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| Energy of the Daleks | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who Fourth Doctor Adventures |
| Release no. | 1.4 |
| Featuring | Fourth Doctor Leela |
| Written by | Nicholas Briggs |
| Directed by | Nicholas Briggs |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs |
| Production code | 4S/D |
| Release date | 30 April 2012 |
| Preceded by | The Wrath of the Iceni |
| Followed by | Trail of the White Worm |
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.
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 on 22 April 2011.
Critical reception
Paul Mount, writing for Starburst, gave the story 7/10, describing it as a "cracking little romp".
References
- "Big Finish 4th Doctor 1.04 Energy of the Daleks".
- "Blogger".
- "Doctor Who News - Big Finish goes".
- Mount, Paul (19 April 2012). "Audio Review: Doctor Who – Energy of the Daleks". Starburst. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
External links
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