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SERIES PLACEMENT

THIS SPIN-OFF SERIES

TAKES PLACE AFTER

THE BIG FINISH DOCTOR WHO AUDIO DRAMA "ZAGREUS" AND PRIOR TO THE DOCTOR WHO

NOVEL "THE SHADOWS

OF AVALON."
  
 

WRITTEN BY

ALAN BARNES (1,4,14),

STEPHEN COLE (2,6,10),

JUSTIN

RICHARDS (3,7,13, 16),

GARY RUSSELL (5,17),

STEVE LYONS (8),

STEWART

SHEARGOLD (9,11),

PAUL SUTTON (12),

GARY HOPKINS (15),

SCOTT HANDCOCK (17)

& DAVID WISE (18)

  

DIRECTED BY

GARY RUSSELL

  

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For Romana, the events of this series seem to take place after the events of the Doctor Who audio drama Zagreus. As things stand, it is conceivable (though no doubt in contravention of authorial intent!) that following the events of Forever, Romana returns to her native Gallifrey to rebuild its people using Braxiatel’s Ark, and thereafter goes on to become the War Queen of the Nine Gallifreys, as portrayed in The Shadows of Avalon and thereafter in print. This would fit rather nicely with her character development in Gallifrey IV. Alternatively, these events could take place some time after the Doctor “restores” the Time Lords following The Gallifrey Chronicles, but prior to the ultimate destruction of Gallifrey. It seems reasonable to assume that, consciously or otherwise, the Doctor would somehow end up restoring “the noblest Romana of them all” rather than her War Queen successor. The latter explanation would allow the events of Gallifrey to eventually segue into the Last Great Time War, which is a tempting proposition, however the former placement is easier to reconcile with adventures told in other media. Take your pick…

 

Also of note, Gallifrey explains why Romana may have chosen to regenerate in Destiny of the Daleks. Sub-consciously aware of Pandora’s manipulation of her bloodline and her first incarnation’s susceptibility to the Imperiatrix Imprimatur lurking inside her (which if activated could make her a vessel for the Imperiatrix’s will) Romana allegedly force-regenerated herself. The later Doctor Who audio drama, The Chaos Pool, would offer an alternative explanation, suggesting that when the Doctor scattered the six segments of the Key to Time at the end of The Armageddon Factor, the sixth segment took up residence inside Romana’s first incarnation, immediately inducing regeneration without her knowledge. These two explanations are not mutually exclusive, however - as is the case with the sixth Doctor’s controversial renewal, it is impossible to know exactly what runs through a Time Lord’s subconscious in the moments leading up to regeneration.

 

For Leela, the events of this series seem to take place after the events of the Doctor Who audio drama Zagreus and prior to the bookending scenes of Nigel Fairs’ Companion Chronicles trilogy. This means that, at some point after the events of Forever, she must make her way back into her native reality (or at least one so close to it that the events of Fairs’ trilogy took place in it almost exactly as they did in Leela’s native reality). Interestingly, Gallifrey does not refer to Leela and Andred ever having a child, which is ostensibly at odds with Leela’s pregnancy established in Lungbarrow. However, given the difficulties that go hand in hand with inter-species procreation (particularly when one of those species has been barren for millennia) it is highly likely that Leela’s pregnancy didn’t come to term or, worse still, the child perished at some point prior to Weapon of Choice.

 

For Braxiatel, the events of this series up to and including Disassembled appear to take place between the events of the Doctor Who audio drama Zagreus and prior to his first appearance - from his point of view - in Bernice Summerfield. By the time of Panacea, Brax has assumed the forename ‘Irving’ and has sold off his acclaimed Collection in an attempt to save Gallifrey. He then meets Bernice for the first time - from his perspective, but not hers – at the end of Disassembled. We also learn in Disassembled that Brax was once the President of Gallifrey’s hired assassin (“the Lord Burner”), albeit an unwilling one, and that he likely turned his lethal prowess against the President that he was sworn to serve. More interesting still, Brax claims to have tipped off an old man and his granddaughter that a “burn edict” had been issued against them, the obvious implication being that he played an instrumental role in the Doctor’s decision to flee Gallifrey. This is, of course, at odds with the version of events set out in Lungbarrow, but those looking to reconcile the two should bear in mind that just because Brax makes a claim, that doesn’t make it true. Disassembled also heavily implies that the Doctor and Brax are brothers – or, if you prefer, “cousins” - though the decisive word is missing from every implicating sentence, again allowing listeners to believe what they will.

 

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