The Guardian of the Solar System
| The Guardian of the Solar System | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | 'Doctor Who' |
| Release no. | 33 |
| Featuring | Sara Kingdom |
| Written by | Simon Guerrier |
| Directed by | Lisa Bowerman |
| Production code | BFPDWCC33 |
| Release date | July 2010 |
The Guardian of the Solar System is a Big Finish Productions audiobook based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
The Companion Chronicles "talking books" are each narrated by one of the Doctor's companions and feature a second, guest-star voice along with music and sound effects.
Plot
The First Doctor, Steven and Sara Kingdom find themselves inside a giant clock, the great secret of The Guardians of the Solar System.
Cast
- Sara Kingdom — Jean Marsh
- Robert — Niall MacGregor
Continuity
- This play is a sequel to Home Truths and The Drowned World.
- The flashback stories occur in the opposite order of the framing stories.
- Sara mentioned seeing an old man caught in the workings of a giant clock in Home Truths.
- Mavic Chen was the Guardian of the Solar System, in league with the Daleks, in The Daleks' Master Plan.
- Mavic Chen mentions Sara's earlier encounter with the Daleks alongside a robot named Mark 7, as heard in the audio lost story The Destroyers.
Critical reception
Doctor Who Magazine reviewer Matt Michael said that the audio was "excellent", describing it has having a "dark, haunting atmosphere", and praising its "astonishing" imagery.[1]
References
- ↑ Michael, Matt (15 September 2010). "The DWM Review". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 425. Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics. p. 64.
External links
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