Energy of the Daleks
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| Energy of the Daleks | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who 4th Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 1.4 |
| Featuring | Fourth Doctor Leela |
| Writer | Nicholas Briggs |
| Director | Nicholas Briggs |
| Executive producer | Nicholas Briggs |
| Production code | 4S/D |
| Release date | 30 April 2012 |
Energy of the Daleks is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.[1][2]
Plot
The scene is set in London 2025. An energy crisis persists and The GlobeSphere Corporation plans to alleviate it with solar panels on the moon and a satellite dish on top of the National Gallery. The Doctor has detected an even more incongruous energy in the vicinity.
Cast
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Damien Stephens - Alex Lowe
- Jack Coulson - Mark Benton
- Lydia Harding - Caroline Keiff
- Kevin Winston - Dan Starkey
- Robomen - John Dorney / Alex Lowe / Dan Starkey
- Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
Continuity
- The Daleks converted humans into electronically controlled mind-slaves called "Robomen" in their second television story, The Dalek Invasion of Earth in 1964.
Notes
- This is Tom Baker's first Dalek story since 1979's Destiny of the Daleks. He also faced them in 1975's Genesis of the Daleks.
- Mark Benton played Clive in the first episode of the revived Doctor Who television series, Rose, in 2005.
- Dan Starkey has played Sontarans in several recent Doctor Who television stories, such as The Sontaran Stratagem and A Good Man Goes to War.
- Although the fourth in this series, Energy of the Daleks was the first story Tom Baker recorded with Big Finish Productions. The recording took place 22 April 2011.[3]
Critical reception
Paul Mount, writing for Starburst, gave the story 7/10, describing it as a "cracking little romp".[4]
References
- ↑ http://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/big-finish-4th-doctor-energy-of-the-daleks/
- ↑ http://nebula-one.blogspot.com/2011/09/daleks-to-return-in-new-adventure-with.html
- ↑ http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/04/dwn220411112008-big-finish-goes-fourth.html
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