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| The Cost of Progress | |
| Season: | 1 |
| Story Number: | 1 |
| Doctor: | Our Doctor (The Game of Rassilon) |
| Companions: | Travis Killian, Amelia Earhart |
| Writer: | Ben Paddon & Michael Nixon |
| Producer: | The Game of Rassilon |
| Release Date: | 2018-01-16 - 2018-02-27 |
| Running Time: | 247 minutes |
| No. Episodes: | 4 |
| Previous Story: | None |
| Following Story: | The Edge of Discovery |
Story[]
Synopsis[]
On the run from an unknown enemy, the Doctor travels to a museum in Earth’s future where she meets Travis, Millie, and a social media influencer who’s about to ruin everyone’s day.
Continuity[]
- The TARDIS randomiser is reintroduced, having been a key fixture of the Fourth Doctor's era.
- Amelia Earhart is introduced as a companion. The Thirteenth Doctor once alluded to an adventure with Earhart - whether this will be addressed in The Game of Rassilon is as yet unknown.
Production[]
Unlike most audio productions, which are pre-scripted and recorded with voice actors, The Game of Rassilon plays out as a tabletop roleplaying game. The writers plot out the campaign, but the players' decisions influence the narrative.
Cast[]
- The Doctor - Riley Silverman
- Travis - Dan Peck
- Millie - Melinda-Catherine Gross
- Engineer, unknown observer - Michael Nixon
- Game Master, all other characters - Ben Paddon
Crew[]
- Editing and Sound Design - David King
- Theme music arrangement - Drew Krassowski
- Additional music - Luke Baldridge
- Additional library music - Kevin MacLeod
- Story - Michael Nixon, Ben Paddon
- Producers - Melinda-Catherine Gross, Michael Nixon, Ben Paddon
Production Notes[]
- All four episodes were recorded back-to-back in one night.
- This is not the first time Riley Silverman has played an incarnation of the Doctor for an actual-play show on the internet. She previously played the Doctor in a one-off special on a livestream for Hyper RPG.
- Dan Peck's character, Travis Killian, shares his first name with Travis McElroy, one of the players in The Adventure Zone, and Killian, a character from the Balance arc of the show.
- The head of Epoch Talent, Russell Turner, shares his first name with Doctor Who television producers Russell T Davies (producer from 2005-2010) and his last with John Nathan-Turner (producer from 1977-1989).
- One piece of library music from Kevin MacLeod - "Hot Pursuit" - is used in episode 4.
- Recorded at Geeky Teas & Games in Burbank, California.