Changes: The Maltese Penguin (audio story)

The story was free to any subscribers whose subscription included Neverland. Numbered 33½, it was Big Finish's first "bonus" story that was not at first released to buy (outside of being included in subscriptions). This story featured Frobisher in the lead role. It was his second audio appearance (his first was The Holy Terror); the Doctor did appear in this story but was mostly sidelined for Frobisher's story. This was also the final audio story to feature Frobisher, and the first to feature Josiah W. Dogbolter.

Publisher's summary

"My friends call me Frobisher. My enemies call me Mr. Frobisher. And the junk mail department of the Galactic Readers' Digest call me Mrs. F R Rubbisher — but that's neither here nor there."

It was just another quiet day on the mean streets for Frobisher, private eye. But then a dame walks into his office and into his life. A dame who is drop dead gorgeous and drop dead deadly, offering him a case he just can't refuse.

Well, he could refuse it. If he really wanted to. But he has to pay the rent.

When their paths cross, Frobisher finds himself involved in a web of mayhem and intrigue. A web of gangland killings, corrupt cops, sentient bloodstains and very rude hotel receptionists. A web of murder and deceit, treachery and fisticuffs.

That sort of web. You know. The sticky kind.

Plot

to be added

Cast

References

Josiah W. Dogbolter owns the planet Metazula Beta.

Notes

This story was numbered 33½ on the spine. The Big Finish website rendered this as "33 1/2" before the 2019 redesign.^[1]
- After the 2019 redesign, the number was removed and the release was added to The Sixth Doctor Adventures.
The case bids it "A special side-step into a 2-D universe".
This story marks the second appearance of Frobisher in an audio play. He previously appeared in this format in the audio story The Holy Terror. As of July 2020, this is his most recent appearance in a Big Finish audio drama.
Dogbolter mentions his art collection contains "an original Ridgway", referring to the artist who originally drew Frobisher and Dogbolter in Doctor Who Magazine.
This audio drama was recorded on 2 November 2001 at The Moat Studios.
With the Doctor largely absent from the story, Colin Baker gets to voice both the Doctor and Frobisher when the latter takes the Doctor's form.
Pre-dating the Companion Chronicles series, this story is told from Frobisher's perspective.

Continuity

Dogbolter first appeared in COMIC: The Moderator.
Frobisher impersonates the Sixth Doctor. He had previously done so in his first appearance, COMIC: The Shape Shifter.
Dogbolter owns a painting by van Gogh, but, along with his other pictures, it was put up facing the wall. Dogbolter noted that they were meant to represent his wealth, rather than be decorative. The Doctor would later meet van Gogh in his eleventh incarnation. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

External links

Official The Maltese Penguin page at bigfinish.com
The Maltese Penguin at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
DisContinuity for The Maltese Penguin at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide

Footnotes

↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160414060334/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-maltese-penguin-452

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 {{Infobox Story
 |image=The Maltese Penguin cover.jpg
+|range           = Bonus Releases
-|series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#Special Releases|Specially Released Audio Dramas]]
-|number= 1 (spine number 33 1/2)
+|number in range = 33½
+|series= [[Special Releases]]
-|doctor= Sixth Doctor
+|number= 1 (spine number 33½)
-|companions= [[Frobisher]]
+|main character= [[Frobisher]]
+|featuring= [[Sixth Doctor]]
 |enemy= [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]]
-|setting= [[82nd century]]
+|setting= [[Planet (The Maltese Penguin)|Unnamed planet]], [[82nd century]]
 |writer= [[Robert Shearman]]
 |director= [[Gary Russell]]
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 |publisher= Big Finish Productions
 |cover=[[Lee Binding]]
-|release date= [[November (releases)|November]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
+|release date= [[12 July (releases)|12 July]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
-|format= 1x68:19 Episode on 1 CD
+|format= 1 Episodes on 1 CD
 |production code= BFPDWCDSS3
 |isbn= ISBN 1-903654-90-4
-|next= Her Final Flight (audio story) }}
+|next= Her Final Flight (audio story)
+|series2         = ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]''
+|prev2           = The Ratings War (audio story)
+|next2           = Real Time (audio story)
+|producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
+}}{{audio stub}}
 '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' bonus story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Robert Shearman]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Robert Jezek]] as [[Frobisher]].
-The story was free to any subscribers whose subscription included ''[[Neverland]]''. Numbered 33 1/2, it was Big Finish's first "bonus" story that was not at first released to buy (outside of being included in subscriptions). This story featured Frobisher in the lead role. It was his second audio appearance (his first was ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]''); the Doctor did appear in this story but was mostly sidelined for Frobisher's story. This was also the final audio story to feature Frobisher.
+The story was free to any subscribers whose subscription included ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]''. Numbered 33½, it was Big Finish's first "bonus" story that was not at first released to buy (outside of being included in subscriptions). This story featured Frobisher in the lead role. It was his second audio appearance (his first was ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]''); the Doctor did appear in this story but was mostly sidelined for Frobisher's story. This was also the final audio story to feature Frobisher, and the first to feature [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
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 == Notes ==
+* This story was numbered 33½ on the spine. The Big Finish website rendered this as "33 1/2" before the 2019 redesign.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160414060334/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-maltese-penguin-452</ref>
-* This story marks the second appearance of [[Frobisher]] in an audio play. He previously appeared in this format in the audio story ''[[The Holy Terror]]''.
+** After the 2019 redesign, the number was removed and the release was added to ''[[The Sixth Doctor Adventures]]''.
 * The case bids it "A special side-step into a 2-D universe".
+* This story marks the second appearance of [[Frobisher]] in an audio play. He previously appeared in this format in the audio story ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]''. As of [[July (releases)|July]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]], this is his most recent appearance in a Big Finish audio drama.
 * Dogbolter mentions his art collection contains "an original [[John Ridgway|Ridgway]]", referring to the artist who originally drew Frobisher and Dogbolter in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[2 November (production)|2 November]] 2001 at [[The Moat Studios]].
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[2 November (production)|2 November]] [[2001 (production)|2001]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
+* With the Doctor largely absent from the story, Colin Baker gets to voice both the Doctor and Frobisher when the latter takes the Doctor's form.
-* Unusual for ''Doctor Who'', this story contains no opening or closing theme music.
+* Pre-dating the ''[[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicles]]'' series, this story is told from Frobisher's perspective.
-* With the Doctor largely absent from the story, Colin Baker gets to voice both the Doctor and Frobisher when Frobisher takes the Doctor's form.
-* This story pre-dates the [[The Companion Chronicles|''Companion Chronicles'']] series as it's told from Frobisher's perspective.
 == Continuity ==
 * Dogbolter first appeared in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Moderator (comic story)|The Moderator]]''.
-* Frobisher impersonates the [[Sixth Doctor]]. He had previously done so in his first appearance, [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Shape Shifter]]''.
+* Frobisher impersonates the [[Sixth Doctor]]. He had previously done so in his first appearance, [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Shape Shifter (comic story)|The Shape Shifter]]''.
-* Dogbolter owns a painting by [[Vincent van Gogh|Gogh]], but, along with his other pictures, it was put up facing the wall. Dogbolter noted that they were meant to represent his wealth, rather than be decorative. The Doctor would later meet van Gogh in his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
+* Dogbolter owns a painting by [[Vincent van Gogh|van Gogh]], but, along with his other pictures, it was put up facing the wall. Dogbolter noted that they were meant to represent his wealth, rather than be decorative. The Doctor would later meet van Gogh in his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
 == External links ==
-* {{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-the-maltese-penguin-452|The Maltese Penguin}}
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-the-maltese-penguin-452|The Maltese Penguin}}
 {{dwrefguide|who_bf33a.htm|The Maltese Penguin}}
 * {{tetrap|6/maltese.html|The Maltese Penguin}}
+== Footnotes ==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{BF 6DA}}
 {{BFA monthly}}
+{{Dogbolter stories}}
 {{TitleSort}}
-[[Category:Sixth Doctor audio stories]]
+[[Category:The Sixth Doctor Adventures audio stories]]
 [[Category:2002 audio stories]]
 [[Category:Bonus Releases audio stories]]

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