Steven Wickham]] (Murranus) is better known for his recurring roles as [[Joseph (android)|Joseph the Porter]] in the [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|''Bernice Summerfield'' audio series]] and [[Valyes]] in the [[Gallifrey (audio series)|''Gallifrey'' audio series]].
+* Alistair Lock's soundtrack to the story was released on CD on ''[[Music from the New Audio Adventures - Volume 2 (soundtrack)|Music from the New Audio Adventures Volume 2]]'', alongside the scores for two other Seventh Doctor stories, ''[[Last of the Titans (audio story)|Last of the Titans]] ''and ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge (audio story)|The Shadow of the Scourge]]''.
-* Although this was the first audio drama to feature Mel in terms of release, it is her final chronological appearance in the main range.
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[11 March|11]] and [[12 March]] [[2000]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
+=== Cover gallery ===
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+The Fires of Vulcan cassette cover with cassettes.jpg|Cassette cover and cassettes
+The Fires of Vulcan cover.jpg|Original CD cover art
+Vulcan revised.jpg|Revised CD cover art
+</gallery>
 == Continuity ==
 * An older version of the Seventh Doctor would later return to Pompeii in August 79 in the company of [[Ace]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Algebra of Ice (novel)|The Algebra of Ice]]''), as would the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') and his future travelling companion [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]], on multiple occasions ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'').
+* The Seventh Doctor is unaware that the eruption of [[Vesuvius|Mount Vesuvius]] was triggered by his tenth incarnation in order to stop the [[Pyrovile]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'')
-* ''The Fires of Vulcan'' occurs before [[PROSE]]: ''[[Pulling Strings (short story)|Pulling Strings]]''
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+{{dwrefguide|who_bf12.htm|The Fires of Vulcan}}
 * {{tetrap|7/fires.html|The Fires of Vulcan}}
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