Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa (audio story)

Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa was the seventh release in the Iris Wildthyme audio series. It was a special release and not part of the normal season. It was written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

It's going to be a blue Christmas for Iris Wildthyme. Her best friend, Panda, is lost in time and space and the only festive cheer she can find is at the bottom of a glass. If that wasn't enough, this year's number one toy is trying to kill her!

From a futuristic planet-sized shopping mall to the frozen wastes of the North Pole, the search for Panda leads Iris to a fiendish plot that threatens to ruin Christmas for the entire multiverse. With only a jobsworth security droid to help, Iris turns to the one man who can save the season of goodwill – Saint Nick himself. There's just one snag; Santa Claus is a broken man...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Iris Wildthyme - Katy Manning
• Panda - David Benson
• ST58 - Conrad Westmaas
• Santa - Peter Sowerbutts
• Mary - Sarah Douglas
• Alfredo - Scott Handcock

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Iris attempts to use a Venusian lullaby to subdue the toy Pandas.
• Taking off with the doors to her bus slightly ajar, Iris worries about the "time winds ripping us to shreds".
• Iris carries a sonic corkscrew.
• Polycarbide is mentioned.
• When Iris met Napoléon Bonaparte, she found him to be "anything but small."
• Iris and Panda once visited the Ice Caves of Shabadabadon.
• Panda has a scratch on his nose, from when George Bush ran over him on a bike.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

• This audio drama was recorded on 26 April 2009 at the Moat Studios.
• It was released on 5 December 2009.^[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Iris uses the same Venusian lullaby in this story that the Third Doctor used to subdue Aggedor in TV: The Curse of Peladon ^[+]Loading...["The Curse of Peladon (TV story)"] and TV: The Monster of Peladon ^[+]Loading...["The Monster of Peladon (TV story)"]. He first used the first line of the lullaby to ward off Bok in TV: The Dæmons ^[+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"].
• Panda was lost in the Time Vortex during the events of AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Panda Invasion ^[+]Loading...["Iris Wildthyme and the Panda Invasion (audio story)"].
• Iris looked in the Land of Fiction for Panda. The Second Doctor and his companions Jamie and Zoe visited the Land in TV: The Mind Robber ^[+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"].
• The Flare Bear toy display mentions crab-clawed Kamelius voice-changer helmets and Karkus action figures. The Kamelius are a species introduced in AUDIO: The Paradise of Death ^[+]Loading...["The Paradise of Death (audio story)"], and Karkus was first mentioned (and appeared as a fictional character in the Land of Fiction) in The Mind Robber.
• Iris and Panda have visited the Ice Caves of Shabadabadon. That location was mentioned as somewhere the Eighth Doctor had been with his earlier companions, Samson and Gemma in AUDIO: Terror Firma ^[+]Loading...["Terror Firma (audio story)"]. It was also a recurring element between AUDIO: The Reaping ^[+]Loading...["The Reaping (audio story)"] and AUDIO: The Gathering ^[+]Loading...["The Gathering (audio story)"], where in the former story, the Sixth Doctor intended to take Peri there, and in the latter, the Fifth Doctor had wanted to go there but ended up inside the Moon instead.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Official Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa page at bigfinish.com
• The Claws of Santa at the Doctor Who Reference Guide