The Dark Planet (audio story)

was the first story in the fourth series of The Lost Stories, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was adapted by Matt Fitton, from the original script by Brian Hayles, narrated by William Russell and Maureen O'Brien and featured the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister.
== Publisher's summary ==
Somewhere far back in the early days of the universe the TARDIS lands on a world lit by a dying sun. Missing from the Doctor's star maps and dotted with strange crystalline statues, it is a world ripe for exploration. But it is also a world of destruction.
Venturing out onto its surface, the time travellers find themselves drawn into an age-old conflict between the two species residing on the planet - people of Light and Shadow. Proving a catalyst for the escalation of the conflict, the Doctor and his friends need either to create a peace or to pick a side.
Because in times of war, nothing is ever black and white.
== Plot ==
=== The City of Silence (1) ===
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=== The Shadow People (2) ===
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=== The Doomed Planet (3) ===
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=== The Caves of Night (4) ===
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=== The Sun Bomb (5) ===
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=== Invasion by Darkness (6) ===
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== Cast ==
* Ian Chesterton - William Russell
* Vicki Pallister - Maureen O'Brien
* Shadows - John Banks
* Light - Charlie Norfolk
== Characters ==
* First Doctor
* Barbara Wright
* Ian Chesterton
* Vicki Pallister
* Krogor
* High Director Tiels
* General Steets
* Elise
* Seeta
* Velese
== Crew ==
* Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
* Director - Ken Bentley
* Executive Producer - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
* Music & Sound Design - Toby Hrycek-Robinson
* Producer - David Richardson
* Script Editor - John Dorney
* Writer - Brian Hayles (adapted by Matt Fitton)
== Worldbuilding ==
* Noumeia is a planet in orbit around a white dwarf.
== Notes ==
* This story was recorded on 13-14 February and 10-12 April 2012 at the Moat Studios.
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor claims to have some experience in stellar engineering. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
* The Director and his General claim that they can faintly sense a sun inside the TARDIS, which the Doctor later confirms (TV: Doctor Who, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS)
* The Doctor and Barbara use the Astral map. (TV: The Web Planet)
== External links ==
Category:Series 4 (TLS) audio stories
Category:First Doctor audio stories
Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 1st theme
Category:Stories set in the distant past
Category:Six part audio stories