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Planet of Dust (audio story)

️Wed Oct 09 2019

Planet of Dust was the second story in the audio anthology Ravenous 4, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Matt Fitton and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka, Hattie Morahan as Helen Sinclair and Mark Bonnar as the Eleven.

Publisher's summary[]

On the parched world of Parrak, The Master holds sway. But he is exhausted and desperate, and his final hope for survival lies somewhere beneath the desert. When the TARDIS arrives, alliances will be made and trust will be broken – and feuding Time Lords will discover the Ravenous never, ever give up.

Plot[]

to be added

Cast[]

Worldbuilding[]

The Master admits he's forgotten how long he's lived, "whole lifetimes."
Since the end of his thirteenth life, the Master has worn multiple bodies, but states that they always revert to his decayed form.
Inside the Eye of Harmony, the Master was "connected to everything and nothing."

Notes[]

to be added

Continuity[]

Liv previously encountered the Reborn Master. (AUDIO: Eyes of the Master, et. al)
The Master recalls being trapped inside the Eye of Harmony, (TV: Doctor Who) and escaping through the Vortex (AUDIO: The Lifeboat and the Deathboat) to Kolstan before being drawn back inside it, (AUDIO: Day of the Master) although he eventually found another way out. (PROSE: Forgotten)
The Eleven's past incarnations recall that the Master has enhanced his lifespan and used many methods to extend his regeneration cycle, listing the Traken Source, (TV: The Keeper of Traken) the Cheetah race, (TV: Survival) the Tzun, (PROSE: First Frontier) and a Deathworm Morphant. (TV: Doctor Who, AUDIO: Mastermind)
Helen hears the sound of a vortex manipulator and thinks River Song has arrived. (AUDIO: The Sonomancer)
When opening the tomb of Artron, the Master suggests the Eleven should use the Retina scan, as he recalls the Doctor’s retina as not being useable. (TV: Doctor Who)

External links[]

Official Planet of Dust page at bigfinish.com

v • e

Big Finish Eighth Doctor Adventures

Eighth Doctor Adventures S1-4

Series 1	Blood of the Daleks • Horror of Glam Rock • Immortal Beloved • Phobos • No More Lies • Human Resources

Series 2	Dead London • Max Warp • Brave New Town • The Skull of Sobek • Grand Theft Cosmos • The Zygon Who Fell to Earth • Sisters of the Flame / The Vengeance of Morbius

Series 3	Orbis • Hothouse • The Beast of Orlok • Wirrn Dawn • The Scapegoat • The Cannibalists • The Eight Truths / Worldwide Web

Series 4	Death in Blackpool • Situation Vacant • Nevermore • The Book of Kells • Deimos / The Resurrection of Mars • Relative Dimensions • Prisoner of the Sun • Lucie Miller / To the Death

Dark Eyes

Dark Eyes	The Great War • Fugitives • Tangled Web • X and the Daleks

Dark Eyes 2	The Traitor • The White Room • Time's Horizon • Eyes of the Master

Dark Eyes 3	The Death of Hope • The Reviled • Masterplan • Rule of the Eminence

Dark Eyes 4	A Life in the Day • The Monster of Montmartre • Master of the Daleks • Eye of Darkness

Doom Coalition

Doom Coalition 1	The Eleven • The Red Lady • The Galileo Trap • The Satanic Mill

Doom Coalition 2	Beachhead • Scenes From Her Life • The Gift • The Sonomancer

Doom Coalition 3	Absent Friends • The Eighth Piece • The Doomsday Chronometer • The Crucible of Souls

Doom Coalition 4	Ship in a Bottle • Songs of Love • The Side of the Angels • Stop the Clock

Ravenous

Ravenous 1	Their Finest Hour • How to Make a Killing in Time Travel • World of Damnation • Sweet Salvation

Ravenous 2	Escape from Kaldor • Better Watch Out • Fairytale of Salzburg • Seizure

Ravenous 3	Deeptime Frontier • Companion Piece • L.E.G.E.N.D. • The Odds Against

Ravenous 4	Whisper • Planet of Dust • Day of the Master

Stranded

Stranded 1	Lost Property • Wild Animals • Must-See TV • Divine Intervention

Stranded 2	Dead Time • UNIT Dating • Baker Street Irregulars • The Long Way Round

Stranded 3	Patience • Twisted Folklore • Snow • What Just Happened?

Stranded 4	Crossed Lines • Get Andy • The Keys of Baker Street • Best Year Ever

Standalone sets

What Lies Inside?	Paradox of the Daleks • The Dalby Spook

Connections	Here Lies Drax • The Love Vampires • Albie's Angels

Audacity	The Devouring • The Great Cyber-War

In the Bleak Midwinter	Twenty-Four Doors in December • The Empty Man • Winter of the Demon

Echoes	Birdsong • Lost Hearts • Slow Beasts

Deadly Strangers	Puccini and the Doctor • Women's Day Off • The Gloaming

Special Releases	The Stuff of Legend

"Further Adventures" sets

The Eighth Doctor: The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller: Volume One	The Dalek Trap • The Revolution Game • The House on the Edge of Chaos • Island of the Fendahl (Set between 8DA Series 1 and Series 2)

Charlotte Pollard: The Further Adventuress	The Mummy Speaks! • Eclipse • The Slaying of the Writhing Mass • Heart of Orion (Set between the Main Range stories Minuet in Hell and Invaders from Mars)

v • e Decayed Master stories

Television	The Deadly Assassin • The Keeper of Traken

Audio	Dust Breeding • Master • Trail of the White Worm / The Oseidon Adventure • Mastermind • The Light at the End • The Evil One • Requiem for the Rocket Men / Death Match • Vampire of the Mind • Jago & Son • Maurice • The Woman in White • Masterpiece • The Two Masters • I Am The Master • Animal Instinct • Planet of Dust • Masterful • The Last Day • Metamorphosis

Prose	The Legacy of Gallifrey • Gallifrey: A Rough Guide • The Dead Travel Fast

Comics	The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters

Video games	Legacy ("Sonic Adventure")

Considered not part of the DWU	Doctor Who? (187) • The Comic Assassins Meet The Deadly Assassin

* Substantial appearances only; see a full list of appearances here