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At A Glance
Doctor Who:
The Roof Of The World

by Adrian Rigelsford

Starring
Peter Davison
as the Doctor

Nicola Bryant
as Peri

Caroline Morris
as Erimem

With
Edward de Souza
William Franklyn

Directed by
Gary Russell

Production Notes
Rel. July 2004
Rec. 19-20 Jan 2004
P/Code 6QF
Rec. @ The Moat Studios

Running Time
Episode 1 00:27:15
Episode 2 00:36:29
Episode 3 00:26:54
Episode 4 00:29:34
Total Time 02:00:12

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

Review
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May Contain Spoilers!

This audio features the Fifth Doctor, as played by Peter Davison
Doctor Who: The Roof Of The World (#59)
By Adrian Rigelsford

The Roof Of The World
From The Back Cover...

Tibet. 1917.

It's a time of great exploration, with intrepid teams of adventurers heading blindly into uncharted territory, determined to beat inexplicable odds and overcome any challenge they encounter.

But some things are not necessarily that easy to defeat.

An ancient evil, perhaps older than time itself, is stirring deep within the heart of the Himalayas. It has always known it will return and finish off what it started so many centuries before.

But the time has to be right.

As the TARDIS materialises, with the Doctor determined to take full advantage of an invite to a cricket match, the catalyst that the dark forces need unwittingly arrives...


The Cast

The Doctor Peter Davison
Peri Nicola Bryant
Erimem Caroline Morris
John Matthews Alan Cox
Lord Mortimer Davey Edward De Souza
Pharaoh Amenhotep II William Franklyn
General Alexander Bruce Sylvester Morand
Pyran Adrian Rigelsford

The Crew

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

Episode Endings

Episode One:
As Erimem walks into the oncoming storm, she begins to chant that she is the source of the darkness' light and she is the power to bring their return. She struggles to say the words before screaming out as the thunder crackles around her...

Episode Two:
The Doctor, Lord Davey and Peri taunt Erimem with images of hate and how they regard her as a failure. By embracing her new masters, she can prove them all wrong and be free again. Erimem tells them if it means ending this damnation, then her answer is yes. As the whispering grows powerfully, she screams out in terror...

Episode Three:
Peri tries to get through to Erimem, but the Doctor warns her not to get too close. When Erimem turns round her eyes have been changed and the Doctor believes they are too late. As Erimem speaks, her voice is distorted and she claims to be the key to the end of infinity...

Episode Four:
The Doctor tells Erimem he can't apologise for letting this happen as there aren't enough words but she reassures him he doesn't have to try. She tells him that a great man said "What is life if you do not take on adventure?", which were wise and true words. She tells the Doctor he can put the lights back on now as she's ready to face the light again...

Memorable Quotes

Erimem: "This 'cricket' still eludes me. What's the point of it?"

Erimem: "I never dreamt there could be so many colours across one land."

The Doctor: "Everything's literally an uphill struggle here."

General Bruce: "I have an image to maintain on the printed page. Do you see Conan Doyle giving that detective chap of his poor entrances? I don't think so!"

General Bruce: "You should learn the art of humility, Matthews. It'll take you a long way."

Lord Davey: "I did all that I was meant to and then let the shadows of death envelop me."

Lord Davey: "She is the key to make the darkness all powerful. She is the source of all darkness' light. She is the power to bring their return."

General Bruce: "There's always time for cricket."

Erimem: "When I was a child, we were told about the white pyramid, where the greatest evil was meant to sleep. And if you see it, it means it will take your soul."

The Doctor: "Since when have you heard of a storm cloud trying to book a room?"

General Bruce: "For what is life if you do not take on adventure?"

Lord Davey: "Think of me as a reassuring voice in a time when you need to hear one."

Peri: "You've killed off the hope that people saw with him!"

General Bruce: "Rule number one, no matter how large the prey, they always have their Achilles heal." Peri: "Rule number two, always make sure you don't end up as the prey."

The Doctor: "Watching their reactions is far more entertaining than trying to explain what dimensional engineering is."

The Doctor: "Promise me you'll never repeat this analogy to her, General, but in strict hunting terms I'm using Peri as bait."

Lord Davey: "Please offer some reassurance that your powers of perception and deduction remain intact. I would never forgive myself where I to think that I had blunted the only weapons you had to hand."

The Doctor: "I've heard this so often before. Plans for conquest, domination, death on a scale few can comprehend, but the human spirit is always there and always underestimated!"

Comments

This is Adrian Rigelsford's first scriptfor Big Finish. He previously scripted the abandoned 30th anniversary Doctor Who story The Dark Dimension.

Edward De Souza previously appeared in Doctor Who in the 1965 episode Mission To The Unknown.

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