Sword of Orion
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Sword of Orion is a Big Finish Productions
audio drama based on the long-running British
science fiction television
series Doctor Who
. This audio drama was broadcast on BBC 7
in four weekly parts starting from 3 September 2005, and was repeated in 2006. The story is adapted from the Audio Visuals
audio drama of the same name.
on a crippled vessel, light years from a war in the Orion System
which rages between humans and androids. Are the two connected?
, also written by Nicholas Briggs. They are later stated in Real Time to take place in the 26th Century.
that form the figure's sword. In the play it also refers to a secret military project.
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Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
audio drama based on the long-running British
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. This audio drama was broadcast on BBC 7
BBC 7
BBC Radio 4 Extra, formerly known as BBC 7 and BBC Radio 7, is a British digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming nationally 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's archive of spoken-word entertainment...
in four weekly parts starting from 3 September 2005, and was repeated in 2006. The story is adapted from the Audio Visuals
Audio Visuals
The Audio Visuals were an unlicensed series of Doctor Who audio dramas made by British fans in the 1980s.Featuring Nicholas Briggs as the Doctor, twenty-six audio plays were recorded and distributed on audio cassette between 1985 and 1991 .The first three seasons were produced by...
audio drama of the same name.
Plot
The Eighth Doctor and Charley encounter the CybermenCyberman
The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. Cybermen were originally a wholly organic species of humanoids originating on Earth's twin planet Mondas that began to implant more...
on a crippled vessel, light years from a war in the Orion System
Orion (constellation)
Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky...
which rages between humans and androids. Are the two connected?
Cast
- The DoctorDoctor (Doctor Who)The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and has also featured in two cinema feature films, a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
— Paul McGannPaul McGannPaul McGann is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role... - Charley PollardCharley PollardCharlotte Elspeth Pollard, or simply Charley, is a fictional character played by India Fisher in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, many of which were broadcast on BBC Radio 7, based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A young woman...
— India FisherIndia FisherIndia Fisher is a British actress born in 1974. Her father is the ex-MP Mark Fisher. She is also the stepsister of musician Crispin Hunt and of actress Francesca Hunt, who appears with her in the play Other Lives.... - Thinnes — Mark GatissMark GatissMark Gatiss is an English actor, screenwriter and novelist. He is best known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock....
- Digly — Barnaby EdwardsBarnaby EdwardsBarnaby Edwards is a British actor, writer, director and artist. He is best known for his work on the popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. His various roles include being a Dalek operator for the revived series in many Dalek stories...
- Ike — Ian Marr
- Grash — Bruce MontagueBruce MontagueBruce Montague is a British actor, best known for his role as Leonard Dunn in the television sitcom Butterflies. In 2000, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure The Genocide Machine and, in the following year, he starred alongside Paul McGann in the Doctor Who story Sword of...
- Vol — Hylton Collins
- Deeva Jansen — Michelle Livingstone
- Chev — Helen Goldwyn
- Kelsey — Toby LongworthToby LongworthToby Longworth is a British actor who has appeared on film, radio and television. He is originally from Somerset, where he attended King Edward's School, Bath...
- Cyberman — Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsNicholas Briggs is a British actor and writer, predominantly associated with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and its various spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Daleks. Briggs sometimes uses the pseudonym Arthur Wallis...
Continuity
The Orion War between Earth and the "Android Hordes" of Orion, introduced in this story, also provides the background for Big Finish's Cyberman miniseriesScorpius (Doctor Who audio)
Scorpius is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.- Plot :The human race is at war with its own android creations. The deadlock must be broken at all costs...
, also written by Nicholas Briggs. They are later stated in Real Time to take place in the 26th Century.
Outside references
The play's name refers to the stars in the constellation of OrionOrion (constellation)
Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky...
that form the figure's sword. In the play it also refers to a secret military project.
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