Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Peter Davison (
Today should be much like every other day for Hargreaves, the computer consciousness that co-ordinates daily life aboard the spaceship Aquitaine, stationed on the outer fringes of a black hole. Water the plants, run the diagnostics, cook the Captain’s breakfast, then tidy the plates away, rotate the ship, clean the windows of the observation deck. When at last the day’s work is done, Hargreaves will dim the lights in the sleeping quarters. But no-one will sleep aboard the Aquitaine tonight. Because the Aquitaine’s crew is missing.
But today will be different. Today, a space/time ship called the TARDIS will materialise in the botanical section, bringing The Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan aboard the Aquitaine. Together, they’ll seek to discover the truth of what happened to Hargreaves’ crew…
… if only the ghosts will let them.
Written by: Simon Barnard & Paul Morris
Directed by: Ken Bentley
“The Four episodes just fly by – the story really is that absorbing, time travel, infection, greed, ethics beeswax and tea making have probably never been in the same sentence together, but Aquitaine has made it possible. It is a story that demands to be listened to on multiple occasions to fully appreciate the nuances of the script and how it works hand in hand with the musical score and the subtleties of the cast – a real gem of a story and an utterly charmed 10/10” – Planet Mondas
- Aquitaine was the two hundred and ninth story in Big Finish’s monthly range.
- Tegan claims that The Doctor often gives her “half pained, half patronising” looks.
- Tegan refers to Casper the Friendly Ghost.
- Nyssa obliquely refers to the death of her father Tremas. (Logopolis)
