50yearsofwhovians: 076 THE ARK IN SPACE by Robert Holmes Illustrated by saphirrewaves SEAS
50yearsofwhovians:076 THE ARK IN SPACE by Robert HolmesIllustrated by saphirrewavesSEASON 12 / STORY 2The TARDIS arrives on an apparently deserted and deactivated space station Nerva, otherwise known as the Ark, orbiting Earth in the far future. There the Doctor, Sarah and Harry find the last survivors of the human race in suspended animation. Earth was evacuated thousands of years ago, when solar flares threatened to destroy all life.However, there is something stirring on the silent ship… something mean, green and set to wipe out humanity.FACTS ~DOCTOR: The Fourth DoctorCOMPANIONS: Sarah Jane Smith and Harry SullivanENEMIES & ALIENS: The WirrnSPACE & TIME: The Nerva BeaconDID YOU KNOW? ~This is Harry Sullivan’s first trip in the TARDIS and the Fourth Doctor’s first off-Earth adventure.The writing process of this story was hectic, originally not being used as another writer had submitted a story set on a space station. This is both Tom Baker’s and future Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies favourite story.This was the highest charting story of Doctor Who (as in most watched programme of the week it was broadcast) until the Tenth Doctor story Voyage of the Damned.Revenge of the Cybermen is a sequel to this story, set on the Nerva Beacon in the past.This story starts a small arc in which the TARDIS crew travel without the TARDIS. They end this story being transmated to Earth for their next adventure.This story is set at the same time as the Eleventh Doctor story The Beast Below, as that story mentions humans fleeing Earth to avoid solar flares. -- source link
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