Bloodtide (audio drama)
Bloodtide (radio drama) | |
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Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
Series | Doctor Who |
Release no. | 22 |
Featuring |
Sixth Doctor Evelyn Smythe |
Written by | Jonathan Morris |
Directed by | Gary Russell |
Produced by |
Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
Executive producer(s) | Jacqueline Rayner |
Production code | 7CD |
Length | 1 hr 50 mins |
Release date | 23 July 2001 |
Bloodtide is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Plot
The Sixth Doctor and Evelyn meet Charles Darwin on the Galapagos Islands where an awakening group of Silurians have horrifying plans for mankind.
Cast
- The Doctor — Colin Baker
- Evelyn Smythe — Maggie Stables
- Tulok — Daniel Hogarth
- Sh'vak — Helen Goldwyn
- Governor Lawson — Julian Harries
- Emilio — Jez Fielder
- Greta — Jane Goddard
- Charles Darwin — Miles Richardson
- Captain Fitzroy — George Tefler
- Lokan — Jez Fielder
Notes
- The play features an appearance by an adult Myrka, a type of monster previously seen in the TV serial Warriors of the Deep.
- Darwin and the Doctor make references to other real scientists such as geologist Charles Lyell and naturalist Georges Cuvier. The Doctor also uses the alias of Doctor Albert Einstein and warns Darwin to watch out for Alfred Wallace.
- According to this story, humanity (Homo sapiens) are the result of a forbidden breeding program carried out by a renegade Silurian scientist.
External links
Reviews
- Bloodtide reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Bloodtide reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
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