The Paradise of Death
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| The Paradise of Death | |
| Doctor | Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor) |
|---|---|
| Writer | Barry Letts |
| Director | Phil Clarke |
| Length | 5 episodes, 30 mins each |
| Transmission date | 27 August – 24 September 1993 |
The Paradise of Death is a radio audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced by the BBC and first broadcast in five episodes on BBC Radio 5 from 27 August to 24 September 1993. The original radio play was released on CD as part of the BBC Radio Collection in March 2000. A second radio play featuring the Third Doctor, The Ghosts of N-Space, was broadcast in 1996.
The Paradise of Death was novelised as part of the Target Books range by Barry Letts in 1994 (ISBN 0-426-20413-1); it was the 156th and final novelization to be published by Target, ending a series of books that began in 1964 (and under the Target label since 1973).
[edit] Synopsis
The Third Doctor, Sarah and the Brigadier investigate the shadowy machinations of the Parakon Corporation and their new theme park Space World.
[edit] Cast
- Doctor Who — Jon Pertwee
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart — Nicholas Courtney
- Sarah Jane Smith — Elisabeth Sladen
- Freeth — Harold Innocent (who previously portrayed Gilbert M in the serial The Happiness Patrol)
- Tragan — Peter Miles (who has portrayed several roles in Doctor Who including Nyder in Genesis of the Daleks)
- President — Maurice Denham (who previously portrayed Azmael in the serial The Twin Dilemma)
- Jeremy Fitzoliver — Richard Pearce
- Onya — Jane Slavin
- Grebber/Reporter — Brian Hall
- Clorinda/Sec Gen of the UN — Jillie Meers
- General Commanding Unit — John Harwood
- Odun/Patrol Leader — John Fleming
- Captain Waldo Rudley — Jonathan Tafler
- Greckle — Emma Myant
- Rasco Heldal — Michael Onslow
- Medan/Hunter — David Holt
- Yallett/Officer of the day — Philip Anthony
with Dominic Letts, Trevor Martin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Andrew Wincott.
[edit] Naglon
Self-described as "barely humanoid", they are bipedal but have mauve faces that display extreme changes of color and motion in reaction to emotion or stress. The Doctor has had trouble with the species before. The single Naglon in The Paradise of Death is an extreme sadist who revels in causing pain and death as well as enjoying feeling those emotions in his victims.
