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− | |series = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]] |
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+ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' |
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|number = 157 |
|number = 157 |
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|doctor = Sixth Doctor |
|doctor = Sixth Doctor |
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− | |companions = [[Flip Jackson]] |
+ | |companions = [[Flip Jackson|Flip]] |
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+ | |enemy = [[Krarn]], Warmongers, [[Chimbly]], [[Porcian]]s |
|setting = [[Transmission (planetoid)|Transmission]] |
|setting = [[Transmission (planetoid)|Transmission]] |
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|writer = [[John Dorney]] |
|writer = [[John Dorney]] |
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|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] |
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] |
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+ | |music= [[Jamie Robertson]] |
+ | |sound= [[Jamie Robertson]] |
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+ | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] |
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+ | |publisher = Big Finish Productions |
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|format = 2 CDs, 4 parts |
|format = 2 CDs, 4 parts |
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|next =Wirrn Isle (audio story) |
|next =Wirrn Isle (audio story) |
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|prev = The Curse of Davros (audio story) |
|prev = The Curse of Davros (audio story) |
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|production code = 7C/NAB |
|production code = 7C/NAB |
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− | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-605-8 |
+ | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-605-8 |
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− | '''''The Fourth Wall''''' is the second story in the [[2012]] [[Sixth Doctor]] audio trilogy. |
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+ | '''''The Fourth Wall''''' was the one hundred and fifty-seventh story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Lisa Greenwood]] as [[Flip Jackson]]. |
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== Publishers summary == |
== Publishers summary == |
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− | Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul Augustus Scullop, whose Trans-Gal empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, Transmission, Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that |
+ | Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul [[Augustus Scullop]], whose [[Trans-Gal]] empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, [[Transmission (planetoid)|Transmission]], Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that show... is Laser. |
− | Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, the Doctor is interested only in watching Test Match |
+ | Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] is interested only in watching Test Match [[cricket]]... but finds himself drawn into Scullop's world when his new travelling companion, [[Flip Jackson|Flip]], is snatched from inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. |
− | So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans- |
+ | So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans-Gal's new tech, Flip battles to survive in a barren wilderness ruled over by the indestructible Lord [[Krarn]] and his pig-like servants, the Warmongers. And the name of that wilderness... is "[[Stevenage]]". |
== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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* [[Matthew Howland]]/[[Krarn|Lord Krarn]] - [[Martin Hutson]] |
* [[Matthew Howland]]/[[Krarn|Lord Krarn]] - [[Martin Hutson]] |
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* [[Olivia Sayle]]/[[Jancey]] - [[Tilly Gaunt]] |
* [[Olivia Sayle]]/[[Jancey]] - [[Tilly Gaunt]] |
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− | * [[Chimbly]]/Head Warmonger - [[Kim Wall]] |
+ | * [[Chimbly]]/[[Head Warmonger]] - [[Kim Wall]] |
− | * [[Junior]]/Warmonger - [[Henry Devas]] |
+ | * [[Junior (The Fourth Wall)|Junior]]/Warmonger - [[Henry Devas]] |
== References == |
== References == |
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* The Doctor tells Flip that he is not as interested in [[cricket]] as his [[Fifth Doctor|previous incarnation]] and notes that many of his other incarnations are "astonishingly irritating." |
* The Doctor tells Flip that he is not as interested in [[cricket]] as his [[Fifth Doctor|previous incarnation]] and notes that many of his other incarnations are "astonishingly irritating." |
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* The Doctor is impressed by a [[reverse sweep]] in the match. |
* The Doctor is impressed by a [[reverse sweep]] in the match. |
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− | * The Doctor previously encountered Chimbly on Ballastron VII as well as several other planets. |
+ | * The Doctor previously encountered Chimbly on [[Ballastron VII]] as well as several other planets. |
− | * Xander Drexel was Augustus Scullop's business partner before he left Trans-Gal and created his own company, which proved to be considerably more successful. |
+ | * [[Xander Drexel]] was Augustus Scullop's business partner before he left Trans-Gal and created his own company, which proved to be considerably more successful. |
=== Foods and beverages === |
=== Foods and beverages === |
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=== Planets === |
=== Planets === |
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− | * Augustus Scullop has a home on an artificial planetoid called [[Transmission]]. |
+ | * Augustus Scullop has a home on an artificial [[planetoid]] called [[Transmission (planetoid)|Transmission]]. |
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+ | * The [[Porcian]]s once attempted to invade [[Skaro]]. |
=== Cultural references from the real world === |
=== Cultural references from the real world === |
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− | * Flip compares Transmission to the [[ |
+ | * Flip compares Transmission to the [[Death Star]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''. |
− | * Flip refers to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise |
+ | * Flip refers to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film franchise. |
− | * Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack [[Bruce Willis]]" |
+ | * Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack [[Bruce Willis]]". |
* Flip tells Lord Krarn that she has seen more realistic looking weapons than the Warmongers' on ''[[Blue Peter]]''. |
* Flip tells Lord Krarn that she has seen more realistic looking weapons than the Warmongers' on ''[[Blue Peter]]''. |
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* Flip states that Jancey's description of Earth's fate since the Warmonger invasion five years earlier sounds as if she was reading a summary of the plot on [[Wikipedia]]. |
* Flip states that Jancey's description of Earth's fate since the Warmonger invasion five years earlier sounds as if she was reading a summary of the plot on [[Wikipedia]]. |
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+ | * The Doctor enjoys the "[[fifth One Day International between Australia and South Africa 2006]]" on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. |
=== Time technology === |
=== Time technology === |
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+ | * Trans-Gal's reality generator utilises [[Dimensionally transcendental|dimensional transcendentalism]] to create the dimensional bubble. |
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− | * The Doctor watches the [[2006]] cricket Test Match between [[Australia]] and [[South Africa]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. Flip describes it as a "manky old thing" and criticises it for being in black and white. |
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− | * Trans-Gal's reality generator utilises [[Dimensionally transcendental|dimensional transcendentalism]] to create the dimensional bubble. The Doctor derides the use of the technology for the purposes of "mere entertainment." The reality generator was created by the Dream Spinners of Dashra, a long extinct species who inhabited the ninth galaxy. It was acquired by Dr. Helen Shepherd, who told Augustus Scullop that it was her own invention. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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− | * This audio drama was recorded on [[14 June (production)|14]] and [[15 June (production)|15 June]] [[2011]]. |
+ | * This audio drama was recorded on [[14 June (production)|14]] and [[15 June (production)|15 June]] [[2011 (production)|2011]]. |
+ | * Another audio story, ''[[Infamy of the Zaross (audio story)|Infamy of the Zaross]]'', also focused on a loose connection between fiction and reality and was also penned by [[John Dorney|Dorney]]. |
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== Continuity == |
== Continuity == |
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* Flip mentions her encounter with the [[Dalek]]s and [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]] on [[18 June]] [[1815]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') |
* Flip mentions her encounter with the [[Dalek]]s and [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]] on [[18 June]] [[1815]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') |
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* Nick Kenton refers to the [[Acteon Galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') |
* Nick Kenton refers to the [[Acteon Galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') |
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+ | * The Porcians said that they shouldn't have taken a left turn at [[Delta Magna]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'') |
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+ | * The Doctor would encounter Chimbly again during his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[You Are the Doctor (audio story)|You Are the Doctor]]'') |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 01:40, 28 August 2019
- You may be looking for the comic story or the plot mechanic known as the fourth wall.
The Fourth Wall was the one hundred and fifty-seventh story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by John Dorney and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Lisa Greenwood as Flip Jackson.
Publishers summary
Business is bad for intergalactic media mogul Augustus Scullop, whose Trans-Gal empire is on the rocks. But, having retreated to his own private planet, Transmission, Scullop is about to gamble his fortune on a new show, made with an entirely new technology. And the name of that show... is Laser.
Back in the real world, far from the realms of small screen sci-fi fantasies about monsters and aliens, the Doctor is interested only in watching Test Match cricket... but finds himself drawn into Scullop's world when his new travelling companion, Flip, is snatched from inside the TARDIS.
So, while the Doctor uncovers the terrible secret of Trans-Gal's new tech, Flip battles to survive in a barren wilderness ruled over by the indestructible Lord Krarn and his pig-like servants, the Warmongers. And the name of that wilderness... is "Stevenage".
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Flip Jackson - Lisa Greenwood
- Augustus Scullop - Julian Wadham
- Dr. Helen Shepherd - Yasmin Bannerman
- Nick Kenton/Jack Laser - Hywel Morgan
- Matthew Howland/Lord Krarn - Martin Hutson
- Olivia Sayle/Jancey - Tilly Gaunt
- Chimbly/Head Warmonger - Kim Wall
- Junior/Warmonger - Henry Devas
References
Individuals
- The Doctor tells Flip that he is not as interested in cricket as his previous incarnation and notes that many of his other incarnations are "astonishingly irritating."
- The Doctor is impressed by a reverse sweep in the match.
- The Doctor previously encountered Chimbly on Ballastron VII as well as several other planets.
- Xander Drexel was Augustus Scullop's business partner before he left Trans-Gal and created his own company, which proved to be considerably more successful.
Foods and beverages
- Flip makes popcorn using the TARDIS' food machine.
Planets
- Augustus Scullop has a home on an artificial planetoid called Transmission.
- The Porcians once attempted to invade Skaro.
Cultural references from the real world
- Flip compares Transmission to the Death Star from Star Wars.
- Flip refers to the James Bond film franchise.
- Flip states that the Warmongers are not exactly crack shots, comparing them to "terrorists trying to attack Bruce Willis".
- Flip tells Lord Krarn that she has seen more realistic looking weapons than the Warmongers' on Blue Peter.
- Flip states that Jancey's description of Earth's fate since the Warmonger invasion five years earlier sounds as if she was reading a summary of the plot on Wikipedia.
- The Doctor enjoys the "fifth One Day International between Australia and South Africa 2006" on the Time-Space Visualiser.
Time technology
- Trans-Gal's reality generator utilises dimensional transcendentalism to create the dimensional bubble.
Notes
- This audio drama was recorded on 14 and 15 June 2011.
- Another audio story, Infamy of the Zaross, also focused on a loose connection between fiction and reality and was also penned by Dorney.
Continuity
- Flip mentions her encounter with the Daleks and Napoléon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros)
- Nick Kenton refers to the Acteon Galaxy. (TV: Carnival of Monsters, Planet of the Spiders)
- The Porcians said that they shouldn't have taken a left turn at Delta Magna. (TV: The Power of Kroll)
- The Doctor would encounter Chimbly again during his seventh incarnation. (AUDIO: You Are the Doctor)
External links
- Official The Fourth Wall page at bigfinish.com
- DisContinuity for The Fourth Wall at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide