Energy of the Daleks

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Energy of the Daleks
Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series Doctor Who Fourth Doctor Adventures
Release no.1.4
Featuring Fourth Doctor
Leela
Written by Nicholas Briggs
Directed byNicholas Briggs
Executive producer(s)Nicholas Briggs
Production code4S/D
Release date30 April 2012
Preceded by The Wrath of the Iceni
Followed by Trail of the White Worm

Energy of the Daleks is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

The scene is set in London 2025. An energy crisis persists and The GlobeSphere Corporation plans to alleviate it with solar panels on the moon and a satellite dish on top of the National Gallery. The Doctor has detected an even more incongruous energy in the vicinity.

Cast

Continuity

Notes

Critical reception

Paul Mount, writing for Starburst , gave the story 7/10, describing it as a "cracking little romp". [4]

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  4. Mount, Paul (19 April 2012). "Audio Review: Doctor Who – Energy of the Daleks". Starburst. Retrieved 31 October 2012.