Muse of Fire (audio story)

was two hundred and forty-fifth release of Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Paul Magrs and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.
== Publisher's summary ==
Oooh la la! It's been a long time coming, but the Doctor is about to be reunited with Iris Wildthyme! They're both in 1920s Paris and everyone's flocking to Iris's salon.
But wait...! What's that noise..? Thud thud thud...! It's the soft, approaching feet of a small and acerbic Art Critic Panda...!
== Plot ==
to be added
== Cast ==
* The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
* Ace / Concierge - Sophie Aldred
* Hex - Philip Olivier
* Iris Wildthyme - Katy Manning
* Panda - David Benson
* Kevin Archer / Dali - Gethin Anthony
* Isobel Archer - Rebecca La Chance
* Dora Muse - Christine Kavanagh
== Crew ==
* Cover Art - Anthony Lamb
* Director - Jamie Anderson
* Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
* Music - Benji Clifford
* Producer - Nicholas Briggs
* Script Editor - Alan Barnes
* Sound Design - Daniel Burnett
* Writer - Paul Magrs
* Senior Producer - David Richardson
== Worldbuilding ==
* Ace visited Paris on a school trip but she never even got to see to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
* Pablo Picasso has created several portraits of Dora Muse.
* Salvador Dalí painted giraffes in hats and melted clocks.
* Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce are mentioned among the geniuses working in 1920s Paris.
* Gertrude Stein visits Iris Wildthyme's party and dances with Dalí.
* Ace enjoys drinking local hot chocolate.
* Ace mentions absinthe.
* The Doctor says that bookshops are always full of aliens.
* Hex models for cubist artists.
* Panda hates being called a bear and a toy.
* The Doctor considers Iris to be an "Agent of Chaos".
* Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS is mysteriously smaller on the inside.
* Iris claims that Paris in the period between two world wars is a very popular destination among time travellers.
* Salvador Dalí made several photographs of Panda.
* Dora Muse is compared to a vampire.
== Notes ==
* This story was recorded on 16 and 18 April 2018 at the Moat Studios.
== Continuity ==
* Iris mentions her previous encounters with the Doctor in the diamond minds of Marlion, (PROSE: Verdigris) the jungles of Excelis, (AUDIO: Excelis Dawns) and the steaming deserts of Hyspero. The latter Iris realises is in the Doctor's future. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress)
* The Doctor has previously been to Paris. (TV: The Reign of Terror, The Massacre, City of Death, PROSE: The Death of Art, Set Piece, World Game, AUDIO: The Church and the Crown, The Dead Shoes, COMIC: Perils of Paris)
== External links ==
Category:Stories set in Paris
Category:Iris Wildthyme audio stories
Category:Stories set in 1922
Category:Seventh Doctor Main Range audio stories
Category:2018 Main Range audio stories