The Axis of Insanity

The Axis of Insanity
Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series	Doctor Who
Release number	56
Featuring	Fifth Doctor Peri Erimem
Writer	Simon Furman
Director	Gary Russell
Producer	Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery
Executive producer	Jacqueline Rayner
Production code	6QE
Length	1 hr 36 mins
Release date	April 2004

The Axis of Insanity is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Plot

The TARDIS, along with its crew of the Doctor, Peri and Erimem, lands at the Axis, a mysterious realm where the Time Lords keep broken timelines, splitting them off from the rest of the universe, so as not to affect the rest of the space-time continuum. However, experiments in one of these timelines is causing the others to fracture, and the Axis's Overseer has just been replaced by The Jester in a coup. Soon, the whole of reality begins to disintegrate…

Cast

• The Doctor — Peter Davison
• Peri — Nicola Bryant
• Erimem — Caroline Morris
• Tog — Marc Danbury
• The Jester — Garrick Hagon
• Carnival Barker — Daniel Hogarth
• Bird Trader — Stephen Mansfield
• The Overseer — Roy North
• Jarra To — Liza Ross

Continuity

• The Axis is revisited throughout the fourth series of the Gallifrey spin-off, starting with Reborn.

Notes

• The story was originally to feature the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and an adult Adric.
• The story was recorded on 22 and 23 January 2004.
• Writer Simon Furman is best known for his work on the comic book based on the Transformers toyline. This is his first full audio drama.

External links

• Big Finish Productions - The Axis of Insanity
• The Axis of Insanity at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

Reviews

• The Axis of Insanity reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
• The Axis of Insanity reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide