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|adapted from = The Hollows of Time (TV story)
 
|image=The Hollows of Time cover.jpg
 
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|range = The Lost Stories
|name= The Hollows of Time
 
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|series in range = Series 1 (TLS)
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|series number in range = 1
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|number in series = 4
 
|series=[[The Lost Stories]]
 
|series=[[The Lost Stories]]
 
|number= 1.04
 
|number= 1.04
 
|doctor=Sixth Doctor
 
|doctor=Sixth Doctor
 
|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
 
|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
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|enemy= [[Stream (The Hollows of Time)|Professor Stream]]
|enemy= The [[Tractator]]s
 
|setting= [[Hollowdean]], [[England]], the early [[1980s]]
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|setting= [[Hollowdean]], [[1980s]]
 
|writer= [[Christopher H Bidmead]]
 
|writer= [[Christopher H Bidmead]]
 
|director= [[John Ainsworth]]
 
|director= [[John Ainsworth]]
|producer=
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|producer= [[David Richardson]]
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|music= [[Nigel Fairs]]
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|sound= [[Nigel Fairs]]
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|cover= [[Alex Mallinson]]
 
|publisher= Big Finish Productions
 
|publisher= Big Finish Productions
 
|release date= [[February (releases)|February]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
 
|release date= [[February (releases)|February]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
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|prev= Leviathan (audio story)
 
|prev= Leviathan (audio story)
 
|next= Paradise 5 (audio story)
 
|next= Paradise 5 (audio story)
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|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-lost-stories-the-hollows-of-time-trailer
 
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'''The Hollows of Time''' is the fourth Lost Story of [[Season 23]] to be developed into an audio play. It stars [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]].
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'''''The Hollows of Time''''' was the fourth Lost Story of [[Season 23]] to be developed into an audio play. It starred [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]].
   
 
== Publisher's summary ==
 
== Publisher's summary ==
 
The Doctor and Peri have been on holiday, visiting old friend Reverend [[Foxwell]] in the sleepy English village of [[Hollowdean]]. But why are their memories so hazy?
 
The Doctor and Peri have been on holiday, visiting old friend Reverend [[Foxwell]] in the sleepy English village of [[Hollowdean]]. But why are their memories so hazy?
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Piecing together events they recall a mysterious [[chauffeur]], who is not what he seems, and Foxwell's experiments that could alter the nature of reality. Huge [[Tractator|sand creatures]] have been sighted on the dunes, and many of the locals are devoted to a leader known as 'Professor [[Stream]]'.
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Piecing together events they recall a mysterious [[chauffeur]], who is not what he seems, and Foxwell's experiments that could alter the nature of reality. Huge [[Tractator|sand creatures]] have been sighted on the dunes, and many of the locals are devoted to a leader known as "Professor [[Stream (The Hollows of Time)|Stream]]".
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But who is Stream? And what lies within the Hollows of Time?
 
But who is Stream? And what lies within the Hollows of Time?
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The Doctor will discover that not every question has a definitive answer...
 
The Doctor will discover that not every question has a definitive answer...
   
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* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] – [[Colin Baker]]
 
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] – [[Colin Baker]]
 
* [[Peri Brown|Peri]] – [[Nicola Bryant]]
 
* [[Peri Brown|Peri]] – [[Nicola Bryant]]
* [[Stream|Professor Stream]] - [[David Garfield]]
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* [[Stream (The Hollows of Time)|Professor Stream]] - [[David Garfield]]
 
* [[Foxwell|Reverend Foxwell]] - [[Trevor Littledale]]
 
* [[Foxwell|Reverend Foxwell]] - [[Trevor Littledale]]
 
* [[Streeter|Mrs Streeter]]/[[Simon (The Hollows of Time)|Simon]] - [[Susan Sheridan]]
 
* [[Streeter|Mrs Streeter]]/[[Simon (The Hollows of Time)|Simon]] - [[Susan Sheridan]]
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== References ==
 
== References ==
* Reverend Foxwell recognises the Doctor on sight, suggesting that they have met during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]].
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* When Reverend Foxwell inquires as to whether he used to have a "[[K9|a metal dog]]", the Doctor says it was a long time ago in "[[Fourth Doctor|another life]]".
* When Reverend Foxwell inquires as to whether he used to have a "[[K9|metal dog]]," the Doctor says it was a long time ago in "[[Fourth Doctor|another life]]."
 
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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* ''The Hollows of Time'' was an unproduced serial written by [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] intended to feature the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. It was cancelled to make way for ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]''.
 
* ''The Hollows of Time'' was an unproduced serial written by [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] intended to feature the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. It was cancelled to make way for ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]''.
 
* This story marks the first appearance of the [[Tractator]]s in an audio story, as well as their first appearance in ''Doctor Who'' in any medium since their introduction in ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'', twenty-six years earlier.
 
* This story marks the first appearance of the [[Tractator]]s in an audio story, as well as their first appearance in ''Doctor Who'' in any medium since their introduction in ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'', twenty-six years earlier.
* In the original version of the script, Professor Stream would have been revealed to be {{Ainley}} in disguise ("Stream" being an anagram for "Master"), a plot device previously used in ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', ''[[Time-Flight]]'' and ''[[The King's Demons]]''. While this was changed, David Garfield's portrayed Stream with a voice similar to Anthony Ainley's, further suggesting that he was in fact The Master.
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* In the original version of the script, [[Stream (The Hollows of Time)|Professor Stream]] would have been revealed to be {{Ainley}} in disguise ("Stream" being an anagram for "Master"), a plot device previously used in ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', ''[[Time-Flight]]'' and ''[[The King's Demons]]''. While this was changed, David Garfield portrayed Stream with a voice similar to Anthony Ainley's. In-narrative, this is further explained as the Doctor and Peri suffering from slight amnesia after this adventure, creating the possibility that Stream is the Master and they just don't remember it. Additionally, this story was included by Big Finish on a 2019 sale of stories featuring [[the Master]] implying Stream was the Master in disguise.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[30 March (production)|30]] and [[31 March (production)|31 March]] [[2009]].
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* This audio drama was recorded on [[30 March (production)|30]] and [[31 March (production)|31 March]] 2009.
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
* After Peri accuses him of deliberately deceiving her, the Doctor tells her that [[Time Lord]]s do not do such things. However, his [[Seventh Doctor|next incarnation]] would later deceive and manipulate his companion [[Ace]] and others on numerous occasions in furtherance of his schemes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', et al.)
 
* After Peri accuses him of deliberately deceiving her, the Doctor tells her that [[Time Lord]]s do not do such things. However, his [[Seventh Doctor|next incarnation]] would later deceive and manipulate his companion [[Ace]] and others on numerous occasions in furtherance of his schemes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', et al.)
 
* The Doctor notes that his previous encounter with the Tractators occurred aeons from the [[20th century]], which is consistent with the fact that [[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'' took place on the [[Frontios|planet of the same name]] at an unknown time in the [[far future]].
 
* The Doctor notes that his previous encounter with the Tractators occurred aeons from the [[20th century]], which is consistent with the fact that [[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'' took place on the [[Frontios|planet of the same name]] at an unknown time in the [[far future]].
* The Doctor is initally unable to remember the name of his vintage car, [[Bessie]], which he used mostly in his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', et al.) The [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]] and [[Eighth Doctor]]s used the car on one occasion each. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'')
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* The Doctor is initially unable to remember the name of his vintage car, [[Bessie]], which he used mostly in his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', et al.) The [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]] and [[Eighth Doctor]]s used the car on one occasion each. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'')
* The Doctor first paraphrases and then quotes "My kingdom for a horse", which appears in Act V, Scene IV of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Richard III]]''. During his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], he, Peri and their former travelling companion [[Erimem]] had met both a time travelling Shakespeare and the [[Richard III of England|eponymous King of England]] in [[15th century|1483]] and [[15th century|1485]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') Later, in his [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth incarnation]], the Doctor would meet Shakespeare again. ([[TV]]: [[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|''The Shakespeare Code'']])
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* The Doctor first paraphrases and then quotes "My kingdom for a horse", which appears in Act V, Scene IV of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''. During his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], he, Peri and their former travelling companion [[Erimem]] had met both a time travelling Shakespeare and the [[Richard III of England|eponymous King of England]] in [[15th century|1483]] and [[15th century|1485]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') Later, in his [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth incarnation]], the Doctor would meet Shakespeare again. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
 
* The Doctor took a [[battery]] from Reverend Foxwell's laboratory. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Macros (audio story)|The Macros]]'')
 
* The Doctor took a [[battery]] from Reverend Foxwell's laboratory. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Macros (audio story)|The Macros]]'')
* Upon meeting an older version of Peri in [[Los Angeles]] in [[2009]] who had no memory of their travels together beyond their first encounter on [[Lanzarote]] in [[May]] [[1984]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]''), the Doctor mentions the Tractators in an attempt to jog her memory. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]'')
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* Upon meeting an older version of Peri in [[Los Angeles]] in [[2009]] who had no memory of their travels together beyond their first encounter on [[Lanzarote]] in [[May]] [[1984]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''), the Doctor mentions the Tractators in an attempt to jog her memory. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]'')
 
* The Doctor mentions that [[Alan Turing]] was working with Foxwell in the 40s breaking codes. During his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth]] incarnation, he would later have an adventure with Turing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]'')
 
* The Doctor mentions that [[Alan Turing]] was working with Foxwell in the 40s breaking codes. During his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth]] incarnation, he would later have an adventure with Turing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]'')
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-hollows-of-time-424|The Hollows of Time}}
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* {{dwrefguide|loststories04.htm|The Hollows of Time}}
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* Transcript of [http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/wholost104.html The Hollows of Time] at [http://www.chakoteya.net Chrissie's Transcripts Site]
 
 
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Revision as of 14:03, 14 April 2020

RealWorld

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The Hollows of Time was the fourth Lost Story of Season 23 to be developed into an audio play. It starred Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown.

Publisher's summary

The Doctor and Peri have been on holiday, visiting old friend Reverend Foxwell in the sleepy English village of Hollowdean. But why are their memories so hazy?

Piecing together events they recall a mysterious chauffeur, who is not what he seems, and Foxwell's experiments that could alter the nature of reality. Huge sand creatures have been sighted on the dunes, and many of the locals are devoted to a leader known as "Professor Stream".

But who is Stream? And what lies within the Hollows of Time?

The Doctor will discover that not every question has a definitive answer...

Plot

Part one

to be added

Part two

to be added

Cast

References

  • When Reverend Foxwell inquires as to whether he used to have a "a metal dog", the Doctor says it was a long time ago in "another life".

Notes

The Hallows of Time Big Finish Story Art

Interior CD Sleeve illustration of the events of the story.

  • The Hollows of Time was an unproduced serial written by Christopher H. Bidmead intended to feature the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown. It was cancelled to make way for The Trial of a Time Lord.
  • This story marks the first appearance of the Tractators in an audio story, as well as their first appearance in Doctor Who in any medium since their introduction in Frontios, twenty-six years earlier.
  • In the original version of the script, Professor Stream would have been revealed to be the Tremas Master in disguise ("Stream" being an anagram for "Master"), a plot device previously used in The Keeper of Traken, Castrovalva, Time-Flight and The King's Demons. While this was changed, David Garfield portrayed Stream with a voice similar to Anthony Ainley's. In-narrative, this is further explained as the Doctor and Peri suffering from slight amnesia after this adventure, creating the possibility that Stream is the Master and they just don't remember it. Additionally, this story was included by Big Finish on a 2019 sale of stories featuring the Master implying Stream was the Master in disguise.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 30 and 31 March 2009.

Continuity

External links