The Axis of Insanity
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| The Axis of Insanity | |
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| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 56 |
| Featuring | Fifth Doctor Peri Erimem |
| Writer | Simon Furman |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | Jacqueline Rayner |
| Production code | 6QE |
| Set between | Nekromanteia and The Roof of the World |
| Release date | April 2004 |
The Axis of Insanity is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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[edit] Plot
The TARDIS, along with its crew of the Doctor, Peri and Erimem, lands at the Axis, a mysterious realm where broken timelines are split off from the rest of the universe, so as not to affect the rest of the space-time continuum. However, experiments in one of these timelines is causing the others to fracture, and the Axis's Overseer has just been replaced by The Jester in a coup. Soon, the whole of reality begins to disintegrate…
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — Peter Davison
- Peri — Nicola Bryant
- Erimem — Caroline Morris
- Tog — Marc Danbury
- The Jester — Garrick Hagon
- Carnival Barker — Daniel Hogarth
- Bird Trader — Stephen Mansfield
- The Overseer — Roy North
- Jarra To — Liza Ross
[edit] Notes
- The story was originally to feature the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and an adult Adric.
- The story was recorded on 22 and 23 January 2004.
- Writer Simon Furman is best known for his work on the comic book based on the Transformers toyline. This is his first full audio drama.
[edit] External links
- Big Finish Productions - The Axis of Insanity
- The Axis of Insanity at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
[edit] Reviews
- The Axis of Insanity reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Axis of Insanity reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
| Fifth Doctor audio dramas |
|---|
| The Sirens of Time | Phantasmagoria | The Land of the Dead | Red Dawn | Winter for the Adept |
| The Mutant Phase | Loups-Garoux | The Eye of the Scorpion | Primeval | Excelis Dawns | Spare Parts |
| The Church and the Crown | No Place Like Home | Nekromanteia | Creatures of Beauty | Omega | Zagreus |
| The Axis of Insanity | The Roof of the World | The Game | Three's a Crowd | The Council of Nicaea | Singularity |
| The Kingmaker | The Gathering | Circular Time | Renaissance of the Daleks |
| Doctor Who audio plays |
