#ollistra

[georgiacooked]

Into another Droughtula, so finishing up a quick Doctor Who Sticker set in the free time.

Taking a trip back to Gallifrey for the current War Room Big Finish cast. Featuring Veklin, Ollistra, The General, Rasmus, (The War) Narvin, Rassilon, and Cresta!

(As I wrote one of the episodes, I should probably note that this design for Cresta/her uniform is in no way definitive canon. This is just how I picture her!)

#art #artists on tumblr #Doctor Who #Doctor Who fanart #Gallifrey #Gallifrey Big Finish #big finish fanart #Gallifrey War Room #Digital Art #Character design #cartoon #sci fi art #scifi #Veklin #Ollistra #The General #Cardinal Rasmus #Narvin #Rassilon #Cresta #time lord #audio drama

[riversofmars]

Happy 60th Birthday Doctor Who! If we ever do get that Eighth Doctor spin-off, this is what I'd hope for!

#made a concept poster for an eighth doctor time war spin-off for last year's DW Day as well #wanted to see if i got any better in a year #think i have 😄😄 #also this one has Veklin and Ollistra 😬 #favourite Doctor favourite companions favourite Master... #its all there! #doctor who #liv chenka #helen sinclair #eighth doctor #big finish #fanart #ollistra #veklin #the master #time war #doctor who fanart

[gallifreyanhotfive]

Random Doctor Who Facts You Might Not Know, Part 38: Gallifrey at War Part 6

Tw: body horror, Time War stuff, death and destruction, lots of disturbing stuff, etc etc

During the Last Great Time War, Dalek experiments included mutating humans into Daleks to be used as cannon fodder. (Novel: Engines of War)

To fight against the Daleks, the Time Lords not only used Battle TARDISes but also time scooped N Forms, Bowships, and Black Hole Carriers from their own past to add to their forces. (Novel: A Brief History of Time Lords)

Mr. Saldaamir was a friend of the Doctor's parents. He originated before the first Time Wars, which erased his entire planet and left him as the last of his kind. (Short story: Mr. Saldaamir)

Gabrielideans are a race of liquid protean bioforms. During the War in Heaven, the Time Lords allied with them but poured packets of powder into them, which altered their biodata to an extent that it changed their physical form. This was to ensure that the Gabrielideans would be able to use humanoid skinsuits. (Novel: The Book of War; Alien Bodies)

The First Law of Time broke down during the War in Heaven, causing the War to spill over into the pre-War Era. Indeed, the Eighth Doctor (and other early incarnations, notably the Third but also the Fourth, etc etc) all had interactions with a future War. (Novel: Alien Bodies; Unnatural History; The Taking of Planet 5; Interference; Verdigris; Toy Story; Audio: The Judgment of Sutekh; Television: Pyramids of Mars; I don't think I'm missing any citations, but honestly I probably am. This happened A LOT lol)

The Predator Dalek is two times the size of a normal Dalek. The interior has a seat inside of it, surrounded by monitors, dials, probes, and spikes, including a large needle which would insert in the soft tissue at the back of a humanoid skull. This was intended to house the War Doctor inside of it. (Novel: Engines of War)

During the War in Heaven, the Celestis had used a fictional generator to bring to life H.P. Lovecraft's Elder Things. A group of Time Lords purposefully regenerated into bodies resembling these Elder Things in order to blend in and complete their mission. (Novel: The Taking of Planet 5)

The Celestis were the elite members of the old Celestial Intervention Agency who removed themselves from history to escape the War in Heaven. Other Houses typically thought of them as monstrosities. (Novel: Alien Bodies; The Book of War)

Project Revenant was a project set up by the War Council during the Last Great Time War to resurrect dead Time Lords from the Matrix. (Audio: Celestial Intervention)

It was housed in a pocket dimension connect to Gallifrey through the Death Zone, but when Daleks invaded the pocket universe to use the Project for their own ends, the pocket dimension was destroyed but not before the power core was removed. This power core allowed for the resurrection of Rassilon. His Martrix projection was imprinted on Valerian, which ended in Valerian's death. (Audio: Desperate Measures)

The planet Reave in the constellation of Kasterborous was so anti-Gallifrey during the Last Great Time War that they had graffiti depicting the demise of Time Lords and would douse their streets in Praxis gas to choke out any Gallifreyan that may be hiding in their midst. This was largely because the High Council was sanctioning terrorist attacks to blow up Reave's factories, but that did not prevent Gallifreyans not responsible for the attacks - like the Eighth Doctor - from getting Praxis gassed. (Audio: A Heart on Both Sides)

Considering that events in the Last Great Time War were constantly in a state of temporal flux, it was impossible to know for sure what happened. In truth, everything "has happened, then not happened at all, then happened again but at a different time entirely." (Novel: A Brief History of Time Lords)

The Moon of Tenacity was the site of a Gallifreyan Military Moon Base. The Eighth Doctor and his companions were taken here after they were captured. His companions were locked away to convince the Doctor to fight in the Time War, and he was conscripted to the recruitment camp. (Audio: The Conscript)

The Faction Paradox members wear masks made of skulls. These skulls sometimes belonged to Time Lords from an alternate universe where they lost the Eternal War. (Novel: Alien Bodies)

Not all Faction Paradox members used these AU Time Lord skulls though. Some wore the skulls of other species, and Godfather Auteur had his actual skull exposed. This was because his skin had been ripped off, so his body was just bones held together by shadows. (Short story: A Bloody (And Public) Domain)

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#doctor who #dw #dr who #classic who #new who #eighth doctor #war doctor #big finish #big finish doctor who #big finish audios #dw eu #doctor who eu #doctor who expanded universe #gallifrey #time war #last great time war #war in heaven #the war in heaven #faction paradox #third doctor #fourth doctor #gallifrey audios #the doctor #time lords #time lord #bliss #daleks #ollistra

[vivvision]

Did I actually remember I have a podcast? Yes, I did!

In todays episode of “Ivy Speaks… Quickly!” I … well… speak quickly! Specifically about the cover + synopsis information for Gallifrey War Room 2 : Maneuvers.

The podcast is available on both Spotify and YouTube with subtitles provided.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/JhhpUWE94cM?si=zAROFLl55cBDhk-6

Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/8GZmNpHkDCb

#Gallifrey #big finish #Gallifrey audios #Gallifrey war room #Narvin #leela of the sevateem #the General #Ollistra #Veklin #rasmus #Youtube

[crystalromana]

The Side of the Angels

Going from Pointedly not bringing up Alex in front of Ollistra to Veklin using

The Uncertain Shore

Rattling this all around in my head. Many possibilites

#z #I think that Ollistra mustve used to matrix to backtrack to find out what the idiots were talking about after dc #I still have a couple hours of susans war left but honestly conscripting her sounds like mostly trying to get at the doctor

[ozzieinspacetime]

*Hot Rassilon Voice* Ollistra...How did these Bisexuals get into my War Room, Ollistra...

#Ollistra is one of the bisexuals btw (looking at the Ollistra/Veklin emergence with dread and unending joy) #and the General/Rasmus i think they're cuties. in an old gay man way. bicons #also whatever the ot3 have going on of course... #AND CRESTA?? #shes so bi. tell me she was not ensnared by Lenaris AND Helico's pathetic patrexi charm youd be wrong #anyway. what are these bisexuals doing in my war room. i want them vaporised immediately. #gallifrey war room #gallifrey audios #bisexual #<- i guess?? lmao

[theladyjojogrant]

SOMEBODY HELP I JUST FINISHED WAR ROOM 2

#THIS IS NOT OKAY #AAAGAHSHSHDHSDHH #I DIDN’T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE TO HATE OLLISTRA MORE BUT #HERE WE ARE #war room 2 spoilers #war room 2 #Gallifrey #big finish gallifrey

[whifferdills]

re: Gallifrey: War Room: Revenge of War Room:

IT'S THE EVERYTHING THAT'S SINKING ME. barking! jopping! eating the insulation in the walls like it's cotton candy! "oh Narvin and Leela have switched places" as if he didn't start this in season 3. as if this story isn't, on some level, about them becoming each other. he started the Time War out of blind, desperate love. he is 10000% primed to do the dumbest possible thing, there is so little left to mitigate the blood on his hands. the systems he built and maintained as Coordinator are the same systems that made Ollistra and now his mistake with Orrison…you can fit so much self-loathing and self-destruction in this little guy. all his brain is doing right now is punching him in the face, you think he's not going to embrace instinct even if that instinct has historically been super duper wrong?

and meanwhile Leela, faced with the black-mirror analogue of her old position with Romana in Veklin, slips into the sort of role Narvin would have played back when the political superstructure of Gallifrey was enough to hold his dumbassery in check. she's always had the capability, she just hated it, and presumably still does, but people forget her companion introduction story was about putting logic over faith. ykwim? this has always been in her. ugh!

#side note. ollistra watched everything that happened in the emmex? #omg you know they were h*lding h*nds in there #big finish gallifrey #dr who #the conga line over rassilon's grave

[thebraxiatelcollection]

I really like this Cardinal Rasmus, but I still think David Llewellyn writes the weakest Gallifrey stories that have been released so far.

#april listens to big finish #gallifrey audios #chris jarman is a great rasmus #you see when you get fantastic actors who make the characters work with what little they have #it makes the story worthwhile #but the last few boxsets the stories david llewellyn have written for have been meh? #big finish #but i do love ramsus and cardinal ollistra scenes together

[ceridwyn2]

Me and a discussion with ChatGPT on the worlds of Doctor Who and Big Finish audios.

Chat with ChatGPT re: Doctor Who

ChatGPT: It's always great to discuss and delve into the intricacies of the Doctor Who universe. If you have any more questions or topics you'd like to explore, feel free to share!

Me: Still getting into the worlds of the Doctor Who Universe with the Gallifrey series. I have some of the newer ones (Gallifrey: Time War, Vol. 1 and 3, and Gallifrey: War Room, Vol. 1 and 2. Looking forward to getting my hands on the early BF audio Gallifrey series with Leela and Romana II.

ChatGPT: Ah, the "Gallifrey" series by Big Finish is a real treat for fans of the Time Lords and the deeper political and cultural aspects of the Doctor Who universe. Here's a brief overview and what to expect:

### Early Gallifrey Series:

The early Gallifrey series focuses on the political intrigue, conspiracies, and power struggles on the Doctor's home planet. It's set after the events of the classic series and primarily follows two beloved companions:

1. **Romana II (played by Lalla Ward)**: After her time with the Fourth Doctor, Romana becomes the President of Gallifrey. Her reign, however, is fraught with challenges, both internal and external.

2. **Leela (played by Louise Jameson)**: Leela, having been left on Gallifrey after the events of "The Invasion of Time," provides a contrasting, grounded perspective amidst the high Time Lord politics. Her relationship with the Time Lords, especially given her non-Gallifreyan origin, adds depth to the narrative.

### Gallifrey: Time War:

This series delves into the Time War, a temporal conflict between the Time Lords and the Daleks. It's a darker, more intense narrative that explores the ethical dilemmas, sacrifices, and heavy toll the war has on Gallifrey and its inhabitants.

**Gallifrey: War Room** volumes further explore the strategies, decisions, and behind-the-scenes machinations of the Time War.

### Why it's Worth Listening:

1. **Depth and Intrigue**: The series delves deep into Time Lord society, showcasing the complexities, ethics, and politics of Gallifrey. It's a departure from the usual "monster-of-the-week" format of many Doctor Who episodes.

2. **Character Development**: Both Romana and Leela get significant character development. It's delightful to see these companions in roles of power and influence, shaping the fate of Gallifrey.

3. **Connections**: The series has numerous nods, references, and tie-ins to both classic and modern Doctor Who episodes, making it a rewarding listen for longtime fans.

4. **Stellar Performances**: The cast, especially Lalla Ward and Louise Jameson, deliver powerful performances. The chemistry between the characters, the dialogue, and the sound design make it an immersive experience.

If you're delving into the Gallifrey series, you're in for a rich, layered narrative that expands on the lore of the Doctor Who universe. Enjoy the journey through the corridors of power on Gallifrey!

Me: I got interested in the Gallifrey aspect after listening to the Eighth Doctor Adventures of the “Doom Coalition” box sets, the political backstabbing and machinations- and Liv Chenka’s sarcastic disdain for the Time Lords

ChatGPT: “Doom Coalition” is a fantastic entry point into the deeper workings of Gallifrey and the Time Lords. It showcases the vast scope of the Doctor Who universe beyond the typical adventures of the Doctor and their companions. The Eighth Doctor’s era, especially in the Big Finish audios, delves deep into the lore and provides some of the most compelling story arcs.

Liv Chenka’s character is a particular highlight. As a human companion, her perspective on Time Lord society is both refreshing and relatable. Her sarcastic disdain for the pomp and ceremony of the Time Lords, juxtaposed with the grave events unfolding, adds a layer of humor and realism to the narrative. Liv’s interactions with the Doctor, Helen Sinclair, and the various Time Lords they encounter provide some of the best moments in the series.

The political intrigue, machinations, and backstabbing on Gallifrey provide a Game of Thrones-esque twist to the Doctor Who universe. The Time Lords, with all their power and knowledge, are shown to be just as prone to ambition, betrayal, and power struggles as any other society. This portrayal humanizes them and makes the narrative more grounded and engaging.

If “Doom Coalition” piqued your interest in Gallifreyan politics, the “Gallifrey” series will be a deep dive into that world. It’s a rich tapestry of characters, plots, and subplots that showcases the best of what Big Finish and the expanded Doctor Who universe have to offer. Enjoy the ride!

@riversofmars @meluisart @pers-books @calunalilly @bigfinishdaily

#conversations with ChatGPT #ChatGPT #Doctor Who #Classic Who #Current Who #The Worlds of the Doctor Who Universe #Gallifrey #Eighth Doctor Adventures #Liv Chenka #Helen Sinclair #Eighth Doctor #Romana II #Leela #Gallifrey Politics #Cardinal Ollistra #Commander Veklin #Big Finish Audios

[alyona11]

Thinking about how by becoming a better person Narvin progressively gets more tormented by his past mistakes and pretty cruel and unhumane things he did throughout the series. Yes, he became a better person but he has to constantly face the person he was when he sees how Time Lords destroy planets without any regards for the local population and nature, when he sees Ollistra mistreating Leela as a lesser being, when he understands that the situation that Lenaris and Helico got themselves into is the result of his past-self's carelessness and cruelty. You can see throughout War Room 2 how this guilt constantly affects his decisions.

Additionally, he absolutely sees himself as the reason why this whole war is happening since he unwillingly started it. Which makes him partially complicit in Romana and Leela's imprisonment.

I wonder how much more will it affect his rationality later down the line 🤔

#me being me #having a lot of thoughts about him #gallifrey #narvin #gallifrey audios #big finish #war room 2 #gallifrey war room #i do feel the whole wr2-1 situation with a planet gave Narvin a strong flashback to Erasure #at least it felt this way

[fiotrethewey]

Gallifrey: War Room 2: Manoeuvres is now available to buy!

So excited and nervous for this boxset, so glad it's finally been released!

You can go download it here: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/gallifrey-war-room-2-manoeuvres-2593

More information about the release under the cut:

The War Room co-ordinates the fight against the Daleks, but there is a battle for control. Rival Cardinals Rasmus and Ollistra manipulate Leela, Veklin and the General, seeking Rassilon's favour. And beyond Gallifrey, Narvin and the Resistance are making their own moves to stop the Time War...

2.1 Collaborators by Katharine Armitage Gallifrey and the Resistance are in a race to secure a vital alliance. But playing politics means secrets, lies and betrayal... and Leela, caught in the middle, must try to rescue honour from chaos.

2.2 Remnants by Georgia Cook A distress call from a Gallifreyan outpost brings the General, Rasmus and Veklin into contact with weapons of the Time War from both sides. Trapped, young Time Lord Cresta fights for her life against a relentless foe.

2.3 Transference by Fio Trethewey When a promising scientist is injured and his new technology stolen, Ollistra sets Leela on the trail. Her hunt takes her outside the Citadel to Lowtown, where a shock awaits. Narvin has returned to Gallifrey. But in trying to help his kin, he risks more than he knows.

2.4 Ambition’s Debt by Katharine Armitage Tensions run high in the War Room as the battle for control intensifies. A world has gone missing, the Daleks are too quiet, and something new lurks in the shadows... A dangerous plan is set in motion with the potential to change everything.

Cast:

Louise Jameson (Leela)

Ken Bones (The General)

Janet Amsden (Clemantia)

Nicholas Briggs (Berserker Dalek / Daleks)

Aaron-Louis Cadogan (Teblin)

Seán Carlsen (Narvin)

Beth Chalmers (Veklin)

James Corrigan (Ferdi)

Sam Gittins (Helico)

Mark Hawkins (Eris)

Chris Jarman (Rasmus)

Pepter Lunkuse (Lenaris)

Faith Omole (Cresta)

Carolyn Pickles (Ollistra)

#gallifrey war room 2 #gallifrey war room #gallifrey audios #big finish gallifrey #narvin #leela #big finish #gallifrey #doctor who

[riversofmars]

That moment when you realise Ollistra/Veklin has been canonised as a tag of AO3!!

#please start writing fic for them guys #peeeeeeaaase #doctor who #cardinal ollistra #commander veklin #veklin #ollistra #gallifrey #dw eu

[adventure-showdown]

What is your favourite Doctor Who story?

Stranded and The Sonomancer tied. These are the 10 stories that were closest to making it through and so have been given a second chance

ROUND 2 MASTERPOST

synopses and propaganda under the cut

Stranded

Synopsis

The TARDIS is gone. Stranded in one time and place, the Doctor, Liv and Helen seek refuge in Baker Street. But the house has changed: they now have neighbours – not all of them welcoming. And someone has a dire warning for the future.

The Doctor and friends face their greatest challenge yet: living one day after another, in 2020 London.

Propaganda

The Doctor stranded on earth done right! First time I cried about a Big Finish story. Stellar Cast! Liv and Tania, Lovestory for the ages!   (anonymous)

The Sonomancer

Synopsis

On the other side of the galaxy a mining company is exploiting the already unstable planet of Syra for every precious mineral it contains. River Song is attempting to save the native people. She needs the Doctor's help, but she also knows he mustn't yet discover her true identity. The final confrontation sees the Doctor once again face his enemy the Eleven in an attempt to prevent the destruction of Syra and the genocide of its inhabitants.

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

Inside Every Warrior

Synopsis

The Great Detective, Madame Vastra, aided by her resourceful spouse, Jenny Flint, and loyal valet, Strax, is looking into a series of mysterious break-ins.

An eccentric scientist and his put-upon assistant are the latest victims. Evidence mounts, with animal footprints and a trail of destruction.

Propaganda

The first audio adventure for the Paternoster Gang that involves SO, SO much lesbian flirting??? And werewolves! First of all Jenny makes Vastra fluster at least twice in this thing, they fight werewolves together after Strax got kidnapped and try to get him back. A maid struggles with her rich employer's abusive behaviour and seeks revenge, and she wrongly assumes Jenny must be in a similar situation. In the final showdown, Vastra uses what she fears to be her last breaths on telling Jenny that she loves her. Also, Vastra actually gets to kill in this audio! Always fun! Overall jumps between the inherent humour that comes with Jenny, Vastra, and Strax, so much fluffy gay flirting, and intense, emotional action-packed scenes. 10000% recommend, I swear to god. (@jennyandvastraflint )

Blood of the Daleks

Synopsis

"People of Red Rocket Rising, my fellow citizens. Our long night is over. I've been contacted by a benevolent people. They too have known great trials, but they have overcome them and made it their mission to help others do the same. They have offered us refuge, and passage to the nearest human worlds. They have the resources, and the patience and compassion, to evacuate every one of us. My fellow citizens, my friends, rescue is at hand!"

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

The Side of the Angels

Synopsis

Cardinal Ollistra has plans for New York, plans which involve the Deputy Mayor and her sponsor, one 'Reverend Mortimer' – better known to the Doctor as the Meddling Monk. The Eleven arrives to stamp out the resistance, but that isn't the only danger the Doctor finds lurking in the shadows – for New York is a city of Weeping Angels.

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

Phobos

Synopsis

The TARDIS lands on Phobos, moon of Mars — where extreme sports nuts of the future indulge their passion for gravity-boarding and wormhole-jumping. But there's something lurking in the shadows, something infinitely old and infinitely dangerous. It's not for nothing that "Phobos" is the ancient word for "fear"...

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

The Love Vampires

Synopsis

Regret can follow people everywhere - even out into deep space, in the shadow of a dying star.

When the Doctor, Liv and Helen meet the terrified crew of a space station, all are haunted by faces from the past. But these lost loves are more than mere memories - and they want to feed...

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

The Widow’s Assassin

Synopsis

Once, long ago, in a land of monsters and corridors, a fair maiden was captured, and placed in a deep sleep.

She was used to being captured, and she had a hero who rescued her on just such occasions. But this time the hero never came.

And the fair maiden slept on.

Eventually, a King rescued the maiden, and made her his bride, which many wise old women might tell you is just another way of capturing fair maidens.

And still the fair maiden slept on.

Then, the hero had another stab at rescuing the maiden from her prison, but he was too late. And, more importantly, he had forgotten the rules of fairy tales.

He didn't slay the dragon.

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

Companion Piece

Synopsis

When the evil Time Lord known as the Nine comes across a rare and valuable item floating in the space-time vortex, his acquisitive nature means he can't resist the urge to complete the set.

Soon a wicked scheme is underway. Only the Doctor's friends – past, present and future – will be able to stop him.

But without the Doctor around will even the combined skills of Liv, Helen, River Song, Bliss and Charley be enough to save the day?

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

The Doomsday Chronometer

Synopsis

While River Song takes Helen on an archaeological expedition like no other, the Doctor finds himself enlisted by an alien Queen to save her people.

Trapped and alone, Liv stares death in the face as she meets the enemy who's been dogging the TARDIS travellers' footsteps throughout Earth's history.

The Doomsday Chronometer has been protected for five centuries: secret cults and societies jealously guarding its mystery. But what is their real purpose? The Doctor is about to discover the truth...

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

#round 2 #tiebreak

[sparrowsabre7]

Every War Doctor audio drama

Cardinal Ollistra: *purring as she hijacks the Tardis/Tardis comms* Doctor, we need your help on a suicide mission

War Doctor: I refuse! And don't call me the Doctor anymore

*via manipulation, coercion, or just for the hell of it he helps anyway*

*Uncovers new technology that constitutes several hundred breaches of the Space Geneva Convetion

Ollistra: *syrupily* How simply marvellous... this new Time Lord/Dalek invention can be used to win us Time Lords the war!

War Doctor: Like fuck it will *destroys the War Crime Generator*

Ollistra: *slightly less seductively* How dare you! It seems you are still The Doctor after all...

War Doctor: No, I am not because lots of people died and I destroyed it in an angry way... farewell, I fight this war on my own terms, but never ever call me The Doctor

*vworps away to repeat next episode*

Announcer: Starring John Hurt as The Doctor!

#the war doctor #big finish #doctor who #they really should have called him the warrior #would avoid the weirdness with numbered incarnations #and been more of a nice thematic moment when 11 called him the doctor in the 50th special

[autoacafiles]

SIDE OF THE ANGELS - A fan comic recreation featuring audio from Big Finish Productions

Art by Stonecrusher. Writing by Matt Fitton. featuring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka, Hattie Morahan as Helen Sinclair, and Jacqueline Pearce as Cardinal Ollistra

#Doctor Who #Weeping Angels