''The Oseidon Adventure'' is an

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based on the long-running British

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series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

''. This audio drama was produced by

Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the ...

. This is the second part of a two-part story, the first part being '' Trail of the White Worm''.

Plot

The Kraal attempt to invade the Earth, while the Doctor is trapped on their irradiated home world, Oseidon.

Cast

* The Doctor –

Tom Baker Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor, fourth incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Wh ...

* Leela –

Louise Jameson Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951) is an English actress with a wide variety of television and theatre credits. Her roles on television have included playing Leela in ''Doctor Who'' (1977–1978), Anne Reynolds in ''The Omega Factor'' (1979), ...

* The Master –

Geoffrey Beevers Geoffrey Beevers (born 15 January 1941) is a British actor who has appeared in many different stage and screen roles. Career Theatre Beevers has worked extensively at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond upon Thames, both as an actor (including ...

*Colonel Spindleton –

Michael Cochrane Michael Cochrane is an English actor. Biography Cochrane was born in Brighton, East Sussex. He was educated at Cranleigh School. He has had many television and radio roles including Oliver Sterling in the Radio 4 soap opera ''The Archers'', ...

*Marshal Grimnal / Captain Clarke – Dan Starkey *Tyngworg / Warner / UNIT R/T Operator –

John Banks John Banks or Bankes may refer to: Politics and law *Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet (1627–1699), English merchant and Member of Parliament * John Banks (American politician) (1793–1864), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *John Gray Banks (188 ...

Continuity

*The Kraals were in the 1975 Fourth Doctor television story, ''

The Android Invasion ''The Android Invasion'' is the fourth serial of the Doctor Who (season 13), thirteenth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC One, BBC1 from 22 November to ...

''. That story also featured UNIT. *This is the first use of Kraals by Big Finish Productions. *The Doctor and Leela encounter the Master again in the third season of Fourth Doctor adventures, due to be released in 2014.

Critical reception

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'' reviewer Matt Michael found the casting and performances excellent, but the play "slightly misjudged" as a finale.

References

External links

The Oseidon Adventure
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oseidon Adventure, The Fourth Doctor audio plays

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UNIT audio plays