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Released: November 2008
Synopsis
In Egypt, archaeologist Howard Carter unearths an ancient scret buried in the Valley of the Kings. On an island of Mendolovinia, a deranged academic attempts to push back the frontiers of the human mind. In war-torn London, a cockney spiv takes possession of a bizarre alien object. And in a military bunker in the cold heart of Antartica, the strangest and deadliest of the Doctor's many enemies lies in wait...
1. False Gods by Mark Morris
In the blistering heat of the Egyptian desert Howard Carter and his team search for the lost tomb of Userhat, a servant of the god Amun. What they discover sheds new light on the history of the world as we know it.
2. Order Of Simplicity by Nick Scovell
Dr. Verryman has devoted his life to the advancement of knowledge. When his experiments on a remote planet threaten the entire human race only the Doctor can help - if he puts his mind to it.
3. Casualties Of War by Mark Michalowski
Opportunity knocks in postwar London. But when a tea leaf steals from the wrong woman it becomes a race against time to discover the truth. Only some truths are best left untold.
4. The Word Lord by Steven Hall
In a top secret military bunker deep beneath the Antarctic ice a mysterious death threatens peace negotiations and could spell disaster for the inhabitants of Earth. Can the Doctor cross the t's and dot the i's? Or will his efforts get lost in translation?
Cast
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor)
Sophie Aldred (Ace)
Philip Olivier (Hex)
Lucy Adams (Jane Templeton / Mrs Crisp)
Beth Chalmers (Audrey / Miss Merchant / System)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Howard Carter / Thing 2)
Andrew Dickens (PC Miller / Captain James Hurst)
Jon Glover (Creodont / Dr Verryman)
Paul Lincoln (Robert Charles / Robot / Thing 1 / Private Fenton)
Linda Marlowe (May / Commander Claire Spencer)
Paul Reynolds (Joey Carlisle / Nobody No-One)
Production Credits
Cover Artist (Simon Holub)
Director (Ken Bentley)
Executive Producer (Nicholas Briggs & Jason Haigh-Ellery)
Music (Richard Fox @ FoxYason Studios & Lauren Yason @ FoxYason Studios & Matthew Cochrane & Steve Foxon)
Producer (David Richardson)
Script Editor (Alan Barnes)
Sound Design (Richard Fox @ FoxYason Studios & Lauren Yason @ FoxYason Studios & Matthew Cochrane & Steve Foxon)
Writers (Mark Morris & Nick Scovell & Mark Michalowski & Steven Hall)
Backstage
Duration: 120 minutes.
Recorded at: The Moat Studios.
CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:
These stories take place after the television adventure Survival.
Product Format: 2-disc CD (jewel case)
Number of Discs: 2.
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