''The Draconian Rage'' is a

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featuring

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Bernice Summerfield Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Who ...

, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. The story is a sequel to the ''Doctor Who'' audio adventure ''

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Plot

Bernice has been invited to the heart of the

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Empire to investigate why twenty million of their race have committed suicide as part of an ancient ritual. Soon, she discovers that the event is related to something that happened in her past.

Cast

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Irving Braxiatel Irving Braxiatel or Cardinal Braxiatel is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures—spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He subsequently became a regular character in novels and audio d ...

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Miles Richardson Miles Richardson (born 15 July 1963) is a British actor, born in Battersea, London to parents Ian Richardson (the well-known Shakespearean actor) and Maroussia Frank (daughter of dancer and critic Elizabeth Frank), both founder members of th ...

*Emperor Shenn —

Philip Bretherton Philip Bretherton (born 30 May 1955) is an English actor best known for his role as Alistair Deacon in the long-running British television series '' As Time Goes By''. Early life Bretherton was born in Preston, Lancashire, and studied English ...

*Lord Vasar —

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*Lord Paranesh —

Kraig Thornber Kraig Thornber (born 1961) is a British actor, singer and choreographer best known for playing the handyman Riff Raff in ''The Rocky Horror Show'' and Grandpa George in the musical ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''. He is a former member of t ...

External links

Big Finish Productions - ''Professor Bernice Summerfield: The Draconian Rage''
Bernice Summerfield audio plays Fiction set in the 27th century {{DoctorWho-stub