The Masters of Luxor (audio drama)
The Masters of Luxor is a Big Finish Productions audio drama set based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is based on unused scripts written by Anthony Coburn for the show in 1963. It is in the Companion Chronicles format, a "talking book" narrated by the Doctor's companions with guest-star's voices, music and sound effects.
| The Masters of Luxor | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who: The Lost Stories |
| Release no. | 21 |
| Featuring | Susan Foreman Ian Chesterton |
| Written by | Anthony Coburn (adapted by Nigel Robinson) |
| Directed by | Lisa Bowerman John Ainsworth |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Production code | BFPDWLS21 |
| Release date | August 2012 |
Plot
The First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara are drawn to a dead world and awaken a great pyramid full of emotionless robots.
Cast
- Susan Foreman – Carole Ann Ford
- Ian Chesterton – William Russell
- various – Joseph Kloska
Episodes Titles
- "The Cannibal Flower"
- "The Mockery of a Man"
- "A Light on the Dead Planet"
- "Tabon of Luxor"
- "An Infinity of Surprises"
- "The Flower Blooms"
Continuity
- Barbara recalls visiting Fragrance, as heard in the second story in The First Doctor Boxset of Lost Stories, The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance. She also mentions having seen the Hanging Gardens of Babylon just the day before, as heard in the first story of that boxset, Farewell, Great Macedon. However, in The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance, Ian says their visit has lasted a few weeks. Because of this, the story order may be, The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance; Farewell, Great Macedon; The Masters of Luxor.
Notes
- Anthony Coburn was one of the writers of the very first Doctor Who story, An Unearthly Child, in 1963.
- At one point, this story went by the title, The Robots.
- Luxor was intended to be the second Doctor Who television story, after An Unearthly Child. It was superseded by The Daleks.
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