The Blame Game was the seventh story of the sixth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series. It was read by Rufus Hound.
Publisher's summary
To escape his Earth exile, the Doctor is prepared to make any bargain, come to any arrangement, or to do any deal with any devil – even if in this case the Devil wears a monk's robes. But when past misdeeds start catching up with both the Doctor and the Monk, who can Liz Shaw trust when time is running out and death is rapidly approaching?
Characters
References
- Time Agents wear uniforms.
- When the Monk tries to take the Doctor away from Earth, the Time Lords stop him.
- The Doctor spent a year on Delphon while at the Academy. At the time, the Time Lords were interested in studying languages that couldn't be translated.
- Piracy is forbidden by Galactic law.
- The Monk's TARDIS has "real world gearing."
- Gravity well generator, translators, and deep system scanners are installed on a forming, molten Earth to detect approaching aliens and draw them to encounter the human race.
- Delphons load dangerous alien technology into demolition ships and fire them into suns.
- The Doctor feels that his presence on Earth is probably the reason it's constantly invaded.
Notes
- This story is available for download only.
Continuity
- The Doctor's time in hospital was "months ago." (TV: Spearhead from Space)
- The Monk is aware of the Doctor's trial. (TV: The War Games)
- The Monl refers to being stuck on the ice world. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)
- The Monk's TARDIS possesses isomorphic controls. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
- The Monk pretends to offer to take the Doctor to 51st century Shan Shen. (TV: Turn Left)
- The Doctor mentions Florana (TV: Death to the Daleks) and Metebelis III. (TV: The Green Death, Planet of the Spiders)
- Liz questions the Doctor about asking for permission before the TARDIS translation circuit enters her head. (TV: The End of the World)
- The Monk mentions that the Doctor has saved Earth from the Nestene (TV: Spearhead from Space) and Silurians. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)
- The Monk tells Liz that he has had a long series of disputes with the Doctor which began when the Doctor trapped him in the 11th century. (TV: The Time Meddler)
- Components for the Monk's TARDIS includes zeiton-4 crystals. (TV: Vengeance on Varos)
- Liz steals several important components from the Monk's TARDIS, leading to it eventually breaking down. (AUDIO: The Book of Kells)
External links
- Official The Blame Game page at bigfinish.com
