Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Kingdom of the Blind (audio story)

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Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Kingdom of the Blind

Key crew

Publisher:

Big Finish Productions

Writer:

Jacqueline Rayner

Director:

Gary Russell

Producer:

Gary Russell

Music:

Simon Robinson

Sound:

Simon Robinson

Cover by:

Adrian Salmon

Release details

Story number:

Release number:

Release date:

July 2005

Format:

1 CD

Production code:

BFPCD25

ISBN:

ISBN 1-84435-131-9

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You may be looking for the short story of the same name.

Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Kingdom of the Blind was the twenty-fifth Bernice Summerfield audio story released by Big Finish Productions. It was the second audio story of the sixth season, released in July 2005. It featured the Monoids' second appearance in a story; their first was in 1966 in the Doctor Who television story The Ark.

Publisher's summary

Jason Kane thought things had been going so well with ex-wife Bernice Summerfield, until she went sleepwalking, stole Brax's shuttle (causing Jason grievous bodily harm in the process), and then abandoned her on-off lover to the mercy of a horde of mute and unfriendly aliens.

Although Benny — waking to find herself marooned on a strange planet dressed only in her nightie, with strange voices in her head and a bunch of one-eyed monsters threatening to cut out her tongue — would probably argue that her day was even worse, thank you very much.

But Benny does seem to have stumbled across the last resting place of a legendary civilisation, so it's not all bad. Well, assuming she and Jason can survive — intact — long enough to tell anyone about it...

Plot

to be added

Cast

References

to be added

Notes

This story is a prequel to the television story The Ark, which takes place millions of years in the future.
This audio drama was recorded on 22 March 2005.

Continuity

The First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet previously encountered the Monoids aboard the Ark in circa 10,000,000 and once again 700 years later. (TV: The Ark)

External links

Official The Kingdom of the Blind page at bigfinish.com
The Kingdom of the Blind at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series

Audio stories

The original series of Bernice Summerfield ran from 1998 to 2013, followed by The New Adventures.

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 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

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

Blood & Steel	Willkommen • Wulf • Übermensch • Auf Wiedersehen

The Story So Far

Volume One	Ever After Happy • The Grel Invasion of Earth • Braxiatel in Love

Volume Two	Every Dark Thought • Empress of the Drahvins • The Angel of History

The Christmas
Collection

Tap • Null Zeit • 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

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+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twenty-fifth ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the second audio story of the sixth season, released in [[July (releases)|July]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. It featured the [[Monoid]]s' second appearance in a story; their first was in 1966 in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''.
 == Publisher's summary ==
 [[Jason Kane]] thought things had been going so well with ex-wife [[Bernice Summerfield]], until she went sleepwalking, stole [[Irving Braxiatel|Brax's]] shuttle (causing Jason grievous bodily harm in the process), and then abandoned her on-off lover to the mercy of a horde of mute and unfriendly aliens.
-Although Benny -- waking to find herself marooned on a strange planet dressed only in her nightie, with strange voices in her head and a bunch of [[Monoid|one-eyed monsters]] threatening to cut out her tongue -- would probably argue that her day was even worse, thank you very much.
+Although Benny — waking to find herself marooned on a strange planet dressed only in her nightie, with strange voices in her head and a bunch of [[Monoid|one-eyed monsters]] threatening to cut out her [[tongue]] — would probably argue that her day was even worse, thank you very much.
-But Benny does seem to have stumbled across the last resting place of a legendary civilisation, so it’s not all bad. Well, assuming she and Jason can survive -- intact -- long enough to tell anyone about it...
+But Benny does seem to have stumbled across the last resting place of a legendary civilisation, so it's not all bad. Well, assuming she and Jason can survive — intact — long enough to tell anyone about it...
 == Plot ==
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 * [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
 * [[Jason Kane]] - [[Stephen Fewell]]
-* [[Monoid|Aliens]] (including [[Zarf]], [[Hult]], [[Rezram]]) - [[Richard Unwin]]
+* [[Monoid|Aliens]] - [[Richard Unwin]]
-* [[44]] - [[Paul Clayton]]
+* [[44 (The Kingdom of the Blind)|44]] - [[Paul Clayton]]
 * [[26 (The Kingdom of the Blind)|26]] - [[Caroline Morris]]
 == References ==
+''to be added''
-=== Species ===
-* The [[Monoid]]s appear.
 == Notes ==
-* This story is a prequel to [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'', which will take place millions of years in the future.
+* This story is a prequel to the television story ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'', which takes place millions of years in the future.
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 March (production)|22 March]] [[2005 (production)|2005]].
-* [[Caroline Morris]] (26) is better known for her role as the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s companion [[Erimem]].
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 March (production)|22 March]] [[2005]].
 == Continuity ==
-* The [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] previously encountered the Monoids aboard the [[Ark]] in circa [[far future|10,000,000]] and once again 700 years later. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'')
+* The [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] previously encountered the [[Monoid]]s aboard the [[Ark]] in circa [[far future|10,000,000]] and once again 700 years later. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'')
 == External links ==
-* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-kingdom-of-the-blind-64|The Kingdom of the Blind}}
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-kingdom-of-the-blind-64|The Kingdom of the Blind}}
-* {{dwrefguide|bs_a18.htm|The Kingdom of the Blind}}
+{{dwrefguide|bs_a18.htm|The Kingdom of the Blind}}
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