Doctor Who - Audio Details

A strange telepathic message prompts the Doctor to travel to the 'Sector of Forgotten Souls', a place where, thousands of years ago, Omega's ship vanished whilst detonating a star.

He's not the only one journeying towards it. 'Jolly Chronolidays' prides itself on giving its tourists an experience of galactic history that is far better than mere time travel.

Its motto is 'We don't go into history, we prefer to bring history to you'.

When Omega's ship suddenly materialises in front of their shuttle, and one of their employees goes insane and tries to destroy his hands…

…suddenly it's not just a motto anymore.

And Omega - and his madness - is closer than they think.

OMEGA?  IN TH EVILLAINS TRILOGY?  OMEGA?  We couldn't get prosecuted under the feindish laws of the intergalactic trades descriptions act.  Let's be honest, he's not really a villain.  But let's turn that honesty dial up to eleven.  The Fifth Doctor's not much of a hero, either, is he?  They're a well matched pair, because their aspirations never seem to match up with their achievements.  The Fifth Doctor charges around being all nice and full of niceness, but he inevitably leaves a trail of carnage and destruction behind him...  Omega swears he will create carnage and destruction, but all he's managed to do in thirty years of fist-waving vengeance is upset some office equipment and kill a gardener - and if you've ever had to sit through an evening of British TV, you'll see the gardener getting murdered as a positive thing.  Ah well.  They did try.  Bless 'em...  Tehy're fallable.  That's why I like them, and that's why I'm thrilled to get the chance to write for 'em both.

I'm also thrilled to be doing a Doctor Who audio.  As a writer on the satirical sketch show Dead Ringers I'm currently spending my time hopping between TV and radio and, I can tell you, television is jolly nice (the pictures might look better on radio, but the cheques look better on TV), but radio was where I started my writing career, and is my first love as a writer.

To this end, I was determined to make this a unique radio experience - a story that belongs to sound alone.  A story (I hope) you will listen to, enjoy, and then listen again, and enjoy with a fresh ear.  But if after hearing this, you think I've failed and my aspirations haven't matched my achievements, well... failure is such an endearing trait.  Just ask the Doctor and Omega.

Just say to yourself... 'Ah well, he did try.  Bless him...'

Nev Fountain, March 2003