The Scapegoat (audio drama)
The Scapegoat 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.
| The Scapegoat | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Range | Eighth Doctor Adventures |
| Release no. | 3.5 |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Lucie Miller |
| Written by | Pat Mills |
| Directed by | Nicholas Briggs |
| Produced by | Jamie Robertson - Music |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs |
| Length | 2x 30-minute episodes |
| Release date | 31 July 2009 |
Plot
The TARDIS is forced down into occupied Paris and Lucie becomes part of the macabre 'Theatre des Baroque'.
Cast
- The Doctor — Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith
- Mother Baroque — Samantha Bond
- Major Treptow — Clifford Rose
- Doc Baroque — Christopher Fairbank
- Max Paul — Paul Rhys
- Leutnant — Thorston Manderlay
- Helene — Beth Chalmers
Production and casting
- Clifford Rose previously played Rorvik in Warriors' Gate.
- Samantha Bond previously played Mrs Wormwood in Invasion of the Bane and Enemy of the Bane.
- The Doctor says that he has changed eight times since leaving Gallifrey, but this would make him the Ninth Doctor.
Critical reception
Doctor Who Magazine reviewer Matt Michael noted that the story was an "oddball", and failed to hang together properly.[1]
Broadcast
The Scapegoat was broadcast on digital radio station BBC Radio 7 on 13 May 2010 and 20 June 2010 as two half-hour episodes.[2][3]
gollark: I wonder how long you could safely be in a star's corona, surface or core for...
gollark: Hopefully you won't miss your desired position and fall into the star or something.
gollark: Your stuff is on the scale of *universes*?!
gollark: You would probably want to put most people into constantly moving habitats if there was any likelihood of being attacked.
gollark: Zap opponent's planets, run away.
References
- Michael, Matt (9 August 2009). "The DWM Review: The Scapegoat". Doctor Who Magazine. Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics (411): 64.
- "Doctor Who on BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC. Retrieved May 2013. Check date values in:
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External links
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