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The Fires of Vulcan
Series:	Doctor Who - Big Finish Audio Dramas
Release Number:	12
Doctor:	Seventh Doctor
Companions:	Melanie Bush
Setting:	Earth, Pompeii, 79
Writer:	Steve Lyons
Director:	Gary Russell
Music and Post Production:	Jason Haigh-Ellery and Gary Russell
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Release Date:	September 2000
Format:	4 Episodes on 2 CDs
Prod. Code:	7F/A
ISBN:	ISBN 1-903654-02-5
Previous Story:	The Apocalypse Element
Following Story:	The Shadow of the Scourge

Publisher's Summary

Two thousand years ago, a cataclysmic volcanic eruption wiped the Roman city of Pompeii from the face of the Earth. It also buried the Doctor's TARDIS...

Arriving in Pompeii one day before the disaster, the Doctor and Mel find themselves separated from their ship and entangled in local politics. With time running out, they fight to escape from the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. But how can they succeed when history itself is working against them?

Cast

• The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
• Mel - Bonnie Langford
• Professor Scalini - Anthony Keetch
• Captain Muriel Frost - Karen Henson
• Tibernus - Robert Curbishley
• Popidius Celsinus - Andy Coleman
• Valeria Hedone - Nicky Goldie
• Murranus - Steven Wickham
• Eumachia - Lisa Hollander
• Aglae - Gemma Bissix
• Priest - Toby Longworth
• Roman Legionary - Robert Curbishley

References

• UNIT makes a brief appearance.

Notes

to be added

Continuity

The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble visit Pompeii on the day before the eruption as well. (DW: The Fires of Pompeii)

Timeline

• The Fires of Vulcan occurs after ST: Uranus
• The Fires of Vulcan occurs before DWM: Pulling Strings

External Links

• Big Finish The Fires of Vulcan page
• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Fires of Vulcan
• The Discontinuity Guide The Fires of Vulcan page