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At A Glance
Doctor Who:
The Axis Of Insanity

by Simon Furman

Starring
Peter Davison
as the Doctor

Nicola Bryant
as Peri

Caroline Morris
as Erimem

Directed by
Gary Russell

Production Notes
Rel. Apr 2004
Rec. 22-23 Jan 2004
P/Code 6QE
Rec. @ The Moat Studios

Running Time
Episode 1 00:26:17
Episode 2 00:23:50
Episode 3 00:21:11
Episode 4 00:24:51
Total Time 01:36:09

Setting
This story is set between Planet Of Fire and The Caves Of Androzani, and follows Nekromanteia.

Review
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May Contain Spoilers!

This audio features the Fifth Doctor, as played by Peter Davison
Doctor Who: The Axis Of Insanity (#56)
By Simon Furman

The Axis Of Insanity
From The Back Cover...

What is... the Axis?

For The Doctor and his travelling companions, Peri and Erimem, it's a twisted playground, where reality, morality and sanity no longer apply. Stranded within a dimensional nexus, beset by the molten fury of the Firedbreed, they must unwrap a terrifying mystery of damaged timelines and dark science... before the corruption of the Axis spreads and reality itself crumbles.

Pitted against a warped and deadly mind, The Doctor faces his own past transgressions, and the very nature of what it is to be a Time Lord.


The Cast

The Doctor Peter Davison
Peri Nicola Bryant
Erimem Caroline Morris
Tog Marc Danbury
The Jester Garrick Hagon
Carnival Barker Daniel Hogarth
Bird Trader Stephen Mansfield
The Overseer Roy North
Jarra To Liza Ross

The Crew

Writer Simon Furman
Director Gary Russell
Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery
Gary Russell
Executive Producer for BBC Worldwide Jacqueline Rayner
Music Andy Hardwick
Recording Lee Bowman
CD Mastering, Sound Design & Post Production Gareth Jenkins
Theme Arrangement Peter Howell
Front Cover Lee Binding

Episode Endings

Episode One:
The Doctor is shocked by the Overseer's state and angrily confronts the Jester, demanding to know what he has done. In return, the Jester taunts that the lunatics have taken over the asylum...

Episode Two:
The Doctor, Peri and Tog arrive where at the point they left the TARDIS, but their arrival is just in time to see it dematerialise...

Episode Three:
The Jester scoffs at Erimem's choice of hiding place, as she notices the decaying corpse for the first time. The Jester delights in pointing out what's happened to it, telling her that he wants Erimem to meet the last Time Lord who meddled in his affairs...

Episode Four:
The Doctor suggests its good not to get too maudlin, which he theorises may be one of the reasons why he likes having Peri and Erimem around. Now they must return to Pangorum and keep their promise to Tog to finish off what Jarra To started and destroy the infected timeline...

Comments

Simon Furman has written many Transformers comic strips as well as several strips for the Doctor Who Magazine in the late 80's.

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