The Second Oldest Question (audio story)

was the tenth story of the ninth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series.
== Publisher's summary ==
The oldest question in the universe has haunted the Doctor ever since he left Gallifrey. A question that only a few know the answer to. A question that must never be answered.
This isn't the story of that question. This is the story of the second oldest question. A question that has plagued humanity for millennia. A question which determines whether someone can live or die. A question that must be answered.
== Plot ==
to be added
== Characters ==
* Fifth Doctor
* Nyssa
* Bennett
* Rowlf
* Toby Snipe
== Worldbuilding ==
* According to the Doctor, the second oldest question is "Why did the chicken cross the road?"
* Widow Webb's house, and Snittlegarth's courthouse beside it, were ravaged by fire the day before. A chicken is put on trial for arson.
* Michaelmas will be celebrated tomorrow, on 29 September, with a village feast.
* It was recently the harvest moon.
* Rowlf is from Augury 23, a planet which is a few hundred light-years from Earth. After being wrongly accused of theft, he was sentenced to live on Earth, which serves as their penal colony.
* Rowlf is accused of practicing witchcraft.
== Notes ==
* This story was recorded on 9 August 2019 at WiseBuddah.
* This story was released as a download only.
== Continuity ==
* Nyssa is accused of conducting witchcraft. The Thirteenth Doctor would face similar accusations in TV: .
== External links ==
Category:Series 9 (ST) audio stories
Category:Fifth Doctor audio stories
Category:Stories set in 1357
Category:Stories set in England