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{{Infobox Story
 
{{Infobox Story
 
|image = The Fourth Wall.jpg
 
|image = The Fourth Wall.jpg
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|range = Main Range
|series = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
 
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|number in range = 157
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|series = ''[[Main Range]]''
 
|number = 157
 
|number = 157
 
|doctor = Sixth Doctor
 
|doctor = Sixth Doctor
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|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-605-8
 
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-605-8
 
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{{you may|The Fourth Wall (comic story)|Fourth wall|n1 = the comic story|n2 = the plot mechanic known as the fourth wall}}
'''''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]].
   
 
== Publishers summary ==
 
== Publishers summary ==
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* [[Matthew Howland]]/[[Krarn|Lord Krarn]] - [[Martin Hutson]]
 
* [[Matthew Howland]]/[[Krarn|Lord Krarn]] - [[Martin Hutson]]
 
* [[Olivia Sayle]]/[[Jancey]] - [[Tilly Gaunt]]
 
* [[Olivia Sayle]]/[[Jancey]] - [[Tilly Gaunt]]
* [[Chimbly]]/Head Warmonger - [[Kim Wall]]
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* [[Chimbly]]/[[Head Warmonger]] - [[Kim Wall]]
* [[Junior]]/Warmonger - [[Henry Devas]]
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* [[Junior (The Fourth Wall)|Junior]]/Warmonger - [[Henry Devas]]
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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=== Cultural references from the real world ===
 
=== Cultural references from the real world ===
* Flip compares Transmission to the [[Death Star]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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* 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]]".
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
* This audio drama was recorded on [[14 June (production)|14]] and [[15 June (production)|15 June]] [[2011 (production)|2011]].
 
* This audio drama was recorded on [[14 June (production)|14]] and [[15 June (production)|15 June]] [[2011 (production)|2011]].
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* 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]].
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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{{BFA monthly}}
 
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[[Category:2012 audio stories]]
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[[Category:Sixth Doctor Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:Sixth Doctor audio stories]]
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[[Category:2012 Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:Doctor Who monthly audio stories]]
 
 
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]]
 
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]]

Revision as of 01:40, 28 August 2019

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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".

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  • 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.

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