Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)

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Renaissance of the Daleks

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Writers:

From a story byChristopher H. Bidmead

Release details

Number of parts:

4

Release number:

93

Release date:

Format:

2 CDs
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ISBN:

ISBN 978-1-84435-214-2 (physical)
ISBN 978-1-78575-298-8 (digital)
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Renaissance of the Daleks was the ninety-third story inBig Finish'smonthly range. It was based on a story byChristopher H. Bidmead and featuredPeter Davison as theFifth Doctor andSarah Sutton asNyssa.

Publisher's summary[[edit] |[edit source]]

A random landing inLondon and a trip to theSavoy Hotel yield unexpected results for theFifth Doctor.Tea,scones, anAmerican general who knows far too much, and the threat of aDalek invasion ofEarth.

Meanwhile, the Doctor's companionNyssa is inRhodes during the time of theCrusades, where her position proves to be distinctly precarious.

It seems the Doctor's deadliest foes have woven a tangled web indeed. And in order to defeat them, he must cross the forbidden barriers of time and walk into the very centre of their latest, most outlandish scheme of conquest.

Plot[[edit] |[edit source]]

Part one[[edit] |[edit source]]

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Part two[[edit] |[edit source]]

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Part three[[edit] |[edit source]]

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Part four[[edit] |[edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] |[edit source]]

Crew[[edit] |[edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] |[edit source]]

  • Hunniford uses the word "gook" as slang.
  • Acceleration due to gravity onEarth is 32feet persecond per second.

Communications technology[[edit] |[edit source]]

  • The Doctor and Nyssa are experimenting withtemporal interocitor technology to allow communication across different temporal areas.

TARDIS[[edit] |[edit source]]

Notes[[edit] |[edit source]]

  • This audio story was previewed inDoctor Who Magazineissue 380 with an illustration byMartin Geraghty.
  • This is the first Big FinishDoctor Who release to feature the new cover design of the main cover art on the right, with the story's title and an image of the Doctor on the left. This sidebar format would be used consistently untilThe Lure of the Nomad in 2018.
  • This audio drama was recorded on16 and17 January2007 atthe Moat Studios.
  • Nyssa says she was in Rhodes in 1320, while the Doctor later says it was 1310. Given the Doctor has a better knowledge of Earth's history than Nyssa, and the fact the real life Knights Hospitaller took over Rhodes in 1310, as is depicted here, 1310 is the most likely date for this to be set.
  • Director John Ainsworth talked about the troubled production of this release on the Doc Oho Reviews[1] blog, and more specifically the reason Christopher Bidmead was not credited as the writer for the story. According to Ainsworth, the original script as written by Bidmead was too long and had too many characters; there was also no relation between the Toy Daleks and the Greyish, and the ending involved the TARDIS exploding, which somehow stopped the Daleks invasion. When Nicholas Briggs made rewrites, Bidmead was reportedly unhappy with the changes, and asked for his name to be taken off.
  • This story is set betweenTime-Flight andArc of Infinity.

Gallery[[edit] |[edit source]]

  • original cover art

    original cover art

  • Interior CD booklet artwork

    Interior CD booklet artwork

  • The DWM preview for this story by Martin Geraghty

    The DWM preview for this story byMartin Geraghty

Continuity[[edit] |[edit source]]

External links[[edit] |[edit source]]

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