The
Great Space Elevator, written by Jonathan Morris and released
in August. Victoria Waterfield recounts an adventure with the
Second Doctor where a one-way trip leads to a confrontation with
an alien force that threatens the Earth. Deborah Watling recreates
her role as the Doctor’s Victorian travelling companion.
Read by DEBORAH WATLING as Victoria Waterfield
With HELEN GOLDWYN as Tara Kerley
(Duration: 60' Approx)
CAST:
Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield); Helen Goldwyn (Tara Kerley)
SYNOPSIS:
A new adventure with the Second Doctor as told by his companion,
Victoria Waterfield.
The Great Space Elevator is a marvel of human engineering; a
transit tube stretching from the equator up to a space station
held in geosynchronous orbit.
When the TARDIS lands in Sumatra in the future, the Second Doctor,
Jamie and Victoria are captured by guards just as the station
loses power. Together with Security Officer Tara Kerley, the three
travellers take a one-way trip on the elevator to fix the problem,
and find themselves confronted by a powerful alien force that
threatens to wreak chaos on Earth…
AUTHOR: Jonathan Morris
DIRECTOR: Nigel Fairs
SOUND DESIGN: David Darlington
MUSIC: David Darlington
COVER ART: Simon Holub
EXTENT: 1 CD + 4 Page Booklet
RECORDED DATE: 2 April 2008
RELEASE DATE: 29 August 2008
PRODUCTION CODE:
TBA ISBN: 978-1-84435-355-2
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DOCTOR WHO:COMPANION CHRONICLES:
"THE GREAT SPACE ELEVATOR"
was recorded by Deborah on 2nd April.
Look out for the CD from BIG
FINISH
later on in the year.
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ARTHUR OF THE BRITONS
is out now
from NETWORKDVD.
Deborah stars in one episode.
Also features TOM BAKER in another
episode.
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Deborah will be recording a DVD for the
BBC on 12th March about
sixties girls in Doctor Who.
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Illusion on Demand is bringing classic
Doctor Who back to American television
in January '08 with the series "Tomb of the Cybermen".
This marks the first national return
of classic Doctor adventures since the popular
new series has been airing.
In honor of the event Illusion is premiering their Doctor Who
micro-site this morning. Features include video clips, (incuding
a clip of Deborah playing Victoria Waterfield) a brand new parody
by The Action Room, quizzes, a buying guide and an image gallery
of Doctor companions.
Illusion will continue in to the year with "Genesis of
the Daleks" with more series to be announced.
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