Shadow Planet / World Apart

Shadow Planet/World Apart
Shadow Planet/World Apart

Regular Cast

Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Philip Olivier (Hex), Belinda Lang (Mrs Wheeler), Sarah Thom (Sandy / Captain Karren), Nickolas Grace (Professor Grove), Ben Mansfield (Loglan)

Synopsis

Shadow Planet by AK Benedict

Troubled? Anxious? Tormented by self-doubt? Come to Unity, the psychic planet! From our therapy centre beside Unity’s idyllic shores, the Unity Corporation can help you overcome all your problems. How? By using a patented combination of technology and Jungian psychology, we can bring you face to face with your shadow self. The hidden you. The dark you. The you that no-one knows…

Rest assured: the process is perfectly safe. Nothing can possibly go wrong. And that’s guaranteed!

World Apart by Scott Handcock

If you’re reading this, it’s too late.

There’s no way off this planet.

You will never escape Nirvana.

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Notes

Shadow Planet was the first of two stories comprising the two hundred and twenty-sixth release of Big Finish’s monthly range. It was written by AK Benedict and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.

World Apart was the second of two stories comprising the two hundred and twenty-sixth release of Big Finish’s monthly range. It was written by Scott Handcock and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.

Unity was formerly called Umbra. Its native people were called the Umbrans, who were enticed to leave the planet and take up residence on one of the moon colonies. The Doctor visited Umbra during one of his first six incarnations.
According to her shadow self, Ace is afraid of dentists.
Nirvana has pink snow.

Shadow Planet

  • The Doctor once again refers to Hex as “Mister Hex”. (The Harvest)
  • The Doctor previously visited another sentient planet, Symbios, during his sixth incarnation. (The Crimes of Thomas Brewster)

    World Apart

  • The Doctor once again refers to Hex as “Mister Hex”. (The Harvest, Shadow Planet)
  • Ace refers to the beach on Unity. (Shadow Planet)
  • Hex again expresses a fondness for Blackpool. (Shadow Planet)
  • The Cloister Bell sounds when Nirvana is about to shift out of the universe. (Logopolis)
  • Hex mentions that he met his shadow self on Unity. (Shadow Planet)
  • Ace refers to the Shadow Doctor created by the TARDIS’ telepathic circuits. (Shadow Planet)
  • Hex mentions Damien Boyd’s advice when thinking about his feelings for Ace. (The Harvest)

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