The Silent Scream

Tom Baker (The Doctor), Lalla Ward (Romana), Alec Newman (Dr Julius), Pamela Salem (Lorretta Waldorf)

The travellers are enjoying Hollywood in the 1920s, only to discover that a deadly force is taking the voices of movie stars – and monstrous silhouettes are on the prowl…

Written By: James Goss
Directed By: Nicholas Briggs

The Silent Scream was the third story in the sixth series of the Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions.
The Celluloids are trans-organic cellulose avatars, developed by 2130. Although they appear two dimensional, they are 0.03 millimetres thick, which The Doctor says is a “micron.”
Cellulose is a cotton derivative, and is highly flammable.
By 2130, humanity is “tinkering” with time corridors.
The cab driver claims his sister owns a robot dog in Boston.
The voices captured by Julius repeatedly ask where they are. (The Bells of St John)