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| '''''Earth Aid''''' is a ] ] based on the long-running British ] series '']''. | '''''Earth Aid''''' is a ] ] based on the long-running British ] series '']''. | ||
| ==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
| The Doctor and Ace go undercover on a ] space ship from Earth. | The Doctor and Ace go undercover on a ] space ship from Earth. | ||
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| *] - ] | *] - ] | ||
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| *Victor Espinoza - ] | *Victor Espinoza - ] | ||
| *Shepstay - ] | *Shepstay - ] | ||
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| *Ben Aaronovitch wrote stories for the last two seasons of the original television series, '']'' and '']''. | *Ben Aaronovitch wrote stories for the last two seasons of the original television series, '']'' and '']''. | ||
| *Paterson Joseph appeared in the 2005 TV story "]" / "]". | *Paterson Joseph appeared in the 2005 TV story "]" / "]". | ||
| *The Metatraxi were intended to be used in the ], although they have been referenced in later stories in other media, most notably the ] novel '']'' | *The Metatraxi were intended to be used in the ], although they have been referenced in later stories in other media, most notably the ] novel '']'' | ||
| ==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
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| Earth Aid | |
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| Audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who: The Lost Stories |
| Release no. | 14 |
| Featuring | Seventh Doctor Ace Raine Creevey |
| Written by | Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel |
| Directed by | Ken Bentley |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Production code | BFPDWLS14 |
| Release date | July 2011 |
Earth Aid is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Plot
The Doctor and Ace go undercover on a humanitarian aid space ship from Earth.
Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Raine Creevey - Beth Chalmers
- Victor Espinoza - Paterson Joseph
- Shepstay - Nadine Marshall
- Yanikov - Basher Savage
- Lt Baraki - Ingrid Oliver
- Metatraxi - John Banks
- Grub - Alex Mallinson
Continuity
- Far later in the Seventh Doctor's life, he travels with Raine again, starting with UNIT Dominion.
Notes
- Ben Aaronovitch wrote stories for the last two seasons of the original television series, Remembrance of the Daleks and Battlefield.
- Paterson Joseph appeared in the 2005 TV story "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways".
- The Metatraxi were intended to be used in the lost 27th season, although they have been referenced in later stories in other media, most notably the Eighth Doctor novel Alien Bodies
Critical reception
Matt Michael called the play the "most anticipated" of the Lost Season 27 stories in his review for Doctor Who Magazine, and found that it was a "fine end" to the season.
References
- Michael, Matt (21 September 2011 (cover date)). "The DWM Review: Earth Aid". Doctor Who Magazine (438). Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics: p73.
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